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Comfort the Afflicted

Look at the evidence provided and judge for yourself

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - We in occupied Palestine continue to be guardedly optimistic even after watching the Kafkaesque political "plays" being performed to confuse the public and keep them in the dark and keep them fighting each other while the RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER.

Remember to follow the money. But what we common people need to do is refuse the baiting, join hands, and think of the environment, sustainability, hope, love, kindness to one another (while yes exposing the myths and challenging the elites).

Weep, America, For What You Have Lost

Or for what you have thrown away...

(PENDER ISLAND, British Columbia) - Christopher Hedges:

"Brace yourself. The American empire is over and the descent is going to be horrifying."

Virginia Garcia Creates a Safe Haven at their Clinics

"While Congress debates the future of health care, we will continue to provide great care to those who need it most in our community."

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - While the Hillsboro and Forest Grove City Councils hesitate to declare themselves Sanctuary cities, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is not waiting.

Instead, on Friday, February 3rd Virginia Garcia hung signs in their clinics declaring them "Safe Havens". The signs were hung in all 10 clinics and 6 School-Based Health Centers.

Executive Order Banning Entry from 7 Muslim-Majority Countries

EXECUTIVE ORDER: PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Americans from the kitchen table to the water cooler are continuing to debate the pros and cons of the Executive Order excluding entry into the United States by a myriad of people and situations. Before stepping up to your own pulpit, it will behoove you to know the FACTS.

Here is the January 27, 2017 Executive Order, in it's entirety:

Schrader, Moulton Introduce Bill to Prohibit Hiring Freeze at the VA

"Placing this hiring freeze on the VA is an absolutely unacceptable way to treat the men and women who have risked life and limb in the service of our country.”

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Monday, in one of his first acts as President, Trump signed an Executive Order implementing a 90 day hiring freeze across the executive branch, including at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-6) introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit any hiring freeze from specifically affecting the VA.

Business Group Condemns Pipeline Approvals

The pipelines will primarily benefit the bottom line of the fossil fuel industry.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday clearing the way for pipeline construction to proceed under terms his administration will negotiate.

David Levine, CEO and co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council - representing more than 250,000 business owners, executives and investors - says the move will harm businesses by accelerating carbon pollution and climate change.

Taking Action for Human Rights

Marching on the streets is one method to peacefully resist.

(BETHLEHEM) - The Jewish racist right wing government of Netanyahu just violated international law again by approving 2500 “housing units” for colonial settlers on Palestinian land.

In parallel, the government of Trump in the US issued executive orders banning immigrants from several Muslim countries, building walls, and advancing the Keystone and Dakota Access pipeline (opposed by natives and environmentalists), and denying funding for healthcare that helps women in third world countries.

Time for Trump to Stop Claiming Voter Fraud

More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in U.S. history.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Clinton outpaced Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

However, Trump continues to claim that millions of people voted illegally in the recently held presidential election, depriving him of a popular vote majority.

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Responds to Immigration Executive Orders

Local police are not immigration agents. Their communities will take the brunt.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - "Trump’s border wall will waste our scarce resources: a 21-foot ladder defeats a 20-foot wall. There are smarter strategies for border security and for infrastructure investment.

"Let’s repair and expand our roads, bridges, jetties, transmission lines, rural broadband, and water infrastructure, to name just a few much better options./'

Hope Fades for a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Only 31% of Americans overall support the United States' blocking international recognition of Palestinian statehood. So who's calling the shots?

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Trump has appointed two strident advocates of Israel's right-wing settler movement to the key positions of U.S. ambassador to Israel and chief negotiator.

Ambassador-designate David Friedman insists the United States should end the "two-state narrative" and claims that moderate Zionist groups like J Street who support it are "far worse than kapos — Jews who turned in their fellow Jews in the Nazi death camps."