Chicago Mayor Says She Won’t Allow Trump To Deploy Troops To ‘Terrorize Our Residents’ | Talking Points Memo
Trump’s new immigration and census policy is an unconstitutional reading of the 14th Amendment – Vox
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution provides that “representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed.”
This text is unambiguous. With a narrow exception for some Native Americans, all persons within the United States must be counted in the decennial census. And all persons must be counted when representation is allocated to states in the House of Representatives.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday, President Trump released an extraordinary memorandum suggesting that he gets to decide who counts as a “person” — and that undocumented immigrants do not qualify.
Source: Trump’s new immigration and census policy is an unconstitutional reading of the 14th Amendment – Vox
The Saga Of Hercules — In Saner Thought
No Irene this is not some silly post about some half Greek god hero and his story….. There has been a wealth of interests about the musical “Hamilton”…..I am not a fan of musicals but I will give the play credit for introducing the American people to an unsung hero of the Revolution……Hercules Mulligan. Born […]
The Saga Of Hercules — In Saner Thought
Sierra Club calls out the racism of John Muir – Los Angeles Times – (Co-founder of Sierra Club)
“He made derogatory comments about Black people and Indigenous peoples that drew on deeply harmful racist stereotypes, though his views evolved later in his life,” the environmental group said in an article posted on its website. “As the most iconic figure in Sierra Club history, Muir’s words and actions carry an especially heavy weight. They continue to hurt and alienate Indigenous people and people of color who come into contact with the Sierra Club.”
Source: Sierra Club calls out the racism of John Muir – Los Angeles Times
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Portland’s anti-rascism protesters defy US federal agents

In the predominantly liberal city in Oregon, a power struggle between authorities and demonstrators continues. The calls for defunding the police are only getting louder now President Trump has sent in special forces.
Tokyo residents told to stay home over holiday as coronavirus surges

TOKYO (AFP) – Tokyo’s governor on Wednesday (July 22) urged residents of the Japanese capital to stay at home during an upcoming four-day holiday weekend, as the number of new local coronavirus cases surged.
The city is on its highest coronavirus alert level, with experts warning infections appear to be spreading rapidly and widely.
“The infections are spreading not only among young people but also among middle-aged and older people,” Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said during a meeting with infectious disease experts.
“I’d like to ask (Tokyo residents) to refrain from going out as much as possible, especially elderly people and those with pre-existing conditions,” she said ahead of the holiday weekend.
Tokyo hit a new daily record of 293 cases last week, and the figure has stayed above 200 in recent days.
Ms Koike said the city was seeing infections at restaurants and theatres, not just nightlife areas as in previous weeks. Clusters have also been reported at workplaces and schools.
Japan has had just over 26,300 cases and close to 1,000 deaths since the disease was first detected in the country.
The figure is low compared with countries worst hit by the pandemic, but Japanese experts said the number of patients in serious condition was gradually increasing and warned medical workers were exhausted by growing workloads and demoralised by low pay.
Japan will begin a four-day holiday from Thursday, with Friday the day that the now-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics would have opened.
The Games are now set to begin on July 23, 2021, and organisers will hold a small-scale year-to-go celebration on Thursday, but without any spectators, in light of the rising number of cases.
The increasing number of daily cases in the capital has also prompted the government to exclude Tokyo residents from a nationwide programme to subsidise domestic tourism.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a nationwide state of emergency in late May and appears to have little appetite to reintroduce it, with the economy suffering its first recession since 2015.
There’s No Theory Behind Trump

Ignoring everyone but his strongest supporters isn’t part of a grand strategy. And it isn’t working very well.
Coronavirus peak: 1,977 new cases in a single day; death toll hits 430 – The Jerusalem Post
Israel hit another coronavirus peak on Wednesday: Some 1,977 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday – the highest number in a single day since the start of the crisis.
Source: Coronavirus peak: 1,977 new cases in a single day; death toll hits 430 – The Jerusalem Post
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