Gloria Moraga - Political Woman

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE GAZA STRIP.

IF YOU, LIKE MILLIONS OF US, ARE WONDERING WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS, I DISCOVERED A FEW ANSWERS. 

I FOUND A GREAT ARTICLE IN THE WASHINGTON POST. "THE GAZA STRIP AND ITS HISTORY, EXPLAINED," BY TIMOTHY BELLA. 

IN THIS EPISODE OF POLITICAL WOMAN, I READ FROM THAT ARTICLE. 

WHEN THE AUTHOR, BELLA, WRITES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE GAZA STRIP, HE IS FOCUSING ON RECENT HISTORY. IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN AWAY ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. IT HAS CREATED MORE OF THEM.

WHY INNOCENT WOMEN, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE OF A CAREFULLY PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK? AND WHY HAS THE WORLD ALLOWED ISRAEL TO PUT SANCTIONS ON THE TWO MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN GAZA, DRINKING DIRTY WATER AND STARVING? 

HALF THE POPULATION OF GAZA ARE CHILDREN. THAT IS A FACT THAT HAUNTS ME. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN THE DARK, NO ELECTRICITY, NO HEAT, NO WATER. 

TO READ THE ARTICLE, YOU DO NOT NEED A Washington Post Subscription. HERE IS THE LINK:

https://wapo.st/3QcFdtC

ISRAEL AND GAZA AT WAR! WHERE IS CONGRESS? 

IT IS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10; THE ISRAEL MILITARY SAYS IT HAS KILLED 1,500 PALESTINIAN FIGHTERS. THE DEATH TOLL IN ISRAEL HAS REACHED 900, WITH 150 HELD HOSTAGE IN GAZA.

THIS DEATH TOLL CHANGES FROM HOUR TO HOUR. IT IS SURE TO CHANGE BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS.

THE WORLD WAS SHOCKED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHEN NEWS SPREAD THAT HAMAS MILITANTS FROM GAZA HAD INVADED ISRAEL BY LAND, SEA AND AIR.  

PRESIDENT BIDEN PLEDGED U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL. HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DID NOT RUSH TO THE HOUSE OR SENATE FLOORS TO SHOW SUPPORT.  I HAVE MORE IN THIS EPISODE OF POLITICAL WOMAN.

The photo you see is from Amir Cohen/Reuters. Here is the caption that was with the picture: "Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepting rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel."

A judge ruled last week that Donald Trump, his two sons, and his corporation are guilty of lying about what his property is worth.

Justice Arthur Engoron’s decision found Trump committed “repeated and persistent fraud” on his financial statements, known as SFC’s, by overvaluing properties that enabled Trump’s company to rise to a worldwide brand.

That civil trial begins today, Monday, October 2.

But the trial only determines Penalities because the court has already found Trump Guilty. 

CONFIRMED! SORRY FOR THE DELAY, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

GENERAL. CHARLES Q. BROWN, CONFIRMED, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

GENERAL RANDY GEORGE, CONFIRMED AS THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF.

GENERAL ERIC SMITH, CONFIRMED AS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. 

THE THREE GENERALS ARE NOW THE TOP LEADERS IN THE MILITARY, BUT THEY HAD TO WAIT MONTHS AND MONTHS FOR THEIR CONFIRMATION. ALL BECAUSE OF ONE SENATOR, WHO OPPOSES THE PENTAGON'S POLICY OF PROVIDING,  REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR ONE FIFTH OF U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL-WOMEN.

SENATE LEADERS DID SOME PARLIMINTARY MANUVERING LAST WEEK TO BREAK THE APPOINTMENT BLOCKADE AND CONFIRM THE THREE MILITARY LEADERS. 

BUT HUNDREDS OF GENERALS AND ADMIRALS ARE STILL IN CONFIRMATION LIMBO. 

AN AUTOWORKERS STRIKE, BIDEN'S ECONOMY, THE FIRST SON IS INDICTED ON GUN CHARGES. WHAT A WEEK, AND IT ISN'T OVER YET. AT MIDNIGHT, AUTOWORKER'S OVERWHELMING VOTED TO HOLD A "STAND-UP" STRIKE. THIS MEANS ALL UNION MEMBERS WILL NOT STRIKE AT THE SAME TIME. 

THE WEEK BEGAN WITH THE REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCING THERE WILL BE AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT BIDEN. THEY ARE NOT SURE THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE. 

DESPITE THE BAD NEWS ABOUT HIS SON,  PRESIDENT BIDEN FOCUSED ON HIS ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC SUCCESSES AT A WASHINGTON AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE STUDENT-FILLED AUDIENCE LOVED HIM. 

IT BEGAN IN AUGUST, NOT LONG AFTER A GEORGIA GRAND JURY INDICTED DONALD TRUMP AND 18 OTHERS ON RACKETEERING AND OTHER CHARGES RELATING TO 2020 ELECTION INTERFERENCE. THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE JUDICARY COMMITTEE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO FULTON COUNTY D.A. FANI WILLIS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN SENT A LETTER TO WILLIS. HE DEMANDED ALL DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE CASE.

THE DEADLINE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 7.

INSTEAD OF DOCUMENTS, WILLIS RESPONDED WITH A BLISTERING, NINE-PAGE LETTER. WILLIS CALLED JORDAN'S ACTIONS "OFFENSIVE" ACCUSED HIM OF BEING "MISINFORMED." AND SAID IT'S "CLEAR THAT YOU LACK A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, ITS PRACTICE, AND THE ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS OF ATTORNEYS GENERALLY AND PROSECUTORS SPECIFICIALLY." 

BOTTOM LINE, WILLIS'S LETTER TOLD JORDAN TO TAKE A LONG WALK OFF A SHORT PIER OR TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, DEAR JIMMY, "F ---OFF." CONSTITUTIONALLY YOURS, FANI WILLIS. THESE ARE MY WORDS, NOT A QUOTE. 

In this Podcast Episode, I quote from “The Sweep and Force of Section Three," written by two law professors, William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen. The "Section Three" that is in the title is from the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Professors are Constitutional experts and members of the Conservative Federalist Society. They conclude that "Donal Trump is not eligible to hold the office of the Presidency. 

This quote is located at the end of their article.

 "At all events, if a President or former President of the United States; a current or former officer of the federal executive branch; a Member or former Member of Congress; a current or former state legislator or state executive official; or a current or former federal or state court judge, planned, supported, assisted, encouraged, endorsed, or aided in a material way those who engaged in the insurrection of January 6, or otherwise knowingly and willfully participated in a broader rebellion against the constitutional system, such persons are constitutionally disqualified from office. In such situations, Section Three’s constitutional disqualifications can, should, and must be carried out."

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THE RUBY FREEMAN - SHAY MOSS STORY and THREE OF THE GEORGIA 18.

Of all of the Georgia 18 and all the charges, the three that hit me in the gut were the defendants charged with harassing election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shay Moss.

After all my years of working with election officials and covering election day stories, the Election Worker holds a special place in the democratic process and my heart.

It's a thankless job, but thank goodness they do it.

The horror stories Freeman and Moss told to the January 6 Committee were heartbreaking.

The two Georgia Women were wrongly accused by Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani of stuffing ballot boxes and passing around illegal USB Drives. 

Then the death threats followed. Giuliani has already admitted, under oath, that he has NO Evidence that they did anything wrong.

Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, and Stephen Lee are three people who attempted to confront the two election workers physically.

The trio are accused of Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Solicitation of False Statements and Writings, and Influencing Witnesses. Lee is also accused of Criminal Attempt to Commit Influencing Witnesses and Criminal Attempt to Commit Influencing Witnesses.

Of course, they are innocent until proven guilty.

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