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L.A. Affairs: I’m a queer man living with HIV. I found love again — with a woman | Flipboard
3 hours ago Christiane Amanpour’s Jaw Drops Over Top Canadian Diplomat’s Trump Bombshell "I’m like, my mouth has dropped. My jaw has dropped," the CNN anchor told Mélanie Joly. "I can barely internalize it," she added.
On the Unconscionable Sin of an Overly Refined ‘Conscience’
This year, once again, we hear those loud, impassioned voices on the left: How can you bring yourself to vote for “Genocide Joe?” The same guy who’s not only bankrolling Israel’s massacre of Palestinians, mostly women and children, but also conducting a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, who’s still blockading Cuba, who no doubt had his hand in blowing up Nord Stream. Who’s also caving in to the anti-immigration fanatics. The litany goes on….
SC lawmaker wants elected officials to pass constitutional competency test
South Carolina Politics Sen. Josh Kimbrell proposed an amendment requiring that anyone who runs for office in South Carolina would have to pass a constitutional competency test. Author: Hank Lee Published: 10:10 AM EST December 29, 2023 Updated: 10:10 AM EST December 29, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing an amendment to the state's constitution that would require anyone running for office to pass a "constitutional competency" test. Sen.
Focus on Race and Class at L.A.’s Left Coast Forum
As one might expect, this second year of this city’s Left Coast Forum (LCF) kept coming around to the themes of race and class—in plenary sessions, breakout panels, in the cultural offerings, and in the lively display area where left activists of all stripes hosted booths promoting their points of view and products. It all started Friday evening, Aug. 24, and continued straight through, with just enough time to get home after dark to nab a few zees, to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The March Towards US Fascism Began With the Corporate Hijacking of Democracy
At bottom, the Court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding , and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. "It is a strange time to repudiate that common sense.
Rudy Salas, David Valadao Battle in California’s CD 22
In the wake of highly destructive Hurricane Donald, as the primaries have wound down, here’s the final count on the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6th attempted coup. Four are not seeking reelection, and another four (Liz Cheney being the latest) have been defeated. The remaining two are Reps. Dan Newhouse of Washington and David Valadao of California, who will advance to the general election on Nov. 8.
Trump’s Sheriffs Plotting to Confiscate Voting Machines
If American democracy fades away, it won’t be due to a single event like the January 6 Capitol riot, or a single individual like Donald Trump. The history of democratic declines, whether in Weimar Germany or modern-day Hungary, Philippines, Turkey, Poland and Russia, shows that the onset of authoritarian post-democracy will not necessarily come from one thing, like a military coup. It can occur in stages of decay, with different actors advancing each stage.
Don't Weaken the Climate Deal With Gift to Big Oil
The Democrats' health, climate, and corporate tax plan—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—was just signed into law by President Biden. If projections are accurate, this legislation will not only drive down prescription drug costs for millions of Americans, it could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an unprecedented 40 percent by 2030.
TikTok Is the Fastest Growing Social Platform - How Can You Use It For Your Business?
TikTok is, and has been for the last 2 years, one of the fastest-growing apps out there — 8 new users join every second, 650,000 per day. Millions of entrepreneurs are flocking to TikTok to take their businesses to the next level. If your business isn’t already on TikTok, TikTok coach and entrepreneur, Wave Wyld, is here to show you why this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss.
Get to Know Henry Calix of Weedsies, the Technology Company Redefining the US Cannabis Industry
“Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.” ― Richard Nixon As the perception regarding cannabis is rapidly changing, Americans expect changes in legislation to facilitate the nationwide commercialization of the plant previously classified as a Schedule I drug during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Henry Calix is an entrepreneur preparing for the inevitable and aims to solve the problems faced by a growing cannabis industry.
Understanding SaaS With the Expert and SaaS Influencer Patrick Parker
Software as a Service is now so deeply embedded in our everyday life that you might not even recognize it. Turn on your smart TV; see that Netflix logo? That’s SaaS right there. Ever listen to Spotify or Apple Music during your commute? Again, SaaS. And who doesn’t use Google Drive, iCloud, or some other form of cloud storage?
Why Everything Depends on Liz Cheney
The televised hearings of the House Select Committee on the January 6 insurrection, which begin Thursday, mark an historic milestone in the battle between democracy and autocracy. The events that culminated in the attack on the Capitol constitute the first attempted presidential coup in our nation’s 233-year history. The Select Committee’s inquiry is the most important congressional investigation of presidential wrongdoing since the Senate investigation of the Watergate scandals in the 1970s.
Remembering Chalmers Johnson: Blowback for the Twenty-First Century
Once upon a time, long, long ago — actually, it was early in the year 2000 — I was involved in publishing Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire. It had been written by the eminent scholar of Asia, former CIA consultant, and cold warrior Chalmers Johnson. I was his editor at Metropolitan Books.
Will California House Races Make or Break National Progressive Agenda?
According to the political operatives and media pundits, and to a wealth of past history, the party in the White House loses Congressional seats in midterm elections. The Republican Party is salivating at the prospect of the Democrats losing either the Senate or the House, or both. If so, the Republican Party will continue attempting to advance its minoritarian rule, employing a drastically anti-people, pro-corporate neo-Nazi agenda.
Bass and Caruso, Mayoral Candidates: Cutting Through the Misperceptions
The Los Angeles mayoral campaign has become an exercise in misinformation, clouding the public’s muddled perceptions of how municipal government actually works in this state. The problem emanates from the upside-down narrative that has developed around the top two contenders: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, who is framed as the race’s establishment insider, and billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso, who is considered the businessman outsider.
Cuba’s Nonalignment: Foreign Policy of the People
Though Bandung in Indonesia and Havana in Cuba couldn’t be farther apart geographically—with each city located on two distant islands in their respective countries and separated by more than 17,000 km—they have been ideologically close in the imaginations of many people across the Global South.
How LA Primaries Reflect Nationwide Issues
The Los Angeles mayoral race has attracted national attention and seems to be dwindling down to two widely known figures (for very different reasons) who will face each other in the runoff in November. But there are many other races, too, in the city and in L.A. County. With 88 separate municipalities, L.A. County is too big to cover all the races. We’ll focus on countywide races, the City of L.A., and mention one or two other places of interest.
Glenn Greenwald: Apologist for Tucker Carlson's Racism
There’s no plausible way to dispute that Fox News host Tucker Carlson is spreading racist conspiracy theories, but Glenn Greenwald has been trying anyway. Since Greenwald—a former Salon columnist, and after that a Pulitzer-winning reporter for the Guardian — departed from The Intercept in September 2020, he’s become a stalwart defender of Fox, and Carlson in particular.
USA Unify 501(c)(4), Progressive Power, and Liberal Resistance help Democrats, Democracy, and Progressive Policy
The concept of Democracy has been in practice for over 2000 years. It was introduced to solve people's problems by making them part of the process. To ensure the smooth running of a country, it’s critical to know what the people who are a part of it need. Until the government is aware of the problems the people face and the struggle they must go through, they will fail to establish a satisfactory system of governance. Unity is Power, USA UNIFY Democracy can help bring a positive change in the world.
DigitallifeBank Maximises benefits of NFTs irrespective of market conditions.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are units of data associated with unique digital files, most commonly cryptographic assets on a blockchain. These files can be anything, but they’re often pieces of art, music or recordings of live performances. The biggest risk when investing in NFTs is the volatile and unpredictable nature of this new market. People are also worried about the high levels of energy consumption involved.
The California State Lottery is Helping to Steer the Global Online Lottery Market Trajectory
Recent market research from Technavio has revealed that the California State Lottery remains one of the key market vendors in the global lottery marketplace. Within its insights into the top-20 market vendors in the global lottery space, the California State Lottery was listed as one of six state lottery organizations in the US, suggesting that the market for keno and bingo halls across the Sunshine State is likely to remain strong.
Labor-Backed Candidates, Not Leftists, Making Progress in California
Voters already have their primary election ballots in hand. Unlike many states where regressive legislators are limiting absentee and mail-in ballots to suppress the vote, California mails a printed ballot to every registered voter. California has its share of problems, and cannot afford the luxury of getting too smug, but if you look at the ethnic and minority makeup of its state leadership, you will find a diversity that would be hard to match in any other state.
“Pay to Play” Major Issue in California Primary Pitting Sanders Progressive Against Two Corporate Democrats
As a consequential primary season is heating up, here’s a campaign worth watching – and supporting – as it addresses head-on an unjust “Pay to Play” rule in California election law as well as the domestic fallout from today’s energy-driven Ukraine War. Peter Mathews is a progressive Democrat from Long Beach – that’s oil country, heavily populated by oil derricks with a major refinery spewing out poisonous emissions into poor neighborhoods.
Hauser Insurance Highlights 2022 Deal Insurance Trends
Corporate structures, profit predictions, and business workflows have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, insurance trends have undergone a dramatic transformation. Chiming in on how the pandemic has changed the insurance industry's future is Hauser Insurance, a national, full-service brokerage focused exclusively on the needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
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