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Fleetwood-Matt said:
www.nbcnews.com

Steve Scalise announces withdrawal from speaker run

Rep. Steve Scalise confirmed to reporters that he has shared with his colleagues his decision to withdraw his name as candidate for the speaker designee a day after his nomination.
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epyon415 said:
What a shitshow. Guessing Stefanik is next to fail the ascension ladder.
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I intend to put my name forth for House Speaker tomorrow. Figure I've got about as much a shot as any of 'em!
 
Insane watching this kind of shit play out live in 2023.

www.hrw.org

Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon

Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a question and answer document on white phosphorus.
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apnews.com

Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water shortage.
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ayayrawn said:
Insane watching this kind of shit play out live in 2023.

www.hrw.org

Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon

Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a question and answer document on white phosphorus.
www.hrw.org www.hrw.org


apnews.com

Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water shortage.
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So many levels of fucked to all of it.
 
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Never got a political text like this before. Usually just same old same old "hi my name is" and "vote for me".

Rent control is a touchy subject in MA.

It was repealed in MA back in 1994 because rent control was thought to "stifle development". It was apparent that we were starting to face a housing crisis. Not just for "low income" housing, but also the working class. There was not a lot of apartments being built for housing, and this was causing an issue where companies were pulling out of Boston and new ones didn't want to move in. Because housing would be an issue for employees.

Landlords and developers all said that rent control was the issue. That building apartments was not profitable.

The 30 years since rent control was repealed housing has only gotten worse. There is still very much a lack of housing available, and the type of housing built has entirely shifted to ultra luxury requiring a salary of $100,000 or more to afford. Every single attempt to build low income housing, senior housing or working class housing has failed in Salem and the same is true in much of the state.

No rent control, along with state law that requires a supermajority vote to approve zoning, the vocal few have successfully been able to block any attempt at affordable housing. Whether it's about concerns about drugs and crimes, or the impact on their property value.

All attempts to change this law or reintroduce rent control has failed in the state house of representatives, because they also need a supermajority to pass.
 
yukbon said:
www.huffpost.com

Biden Joins Trump's Truth Social Site 'Because We Thought It Would Be Very Funny'

The first post read, "Well. Let’s see how this goes. Converts welcome!”
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Perfect. Only thing missing is some Dark Brandon Merch links.
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Absolutely brilliant move by his media team. The optics would be terrible if the orange one were to ban him from the site, so this gives the Biden team a chance to get their message out to a different demographic. Of course, I fully anticipate many troll replies but who cares???
 
threesunrises said:
Absolutely brilliant move by his media team. The optics would be terrible if the orange one were to ban him from the site, so this gives the Biden team a chance to get their message out to a different demographic. Of course, I fully anticipate many troll replies but who cares???
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Speaking of trolls. God there are so many on Instagram these days when viewing posts about certain topics.

For example, a reel of someone not being able to backup a trailer. In a post like this you will always now find the comment "Must be a Democrat".
 
ayayrawn said:
Y'all see that Egypt gave Israel a heads up a few days before the attack? Odds on Netanyahu and his government letting it happen to get the recent string of protesters and corruption charges off his back?

www.bbc.com

Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says

But Israel's PM describes any claim it received a specific warning as "totally fake news".
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Also very convenient that he has propped up and funded Hamas for years.

www.timesofisrael.com

For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces

The premier's policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from
www.timesofisrael.com www.timesofisrael.com

Very cool that Biden's about to go over there and cheer them on.
 
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