#the New Administrative Capital

[nando161mando]

Just in case you had any doubts about how the coming administration sees the conflict...

[impishtubist]

I feel like I'm playing 4D chess trying to figure out how to get myself and my family through the next 4 years (and honestly through the rest of our lives, everything Trump does is going to fuck us over for the next 50 years).

What happens when my retired parents lose Medicare and Social Security? What happens when the ACA is struck down and we all lose healthcare because every one of us has something that is considered a pre-existing condition? Do we break our leases/sell our houses and pool all our resources together in one place? How much cash do we need to hoard to get us through when the banks shut down or restrict withdrawals/card usage? What extra jobs can I pick up to earn the extra cash needed to stash away? Are there any vaccines I haven't gotten that I need to get in the next 2 months? Do I need to stock up on canned goods? Lots of extra fuel for the camp stove? More gallons of water? Pull money out of savings to upgrade all my tech before the tariffs hit and prices skyrocket? Get a car that's newer than 20 years old because then I might not need one for another 20 years? AHHHH

[radio-ghost-cooks]

hey just here to say that i need people to pay attention to Donald Trump's Kiddie Table (aka the Department of Government Efficiency) because this has the potential to fuck over everyone and everything

you want more e. coli? you want more recalls? you want more people in danger? you want to fuck over restaurants? you want food stamps to get worse? because this is exactly how you do that.

i cannot stress enough that Elon Musk will soon have the ability to propose changes to governement agencies that him and trump deem inefficient or unneccessary. two billionares. are going to say what programs put in place to help people aren't important.

as funny as the acronym is i need ya'll to pay attention here. please for the love of the gods i'm already a trans man the last thing i need is trust in my industry at risk because Muskrat and Cheeto Puff say we're going back to The Jungle era of meatpacking.

[nnctales]

The Ambitious Central Vista Project: Transforming India's Administrative Heart

The Central Vista Project is an ongoing initiative by the Government of India to revamp the central administrative area of New Delhi, originally designed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker during British colonial rule. This ambitious project aims to transform the heart of the nation’s capital, creating a modern and efficient workspace while preserving the historic character of the…

[ynwa4eva]

What is sb from zagorje doing in cairo 😭

[onenettvchannel]

BAN Toxics lauds FDA for issuing public health warning against unauthorized Lato-Lato Toys

(with a Press Release reports from Thony Dizon / Toxics Campaigner of BAN Toxics and a Chief News Intern for OneNETnews)

MUNTILUPA, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION -- Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics lauds the Food and Drug Administration-Philippines (FDA-PH) for issuing numerous FDA Advisories Nos. 2023-1299, 2023-1300 & 2023-1301 – a Public Health Warning against the physical or online purchases and use of unauthorized Toy and Childcare Article (TCCA) LATO-LATO TOYS.

Citing the aforesaid advisories, the unnotified toy and childcare article product has not gone through the notification process of the FDA-PH, the agency cannot assure their quality and safety. The use of such violative products may pose health risks to consumers.

Just to recall, BAN Toxics issued a public health alert last Tuesday (May 23, 2023 -- Manila local time) against the selling of the popular lato-lato toys both in local and online markets. The group reported its findings to the FDA-PH for appropriate regulatory action.

For those wondering about a children's toy called Lato-Lato, it is a toy that makes clacking sounds. It has 2 plastic balls on a string that you swing to hit each other. People in Southeast Asia including the Philippines like it, but it actually started in the United States of America (U.S.A.) in the late 1960s as an educational toy called Issac Newton's Yo-Yo. This was named after his formal role of mathematician and physicist. The balls were originally made of glass, but they would break into tiny pieces during play.

According to the group, “All the lato-lato toys samples purchased and screened had no proper markings, which failed the labeling requirements under Republic Act 10620 also known as the Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act of 2013. We laud the Food and Drug Administration for issuing public health warnings against lato-lato toys that will prevent potential danger among children”, said Thony Dizon, whose a Toxics Campaigner of BAN Toxics.

“We strongly urge regulatory agencies, including local government officials, to strictly implement the advisories and conduct monitoring and confiscation of unnotified and unregistered lato-lato Toys to ensure that the products are not sold or made available in the market or areas of their jurisdiction. We appeal to all toy stores to stop selling unauthorized lato-lato toys especially to children. We need to protect our kids from potential hazards and injuries”, the group added.

Criminal penalties under Republic Act #10620 includes imprisonment of not less than 3 months but not more than two 2 years and a fine of not less than PHP10,000 (roughly U$D180) but not more than PHP50,000 (almost U$D900), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the Philippine court.

PHOTO COURTESY: Thony Dizon via E-Mail Correspondent BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FDA-Advisory-No.2023-1300.pdf *https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FDA-Advisory-No.2023-1299.pdf *https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FDA-Advisory-No.2023-1301.pdf and *https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/trending/105200/lato-lato-craze-in-the-philippines-a5229-20230615 [Referenced Editorial News Article via Spot PH]

-- OneNETnews Team

[gynoidgearhead]

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Government working for the people

[nando161mando]

The Supreme Court must love private prisons, making homelessness a crime will cost us more money than simply helping them. Senseless unnecessary and expensive cruelty

[reasonandempathy]

Walz has served as Minnesota’s governor since 2019 after 12 years in the House of Representatives and now chairs the Democratic Governors Association. He has built a reputation as a folksy politician who can get things done, as Minnesota has adopted a number of progressive laws during his tenure. According to a poll conducted earlier this year, Walz enjoys an approval rating of 55% among Minnesotans. Since Minnesota Democrats achieved a legislative trifecta in the 2022 elections, Walz and his allies have used their power to push a slate of progressive policies. The governor has signed bills protecting abortion access, expanding background checks for prospective gun owners and legalizing recreational marijuana. “Right now, Minnesota is showing the country you don’t win elections to bank political capital,” Walz said last year. “You win elections to burn political capital and improve lives.” That philosophy has endeared him to progressives, who threw their support behind him as the veepstakes kicked into high gear over the past two weeks. They reshared clips of Walz lovingly mocking his daughter’s vegetarianism and tinkering with his car to paint him as the dad that America needs right now.

This is fucking awesome! Honestly, sincerely good news and a very promising pick for the potential Harris Administration. An aggressive, unabashed, popular, populist left-winger with a track record of enacting real, substantive help for people is capital-G Great.

What has he done, specifically?

Abortion rights

In a 1995 ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in Minnesota. In January 2023, Walz signed the PRO Act (Protect Reproductive Options Act) into law, making abortion a "fundamental right," as well as access to contraception, fertility treatments, sterilization and other reproductive health care.

The law made Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which nullified Roe. v. Wade after nearly 50 years of precedent. In April 2023, Walz signed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act into law, shielding women and providers from any legal action originating from the patient's state.

Pro-LGBTQIA+ legislation

In March 2023, Walz signed an executive order to protect the right of residents to have access to gender-affirming health care. Weeks later, he signed the "Trans Refuge" bill, banning the enforcement of arrest warrants, extradition requests and out-of-state subpoenas for those who traveled to Minnesota for care.

"When someone else is given basic rights, others don't lose theirs," Walz said. "We aren't cutting a pie here. We're giving basic rights to every single Minnesotan."

Paid family, medical and sick leave

In May 2023, Walz signed a law creating a state-run program to provide paid family and medical leave for Minnesota workers, funded by a 0.7% payroll tax on employers, by 2026.

Legalization of recreational marijuana

In May 2023, Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis use. Three months later, people 21 and older could start to possess certain amounts of marijuana at home and on their person, in addition to legally growing up to eight plants at a time.

Restoration of voting rights for former felons

In March 2023, Walz signed a bill that restored the right to vote to more than 50,000 convicted felons who had already served their time.

Universal school meals

Amid the increase in food insecurity for many Minnesotans during the pandemic, and the subsequent strain on the state's food shelves that remains to this day, Walz signed a bill in March 2023 that ensures all K-12 students in the state have access to free breakfast and lunch on school days.

Do you know what makes this even better?

Fuck 'Em. I know negative partisanship is important and can help motivate right-wingers to vote, but they're going to vote anyway. And him being afraid of Walz is just a sign that he's a good pick, in policy and politics.

[worldspotlightnews]

Uganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses | CNN

CNN  —  Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The new legislation constitutes a further crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in a country where same-sex relations were already illegal – punishable by life imprisonment. It targets an array of…

[carlocarrasco]

Lounge for OFWs at NAIA Terminal 3 will be built

For the many Filipinos working overseas and supporting their families back home, a lounge at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 will be built and eventually opened specifically benefiting the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers), the Manila Bulletin reported. To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news article. Some parts in…