Tip: It has nothing to do with the way food is cooked. The Washington Post reports that Attorneys general in ten states and the District of Columbia are investigating the practice of franchises including provisions in their agreements that restrict hiring among franchisees. They are being led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D), and along with Massachusetts, the group includes attorneys general in California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. [Read more…]
Watch Tearful Migrant Families Reunite After Weeks of Separation | Video Worth Watching
Some good news, courtesy of Mother Jones, on the reunification of families separated at our borders. [Read more…]
Can Trump Really Pardon Himself? | Video Worth Watching
Vox’s Danush Parvaneh ruminates on the question of whether a president has the ability to self-pardon. Note that one of the checks discussed is the judicial system, ultimately the Supreme Court. How about that as another reason for demanding no nominations until the Mueller investigation is concluded. [Read more…]
The Immigrants Deported to Death and Violence – The Backstory – The New Yorker | Video Worth Watching
A grim reminder of what is at stake for many of the asylum seekers that make it to our border and why they U.S. government needs to treat the issue of asylum deadly seriously. Back in January of this year The New Yorker’s Sarah Stillman reported on people who fled their home countries fearing for their lives, and the tragic consequences when they were sent back. This video provides some of the back story. The original New Yorker story from January is here. [Read more…]
Fitz and the Tantrums – A Place for Us | Video Worth Watching
Here’s the 2016 release from Fitz and the Tantrums – A Place for Us. Updated: found the YouTube video version.
From the YouTube website:
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100% of the net proceeds from the month of sales through July, on these t-shirts are being donated to Together Rising for their fundraising efforts for legal council for migrant families and children seeking asylum that have been detained at our southern border.
(h/t to Lisa J.) [Read more…]
DJ Shub – Indomitable ft. Northern Cree Singers | Video Worth Watching
Here’s another sort of “national celebration”: people gathering to celebrate the customs and cultures of indigenous peoples. From the YouTube website:
Anchored by the drum and vocals of the seven-time Grammy nominated Northern Cree Singers, DJ Shub’s “Indomitable ft. Northern Cree Singers” re-introduces the world to the musical prowess of this award winning music producer and title earning competition DJ.
Trump Baby Blimp Prepares for Takeoff: ‘Fragile, Like the President’s Ego’ | Video Worth Watching
The baby is cleared for takeoff! After having cued up this video from The Guardian showing the initial inflation of baby Trump, just heard today that the mayor of London announced that the balloon protest has gotten the green light and will be greeting Trump on his visit to the U.K. next Friday! Looking forward to more video of the actual event. Stay tuned! [Read more…]
Trauma at the Border | Video Worth Watching
From the Brave New Films YouTube website:
Pediatricians reveal the long-term damage that can be done when children are imprisoned – even with their families. Let’s stop this government-sanctioned child abuse now!
Childhood trauma, like imprisonment and family separation, provokes long-lasting implications caused by high levels of toxic stress. Short term damage can present with depression, anxiety, developmental delays, and autism-like symptoms; long term damage presents as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Through the expertise and first-hand observations of current American Academy of Pediatrics president, Dr. Colleen Kraft, and her pediatric colleagues: Dr. Lanre Falusi and Dr. Nathalie Quion viewers are confronted with the heartbreaking reality that these innocent, traumatized children are unwilling participants forced to endure the consequences of the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policy.
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. | More Video Worth Watching
A song for our nation’s birthday from an iconic U.S. citizen musician … [Read more…]
The CEOs Profiting Off of Immigrant Detention – Follow the Money | Video Worth Watching
Brave New Films has produced an exposé of the private, for-profit prison industry’s role in the incarceration of immigrants: Immigrant Prisons. Here is a portion of the work that highlights the for-profit component and puts names and faces to the anodyne company names. [Read more…]
Whistleblower: EPA’s Pruitt Kept Secret Calendar to Hide Meetings | Video Worth Watching
From the CNN YouTube website:
An EPA whistleblower tells CNN’s Drew Griffin that Scott Pruitt directed staff to scrub his official calendar to hide meetings.
Hmm, isn’t that illegal? [Read more…]
Daughter of undocumented parents gives powerful speech at a ‘Families Belong Together’ Rally | Video Worth Watching
The twelve year old daughter of an undocumented worker speaks at the ‘Families Belong Together’ rally in Washington, D.C. to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. [Read more…]
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