Hey, ElonMusk, care to explain your disturbing "pattern of..expressing more concern about the 'free speech' of people who make racist or antisemitic comments than about the comments themselves."?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/26/elon-musk-scott-adams-dilbert-racist/
Musk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’
The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams' cartoon following Adams' racist rant against Black people.
Live updates: Russia guilty of ‘crimes against humanity,’ Biden says in Poland speech; Moscow suspends role in arms control treaty
“Kyiv stands strong,” Biden declared in wide-ranging remarks in Warsaw, ahead of the Feb. 24 anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We should be finding ways to fix and fully resource our asylum process, not devising ways to prevent people seeking safety from accessing the asylum process under our laws.”
http://bit.ly/3SiU1pM
America’s Voice Reacts to Biden’s Asylum Ban - America's Voice
Douglas Rivlin: “Hard to Reconcile” Biden Campaign Promises with Details of Proposed Asylum Ban Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice, reacting to the Biden Administration’s new asylum ban proposed rule: “President Biden ran for and won the presidency by pledging to turn the page… Continue »
WashPo: This is a pivotal moment in history. The crucial objective should be fortifying Ukraine so that Russia’s unwarranted war is understood by dictators as a cautionary tale — and not as a template for remaking the world to their liking.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/18/ukraine-war-anniversary-what-next/
How to break the stalemate in Ukraine
The United States and its European allies have little choice but to intensify their military, economic and diplomatic support for Kyiv.
Sure would be better to simply legalize millions in order to work legally…BUT GOP would rather sacrifice kids in pursuit of ideological extremism…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/17/child-labor-meatpacking-department-of-labor/
U.S. fines firm $1.5 million for hiring kids to clean meatpacking plants
Packers Sanitation Services allegedly employed children as young as 13 to use dangerous chemicals to clean 'razor-sharp saws' and other equipment.
US formally accuses Russia of crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Harris says
The vice president told the Munich Security Conference that the US will hold guilty Russians and ‘their superiors’ accountable.
My badass grandfather, Judah “Joachim” Leopold, a German Jewish Fighter pilot in WWI, after having been shot down by the French. He later had a drink w/the opposing French fighter pilot to discuss the battle before he was detained as a prisoner of war. He later escaped.
@tusk81, dunno. I’m more comfortable on Post. Mastodon seems a little clunky. I think the jury is still out on which emerging platform will replace the bird.
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