Biden HHS Pushes ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility’ Agenda
President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services is creating a “strategic plan” to advance goals for “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” in the federal workforce, according to an internal document obtained by The Daily Signal. The strategic plan at HHS, implemented in response to Biden’s executive orderIn June 2021, we will continue to […]
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NBC Makes Ron DeSantis ‘The Face of Controversy’
In the annals of TV networks’ manufacturing scandals, one of the lamest examples was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis telling high school students at an event of his: “You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything, and we’ve got to stop this COVID theater.” “NBC […]
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Idaho House Passes Dangerous Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
Tuesday saw the Idaho state House of Representatives pass a bill that would ban parents, doctors, or other medical personnel, from helping transgender children receive gender-affirming care. The bill would charge anyone who helped to facilitate such treatment with a felony crimeIf found guilty, they could be sentenced to a lifetime in prison. Parents and […]
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GOP Anti-LGBT Legislation Is Attempt to “Eradicate Trans Youth” Says ACLU Lawyer
Image Credit: Facebook: ACLU Chase Strangio, the author of the interview, is our guest ACLURecent anti-LGBTQThere are currently pending bills in Texas, Idaho, and Florida. Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” education bill aims to ban the mere discussion of sexuality and gender identity in schools. Idaho’s bill criminalizes transgender teens and children receiving gender-affirming care. Meanwhile, […]
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Ocasio-Cortez Digs Into Private Equity for Buying Houses and Jacking Up Rents
On Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) called out real estate companies, some backed by huge private equity firms, for “gobbling up” homes across the country, especially in non-white and low-income neighborhoods. Inflation hearing in the House Financial Services Committee Ocasio-Cortez named real estate companies Like Invitation HomesBlackRock is backing a major share of single-family […]
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US Is Likely to Miss Modest International Vaccine Donation Goal, Report Warns
Tuesday’s analysis shows that the Biden administration will likely miss its modest goal to donate more than 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses worldwide by September. This concern was acknowledged tacitly by the White House last week when it omitted the timeline from its new Covid-19. preparedness plan. Authored by Zain Rizvi of Public Citizen and […]
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Climate Mitigation Isn’t Just a Matter of Ethics; It’s Life and Death
The climate crisis worsens with each passing year — and even the current levels of warming are disastrous, affecting ecosystems as well as social and environmental conditions of health. People in the world’s poorest countries remain most vulnerable to the crisis. The world’s governments are slow to react to the greatest challenge facing humanity today, […]
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Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Compounds Trauma for LGBTQ Students of Color
The Florida state senate passed legislation dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics on Tuesday as part of a broader attack on lessons about LGBTQ identity, sex education, racial justice and other subjects that are routinely exploited by right-wing media outlets and politicians to galvanize their base. The legislation, known officially as HB 1557, […]
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Investors Are Reevaluating Mountain Valley Pipeline. Let’s Cancel It for Good.
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a destructive, unjust and unneeded pipeline in the Mountain Valley A fracked-gas pipeline running from West Virginia to VirginiaThis should be cancelled. Project completion is already in danger. During a recent hearing about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) policy statements about fracked gas certificates, Sen. Joe Manchin of West […]
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Ukraine Officials Warn Power Cut at Chernobyl Plant May Lead to Radioactive Leak
This is a developing story. Stay tuned for future updates. Ukrainian authorities warned Wednesday of radioactive material leaking into the atmosphere. The power grid was apparently disconnected by Russian forces after Chernobyl’s nuclear plant was shut down. This raises concerns that spent nuclear fuel stored at this site may not cool properly. “Because of military […]
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