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Nonilex

Harvard #climate scientist John Holdren, who was President #Obama’s #science advisor & whose office directed the assessments, said after the 2014 edition he visited governors, mayors & other local officials who told him how useful the 841-page report was. It helped them decide whether to raise roads, build seawalls & even move hospital generators from basements to roofs, he said.

#law#EnvironmentalLaw#ClimateChange
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History July 4, 1910: African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocked out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round, leading to race riots throughout the U.S. 11 separate riots occurred in NYC, alone. There were riots in 50 cities, including New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, and St. Louis. At least 20 people died in these riots. Johnson, who was also known as the Galveston Giant, became the first black World Heavyweight champion in 1908, which made him unpopular with the predominantly white audience of boxing. He held that title from 1908-1915 and quickly became the most famous black man of the era. The racism against him was so intense that many, including socialist writer Jack London, called for a Great White Hope to fight him and take away his title. Jeffries, a former heavyweight world champ, came out of retirement specifically to prove “that a white man is better than a Negro.” Johnson’s victory in this fight earned him $65,000 ($2.1 million in today’s dollars).

With his winnings, Johnson opened a multi-racial restaurant and nightclub, Club Deluxe, which he ran with his white wife. Because of this, the authorities arrested him for violating the Mann act (transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes). President Trump pardoned him in 2018, something Reagan, both Bushes and even Obama refused to do. Johnson fled the country to avoid arrest, but continued boxing abroad. Eventually he turned himself in and served time at Leavenworth Prison.

James J. Jeffries fights Johnson in 1910. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=208159
#workingclass#LaborHistory#boxing
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MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘

WHAT IS THE "PROBLEM" T****'s #BigBloatedBullshitBill trying to "solve"?

As Jen points out, #Obama's first big bills were to resolve the financial crisis #Dubya left him, and to pass the #AffordableCareAct.

#Biden ALSO had to bailout the country after #DisasterDon collapsed the economy, and end the #Pandemic.

So, what does the #BBB "fix"? It SLASHES the #SocialSafetyNet, but DOESN'T SAVE any money. #UE was only 4.2%.

So what are they wasting so much time & energy on?🤔
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MSNBC · The backlash begins: Republicans heading home from D.C. face local protests over Trump billBy MSNBC
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Nonilex

#Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill cuts federal #spending on #Medicaid & #AffordableCareAct marketplaces by ~$1 trillion over a decade, acc/to the #nonpartisan #CBO, threatening the physical & financial #health of tens of millions of #Americans.

The bill, which the #Senate passed Tues, would reverse many of the health coverage gains of #Biden & #Obama, whose policies made it easier for millions of people to access #healthcare & reduced the US #uninsured rate to record lows.

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Malcolm Nance

Former staffer for Sen. Alex Padilla detained by #ICE—for packing an #Obama-#Biden shirt. Rick Taylor, a longtime CA political strategist, was pulled from the TSA line & held without explanation. “Next time, I’ll think twice about what I pack.” Ironically, his wife—born in Vietnam—had feared being flagged. Taylor compared it to Padilla’s own arrest during a DHS press event.
#DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #DemsUnited #ImmigrationJustice

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@MarkHoltom 🏆👏
Allow me to quote #GwynneDyer 🙌:
"Since Trump rarely reads the small print closely, just changing the words around while retaining the meaning would probably be enough {(ref: #JCPOA)}.. As a sweetener they could arrange for Trump to "win" the #Nobel #PeacePrize he has obsessed about ever since #Obama got one. It costs nothing & isn't worth much any more🤭 but it's the sort of trinket that would appeal to #POTUS47"🤫
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https://www.bangkokpost.comIran and Trump: Much ado about nothing muchI don't get a lot of face-time with Donald Trump, but his rant on Tuesday in front of the chopper that was to take him to the airport and on to the Nato summit in Brussels was the first time I heard him say "f***" in front of live microphones -- and it was clearly about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘

#SundayShowdown

#Republicans are positively *giddy* this morning regarding the Far Right #SCotUS ruling prohibiting lower court FEDERAL judges from stopping "T****'s agenda".

First, these aren't LAWS these lower court judges are blocking, they are #ExecutiveOrders (something the #GOP called "#unconstitutional" when #Obama used them.)

Second, #Conservative used Federal judges EXTENSIVELY when it came to stopping President #Biden from protecting #Abortion rights, #DACA, or #CollegeDebtRelief.

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