Biden tells Israel to “knock it off with the war crimes, Jack!”. Then he sprinkles in a little genocide denial and goes back to pushing for a $100billion war package.
What a sad state of affairs we live in that this could be considered a pivot.
A new property management company bought my building and instantly raised rents from $1500 to $2000. They justified it by pointing to the rental pricing software they use.
Landlords are parasites and they should be abolished.
Practices that are routine in U.S. prisons, like shackling women during childbirth and unpaid forced labor, are an “affront to human dignity,” and represent the “worst version of a racist criminal legal system” that perpetuates slavery to the present day, according to the U.N. report.
It seems like most people fundamentally misunderstand the UN. The UN does not have a real army and they dont have any real control over member nations. The UN is all talk.
And talk is good. Talk is diplomacy. Talk is putting pressure on those who are doing wrong.
Maybe the UN is decades late on this subject? I’m not sure if they have addressed it in the past. But either way, publically calling out the atrocious American prison system is a good thing.
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy ( www.huffpost.com )
New lawsuit alleges price-fixing at Seattle-area apartment buildings ( www.seattletimes.com )
Color me unsurprised.
US prisons rife with human rights abuses, especially against Black people, UN says ( www.reuters.com )
Practices that are routine in U.S. prisons, like shackling women during childbirth and unpaid forced labor, are an “affront to human dignity,” and represent the “worst version of a racist criminal legal system” that perpetuates slavery to the present day, according to the U.N. report.