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Europe Is Sanctioning Critics of Israel and Militarism
#FreedomOfSpeech #EuropeSanctions #FinancialCensorship #HumanRights #MilitarismCriticism
Sanctions were once sold as a gentler foreign policy tool for exerting pressure on dictatorships and terrorist organizations. Yet measures like banning individuals from having bank accounts or traveling are increasingly used to chill free speech in Europe.
(jacobin.com)
Because I got rights: Afroman prevails in court against cops
#WillYouHelpMeRepairMyDoor #AdamsCountyOhio #DrugTrafficking #NoCharges #Afroman
From “Because I Got High” to First Amendment rights, Afroman’s music is now making waves in the court of law.� On Wednesday, the comedic rapper won a defamation lawsuit brought against him by ...
Daily Kos (www.dailykos.com)
Oman's foreign minister says war in Iran is Trump's 'greatest miscalculation' in scathing attack
#IsraelSupport #USForeignPolicy #BadrAlbusaidi #MiddleEastConflict #TrumpMiscalculation
Badr Albusaidi said ‘this is not America’s war’ and criticised Washington for supporting Israel
The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment
#PreserveLibraries #FascismAndDemocracy #CensorshipAndResistance #MariameKabaQuotes #IntellectualFreedom
“If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything,” says Mariame Kaba.
Truthout (truthout.org)
Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage
#Trump #Politics #JoeKent #Unpatriotic #ThreatensTVNetworks
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BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)
Appeals judges crush Trump's 'unlawful' spending freeze
#LawAndCrimeNews #EnjoinedFundsFreeze #TrumpSpendingFreeze #FirstCircuitCourt #LeticiaJamesNYAG
Law and Crime reports a federal court of appeals upheld a series of lower court orders barring the Trump administration from enforcing a "sweeping and unprecedented categorical" spending "freeze.”In one 58-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit took a group of "consolidated appe...
Alternet.org (www.alternet.org)
Arizona hits Kalshi with criminal charges, escalating fight between states and prediction markets
#PredictionMarkets #RegulationTech #ArizonaVSKalshi #TechIndustryNews #FirstOfItsKind
Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders
The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
Police anticipated 'worst-case scenario' by deploying sniper at St. Patrick's Day party, says former officer
#ProactivePolicing #SniperDeployment #WorstCaseScenario #PolicingExpert #EventSecurity
The sighting of a sniper on Saturday during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Waterloo was met with fear and shock by some, but one policing expert from Wilfrid Laurier University says this is a proactive measure designed to keep the crowd safe.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
Irish Prime Minister Sits in Awkward Silence as Trump Refers to Female President of Ireland as a Man
#PresidentialGaffe #TrumpMistake #MichealMartin #CatherineConnolly #GenderMisidentification
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin sat awkwardly in silence after Trump mistakenly referred to female Irish President Catherine Connolly as a man.
Mediaite (www.mediaite.com)
Israeli Military Showcased Its Gaza Tactics To Canadian Troops
#IsraelMilitary #CriticismOfCanada #ProblemSolving #GazaTactics #InternationalRelations #cdnpoli
“When people talk about Canada as part of the problem, not part of the solution, it’s precisely this kind of thing that we’re talking about.”
The Maple (www.readthemaple.com)
Mississippi leads the nation in gun deaths among those who are pregnant and postpartum
#GenderBased #ReproductiveJustice #GunViolence #PostpartumMothers #AbortionAccess
#TheMoment Canada's wheelchair curlers became Paralympic champions
#CBCNewsSports #BeatingChina #CurlingChampions #GoldMedalMoment #WheelchairCurlers
Afghan who fought with US special forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for deadliest year of detention in more than two decades
#ICEDetention #ImmigrationPolicy #USMilitaryService #ImmigrationDebate #AfghanistanConflict
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/afghan-death-ice-mohammad-paktyawal-b2938902.html
Cartoon: Trump derangement syndrome at the pump
#Cartoon #GasPrices #DerangementSyndrome #PoliticalSatire #USForeignPolicy
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� Trump's war spikes gas prices—and gets Iran a worse ...
Daily Kos (www.dailykos.com)
AI job losses free up time for unemployed mobs to burn down tech CEO's houses
#UnemploymentMob #ArtificialIntelligenceImpact #TechCEO #SocialUnrest #AIJobLosses #cdnpoli
PALO ALTO, CA - With Silicon Valley boasting that artificial intelligence could replace millions of jobs around the world, currently laid-off workers have reported having more free time to form angry mobs dedicated to storming and torching the homes of the tech billionaires responsible.
The Beaverton (www.thebeaverton.com)
Catholic priest in Louisiana charged with child sexual abuse
#Louisiana #ChildSexualAbuse #CatholicChurch #LavergneKorey #JuvenileVictim
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/catholic-priest-louisiana-charged
Melania Trump called herself a visionary during a speech. The internet had other thoughts
#MelaniaTrump #LaserFocus #Visionary #Squinting #InternetInsider
https://dailydot.com/melania-calls-herself-visionary-reactions/
'Rescuers flying blind' after Midwest tornadoes as Noem's DHS lets $200,000 contract lapse
#DemocratOpposition #FEMAStalledActivities #TornadoRescue #ContractLapse #DHSNoem
Who Will Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? These Are The Contenders
#RunoffElection #NextMonth #ReplacementContest #ShawnHarris #MarjorieTaylorGreene
https://newsone.com/6852679/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-seat-up-for-grabs/
How Misogyny Fuels Fascism
#AnnieWilkinson #Misogyny #WomenInPolitics #NaomiWashingtonLeapheart #Sexism
