The Iranian war continues to exist. Trump denying that we have a war in Iran is offensive to the American victims of the Iranian war and offensive to the Iranian children who were killed too. Ironically, Iran is much stronger than they are in years by controlling much of the Strait of Hormuz. We have higher gas prices, and U.S. forces have struck many Iranian tankers. You have Congressman Brad Sherman who wants to introduce the Stop Oil Exports to Lower Gas Prices Act to try to protect American consumers from rising energy costs and economic instability during the war in Iran. Hegseth has been incompetent by firing many qualified U.S. military leaders for no legitimate reason. Many military leaders have resigned because of Hegseth's reckless foreign policy agenda. In other news, Germany (as said by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius) is to send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine (because of possible increased Russian winter attacks). Sending Patriot interceptor missiles to Kiev is certainly good news. Putin has not stopped his imperialistic quest to influence Eastern Europe and beyond. Mosco wants military installations in Norway. Russia admits that it is supply Iran with equipment in its conflict with America. We know that Russia, Iran (in Iran, Iranian security forces beat and fired on young protesters in Ahvaz in southwestern Iran), North Korea, and China are allies. We have the fascists from the AfD in Germany with people like Ulrich Siegmund who is an anti-vaccine demagogue. The AfD party (filled with racists, xenophobes, and anti-Semites) have been supported by Putin and MAGA followers from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel.
Rula Jebreal proves to us again that racism is not just found among MAGA. It is found among people who claim to be our "allies" as black people. Jebreal made the racist remark that Hakeem Jeffries was a AIPAC monkey and a boy. You can disagree with AIPAC, and you can disagree with the policies of the Israeli government. That is fair game. I oppose the genocide of Gaza and I oppose radical Israeli settlers hurting people in the West Bank. That is wrong. It is not right to dehumanize a black person using racist terminology. As black Americans, those terms have a long history when black people were lynched decades ago for looking at a white man in the eye and refusing to be intimidated by a racist society. I disagree with Joy Reid that Rula has some cultural disconnect. It is no secret that many Arabic people have hatred of black people in the Middle East using overtly racist terms. Therefore, there is no excuse for this as Jebreal been to America a lot, and she is a grown adult. The Congressional Black Caucus is right to condemn the remark of calling a black man an "errand boy." You can disagree with Jeffries on policy all day long without anti-black slurs and tropes. I agree with Ayanna Pressley that calling Rep. Jeffreies a monkey or errand boy has no justification and is disgusting. As black people, we have the right to our dignity and our respect. No one of any political ideology should call us out of our name. We deserve our black liberation.
The far right Alternative for Germany gained a record seat in the election. This is bad news for Germany. The Alternative for Germany is the most far right party in Germany since the Nazis. This party stirs up hatred against migrants, and wants to ideologically co-opt culture and education. Many of them have disrespected the Holocaust like Hocke in a speech in January 2017 saying that the Berlien Holocaust Memorial was shame in the heart of the capital. Many AfD members and candidates have shown overt anti-Semitism. In 2017, ten AfD Bundestag members have been found to been involved in a closed Facebook group named "The Patriots" in which they showed anti-Semitic, racist, pro-Nazi, and conspiratoral posts. AfD representatives Alexander Gauland and Bjorn Hocke try to exonerate Holocaust perpetrators which is sick. A study commissioned by the American Jewish Committee in 2021 found that anti-Semitism belongs to the core of the AfD. AfD wans a ban on kosher slaughter within Germany and the banning of the import and sale of kosher meat (which is against the religions of Judaism and Islam violating religious liberty).
The Canadian and American trade war continues. Canada has responded to use more tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump placed tariffs against Canadian goods and services. GOP candidates are burdened by Trump's sinking poll numbers. Trump has been unhinged by desiring to change the name of New Mexico or Lake Ontario. There is the news of an armed registered Republican trying to attack the Ohio Democratic candidate for Governor. The candidate is Dr. Amy Action. This happened on Sunday in the Youngstown suburb of Canfield. Dr. Action was speaking to a group of supporters inside the Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair, annual event. Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was also scheduled to make an appearance in the fair. The people who is the attack is 38-year-old Patrick M. Havas. Havas pushed people and tried to go to Acton. He had a taser and two pistols. He had brass knuckles too. He was arrested too. Dr. Acton assisted people who were injured by Havas. There is no excuse for Havas's actions as political violence against innocent human beings has no place in our society and anywhere on Earth.
Federal investigators are working to find out more information about the Amazon cargo planet that had a fiery runway crash in Miami, Florida. This tragedy killed 5 people. The cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport. According to National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, the there were seven people inside a van from a cleaning company. The plane was a Boeing 767. There were tire marks from the pavement into the glass. The investigators will have to find out where the plane landed, whether it was beyond the normal touchdown zone, and why the pilots didn't abandon the landing. Weather conditions, speed, braking systems, and the aircraft's mechanical condition will be researched too. There is a team of NTSB members to see what is going on. The aircraft overran the runway at ca. 2 pm. Sunday after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The crash damaged many vehicles and one person was rescued from a trapped vehicle too. Amazon said that it will cooperate with any investigation.
By Timothy
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