Disneyland cast members file for union election with NLRB – Los Angeles Times

Mai Vo and Zach Elefante of Magic United, a bargaining unit of 1,700 workers

Mai Vo and Zach Elefante of Magic United, a bargaining unit of 1,700 workers in the characters and parades departments at Disneyland Resort.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Source: Disneyland cast members file for union election with NLRB – Los Angeles Times

Open Thread | About Donald Trump And His So-Called ‘New Stance’ on Abortion | 3CHICSPOLITICO

The Man Who Snuffed Out Abortion Rights Is Here to Tell You He Is a Moderate
April 9, 2024
By Jamelle Bouie
Opinion Columnist

Donald Trump does not speak from conviction. He does not speak from belief or at least no belief other than self-obsession. He certainly does not speak from anything we might recognize as reason; when he’s holding forth from a podium, even the most careful students of Trump the rhetorician will struggle to find the light of complex thought.

You should think of Trump instead as a purely instrumental speaker. It does not matter, to the former president, if a statement is true or false. It does not matter if one statement contradicts another, either in the same speech or the same paragraph or within the same sentence. What matters, to Trump, is whether the words serve the purpose at hand. Trump will say anything if it’s what he feels an audience wants to hear or if it moves him one step closer to a personal or political goal.

Trump’s fundamental disinterest in the truth value of his words is the only context that matters for his comments on abortion Monday morning. In a direct-to-camera statement on Truth Social, the former president told his audience that he does not support a national ban on abortion. “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint,” Trump said. “The states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state…”

Source: Open Thread | About Donald Trump And His So-Called ‘New Stance’ on Abortion | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Inspiring Image #148: Detroit Mural #1: The Sound of Change | K E Garland

October 2023, my husband and I stayed in Detroit for a week in this apartment/Airbnb. We watched a “Free Palestine” protest/march from our window. This is one of the things I miss most about living in a major city—the progressive activism that is a part of the culture…

Source: Inspiring Image #148: Detroit Mural #1: The Sound of Change | K E Garland

Today’s Quote – Belladonna’s Flashlight

I’m a firm believer that God doesn’t make mistakes and that He gives you all the tools you need to be great!

All you have to do is stay FOCUSED.

“You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want”.

You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!

Source: Today’s Quote – Belladonna’s Flashlight

खुश / Happy  – Kaushal Kishore

 

पूरी जिंदगी गुजर गई मेरी 

दूसरों को खुश करने में, 

लेकिन जिन्हें मैं खुश कर पाया,

वे मेरे अपने नहीं थे, 

और जो मेरे अपने थे,

वे कभी खुश नहीं हुए…

😃 😃 😃

I’ve spent my entire life 

striving to bring joy to others, 

yet, those I managed 

to make happy weren’t my own,

and the ones who were mine 

never became happy…

*

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: खुश / Happy  – Kaushal Kishore

ANGRY LUST? | NANMYKEL.COM

The mass shooting in Australia on a recent Saturday raises the suspicion of more woman-hating.  Incel again? All but three of the 18 people killed or injured were women. While the attacker’s motive may never be known, many said the episode spoke to a larger problem.

Monday was a national day of mourning in Australia, flags flying at half-staff throughout the country. The attacker was identified by the authorities as Joel Cauchi, 40, a man who was known to the authorities but had never been arrested.“The gender breakdown is, of course, concerning,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a radio interview Monday morning, saying the police were looking into whether the attacker deliberately targeted women.

“The ideology of the attacker was crystal clear — a hatred of women,” Josh Burns, a member of Parliament, wrote on the social media site X on Monday. “We must call it out for what it is…”

Source: ANGRY LUST? | NANMYKEL.COM

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