Anne Muntean

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Zelensky publishes declaration of 2024 family income

President Volodymyr Zelensky and his family members declared $368,556 in income last year, an increase from the 2023 total.

The Kyiv Independent
Without #FEMA, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A #publichealth professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea https://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758 #climatechange #hurricanes #LAFires
If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left to build its own expensive response capabilities.

The Conversation
In Kherson, Russian shell hit between high-rise buildings

The Russian military shelled the central district of Kherson, a shell hit between high-rise buildings. — Ukrinform.

Укринформ

Deadly Helene floods spread to more US states

#floods #south

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5d9y07e3o

Thirty killed in one county after hurricane hits North Carolina

At least 105 people have died nationwide, as officials airdrop supplies to devastated areas of the US south-east.

#OnThisDay, 4 Aug 1948, the women’s shot put and long jump events were held for the first time at the Olympics in London. Micheline Ostermeyer won gold in the shot put and Olga Gyarmati won gold in the long jump.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #OlympicWomen

"It addresses, albeit to a tiny extent, one of the great democratic deficits of our time: that capital operates globally, while voting power stops at the national border. Without global measures, in the contest between people and plutocrats, the plutocrats will inevitably win" -- George Monbiot

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/31/brazil-global-tax-billionaires-super-rich

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

It would raise $250bn to help offset some of the damage the super-rich cause. Yet they’ll do everything to stop it in its tracks, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
"Misogyny is one of the most dangerous weapons on Earth. The best friend of authoritarians and oligarchs. The handmaiden of tyrants.... Misogyny represents the most urgent and pressing threat to global security." -Carole Cadwalladr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/27/misogyny-emergency-huge-outpouring-kamala-harris-us-electionction
This is a misogyny emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election

This time Kamala Harris will be the target for the social media platforms that promote prejudice

The Guardian

"The richest 1 percent have amassed $42 trillion in new #wealth over the past decade, nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 percent of the world’s population, according to new analysis by #Oxfam".

#TaxTheRich

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/top-1-percent-bags-over-40-trillion-new-wealth-during-past-decade-taxes-rich-reach

Top 1 percent bags over $40 trillion in new wealth during past decade as taxes on the rich reach historic lows | Oxfam International

Oxfam International
Battle of Holbeck Moor, Leeds (1936):
30,000 anti-fascists with red flags and trade union banners turfed out Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, who'd hoped to foment hatred against Jewish immigrant workers in the area.
#riots #FarageRiots #history #Fascism

"The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers. There aren’t two sides to facts. People who say the earth is flat don’t get space on our platforms. If that offends them, so be it."

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor

This is a tough column to write, because I don’t want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. I’ve started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time because this needle hard to thread.

cleveland