H.J.Res. 37: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.

Legislation Coming Up: This resolution has been added to the House’s schedule for the coming week, according to the House Majority Leader. More information can be found at http://bit.ly/2g091ss.

Last Action: This resolution is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on January 30, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Iranian opposition unwelcome at Pompeo’s anti-Iran bash – It’s just about making Clown Trump look good, not to actually do something for or about Iran…

the people who most want to be there — Iran’s constellation of opposition groups — have reportedly all been overlooked, leaving many wondering what precisely the point of the exercise is. “What is the logic of seeking to contain Iran when you don’t engage with the country’s opposition?” asked Asso Hassan Zadeh, the deputy secretary-general of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (Iran), one of the main Kurdish opposition groups based in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. Hassan Zahdeh said his organization had approached the US consul general in Erbil on behalf of a coalition of “the most important” Iranian Kurdish political organizations for an invitation this week but had not heard back from him.  In a letter to the consul shared with Al-Monitor, Hassan Zadeh wrote, “In spite of the broad character of the title and the program of the said conference, no one doubts that the Islamic Republic and the future of Iran is the main stake of the conference. … It is unfortunate that the main interested party, namely the Iranian people, is not somehow associated with the international discussions on Iran.”

Source: Iranian opposition unwelcome at Pompeo’s anti-Iran bash

The political crisis in Virginia is a test for the Democratic party | Douglas Williams

Lt. Gov should resign so Governor can appoint someone clean and then resign himself. GOP would screw citizens in Virginia!

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If the Democratic party’s actions are to ever credibly meet its rhetoric, then Northam, Fairfax and Herring must resign

When Democrats won all three statewide constitutional offices in 2013 for the first time in over two decades, it seemed to herald a new era in Virginia politics. This change also brought significant policy wins, such as former governor Terry McAuliffe restoring the voting rights of over 200,000 convicted felons who had served out their sentences and attorney general Mark Herring’s refusal to defend Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage in the courts. This generally positive direction seemed confirmed when the Virginia Democrats held all three of those offices and made significant inroads in the state legislature in the 2017 elections.

Related: Policies that harm black bodies deserve the same outrage as blackface | Shanita Hubbard

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Ski president sorry for praising dictators and attacking ‘so-called’ climate change

Time’s up Gian! Resign – sorry does not make up for damage you have done!

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  • Gian Franco Kasper said dictators make good event hosts
  • 75-year-old once said women shouldn’t ski jump

The president of the International Ski Federation has apologised after an interview in which he questioned climate change and said he preferred countries run by dictators to host competitions.

In an interview published in the Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger earlier this week, Gian Franco Kasper said “dictators can organize [big] events … without asking the people’s permission”. He added that “from the business side, I say: I just want to go to dictatorships, I do not want to argue with environmentalists.”

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Instagram bans ‘graphic’ self-harm images after Molly Russell’s death

Why was it allowed in the past? Money before morals at Facebook/Instagram!

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Social media site announces action following criticism from British teenager’s father

Instagram has announced it will ban all graphic self-harm images from its platform after the father of British teenager Molly Russell said it was partly to blame for her death.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said “no graphic self-harm image” would in future be allowed on the platform.

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Liam Neeson’s revelation unmasks the dark heart of toxic white masculinity

“Neeson had laid bare the logic of lynching: “In many instances, when white men enact racist violence on black men, they imagine – or pretend – that they are committing this violence on white women’s behalf.” Neeson has centred himself in a woman’s trauma and sought to reinforce his masculinity through the use of indiscriminate violence.”

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The response to Liam Neeson’s recent revelations of his plans to randomly kill a Black man as an act of revenge has now switched to the impact on the actor’s career. But as Kristel Tracey writes, it reflects the fact there is still much work to do around toxic white masculinity and structural racism


You have to wonder what was going through Liam Neeson’s mind when he volunteered the story of the time he walked the streets with a “cosh” looking for a “black b******” to kill.

From the man who once referred to the #MeToo movement as a “bit of a witchhunt”, Neeson was recalling the time he responded to news of the rape of a close friend by a black man.

 “I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it…

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Longest Walk 2019 — Route Schedule

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Longest Walk Northern Route 2008 Ute Country photo by Brenda Norrell

The Longest Walk: We Shall Continue Route Schedule (Draft)
2019

Feb 11: Ceremony on Alcatraz-Walk Pier 33 to San Rafael                19 miles

Feb. 12: Larkspur to Vallejo                                                               25 miles

Feb. 13: Vallejo to Vacaville Junction

Food Politics by Marion Nestle » Mind-boggle of the week: USDA buys pork from Brazilian JBS with USA bailout funds

Mind-boggle of the week: USDA buys pork from JBS  The Washington Post reports that the USDA has committed about $5 million of bailout funds to buy 1.8 million pounds of pork products from the Brazilian meatpacker, JBS. The bailout funds were supposed to help U.S. commodity producers who lost sales because of the tariff disputes with China. JBS is the biggest meat seller in the U.S. It employs 73,000 people here. Maybe the USDA thought it was an American company? Globalization in action…

Source: Food Politics by Marion Nestle » Mind-boggle of the week: USDA buys pork from JBS

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