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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Liberal Pita Limjaroenrat, 32, won the most seats in Sunday's (May 14) nationwide elections, and is trying to form a coalition to become prime minister, possibly sharing power with a scion of Thailand's two convicted coup-toppled leaders, challenging the governing, putsch-empowered, U.S.-trained military.

The popularity of Mr. Pita and Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Parliament's 500-member House of Representatives faces harsh "screening" by the military's 250-seat appointed Senate which does not agree with the two civilians' policies or plans.

A prime minister is expected to be named during the next few months after political wrangling to form a coalition.

This Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian nation is closely watched and wooed by Washington and Beijing.

Thailand's friendly diplomatic, commercial, and military balancing act between the U.S. and China is expected to remain unchanged no matter who wins the election.

Early unofficial results indicated Mr. Pita and his liberal, youth-led Move Forward Party (MFP) scored big wins, appearing to outpace Ms. Paetongtarn's party.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square,

SB 83 & HB 151 are identical higher education bills banning required DEI (Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion) training, policies based on gender and race, partnerships with China, and employee strikes;
they require online posting of syllabi and disciplinary measures for violations.

Opponent testimony is needed for BOTH bills (you can use the same testimony for each submission) AND we need you to PACK THE HEARING ROOMS AND SENATE FLOOR. Please join where and when you can to fight these coordinated attacks on academic freedom and SAFE, INCLUSIVE school campuses. More Information on SB 83 & HB 151. SB 83 is scheduled for a committee VOTE and possible full Senate VOTE on Wednesday at 9:30 AM in the Workforce and Higher Education Committee in the North Hearing room.

HB 151 Opponent Hearing is May 17 at 10:30 AM in the House Higher Education Committee, Room 17.
Complete information on how to submit opponent testimony and important talking points and
additional actions you can take is available here. 

My fellow Americans:

I’ve changed my mind. With a heavy heart, I am announcing that I will not seek or accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2024.

The poll numbers indicate that I would be a burden on the party’s national ticket next year and would also have problematic effects on many down-ballot races. It’s time to face grim political realities -- however unfortunate they may be.

While I appreciate the loyalty of so many Democrats in Congress who would like to run for the 2024 presidential nomination but would not consider running against me, I now realize that my insistence on seeking re-election has had important negative effects. And the longer I delay in announcing a change of course, the less time they’ll have to build their own national campaigns.

The specter of a second Donald Trump presidency is just too cataclysmic to allow any personal political ambition on my part to serve as an enabler to that fascistic demagogue.

Flag and people

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 1:00 PM
Ohio Statehouse, House Oversight Committee, Room 121, Columbus  
This is a big deal, so please come if you can. This will be for sponsorship testimony, so only the bill's sponsor, Ohio Rep Michael Skindell, will be speaking. He will then press for hearings in which the people can offer their testimonials. Let's have a nice turnout to show support for the We the People Amendment and its chief sponsor in Ohio.   

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is the title of a newly-released documentary feature film directed, written and produced by award-winning filmmaker Heidi Hutner, a professor of environmental humanities at Stony Brook University, a “flagship” school of the State University of New York.

With greatly compelling facts and interviews, she and her also highly talented production team have put together a masterpiece of a documentary film.

It connects the proverbial dots of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster—doing so brilliantly.

Gun violence protest

Monday, May 15, 2023, 7:00 PM.

OH-Chapter-City Gun Violence Prevention (CGVP) team members and partners will highlight amazing
collaborative work and partnerships from across the state. Hear about the victories in Akron
surrounding Issue 10, along with developments following the enactment of Issue 24 in Cleveland that
created the Community Police Commission.

Guest speakers will also share collaborative work
surrounding wellness and healing including the innovative and creative Zen Zones. Moms Demand
Action for Gun Sense in America.

RSVP to get a Zoom link

All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of ‘security’ and ‘fighting terrorism’. 

 Israel’s biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Aviv’s ability to kill many Palestinians, including civilians, without tarnishing its image internationally as an oasis of democracy and civilization. 

 Israel has been losing the public relations battle and rapidly so and, now, it is losing a different kind of battle as well. 

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The event will be at 1 pm on Saturday, June 10 at the Comfort Inn, 7525 US-23, Piketon, OH 45661.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) abbreviation for the Portsmouth Nuclear Site is PORTS. The site is referred to locally as “the A-Plant” and continues to be referred to by agency officials and contractors simply as “Piketon,” the name of the town nearest the site. The site was used to enrich uranium, first for nuclear weapons and later for nuclear power. By far the worst contamination occurred because for decades the DOE brought in high level radioactive waste (to extract uranium from it) and ran it through all 3 process buildings (100 acres under roof). This contaminated the entire site with radioactive isotopes including plutonium, neptunium, and technetium.

Speakers at the forum will be:

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