🇭🇰 "It is my wish to collect pieces of stories of Hong Kong."
As the city marks its 25th year under Chinese rule, this collector made it his life's work to preserve its colonial history trib.al/JYuM9Ij
"I'm voting for Trump to fight wokeness" is a ridiculous position for 100 reasons. But let's say you determine that this is your one issue. Would you say that 2016 - 2020 were marked by an increase in wokeness, or that Trump successfully reduced it? How does the graph look?
The U.S. announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war. apnews.com/article/russia-uk…
.@EricDinowitzNYC: repeats his disappointment with refusal of @ChancellorCUNY to appear at the hearing.
Notes testimony from one CUNY student reporting a class discussion where another student, w/o comment from prof, said, "We need Hitler again."
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: bringing you another report from behind the looking glass. The most deluded pundit, Professor Avatkov explained key differences between Russia & the West: Russia is all about peace and cooperation, while the West is all about war. Watch it and weep:
There is some frightening stuff in the new model legislation proposed by anti-abortion activists—including criminal penalties for anyone who "maintain[s]" a website that "encourages" an "illegal abortion." Thanks for writing, @ashtonlattimore. prismreports.org/2022/06/22/…
The end of Roe v. Wade brings cheap shots against Clarence Thomas, writes @jasonrileywsj. His concurrence in Dobbs isn’t personal. It is a principled analysis of due-process jurisprudence.
on.wsj.com/39XEnP5
From @WSJopinion: The Supreme Court justices give education a prayer, writes Max Raskin. They scrap the Lemon test just as Americans discover a need for religious schools. on.wsj.com/3y0VdnZ
New Yorkers are casting votes in a governor's race Tuesday that for the first time in more than a decade does not include the name "Cuomo" at the top of the ticket. apnews.com/article/2022-midt…
In states where federal court orders were blocking abortion restrictions based on the Roe precedent, those orders are now being lifted. Read @nateraymond's report for more reut.rs/39W2nSq 6/6
In Idaho, a Planned Parenthood affiliate asked the state's highest court to block enforcement of a 'trigger' law banning abortion. Abortion rights advocates plan to challenge an Ohio ban on abortions and in Florida, a group of abortion providers went before a judge on June 27 5/6
In Republican-led Texas, where a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect last year, a judge in Harris County will hear arguments on whether to block officials from enforcing pre-Roe v. Wade abortion prohibitions 4/6
In Utah, 3rd District Court Judge Andrew Stone, at the request of a Planned Parenthood affiliate, issued a temporary restraining order that would allow abortion services to resume in the state after a 2020 ban took effect on June 24 3/6
In Louisiana, abortion services that had been halted since June 24 began resuming after Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso on June 27 issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state from carrying out its ban 2/6
Battles over abortion shifted to state courts after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as judges blocked bans in Louisiana and Utah and clinics sued seeking similar relief on other states. Here's a thread of the lawsuits so far: reut.rs/39W2nSq 1/6
Our Canadian Senior Fellow @cburton001 has just been sanctioned by the Russian Federation.
We congratulate him for standing up to the Russian and Chinese dictatorships.
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