It's official: Mask ban in Nassau County, New York passes along party lines, 12-0 (7 abstentions). It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.
Here's the Nassau County mask ban bill language. Health and religious exceptions are noted, but leaves it up to the judgement of the police officer. As written, the ban applies to all public spaces, not just protests. There will be many legal challenges.
As a Chinese, the Paris Olympics left me with two strong impressions:
🇨🇳 The Chinese people are standing up for themselves, demonstrating resilience in the face of gaslighting and boosting self-confidence.
Decades ago, many Chinese people believed that winning medals should be our top priority because it would show the world that we are equal to everyone else. We no longer need gold medals to prove anything to anyone; the Chinese public focuses more on the athletes' progress, friendship, and hard work, and the Chinese athletes compete with confidence and grace at the Paris Olympics, breaking records.
Athletes born after 2000 represent China's future. On the field, they push for improvement; off it, they stand up to bigotry and discrimination by responding logically and courteously.
Unlike the older generation of Chinese, who prefer to "avoid conflicts and endure unfair treatment," young Chinese are more confident in embracing victory and fighting against prej
BREAKING: At least three Palestinians were just reported killed by the Israeli occupation army in the village of Kafr Qud, north of the occupied West Bank.
The bodies of the three slain Palestinians were taken away by the occupation military, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
💥 Statement of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Parliament
📛 Hindus & Hindu temples are being attacked in Bangladesh
📍 We are in touch with the Dhaka administration, we are keeping a close watch, BSF is on alert mode
[Video, link below]
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BIGGEST BREAKING NEWS 🚨 India's Modi Govt officially raises concerns for the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh.
He tells Parliament that Sheikh Hasina is in India for a short term.
He revealed "At very short notice, she requested approval to come for the moment to India"
"This is worrying that minorities, their business, and temples also came under attack at multiple locations" - EAM
"New Delhi expects Bangladesh would provide the required security protection for these establishments" - EAM S JAISHANKAR
[2 images, one of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Parliament, the other of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001 and 2009-2024)]
1. A Hezbollah drone attack on northern Israel injured 2 people, one critically.
2. Markets showed signs of recovery from Black Monday's crash, with Japan's Nikkei regaining many of its losses and European markets increasing in value.
3. Germany is preparing to bring its citizens back from Lebanon and several other countries as tensions in the region increase.
4. Bangladesh dove further into chaos 24 hours after the PM resigned and fled the country. Parliament has been dissolved and the police have gone on strike as the army chief tries to hold a meeting with protesters to diffuse the situation.
5. Trump was either doing some late-night texting or has come up with a new nickname for Kamala. He posted, "Kamabla Harris is afraid to Debate me on Fox News."
6. On the 79th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic blasts, Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida called for the world to become free from nuclear weapons.
The Dow drops by 1,000 and the Red and Blue teams are out here pointing the finger at each other saying who had the worst economy, meanwhile leftists are sitting here reminding everyone that the problem is capitalism, which only benefits Wall St and the 1% and sucks for the rest of us.
Minus the fact they had electricity 4 hours a day, water 3 days a week, limits on cookies and crayons for their kids. No ability to visit family in the West Bank. No ability to leave the strip. Etc etc etc