RealJournalism

RealJournalism, 1 day ago to Cambodia

A 9 year old boy in #Cambodia dying from #H5N1 has jolted the international health system. The worry is that it will become transmitted from person to person like #COVID19 did. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/health/bird-flu-tracking-cambodia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk0.wwlZ.94hkfJx3-2qc&smid=url-share

RealJournalism, 1 day ago to random

More and more schools are giving kids free school lunches on their own. In other places, donors have picked up the tab for school lunch debts. Watch for Republican legislatures to pass laws saying that schools can't do that. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/headway/how-free-school-meals-went-mainstream.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk0.2A4D.sOQACS22-pSZ&smid=url-share

RealJournalism, 1 day ago to random

Donald Trump posted an ad with the phrase, "Unified Reich" in his Truth Social account. I think he just said the quiet part out loud. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/20/2241815/-Donald-Trump-can-t-quit-his-Nazi-Germany-obsession-as-he-posts-an-ad-with-the-words-Unified-Reich?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, 2 days ago to climate

A massive Antarctic glacier could raise sea levels by as much as two feet if it melts, which could lead to catastrophe everywhere. Rising oceans are not an event which is over the horizon anymore. It is an event that is happening now. It is time to declare a #ClimateEmergency. #ClimateChange https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/20/thwaites-glacier-melt-sea-level-rise/

RealJournalism, 2 days ago to random

Tiny electric trucks will get huge gas guzzling trucks off the streets and allow people to deliver small loads without creating congestion. https://www.curbed.com/article/new-york-electric-cargo-bikes-amazon-package-delivery.html

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to Ohio

Failing #Ohio Senator J.D. Vance said that he would be for a plan similar to #Hungary, where President Orban seized control of the universities, neutered the courts, and rewrote the Constitution. A decision to stay home in November means you're OK with that. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/19/2241442/-The-Answer-is-NO-As-in-HELL-NO?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to NewJersey

The "reporter" who credulously reported that #Trump had 80,000 people at his rally in #NewJersey needs to be fired. And many of the photos purporting to show the rally were actual photos of a Rod Stewart concert and a Cleveland Cavs celebration. Meanwhile, back in the real world, there were actually people walking out of the rally. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/19/2241549/-Wildwood-NJ-not-the-first-time-for-fake-Trump-crowd-reports?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to Alaska

#SouthCarolina is a rare example of a situation where Democrats, Republicans, and conservation groups are able to work together to help preserve the land. It took 35 years to build these coalitions. In #Alaska, it took two thanks to Ranked Choice Voting. #ClimateChange https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2024/05/18/s-c-s-environmental-movement-is-a-35-year-overnight-success-story/

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to Virginia

It's obvious what happened at the University of #Virginia on May 4th. The police were rioting. If the authorities had just left the students alone, the pro-Palestinian encampments would have been dissolved on their own accord. The fact that the police give greater priority to peaceful protests on campuses than they do to investigating and solving real crimes explains why there is so much crime in the cities. https://www.c-ville.com/conflicting-accounts

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to Arizona

Failing #Arizona Rep. Austin Smith dropped his reelection bid after it was found that he forged at least 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. Hey Donald -- This is real election fraud. https://azmirror.com/briefs/house-ethics-committee-drops-complaint-against-gop-rep-accused-of-signature-fraud/

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to Arizona

Don't send your kids to Farmington (NM). That school district had personnel rip the Native American headdress off of an #Indigenous student who was graduating from school. Protecting Native American headgear at graduations is a priority supported by both parties. #Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a measure into law. Elections matter. It is time for Ranked Choice Voting so that extremists don't hijack our schools. #NewMexico https://azmirror.com/2024/05/17/navajo-leaders-outraged-after-an-indigenous-students-tribal-regalia-was-removed-at-her-graduation/

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to random

The House GOP is debating laws targeting non-citizen voting, which is already illegal. This just goes to demonstrate how out of touch they are. Democrats govern, Republicans complain. https://azmirror.com/2024/05/17/u-s-house-panel-debates-voting-by-noncitizens-which-is-already-illegal/

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to newyorkcity

While Ranked Choice Voting tends to elect more centrist candidates, such as the right-center Mayor Eric Adams of #NewYorkCity, it also cuts down on the divisiveness in politics. #Alaska is a good example. It forces candidates to talk to all voters, not just partisans who might not listen to you. https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/17/how-a-bipartisan-governing-majority-emerged-in-alaska/

RealJournalism, 3 days ago to queer

A group of 26 states has sued the #Biden Administration to block a new interpretation of Title IX that applies it to the #LGBTQIA community. They claim it amounts to religious discrimination. If you join a certain organization, you give up certain rights. If you don't feel comfortable interacting with #LGBTQIA kids, then don't teach in public schools. By the GOP's logic, white supremacists could spout Christian identity politics and be protected from discrimination. https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/17/more-than-half-of-states-sue-to-block-biden-title-ix-rule-protecting-lgbtq-students/

RealJournalism, 6 days ago to Florida

Failing #Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill removing #ClimateChange from the law. Meanwhile, the state is enduring record heat, with #KeyWest enduring a heat index of 115 degrees. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/16/2240976/-DeSantis-signs-new-bill-removing-climate-change-from-Florida-law-as-State-endures-record-heat?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, 6 days ago to random

A Trump aide is now under investigation by the Secret Service after he bragged about passing counterfeit money to homeless people so that when they tried to spent it, they got arrested. https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/trump-mcentee-secret-service/

RealJournalism, 6 days ago to random

A #SouthCarolina church has built a statue memorializing Harriett Tubman, who in 1863 led a daring raid to free 700 slaves from plantations there. She is the first ever woman to lead a major military operation for the US. #BlackHistory https://scdailygazette.com/2024/05/13/sc-church-to-unveil-harriet-tubman-sculpture-commemorating-raid-freeing-700-slaves/

RealJournalism, 6 days ago to random

Mitt Romney is proving me right when I keep saying he doesn't put his vote where his big mouth is. For all his "concern" about Donald Trump, he doesn't put his money where his mouth is. Now, he is saying Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/15/2240937/-Romney-Biden-should-have-pardoned-Trump?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to ethelcain

Failing #Alabama Senator and forced pregnancy enjoyer Katie Britt is now proposing a national pregnancy register that she assures us would not be used to track the movements of pregnant women. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/11/2240194/-GOP-s-Gift-To-Moms-Katie-Britt-Wants-To-Have-A-National-Registry-Of-Pregnant-Women-in-MOMS-Act

RealJournalism, 8 days ago to random

The American people have spoken. Voters overwhelmingly support a progressive policy agenda. Winning elections involves getting people out to vote. Not acting like Republicans. https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/4/29/much-of-congressional-progressive-caucus-agenda-popular-with-swing-state-voters

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to missouri

Two years ago, forced pregnancy enjoyers assured us they did not want to penalize women who got abortions. But now, the masks are off. #Missouri

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to random

US Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to protect women who travel to other states to have abortions. So much for the GOP merely leaving it up to the states. They are taking away your freedom of movement, which is the precursor to a totalitarian state. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-block-bill-protecting-women-travel-states-abortion-rcna38301

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to random

They said it themselves. Trump surrogate Jason Miller says a Trump administration would allow states to monitor pregnant women. So much for Donald Trump merely leaving abortion up to the states.

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to random

If women have a miscarriage, they are under extreme suspicion. Doctors are afraid to treat women having them for fear of legal liability. This puts numerous lives in danger. Once again, forced pregnancy laws put more lives in danger than they save, even if one believes life begins at conception. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/25/abortion-republicans-anti-choice-women-health-risk

RealJournalism, 9 days ago to Wisconsin

Gerrymandering in #Wisconsin has meant that the Joint Finance Committee has held up meaningful legislation since 2010 that they don't like. But now that there is a progressive Supreme Court, their days are numbered. Elections matter. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/13/2240513/-Here-s-a-story-about-Wisconsin-politics-that-will-make-you-say-JFC?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web