TIL The Black War was a period of violent conflict between British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania from the 1820s to 1832. A bounty of β‚€5 was paid for every captured Aboriginal and β‚€2 per child. Historians debate whether the war should be defined as an act of genocide. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bla…
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Here's How Conservatives Are Using Civil Rights Law to Pass Abortion Restrictions: Georgia state lawmakers and community members argued that fetuses are a class of persons entitled to protection under the law, just like black Americans and LGBT Americans. time.com/5753300/heartbea…
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French "Supreme Court" : "protection of the environment" is of "constitutional value" and can justify restriction of "entrepeneurial liberty"; uphold ban of export of pesticides, produced in France, whose use is banned in EU. lemonde.fr/planete/articl…
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[Advice] Fee or no-fee? An article to help you understand the impact of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 on the New York rental market and brokerage community. medium.com/@brendan_13416…
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Google employees β€˜refuse to be complicit’ in border agency cloud contract - Google employees are demanding that the company not bid on a cloud computing contract with US Customs and Border Protection in the latest act of protest inside the tech industry theverge.com/2019/8/14/20…
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Congress Should Outlaw State Attacks on Abortion Access | I’m testifying on Capitol Hill today in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, because my patients in Alabama deserve better than relentless state attacks on reproductive freedom aclu.org/news/civil-liber…
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[USA] Trump/Republican administration continues pushing for needless bird deaths: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service embracing rollbacks of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act’s essential protections // https://t.co/ymLDkqePdY nrdc.org/experts/katie-um…
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Richard Skeffington Welch (December 14, 1929 – December 23, 1975), a career CIA officer and the Chief of Station in Athens, Greece, when he was assassinated by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November. His assassination led to the passage of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act imgur.com/a/snbyl2P
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H.R. 4739: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY9]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security and House Committee on Ways and Means which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY9] is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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"We’re disappointed that the court has denied the right of voters to enact a reasonable, narrowly tailored restriction on the possession of handguns, and the sale of other dangerous weapons,” said City Attorney Spokesman Matt Dorsey.

Just a Sunday History Lesson:

> β€œWe’re disappointed that the court has denied the right of voters to enact a reasonable, narrowly tailored restriction on the possession of handguns*, and the sale of other dangerous weapons,” said City Attorney Spokesman Matt Dorsey. β€œSan Francisco voters spoke loud and clear on the issue of gun violence, which has taken a devastating toll on this City in recent years. City Attorney Dennis Herrera is right now evaluating Judge Warren’s ruling, and I expect him to make a decision about whether to appeal today’s ruling in the next day or two.”*

https://www.sfcityattorney.org/2006/06/12/court-strikes-down-prop-hs-ban-on-handgun-possession-firearms-distribution-in-city-limits/

Remember, No One Wants To Take Your Guns.

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Extreme Risk Protection Order Act will help keep guns out of the wrong hands thehill.com/blogs/congres…
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Nancy Pelosi: America to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd control equipment to the Hong Kong police force; and advance the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. speaker.gov/newsroom/8519…
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What are the pros and cons of a National Sales Tax (US) as proposed in H.R.25 (Fair Tax Act of 2019)?

H.R.25 begins with "To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States."

How would enacting a National Sales Tax accomplish those goals?

Is there any economic data to support the congressional findings under SEC. 2?

Are there real world examples of nation-states using a sales tax instead of income/payroll/estate/gift tax to generate revenue?

Is using the monthly poverty level, as described in SEC. 303, an accurate method of determining a limit to qualifying households?

Has there been a historical political movement to enact an NST?

Finally, what is the procedure for repealing an amendment to the US Constitution?

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Bernie Sanders: I have just one question for the Republicans who are again attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, throw 30 million people off of their health insurance and eliminate pre-existing conditions protections: Why do you want to cause so much pain for the American people? twitter.com/BernieSanders…
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H.R. 185: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. govtrack.us/congress/bill…
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4 States Signed the Kratom Protection Act + Kratom is Trending on Google. LOTS of Positive Momentum!

Kratom: Online Advocacy and Google Trends

The search term "Kratom" is breaking out this year (2019) on Google's search engine, in large part due to the community of Kratom users that is constantly talking about Kratom and sharing testimonials on Reddit, Quora, and Twitter. As a fellow marketer, I know that the FDA, DEA and other agencies are looking at these online trends to decide which business to get into. In addition, since lobbyist groups traditionally play a key part in legalization decisions, when it comes to Congressional acceptance of Kratom, it's all about "how much money can we make" rather than "how many lives can we save".

Users and advocates of other drugs (for example Marijuana) understand the struggles and the lengthy process associated with the FDA and other drug legalizing bodies. Which is why the below news has been HUGE for the Kratom community.

In total, 4 States signed the Kratom Protection Act:

- Arizona

- Georgia

- Utah

- Nevada

The Kratom Protection Act brings forth laws that protect consumers from dangerously adulterated Kratom products. It sets the stage for proper labelling regulations, selling restrictions to minors, and, most importantly, it convinces more states to join in this important effort

The aforementioned states are trailblazers in Congress, as they recognize the following:

  • importance of keeping an open mind towards a drug that has helped over 5 million US citizens
  • huge market potential of kratom as a pain relief and mood-enhancement supplement
  • benefits of properly regulating the sale of kratom as opposed to outright banning it

Despite some recent attempts to ban Kratom (that failed), 2019 has been a great year full of promise and commitment by states to advocate on behalf of all Kratom users. It also doesn't hurt that so many people on Reddit are writing about and supporting Kratom-related issues. Stay strong, Kratom warriors, good things are just around the corner!

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H.R. 3900: To amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1] is a member of the committee.

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