Cheryl Meeker

Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals Some 5,000 hospital health care workers have walked off the job in Oregon as they picket all eight Providence hospitals in the state.

The #ProvStrike2025 is because after more than a year of negotiations Providence refused to negotiate a fair agreement for workers or patients. apnews.com/article/oreg...

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At least 7 Palestinians killed by Israeli attack on Gaza’s Nuseirat camp Palestinian Civil Defence says a woman and three children were among those killed.

Another day another series of Israeli war crimes: "At least 7 Palestinians killed by Israeli attack on Gaza’s Nuseirat camp. Attack comes hours after 20 people from the same displaced family were killed in northern Gaza." www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...

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Israel bans the importation into Gaza of anaesthetics. Hence, the scores of children who are amputated daily, following Israel's bombings, are put to the knife without anaesthesia - if they are lucky to be taken to a functioning medical facility and not be bombed when in it.

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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter over gun and tax charges President sparks backlash with use of executive powers in reversal of promises weeks before leaving office

Joe Biden never misses an opportunity to say one thing and do another. “I said I’d abide by the jury decision, and I will do that. And I will not pardon him,” Biden said in last June's G7 summit. Five months later, he pardoned him. Voila! www.ft.com/content/615e...

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Now. Press conference as historic International Court of Justice #ICJ hearing begins considering legal consequences of States for #climatechange harm. Ilan Kiloe Melanesian Spearhead Group"Our distinct identity as people and our very existence is grossly threatened by the impacts of climate change."

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But since the papers choose to print bad opinion pieces, it behooves us all for writers to point out the fallacies they are based upon, educating everyone in the process. It is also dangerous to let lies and bad faith arguments go unanswered.

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