A Season of Reckoning

A Season of Reckoning MSNBC: “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Huge Step Towards Reparative Justice.” “New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss her recent signing of a new bill that would establish a commission to consider slavery reparations.” https://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/watch/new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-s-huge-step-towards-reparative-justice-200884805709 Washington Examiner: “Reparations splitting Democrats and putting obstacles in Biden’s path toContinue reading “A Season of Reckoning”

Israel expands ground operations in Gaza

Palestine Chronicle: Featured Image AXIOS: “Israel expands ground operation in Gaza as pressure grows for ceasefire.” “The Israeli military expanded its ground operation in Gaza on Tuesday to the area between Gaza City and Khan Younes, the Israeli Defense Forces said.” “The big picture: This is one of the most densely populated areas of theContinue reading “Israel expands ground operations in Gaza”

Mexico Migrants Caravan

Holiday season of a new migration wave, and it’s beginning to look a lot like an influx of Migrants 2024 illegal border crossings. AP: “Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital.” TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba andContinue reading “Mexico Migrants Caravan”

NY Reparations Commission

CBS: NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed historic racial justice legislation on Tuesday, creating a committee to consider reparations for slavery. “The new law authorizes the creation of a community commission that will study the history of slavery in New York state and what reparations could look like.” “You can see the unreckoned-with impacts of slavery in thingsContinue reading “NY Reparations Commission”

More Illegal Crossings strain on Cities.

AP: “Texas Gov Greg Abbott begins flying migrants from the southern border to Chicago. The first plane carried over 120 people.” Illegal Border Crossings are turning U.S into Sanctuary Cities. Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador offers U.S President Joe Biden advice on the southern border crisis. AP: “Mexico’s president is willing to help withContinue reading “More Illegal Crossings strain on Cities.”

Gov Greg Abbott signed SB4

Texas Tribune: “Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to the Rio Grande Valley on Monday to sign into law three bills that pour more money into his three-year effort to deter illegal immigration at the Texas-Mexico border and give Texas law enforcement authority to arrest undocumented immigrants anywhere in the state.” https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/18/texas-governor-abbott-bills-border-wall-illegal-entry-crime-sb3-sb4/#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%204%20creates%20a,showdown%20with%20the%20federal%20government. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/gov-abbott-prepares-to-sign-immigration-law-sb4-advocates-call-it-racist-unconstitutional/3391846/ NBC DFW: “Trump appearedContinue reading “Gov Greg Abbott signed SB4”

Israel pounds Southern Gaza

Israel pounding Southern Gaza with missiles and airstrikes. Aljazeera: “Tanks and warplanes are carrying out new attacks on starving Palestinians in southern Gaza as aid flows are hampered by the intensity of the attacks, now in their third month.” “Hunger is worsening across the besieged enclave, with the United Nations saying half of Gaza’s populationContinue reading “Israel pounds Southern Gaza”

Thanksgiving Travelers Illegal Border Crossings

Fifty million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holidays. All year long millions of Migrants have been traveling, illegally crossing the Southern Borders to seek asylum in the U.S. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-busiest-travel-days-2023/ CBS: “More people travel for Thanksgiving than any other U.S. holiday, and they get on the road or board planes starting nearly aContinue reading “Thanksgiving Travelers Illegal Border Crossings”

Creation of the Jewish Homeland State

“A homeland for the Jewish people is an idea rooted in Jewish history, religion, and culture. The Jewish aspiration to return to Zion, generally associated with divine redemption, has suffused Jewish religious thought since the destruction of the First Temple and the Babylonian exile.” “Modern legal attempts to establish a national homeland for the JewishContinue reading “Creation of the Jewish Homeland State”

APEC in San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle: “APEC in San Francisco: “Another busy day at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in downtown San Francisco began with a major disruption for commuters: A pro-Gaza protest blocked all lanes of the westbound Bay Bridge for hours before the bridge finally reopened shortly before noon.” https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/apec-san-francisco-closures-traffic-protests-18494935.php San Francisco Chronicle Images Vice PresidentContinue reading “APEC in San Francisco”