The Political Thread

[Death By Looch]

The Gaza Antiquities Ministry reports that the Great Mosque of Gaza, the oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, was destroyed by Israeli bombardment. (South China Morning Post)

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/us/texas-abortion-ruling/index.html

A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking a court-ordered abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy.

The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing debate over the state’s medical exception to its controversial ban on abortions after six weeks – one of the strictest in the nation.

Kate Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, filed a lawsuit this week asking the court to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban, because she has been unable to get the procedure due to concerns of violating the law. Cox’s baby was diagnosed with trisomy 18 and is not expected to live more than a few days outside the womb, according to the suit.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/08/us/texas-abortion-ruling-attorney-general-petition/index.html

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a pregnant woman from obtaining an emergency abortion in a ruling issued late Friday.

The court froze a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, who sued the state, to obtain the procedure. The ruling came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the high court to intervene in the case.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Fucking yikes.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Disgusting state

 

[Chris]

Penn President Liz Magill resigns after facing intense controversy; chair of school’s board of trustees also steps down

Magill resigned amid growing bipartisan backlash against her Capitol Hill testimony on antisemitism earlier this week and a semester marked by protests and controversy.

www.inquirer.com

University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill resigned Saturday. She faced intense pressure following her testimony before a congressional committee on antisemitism, which drew bipartisan criticism.

 

[Chris]

President Biden 'praying' for families after 6 die in severe weather in Tennessee

Multiple long-track tornadoes were reported in northwest Tennessee Saturday afternoon.

abcnews.go.com

At least six people died Saturday after severe tornadoes touched down in parts of Tennessee, officials said.

Three people died and 23 were injured Saturday following a tornado in Montgomery County, Tennessee, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said. Officials said that it was two adults and one child who died.

Three people were also died due to the tornadoes in Nashville, Nashville's Emergency Operations confirmed.

 

[Doom]

President Biden 'praying' for families after 6 die in severe weather in Tennessee

Multiple long-track tornadoes were reported in northwest Tennessee Saturday afternoon.

abcnews.go.com

At least six people died Saturday after severe tornadoes touched down in parts of Tennessee, officials said.

Three people died and 23 were injured Saturday following a tornado in Montgomery County, Tennessee, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said. Officials said that it was two adults and one child who died.

Three people were also died due to the tornadoes in Nashville, Nashville's Emergency Operations confirmed.

Seriously, this fucking sucks.

Thoughts to everyone in the Southern United States going through this rough weather.

 

[Chris]

Special counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide if Trump is immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

The court said it would consider on an expedited basis whether to hear the case, an indication that it takes special counsel Jack Smith’s request seriously.

www.nbcnews.com

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to immediately step in to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Special counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide if Trump is immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

The court said it would consider on an expedited basis whether to hear the case, an indication that it takes special counsel Jack Smith’s request seriously.

www.nbcnews.com

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to immediately step in to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

Knowing how the Supreme Court is stacked, he'll not only be immune, but he'll be praised for "trying to save democracy".

 

[Chris]

Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state

A state district judge granted the request last week, but the Texas Supreme Court directed the lower court to vacate its order Monday.

www.nbcnews.com

A Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis and who has been awaiting a decision from the Texas Supreme Court about whether she will be allowed to get an abortion said Monday that she has decided to leave Texas to get the procedure.

Kate Cox, a mother of two who is around 20 weeks pregnant, found out just after Thanksgiving that her developing fetus has trisomy 18, a fatal diagnosis. Seeking to terminate the pregnancy to protect Cox's health and future fertility, she and her husband sought a court order to block Texas’ abortion bans from applying in her case.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state

A state district judge granted the request last week, but the Texas Supreme Court directed the lower court to vacate its order Monday.

www.nbcnews.com

A Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis and who has been awaiting a decision from the Texas Supreme Court about whether she will be allowed to get an abortion said Monday that she has decided to leave Texas to get the procedure.

Kate Cox, a mother of two who is around 20 weeks pregnant, found out just after Thanksgiving that her developing fetus has trisomy 18, a fatal diagnosis. Seeking to terminate the pregnancy to protect Cox's health and future fertility, she and her husband sought a court order to block Texas’ abortion bans from applying in her case.

She should probably come to Minnesota. They have a law that bans other states from coming in and forcing the state to hand over those who have traveled to get an abortion.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Imagine being this evil

 

[Comrade Khan]

Rather let women die or never have kids again than perform a medical procedure. People who support this are sick in the head

 

[Chris]

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/12/1218514457/harvard-president-claudine-gay-antisemitism

The governing board of Harvard University says that President Claudine Gay will remain in office, rejecting calls that she be removed after her congressional testimony on antisemitism sparked outrage among lawmakers, alumni and donors.

"Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing," the board, known as the Harvard Corporation, said on Tuesday.

 

[Chris]

Inflation slowed to a 3.1% annual rate in November

The consumer price index was expected to be flat in November and up 3.1% from a year ago, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates.

www.cnbc.com

Prices across a broad range of goods and services edged higher in November but were mostly in line with expectations, further easing pressure on the Federal Reserve.

The consumer price index, a closely watched inflation gauge, increased 0.1% in November, and was up 3.1% from a year ago, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for no gain and a yearly rate of 3.1%.