Friday, December 15, 2023

Politics Corner December 15th

 


photo mine (beware of Harlan)

Homelessness is up 12% to its highest level. There are a variety of factors but we need to stop looking at this as individual failures and more as a societal failure. We just pushed through an $866 billion defense bill. Do you have any idea how many people that would feed, clothe and shelter? Instead we treat the homeless as if they are the problem. [Associated Press]


via Associated Press
The New Hampshire AG filed a civil rights lawsuit against neo-Nazis for attempting to disrupt drag queen story time. This is something to be proud of. It's not that far back in history that the drag queens would have been the ones arrested just because of what they wore - and the neo-Nazis were likely the ones arresting them. [CNN]


via CNN

Mark Meadows has appealed his request to move his Georgia case to a federal court. It takes some gall to claim that taking part of an insurrection against the federal government is part of your federal job. The appeals court doesn't seem to be buying it. [Guardian]


via Guardian

Political discussion welcome.

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