MOTHER JONES DAILY, Congress has a new HR problem: Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Intimidate Broadcasters and Enrich Trump Allies, Nancy Mace is already harassing her new co-worker with transphobia, If Elon Musk really wants to cut government waste, he can start here, The goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5 Celsius is “deader than a doornail”, Texas may be next state to restrict abortion pills as “controlled substances”, Inside the secret working group that helped push anti-trans laws across the country 19NOV24

November 19, 2024 After completing a Republican trifecta, the GOP is absolutely giddy while playing into some of its worst instincts. In the case of the House, we have Rep. Nancy Mace, who is attempting to bar Sarah McBride, set to become the first openly trans member of Congress, from using the women's bathroom. Since announcing her resolution, Mace has confirmed in subsequent social media posts and remarks to reporters that her effort seeks to explicitly target McBride—which, to me, amounts to the standard definition of harassment.  Of course, I'm no human resources expert. But so much of this hateful resolution seems to fit squarely into the Republican Party's genuine HR problem, as it allows for verbal assault and aggressive behavior to fly free from some of its members. I wrote about this after Marjorie Taylor Greene literally chased Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez down the halls of Congress while shouting "antifa" at her. Can you name any other workplace where such conduct would be tolerated? So it should come as no surprise that Greene is engaging in some of her own transphobic behavior after McBride's win. As my colleague Julianne McShane wrote, Greene told a closed-door House GOP meeting that she would physically fight a trans woman should they come into a woman's bathroom. Again, can you identify a workplace where this threat would be accepted? This is truly trash behavior. And I feel incredibly sorry that McBride has to endure any of this after breaking such a huge barrier. Here's to hoping that her future colleagues can extend to her the same kindness that millions of Americans show when working with people "who have life journeys different than their own." —Inae Oh

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Verse of the day Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness…” - Genesis 1:26 Voice of the day No matter how damaged people become, they still bear that image. No matter how much people have been oppressed or how much they have oppressed others, the part of them made in His image is worth rescuing and restoring. - John M. Perkins, “Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win” (2017) Prayer of the day God of life, help us see your image in every person, restoring and honoring the dignity you have placed within them, despite all brokenness. Our Latest Stories The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Inspire Gratitude and Justice (by Bella Bell) Films perfect for when you want to watch a fuzzy bear embody the call to love your neighbors or escape into the chaos of another dysfunctional family. Read more The Road Ahead Will Test Us. We Start By Accepting Trump’s Win (by Adam Russell Taylor) If we want a more just future, people of faith must resist siren songs of violence, conspiracy theory, and anti-democratic methods. Read more Florida Nuns Taught Me To Embrace Immigrants and Reject the Logic of Babylon (by Emily Baez) Catholic nuns at Hope CommUnity Center have dedicated their lives to fighting for one of the largest populations of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Read more Trump Picks Mike Huckabee, Pro-Israel Evangelical, as Ambassador (by Matt Spetalnick & Eric Beech, Reuters) Huckabee has been a supporter of Israel throughout his political career and a longtime defender of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more Short Journey Home: Transformation Through Thich Nhat Hanh's Teachings In Short Journey Home, Richard Brady shares his deeply personal path of transformation through the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. With insights on impermanence, interbeing, and mindfulness, Brady offers powerful stories of practice, community, and awakening, inviting readers to explore the Plum Village path to peace and freedom. A Jewish-Affirming E-Book on Decolonizing Palestine Interested in learning how to acknowledge Zionism as a form of racism and supremacy in a way that is affirming of Jewish and Palestinian liberation together? This thoughtfully and carefully written e-book, written in communion with Palestinians, offers such a vision. The Sanctuary Youth Series: help youth navigate mental health and faith. The Sanctuary Youth Series is a resource that provides space to engage key questions that young people are asking and start important conversations in youth ministries and faith communities. Become better equipped to have conversations about mental health and help the next generation experience the Church as a supportive place. Giving Tuesday has come early this year! Giving Tuesday and Advent are right around the corner - if you're looking for a holiday treat, support Sojourners' nonprofit journalism and advocacy and get a Divine Chocolate Advent calendar with your gift of $50 or more. Offer only for continental United States, and supplies limited - give today! Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2024 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Sojourners | 408 C St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

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ድራምፕፍ/ ትራምፕ-ቫንስ ዘመቻ ሀገሪቱን እንዳስጠነቀቀው በዚህ ሳምንት የካቢኔው መግለጫ ኒዮ-ናዚን፣ ፋሺስትን፣ አምባገነንን፣ "ክርስቲያናዊ" ብሔርተኝነትን ያንፀባርቃል። ACLU ይህንን አቤቱታ ለፕሬዝዳንት ባይደን እያሰራጨ ነው ዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክን ለመጠበቅ የሚችሉትን ማንኛውንም እርምጃ እንዲወስድ በመጠየቅ እባኮትን ለመፈረም ሊንኩን ይጫኑ እና ለፕሬዝዳንት ባይደን የእያንዳንዱን እስረኛ ቅጣት እንዲያቀልልዎት የሚጠይቀውን አቤቱታ እዚህ ይጫኑ። የሞት ፍርድ (ይህ እነዚህን እስረኞች ማስፈታት አይደለም፣ ያለፍርድ ፍርዳቸውን ወደ እድሜ ልክ እስራት ይቀየራል)። እነዚህን ልመናዎች ፍላጎት ላላቸው ሁሉ ለማካፈል ነፃነት ይሰማዎ ......

ምንም ጥርጥር የለውም፡ የዶናልድ ትራምፕ ፕሬዝዳንት ሆነው መመረጣቸው ለወደፊት የዲሞክራሲ ደንቦቻችን፣ ተቋማት እና ሂደቶቻችን ላይ ትልቅ አንድምታ አለው። ጉዳቱ ከፍ ሊል አልቻለም እና ለዚህም ነው ፕሬዝዳንት ባይደን ስልጣን ከመልቀቃቸው በፊት ዲሞክራሲያችንን ለመጠበቅ እና በሁለተኛው የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ስር ሊደርስባቸው የሚችለውን ጉዳት ተጋላጭ ማህበረሰቦችን ለመቅረፍ የሚቻለውን ሁሉ እንዲያደርግ የምንጠይቀው ። በተለይም፣ Biden የሚከተሉትን ለሚያደርጉ ፈጣን እና ወሳኝ እርምጃዎች ቅድሚያ እንዲሰጥ እየጠየቅን ነው። በ Trump አስተዳደር ሊነጣጠሩ ወይም ሊተዉ የሚችሉትን ተጋላጭ ግለሰቦችን እና ማህበረሰቦችን ይጠብቁ። የዩናይትድ ስቴትስን ሕዝብ የሚያገለግሉ የሕዝብ ኤጀንሲዎችን፣ የሥራ ኃላፊዎችን እና ሌሎች የመንግሥት ተቋማትን ይጠብቁ። የአሜሪካ ህዝብ ነፃነታችንን በነፃነት መጠቀሙን እንዲቀጥል ዲሞክራሲን ጠብቅ እና የመምረጥ መብቶችን አስጠብቅ - በተለይም የመናገር፣ የመሰብሰብ፣ የመቃወም እና እንደገና ነጻ እና ፍትሃዊ ምርጫዎች ላይ ድምጻችንን የመስጠት ነጻነቶች። አቤቱታችንን ይፈርሙ እባኮትን ዛሬ ለቢደን አስተዳደር በእነዚህ ጥሪዎች ይቀላቀሉን።  ፕሬዝዳንት ባይደን በስልጣን በለቀቁበት ጊዜ ትክክለኛውን ነገር እንዲያደርጉ እንተማመናለን ። በሚቀጥሉት ሁለት ወራት ውስጥ ያከናወኗቸው ተግባራት ተመራጩ ፕሬዝዳንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ስልጣን ሲይዙ በህዝባዊ ነጻነታችን ላይ ምን ያህል ስልጣን እንዳላቸው ይወስናል - ስለዚህ በዚህ ጊዜ ውስጥ የሚደረጉ እርምጃዎች መጠበቅ አይችሉም። ክሬግ፣ ፕሬዚዳንት ባይደን እስከ ጥር 20 ቀን እኩለ ቀን ድረስ የዚህች ሀገር ፕሬዝዳንት እና መሪ ሆነው ይቆያሉ። ከአሁን ጀምሮ እስከዚያ ጊዜ ድረስ የዴሞክራሲያችንን የረዥም ጊዜ ጤና ለመጠበቅ ያሉትን ሁሉንም አስፈፃሚ እርምጃዎች እንዲከታተል ልንማጸነው ይገባል።  አቤቱታችንን አሁን ይፈርሙ። ወደ ፊት፣ የ ACLU ቡድን

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ለ ACLU ጽሑፎች ይመዝገቡ የእርስዎን የግላዊነት መብት እናከብራለን -  መመሪያችንን ይመልከቱ። ይህ ኢሜይል የተላከው በ: American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004, USA