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ginaintheburg

@ginaintheburg@mastodon.world

Progressive passionate abt #environment, #sustainability, #justice, #women's rights, #politics, #Ukraine, #society/, #community, #news. Love #food, #gardening, dogs, cats, most animals, #nature, #music, art, #film, theater, #language, #history, #science. #LGBTQ+ ally. She/her.

Avatar: artistic colorful head shot rendering of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with "I dissent" across the bottom.

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ginaintheburg, to Texas
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Parole Board ‘Unanimously’ Says Murderer Who Drove Into Protesters & Shot 1 To Death Should Be Pardoned

US Army Sgt Daniel Perry had posted on social media he might “kill a few people on my way to work."

"You can't make this stuff up."

Unfortunately, in Texas you don't have to.

https://newsone.com/5234889/parole-board-daniel-perry-texas-blm/

ginaintheburg, to random
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surprise:

Thomas agrees: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't have to petition Congress for funds each year like other govt programs.

It's authorized to draw from the Federal Reserve whatever its Director deems "reasonably necessary to carry out" the Bureau’s duties, subject only to an inflation-adjusted cap.

He wrote: the only question is does this funding mechanism comply w/the Appropriations Clause. We hold it does.

Six others agreed.

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/blatantly-attempts-to-circumvent-the-constitution-justices-thomas-and-alito-clash-over-agency-created-during-obama-years-after-2008-financial-crisis/

ginaintheburg,
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell

CFPB is uniquely fitted as the enforcement arm of the Federal Reserve in it's function to "[promote ] consumer protection and community development through consumer-focused supervision and examination, research and analysis of emerging consumer issues and trends, community economic development activities, and the administration of consumer laws and regulations." As such, its budget is logically an extension of & derives from the Fed's budget.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/

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ginaintheburg, to random
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"He left me no option":

Rudy ’s daily talk show on was canceled Friday, after ignoring repeated warnings from WABC’s owner & donor, John Catsimatidis, who repeatedly warned him abt denying the legitimacy of the 2020 election on air.

Another Trump-er .
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/11/he-left-me-no-option-giuliani-canned-from-conservative-radio-show-due-to-lies/

ginaintheburg, to Dogs
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Charlie Sykes on Deadline White House in a discussion about Kristi Noem's horrific murder of her family the dog:

" are the best people."

👍

I often say dogs are the best thing that ever happened to humans, but this really hits the mark.

ginaintheburg, to random
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CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles

3 women were diagnosed w/ after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed medical spa,

https://apnews.com/article/vampire-facials-hiv-treatments-684681bebfc2c3458779fd5e29ac3c42

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Obama advisor Eric Schultz:

wow - NYT reporter says their nonstop coverage of ’s age is retribution for not giving their boss an interview:

“It’s A.G. He’s the one who is pissed [that] Biden hasn’t done any interviews and quietly encourages all the tough reporting on his age.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/25/new-york-times-biden-white-house-00154219

ginaintheburg,
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@GottaLaff

"AG" = NYT publisher AG Sulzberger

ginaintheburg, to Ukraine
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Zelenskyy: "Americans are not funding the war in . They are foremost protecting freedom and democracy all over Europe."

"[The] US Army now does not have to fight protecting countries. Ukrainians are doing that."

And he's absolutely right.

https://share.newsbreak.com/6p6gkmua

ginaintheburg, to Ukraine
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It's happening now:

HR 8035, the Ukraine Aid bill, looks set to sail through the house with flying colors - and a lot of those colors are the Blue & Yellow of the Ukrainian flag being waved by many House members:

ginaintheburg,
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BREAKING

.... AND IT IS DONE!

$61B Ukraine Aid HR 8035 passes the House!

ginaintheburg, to Israel
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Explosions reported in Iran.

Netanyahu is playing w/ fire b/c he knows is relatively safe & the main casualty of his initiating this conflict w/ will be Biden's chances in Nov.

Like Trump, Netanyahu doesn't care abt lives lost or ruined. We're all expendable to him in the svc of his personal agenda.

ginaintheburg, to Ukraine
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If Republicans knew that most of the military aid that Congress approves for was being spent right here in the United States, quite possibly in their own congressional districts — strengthening our defense production capacity and creating good manufacturing jobs for American workers — would voters want their representatives in Washington to support it?

You betcha.

https://wapo.st/4aUpdo1

ginaintheburg, to random
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BREAKING

Judge Merchan has just announced "we have our full jury" plus one alternate.

Looks like Trump election interference trial could will begin on Monday.

ginaintheburg, to random
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Criminal tax evasion complaint filed as Trump heads back to court

Complaint was filed with by the watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ().
https://www.alternet.org/trumps-tax-evasion/

ginaintheburg, to random
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More Cosmic Truth from Snoopy & @841920Meema6 (on the Bird site):

ginaintheburg, to Ukraine
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The beauty & courage of the Ukrainian soul is unmatched. We will not be able to live with ourselves if we allow the yearning & needs of such a country & its people to be extinguished by injustice & evil.

Support ! Show a modicum of their courage & decency.

Sign the discharge petition.

If we won't take needed action now for them, what will we ever stand for?

Slava Ukraini!

From @euro_kh on the Bird site:

World, please stand with .

We need you. 🙏
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1778518458839548042.html

ginaintheburg, to random
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What I want to know is why CNN carried the entire Trump/Johnson Propaganda Hour at Mar-a-Lago.

What were they thinking? We should be depriving Trump of as many platforms as poss to spread his lies from. Have y'all learned nothing from 2016 when was the chief offender who gave TFG so much free campaign ad time he hardly had to buy any?

StillIRise1963, to random
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RFK, Jr. is basically trying to blow out the Eternal Flame.

ginaintheburg,
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@StillIRise1963

His father would be both horrified and ashamed.

ginaintheburg, to random
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Democratic lawmakers have proposed a new law that'd give payments a major upgrade having to do w/how cost of living (COLA) increases are calculated each year. Many seniors could see higher monthly checks as a result.

But good luck with that - it all starts in the -controlled House, and we all know how they feel about Social Security.

And then there's how to pay for it without bankrupting the program.

Put it in the category "Sounds good, but..."

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-cola-update-bill-elderly-1889453

ginaintheburg, to random
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Support for Jonathan Glazer:

“Glazer, Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg and countless other artists of all backgrounds have decried the killing of Palestinian civilians. We should all be able to do the same without being wrongly accused of fueling antisemitism”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joaquin-phoenix-joins-150-signatories-open-letter-supporting-jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech_n_66103aaee4b04fa39614941d

ginaintheburg, to random
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How ‘All in the Family’ Explains Biden’s Strength Among Seniors

Usually wins voters 65+ but not so these days. Polls show Biden close or even ahead w/.

Yesterday’s hippies are now today’s seniors. They always voted D - they just got older.
👍 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/06/upshot/older-voters.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

ginaintheburg, to Israel
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WCK calls for independent investigation into IDF strikes

I should think so.

Now, what about the rest of Netanyahu's war crimes?

https://wck.org/news/idf-investigation

ginaintheburg, to random
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Christina Applegate hasn't showered in weeks, says her legs "are done" due to relapse.

We generally think Hollywood stars get excellent , but Applegate spoke of lack of response from her medical team, stating she's yet to receive assistance despite reaching out to her MDs.

And I thought I was the only one.

Bet you did, too.

https://www.etonline.com/christina-applegate-says-she-hasnt-showered-in-three-weeks-and-her-legs-are-done-amid-painful-ms

ginaintheburg, to Ukraine
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Anton Gerashchenko on the dead bird site:

Denmark has decided to send all its artillery to — Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark.

"Ukraine is asking us for ammunition and artillery now. We, Denmark, have decided to transfer all our artillery to Ukraine. So, sorry, friends, there is military equipment in Europe, it is not only a matter of production. We have weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, which we do not use yet. They must be handed over to Ukraine."
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kravietz, to Russia
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Occupational authorities of announced that anyone who doesn’t apply for citizenship will be forcibly expelled from their own apartments and deported from the town. Russians claim these people - who lived in Mariupol all their lives - are now “foreigners” and introduced numerous laws that make their lives unbearable:

  • pensions, healthcare and social benefits are blocked;
  • employment in blocked (Russians introduced “foreigner employee quotas” targeted at Ukrainians)
  • anyone critical of occupation or not showing sufficient enthusiasm of Russia has been deported with their families already

authorities do not penalize acceptance of Russian citizenship on the occupied territories if it’s done under duress and in order to survive the occupation, but many people still refuse to apply for it because they feel it’s equivalent of recognising the occupation.

Please keep that in mind next time you hear “east of Ukraine is mostly Russians anyway” - it didn’t happen on its own, but as result of planned depopulation efforts by Imperial Russia and USSR. And now we’re watching it live.

Source: https://belsat.eu/pl/news/24-03-2024-mariupol-okupanci-podali-date-eksmisji-i-deportacji-obywateli-ukrainy (in Polish)

ginaintheburg,
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@kravietz

English translation via Lexicool (https://www.lexicool.com/translate-web-page.asp):

Mariupol: the occupiers announced the date of eviction and deportation of Ukrainian citizens

March 24, 2024

The deputy head of the Ukrainian City Council of Mariupol, Dmytro Zavin, announced today that from July 1 this year, the Russian occupation authorities plan to evict residents of Mariupol from their apartments and houses if they do not accept a Russian passport.

And it gets worse.

https://belsat-eu.translate.goog/pl/news/24-03-2024-mariupol-okupanci-podali-date-eksmisji-i-deportacji-obywateli-ukrainy?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui&_x_tr_hist=true

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