This time is a very historic time in American history. Trump is the first ex-U.S. President being indicted with federal charges (in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe). Developments are existing all of the time about this serious event. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on seven counts in the special counsel's classified documents probe. Trump is facing a charge under the Espionage Act, charges of obstruction of justice, destruction of falsification of records, conspiracy, and false statements. Trump has denied any wrongdoing. He has been summoned to appear at a Miami federal courthouse in Tuesday afternoon. For a while, the DOJ has been investigating whether classified documents from the Trump White House were illegally mishandled when they were taken to his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort after he left office. This is the 2nd major indictment against Trump after Trump was charged by a Manhattan grand jury in a separate hush money case. There may be other witnesses available because of the conspiracy to obstruct justice charge. We already know that the Trump Organization has been caught involving corrupt. Trump also faces 2 other possible indictments involving Georgia and the plot to overthrow the 2020 election. Trump has been a threat to democracy for years, and we want truth and accountability to flourish in the world.
Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive against Russia on June 8, 2023. This comes after the dam busted open in Ukraine caused a humanitarian disaster in Southern Ukraine. The President of Ukraine visited the disaster area. Right now, the war is in a crossroads period of time. The battle can go either way, but Ukraine has made miraculous victories. I personally don't agree with Ukrainian strikes in Russia as this war is about Ukrainian survival. We know that Putin has arrested Russian dissidents and Russian media who overtly opposes his imperialism. We are convinced that Ukraine can be victorious in their fight for their own self-determination during the future. When the war occurred, many people were afraid that Russia would win may battles. Now, Ukraine has come back to gain territories, maintained its capital, and inspire democratic movements the world over. Some shocking good news is that the Supreme Court recently strike down the Alabama voting maps that discriminated against black voters. This maintained the Voting Rights Act in that situation. It was a 5-4 decision. John Roberts made the majority opinion statement of the court. Kavanaugh is so extreme that he desiring to abolish Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Clarence Thomas disagrees with the decision because of obvious reasons.
The dam collapse in Ukraine has caused a major humanitarian and ecological disaster. The Nova Kakhovka dam collapsed in early June of 2023. This was in the Kerson region which was held by Russia since the spring of 2022. This comes during the early part of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian imperialists. We don't know what caused the dam to break, but an explosion could have caused it. The collapse caused the adjacent Kakhovka hydroelectric plant to be destroyed. Many people want food and shelter. The hydroelectric power plant helped many Ukrainian people to have drinking water including the peninsula of Crimea. The drinking water supplies are now threatened. Some scientists have mentioned that the dam collapse may be the biggest ecological disaster in Ukraine since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 150 tons of engine oil was released into the Dnierpr River according to the Ukrainian government causing massive environmental damage. At the end of the day, NATO did its forms of corruption for years, but there is no justification for Russia's immoral invasion of Ukraine. A solution only will exist when Russian forces leave Ukraine, and a negotiated settlement is established.
Yesterday, Pat Robertson has passed away. He was born and lived in my state of Virginia. He helped to increase the political power of Christian Evangelicals into the next level being a large component of the modern Republican party. That is why he ran for President in 1988. His words were well known. Pat Robertson constantly asked the public for resources in his CBN television Empire. Robertson was also controversial. There are many of his views and statements that I adamantly disagree with. Robertson also allies with the Prosperity gospel movement which you know that I don't agree with because of obvious reasons. The family of Robertson saw his last moments. His passing is the end of an era among people who followed his views. He lived a life to 93 years old. While he had ideologies that I don't agree with or follow, I don't believe in mocking his death. Cruelty is never a solution in confronting bigotry. The best way to understand the life of Pat Robertson is to be inspired to be better people, treat people right, and stand up for justice. We are called to be the opposite of Robertson's most heinous views (like him saying the following wrong comments of: divorcing a woman with Alzheimer's, Haiti's Earthquake was a product of a pack with the Devil, called for Hugo Chavez's assassination, called the Katrina's disaster as God's punishment, etc.). Therefore, Pat Robertson led a legacy of extremism, bigotry, and far right propaganda that I can't endorse.
The important news now in America and Canada is the smoke-filled skies from Canada, the Northeast, the Midwest, and the South to Virginia, North Carolina, and parts of Georgia. When I was outside in the morning of Wednesday, I smelled the smoke odor in the air. That smell came from the Canadian wildfires going on. Biden sent hundreds of American firefighters to help the Canadians to defeat the fires. Cities in the North like New York City and Pittsburgh have severe air quality issues where children in NYC public schools have banned recess (because of environmental concerns). This effects about 75 million human beings. Air qualities alerts are found in New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C. Charlotte, Detroit, and Indianapolis. By Thursday morning, Delaware, Maryland, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. may see some of the worst air quality. More than 9 million acres of land have been charred by the wildfires in Canada in 2023 alone. Outdoor activities have been banned in school found in Maryland, D.C., Northern Virginia, and NYC.
By Timothy
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