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<description>&lt;p&gt;Another day. Kind of a rambly show today all. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. &lt;/p&gt;
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Another day. Kind of a rambly show today all. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. 
If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media t...

Another day. Kind of a rambly show today all. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. 
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Friday Politics Roundup for April 5, 2024 | It's a rambley kind of day

On today’s show, we'll get into a little news tonight. Lots going on, of course, but after this past Friday's show, I just can't seem to stop thinking about what we've done to education, our kids, and our culture.
What's on your mind?
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<description>&lt;p&gt;On today’s show, we'll get into a little news tonight. Lots going on, of course, but after this past Friday's show, I just can't seem to stop thinking about what we've done to education, our kids, and our culture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What's on your mind?&lt;/p&gt;
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On today’s show, we'll get into a little news tonight. Lots going on, of course, but after this past Friday's show, I just can't seem to stop thinking about what we've done to education, our kids, and our culture.
What's on your mind?
If we want a pr...

On today’s show, we'll get into a little news tonight. Lots going on, of course, but after this past Friday's show, I just can't seem to stop thinking about what we've done to education, our kids, and our culture.
What's on your mind?
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Out d’Coup LIVE | A newsy Monday. How many ways can we mess up education? Democracy? Our culture? Enough already?

A <a href='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/baltimore-key-bridge-live-updates-b2520394.html'>container ship hits the Fracis Scott Key bridge</a> in Baltimore causes the bridge to collapse and <a href='https://inthesetimes.com/article/cargo-ship-owner-behind-baltimore-bridge-crash-sued-multiple-times-for-alleged-negligence-worker-injuries'>six workers to lose their lives</a>. 
After <a href='https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/john-fetterman-staffers-joe-cavello-20240329.html'>John Fetterman</a> stakes out hawkish support for Israel and distances himself from progressives, his staff is leaving him in droves. 
Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate, <a href='https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-lieberman-obituary/'>Joe Lieberman</a> died this week. Let that signal the passing of one of the more destructive factions and ideologies in the Democratic Party. 
NBC hires then fires <a href='https://newrepublic.com/article/180156/nbc-ronna-mcdaniel-bigger-problem-trump'>Ronna McDaniel</a> the election-denying, former head of the GOP, 
<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/29/us/chronic-absences.html'>School absences have exploded </a>and continue in the post-COVID world. 
<a href='https://www.chronicle.com/article/u-of-florida-investigates-whether-professors-interfered-with-western-civ-center?sra=true'>University of Florida</a> is going after faculty members that they thing “interferred” with the university’s new Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education - the newly establish beachhead for so-called “classical education” and the “Western canon” - one of the buzzwords used by Christian nationalist and far-right activists seeking to whitewash American education and bolster a white, Christian, and celebratory narrative. 
<a href='https://www.thedailybeast.com/boston-university-suggests-replacing-striking-grad-students-with-ai'>Boston University</a>’s administration had some suggestions for faculty members during the current strike by graduate students: Have AI do the work instead.  
A new <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/indiana-professors-tenure-diversity.html'>Indiana law </a>will require professors to promote “Intellectual diversity” - of face disciplinary actions. What does that mean? It means entertaining even fascist ideas as just another set of ideas. Was Hitler wrong? Well, let’s look at argument for and against Nazism, shall we? 
The <a href='https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/shared-governance/2024/03/28/kentucky-president-proposes-strip-faculty-bodys?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&amp;utm_campaign=e66aed5f26-DNU_2021_COPY_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e66aed5f26-237028409&amp;mc_cid=e66aed5f26&amp;mc_eid=409261f579'>University of Kentucky’s </a>presidents seeks to disband their Faculty Senate and turn decision-making over to the university’s Board of Trustees. 
<a href='https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/bucks-county-takes-on-big-oil-for-lying-about-the-climate-crisis-it-has-been-creating/'>Bucks County sues Big Oil</a> for lying about the climate crisis. 
<a href='https://www.vote.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx'>PA’s Primary is right around the corner</a>. We’ll give you the dates and deadlines you need to know.

<description>&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/baltimore-key-bridge-live-updates-b2520394.html'&gt;container ship hits the Fracis Scott Key bridge&lt;/a&gt; in Baltimore causes the bridge to collapse and &lt;a href='https://inthesetimes.com/article/cargo-ship-owner-behind-baltimore-bridge-crash-sued-multiple-times-for-alleged-negligence-worker-injuries'&gt;six workers to lose their lives&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After &lt;a href='https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/john-fetterman-staffers-joe-cavello-20240329.html'&gt;John Fetterman&lt;/a&gt; stakes out hawkish support for Israel and distances himself from progressives, his staff is leaving him in droves. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate, &lt;a href='https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-lieberman-obituary/'&gt;Joe Lieberman&lt;/a&gt; died this week. Let that signal the passing of one of the more destructive factions and ideologies in the Democratic Party. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NBC hires then fires &lt;a href='https://newrepublic.com/article/180156/nbc-ronna-mcdaniel-bigger-problem-trump'&gt;Ronna McDaniel&lt;/a&gt; the election-denying, former head of the GOP, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/29/us/chronic-absences.html'&gt;School absences have exploded &lt;/a&gt;and continue in the post-COVID world. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.chronicle.com/article/u-of-florida-investigates-whether-professors-interfered-with-western-civ-center?sra=true'&gt;University of Florida&lt;/a&gt; is going after faculty members that they thing “interferred” with the university’s new Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education - the newly establish beachhead for so-called “classical education” and the “Western canon” - one of the buzzwords used by Christian nationalist and far-right activists seeking to whitewash American education and bolster a white, Christian, and celebratory narrative. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thedailybeast.com/boston-university-suggests-replacing-striking-grad-students-with-ai'&gt;Boston University&lt;/a&gt;’s administration had some suggestions for faculty members during the current strike by graduate students: Have AI do the work instead.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A new &lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/indiana-professors-tenure-diversity.html'&gt;Indiana law &lt;/a&gt;will require professors to promote “Intellectual diversity” - of face disciplinary actions. What does that mean? It means entertaining even fascist ideas as just another set of ideas. Was Hitler wrong? Well, let’s look at argument for and against Nazism, shall we? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href='https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/shared-governance/2024/03/28/kentucky-president-proposes-strip-faculty-bodys?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=e66aed5f26-DNU_2021_COPY_02&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e66aed5f26-237028409&amp;amp;mc_cid=e66aed5f26&amp;amp;mc_eid=409261f579'&gt;University of Kentucky’s &lt;/a&gt;presidents seeks to disband their Faculty Senate and turn decision-making over to the university’s Board of Trustees. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/bucks-county-takes-on-big-oil-for-lying-about-the-climate-crisis-it-has-been-creating/'&gt;Bucks County sues Big Oil&lt;/a&gt; for lying about the climate crisis. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.vote.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx'&gt;PA’s Primary is right around the corner&lt;/a&gt;. We’ll give you the dates and deadlines you need to know.&lt;/p&gt;
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A container ship hits the Fracis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore causes the bridge to collapse and six workers to lose their lives. 
After John Fetterman stakes out hawkish support for Israel and distances himself from progressives, his staff is leavin...

A container ship hits the Fracis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore causes the bridge to collapse and six workers to lose their lives. 
After John Fetterman stakes out hawkish support for Israel and distances himself from progressives, his staff is leaving him in droves. 
Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate, Joe Lieberman died this week. Let that signal the passing of one of the more destructive factions and ideologies in the Democratic Party. 
NBC hires then fires Ronna McDaniel the election-denying, former head of the GOP, 
School absences have exploded and continue in the post-COVID world. 
University of Florida is going after faculty members that they thing “interferred” with the university’s new Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education - the newly establish beachhead for so-called “classical education” and the “Western canon” - one of the buzzwords used by Christian nationalist and far-right activists seeking to whitewash American education and bolster a white, Christian, and celebratory narrative. 
Boston University’s administration had some suggestions for faculty members during the current strike by graduate students: Have AI do the work instead.  
A new Indiana law will require professors to promote “Intellectual diversity” - of face disciplinary actions. What does that mean? It means entertaining even fascist ideas as just another set of ideas. Was Hitler wrong? Well, let’s look at argument for and against Nazism, shall we? 
The University of Kentucky’s presidents seeks to disband their Faculty Senate and turn decision-making over to the university’s Board of Trustees. 
Bucks County sues Big Oil for lying about the climate crisis. 
PA’s Primary is right around the corner. We’ll give you the dates and deadlines you need to know.

Friday Politics Roundup | Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster; attacks on higher ed; Lieberman dead; NBC News ooopsie; Bucks County Sues Big Oil; PA Primary; and, more

Just about a month from the PA primaries. Climate crisis in the headlines. Federal chaos and local right-wing movements. Yes, it's an election year. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.
Imagine that. <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/us/politics/congress-spending-bill-government-shutdown.html'>Another “nail-biting’ vote</a> to prevent a government shutdown before tonight’s midnight deadline. This is the dramatic sit-com version of politics that the Republicans want to keep renewing.
Lots of not so good news on the climate crisis front. 
<ul><li>Republicans <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/climate/republican-attacks-electric-vehicles.html?smid=nytcore-android-share&amp;ugrp=c&amp;pvid=b5a77d22-cc6c-4e34-a020-25fe6b6b5d3b'>wage war on electric vehicles</a></li>
<li>Big Oil and Gas industry lobbyists <a href='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc'>successfully gutted new building codes</a> that called for making new construction electric ready. Oh, and look,<a href='https://www.eenews.net/articles/gop-finds-democratic-allies-opposing-new-epa-tailpipe-rule/'> John Fetterman</a> says he might vote with the Republicans. </li>
<li>SIxteen States are suing Biden Administration over their move to halt new exports for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in order to study the effects on climate, national security, and the economy.</li>
<li>Record-setting heat hits Rio de Janeiro - a heat index of 143 degrees.</li>
<li>Scientists can’t account for the continued record-setting ocean temperatures</li>
<li>And so much more. </li>
</ul>
The <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/20/world-happiness-report-happiest-countries?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other'>United States falls out of the top 20 happiest countries</a> for the first time since the annual World Happiness Report began in 2012 by the United Nations. Gee. I wonder why. And <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/20/young-people-becoming-less-happy-than-older-generations-research-shows'>young people</a> are leading the unhappiness charge. 
Several new strike votes in higher education.
<a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/17/patriot-academy-biblical-citizenship-school-board/?fbclid=IwAR36n4_DvcozQwY3ndo15qKj4eO0JpaU4ZT5L4ozMWRYr7Kny5pt9q3gofo'>The Washington Post runs the bio of new Palisades School District School Board Member, Linda Wenhold</a>. How does a local school board member get a full profile in the Washington Post? Well, apparently it helps if you take and teach classes with the Christian Nationalist Patriot Academy, advocate for your school district to teach that America’s true history is a Christian nation, and argue that attempts to make schools welcoming and accessible for all kids are secret plots to Marxists and secular leftists to destroy America. 
<a href='https://twitter.com/BucksCoBeacon/status/1770880934272700809'>Bucks County Beacon announces it’s first annual Beacon Fest</a> to support the work of the Beacon and bring trouble-makers of all sorts together! The event will be on June 1 @ Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Just about a month from the PA primaries. Climate crisis in the headlines. Federal chaos and local right-wing movements. Yes, it's an election year. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Imagine that. &lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/us/politics/congress-spending-bill-government-shutdown.html'&gt;Another “nail-biting’ vote&lt;/a&gt; to prevent a government shutdown before tonight’s midnight deadline. This is the dramatic sit-com version of politics that the Republicans want to keep renewing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lots of not so good news on the climate crisis front. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Republicans &lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/climate/republican-attacks-electric-vehicles.html?smid=nytcore-android-share&amp;amp;ugrp=c&amp;amp;pvid=b5a77d22-cc6c-4e34-a020-25fe6b6b5d3b'&gt;wage war on electric vehicles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Oil and Gas industry lobbyists &lt;a href='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc'&gt;successfully gutted new building codes&lt;/a&gt; that called for making new construction electric ready. Oh, and look,&lt;a href='https://www.eenews.net/articles/gop-finds-democratic-allies-opposing-new-epa-tailpipe-rule/'&gt; John Fetterman&lt;/a&gt; says he might vote with the Republicans. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SIxteen States are suing Biden Administration over their move to halt new exports for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in order to study the effects on climate, national security, and the economy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Record-setting heat hits Rio de Janeiro - a heat index of 143 degrees.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Scientists can’t account for the continued record-setting ocean temperatures&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;And so much more. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/20/world-happiness-report-happiest-countries?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other'&gt;United States falls out of the top 20 happiest countries&lt;/a&gt; for the first time since the annual World Happiness Report began in 2012 by the United Nations. Gee. I wonder why. And &lt;a href='https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/20/young-people-becoming-less-happy-than-older-generations-research-shows'&gt;young people&lt;/a&gt; are leading the unhappiness charge. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Several new strike votes in higher education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/17/patriot-academy-biblical-citizenship-school-board/?fbclid=IwAR36n4_DvcozQwY3ndo15qKj4eO0JpaU4ZT5L4ozMWRYr7Kny5pt9q3gofo'&gt;The Washington Post runs the bio of new Palisades School District School Board Member, Linda Wenhold&lt;/a&gt;. How does a local school board member get a full profile in the Washington Post? Well, apparently it helps if you take and teach classes with the Christian Nationalist Patriot Academy, advocate for your school district to teach that America’s true history is a Christian nation, and argue that attempts to make schools welcoming and accessible for all kids are secret plots to Marxists and secular leftists to destroy America. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/BucksCoBeacon/status/1770880934272700809'&gt;Bucks County Beacon announces it’s first annual Beacon Fest&lt;/a&gt; to support the work of the Beacon and bring trouble-makers of all sorts together! The event will be on June 1 @ Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3RMNHhHTFA0QTVyOTBpaGtCX0pub3Z4Xzg4UXxBQ3Jtc0tsWUJfdE1qcHNLa1JEZ3NZSElXMEhzQWswQmxGSmJvTzBadFZpb0I5V1FfZnl6ZWJOaHZoeWNldDZLbGJIUEpFa1d6bHJ1RlQxQlNub01BRjVwTERNTzlIajRfYWJGNGxZNUJvSjVLbU84R25jTzBrVQ&amp;amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FBnjRNz3u&amp;amp;v=gPzrAZYGqh4'&gt;https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Just about a month from the PA primaries. Climate crisis in the headlines. Federal chaos and local right-wing movements. Yes, it's an election year. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.
Imagine that...

Just about a month from the PA primaries. Climate crisis in the headlines. Federal chaos and local right-wing movements. Yes, it's an election year. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.
Imagine that. Another “nail-biting’ vote to prevent a government shutdown before tonight’s midnight deadline. This is the dramatic sit-com version of politics that the Republicans want to keep renewing.
Lots of not so good news on the climate crisis front. 
Republicans wage war on electric vehicles
Big Oil and Gas industry lobbyists successfully gutted new building codes that called for making new construction electric ready. Oh, and look, John Fetterman says he might vote with the Republicans. 
SIxteen States are suing Biden Administration over their move to halt new exports for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in order to study the effects on climate, national security, and the economy.
Record-setting heat hits Rio de Janeiro - a heat index of 143 degrees.
Scientists can’t account for the continued record-setting ocean temperatures
And so much more. 
The United States falls out of the top 20 happiest countries for the first time since the annual World Happiness Report began in 2012 by the United Nations. Gee. I wonder why. And young people are leading the unhappiness charge. 
Several new strike votes in higher education.
The Washington Post runs the bio of new Palisades School District School Board Member, Linda Wenhold. How does a local school board member get a full profile in the Washington Post? Well, apparently it helps if you take and teach classes with the Christian Nationalist Patriot Academy, advocate for your school district to teach that America’s true history is a Christian nation, and argue that attempts to make schools welcoming and accessible for all kids are secret plots to Marxists and secular leftists to destroy America. 
Bucks County Beacon announces it’s first annual Beacon Fest to support the work of the Beacon and bring trouble-makers of all sorts together! The event will be on June 1 @ Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA.
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Friday Politics Roundup | "Nail-biting" budget battle; lots of climate crisis news; U.S. falls from happy country list; WaPo profiles Christian nationalist Palisades SB member; Beacon Fest!

At least 112<a href='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/more-than-a-hundred-dead-after-israeli-troops-opened-fire-near-aid-trucks-say-gaza-officials'> hungry and desperate Palestinians were killed</a> early Thursday morning trying to get much needed food and medical aid. Some of the dead were gunned down by Israeli troops, others were run over by the aid trucks attempting to flee the scene. 
In a huge announcement, <a href='https://prospect.org/labor/2024-02-27-starbucks-stops-opposing-baristas-union-master-contract/'>Starbucks officially announced that it will no longer work to oppose unionization effort</a>s by its employees. Now that nearly 400 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, and founder and former CEO, Howard Shultz, is no longer running the company, it seems that Starbucks Workers United will now be heading to contract negotiations in good faith. In a joint statement, Starbucks and Workers United said they will, “begin discussions on a foundational framework designed to achieve … collective bargaining agreements for represented stores and partners” 
Thousands of academic workers are <a href='https://ca.news.yahoo.com/thousands-academic-workers-york-university-142057200.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKF3KXX0Z498WcWIP8uMPpPZHqYl05L4hOlnfmL082QnpBdAolNwpEpqdFZ8jYMwXSU2UzfxNRZiLoZrjyHdyR374R8EgQVzEA0bzk--L3lrvKfzpFYtkURLzMwWiYoIpssPocFEsyVYUNK6mRcDFzNnbDWcG1kN-ooa2KrVi53a&amp;guccounter=2'>on strike at York University</a> in Toronto. On Thursday, members of other unions across Ontario joined the picket lines in support of their striking brothers and sisters. 
Last week, the Pennridge School District - the first in the nation to hire the Hillsdale-inspired Vermillion Education to rewrite their social studies and English curriculum through a Christian nationalist lens - <a href='https://northpennnow.com/pennridge-school-board-scraps-hillsdaleinfluenced-elementary-social-studie-p8205-117.htm?fbclid=IwAR2aU-dYF0Rk0_PqqseqOo_BbaA1EZuUf34a5Rwq_Iy3BgldHmJ36XYHC8w'>officially scrapped the Hillsdale proposed curriculum</a>. 
An <a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68432465'>Illinois court has kicked Trump of this year’s Republican Primary ballot</a>, all but assuring another round of Supreme Court decisions. The order has been put on hold pending appeal. Early voting has already begun in the state. 
<a href='https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4499109-with-mcconnell-stepping-down-gop-faces-trump-civil-war/'>Mitch McConnell </a>announced he’s retiring from Senate leadership after this year’s election. Let the all out Senate Republican civil war commence. 
<a href='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-biden-uncommitted-voters-set-win-2-delegates/story?id=107643586'>“Uncommitted” is set to win two delegates</a> from Michigan as the protest over Biden’s unwillingness to stop the Israeli government’s genocidal war in Gaza. 
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/washington-states-largest-labor-union-endorses-uncommitted-biden-rcna141139'>Washington State’s largest labor union</a> - the United Food and Commercial Worker - has endorsed “uncommitted” in this year’s Democratic Primary. 
 
In one of the most brazen statements of late from Big Oil, <a href='https://www.salon.com/2024/02/29/carroll-concerned-that-wont-pay-amidst-chatter-that-his-property-is-about-to-be-seized/'>Exxon scolded the world</a> in a recent interview in Fortune magazine saying that Exxon and other fossil fuel companies are not to blame for the climate crisis. Who is? Everyone else but them it appears. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told the magazine, “the world waited too long” to develop green technologies and that "people who are generating the emissions need to be aware … and pay the price." Who are those people? You guessed it, you and me. 
<a href='https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-29/treacherous-blizzard-to-hit-tahoe-mammoth-gusts-of-110-mph-are-possible-do-not-travel-forecasters-say'>Treacherous blizzard</a> is bearing down on the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The storm is expected to dump up to 10 feet of snow with winds already peaking at 145 mph. 
<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68428496'>The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas</a> has now become the second largest wildfire in U.S. history, burning more than a million acres of land just north of Amarillo - an area larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. 
<a href='https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/27/headlines/former_professor_donates_1_billion_to_albert_einstein_college_to_cover_all_future_med_school_tuition'>Former professor at Albert Einstein College</a> to cover all future medical school tuition.

<description>&lt;p&gt;At least 112&lt;a href='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/more-than-a-hundred-dead-after-israeli-troops-opened-fire-near-aid-trucks-say-gaza-officials'&gt; hungry and desperate Palestinians were killed&lt;/a&gt; early Thursday morning trying to get much needed food and medical aid. Some of the dead were gunned down by Israeli troops, others were run over by the aid trucks attempting to flee the scene. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a huge announcement, &lt;a href='https://prospect.org/labor/2024-02-27-starbucks-stops-opposing-baristas-union-master-contract/'&gt;Starbucks officially announced that it will no longer work to oppose unionization effort&lt;/a&gt;s by its employees. Now that nearly 400 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, and founder and former CEO, Howard Shultz, is no longer running the company, it seems that Starbucks Workers United will now be heading to contract negotiations in good faith. In a joint statement, Starbucks and Workers United said they will, “begin discussions on a foundational framework designed to achieve … collective bargaining agreements for represented stores and partners” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thousands of academic workers are &lt;a href='https://ca.news.yahoo.com/thousands-academic-workers-york-university-142057200.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKF3KXX0Z498WcWIP8uMPpPZHqYl05L4hOlnfmL082QnpBdAolNwpEpqdFZ8jYMwXSU2UzfxNRZiLoZrjyHdyR374R8EgQVzEA0bzk--L3lrvKfzpFYtkURLzMwWiYoIpssPocFEsyVYUNK6mRcDFzNnbDWcG1kN-ooa2KrVi53a&amp;amp;guccounter=2'&gt;on strike at York University&lt;/a&gt; in Toronto. On Thursday, members of other unions across Ontario joined the picket lines in support of their striking brothers and sisters. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week, the Pennridge School District - the first in the nation to hire the Hillsdale-inspired Vermillion Education to rewrite their social studies and English curriculum through a Christian nationalist lens - &lt;a href='https://northpennnow.com/pennridge-school-board-scraps-hillsdaleinfluenced-elementary-social-studie-p8205-117.htm?fbclid=IwAR2aU-dYF0Rk0_PqqseqOo_BbaA1EZuUf34a5Rwq_Iy3BgldHmJ36XYHC8w'&gt;officially scrapped the Hillsdale proposed curriculum&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An &lt;a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68432465'&gt;Illinois court has kicked Trump of this year’s Republican Primary ballot&lt;/a&gt;, all but assuring another round of Supreme Court decisions. The order has been put on hold pending appeal. Early voting has already begun in the state. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4499109-with-mcconnell-stepping-down-gop-faces-trump-civil-war/'&gt;Mitch McConnell &lt;/a&gt;announced he’s retiring from Senate leadership after this year’s election. Let the all out Senate Republican civil war commence. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-biden-uncommitted-voters-set-win-2-delegates/story?id=107643586'&gt;“Uncommitted” is set to win two delegates&lt;/a&gt; from Michigan as the protest over Biden’s unwillingness to stop the Israeli government’s genocidal war in Gaza. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/washington-states-largest-labor-union-endorses-uncommitted-biden-rcna141139'&gt;Washington State’s largest labor union&lt;/a&gt; - the United Food and Commercial Worker - has endorsed “uncommitted” in this year’s Democratic Primary. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In one of the most brazen statements of late from Big Oil, &lt;a href='https://www.salon.com/2024/02/29/carroll-concerned-that-wont-pay-amidst-chatter-that-his-property-is-about-to-be-seized/'&gt;Exxon scolded the world&lt;/a&gt; in a recent interview in Fortune magazine saying that Exxon and other fossil fuel companies are not to blame for the climate crisis. Who is? Everyone else but them it appears. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told the magazine, “the world waited too long” to develop green technologies and that "people who are generating the emissions need to be aware … and pay the price." Who are those people? You guessed it, you and me. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-29/treacherous-blizzard-to-hit-tahoe-mammoth-gusts-of-110-mph-are-possible-do-not-travel-forecasters-say'&gt;Treacherous blizzard&lt;/a&gt; is bearing down on the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The storm is expected to dump up to 10 feet of snow with winds already peaking at 145 mph. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68428496'&gt;The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas&lt;/a&gt; has now become the second largest wildfire in U.S. history, burning more than a million acres of land just north of Amarillo - an area larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/27/headlines/former_professor_donates_1_billion_to_albert_einstein_college_to_cover_all_future_med_school_tuition'&gt;Former professor at Albert Einstein College&lt;/a&gt; to cover all future medical school tuition. &lt;/p&gt;
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At least 112 hungry and desperate Palestinians were killed early Thursday morning trying to get much needed food and medical aid. Some of the dead were gunned down by Israeli troops, others were run over by the aid trucks attempting to flee the scene...

At least 112 hungry and desperate Palestinians were killed early Thursday morning trying to get much needed food and medical aid. Some of the dead were gunned down by Israeli troops, others were run over by the aid trucks attempting to flee the scene. 
In a huge announcement, Starbucks officially announced that it will no longer work to oppose unionization efforts by its employees. Now that nearly 400 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, and founder and former CEO, Howard Shultz, is no longer running the company, it seems that Starbucks Workers United will now be heading to contract negotiations in good faith. In a joint statement, Starbucks and Workers United said they will, “begin discussions on a foundational framework designed to achieve … collective bargaining agreements for represented stores and partners” 
Thousands of academic workers are on strike at York University in Toronto. On Thursday, members of other unions across Ontario joined the picket lines in support of their striking brothers and sisters. 
Last week, the Pennridge School District - the first in the nation to hire the Hillsdale-inspired Vermillion Education to rewrite their social studies and English curriculum through a Christian nationalist lens - officially scrapped the Hillsdale proposed curriculum. 
An Illinois court has kicked Trump of this year’s Republican Primary ballot, all but assuring another round of Supreme Court decisions. The order has been put on hold pending appeal. Early voting has already begun in the state. 
Mitch McConnell announced he’s retiring from Senate leadership after this year’s election. Let the all out Senate Republican civil war commence. 
“Uncommitted” is set to win two delegates from Michigan as the protest over Biden’s unwillingness to stop the Israeli government’s genocidal war in Gaza. 
Washington State’s largest labor union - the United Food and Commercial Worker - has endorsed “uncommitted” in this year’s Democratic Primary. 
 
In one of the most brazen statements of late from Big Oil, Exxon scolded the world in a recent interview in Fortune magazine saying that Exxon and other fossil fuel companies are not to blame for the climate crisis. Who is? Everyone else but them it appears. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told the magazine, “the world waited too long” to develop green technologies and that "people who are generating the emissions need to be aware … and pay the price." Who are those people? You guessed it, you and me. 
Treacherous blizzard is bearing down on the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The storm is expected to dump up to 10 feet of snow with winds already peaking at 145 mph. 
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas has now become the second largest wildfire in U.S. history, burning more than a million acres of land just north of Amarillo - an area larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. 
Former professor at Albert Einstein College to cover all future medical school tuition. 

Friday Politics Roundup | At least 112 starving Palestinians killed in Gaza; Starbucks Workers United's big win; York U strike; "Uncommitted" wins 17% in MI; Exxon CEO blames us for climate crisis

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