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The Rent is too damn high!

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“THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH” The Democrats just breathed a big sigh of relief, and Trump has a big problem.  He made political promises. The next Trump admin, while fighting The Resistance (again), can’t deport people fast enough. Or…

Sweden and immigration

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“According to Statistics Sweden, in addition, 2 145 674 of Sweden’s inhabitants, or 20% of the population, were born abroad in 2022. The 5 most common non-EU countries of birth were the Syrian Arab Republic (197,799), Iraq (146,831) Iran (Islamic Republic…

Los Angeles 10 Freeway Fire

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“I lost everything,” Serafin said. “We are not educated people. Most of the people are people that crossed the border, work hard, or maybe grew up here. But we are working-class people. We break our back to barely make a…

Forever wars

“In the face of rising political violence in the US, the Republicans and Democrats have overseen a vast expansion of the US military. For over 30 years, the United States has been continuously at war. Many people, including Ikeguchi, have…

Climate and wildfires

“I think climate change is no more than 20 to 25 percent responsible for our current fire problems in the state, and most of it is due to the way our forests are,” said senior study author Scott Stephens (UC…