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GOP Blocks Warren Bill to Stop Trump’s “Brazen” $20B Argentina Bailout
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (South Carolina) blocked a bill seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s unprecedented $20 billion bailout of Argentina and its far right government on Tuesday, with Democrats criticizing Republicans’ priorities as Americans languish under GOP cuts to social programs.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) tried to pass the No Argentina Bailout Act on Tuesday afternoon via unanimous consent.
... full articleA man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
I can still remember walking on to the manicured grounds of Mar-a-Lago for the first time. It was early morning – my dad’s shift began at 7am, and I’d caught a ride to work with him. Already the air was heavy and moist, and the club’s 20 acres of carefully landscaped greens and lawns seemed to shimmer.
My dad was responsible for maintaining the resort’s in-room air-conditioning units, not to mention its five championship tennis courts, so he knew his way around. I remember he gave me a brief tour before presenting me to the hiring manager, who agreed to take me on. That first day, I was given a uniform – a white polo shirt, emblazoned with the Mar-a-Lago crest, and a short white skirt – and a name tag that said JENNA in all capital letters. (Although I was called Virginia, everyone at home called me Jenna.)
... full articleNothing in life is to be feared, it is only to he understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Reds – train station scene
In the West there was panic when the migrants multiplied on the highways. Men of property were terrified for their property. Men who had never been hungry saw the eyes of the hungry. Men who had never wanted anything very much saw the flare of want in the eyes of the migrants. And the men of the towns and of the soft suburban country gathered to defend themselves; and they reassured themselves that they were good and the invaders bad, as a man must do before he fights.
De Nobel a Nobel
Te envío el saludo de Paz y Bien que tanto necesita la humanidad y los pueblos que viven en la pobreza, conflictos, guerras y hambre. Esta carta abierta es para expresarte y compartir algunas reflexiones.
Me sorprendió tu designación como Premio Nobel de la Paz que te otorgó el Comité Nobel. Me vinieron a la memoria las luchas contra las dictaduras en el continente y en mi país, dictaduras militares que soportamos desde 1976 hasta 1983. Resistimos las cárceles, torturas y el exilio con miles de desaparecidos, niños secuestrados y desaparecidos y los vuelos de la muerte de los cuales soy un sobreviviente.
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