Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, known as SLAPP suits for short, are a type of lawsuit intended to silence or punish people who speak out on matters of public interest. They often attack protected free speech and have mostly been used by powerful and wealthy interests to harass. The suits are usually not built to win in court, but rather to leverage the deep pockets of those filing the suits to bully less wealthy groups and individuals and force them to divert their time and resources to defending themselves in court. This is a tactic increasingly used by the fossil fuel industry and other corporate polluters to suffocate environmental activism and advocacy.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democrat nominee, has a history of proposing sound affordable housing plans that resonate with voters. Given how much attention voters are paying to this issue, she should quickly make them a central part of her campaign platform.
Two Wars with No Way Out
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Violence is nothing new in association with politics in America. What has become different, however, is how it is reported in the so-called mainstream media and in the various channels of social media.
Over the last four days at the Republican Party Convention, Trump was totally in control of the money, power, and policies of every detail in the convention. Trump is the dictator of the party, and every one must march in line.
Mr. Humphries has also served as an Obama Administration Political Appointee on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Energy & Energy Services at the Department of Commerce and the US Trade Representative office from 2011 – 2014.
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, President Biden wrote a terse letter to the American people stating that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing VP Harris as his replacement. When Biden selected Harris as his VP, he undoubtedly saw a hidden strength that could be relied upon to defend and save America’s Democracy if needed.
Kamala’s supporters are standing up for her but MAGA Democrats still have plans to challenge her at the Democratic Convention.
The cast of characters indicted and convicted was worthy of Mafia status, starting of course with the ex-President, a felon. There’s Peter Navarro, fresh from his four-month prison term: “I went to prison so you won’t have to,” Navarro told the audience. “I am your wake-up call.” (He got a one-minute standing ovation.)
He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” And “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”