"The sheer number of people who engage in antisemitism around the world indicates how widespread lazy, illogical thinking dominates. …
Second, the inability to distinguish between a religion and the actions of politicians in another country is astounding. Regardless of what one thinks about Israel or Palestine, most of the Jews and Muslims in the United States and in other countries have nothing to do with those actions."
On Nov 02, 1920: White Mob Lynches Dozens of Black People and Burns Down Black Homes Because They Attempted to Vote http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/nov/02
The Israel bill is a reminder that Trump-aligned Republicans run the House now https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/11/2/23944340/mike-johnson-house-israel-aid-bill-passes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
US Russian Republicans
Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and the House MAGA Republicans are desperate to cut off all Ukraine funding so Putin & Russia can triumph over Ukraine.
Their first step was to remove any mention of Ukraine funding from the just passed Israel funding bill. Loaded with an IRS poison pill, the bill still passed because mainstream congressmen don't want to be seen blocking aid to Israel.
The entire Israel aid funding bill by MAGA leaders is a 💩
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️
It’s possible that this could change, that skills in humanities eg decent writing will become the most valuable.
It's very cool outside.
The sky is cluttered with stars.
I'm going to pretend to watch TV.
Zoom these stars, they look better that way..
Nikki Haley Calls For ‘Every Name’ and ‘Every Face’ of ‘Pro-Hamas Protesters’ to Be Published: ‘Siding With Terrorists’ https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nikki-haley-calls-for-every-name-and-every-face-of-pro-hamas-protesters-to-be-published-siding-with-terrorists/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Judge Warns Trump’s Team That Action To Reverse Profits Could Be Coming https://bipartisanreport.com/2023/11/01/judge-warns-trumps-team-that-action-to-reverse-profits-could-be-coming/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising.
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
Earlier this year Norway imposed a ban on sending Facebook and Instagram users targeted advertisements based on their personal data.
The Orphans, two scorched giant sequoias, expected to survive – Los Angeles Times
As a result of the prescribed burn, thousands of sequoia seedlings are growing beneath the Orphans, Gerhart said. Many will eventually perish as they compete for sunlight and water, but a few might grow into the next crop of monarchs. “We have to have fire that’s hot enough to be able to create that regeneration, and that to me is really exciting,” she said.
GOP plan to fund Israel aid with IRS cuts would cost $90 billion
House Republicans’ plan to pay for emergency aid to Israel by cutting the Internal Revenue Service’s budget would 👉increase the deficit by $90 billion over 10 years, the chief of the tax agency said Tuesday.
Seeking to pay for $14 billion of proposed aid to Israel sought by both parties, Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled legislation that would 👉cut roughly $14 billion from funds recently approved by Democrats to expand the IRS.
But Daniel Werfel, who was nominated by President Biden as the IRS commissioner last year, said the cuts would lead to greater expense by 👉reducing audits of the wealthy and large corporations and hampering the agency’s ability to collect revenue that funds the government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/01/israel-aid-irs-gop/
I wrote about YouTube's war on adblockers, why it's so important, and how it could get worse at any moment if Google chooses to escalate even further
https://www.404media.co/youtubes-war-on-adblockers-shows-how-google-controls-the-internet/
Heard on NPR/BBC today: #Gaza 2 cases of Palestinians being told by Israel to move to “safe from attack” areas that were later attacked by Israel. People in Gaza shelters have no food or water because humanitarian aid is not getting through.
The anti-fluoride movement continues to make dubious claims about the safety of fluoride in public drinking water. They are also expanding into new social media platforms, like TikTok, where everything old is new again. These platforms give a second (or more) life to old debunked claims, which means we have to constantly be whacking these moles down again.
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fluoride-and-iq/
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.