GFGJewbacca

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency request in federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Newsom’s move comes after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angles following four days of protests driven by anger over the president’s stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws.

[–] GFGJewbacca@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I would hope we can go even further and rewrite the US constitution. Our constitution feels like a 200+ year old jalopy that's loosely held together by corpses, cash and a prayer. So many governments in other countries rewrite their constitutions regularly to reflect the changing needs of their people. I know the likelihood is low, but a man can dream.

 

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.

The 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had been in a state of flux since Kennedy took over. Its first meeting this year had been delayed when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services abruptly postponed its February meeting.