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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max – ƒ/1.6 1/3165 5.1mm ISO32 – Galveston, TX

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उत्सव / Celebration  – Kaushal Kishore

(May Day Special)

 

आज लोग जब 

छुट्टियों का लुत्फ ले रहें हैं, 

पिकनिक मना रहे हैं, 

लजीज खाना खा रहे है, 

वे लोग जिनके नाम पर 

मनाई जा रही है छुट्टी,

कड़ी मेहनत कर रहे हैं,

ताकि दूसरे लोग आज 

पूरा आनंद ले सकें छुट्टी का…

🎉 🎉 🎉

Today, as people delight 

in holiday picnics 

and sumptuous meals, 

those whom we honour 

on this day, 

are working hard

to ensure everyone else 

can savour the festivities 

to the fullest…

.

–Kaushal Kishore  

Source: उत्सव / Celebration  – Kaushal Kishore

UCLA campus protests: Classes canceled after night of violence – Los Angeles Times – (of counter protestors against pro-Palestinian group…)

“What we’ve just witnessed was the darkest day in my 32 years at UCLA,” said David Myers, a professor of Jewish history at UCLA who is working on initiatives to bridge differences on campus. He called the situation a “complete and total systems failure at the university, city and state levels.”

“Why didn’t the police, UCPD and LAPD, show up? Those in the encampment were defenseless in the face of a violent band of thugs. And no one, wherever they stand politically, is safer today,” Myers said.

Ananya Roy, a professor of urban planning, social welfare and geography, echoed concerns about the university’s lack of response when faced with a violent counterprotest.

Source: UCLA campus protests: Classes canceled after night of violence – Los Angeles Times

Point The Finger In The RIGHT Direction ➡️ | Filosofa’s Word

Given free rein, I think hardcore Republicans, those I refer to as the ‘radical right wing’ of the GOP, would gladly shut down all humanitarian programs such as food stamps, housing assistance, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, not to mention aid to other nations such as Ukraine, environmental programs, infrastructure, education, healthcare and more.  They claim to be oh-so-concerned about the federal debt and would happily sacrifice We the People to see their dream of still more military spending and further tax cuts for the rich.  But in blaming humanitarian spending for the debt, they are barking up the wrong tree, as Robert Reich points out …


WHAT TO SAY TO A REPUBLICAN WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT THE FEDERAL DEBT.

By Robert Reich

30 April 2024

Republicans are attacking Biden for expanding the federal debt, and the House “Freedom Caucus” is livid that speaker Mike Johnson has agreed to more funds for Ukraine, claiming it will expand the debt even further.

Can we just have some sanity here?

The federal debt is a problem. This year, the United States will spend about $870 billion, or 3.1 percent of gross domestic product on interest payments on the debt. That’s more than the entire defense budget.

But take a closer look.

The major reason for the huge federal debt is Trump’s and George W. Bush’s tax cuts, which together added $10 trillion to the debt since their enactment. They’re responsible for 57 percent of the increase in the ratio of the national debt to the economy since 2001.

Source: Point The Finger In The RIGHT Direction ➡️ | Filosofa’s Word