Large corona aid for "small" companies (tags)
Dozens of tenants in buildings owned or managed by Trump received funds. More than 20 companies registered at 40 Wall Street, an office building Trump has owned since the mid-1990s, have also reportedly received government loans of at least $20 million.
The First 100 Days Resistance Agenda (tags)
The New York Times' First Profile of Hitler: His Anti-Semitism Is Not as "Genuine or Violent" as It Sounds (1922) http://www.openculture.com/2016/11/the-new-york-times-first-profile-of-hilter.html —The New York Times published its first profile, and explained his demagoguery away. The article, titled "New Popular Idol Rises in Bavaria," begins with several alarming subheadings: "Hitler credited with extraordinary powers of swaying crowds to his will," "forms gray-shirted army... They obey orders implicitly," "Leader a reactionary," "Anti-Red and Anti-Semitic." It then goes on to undermine these charges.
350 McDonalds Shut Down Since January 350 More Scheduled To Close (tags)
Hundreds of millions have moved away from animal flesh. McDonald's is one of many chains feeling the change.
A Million Signatures Sought for GM Ban: GM Food: Facts Not Crops! (tags)
The EC has just allowed GM crops into Europe, ignoring the concerns of the public. We've signed an important new Avaaz petition for independent research and a moratorium on GM crop development.
NEW TIME/PLACE: Protest Israeli PM Olmert in LA (tags)
Protest racist Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in Los Angeles. Olmert is responsible for the deaths of thousands. He helms the apartheid government of Israel.
Dope dealer posts $1 mil in bail. State seize the money. He stays in jail! (tags)
New Federal law says that if your bail is $1 million or more and you actually make the bail that your guilty as charged, and the feds and state get to seize your bail, and you don't get out of jail. I probably got most of that wrong but in a nut shell I got it correct.
3/25: Los Angeles: Half to 1 Million People Protest against Anti-Immigrant Law! (tags)
Today in downtown Los Angeles, over 1 million people demonstrated in support of immigrant rights.