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TIDBITS – NOV. 28 – READER COMMENTS: TRUMP 2.0; RESISTANCE 2.0;
THANKFUL FOR FARMWORKERS; ANOTHER WOMAN DIES IN TEXAS; U.S. MILITARY
SPENDING VS OTHER TOP COUNTRIES; NEW DIRECTIONS IN LABOR POLITICS;
CARTOONS; AND MORE…  
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November 28, 2024
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_ Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0; Thankful for
Farmworkers; Another Woman Dies in Texas; U.S. Military Spending vs
Other Top Countries; New Directions In Labor Politics; Cartoons; and
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Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
Nov.28, 2024, xxxxxx

 

* RE: UNDERSTANDING THE IMMIGRANT SWING TOWARD TRUMP  (VAN
CALDWELL)
* THE OTHER LATINOS  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES
* THANKFUL FOR FARMWORKERS  --  CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ
* AMERICA FIRST  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
* TRUMP CARVES  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON
* RE: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST POST-ELECTION MUSINGS  (JENNIFER NOURI)
* ANOTHER WOMAN DIES IN TEXAS AFTER VISITING THE ER 4 TIMES DURING
HER FOR MEDICAL CARE DURING HER MISCARRIAGE  (MARINA DUNBAR STORY IN
THE GUARDIAN)
* RE: THE STATE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE U.S.  (TARA
HOUSTON CHAPTER)
* RE: THE NOT-SO-SECRET HISTORY OF NETANYAHU’S SUPPORT FOR HAMAS
 (DAVE LOTT; BEN CUPP)
* RE: ANTI-UNION CAPTIVE MEETINGS ARE NOW ILLEGAL  (MARY-ALICE
STROM)
* RE: GOOD GUYS DON’T FINISH LAST—IF THEY HAVE A MILITANT UNION
BEHIND THEM  (MICHAEL HENRY STARKS)
* RE: U.N. CLIMATE SUMMIT ENDS WITH A “BAD DEAL” AS RICH,
POLLUTING NATIONS REFUSE $1 TRILLION FINANCE PLAN  (US PROGRESSIVE
ACTIVISTS' UPDATE)

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RESOURCES:

* U.S. MILITARY SPENDING VS OTHER TOP COUNTRIES  (VISUAL
CAPITALIST)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* NEW DIRECTIONS IN LABOR POLITICS  --  NEW YORK AND VIRTUAL  --
 DECEMBER 3  (CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES)

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RE: UNDERSTANDING THE IMMIGRANT SWING TOWARD TRUMP

(Posting on xxxxxx Labor
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“I found that the social networks where immigrants acquire knowledge
about the American political system shape how they interpret their
interests and subsequently how they vote. Most of them arrive in the
United States as adults with views based on their lived experiences in
their homelands. I discovered that those who are politically
socialized through labor unions remain resistant to Trump’s appeal.
In contrast, those who learned about US politics through other
organizations are more likely to be receptive to right-wing messages
and thus supportive of Trump.”

Van Caldwell
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THE OTHER LATINOS  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES

 

Clay Jones
November 14, 2024
Coachella Valley Independent
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(CA)

 

THANKFUL FOR FARMWORKERS  --  CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ

 

Lalo Alcaraz
November 2022
Lalo Alcaraz reposted United Farm Workers
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November 23, 2023

 

AMERICA FIRST  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS

 

Texas has offered Trump 1,400 acres of land to build a camp to
temporarily house all the immigrants he plans to deport. Ugh. Can we
secede from Texas?

Rob Rogers
November 25, 2024
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TRUMP CARVES  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON

 

Nick Anderson
November 25, 2024
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RE: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST POST-ELECTION MUSINGS
 

Much of the post-election Democratic Party fretting has appropriately
centered on the degree to which it has lost the presumption of being
the party of the working class.  One solution: "Maybe Democrats have
to embrace a Sanders-style disruption."

Bernie Sanders unforgettably demonstrated how much the right
presidential primary candidate can alter the national political debate
— even when the Democratic Party establishment pulls out all the
stops to block them; and even if succeeds in doing so. At the same
time, the difficulty in winning and holding congressional seats shows
that, while self evidently necessary in the long run, those campaigns
do not have the same galvanizing potential. Who? At the moment, the
only person whose career thus far suggests such potential is New York
Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. But then a lot can happen in
four years. And Donald Trump’s reelection portends four years of
American politics bizarre beyond anything we’ve seen before.

Jennifer Nouri
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ANOTHER WOMAN DIES IN TEXAS AFTER VISITING THE ER 4 TIMES DURING HER
FOR MEDICAL CARE DURING HER MISCARRIAGE

 

PREGNANT TEXAS TEEN DIED AFTER THREE ER VISITS DUE TO IMPACT OF
ABORTION BAN
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Neveah Crain died in October 2023 after doctor reportedly called for
two ultrasounds to ‘confirm fetal demise’

Marina Dunbar
November 1, 2024
The Guardian
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Candace Fails holds a photograph of her daughter, Nevaeh Crain.
 (Photograph: Danielle Villasana for ProPublica  //  The Guardian)
Full story here
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RE: THE STATE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE U.S.
 

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults have insurance that leaves them
underinsured.

TARA Houston Chapter  [[link removed]]
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: THE NOT-SO-SECRET HISTORY OF NETANYAHU’S SUPPORT FOR HAMAS
 

From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has
spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict.
Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the
same strategy.

Dave Lott
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My favorite is the idea bibi or biden had no clue Oct 7th was coming.
Hamas is the most spied on organization in the world. There are
probably more spies in Gaza than actual hamas members. And you are
gonna tell me they had no clue that an operation that big was gonna
happen? Hamas managed to keep it from all the spies somehow? All of
them? Stretches credibility.

Ben Cupp
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RE: ANTI-UNION CAPTIVE MEETINGS ARE NOW ILLEGAL

(Posting on xxxxxx Labor
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Captive audience meetings are a key tool for bosses to destroy union
drives. With last week’s outlawing of such meetings by the National
Labor Relations Board, labor has a window to take advantage before
Donald Trump scales back worker rights.

Mary-Alice Strom
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: GOOD GUYS DON’T FINISH LAST—IF THEY HAVE A MILITANT UNION
BEHIND THEM

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Children's book teaches role of unions, unity and struggle - just what
we need for these times. Written by a labor attorney and author, for
young readers aged 7-12, just in time for the holidays.

Michael Henry Starks
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RE: U.N. CLIMATE SUMMIT ENDS WITH A “BAD DEAL” AS RICH, POLLUTING
NATIONS REFUSE $1 TRILLION FINANCE PLAN
 

COP 29's final offer is “a drop in the ocean compared to what is
needed” for developing countries to deal with the effects of climate
change.

US Progressive Activists' Update
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Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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U.S. MILITARY SPENDING VS OTHER TOP COUNTRIES

 

 
By Avery Koop     Graphics/Design:  Pernia Jamshed

Visual Capitalist
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The Briefing

* U.S. military spending surpassed $778 BILLION in 2020.
* The U.S. spends more on its military than the next NINE highest
spending countries combined.

U.S. Military Spending vs Other Top Countries

The U.S. is well known for its immense military and defense spending.
In 2020, the nation ranked #1 in the world in terms of military
spending at $778 BILLION outpacing the next NINE highest spenders,
which came out to $703.6 BILLION combined.

One factor is the military–industrial complex (MIC) which feeds into
the U.S.’ defense dominance, with a longstanding tradition of the
defense and weapons industries working closely with the U.S.
government and armed forces.

A Breakdown of U.S. Military Spending

So what are these billions being spent on?

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) laid out the spending plan
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they made their 2020 budget proposal. It included a few main areas to
invest in, including:

* Air – $57.7 billion
* Maritime – $34.7 billion
* Ground systems – $14.6 billion
* Space – $14.1 billion
* Cyber – $6.9 billion

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The overall goal of the 2020
budget was to promote innovation and to strengthen competitive
advantages to increase the military’s ‘readiness’ factor.
Additionally, in an effort to sustain forces, a military pay raise of
3.1% was included.

Military Maintenance

Surprisingly, however, the U.S. actually does not have the largest
military in the world in terms of personnel, and some of the other top
10 countries have larger or similarly sized militaries spread across
different branches.

Russia is only the fourth highest spender, but they have the largest
military size of any of the top 10, at around 5.9 MILLION personnel.

All of these countries have militaries that number in the hundreds of
thousands to millions, and many are a part of treaties and alliances
that require them to upkeep their armies and weaponry — but none
spend half as much as the U.S.

To this day, the U.S. is actively involved in a number of overseas
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and maintains a large military force with millions of personnel.
Spending on areas such as weaponry and wages is significant in order
to maintain jobs, as well as national defense.

Where does this data come from?

Source: SIPRI
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_[The core work of the military expenditure project is to collect,
analyse, process and publish data on military expenditure worldwide,
and to monitor and analyse trends in military expenditure over time,
looking at their economic, political and security drivers and their
implications for global peace, security and development._

_The military expenditure project is fundamentally data driven. At the
heart of the project is SIPRI’s unique, freely available, Military
Expenditure Database. The database is updated annually, both with new
data for the most recent year and with revisions to past data to take
account of new information and ensure consistency over time._

_A second key aspect of the work of the military expenditure project
is to study issues relating to transparency and accountability in
military budgeting, spending and procurement. Such transparency is
often quite weak, which can affect the reliability of data, but which
more seriously can lead to wasteful and excessive spending, often
unconnected to genuine security needs, and to widespread corruption.]_

 

NEW DIRECTIONS IN LABOR POLITICS  --  NEW YORK AND VIRTUAL  --
 DECEMBER 3  (CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES)

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3

6:30PM - 8:30PM

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FEATURED SPEAKERS: 

* MAURICE MITCHELL - National Director, Working Families Party; 

* ROSSLYN WUCHINICH - President, UNITE-HERE Local 274 in
Philadelphia; 

* DANIEL JUDT - PhD student, Yale University; previously Political
Organizer, Los Angeles UNITE HERE Local 11; 

* JENNA FULLMER - President, Blue Compass Strategies; 

* Moderated by BOB MASTEr - former Political Director,
Communications Workers of America - District One.

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH ELECTION, how do we assess how
the political parties can best serve the interests of a multiracial
working class?  Although labor union membership remains at historic
lows, unions are undoubtedly the largest organization of working class
people in the USA.  They therefore have a critical role to play in
building back the multiracial U.S. working class that rejects hateful
divisions, supports democracy, and holds billionaires and corporations
accountable.

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