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President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.
‘We cannot be complicit’: Biden condemns attacks on Asian Americans
Mar. 20, Atlanta - President Joe Biden has called on Americans to unite to fight discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans, delivering a message of solidarity after killings at three massage parlours in Georgia’s capital city.“Our silence is complicity,” he said. “We cannot be complicit. We have to speak out.”
Eight people were killed on Tuesday night - six of them women of Asian descent - and a 21-year-old white man, Robert Aaron Long, was arrested. Neither police nor the FBI has described the shootings as a hate crime, and authorities say the investigation is ongoing. Biden avoided the legally freighted phrase but he left no doubt that he believed racial bias played a role.
“We must change our hearts,” Biden said. “Hate can have no safe harbor in America. It must stop. It’s on all of us together to make us stop.”
Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was “heart-wrenching” to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a “skyrocketing spike” of harassment and violence against them. continue to read
‘We cannot be complicit’: Biden condemns attacks on Asian Americans
Mar. 20, Atlanta - President Joe Biden has called on Americans to unite to fight discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans, delivering a message of solidarity after killings at three massage parlours in Georgia’s capital city.“Our silence is complicity,” he said. “We cannot be complicit. We have to speak out.”
Eight people were killed on Tuesday night - six of them women of Asian descent - and a 21-year-old white man, Robert Aaron Long, was arrested. Neither police nor the FBI has described the shootings as a hate crime, and authorities say the investigation is ongoing. Biden avoided the legally freighted phrase but he left no doubt that he believed racial bias played a role.
“We must change our hearts,” Biden said. “Hate can have no safe harbor in America. It must stop. It’s on all of us together to make us stop.”
Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was “heart-wrenching” to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a “skyrocketing spike” of harassment and violence against them. continue to read
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work (Empower the Future 1)
Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.
"In a racist society, it's not enough to be non-racist--we must be ANTI-RACIST." --Angela Davis quoted from
Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.
"In a racist society, it's not enough to be non-racist--we must be ANTI-RACIST." --Angela Davis quoted from
MARCH 19, 2021
House Speaker Weekly
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing to discuss the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The speaker was joined by three Democratic colleagues to discuss improvements made to the Affordable Care Act through the law. She also offered support to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities who were recent targets of violent attacks and addressed the ongoing situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
House Speaker Weekly
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing to discuss the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The speaker was joined by three Democratic colleagues to discuss improvements made to the Affordable Care Act through the law. She also offered support to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities who were recent targets of violent attacks and addressed the ongoing situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Migrant children at a detention camp in Homestead, Florida, Feb. 19, 2019
Over 14,000 migrant children detained by Biden administration
Mar. 20 - The Biden administration admitted this week to detaining more than 14,000 unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody. More than 9,500 children are held by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), while the remaining 4,500 are in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
While some migrants are being allowed to stay in the US while their asylum claims are allowed to play out in immigration court, the vast majority are being turned away. A report by CBS News notes that 3,000 of the children in CBP detention camps, meant for adults, are being kept longer than is legally allowed, with some facilties operating at well over maximum capacity.
Biden administration officials confirmed that they are expanding the number of camps to hold the influx of migrants including a convention center in Dallas that will be used to imprison children. Another camp in Midland, Texas, is also being used. continue to read
Over 14,000 migrant children detained by Biden administration
Mar. 20 - The Biden administration admitted this week to detaining more than 14,000 unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody. More than 9,500 children are held by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), while the remaining 4,500 are in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
While some migrants are being allowed to stay in the US while their asylum claims are allowed to play out in immigration court, the vast majority are being turned away. A report by CBS News notes that 3,000 of the children in CBP detention camps, meant for adults, are being kept longer than is legally allowed, with some facilties operating at well over maximum capacity.
Biden administration officials confirmed that they are expanding the number of camps to hold the influx of migrants including a convention center in Dallas that will be used to imprison children. Another camp in Midland, Texas, is also being used. continue to read
The U.S. Military Declares It Is Ready to Fight North Korea 'Tonight'
The several days of verbal sparring between the United States and North Korea continued Thursday, with the U.S. Secretary of Defense responding to the recent comments by the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Mar. 19 - Per Fox News, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that U.S. forces are ready to "fight tonight.”
“Our force remains ready to 'fight tonight,' and we continue to make progress toward the eventual transition of wartime Operational Control to a [South Korea]-commanded, future Combined Forces Command," the secretary said. "While meeting all the conditions for this transition will take more time, I'm confident that this process will strengthen our alliance.”
The comments came during the tour of Asia this week by Austin and Secretary of State Tony Blinken, the first cabinet-level foreign trip of the Biden presidency. On the trip, the secretaries have met with their counterparts in Japan and South Korea, and North Korea and its nuclear ambitions have been among the main topics of discussion in the meetings.
The meetings have coincided with a round of joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. Also, a U.S. intelligence source indicated that North Korea may be preparing to launch a missile test. continue to read
The several days of verbal sparring between the United States and North Korea continued Thursday, with the U.S. Secretary of Defense responding to the recent comments by the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Mar. 19 - Per Fox News, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that U.S. forces are ready to "fight tonight.”
“Our force remains ready to 'fight tonight,' and we continue to make progress toward the eventual transition of wartime Operational Control to a [South Korea]-commanded, future Combined Forces Command," the secretary said. "While meeting all the conditions for this transition will take more time, I'm confident that this process will strengthen our alliance.”
The comments came during the tour of Asia this week by Austin and Secretary of State Tony Blinken, the first cabinet-level foreign trip of the Biden presidency. On the trip, the secretaries have met with their counterparts in Japan and South Korea, and North Korea and its nuclear ambitions have been among the main topics of discussion in the meetings.
The meetings have coincided with a round of joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. Also, a U.S. intelligence source indicated that North Korea may be preparing to launch a missile test. continue to read
