WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee has issued subpoenas to the Justice Department and FBI for documents related to a dossier that alleged Russia collected compromising material on Donald Trump, the panel’s top Democrat said on Tuesday.
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Smoke Pall Spans the United States
Summary for Hurricane Irma (AT1/AL112017)
Holy Moly – Pray now! …HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR GUADELOUPE…
As of 8:15 PM AST Tue Sep 5
the center of Irma was located near 17.2, -60.5
with movement W at 15 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 916 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 185 mph.
Terrorism and the copycat effect
A new study says the more the media covers terrorism, the more we inspire copycat attacks. What’s at work? Is it a conscious plan by terrorists or the psychological phenomenon known as the Werther effect?
Utah Hospital Bars Police From Patient-Care Areas After Nurse’s Arrest
The police are conducting a criminal investigation into the arrest of a nurse at the University of Utah Hospital that was captured on video and led to widespread condemnation.
Backyard Chickens Carry a Hidden Risk: Salmonella
Bird flu not far behind More than 900 people have contracted it from backyard poultry this year — the highest number ever — and the trend is expected to continue.
France to start using armed drones
When will someone hack into one of these drones and use it for??? Or is skynet the real future? France unveiled plans on Tuesday to start using armed drones, joining a growing number of countries worldwide to operate the deadly unmanned aircraft.
Leaked document reveals UK Brexit plan to deter EU immigrants
Murder of democracy most foul!
Exclusive: Home Office paper sets out detailed proposals including measures to drive down number of low-skilled migrants from Europe
Britain will end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and introduce restrictions to deter all but highly-skilled EU workers under detailed proposals set out in a Home Office document leaked to the Guardian.
The 82-page paper, marked as extremely sensitive and dated August 2017, sets out for the first time how Britain intends to approach the politically charged issue of immigration, dramatically refocusing policy to put British workers first.
Dear Women’s Marchers: DACA’s Gone. Keep Your Promise To Make Trump’s Life Impossible
Last weekend, the Women’s March threatened to make Trump’s life impossible if he ended DACA. Today, Trump’s Attorney General officially announced the end of the program. The lives of 800,000 young immigrants and their families now hang in the balance. Women’s Marchers, I’m asking all five million of you to keep your promise.
First, let’s make sure we’re on the same page about what that’ll mean.
“Making Trump’s life impossible” will not happen by tweeting at the Attorneys General who petitioned Trump to end DACA, or by calling members of Congress to demand that they publicly defend immigrants (as this Twitter thread the Women’s March posted suggests). Sharing a story of “how a DACA recipient has positively contributed to this country” won’t cut it, either. If we’re being honest with ourselves, “breaking the internet with love and support for DACA” won’t even make Trump break a sweat. To borrow from Sister Helen Prejean, “Being kind in an unjust system is not enough.”
The end of DACA calls for less tweeting and more public acts of defiance.
Making Trump’s life impossible means refusing to enforce his agenda on a local level and on an everyday basis. It means allies putting their bodies on the line to defend vulnerable immigrants, including immigrants who don’t fit your image of respectability (i.e., Black, poor, disabled, queer, non-college educated people). It means sustained and collective refusal to comply with his orders to take away DACA, to separate families, to deport parents, and to establish Muslim bans.
In short, making Trump’s life impossible requires nothing short of civil disobedience. Here are a few ways to make it happen:
Teachers and school districts can deny federal immigration agents access to buildings and personnel.
Pilots can refuse to fly airplanes that will deport migrants back to places they fled, or no longer call home.
Ordinary folks can block highways and chain themselves to ICE vehicles to stop inhumane deportations and family separations.
Allies can join community defense and rapid response teams to defend immigrants in emergencies and times of need.
These aren’t hypothetical examples. They’re all actions taken by allies and advocates whose commitment to justice is rooted in an understanding that an unjust law is no law at all.
The Women’s March was the largest demonstration in United States history. If organizers and participants actually want to make Trump’s life hell, they must commit to putting their bodies on the line for the most vulnerable among us. There is no other way.
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