Biden to pardon LGBTQ service members convicted over sexual orientation – UPI.com

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Analysis Reveals Damage and Destruction of Cultural Heritage Sites in Gaza – bellingcat

Bellingcat and our partners at Scripps News have identified damage at dozens of religious and cultural heritage sites in Gaza since the Israel-Gaza conflict began in October last year.

Satellite imagery as well as videos and images were used to identify the impact on sites that include archaeological treasures dating back thousands of years, as well as religious facilities such as mosques and cemeteries.

The findings add to research being carried out by UNESCO and others to complete a preliminary damage assessment of cultural sites in Gaza. So far, UNESCO has conducted analysis using remote monitoring as on-the-ground assessments are not yet possible due to the ongoing conflict.

Watch the full video report below.


Jake Godin, Peter Barth, Carlos Gonzales. Pooja Chaudhuri, Annique Mossou and Lucy Swinnen contributed research to this piece.

Source: Analysis Reveals Damage and Destruction of Cultural Heritage Sites in Gaza – bellingcat

प्यार का गुरूत्वाकर्षण / Gravity of Love – Kaushal Kishore

 

तुम आसमान में ऊंचाई तक भले उड़ लो,

पर पृथ्वी की शक्ति पुनः नीचे खींच लाती है…

तुम चाहो या न चाहो, सच्चाई यही है कि 

मां की ममता सदैव अपनी ओर बुलाती है…

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

You may soar high into the sky above,

Earth’s gravity pulls you down with love…

Like a mother’s love, strong and true, 

draws you close, no matter what you do…

.

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: प्यार का गुरूत्वाकर्षण / Gravity of Love – Kaushal Kishore

Open Thread | Growing rural-urban divide exists only among White Americans | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Growing rural-urban divide exists only among White Americans
By Kate Blackwood College of Arts and Sciences
June 20, 2024

Over the past 30 years, the American political landscape has been characterized by a growing divide between rural and urban voters, almost as if they’re on two opposing teams, according to Suzanne Mettler, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S).

But the divide is confined largely to White Americans, Mettler and collaborators have found in an examination of the racial and ethnic facets of the trend.

When it comes to politics, Black and Latino residents of rural America differ far less, if at all, from their urban counterparts than do non-Hispanic white residents, the researchers report. With one in four residents of rural America now identifying as nonwhite, the study’s findings raise concerns about political representation of Black and Latino Americans and highlights a need for further research on rural people of color broadly, including racially marginalized groups beyond Black and Latino people.

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The study compared Black, Latino and White voters, urban and rural, between 2008 and 2020. Black support for the Democratic Party was very high – around 90% – in both rural and urban areas from 2008 to 2020, with support for Republicans consistently very low. Latino support for Democrats remained consistent nationally for this period with only a few points of variation among both rural and urban voters.

I know about the non-White rural populations. They exist, and they are usually the most disenfranchised, having to live with the consequences of the actions -politically – of rural White voters.

Source: Open Thread | Growing rural-urban divide exists only among White Americans | 3CHICSPOLITICO