A series of anti-Semitic incidents across the North Caucasus has drawn condemnation from the North Caucasus Coordinating Center for Muslims, while Dagestan Governor Sergey Melikov attributed the actions to “false information” spread by “outside provocateurs.”
Arab-Israeli students had to be rescued from their college dormitory in the central city of Netanya Saturday night after a crowd of hundreds of Jews gathered outside, claiming that they had disrupted Shabbat prayer in a nearby synagogue.
Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and died hours after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined....
The White House kicked off a multiagency push on Friday to help finance real-estate developers convert more office buildings in big cities emptied by the pandemic into affordable housing, taking aim at the nation’s housing crisis....
Weird how we’re using tax dollars for someone else’s investments, lol.*
I guess it would make sense if the buildings were publicly owned, but instead they’re going to be owned by someone who charges as much rent as possible while expending as few resources as possible to do it.
*not weird at all. The one time democrats and republicans unite on anything is when we’re funneling money to the ruling class.
It won’t take 20 to 25 years for landlords to find other uses for their buildings. That’s a lot of wasted profit, which is why they’re pressuring the government to give them handouts to do it now.
I’m fine with tax dollars going to cheap housing. I’m not fine with landlords maximizing profit off of the rent charged to tenants when tax dollars were used to renovate the building.
I think a fair alternative would be to have a significant tax on any profits these buildings make as a result of government handouts. There should also be rent caps so they don’t just charge ‘what the market will bear,’ which is maximizing profit off of government handouts and people who can’t afford real estate.
This is a good balance between landlords maintaining their egregious paydays and paying back the government handouts they rely on.
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Throwing stones and setting fires In recent days, the North Caucasus region has seen a wave of anti-Semitic incidents — Meduza (meduza.io)
A series of anti-Semitic incidents across the North Caucasus has drawn condemnation from the North Caucasus Coordinating Center for Muslims, while Dagestan Governor Sergey Melikov attributed the actions to “false information” spread by “outside provocateurs.”
'Death to Arabs': Students evacuated from dorms after hundreds of rioters attempt break-in (www.haaretz.com)
Arab-Israeli students had to be rescued from their college dormitory in the central city of Netanya Saturday night after a crowd of hundreds of Jews gathered outside, claiming that they had disrupted Shabbat prayer in a nearby synagogue.
Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and died hours after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined....
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Really makes you stop and think (i.imgur.com)
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The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows (theintercept.com)
White House opens $45 billion in federal funds to developers to convert offices to homes (www.marketwatch.com)
The White House kicked off a multiagency push on Friday to help finance real-estate developers convert more office buildings in big cities emptied by the pandemic into affordable housing, taking aim at the nation’s housing crisis....
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