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Open Thread | President Biden on Morning Joe: Come at Me If You Dare | 3CHICSPOLITICO

MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) posted at 9:43 AM on Mon, Jul 08, 2024:
Biden: In case you’re wondering whether there is [a rightward shift in America], have you ever seen Trump run away so fast from what he’s for? You know he’s going to do it anyway. He’s such a liar. Everybody knows what they’re planning to do and now he’s saying, ‘No no no…’… https://t.co/sG8c75aRl5
(https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1810323886745243967?s=02)

Ragnarok Lobster 🐺 (@eclecticbrotha) posted at 10:15 AM on Mon, Jul 08, 2024:
I’ve had more than enough of this self important bullshit from journalists with a kingmaker complex.

JOURNALISTS DO NOT GET TO DECIDE WHO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE IS. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOTERS HAVE ALREADY MADE THEIR DECISION.
(https://x.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1810331864105717954?s=02)

Armando (@ArmandoNDK) posted at 9:43 AM on Mon, Jul 08, 2024:
The Elites are freaking out! Biden said you want me out? Come and beat me at an Open Convention!

See they want Biden to quit. Because the Elites can’t beat him.

Cowards!
(https://x.com/ArmandoNDK/status/1810323766020395135?s=02)

Florida Chris (@chrislongview) posted at 10:25 AM on Mon, Jul 08, 2024:
one of the many problems with the podbros, tim miller, and the other carnival barkers who spent last week calling for Joe Biden to drop out is they’re men who refuse to admit they’ve ever been wrong, so they double down on their wrongness in spite of all evidence to the contrary.
(https://x.com/chrislongview/status/1810334452016460232?s=02)

Source: Open Thread | President Biden on Morning Joe: Come at Me If You Dare | 3CHICSPOLITICO

A Terra e os povos Indígenas estão morrendo por nossa obsessão pelo ouro! Por favor, Escolha o direito à vida sobre os lucros do ouro e vaidade! | Barbara Crane Navarro

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation

O ouro é uma relíquia colonial que devemos reconhecer com urgência como essencialmente sem valor – desmatamento, poluição e impactos catastróficos na água, na vida selvagem e nas comunidades indígenas são principalmente para joias e produtos financeiros frívolos e superficiais.

A única função útil do ouro – cerca de 10% do total extraído – é para eletrônicos etc.

foto: Barrick Gold Corporation

Nada diz “eu te amo” como… 20 toneladas de resíduos de mineração?! Essa é a quantidade de rocha e terra desenterrada e descartada para produzir a quantidade de ouro em um único anel!

                                      É você?

TODO OURO, LEGAL E ILEGAL, causa contaminação da água, do solo, do ar, da fauna e dos povos indígenas da região! Não é possível cavar o solo para extrair ouro com cianeto ou mercúrio e criar lixo tóxico sem destruir o meio ambiente!
Criança Yanomami brincando no rio
foto: Barbara Crane Navarro

Os Yanomami e outras famílias indígenas utilizam os rios e córregos próximos às suas casas comunais para beber água, tomar banho e cozinhar. A invasão de territórios indígenas por milhares de garimpeiros ilegais deixa florestas devastadas e rios e peixes envenenados pelo mercúrio tóxico usado no processo de mineração de ouro. As dragas ilegais de mineração de ouro funcionam com óleo diesel, que contamina a atmosfera com fumaça e vapores.

Barcaça de dragagem usada por garimpeiros ilegais em território indígena
foto: Divulgação

Source: A Terra e os povos Indígenas estão morrendo por nossa obsessão pelo ouro! Por favor, Escolha o direito à vida sobre os lucros do ouro e vaidade! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Comforting Thought: Mitákuye Oyás — Content Catnip | Barbara Crane Navarro

“The phase Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ comes from the Lakota language and was part of the language of resistance used in the Standing Rock demonstration. Translated to English it roughly means ‘All my relations.’ “During prayers and meetings at Standing Rock, the Lakota people used this phrase when they wanted to speak or when they finished speaking. […]

Comforting Thought: Mitákuye Oyás — Content Catnip

Source: Comforting Thought: Mitákuye Oyás — Content Catnip | Barbara Crane Navarro

Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift provides free tuition to Johns Hopkins medical students – UPI.com

A majority of medical school students at Johns Hopkins University will not have to pay tuition this fall after philanthropist Michael Bloomberg donated $1 billion to his alma mater.

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the gift Monday, saying it will cover 100% of tuition for medical students, whose families earn less than $300,000, and will cover living expenses and fees for those students whose families earn up to $175,000.

Source: Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift provides free tuition to Johns Hopkins medical students – UPI.com

President Joe Biden to Travel to Texas and Nevada | The White House

From Monday, July 15th, to Wednesday, July 17th, the President will travel to Texas and Nevada.

On Monday, July 15th, the President will travel to Austin, Texas. The President will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act during a visit to the LBJ Presidential Library.

On Monday, July 15th, the President will also travel to Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Tuesday, July 16th, the President will deliver remarks during the 115th NAACP National Convention and discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing racial justice and equity for all Americans, including Black Americans.

On Wednesday, July 17th, the President will deliver remarks at the UnidosUS Annual Conference on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic accomplishments including lowering prescription drug costs for America’s seniors, lowering the Latino uninsured rate, and creating a Latino small business boom.

Source: President Joe Biden to Travel to Texas and Nevada | The White House

Statement from President Joe Biden on Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine | The White House

Russia’s missile strikes that today killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians and caused damage and casualties at Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital are a horrific reminder of Russia’s brutality. It is critical that the world continues to stand with Ukraine at this important moment and that we not ignore Russian aggression. This week, I will be welcoming President Zelenskyy and NATO leaders to Washington D.C., and I will be meeting with President Zelenskyy to make clear our support for Ukraine is unshakeable. Together with our allies, we will be announcing new measures to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses to help protect their cities and civilians from Russian strikes. The United States stands with the people of Ukraine.

Source: Statement from President Joe Biden on Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine | The White House