The co-founder of a new organization that campaigns against gender-based violence in Jamaica has been arrested after posting the names of alleged sexual predators on social media.Latoya Nugent, a prominent LGBT activist and co-founder of the Tambourine Army, was arrested late on Monday and charged with three counts of breaching the country’s Cybercrimes Act.
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Canada’s Girl Guides cancel all US travel as Trump rules spark fears at border | World news | The Guardian – “Whew! Now we don’t have to be worried about Girl Guide “terrorism” – ROTFLMAO!
A spokeswoman, Sarah Kiriliuks, said on Monday the organization’s membership was diverse and inclusive and leaders worried some girls could get left behind when a group tried to enter the US.A temporary travel ban by Trump on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries also prompted concern among Canadian schools over the potential treatment of foreign-born students at the border.Kiriliuks said the Girl Guides didn’t want to take the risk with all the uncertainty. She was not aware of any girls being turned away by US officials.The Girl Guides of Canada said in a letter to members it would not be approving any new trips to the United States until further notice.“This just speaks to the Girl Guides of Canada and our commitment to inclusivity,” Kiriliuks said. “We just want to make sure that no girl gets left behind.”A nationally sponsored trip to a California camp that was scheduled for this summer is being relocated. The group is encouraging local leaders to consider domestic trips instead.Canadian schools are also considering cancelling trips to the US.
Buffy Sainte Marie – “Disinformation” – YouTube
Coincidence and likely stories They dog your trail like a pack of lies They whine at night when the lights are out You toss and turn, you pitch and roll Disinformation, you spin it like a silkworm Just when I need another point of view Here you come from nowhere, from over the ways I stand amazed, I see your greatest hits They blow back down the chimney into everyone’s eyes Creative thinking in the first degree You’re a three-way mirror of a one-way world It’s a perverse company you work for They build the past, it just can’t last It’s obsolete by design They send you out rerouting history To make the same old mistakes in a brand new way Come out from under cover Ollie Ollie in free Come out, come out wherever you are And virgin places don’t mean a thing To people who never bring their hearts along And fools like them never fall at all They’re tough as sin, let nobody in They turn and spin your wheels and nobody wins Coincidence and likely stories They dog your trail like a pack of lies They whine at night when the lights are out You toss and turn, you pitch and roll Disinformation, you spin it like a silkworm
Burundian peace activist barred from UN meeting – France 24
A briefing by a Burundian activist to the United Nations Security Council was cancelled at the last minute on Thursday after Russia objected to her participation, diplomats said.Rights activist Carine Kaneza was scheduled to brief the Council on the devastating crisis in her homeland as the Council discussed a damning report by the new UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on the situation in Burundi. Diplomatic sources told FRANCE 24 that Russia objected to her participation and her intervention was cancelled.
Source: Burundian peace activist barred from UN meeting – France 24
Here’s the Outline of the Garbage Known As Trumpcare…. | 3CHICSPOLITICO
Let us be clear.1. 20 million people will lose healthcare2. The bad old days will be back3. You will be bankrupt once again from one illness4. The working poor, who got access to healthcare because of Medicaid Expansion – THEY ARE SCREWED5. Grandma and Grandpa in the nursing home paid by Medicaid-you better have a place in your house when they’re kicked out of the nursing home6. Preventive care measures – those wellness measures that have been so popular – GONE7. The subsidies which help the working class/middle class get Obamacare – GONE8. This WILL make Medicare insolvent, which folds into the plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system9. THIS IS A HUGE TAX CUT-$600 BILLION- FOR THE WEALTHY. THEY ARE TAKING AWAY FUNDS FROM THE POOR AND GIVING THEM TO THE WEALTHY.10. GOP health bill includes tax break for insurance execs making $500,000+11. Health insurance isn’t the end goal of #TrumpCare. Tax cuts for the rich is.And, for those of you who are smug, because you don’t think that Trumpcare will affect your Employer Given Healthcare?
Source: Here’s the Outline of the Garbage Known As Trumpcare…. | 3CHICSPOLITICO
Send me someone to love – Tracy Nelson – YouTube
Abortion law in Latin America: Uruguay court rules man can stop ex-partner from having abortion | In English | EL PAÍS
The woman in the current case says she has no feelings for the father of the child and is not a stable relationship with him. For his part, the man has promised to take care of the child.The young woman’s lawyer has appealed the magistrate’s ruling, saying her client’s paperwork is in order, while the Coordinator of the Legal Abortion in Uruguay group has called the judge’s decision “abhorrent,” arguing the decision to terminate a pregnancy is that of a woman alone.
“My take is that the man is most likely a liar and would not take care of the unborn child.”
Saturday Open Thread | #FAKE #BlacksForTrump 2020 | 3CHICSPOLITICO
SG2: There are no #BlacksForTrump. These are paid for ass clowns who the orange mop head is exploiting for a dollar. He is the epitome of EVIL.
Source: Saturday Open Thread | #FAKE #BlacksForTrump 2020 | 3CHICSPOLITICO
I Was a Muslim in the Trump White House—and I Lasted Eight Days – The Atlantic
The evening before I left, bidding farewell to some of my colleagues, many of whom have also since left, I notified Trump’s senior NSC communications adviser, Michael Anton, of my departure, since we shared an office. His initial surprise, asking whether I was leaving government entirely, was followed by silence––almost in caution, not asking why. I told him anyway.I told him I had to leave because it was an insult walking into this country’s most historic building every day under an administration that is working against and vilifying everything I stand for as an American and as a Muslim. I told him that the administration was attacking the basic tenets of democracy. I told him that I hoped that they and those in Congress were prepared to take responsibility for all the consequences that would attend their decisions.He looked at me and said nothing.It was only later that I learned he authored an essay under a pseudonym, extolling the virtues of authoritarianism and attacking diversity as a “weakness,” and Islam as “incompatible with the modern West.”My whole life and everything I have learned proves that facile statement wrong.My parents immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh in 1978 and strove to create opportunities for their children born in the states. My mother worked as a cashier, later starting her own daycare business. My father spent late nights working at Bank of America, and was eventually promoted to assistant vice president at one of its headquarters. Living the American dream, we’d have family barbecues, trips to Disney World, impromptu soccer or football games, and community service projects. My father began pursuing his Ph.D., but in 1995 he was killed in a car accident.I was 12 when I started wearing a hijab. It was encouraged in my family, but it was always my choice. It was a matter of faith, identity, and resilience for me. After 9/11, everything would change. On top of my shock, horror, and heartbreak, I had to deal with the fear some kids suddenly felt towards me. I was glared at, cursed at, and spat at in public and in school. People called me a “terrorist” and told me, “go back to your country.”My father taught me a Bengali proverb inspired by Islamic scripture: “When a man kicks you down, get back up, extend your hand, and call him brother.” Peace, patience, persistence, respect, forgiveness, and dignity. These were the values I’ve carried through my life and my career.I never intended to work in government. I was among those who assumed the government was inherently corrupt and ineffective. Working in the Obama White House proved me wrong. You can’t know or understand what you haven’t been a part of.Still, inspired by President Obama, I joined the White House in 2011, after graduating from the George Washington University. I had interned there during my junior year, reading letters and taking calls from constituents at the Office of Presidential Correspondence. It felt surreal––here I was, a 22-year-old American Muslim woman from Maryland who had been mocked and called names for covering my hair, working for the president of the United States.
Source: I Was a Muslim in the Trump White House—and I Lasted Eight Days – The Atlantic
Philippines senator who branded President Duterte ‘serial killer’ arrested | World news | The Guardian
The 57-year-old lawyer, who has spent nearly a decade trying to link Duterte to death squads that have allegedly killed thousands of people, could be jailed for life if she is found guilty of the charges.“I have no plans of fleeing and I have no plans to go in hiding. I will face all these charges,” a tearful De Lima told reporters at the Senate on Thursday evening after a Manila court issued the arrest warrant.De Lima then went to her home in another part of the capital after believing she had secured an agreement with authorities to surrender on Friday morning.But, after police were seen on national television driving to her home to arrest her, De Lima quickly left and returned to the perceived safety of the Senate building.De Lima appealed late on Thursday night for police not to arrest her overnight, and committed to surrendering on Friday.“If they respect the Senate as an institution, they should not force an arrest tonight,” she told reporters at the Senate.Police followed her to the Senate. But, signalling an apparent pause to a night of intense drama, the head of security at the Senate and De Lima’s aides said police had committed to waiting until Friday morning to arrest her.When morning came reporters had gathered in their dozens and watched as De Lima was escorted from her office into a waiting police minibus.As she left she was quoted saying: “It is my honour that I will be imprisoned for the things I am fighting for.”De Lima is accused of orchestrating a drug trafficking ring when she was justice secretary in the previous administration of Benigno Aquino.






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