jordanlund

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[–] jordanlund 1 points 2 minutes ago

Philosophy doesn't enter into it, this is about legal liability and the facts are right behind what I'm telling you. Quoted, cited facts.

I'm not asking you to LIKE it. But you have to accept the reality that only a very small fringe believes Biden is to blame for this.

[–] jordanlund 1 points 15 minutes ago

Not wrong, but Substack blogs are not news sources.

[–] jordanlund 1 points 16 minutes ago (2 children)

Again, not subjective. The ICC has charged Israel, not the United States, not Biden.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/11/israel-opt-netanyahu-gallant-and-al-masri-must-face-justice-at-the-icc-for-charges-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/

If the US were to blame for the Genocide, the ICC would have charged Biden right alongside Netanyahu just like they charged Putin over Ukraine, they did not.

But, like I say, it doesn't really matter as the ICC rulings have no enforcement. Would be nice!

[–] jordanlund 1 points 27 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago) (4 children)

The fact of the matter is that Israel is (correctly) being blamed by the ICC, NOT America.

Not that it matters what the ICC says anyway, but that's an entirely different problem.

The real problem is Israel doesn't need our help exterminating Gazans, they never have. They didn't need our help starting the blockade back in the 90s, they didn't need our help killing people immediately following Oct. 7, and their snipers don't need our help killing kids today in violation of the cease fire.

https://lemmy.world/post/24563168

The notion that it would have all stopped except for Biden's aid is a child-like understanding of what's been happening over there and the knee-jerk lemmy reaction of "US bad".

[–] jordanlund 1 points 1 hour ago (6 children)

That doesn't work as a matter of international law.

For example, we have had multiple instances where we provided civil aid to a country only to have it confiscated and misappropriated by a corrupt government, that doesn't mean we stop sending aid.

[–] jordanlund 1 points 1 hour ago

Again, what Donald Trump does, inside the US, is NOT World News.

[–] jordanlund 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (8 children)

It's not subjective. Biden's opinion on Israel is matter of fact stated and quoted multiple times.

Subjectively, I find it incredibly naive (especially for a President), but it's not the same as Biden dropping the bombs himself which is how the "buh buh gEnOcIdE!" folks are playing it.

In the end, we now have a President whose only opinion* is Israel didn't commit the genocide fast enough.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/politics/trump-israel-comments/index.html

“They’ve got to finish what they started, and they’ve got to finish it fast, and we have to get on with life.”

That's what a pro-genocide President looks like.

* That's unfair, he's also of the opinion that a ruined Gaza is a great beachfront development opportunity.

https://youtu.be/gSoT22pCBGM

[–] jordanlund 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

No, I'm saying Biden stated, repeatedly, he was providing support for the legitimate defense of Israel, for which he was a full supporter.

October 25th, 2023: https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-criticizes-extremist-settlers-west-bank-2023-10-25/

August 1st, 2024:
https://www.jns.org/biden-reaffirms-support-for-israeli-self-defense-against-iran-in-call-with-netanyahu/

November 26th, 2024:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/biden-says-israel-has-right-to-self-defense-if-hezbollah-or-anyone-else-breaks-deal/

What Israel chose to do with that aid is on THEM, not Biden.

[–] jordanlund 14 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

It really depends on where you are in the US. In some states, it's just another day, in other states it can be a major disaster.

Here in Portland, we've closed schools because it LOOKED like it was going to snow. It never actually DID, but was close enough.

Meanwhile, cities in the North East are like: "Pfft... 3 feet? Put on your jacket..."

[–] jordanlund 3 points 4 hours ago

What Reddit does with twitter links is not world news.

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24596623

"In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink told agency staff leaders Tuesday that an “immediate pause” had been ordered on — among other things — regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media posts and website posts until such communications had been approved by a political appointee."

 

"In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink told agency staff leaders Tuesday that an “immediate pause” had been ordered on — among other things — regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media posts and website posts until such communications had been approved by a political appointee."

 

Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Homer L. Wilkes, resigned.

Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Polly Ellen Trottenberg, resigned.

William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Dilawar Syed, resigned.

James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice David Turk, resigned.

Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation, vice Robert Farrell Bonnie, resigned.

David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Janet Garvin McCabe.

Kenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Lily Lawrence Batchelder.

Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Arati Prabhakar.

Paul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Tanya J. Bradsher, resigned.

Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice Tommy P. Beaudreau, resigned.

Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Darryl L. DePriest, resigned.

William Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years, vice Sandra L. Thompson.

Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice Cynthia Minette Marten, resigned.

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submitted 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by jordanlund to c/keeptrack
 

"Illegal DEI and DEIA policies not only violate the text and spirit of our longstanding Federal civil-rights laws, they also undermine our national unity, as they deny, discredit, and undermine the traditional American values of hard work, excellence, and individual achievement in favor of an unlawful, corrosive, and pernicious identity-based spoils system."

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24575053

Immigration authorities can now enter schools, healthcare facilities and places of worship to conduct arrests, according to a new policy from the Department of Homeland Security.

"Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. "The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense."

 

Immigration authorities can now enter schools, healthcare facilities and places of worship to conduct arrests, according to a new policy from the Department of Homeland Security.

"Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. "The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense."

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24566262

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management.

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submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by jordanlund to c/keeptrack
 

Another anti-DEI order.

"Illegal and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring, including on the basis of race, sex, disability, or any other criteria other than the safety of airline passengers and overall job excellence, competency, and qualification, harms all Americans, who deserve to fly with confidence. "

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