Saturday, May 04, 2024
Friday, May 03, 2024
Early May 2024 News.
President Biden has talked about the recent protests. He said that dissent must not lead to disorder. He has support for Israel. Biden wants to balance the right to free speech and his desire for "law and order." Biden is right to condemn anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I agree with Biden that people have the right to protest, but some of the police crackdowns on the protesters are blatantly part of police brutality. Criticism of the Israeli government is not anti-Semitism and the Netanyahu regime is a far-right, pro-Trump regime who seeks to invade Rafah. Even Biden opposes Netanyahu invading Rafah. Many encampments remain in America. The police ended the encampment at UCLA recently. There are over 2,100 arrests during the university protests in total so far. Brown students celebrate after reaching a deal for a vote to have divestment with Israel. There are negotiations between Israel and Hamas. The fundamental truth is that protests have the right to exist, the police must not use brutality, protests shouldn't use unjust violence against innocent life and innocent property, and there must be an immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza (along with the Netanyahu regime held accountable for overt war crimes, Israeli hostages released, and a two-state solution).
Trump criticized the judge in Freeland, Michigan at a MAGA cult rally on Thursday. This attack of the judge is typical of him. A key witness named Keith Davidson, who negotiated the Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal hush money agreements, walked the jury in the Donald Trump hush money trial through the $130,000 Daniels hush money deal. The defense wanted to question Davison's character by questioning his involvement in other celebrity cases. Davidson admitted that he told former Trump attorney Michael Cohen that if Trump lost the 2016 election, Daniels would lose her leverage against him. Digital evidence analyst Douglas Daus testified about the unusual number of contacts and other things he found on Cohen's phone. Davidson said that Cohen was angry over Cohen not brought to the White House after the 2016 election. Daus is expected to resume his testimony later. Judge Juan Merchan held a gag order hearing in the morning to consider four additional allegations against Trump Prosecutors want Trump to be fined $1000 for each alleged violation. The judge has yet to rule on the matter.
Florida Governor DeSantis signed a new law mandating the teaching of the "evils of communism" to children as young as five. I don't agree with Communism per se, but it is not the government's role to teach anyone about opposing communism. People must have the right to agree or disagree with communism in a free and open society. The law doesn't make educators teach children about the evils of fascism, the evils of slavery, or the evils of the Holocaust to kids by the age of five. So, DeSantis is using a double standard because he is a far-right demagogue who wants to brainwash the public to accept his way of life. His way of thinking is rejected by me 100 percent. Anti-communist paranoia historically has been used by the far right to fight the Civil Rights Movement and any movement for equality, freedom, and justice in America. Since 2021, 54 percent of Generation Z people said that they view capitalism negativity. It is no secret that laissez-faire capitalism is a detriment to social progress (as capitalist exploitation contributes to war, poverty, lack of healthcare, growth of climate change, and genocide). Rafael Montalvo, president of Brigade 2506 (who celebrates the fascist dictator Fulgencio Batista. Batista was aided by the CIA and the wicked Mafia) supports DeSantis law like usual. DeSantis banned AP African American history from being taught in Florida. So, DeSantis needs to be voted out of office.
Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested at university campuses across America over the past 24 hours. By Tuesday night, about 300 protesters were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York. More people were arrested at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was law enforcement moved to disassemble an encampment. Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clashed on Tuesday night again at UCLA. The protesters used fireworks, poles, and other weapons attacking each other. There were 15 people injured and one hospitalized at UCLA. Classes were canceled on Wednesday to promote safety. Columbia has turned into remote learning for the rest of the semester. Most of the protesters are peaceful people who desire divestment from companies that support Israel, an end to the war in Gaza, and Palestinian liberation.
Trump explained his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people. It is impossible to deport 15-20 million people unless fascist, authoritarian tactics are utilized. Trump has said that the terrorists who stormed the U.S. Capitol are "hostages" which is a lie. Trump said the lie that migrants in large numbers are just criminals from other countries. There is no evidence immigrants collectively will drive up crime. Violent crime in general in America has declined in places across America since 2020. Trump wants to use the National Guard to deport almost 20 million undocumented immigrants. This violates Posse Comitatus. The Trump hush money trial continues with the New York DA spotlighting incriminating receipts in the Trump trial.
By Timothy