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atreides1

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May 3, 2024

Question

Do the Palestinian people have the right to exist?



November 10, 2021

Book Burning is now a possibility in Spotsylvania County

https://www.yahoo.com/news/virginia-school-board-members-call-205209422.html


Two VA school board members called for burning books that have been deemed worthy of removal.

Courtland representative Rabih Abuismail and Livingston representative Kirk Twigg both championed burning the books that have been removed.
May 10, 2018

The Trump administration wants to unwind child labor laws

Source: Yahoo! Finance


The Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits anyone under the age of 18 to work in “hazardous occupations.” But President Donald Trump’s Department of Labor is working to relax these protections for young workers, according to draft documents obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-administration-wants-unwind-child-labor-laws-194638209.html

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August 2, 2014

Why is Israel so important to Americans?

I have wondered for years why Israel seems more important to a majority of Americans, then other Americans?

The US Senate just passed a bill to give Israel millions for their 'Iron Dome' anti missile defense system...and yet didn't seem to pass funding for the men and women fighting the fires out West!


Not trying to start a war, but I am honestly interested in the why?

September 18, 2013

Navy Yard Shooting: Capitol Police tactical team called back to Hill

Source: WUSA 9


WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- WUSA9 has learned that a Capitol Police tactical team was prepared to enter the Navy Yard to stop Aaron Alexis -- and was ordered back to the Capitol by a watch commander.

Read more: http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/275371/44/EXCLUSIVE-Capitol-Police-left-Navy-Yard

June 11, 2013

And so it begins

http://news.yahoo.com/parents-navy-seal-killed-afghan-crash-file-first-164807941.html

A couple in Philadelphia has filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency and Verizon, claiming they and their phone records were targeted for surveillance because of their outspoken criticism of Barack Obama and the U.S. military. This is believed to be the first official lawsuit filed against the government and the company, since it was revealed that Verizon had been ordered to turn over phone metadata for all of its customers.


The lawyer leading the way in both lawsuits is Larry Klayman, the founder of the controversial Judicial Watch, which sued President Bill Clinton 18 times when he was in office, and sued President George W. Bush and Dick Cheney over their secretive Energy Task Force in 2003. Klayman even sued Judicial Watch after an acrimonious split with the organization in 2006.


Our old friend Larry Klayman...the Glen Beck of the legal community.
April 25, 2012

Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts

Source: Associated Press



SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps said Wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/marines-discharge-sergeant-facebook-posts-181223651.html

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