The extreme consequences of unfounded conspiratorial beliefs could be seen on the staircases of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and in the self-immolation of a protestor outside the courthouse holding the latest Trump trial. But if hidden forces really are at work in the world, how is someone to know what’s really going on?
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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Flagler Tiger Bay Club Guest Speaker is County Attorney Al Hadeed, the Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting, the death, life and stories of Alice Munro.
154 Million Lives Saved in 50 Years: The Global Success of Vaccines in 5 Charts
A child aged under ten has about a 40% greater chance of living until their next birthday, compared to if we didn’t have vaccines. And these positive effects can be seen well into adult life. A 50-year-old has a 16% greater chance of celebrating their next birthday thanks to vaccines.
Bacardi Jackson , New Florida ACLU Leader, Points to ‘Urgency of Now’ at ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Juncture
Bacardi Jackson, a veteran litigator seeped in civil-rights advocacy, took the leadership of of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida on Monday amid a growing number of challenges to laws passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Jackson views her new position as an opening to spur action at a critical juncture in the history of the state and the nation.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The Palm Coast City Council’s busy workshop, including the latest on the search for a permanent city manager, the Community Traffic Safety Team meets, the Flagler County Planning Board meets, how to cope with a second Trump term, Biden’s no-win situation in Rafah.
Trump Wants To Deport All Undocumented Immigrants. He’ll Fail.
Trump says that he can replicate the 1950s’ failed Operation Wetback on a much grander scale by setting up temporary immigration detention centers and relying on local, state and federal authorities, including National Guard troops, to remove the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the U.S. Trump’s proposal is disturbing and misleading.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 13, 2024
The Bunnell City Commission recognizes several of its law enforcement officers for various achievements, the library board meets, recalling the other “It Can’t Happen Here”: Nathanael West’s “A Cool Million.”
Federal Hate Crime Laws Have Been Remarkably Ineffective for Decades
The federal hate-crime law is ineffective at both accumulating data and enforcing penalties. Not only was the first federal conviction for a hate crime on the basis of gender identity made 15 years after the law’s passage, but hate crimes generally are also subject to chronic underreporting.
I Run a Food Pantry. Without Food Stamps, It’s Not Enough.
Pantries are a critical piece of the anti-hunger puzzle, but they’re filler pieces. Government nutrition programs — with the infrastructure and funding to get the job done — should be the centerpiece. SNAP is the nation’s most effective anti-hunger program, feeding nearly a quarter of all U.S. children. But the end of a Covid-era boost in benefits is leaving nearly 13 percent of the population experiencing food insecurity.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 12, 2024
‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Shine Mindfulness for Kids Group, Israel’s growing censorship regime and American bombings of al-Jazeeras past.