Gloria Moraga - Political Woman

In March of 2021, Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News Network.

This is from that $1.6 Billion lawsuit.

"Dominion contends that: (i) Fox intentionally provided a platform for guests that Fox’s hosts knew would make false and defamatory statements of fact on the air; (ii) Fox, through Fox’s hosts, affirmed, endorsed, repeated, and agreed with those guests’ statements; and (iii) Fox republished those defamatory and false statements of fact on the air, Fox’s websites, Fox’s social media accounts, and Fox’s other digital platforms and subscription services. Dominion seeks punitive and economic damages for defamation per se."

At the center of this lawsuit is the "Big Lie." Even though there was no evidence of voter fraud or faulty voting machines, Trump supporters, including Fox News, repeated the lie again and again. 

Dominion attempted to set the record straight, but Fox continued the lie. This caused Dominion to lose millions of dollars in business, damaged its reputation, and resulted in death threats.

The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, protects News Corporations. The bar to prove that News organizations commit defamation or slander is very high. It was set with a Supreme Court Ruling, "The New York Times v. Sullivan." 

Dominion lawyers must prove that Fox News acted with Malice in this lawsuit. Some; legal experts are predicting Dominion could win. 

The United States Supreme Court heard two cases on The Biden Administrations Student Loan Forgiveness Program this week.

Biden Versus Nebraska ET. AL and The Department of Education v. Myra Brown. ET AL.

At stake: $400 billion in student debt set to be forgiven by President Biden’s Department of Education. Up to 40 million Americans could see up to 20 thousand dollars of student loans canceled.

But some Republican-Controlled States and two individuals filed lawsuits to stop the Department of Education from moving forward. 

To listen to the legal arguments and for more information and links, visit https://gloriamoraga.com/.

President Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.

This visit also happened to be Presidents’ Day in America.

We celebrate two of our former Presidents in February. 

It was ironic and fitting to see two Presidents meeting in a country, Ukraine, that has been ravaged by war. 

For more on this story visit my website. On the front page of gloriamoraga.com, I share a Washington Post video of President Biden's speech in Poland on Tuesday. 

https://gloriamoraga.com/2023/02/22/why-watch-biden-make-history-in-ukraine/

I was a young reporter covering the California Delegation for Cox Broadcasting. She was a young Congresswoman from San Francisco.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on to become the most powerful woman in Congress, but she remained the same strong, outspoken warrior for Civil Rights and Women's Rights that I first met decades ago. 

This is my Nancy Pelosi story. 

Franklin Roosevelt did it. So did Bill Clinton and George W.Bush. Some historians may disagree with me, but John Kennedy did it too.

And now add President Biden to this list. He's beat the Midterm curse. We still need to see what happens in the House. But we can be sure there was no Red Wave from Republicans in this Midterm Election. 

Democrats keep control of the United States Senate. And they may keep the House of Representatives as well. 

Whatever happens, when all the votes are counted, President Joe Biden's first midterm election has put him in the history books. He wins. And so do DEMOCRACY!

For links and more on this podcast, visit gloriamoraga.com.

If It Really Is The Economy, Stupid, Then Vote For A Democrat. 

Every Economic Disaster in American History happened Under a Republican President. Of course, Republicans in Congress helped.

Here is the list.

Herbert Hoover - Republican:  1929 Stock Market Crash and Depression.

Ronald Reagan - Republican: 1982 Recession. Cut taxes for Ultra-Rich, then Raised Taxes three times, including a payroll tax which hurt "Reagan Democrats." Tripled the Deficit. 

George W. Bush - Republican: The Savings and Loan Crisis. The 2008 Financial Meltdown. The Multi-Billion Dollar Bank Bailout.

Trump - Republican: Mismanagement of the COVID Crisis, which was/is disastrous for the U.S. Economy. He racked up the National Debt by $7 TRILLION! Lost the Trade War with China - which caused the lost of 300,000 U.S. Jobs.

For more on this story,

https://gloriamoraga.com/if-its-the-ecomony-stupid-vote-democrat/

There are a couple of plans. Republicans are considering stealing your Social Security. How they pull it off is easy - The Debt Ceiling Vote.

Every few years, Congress has to raise the Debt Ceiling. It is not a move that Increases Spending. It is required to pay for Existing Debt.

If Republicans win the U.S. House of Representatives, they will hold President Biden and Democrats Hostage by blocking the Debt Ceiling vote. 

This happened before and it can devastate an already fragile U.S.Economy. 

I have links to articles and information on my website. 

For a transcript of this post:

https://gloriamoraga.com/how-republicans-plan-to-steal-social-security/

Legalizes Mobile Gambling. 

A Yes vote means you want more gambling. You want to be able to bet on sports games online and on your phone or in your home if you are 21 years or older.

A No Vote means you are against gambling online.

Indian tribes and affiliated businesses would operate gambling.

This is the official language from the Ballot: Proposition 27 allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, and nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

For More on Prop. 27:

https://gloriamoraga.com/how-to-vote-on-prop-27-what-a-yes-or-no-vote-means-on-for-online-sports-gambling/

Visit my website:

https://gloriamoraga.com/what-your-yes-or-no-vote-means/

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