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Naomi Klein: A Year After Hurricane Maria, There Is Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
 Democracy Now! Excerpt: "I don't think we should be terribly surprised by the fact that Donald Trump is denying hard reality. He did this beginning on his very first day in office, denying the accounts of the size of the crowd, and he denies the reality of climate change, so he denies inconvenient facts both small and large. And now he is denying the reality that Hurricane Maria was the catalyst for thousands of people losing their lives." READ MORE  National Cathedral School's Hearst Hall. (photo: Wikimedia)
We Didn't Call It Rape: The Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge Allegations Are Upsettingly Familiar
Alexandra Lescaze, Slate Lescaze writes: "Sunday evening, the New Yorker published a second allegation of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But it wasn't just the new allegation that caught my attention." READ MORE  Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell. (photo: AP)
Forgive Me if I Don't Trust the Woman Prosecutor Interviewing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
Molly Osberg, Jezebel
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Mitchell is on leave from her current role as the county’s deputy attorney and chief of its Special Victims Division. Prior to that, she spent 12 years running the bureau responsible for prosecuting sex crimes, including child molestation and sexual assault. The FrontLine article, like many right-wing discussions of sexual violence, focuses on the innocence of young children in assault cases and clergy scandals: “False accusations are very rare,” said Mitchell. In her first major case, Mitchell sentenced the Reverend Paul LeBrun to 111 years in prison for molesting boys in the 1980s. This week, FrontLine wrote on its blog that false accusations do happen, in the context of #MeToo.
Since her career became the subject of national attention, two failures have been repeatedly mentioned: In 2003, Mitchell’s office was criticized after it declined to prosecute a man for abusing his quadriplegic wife. (The woman went on to write a harrowing memoir about her experience.) In 2011, Mitchell granted a plea deal of only six months to a Jehovah’s Witness who was found guilty of assaulting a teenaged boy. What’s been largely left out of this narrative are the wide-ranging institutional failures of Maricopa County when it has come to reporting, investigating, and prosecuting sexual assault, particularly when reported in Latinx and immigrant communities.
Osberg writes: "What's been largely left out of this narrative are the wide-ranging institutional failures of Maricopa County when it has come to reporting, investigating, and prosecuting sexual assault, particularly when reported in Latinx and immigrant communities." READ MORE  Immigrants applying for citizenship at a class in Los Angeles. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty)
US Immigrants Stop Using Public Benefits Over Fears of New Trump Rule
Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK Holpuch writes: "US immigrants have begun to remove themselves from public housing waiting lists, childcare subsidy programs and the food stamp program - out of fears that a rule proposed on Saturday night could jeopardize their immigration status." READ MORE  Nearly two weeks after making landfall in North Carolina. (photo: Sean Rayford/Getty)
South Carolina Families Urged to Leave Homes After Industrial Toxins Spread From Florence Flooding
Kyla Mandel, ThinkProgress Mandel writes: "Four families in Cheraw, South Carolina have been told to leave their homes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found toxic chemicals present that had spread due to Hurricane Florence." READ MORE  Retired General Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez during his last declaration at court in Guatemala City, September 26, 2018. (photo: EFE)
Guatemala Recognizes Mayan Ixil Genocide, but Absolves General
teleSUR Excerpt: "A court in Guatemala declared that the army committed crimes against humanity and genocide against the Indigenous Mayan Ixil people during the dictatorship of Efrain Rios Montt, but determined that the accused chief of military intelligence Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez was not able to give orders at that time." READ MORE  Community living near a power plant in China. (photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty)
China Said It Was Finished With These Coal Plants. Satellite Imagery Shows Otherwise.
Nathanael Johnson, Grist Johnson writes: "Newly released satellite photos appear to show continuing construction of coal plants that China said it was cancelling last year, according to CoalSwarm." READ MORE |
Showing posts with label HURRICANE FLORENCE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HURRICANE FLORENCE. Show all posts
Friday, September 28, 2018
Naomi Klein: A Year After Hurricane Maria, There Is Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
Monday, September 17, 2018
Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward, Will Tell Her Story
17 September 18 AM
Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward, Will Tell Her Story
Emma Brown, The Washington Post
Brown writes: "Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland."
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Emma Brown, The Washington Post
Brown writes: "Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland."
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London mayor Sadiq Khan. (photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London | The People Must Have Another Vote - to Take Back Control of Brexit
Sadiq Khan, Guardian UK
Khan writes: "The unfortunate reality is that Theresa May has failed to negotiate a Brexit position with her own party - let alone agree a deal with the EU. At every stage, her government has looked unprepared and out of its depth, resulting in a litany of wrong turns."
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Sadiq Khan, Guardian UK
Khan writes: "The unfortunate reality is that Theresa May has failed to negotiate a Brexit position with her own party - let alone agree a deal with the EU. At every stage, her government has looked unprepared and out of its depth, resulting in a litany of wrong turns."
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at Belmarsh Magistrate's court in London for an extradition hearing in 2011. (photo: Sang Tan/AP)
WikiLeaks Docs Show Assange Bid for Russian Visa
Raphael Satter, Associated Press
Satter writes: "The Nov. 30, 2010 missive is part of a much larger trove of WikiLeaks emails, chat logs, financial records, secretly recorded footage and other documents leaked to The Associated Press. The files provide both an intimate look at the radical transparency organization and an early hint of Assange's budding relationship with Moscow."
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Raphael Satter, Associated Press
Satter writes: "The Nov. 30, 2010 missive is part of a much larger trove of WikiLeaks emails, chat logs, financial records, secretly recorded footage and other documents leaked to The Associated Press. The files provide both an intimate look at the radical transparency organization and an early hint of Assange's budding relationship with Moscow."
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'We all know what Amazon does, but only now are we gaining a better understanding of how Amazon does it.' (photo: Mark Lennihan/AP)
I Worked in an Amazon Warehouse. Bernie Sanders Is Right to Target Them
James Bloodworth, Guardian UK
Bloodworth writes: "Sanders has introduced a bill designed to force companies such as Amazon to pay their workers higher wages. Amazon is one of the biggest employers of those who receive food stamps in the United States, with nearly one in three Amazon workers on food stamps in Arizona and one in 10 in both Pennsylvania and Ohio."
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James Bloodworth, Guardian UK
Bloodworth writes: "Sanders has introduced a bill designed to force companies such as Amazon to pay their workers higher wages. Amazon is one of the biggest employers of those who receive food stamps in the United States, with nearly one in three Amazon workers on food stamps in Arizona and one in 10 in both Pennsylvania and Ohio."
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Tiffany Crutcher (center) marches alongside Rev. Al Sharpton demanding justice for her brother Terence Crutcher's death. (photo: Tiffany Crutcher)
'What About Our Aftermath?': Tiffany Crutcher Remembers Her Brother, Terence, Two Years After His Death
Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "It's been two years since Terence Crutcher died, but once in a while, his sister Tiffany Crutcher will talk about him as though he's still here."
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Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "It's been two years since Terence Crutcher died, but once in a while, his sister Tiffany Crutcher will talk about him as though he's still here."
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A protester holds up a picture of slain environmental rights activist Berta Caceres during a march to mark the first anniversary of her murder, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (photo: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)
Berta Caceres Murder Trial to Begin Despite Family's Doubts
Kavitha Chekuru, Al Jazeera
Chekuru writes: "The trial of eight men accused of taking part in the murder of Honduran indigenous rights and environmental activist Berta Caceres will begin on Monday, amid ongoing criticism of the government's handling of the investigation into the rights defender's killing."
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Kavitha Chekuru, Al Jazeera
Chekuru writes: "The trial of eight men accused of taking part in the murder of Honduran indigenous rights and environmental activist Berta Caceres will begin on Monday, amid ongoing criticism of the government's handling of the investigation into the rights defender's killing."
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Large waves caused by Hurricane Isaac consume a beach in Gulfport, Mississippi on August 28, 2012. (photo: Jim Reed/Getty Images)
How Can AI Help to Prepare for Floods in a Climate-Changed World?
Jen Schwartz, Scientific American
Schwartz writes: "The ability to forecast a major flooding event like Hurricane Florence has improved significantly. But understanding how such a storm will interact with the built environment and affect people living in a specific area is still quite limited."
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Jen Schwartz, Scientific American
Schwartz writes: "The ability to forecast a major flooding event like Hurricane Florence has improved significantly. But understanding how such a storm will interact with the built environment and affect people living in a specific area is still quite limited."
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Juan Cole | Manafort's Plea Deal Is a Constitutional Crisis, We Just Don't Know It Yet
 16 September 18
Juan Cole | Manafort's Plea Deal Is a Constitutional Crisis, We Just Don't Know It Yet
 Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "Trump's campaign manager April-August of 2016, Paul Manafort has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring against the United States. In return for a reduction of his sentence he must answer fully and candidly all the questions asked him by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team about criminal wrongdoing." READ MORE  Rising floodwaters in Wilmington, North Carolina. (photo: Quartz)
Florence: At Least Eleven Deaths Reported as Storm Slogs Across Carolinas
Brady Dennis and Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Tropical Depression Florence, which made landfall as a hurricane on Friday, has deluged parts of the North Carolina coastline with torrential and historic amounts of rain." READ MORE  Medicare for all has become a part of mainstream discourse, and public support of the idea has soared. (photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific/Barcrof)
Universal Healthcare Was Unthinkable in America, but Not Any More
Adam Gaffney, Guardian UK Gaffney writes: "Obama's announcement, then, was yet one more indication that this idea - also called single-payer healthcare - had migrated to the mainstream." READ MORE  Hurricane Florence approaches Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday morning. (photo: David Goldman/AP)
'I Can't Afford to Leave My Home': Evacuating Too Costly for Some in Path of Hurricane Florence
Oliver Laughland, Guardian UK Laughland writes: "There was only one building at the Sandygate Village boarded up with plywood as the first gusts from Hurricane Florence punched through this 104-unit housing complex: the landlord's office." READ MORE  Unemployed residents secure both work and food from the Unemployment Cooperative Relief Association in Los Angeles, California. Circa 1932. (photo: Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images)
What History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-Ops
Jonathan Rowe, YES! Magazine Rowe writes: "Not long before, America had been a farming nation. When times were tough, there was still the land. But the country was becoming increasingly urban. People were dependent on this thing called 'the economy' and the financial casino to which it was yoked." READ MORE  Aziz Abu Sarah said he is 'putting Israel to the test.' (photo: Jaclynn Ashly/Al Jazeera)
Meet the Palestinian Calling Bluff on Israeli Democracy
Jaclynn Ashly, Al Jazeera Ashly writes: "Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem is breaking boundaries by suing the Israeli government in hopes of becoming the first Palestinian to run for mayor in Israel's municipal elections in Jerusalem next month." READ MORE  Roundup by Monsanto. (photo: Getty Images)
House Republicans Look to Overturn Glyphosate Bans
Environmental Working Group Excerpt: "More than 50 city and county ordinances banning the use of the toxic weed killer glyphosate on local playgrounds, parks and schoolyards could be overturned by a provision championed by House Republicans in their version of the farm bill, an EWG analysis found." READ MORE |
Friday, September 14, 2018
Juan Cole | Dear Carolinas: You Can't Outlaw Storm Surges and Climate Crisis; Physics Isn't Interested in Your Laws
13 September 18
Juan Cole | Dear Carolinas: You Can't Outlaw Storm Surges and Climate Crisis; Physics Isn't Interested in Your Laws
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis."
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Taken on October 11 in Barrio ManÃ, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (photo: Cathy Mazak)
In Unhinged Tweets, Trump Claims Democrats Rigged Hurricane Death Toll in Puerto Rico
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "President Trump on Thursday morning accused the Puerto Rican government of lying about the death toll from Hurricane Maria, attributing the recently increased death toll to a conspiracy orchestrated by his political opponents."
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Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "President Trump on Thursday morning accused the Puerto Rican government of lying about the death toll from Hurricane Maria, attributing the recently increased death toll to a conspiracy orchestrated by his political opponents."
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Rick Scott. (photo: NY Post)
Rick Scott Is Preparing to Pack the State Supreme Court After His Term Ends
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "You might assume that the new Florida governor will have the opportunity to select these justices' replacements. That, however, is not at all clear - because current Republican Gov. Rick Scott has declared his intent to replace them hours before his term concludes."
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "You might assume that the new Florida governor will have the opportunity to select these justices' replacements. That, however, is not at all clear - because current Republican Gov. Rick Scott has declared his intent to replace them hours before his term concludes."
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A large billboard stands on top of a Nike store showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at Union Square, Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in San Francisco. (photo: Eric Risberg/AP)
When You Hate a Black Man's Silent Protest So Much, You Ban Nike in Your City
Monique Judge, The Root
Judge wrote: "Imagine being an elected official - that is, an official that was elected into a position via this country's democratic process - who is a blatant hypocrite when it comes to a basic component of this country's democracy."
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Monique Judge, The Root
Judge wrote: "Imagine being an elected official - that is, an official that was elected into a position via this country's democratic process - who is a blatant hypocrite when it comes to a basic component of this country's democracy."
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The actions by Brock Long, the U.S. government's lead disaster official as the country braces for Hurricane Florence, have been called into question by the inspector general over whether taxpayers have inappropriately footed the bill for his travel. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump's FEMA Administrator Under Investigation Over Use of Official Cars
Daniel Lippman and Eliana Johnson, Politico
Excerpt: "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington."
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Daniel Lippman and Eliana Johnson, Politico
Excerpt: "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington."
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Reports say Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov, seen here attending an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow in July, has been urgently hospitalized in the toxicology intensive care unit of a Moscow hospital for suspected poisoning. (photo: Getty Images)
Pussy Riot Activist Hospitalized, Band Members Suspect Poisoning
Euan McKirdy and Radina Gigova, CNN
Excerpt: "Pyotr Verzilov is in the intensive care unit at a Moscow hospital, according to tweets from the protest group's verified account, along with state media reporting. 'His life is in danger. We think that he was poisoned,' the account tweeted."
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Euan McKirdy and Radina Gigova, CNN
Excerpt: "Pyotr Verzilov is in the intensive care unit at a Moscow hospital, according to tweets from the protest group's verified account, along with state media reporting. 'His life is in danger. We think that he was poisoned,' the account tweeted."
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As on Oak Island, North Carolina, much of the U.S. East Coast is bracing for the assault of Hurricane Florence, which is being spurred by global warming, scientists say. (photo: Travis Long/Raleigh News & Observer/Getty Images)
Hurricane Florence's Rains 50% Worse Thanks to Climate Change
Laura Parker, National Geographic
Parker writes: "The catastrophic rains expected to accompany Hurricane Florence along the U.S. East Coast can be blamed squarely on climate change, new research shows."
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Laura Parker, National Geographic
Parker writes: "The catastrophic rains expected to accompany Hurricane Florence along the U.S. East Coast can be blamed squarely on climate change, new research shows."
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