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If the SEC is Looking at Porn While Everything Crashes and Burns, Your Lawmakers Are Looking at Porn on Your Dime, Too

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Isthmus", "The Miami Herald", Abortion Bill, Anti-Abortion Bill, Autoeroticism, Bored, Boredom, Bradenton FL, Breasts, Business Relationship, Darkened Room, Daylight, Florida, Internet, Laptop, Laptop Computer, Midterm Elections, Porn, Senator Dan Gelber, Senator Mike Bennett, Sex, Stag Party, State Senator, State-Issued Property, Sunshine State News, The Capitol Times, Virtue, Wisconsin Lawmakers, Wisconsin State Senate

Tony Awards Announced: “Fela!”, Denzel, and “Fences” Nominated

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Arts, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Television, Women
Tags: "Fela!", "Fences, African Americans, Blacks, Broadway, Drama, Musicals, Plays, The Tony Awards, The Tonys, Viola Davis

Drone Did Not Find Mitrice Richardson’s Remains

• May 4, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Malibu Surfside News", Amber DuBois, Anne Soble, Black Woman, Captain Tom Martin, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Drone, Latice Sutton, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu CA, Malibu-Lost Hills Station, Maurice DuBois, Missing Black Woman, Mitrice Richardson, San Diego State University, Santa Monica Mountains, Search, Sheriff Lee Baca, Sheriff's Deputies, Single Black Female, The FBI, The Viz Center, Young Black Woman

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Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California October 6, 2022
The Los Angeles region is home to the world’s largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
Why We Are Surveying the MENA Community in the U.S. October 5, 2022
We are pursuing a project on how people of Middle Eastern and North African descent in the U.S. think about their racial and ethnic identities.
N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple October 4, 2022
The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room.
Who Is Perla? A Central Figure in Florida’s Migrant Flights Emerges. October 4, 2022
Investigators believe a woman with a background in military counterintelligence was sent to Texas to recruit migrants for the flights to Martha’s Vineyard.
Ukraine Wants ATACMS, Long-Range Missiles the U.S. Says It Doesn’t Need October 6, 2022
Ukrainian officials have asked for a weapon that can strike targets 190 miles away. But the Pentagon — wary of widening the war — says the ones it has provided are powerful enough.
Civil Rights Activist From Virginia Killed in Turks and Caicos Shooting October 6, 2022
Kent Carter, a leader with the N.A.A.C.P. in Arlington, Va., was killed when shots were fired at a vehicle transporting tourists and employees. He was visiting for his birthday.
2 Killed and 6 Others Are Injured in Stabbing on Las Vegas Strip October 6, 2022
The Las Vegas police said a suspect was in custody and a large kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.
Meredith Tax, Feminist Author, Historian and Activist, Dies at 80 October 6, 2022
An uncompromising voice in the women’s movement’s second wave, she focused on working-class women and later on women’s rights around the world.

The Guardian, UK

Russian mercenaries ‘exploiting Africa to fund war in Ukraine’ October 6, 2022
US ambassador to the UN said Wagner Group are trafficking natural resources from African nationsThe United States has accused Russian mercenaries of exploiting natural resources in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as “anti-Russian rage”.The US ambassador to the United Nations, […]
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge October 6, 2022
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of African nations have urged rich countries to do more to combat the climate crisis, and called the failure to meet a funding promise from 2009 “shameful”.At a conference in Giza, Egypt, on […]
‘I have a voice’: African activists struggle to attend UN climate talks in Egypt October 6, 2022
Young campaigners from the continent most affected by the climate crisis face financial and accreditation difficulties for Cop27African climate activists from some of the countries most affected by global heating say they are struggling to get access to the UN climate talks in Egypt in November.Cop27, which has been termed “the African Cop”, threatens to tak […]
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia October 6, 2022
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.The UN health agency also […]
Drone footage shows orcas chasing and killing great white shark October 5, 2022
Scientists say behaviour, filmed in South Africa, has never been seen in detail before – and never from the airScientists have published findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators.A pod of killer whales is seen chasing sharks during an hour-long pursu […]
‘Shocking blow to Indigenous land rights’ as court dismisses Maasai herder claim October 5, 2022
Herders lodge appeal against ruling in their case against the Tanzanian government, which they say is violently evicting them from ancestral landLawyers for Maasai herders who say the Tanzanian government is trying to violently evict them from their ancestral land to make way for a luxury game reserve have lodged an appeal against a court ruling that dismiss […]
Trudeau intervenes as sexual abuse scandal rocks Canada’s ice hockey body October 6, 2022
Prime minister hints at setting up new governing body after major firms pull support for Hockey Canada over handling of allegationsJustin Trudeau has warned Canada’s ice hockey governing body that it has “lost the confidence” of Canadians and could be easily replaced by a new organization, amid growing outcry about its handling of a string of sexual assault […]
Mexico mayor among 20 killed in town hall massacre October 6, 2022
Dispute between rival gangs lead to fatal shooting of lawmaker and his father in southern state of GuerreroA conflict between two rival gangs in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero has left 20 dead, including a local mayor, and two more wounded.The Guerrero state security council said gunmen burst into the town hall in the village of San Migu […]

The BBC

Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack October 6, 2022
An ex-police officer killed at least 37 people at a childcare centre before killing himself and his family.
Ukraine war: 'Mother, I'm scared' - Zaporizhzhia city devastated by rocket attacks October 6, 2022
Survivors recount horror of deadly attacks on city of Zaporizhzhia, being blamed on Russia.
Biden to pardon federal marijuana convictions October 6, 2022
The move brings Mr Biden closer to his campaign pledge to nationally decriminalise recreational cannabis.
Two Russians sail to Alaska seeking asylum in US October 6, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of men have fled Russia so they will not be conscripted to fight in Ukraine.
Truss declares Macron a friend as pair forge working relationship October 6, 2022
French president says he hopes for a "new phase" in relations after talks with UK prime minister.
Greek cliff rescue in double migrant tragedy off Lesbos and Kythira October 6, 2022
At least 18 people have died off Lesbos, after a boat hit rocks under a cliff elsewhere in Greece.
Annie Ernaux: 'Uncompromising' French author wins Nobel Literature Prize October 6, 2022
The panel praises French author Annie Ernaux for her "courage" exploring gender, language and class.
Ukraine war round-up: Strikes kill seven and Russians flee to Alaska October 6, 2022
At least seven dead after rocket strikes in Zaporizhzhia and two Russians sail to the US.