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Government security forces have been fighting El Koki’s mega-gang for over 24 hours in downtown and Western Caracas.
As expected, it’s the innocent who pay for crime and incompetence.
Government security forces have been fighting El Koki’s mega-gang for over 24 hours in downtown and Western Caracas.
As expected, it’s the innocent who pay for crime and incompetence.
Yep, mega-gang: when two or more criminal organizations unite into a single group of more than fifty thugs.
Here’s a primer on mega-gangs written by @Daigalaviz
caracaschronicles.com/2019/11/04/meg…
Here’s a primer on mega-gangs written by @Daigalaviz
caracaschronicles.com/2019/11/04/meg…
Seven neighborhoods in Caracas are being terrorized by El Koki’s gang: El Valle, El Paraíso, La Vega, San Juan, Santa Rosalía, Coche, and San Pedro.
The gunfight comes from a push by El Koki to expand his control beyond Cota 905 and to these areas.
The gunfight comes from a push by El Koki to expand his control beyond Cota 905 and to these areas.
Here’s this week’s rundown of what’s going on in the #FloridaLegislature.
A few bills covering campaigns & elections, and a continuation of the FL GOP’s war against poor people.
#InformFlorida
#FactsFirstFlorida
#TakeActionFL
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A few bills covering campaigns & elections, and a continuation of the FL GOP’s war against poor people.
#InformFlorida
#FactsFirstFlorida
#TakeActionFL
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CS/HB 689 - allowing voting machines that produce “voter-verified ballots”
Introducers: @RepFitzenhagen (R), @Mel_Ponder (R)
CS passed Oversight 12:0, now in Public Integrity
#ElectionIntegrity
#PaperBallots
Introducers: @RepFitzenhagen (R), @Mel_Ponder (R)
CS passed Oversight 12:0, now in Public Integrity
#ElectionIntegrity
#PaperBallots
HB 615 - deletes provisions for public funding of elections
Passed Oversight 7:5, (@AnnaForFlorida, @KimDanielsFl, @RepBobbyDuBose, @GoodforFlorida, @Javierfor114 voted no)
Now in Public Integrity.
#MoneyInPolitics
#CampaignFinance
Passed Oversight 7:5, (@AnnaForFlorida, @KimDanielsFl, @RepBobbyDuBose, @GoodforFlorida, @Javierfor114 voted no)
Now in Public Integrity.
#MoneyInPolitics
#CampaignFinance
Great reporting by @Rewire_News.
I have spoken at length about work requirements, and this is why.
What is happening in Arkansas is infuriating.
There's a lot to unpack here, and I know threads can be tedious, but please stay with me. 1/
I have spoken at length about work requirements, and this is why.
What is happening in Arkansas is infuriating.
There's a lot to unpack here, and I know threads can be tedious, but please stay with me. 1/
I live in rural PA, where progressives can be pretty moderate. Last spring, a member of our local progressive group's Facebook page commented, "What's the big deal? If they're able bodied, shouldn't they work?" The comment got "likes," so I asked to speak at the next meeting. 2/
I explained to the group that the goal of #workrequirements was not to get people to work, but to kick ppl off #Medicaid. I stressed that the bureaucracy surrounding work requirements targets those who work. After the meeting, so many said, "I hadn't thought of it that way." 3/
