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É urgente tirar a família do foco dos ministérios das Mulheres e dos Direitos Humanos

https://theintercept.com/2023/01/04/ministerio-das-mulheres-urgente-tirar-famil…
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Wed, 04/01/2023 - 20:03

A pauta dos direitos humanos não pode ser a manutenção do núcleo familiar, muitas vezes espaço de violência doméstica e sexual contra mulheres, crianças e adolescentes.

The post É urgente tirar a família do foco dos ministérios das Mulheres e dos Direitos Humanos appeared first on The Intercept.

Perhaps You Were Unclear on the Meaning of the Term

https://rall.com/comic/perhaps-you-were-unclear-on-the-meaning-of-the-term
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Wed, 04/01/2023 - 18:24

A winter storm, labor, shortages, and outdated computer systems caused Southwest Airlines to cancel thousands of flights over the winter holidays. Travelers reported that other airlines, instead of helping out, raised their prices to take advantage of the situation.

The post Perhaps You Were Unclear on the Meaning of the Term first appeared on Ted Rall's Rallblog.

Planning for the next insurrection

https://digbysblog.net/2023/01/03/planning-for-the-next-insurrection/
Created
Wed, 04/01/2023 - 12:00
This time the insurrection will be coming from inside the House — and they’ll be armed: The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives removed metal detectors outside of the chamber floor on Tuesday, just three days before the second anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 riot. Why it matters: The magnetometers were installed outside the House chamber in January 2021 to beef up security after the attack, but some Republicans have vocally opposed the increased security checks. Eight Republicans and one Democrat were fined thousands of dollars for not passing through magnetometers required to enter the House chamber, the New York Times reported in 2021. Driving the news: A rules package for the new Congress removes “Democrat fines for failure of Members to comply with unscientific mask mandates and security screenings before entering the House floor,” Republicans on the House Rules Committee said. “Members should not face unnecessary disruptions as they carry out their constitutional duties,” they added.

Currencies And Geopolitics — Brian Romanchuk

http://mikenormaneconomics.blogspot.com/2023/01/currencies-and-geopolitics-bria…
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Wed, 04/01/2023 - 11:08
Zoltan Pozsar is back with his stories about “Bretton Woods III” and the petro-yuan. (The original report is presumably for bank clients, but I found this summary by ER Valasco.) Although developing countries trading with China might take these developments seriously, from the perspective of the developed economies, how third parties arrange their affairs has limited domestic impact.

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