Brooklyn Councilman To Be Kicked Off Immigration Committee For ‘Dehumanizing’ Statements On Palestine

Brooklyn Councilman To Be Kicked Off Immigration Committee For 'Dehumanizing' Statements On Palestine

Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger will be removed from the body’s immigration committee amid widespread outrage over his repeated claim that “Palestine does not exist.” [ more › ]

‘A terrible thing’: India’s destruction of satellite threatens ISS, says Nasa

All to get Modi re-elected…

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Head of space agency says shooting down of low-orbiting satellite has created 400 pieces of orbital debris

The head of Nasa has branded India’s destruction of one of its satellites a “terrible thing” that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test to prove it was among the world’s advanced space powers.

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‘Defending our existence’: Colombian tribe stands in way of oil exploration

Who outside really cares?

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In part three of our series, the Siona people stress opposition to any operations on their territory

Pablo Maniguaje, an indigenous Siona man, is wearing a white-sleeved tunic and peccary tooth necklace. To the right, out of sight, is the Putumayo River, running downstream towards Peru and the main trunk of the Amazon.

Maniguaje is talking about his territory. He is keen to emphasise its importance to the Siona people. “The trees, the water, the air … That’s life for us,” he said. “What else is there?”

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Trump shutting Mexico border would ‘cripple’ El Paso, Republican mayor says

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Dee Margo warned Donald Trump that closing the border would have a ‘detrimental, almost draconian’ impact on the region

The Republican mayor of El Paso, the largest American city on the US border with Mexico, has warned Donald Trump that if he goes ahead this week with his threat to close the border it would have a “detrimental, almost draconian” impact on the entire region.

“It would be a critical killer to us, frankly”, the mayor, Dee Margo, said.

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America’s vaccination crisis is a symptom of our broken society | Meghan O’Rourke

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How can we join together to defeat measles when we don’t share a reality?

The other day, during a visit to Portland, I hit my head badly enough to need stitches; I went to the ER only to pause, at the door, where an enormous sign asked patients with measles to don a mask. Although I was still bleeding, I considered turning away. I had a seven-month-old at home, who was not yet eligible for his vaccine. Could I carry measles home with me? I didn’t want to know.

Related: Forget Trump – anti-vaxxers are the clear and present danger | Emma Brockes

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A Palestinian boy with a gun to his head asked if I was OK. I still think about him | Tariq Jordan | Opinion | The Guardian

As we sat silently, staring down the barrel of his gun, the 13-year-old boy sitting next to me turned and asked if I was all right. I simply nodded. He smiled at me and said: “Don’t worry, it will all be fine.” I suddenly felt rather embarrassed. Embarrassed that a 30-year-old man was being comforted by a child. The soldier began walking along the bus and at that moment I needed to feel good about myself. So what did I do? I acknowledged my sympathy. I felt for this kid sat next to me. I reminded myself no child should have to stare down the barrel of a gun. I reminded myself no child should have to feel the fear of death. I reminded myself this was all so wrong. And I ultimately reminded myself that my sympathy did nothing for my 13-year-old companion. This lad looked to me again and observed that I was nervous. “Smile, it will help!” he said before asking for my passport. I didn’t even question giving my British passport to a 13-year-old child. He placed the passport visibly on my lap and said something that made me realise my sympathy was futile. “This is Kryptonite, remember that.” The soldier arrived at my seat and pointed his gun in my young friend’s face, while the boy sho

Source: A Palestinian boy with a gun to his head asked if I was OK. I still think about him | Tariq Jordan | Opinion | The Guardian

May’s bombshell means Little English revolution is over | Paul Mason

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The fantasies sold to leave voters are so far away that they need to be given the option to decide whether remain is better

The carefully crafted illusions the May administration were founded on have crumbled into dust. After three years of civil service expertise wasted, billions of pounds of growth lost and two years’ worth of legislative time squandered, Theresa May stopped trying to get Brexit through with Tory votes and turned to Jeremy Corbyn.

Corbyn will be asked to co-author a new version of the political declaration acceptable to Labour or, failing that, to help engineer a majority in the Commons, either for a Norway-style deal or a customs union.

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