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GivingEuropeASpook @ GivingEuropeASpook @lemm.ee

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French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government
  • Macron really going out of his way to fuck over the French people, eh? Calls snap elections right after the far right wins big in eu elections, then refuses to follow the will of the people when said election backfires.

    Part of my thinks the left will be better off in opposition, though.

  • One in the same
  • But it isn't the same as if the entire working class had a collective say in the capital, not just those who choose to and have the resources to pay in. It isn't the same as the workers of that company having a say in their working conditions, shift lengths, compensation, etc.

  • One in the same
  • A better way to say it would instead be the inverse: "If you don't work for a paycheck, you probably hold enough capital"

  • Republican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown
  • They want a shutdown lol this idea that negotiating will avert it is silly since you don't negotiate for things you don't want.

  • French President Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out”
  • All this because Republicans in the US don't like that sending arms to Ukraine makes Biden look good to the general public.

  • Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century
  • Yes, although the US pulled itself back enough with some of FDR's reforms that it kicked the can down the road a few generations, whereas the Weimar Republic actually collapsed.

  • Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024
  • I know right? This quote in the headline makes her out to sound so tepid like "please mr president could you maybe be more confrontational against the fascists who want to kill me and my allies? 👉👈"

  • Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024
  • Too busy trying to court centrist voters and uphold a dying status quo

  • Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024
  • Nah if Trump was in office in the last four months there'd be open conflict across the Middle East with thousands of US troops bound for Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, etc

  • Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024
  • Oh yeah, if he started talking like half of his most rabid supporters do online then he'd be way more popular.

    If people could quote President Biden's personal attacks on white supremacists, book bans, etc then they'd get a lot farther with the politically disengaged.

    Imagine if you had Biden (or his social media team) out here on the daily constantly mocking GOP culture war shit as inherently un-American and out of touch with normal people?

  • Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024
  • What matters is perception and public messaging and that is currently one of a centrist president incapable of reigning in a foreign ally or continually calling out House Republicans for their shenanigans that put American lives at risk at home and abroad.

    Conservatives have constant control of the conversation because they have zero qualms publicly stating how their political adversaries stand in their way. But instead it looks like Democrats trying to win Republicans support by adopting republican policies instead of bullying them into accepting the plan of the majority party of the upper legislature and presidency.

  • MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC | Republicans at CPAC 2024 are openly vowing to take down democracy.
  • Such an idea is impossible anyways, because to ensure a benevolent society you need to incorporate the wide range of viewpoints and experiences of the people within it, something a dictatorship, by definition, precludes.

  • Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century
  • They're banking on the 6-3 conservative majority being willing to use their power.

    When organized labor is crushed, what comes next is never pretty (see: 1930s Germany).

  • Russian Supreme Court bans "LGBTQ+ movement"; cops begin raids on gay bars
  • Reminder that 10 years ago Russia passed a law banning LGBT representation in books in order to "protect children".

    Just some food for thought for Americans who support similar laws here. (Looking at you Florida)

  • Poland exit polls: PiS party wins most votes but opposition coalition possible
  • Hope these are accurate! PiS's actions towards democracy and free press are sickening

  • Ron DeSantis tried to make a Florida college conservative. Now the students are fleeing.
  • Well then he HAS made the college conservative if the studsnts are fleeing, opening up the space for their preferred students. Headline makes it sound like he failed.

  • Improvements completed on Ontario GO Stouffville Line

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    LGBTQ+ @lemmy.blahaj.zone GivingEuropeASpook @lemm.ee
    www.erininthemorning.com No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care

    Anti-trans organizations have said that their position against gender affirming care center on "protecting kids." Now, a Florida judge has allowed them to proceed with their next target: trans adults.

    No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care

    cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/7791489

    > Key takeaway from the article for me was this paragraph: > > "The stark reality is now inescapable: legislations targeting the medical care of transgender adults have taken root, despite the claims of anti-trans activists that they are trying to “protect children” with these laws. Florida's new provisions represent the first significant restrictions on trans adult care to fully materialize."

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    www.peoplesworld.org Workers at another public library in Ohio vote to unionize

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio—Staff at the Pickerington Public Library are organizing to form a union. If successful, they would become the third library system in central Ohio to unionize through the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT).

    Workers at another public library in Ohio vote to unionize
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    United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml GivingEuropeASpook @lemm.ee

    A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see

    The headline should read something more like "Florida students to return to schools after fascist-overhaul of the curriculum" but that wouldn't be "objective" enough for NPR.

    Students will literally be watching Prager U Kids videos, require parental permission for a nickname, and be forcibly misgendered by even their closest, favorite, teacher as a matter of State Law.

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    www.theverge.com Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone

    Texas, Utah and other states are age-gating parts of the internet.

    Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone

    Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

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    “Big Three” Auto Workers Vote To Strike By 97%

    peoplesdispatch.org “Big Three” Auto workers vote to strike by 97% : Peoples Dispatch

    Over 144,000 workers are set to strike on September 14 if negotiations with their employers, the car manufacturers General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford, fail. The union has already employed the tactic of practice pickets at auto plants in Detroit, Michigan and Louisville, Kentucky

    “Big Three” Auto workers vote to strike by 97% : Peoples Dispatch
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    LGBT @lemmy.ml GivingEuropeASpook @lemm.ee
    www.nbcnews.com First Ugandan charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death

    The country enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in May, prescribing life in prison for same-sex intercourse and the death penalty in certain cases.

    First Ugandan charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death
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    Texas Central partners with Amtrak

    The project has been delayed for years, but perhaps with Amtrak (and Andy Byford), the line will finally progress.

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    www.erininthemorning.com North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes

    North Carolina undertook a veto override session to pass a gender-affirming care ban, a don't say gay or trans bill, and a sports ban for trans youth all in a single day.

    North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes

    From the article, my emphasis added:

    "Bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community remained stagnant for the initial months of North Carolina's legislative cycle. However, the landscape shifted when Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham, elected from a district which voted for her,** a Democrat, by +19points, switched to the Republican party**. This gave the GOP the crucial 72 votes required to override a governor's veto. Subsequently, these bills were promptly slated for hearings and aggressively advanced by the state's Republican leadership."

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    Florida governor removes elected opposition official, replaces with political ally

    www.rawstory.com ‘Fascist’ and ‘tyrant’ DeSantis under fire after removing another black elected Democratic state attorney

    Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Wednesday morning, for the second time, suspended a Black elected Democratic State Attorney and replaced them with an appointee of his own choosing.DeSantis, who is also running for president, says he is suspending Florida State Attorney Monique Worrell "for ...

    ‘Fascist’ and ‘tyrant’ DeSantis under fire after removing another black elected Democratic state attorney
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    Alan Fisher - Economics Explained is Misled about Induced Demand

    One of my favourites from Alan Fisher. Seriously, just one more lane bro!

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    Alan Fisher - Economics Explained is Misled about Induced Demand

    One of my favourites from Alan Fisher. Seriously, just one more lane bro!

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    Woman has life changing brain implant forcibly repossessed after company goes bankrupt

    www.technologyreview.com A brain implant changed her life. Then it was removed against her will.

    Her case highlights why we need to enshrine neuro rights in law.

    Sure, updating patients rights would help but how fucked is it that our system allows this by default in the first placd?

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