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Monday, May 19th, 2025

    Time Event
    2:37p
    Afrikaner "refugee" invited to live in US

    Just as the persecutor and his henchmen cite supposed "antisemitism" as an excuse for repression around the US, he has invited to live in the US an Afrikaner "refugee" who is a real antisemite.

    I expect the persecutor will pretend this did not happen, and continue using alleged "antisemitism" to justify censorship and punishment.

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    2:37p
    Bird warnings on windows

    Bird warnings on windows, and lights off at night, can save a large fraction pf the million-or-so migrating birds that crash into tall buildings each year in the US.

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    2:37p
    Repression against Newark Mayor Baraka

    The bully's henchmen are twisting laws for repression against Newark Mayor Baraka.

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    2:37p
    Republican plan to attack federal support for college students

    Republicans plan to attack federal support for college students so drastically that it would be nearly impossible for non-rich Americans to go to college.

    The icing on this force-fed poisonous cake is that students would have to repay the loans they got for paying scam colleges that have been shut down for fraud.

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    2:37p
    Why habeas corpus must apply to people threatened with deportation

    Why habeas corpus must apply to people threatened with deportation, what it says they are entitled to, and why the violation of eliminating it threatens US citizens too.

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    2:37p
    NYU denying diploma's over "antisemitism"

    NYU bends over backwards to perceive "antisemitism" in criticism of Israel's war crimes, and presents the mere possibility of such perception as grounds to deny a student's diploma.

    Repression is the only term for this, and NYU has made that repression a continuing principle.

    Defenders of Israel's treatment of Palestinians are extremely skilled at perceiving any criticism of those actions as "antisemitic". They have elevated this ability to a fine rhetorical art. That they can do this is no excuse for censorship.

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    2:37p
    Summary of wrecker's war on science

    A summary of the wrecker's war on science, released by Bernie Sanders and with a link to the full report.

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    2:37p
    Wrecker giving Xi opportunity to increase China's power

    The wrecker may be giving Dictator Xi the best possible opportunity to increase China's power and influence.

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    2:37p
    Oligarchy moving for total power

    Robert Reich: The US has suffered from oligarchy before, but now it is moving for total power.

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    2:37p
    Chimpanzees use leaves to clean their bodies

    Chimpanzees use leaves to clean parts of their bodies (their own and others') and to treat wounds.

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    2:37p
    Air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence

    *Early air pollution exposure [(ages 1-3)] affects health in adolescence, study finds.

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    2:37p
    Israel attacked multiple hospitals in Gaza

    Israel attacked multiple hospitals in Gaza. That can't be a coincidence of accidents — it must be an intentional attempt to attack medical personnel and their patients.

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    2:37p
    Excuses for accepting gift airplane

    The corrupter's lawyers argue loopholes to excuse his accepting a gift airplane from Qatar.

    Whatever those loopholes may be interpreted to say, it is clear that this is an act of bribery, and damaging to the United States.

    It would also endanger national security for any officials with access to government secrets to travel in it.

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    2:37p
    Global heating impact on ability to grow bananas

    Global heating is projected to make tropical countries unable to grow bananas by 2080. Bananas are a large part of the food humans eat in those places.

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    2:37p
    Urgent: Protect right of habeas corpus

    US citizens: call on Congress to protect the right of habeas corpus.

    If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

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    2:37p
    Urgent: Sign Amicus Brief: "DOGE" is Unconstitutional

    US citizens: Sign the Grassroots Amicus Brief: "DOGE" is Unconstitutional.

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    2:37p
    Urgent: Stop cutting critical medical research

    US citizens: call on NIH and NSF: Stop cutting critical medical research.

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    2:37p
    Urgent: Prevent slasher attacks against federal agencies

    US citizens: phone your congresscritter to support two bills introduced by Representative Don Beyer to correct and prevent slasher attacks against federal agencies:

    * The REHIRE Act would give hiring preference to the career professionals wrongfully removed by Trump. This would go a long way toward restoring the knowledge, continuity, and skill that our institutions need.

    * The PREP Act would protect future public servants from being fired for political reasons — so that no president can again purge government employees simply for doing their jobs.

    If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

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    2:37p
    Urgent: Increase taxes on rich

    US citizens: call on congresscritter to increase taxes on rich The bullshitter has lately been talking about increasing taxes on the non-billionaire rich. Phone your congresscritter (especially if perse is Republican) and call on per to do this, instead of cutting Medicaid and other things that help the non-rich.

    If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

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    8:37p
    Business over citizens

    15 states, evidently controlled by Republican officials, have cemented the power of businesses over citizens by passing a law encouraging judges to toss out regulations that limit businesses.

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