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Supreme Court Seems Divided Over ATF Bump Stock Regulation
Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court seemed divided during oral argument on Feb. 28 over whether it would uphold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulation prohibiting ownership of bump stocks. That regulation came after the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas where a gunman used bump […]
Americans Divided On Native American Policies
Americans on both sides of the aisle are in agreement over several policies that would work towards safeguarding the rights of Native American people living in the United States, but they remain divided over a few key areas, among them: reparations, monuments and sports mascots. The following chart, based on a survey by YouGov which asked 1,000 U.S. […]
Massachusetts Democrats divided on Israel
BOSTON — Sen. Ed Markey stood atop the Boston Common bandstand Monday and denounced Hamas’ “heinous attacks” on Israel to cheers from the crowd that had assembled on the grassy expanse below. Then he called for a “de-escalation of the current violence” from both sides of the burgeoning conflict. A chorus of boos rang out, […]
A Dark Comedy About our Divided America
Before Michael Lacoy begins his dark comedy, Stay Safe, he includes a page with two quotes. Both are worth repeating in whole below. They are a perfect intro to the book and the past several years of reality: Look at the nations and watch — and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do […]
Americans Divided As Mask Mandates Make Comeback Amid COVID-19 Surge
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When Faith and Power Clash: How Christianity Divided the Roman Empire (Video)
In 107 AD, the Roman Empire was at its peak under Emperor Trajan’s leadership, spanning 2 million square miles and 50 million subjects. However, the rise of Christianity, which promised to undermine Roman conceptions of power and authority, was seen as a threat by the Romans. Ignatius of Antioch, a prominent Christian leader, was brought […]
Americans divided on government’s effectiveness on climate change, but agree on certain policies, survey finds
“The public is frustrated that we’re seeing the impacts of climate change every day in our lives.” Source
Divided we fail: A way forward for a divided progressive left?
Those that attempt to divide the progressive left into opposing camps at war with each other are almost as big a threat to the movement as the far right. Source
Exclusive — Guatemalan President Giammattei: U.S. Divided on Abortion While Guatemala Strives to Be Pro-Life
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is forging ahead with an unwavering pro-life posture in his country while the issue of abortion is at centerstage in the United States. Source
Bidenflation Causes Divided Democrats to Unite Against Joe Biden
President Biden’s 40-year-high inflation has caused divided Democrats to unite against him.
‘Join, or Die’: Ben Franklin’s Warning of a Divided America
Benjamin Franklin published “Join, or Die”—now considered to be the most famous colonial political cartoon—on May 9, 1754. It appeared in “The Disunited State,” an editorial in his Pennsylvania Gazette, which was the most successful newspaper in the colonies at that time. The symbolism of the cartoon’s fragmented snake is significant, and the message is […]
Opinion | Of All the Ways America Is Divided, This One Might Be the Worst
Everyone I know or am evenly dimly aware of now falls into one of these two categories. There is no middle ground, and no easy way to avoid the question, especially during a holiday like Thanksgiving. I count myself firmly in the vaccinated group, forced to keep my distance from the nearly 20 percent of […]
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother’s Face
Riverine nostalgia in post-partition Bengali music Since river valleys and riverbanks have perennially been the life-giving source of all flourishing human civilizations around the earth throughout history (Indus-Ganges, Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Mississippi, Amazon and a great many more), it is quite natural that when politically and colonially engineered partitions of the homelands of people residing generationally […]
Divided Nation Finally Unites Over Shared Hatred For Houston Astros
HOUSTON—In a country torn apart by conflicts over race, religion, and politics, the Houston Astros provided much-needed relief by unifying people everywhere in their hatred of the Houston Astros. By advancing to the World Series, the Astros reminded America that they were a bunch of cheaters that for some reason had not been driven out […]
Why Palestinians are divided
The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted, and must not be conveniently reduced to the Hamas-Fatah split, or disagreements around elections—and the lack thereof—and the Oslo Accords. The divisions are linked to events that preceded all of this and are tied to the issue of who is the representative of the Palestinian people. Today’s disunity is […]
Divided we fall; some hard lessons for the left and Sikh activists
The recent outburst against Communists by a spokesman of India’s ruling right wing Hindu nationalist BJP should come as a wakeup call for those fighting against each other over the control of an ongoing farmers’ agitation in Punjab. Harinder Singh Kahlon had asked for throwing “comrades” behind bars for instigating the peasantry struggle. The Indian […]
US intelligence agencies ‘divided’ on origins of COVID-19 pandemic
US intelligence agencies said they were “divided” on how the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first emerged, according to an unclassified report summary released on Friday. The agencies were instructed by US President Joe Biden to report on the possible origins of the virus but could not come to a conclusion. They agreed that the virus […]
Ireland’s Franciscan Friars: Men in the Middle of a Divided Society
The origins of Christianity in Ireland trace back as far as the 5th century, when the Bishop Palladius was sent from Rome on a mission to convert the Irish people in 431 AD. Palladius was followed a year later by the famous St Patrick, who was ultimately credited with bringing the Christian religion to Ireland. […]
Why’s Europe Divided on Positive Ties with Russia?
In a recent EU summit held in Brussels, the bloc overwhelmingly rejected joint French-German proposal to normalise EU-Russia relations. The bloc, instead of paying heed to the Franco-German message of redefining EU-Russia relations as a means to increase the bloc’s strategic autonomy in the international arena and reduce its dependence on the US for critical […]
‘Keeping people’s anger alive’: Netanyahu has left Israel more divided than ever
Like the rest of Israel, the drivers who come down Balfour Street have often been divided, at times bitterly. About half of those who pass the prime minister’s home – and the ever-present encampment of anti-Netanyahu protesters outside – flash peace signs or honk in support. The other half shout their love for the Israeli […]
I grew up in a divided Jerusalem. I’d like to live in a shared one.
JTA — After Hamas launched seven missiles at Jerusalem from Gaza this week, forcing the unprecedented evacuation of the Knesset and the city’s District Court, a new escalation was inevitable. Once again, Israel’s capital is at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one intertwining religious tension between Muslims and Jews with political arm wrestling over […]
Republicans accuse Democrats of ‘rigging’ elections as divided Senate to consider voting rights bill
A sweeping voting rights and campaign finance reform bill is headed for a vote in the Senate, after Republicans filed several amendments to try to strip critical elements from the For The People Act during a contentious, day-long committee hearing that underscored the GOP’s acutely partisan barricade. Senators cast a series of party-line votes on […]
Americans divided on how easy voting should be – survey
Partisan differences emerge when asked if voting should be made as easy as possible in the United States, according to a survey conducted between March 1-7, by the Pew Research Center.The survey found that 71% Republicans are more likely to say that citizens should register ahead of time to prove that they really wish to […]
Why Russian Jews are divided over the anti-Putin movement
JTA — Lucy Shteyn is only 24 years old, but she already has firsthand knowledge of what awaits vocal critics of President Vladimir Putin in her native Russia. In 2018, a year after Shteyn, a Jewish gay rights activist and a prominent opposition activist, was elected to Moscow’s city council, hackers got into her cellphone […]
Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio firebrand who sharply divided American Jews, dies at 70
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source
Ten years after anti-Gaddafi uprising, scarred Libyans live in a divided country
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source
USA Sitrep – President’s Day in a Divided Nation
Posted on February 16, 2021 by martyrashrakat February 15, 2021 by John Lockwood for the Saker Blog February 15th is Presidents’ Day. America has two Presidents on this day, besides Washington and Lincoln.One half of the country believes Trump rightfully won. Yet the events of Jan. 6th still hang like a cloud over Washington.Critics fault […]
‘We need aggressive healing’: How governors are leading divided states
Working with Washington Trump told governors that they should take control of the pandemic in their states. Early on he left state leaders in charge of securing testing supplies and personal protective equipment, but also didn’t dictate which orders they should implement to control the virus. How should the Biden administration work with states to […]