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Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, anti-settlement watchdog says.

Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decadesapnews.com A settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

Everyone needs to chill out and take a breather because things in the short term are going to get a lot worse, and we're all going to need the energy to fight and win against the fascists.

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really cannot emphasize enough how plainly all this proves that the first priority of the next Democratic administration needs to be democracy reform --filibuster --electoral college --court reform --dc and pr statehood --new voting rights act --gerrymandering

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lawsuits aren't going to prevent fascism.

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Everyone needs to join an organization. Don't just be mad online. Join DSA, a mutual aid collective, a union, your local Democratic club, whatever, but don't just be mad online.

Love this return to 1850s style lawmaker conflict - no decorum for fascists. Trans rights are life and death for some people, not an abstract game. Proud to have helped elect Asm. Jackson, one of the IE's finest. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Under today’s immunity decision, Biden could order AG Garland to immediately prosecute Thomas and Alito for corruption and insurrection. (Official act). If Garland refuses, Biden can fire him and replace him with someone who will. (Official act) I would suggest Elie Mystal.

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The correct response to Chevron being overturned is for every single environmental group to start filing millions of lawsuits, right now, today, arguing that various regulatory decisions didn't go far enough. Absolutely flood the zone.

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A fun historical fact is that the German-supported Nazi Party in New York was basically destroyed by Jewish-led organized crime groups. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

Gangsters vs. Nazis: How the Jewish Mob fought American admirers of the Third Reichwww.tabletmag.com Emboldened by Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in 1933, and fueled by the Great Depression, anti-Semitism increased throughout the United States, and over 100 anti-Semitic organizations sprung up acr...

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Metro's a freeway widenin'! Come to 605CIP meeting starting next week - Metro plans to widen the 605, 5, 10, 60 and 105

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SCOTUS wants to take on every single regulatory lawsuit even though they're already so overworked it takes them months to decide even the easy cases like "should president's be free to attempt coups". Clearly they are going to need more justices to keep up with the new workload.

I would love to read a detailed urban history of Kinshasa or other African mega-cities. Gotta be a lot of interesting dynamics there that are under-discussed.

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CA High Speed Rail Authority has completed all environmental clearances between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Metrolink can use this clearance to electrify Burbank-LA today without doing any extra EIRs. Let's get this done, speed up Metrolink and get HSR to LA sooner! hsr.ca.gov/2024/05/24/n...

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Feels like local electeds lack object permanence wrt high speed rail. It's coming, it's happening, but nobody is planning for it or incorporating it into anything. I suppose that's the normie view as well but I'd hope political leaders would be better.

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Victory Alert: #AB2503, our bill to speed up overhead electrification of passenger trains, has passed the Senate Transportation Committee 9-3! One step closer to becoming law.

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If you want to understand the origins and solutions of the American homelessness problem, a really important starting point is to understand that the problem mostly exists in places where *there are lots of jobs and the labor market is really strong,* not in economically depressed areas.

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Fuck an inner child who got the inner beginning of puberty middle schooler therapy? Like who got the inner 14 year old modality??

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"With the help of a research assistant, I reached out to every union drive that went public in 2022...BLM was the (non-union) movement influence that was most widely cited by those workers who initiated union drives in 2022." @ericblanc.bsky.social www.laborpolitics.com/p/can-anti-r...

Can Anti-Racism Spur Labor Organizing?www.laborpolitics.com My survey findings on BLM's impact on the current unionization uptick

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Only a tiny portion of Black Americans were granted the land they were owed after the civil war. And then, almost immediately, the government took it back. Here’s where the people, and the land, ended up. Remarkable investigative reporting from the Reveal folks here:

40 Acres and a Liewww.motherjones.com 40ACRES AND A LIE A government program gave formerly enslaved people land after the Civil War, only to take nearly all of it back a year and a half later. We used artificial intelligence to track down...

Man what is up with CA YIMBY these days. They've abandoned comprehensive zoning reform (still no SB 827), haven't showed up for social housing, and now they're endorsing the California Forever sprawl scam?

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Happy Juneteenth! Californians, call & write your State Senator to vote Yes on ACA-8, End Slavery in California. This bill would put on the ballot a Proposition to close the loophole in the state constitution that allows forced labor in jails & prisons. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...

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Sanctioning Smotrich should be really simple, he's a glorified Nazi who has repeatedly insisted Palestinians do not exist or if they do they should die, he's violating the Oslo agreements overseen by the US, and he calls for the settlement of Gaza. Choosing not to sanction is a political choice.

YIMBYs camping for California Forever not beating the developer shill allegations. My kingdom for an organized movement against greenfield sprawl.

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Instead of "hoping" that the dismantling of the pier will put pressure onto Israel to open up more land routes, Biden should compel Israel to open up more land routes as it is supposed to do in line with international humanitarian law. Suspend all military assistance until they comply.

U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Earlywww.nytimes.com Officials hope a looming deadline will pressure Israel to open more land routes into the territory, which is facing extreme levels of hunger.

The Georgist movement is our North Star against this nonsense. Free land, free trade, free men.

Trump’s proposal to get rid of the income tax and replace it with tariffs would be the most regressive tax policy in US history www.americanprogressaction.org/article/comp...

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official Teamsters account over on Twitter says the ratification vote has been counted and gone through x.com/Teamsters/st...

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Trump’s proposal to get rid of the income tax and replace it with tariffs would be the most regressive tax policy in US history www.americanprogressaction.org/article/comp...

Love this vision. Thinking about how Riverside's pools close for the season in August, even though September is often the hottest month. One thing missing from the article - public transit to natural areas, beaches, and popular vacation spots, often severely lacking in SoCal.

"Investing political hours—and public dollars—in low-carbon leisure helps cultivate interconnected communities, rebuild the political imagination, and grow a new political base—not to mention helping people survive the climate crisis." lfg!! prospect.org/sponsored/th...

Why We Should Care About Low-Carbon Leisureprospect.org Investments in tangible spaces for leisure can increase connection and fun activities while reducing carbon emissions.