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Having a mainstream media article call out the effects so clearly is way overdue, but I'll take it.
ProPublica reports a dystopian horror. Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program was forced to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Innocent people literally got a stamp on a card at random to let them know if they would live or if they would starve to death. Not because the world lacks resources—but because its stricken with greed.
All this blood is on the hands of Trump, Musk, & feckless Republicans.
"In the U.S., 63% of Catholics believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 99% of Catholic women have used birth control at some point in their lives. And considering that 1 in 4 abortion patients is Catholic, there is no denying that abortion is a part of the life of the church."
#Catholics #SexualEthics #SexualMorality #contraception #abortion #women
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Good work by @newyorktimes “He was on the scene for three to four hours, Mr. Smith said. Because of how tight-knit Bondi’s Jewish community is, he knew three of the dead and three of the injured who were still in the hospital, he said.
The tragedy was all the more unfathomable because the scenic beach has been the backdrop to his everyday routines for as long as he can remember, he said.
“This is my morning run, this is my afternoon swim,” he said.
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