Who is Better at Dominating Blacks, dumbocrats or republicrats? Upon DOJ Request Judge Will Stop Monitoring the NOPD. Blacks Account for Over 80% of All Force Incidents in City Run by Elite Liberals

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“2 wings on a bird of prey:” U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan said Thursday she is prepared to lift the consent decree that has governed the New Orleans Police Department since 2013, a move backed by both the Trump administration and its liberal city officials.

Morgan indicated she would terminate the sweeping federal agreement if the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returns the case to her jurisdiction. The decision comes at the joint request of the city and the Department of Justice, marking the first time both have aligned on ending the 12-year-old reform mandate.

The decree, signed under former Mayor Mitch Landrieu following a blistering Justice Department report that found systemic misconduct, discrimination, and excessive force, required the Police Department to revamp nearly every aspect of its operations. Over the years, it brought strict federal monitoring, new training programs, and detailed accountability systems that reshaped the department’s internal culture.

Thursday’s order reflects a shift in federal posture. Under the Trump administration, the Department of Justice has distanced itself from police consent decrees in several cities, saying local departments should be free from ongoing federal control once substantial compliance is reached. Department of Justice lawyers now agree with Cantrell that New Orleans has achieved the benchmarks required to exit oversight.

Earlier this year, Morgan rejected Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s push to end the decree immediately, opting instead for a two-year “sustainment period” meant to ensure that reforms were not only in place but durable. The Cantrell administration appealed that ruling, sending the case to the 5th Circuit and limiting Morgan’s authority to act. [MORE]

ALL UNCONTROLLABLE PERSONS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE FORCE OFFENSIVELY ON PEOPLE AND WHO PROVIDE A “PUBLIC SERVICE” THAT NO ONE CAN DECLINE SHOULD BE MONITORED 24/7.

Data publicly reported by the NOPD shows that the percentage of use-of-force incidents per arrest surged from 3.3% in 2016 to 7.4% in recent years. Alarmingly, from 2016 through 2023, Black residents accounted for over 80% of use-of-force incidents, despite comprising only 57% of New Orleans’ population, according to the 2020 census. These statistics highlight the ongoing need for vigilant oversight and community monitoring during the sustainment period. The ACLU stated, The consent decree was originally implemented to address widespread unconstitutional practices, racial profiling, and corruption within the NOPD. This sustainment period must ensure these critical issues are fully resolved. [MORE]

Ralph Nader: Massa Media is MythCounting the No. of Humans Murdered by Israel to Minimize Palestinian Lives and Accountability for Its Barbarism. Death Toll Closer to 1M, Contrary to Myth-Information

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ACCORDING TO FUNKTIONARY:

mythematician – a social engineer who uses statistics to support unfounded and empirically-invalid conclusions for socioeconomic or political motives, e.g., Eugenics, the “Bell Curve,” I.Q. Tests, etc. (See: Mythmatic & The “Bell Curve”)

mythematics – the manipulation of statistics to formulate and reflect the validity a preconceived desired result or position in an academic and/or socio-political context. (See: Statistics)

Newspapers – thought pollution. People who don’t read newspapers are probably much better off than those who do—as it is better to be uninformed than it is to be either misinformed or myth-informed. Newspapers everywhere, cluttered all around us up to our knees, we’re all suffering from this chronicle disease. “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ~Malcolm X. (See: Misinformation, Clutter, Propaganda, MEDIA, Predictive Programming, Opinion, Bias & Modern Newspapers)

CONTRARY TO MEDIA MYTH-INFORMATION From [Ralph Nader] Ben Hubbard, the long-time Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, is known for his high standards. So too is Karen DeYoung, the long-time reporter and foreign affairs editor for the Washington Post.

Yet they, and their editors, share a common, recurring failure by misleading their readers about the serious undercount of Palestinian deaths during the Israeli regime’s genocidal destruction of Gaza.

How so? By repeating in article after article the Hamas claim of 67,000 deaths since October 2023. The real death toll estimate is probably around 600,000. Unlike Israeli and American cultures, which do not under-estimate their fatalities in conflicts, Hamas sees the awful death toll as a reflection of their not protecting their people and a measure of Israeli military might against Hamas’ limited small arms and weapons. Both Hubbard and DeYoung, of course, know better. They know the daily bombardment of tiny Gaza, the geographical size of Philadelphia, with 2.3 million humans, is without precedent in Israel’s targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. The blockade of “food, water, medicine, fuel, and electricity,” along with the concentrated destruction of health care facilities have been condemned by human rights groups in Israel and International humanitarian organizations.

 Reporters and editors are quite aware of more accurate casualty estimates appearing in The Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal, and estimates provided by other academic and prominent international relief organizations like Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, UN World Food Programme and others experienced in assessing the human toll of military devastations.

Journalists know the estimate last April by Professor Emeritus Paul Rogers of the University of Bradford in the UK, an expert in the power of aerial bombs and missiles, who wrote that the TNT equivalent of six Hiroshima atomic bombs has been delivered to these totally defenseless Palestinians, almost all of whom are without housing or air raid shelters.

Netanyahu’s American-made missiles and bombs continue to produce deadly bloodshed.  The waves of death from starvation, untreated, weaponry-caused infectious diseases, the cutoff of medicines treating cancer, respiratory ailments, and diabetes are still mounting.

What readers do not know is how much of the use of Hamas’s undercount is mandated by news editors, and why.  Because intense Netanyahu propaganda has declared the estimates of Hamas, based on real names (excluding many thousands under the rubble and the collateral damage to civilians that in such conflicts exceed direct fatalities from the bombing by 3 to 13-fold), are an exaggeration, the mainstream media is wary of being accused of even worse fabrications than those of Hamas.

Speaking to many reporters and editors about this huge undercount phenomenon, not prevalent in other violent arenas of war, they all agree that the real count is much higher, but they do not have a number to use that is deemed credible. But they do have casualty experts who can be interviewed, such as the chair of the Global Health Department at Edinburgh University or a foremost missile technology specialist, MIT Professor Emeritus Theodore Postol, who said on our radio/podcast recently, “I would say that 200, 300, or 400,000 people [Palestinian] are dead easily.”

The least the journalists could do is say “the real count may be much higher.” The other alternative is to do their own investigation, piecing together the empirical and clinical evidence (See, Gaza Healthcare Letter to President Trump, October 1, 2025) and citing prominent Israelis who have said that the IDF has always targeted Palestinian civilians from 1948 on. (See my column March 28, 2025 – The Vast Gaza Death Undercount – Undermines Civic, Diplomatic and Political Pressures.)

The other alternative is to do a “news analysis,” which allows for evaluations, short of editorializing. For instance, a “news analysis” could point out that conveying the impression that the Hamas figures are the true count means that 97 out of 100 Palestinians in Gaza are still living. This is not remotely credible. Yet that is essentially what Ben Hubbard’s October 7th Times article stated, “with more than 67,000 killed, or one in every 34 Gazans, according to local health officials.”  It is more like one in every four Gazans killed. [MORE]

As of mid-April 2025, University of Bradford (U.K.) Emeritus Professors Paul Rogers, a specialist on aerial and artillery bomb devastation, described the level of destruction in totally besieged Gaza as the “equivalent of six Hiroshimas, but even more destructive” because many more of the bombs over Gaza drop over targeted locations – schools, apartment buildings, hospitals, clinics, markets, refugee encampments, roads, water mains, electricity circuits and even the agricultural areas to deny the people of Gaza from growing some of their own food. Starvation, death by uncontrolled fires, infections, and the thousands of babies born into the rubble each month spiral the daily accelerating toll. Now, if you take the current Hamas figure of just over 62,000, you are telling the public that 97% of Gazans are still alive. [MORE]

Black LAPD Cop Arrested for the Murder of Brendon Glenn. Shot Homeless Black Man in the Back who Posed No Deadly Threat and was Unarmed

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From [HERE] and [HERE] The Black Los Angeles Police Department officer who killed an unarmed man in Venice in 2015 was finally arrested at LAX on Thursday.

LAPD officer Clifford Proctor shot Brendon Glenn, 29, near the Venice Beach Boardwalk on May 5, 2015. Proctor imagined that Glenn attempted to reach for his partner's gun before he opened fire. 

However, the LAPD's investigation into the deadly shooting determined that Glenn was on his stomach and pushing himself when Proctor shot him in the back, killing him. Proctor's partner told investigators that he didn't know why the officer opened fire, according to police.

Surveillance video from a nearby bar did not show Glenn reaching for the weapon, and Proctor's partner, Jonathan Kawahara, said he didn't see Glenn's hand go near his gun, a district attorney's report said.

Glenn's death sparked a series of protests in the city, with activists demanding criminal charges against Proctor. 

A year later, the Los Angeles Police Commission ruled the shooting unjustified. Then-LAPD Chief Charlie Beck recommended that the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office criminally charge Proctor.

Proctor resigned from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017. The city paid $4million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that was brought by Glenn's relatives.

In 2016, Proctor was charged in a separate case with domestic battery and is also accused of violating a court order and dissuading a witness from testifying, Orange County prosecutors said.

In March 2018, prosecutors declined to file charges despite the chief's recommendation. The DA's office released an 83-page report that ultimately claimed there was insufficient evidence to prove Proctor acted unlawfully.

"After an independent and thorough review of all the evidence in this case, we cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Proctor did not act within the law," then-District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement.

Beck disagreed with Lacey's decision and stood by his recommendation.

"I often make comment on officer-involved shootings, and when I see an officer-involved shooting that at initial review appears to be proper I say so," Beck said. "... And I also, in the rare cases when I see one that I think does not meet our standards or does not meet the legal standards, I will also say that."

The attorneys for Glenn's family stated that Lacey's successor, District Attorney George Gascón, hired a special prosecutor to reopen the investigation into his death. It resulted in a warrant being issued for Proctor's arrest on Oct. 17, 2024.

"Although 10 years have gone by, it feels like yesterday when the tragedy took place," the family's attorney V. James DeSimone wrote in a statement. "It feels like the 'pause' button has finally been released and the rest of this criminal process will play out for all to see."

The LAPD released a statement following Proctor's arrest, stating the former officer was arrested for a felony murder warrant. 

"We will continue to support the justice system as this case proceeds and will work collaboratively with our law enforcement partners throughout the process," LAPD wrote.

Black Commander Makes a Statement by Quitting the US Military Over Trump's Extrajudicial Murder Spree of Civilians Near Venezuela

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The head of US Southern Command, the military commander overseeing US escalations in the Caribbean and the push toward an attempt at regime change in Venezuela, is stepping down, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

According to a statement from SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey, who served in the position for less than a year, he will be retiring on December 12, 2025, ending a 37-year military career.

No reason was given for his resignation, but according to The New York Times, he had raised concerns about the US military mission in the Caribbean, which has involved a significant buildup of forces and the bombing of five boats that the Trump administration has claimed, without providing evidence, were carrying drugs.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a statement on Holsey’s retirement and praised the admiral, but the Times report said that officials at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill said the praise “masked real policy tensions concerning Venezuela that the admiral and his civilian boss were seeking to paper over.”

Reuters also reported that a source said there had been tension between Holsey and Hegseth and questions about whether he would be fired in the days leading up to the announcement.

The Trump administration has come under significant criticism for its bombing campaign against alleged drug-running boats since the operations amount to extrajudicial executions. The Pentagon has also provided Congress with no hard evidence to back up its claims about the strikes. [MORE]

[What Could Go Wrong When Uncontrollable "Public Servants" are Authorized to Use Force Offensively?] Citizens Angry Over 10 Recent Shootings by Phoenix Cops, 1 shooting every 6 days in Liberal City

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From [HERE] The recent wave of shootings involving Phoenix police officers sparked public outrage shortly before the Phoenix City Council convened on Wednesday.

Several community advocacy groups, including Black Lives Matter and Poder in Action, gathered to decry the shootings and call for change.

Monica Varrientos, an organizer with Poder in Action, called for Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano to implement reforms that will reduce police violence.

“In the two months since Chief Giordano started, there have been 10 shootings by Phoenix police,” Varrientos said.

“That is one shooting every six days. Six of these shootings have resulted in the death of our neighbors, our family members, our friends. This is the highest rate of shooting since 2018, the year the department shot 44 people.”

Phoenix Police Department’s newest chief took office after DOJ dropped report

Giordano took office in August, a few months after the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped its civil rights investigation into the Phoenix Police Department.

Under former President Joe Biden’s administration, the DOJ released a scathing report that found patterns of egregious civil rights violations in June 2024.

The DOJ found that the department regularly used unjustified excessive force, unlawfully detained people experiencing homelessness, targeted people of color, violated rights of protesters and discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, according to then-Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke.

In May, President Donald Trump’s DOJ said its Civil Rights Division retracted findings and closed probes of six police departments, including Phoenix’s, that were launched under the Biden administration.

ICEHole Cops Kidnapped a Vietnamese Woman in MD at Her Annual Immigration Check-in b/c She Had a 20 yr Old Juvenile Theft Conviction, Detained Her in Arizona for 150 Days. Feds Now Seek Deportation

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From [HERE] Melissa Tran is back in Maryland after federal immigration authorities detained her more than five months ago over a non-violent conviction two decades earlier. 

The mother of five, and Hagerstown business owner, spoke with WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren as her future remains uncertain.

Detained in Baltimore 

Tran's ordeal started with her annual check-in with immigration in downtown Baltimore—a routine she has done for more than 20 years.

"Just a normal check-in," Tran said. "You go and you show them your identification, and then, they give you your next appointment date." 

This time, ICE detained her without explanation. Tran spent five days in Baltimore. 

She described being housed with nine women in filthy conditions. "No shower, nothing. No personal hygiene. No toothbrush to brush your teeth," Tran said. 

The women were kept in one room with an inflatable mattress and no blankets. "I was in shock," Tran said.

Tran was then taken to Louisiana, Arizona, and ended up in Tacoma, Washington.

She said she was always shackled on various buses and planes but relied on the many letters of support she received from friends in Maryland to keep her spirits up. 

"When you're sitting there, and you don't know what's happening to you, and you think all these negative thoughts, it's the letters that I received from the people in the community saying you have to stay strong, we are fighting for you, we are praying for you," Tran said. "It gives me hope." 

Past conviction 

Tran, 43, came to America from Vietnam legally as a refugee in the 1990s, her lawyer said. 

As a teenager, she admitted to stealing some checks from her employer.

She pleaded guilty, and a judge entered an order of removal in 2003, but because Vietnam would not accept her, she was allowed to stay as long as she checked in regularly with immigration. 

"I know what I did was wrong, and I take responsibility for that," Tran said. "For my kids to have to go through it is horrible for me to comprehend. Why? We always say if you change, you deserve a second chance."

A federal judge found there was no need to continue her detention for now. You can read the order here.

Reunited with family 

Tran said she was elated when she received the news that a federal judge ordered her release from detainment at a federal facility in Washington state. 

She was overjoyed to finally hold her children again when she returned to Hagerstown, Maryland, on Monday.

"Just a moment to feel them and touch them," Tran told Hellgren. "I'm finally home."

She spent more than 150 days in ICE custody, with her four children constantly on her mind. 

"I've never been away from them this long, so I thought about them every single moment," Tran said. "I said, 'What's going to happen when I'm not home?' I have an autistic son, so I did a lot with him, but now he's without me. I just kind of said, 'How are they going to survive without me?'" Tran said through tears. 

What's next? 

A federal judge in Washington state found the government was unnecessarily detaining her, but Tran still faces deportation, possibly to a third country. 

"I hope the judge will allow us to reopen my immigration case, and then we have a good outcome, and I can stay," Tran said. 

Tran has to report to immigration again in Baltimore next week.

One of her lawyers, Bernard Semler, is also a family friend.

"It's unfortunate the immigration system has moved into one-size-fits-all, and it doesn't take into consideration an individual's work to get a second chance," Semler said. "We're hoping either through the judicial system or even politically, we're hoping someone in the Trump administration might see this and say, 'Hey, we need to look at these on a case-by-case basis.'"

Semler noted his client's past theft conviction has been reclassified and is no longer considered an aggravated felony, and said she has been building a stable life and family for decades without trouble.

"She has been here legally, checking in, doing everything she is supposed to," Semler said. "She didn't enter the country illegally. She's been here the entire time."

Semler hopes to avoid a deportation at all, but especially one to a third country.

"The government had agreed not to remove Melissa during the pendency of the case, but now the case is wrapping up," Semler said. "We're trying to get an agreement that they would not consider third-party removal for her."

Immigration response 

In a published statement, a Department of Homeland Security official referenced Tran's past conviction and said the government was still pushing to remove her to Vietnam because of it. 

13-Year-Old (Non-White) Child Arrested by ICE Race Soldiers in Massachusetts and Transferred Over 500 Miles from Family

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A 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts was detained by local police on Thursday. When his mother arrived to pick him up, she learned that her son had instead been taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and later transferred to a juvenile facility in Virginia, more than 500 miles away. A federal judge has ordered the boy's release unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides grounds for his continued detention.

The boy, whose family is originally from Brazil, was initially arrested by Everett Police Department officers on Thursday evening, according to The Boston Globe. After waiting for an hour and a half to take her son home, Josiele Berto was told her son had instead been transferred into ICE custody, even though the boy and his family have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, per the Globe.

Andrew Lattarulo, the boy's immigration attorney who filed a federal habeas corpus petition on the boy's behalf on Friday, told the Globe he had "never done a bond or a habeas for a kid this young, ever." United States District Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled the same day that the government must justify the boy's arrest by the end of Tuesday, or provide a bond hearing no later than Thursday. [MORE]

Top Officials Resign from Unit that Investigates Police-Involved Death Cases in MD

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Following weeks without charges in police-involved death cases and a dismissed indictment, the chief and deputy chief of the Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office have resigned, according to the office.

IID Chief Allison Green and Deputy Chief Renee Joy will remain in office until the end of the week, said Jennifer Dolan, a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office. A job listing was posted for the division chief position on the attorney general’s website today.

“Jonathan Smith, chief of our Civil Rights Division, will serve as interim chief of the IID while a robust search for new leadership is underway,” Dolan said in a statement. “The division remains under the strategic oversight of Deputy Attorney General Carrie Williams and continues its important work without interruption.”

Green and Joy’s resignations come weeks after a case by the IID — the first prosecution of an officer by the division since it was established in 2021 — was thrown out.

The IID had indicted Anne Arundel County police Cpls. Eddie Vasquez and Kieran Schnell for misconduct, alleging the officers drove around civilian vehicles at 100 mph while pursuing a suspect in December 2023.

The vehicle they chased crashed and killed a 22-year-old passenger, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Stacy McCormack dismissed the case in September, ruling that the Attorney General’s Office failed to ensure attorneys could not access compelled statements by the defendants. Compelled statements, which are required by law, cannot be used in criminal prosecutions. [MORE]

South Africa President says the So-Called “Cease Fire [massacre]” Won’t Stop the ICJ Case Against Israel for Genocide

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Ramaphosa made the statement on Tuesday in Cape Town in parliament, stressing that South Africa’s determination to pursue its 2023 case despite the agreement on the widely lauded US-backed deal aimed at ending Israel’s war on the besieged territory.

“The peace deal that has been struck, which we welcome, will have no bearing on the case that is before the International Court of Justice,” Ramaphosa told parliament.

“The case is proceeding, and it now has to go to the stage where Israel has to respond to our pleadings that have been filed in the court, and they have to do so by January of next year,” he added.

South Africa filed the case in December 2023, accusing Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza.

South Africa handed in a 500-page detailed submission in October 2024, with Israel’s counter-arguments due by January 12, 2026. Oral hearings are anticipated in 2027, with a final judgement expected in late 2027 or early 2028.

The ICJ has issued three provisional measures, ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, though Israel has largely failed to comply. [MORE]

Dummy Trump Keeps Admitting that He is Bought and Owned by the World’s Richest Israeli Puppet Master (among many other masters)

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It’s bizarre how little mainstream attention is given to the fact that the president of the United States has repeatedly confessed to being bought and owned by the world’s richest Israeli, especially given how intensely fixated his political opposition was on the possibility that he was compromised by a foreign government during his first term.

During a speech before the Israeli parliament on Monday, President Trump once again publicly admitted that he has implemented Israel-friendly policies at the behest of Israeli-American billionaire Miriam Adelson and her late husband Sheldon, this time adding that he believes Adelson favors Israel over the United States. [MORE]

MacKenzie Scott Donates $63 Million to HBCU Morgan State

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The Amazon cofounder and Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife donated $40 million to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which was established in 2017 to preserve historical landmarks and stories. It marks her second donation to the Fund, following a $20 million check she made in 2021.

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and executive director Brent Leggs, says the investment is “leaving an enduring mark on our nation’s history, and we are grateful for her philanthropic leadership,” adding that it “demonstrates the power of philanthropy and the Action Fund’s work to protect and expand the American story for generations to come.”

Scott has been on a philanthropic rampage as of late, including just a day ago, when she gave $42 million gift to 10,000 Degrees, a California-based education nonprofit, to advance education and career opportunities for low-income students to address the widening education gap. [MORE]

Arthur Blank Family Foundation Donates $50 Million to Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges

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The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced a $50 million donation to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities on Monday, aiming to close financial aid gaps that might otherwise prevent students from completing their degrees.

The money will support nearly 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” if they are approaching graduation in good academic standing and have exhausted all other sources of financial support. The aim is to raise graduation rates at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College and Spelman College, according to the foundation’s announcement. [MORE]

Is Compensation Owed to Members of a Group Maintained in Subordinate Positions through Empirically Demonstrable Oppression? Gov Gavin Newsom Vetoes 5 Bills for Reparative "Justice" for Black People

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From [HERE] Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday night vetoed several bills that were part of the Legislative Black Caucus’ ‘Road to Repair’ priority package, intended to address a legacy of injustice toward Black Californians. Of the caucus’ 15 bills, only ten made it to the governor’s desk, and he vetoed more than half of them.

The governor vetoed bills that would have given descendants of slaves more opportunity for university admission, home-buying and professional licenses, and also shot down proposals to expand Diversity Equity and Inclusion strategic planning and help people regain property after racially-motivated eminent domain.

Newsom attributed several of the vetoes to a lack of state funds or capability. Others he said were unnecessary or would diminish the utility of an existing program.

On the subject of Assembly Bill 7, which would have clarified that California colleges are allowed to consider whether an applicant was a descendent of slaves, Newsom thanked author Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, but said the bill was “unnecessary” because state universities already have the power to determine whether to make such admission preferences.

“I encourage the institutions referenced in this bill to review and determine how, when, and if this type of preference can be adopted,” he wrote.

Bryan said the veto was “more than disappointing.”

“While the Trump Administration threatens our institutions of higher learning and attacks the foundations of diversity and inclusivity, now is not the time to shy away from the fight to protect students who have descended from legacies of harm and exclusion.”

Earlier this month, Newsom signed SB 518, from state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, D-San Diego, which will create the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery, a state agency “responsible for verifying eligibility, safeguarding privacy, educating the public, and coordinating future reparative justice initiatives.”

On Monday night, he also signed three bills that were part of the package: one that would authorize the California State University to conduct a $6 million study to explore how to determine whether or not someone is the descendant of slaves, another that would expand how much pay equity data private employers need to report to the state’s Civil Rights Department, and a third requiring the CRD to better monitor and publish data about the complaints they receive.

Advocates expressed frustration Monday night about the bills that were denied by the governor.

“While we acknowledge the signing of SB 518 as a meaningful step, the Governor’s selective support undermines the very vision of comprehensive reparations that began with AB 3121,” said Juliana Williams, a spokesperson for the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth, referencing the bill that required the state to make a task force to study reparations.

[barbarians pause massacre until the next massacre] Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement

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From [HERE] In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday that both Hamas and Israel had signed off on an agreement to stop the fighting, the Israeli military launched an arson spree, setting fire to civilian infrastructure, including the destruction of an essential sanitation plant in Gaza City. After publication, the Israel Defense Forces told Drop Site it “is aware of the incident and it is being reviewed.”

The destruction of Palestinian structures following the departure of soldiers who had used them as temporary bases has been a hallmark of Israel’s approach to Gaza for two years. In July, Israeli reporter Yuval Abraham collected testimonies from soldiers describing a myriad of arson methods. “Every Arab house we entered had olive oil [...] We poured the oil on the sofas, on anything flammable in the apartment, and then we ignited [it] or threw in a smoke grenade. This was a common practice,” one of them described.

The agreement came after months of a concerted effort to render Gaza uninhabitable by destroying residences and civilian infrastructure, culminating in the ground invasion of Gaza City and the leveling of several high rises in Gaza City. In September, Israeli government minister Gila Gamliel told Channel 7 News, “We have already completely annihilated 75% of the entire [Gaza] Strip. There remains 25%, which, as you know, it too...we are now taking over [the city of] Gaza—there will be nothing left there that would really [have] the potential to be habitable.” [MORE]