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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the US, has urged primary voters to cast their ballots for 'uncommitted' rather than President Joe Biden to show their opposition to his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
The announcement comes just two days before the primary elections on March 5 - known as Super Tuesday - when millions of Americans are expected to vote.
In a series of X (formerly Twitter) posts on Sunday, the DSA, which has more than 92,000 members and chapters in all US states, demanded that the White House end the bloodshed in Gaza by revoking military assistance to Israel, saying Biden will be to blame if former President Donald Trump is reelected this year."Today, DSA endorses 'Uncommitted' in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries. Until this administration ends its support for Israel's genocide in Gaza and delivers a permanent, lasting ceasefire, Joe Biden will bear the responsibility for another Trump presidency. Defeat is certain" if Biden continues on the current course.The DSA refered to the tragedy on February 29 when at least 112 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 were injured while waiting for much-needed food aid in Gaza City.
"This week's brutal 'Flour Massacre' has proven once again that Israel is a brutal, inhumane apartheid state which carries a legacy of 75 years of genocide and occupation. Over 30,000 Palestinians have already died; how many will be ENOUGH for Joe Biden to stop this war?"
The campaign calling on Democrats to vote 'uncommitted' was organized by local chapters of the DSA and the Colorado Palestine Coalitions last week and is gaining popularity amid protests against the Gaza war. The DSA noted that over 100,000 people voted 'uncommitted' in the Michigan primary last week. The movement was also endorsed by a major labor union, UFCW 3000, which represents more than 50,000 grocery workers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Biden is not the only one feeling the heat from voters who are choosing 'none of the above'. Last week, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassment when she became the first candidate to lose to 'no-one' in the Nevada GOP primary since the option was introduced in 1975.
Train hits debris on tracks near Agassiz, spilling diesel; 121 passengers affectedOver in Italy, also on March 2nd:
All passengers had to get off after a VIA Rail train hit debris on the tracks east of Agassiz, B.C., Friday evening, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) tells CityNews.
Terry Cunha, a media representative for CPKC, says the train travelling from Vancouver to Ontario suffered damage to the locomotive's fuel tank, leading to a diesel spill on the railroad.
"Local first responders helped to contain the spill, and an environmental team responded to further assess and work on clean up," Cunha said.
He says he does not know how much diesel was spilled.
VIA Rail had to arrange alternate travel for 121 passengers, the company tells CityNews in a statement.
"VIA Rail called in buses and all passengers were transported back to Vancouver, Kamloops, and Jasper," it said.
No injuries were reported.
CPKC, which owns that section of the track, is now working with the RCMP to investigate the incident.
This was the third train incident in B.C. in two weeks.
Train hits fridge dumped on tracks at Pompei Locomotive damagedThe apparent spike in derailments is notable because they're occurring across much of the planet, but particularly in the West, and it seems to often be energy related cargo, and, in some cases, the authorities themselves are blaming 'sabotage':
Passengers on the Circumvesuviana railway in the province of Naples got a nasty scare on Friday when a train hit a fridge that had been dumped on the tracks in the town of Pompei, the home of the famous Pompeii archaeological site.
The locomotive was slightly damaged but no one was hurt.
A bath tub was dumped on the tracks in the same area on February 20.
"It is not an act of vandalism or a prank," said Umberto De Gregorio, the head of Ente Autonomo Volturno, the local public transport company.
"They are criminals, saboteurs, terrorists".
She makes a really great point."We will have a hard landing at some point. I guarantee you that. We're all wondering: When does that come?" she said. "The point that Dimon makes is that there are these cumulative impacts that build over time, and we are in the camp that we haven't yet seen all of the tightening impacts from monetary policy," she added, referring to the impact of Fed rate hikes.
Comment: This on top of Elon Musk's latest pronouncement of "something far worse than 9/11" on the horizon given the massive influx of migrants across the border. Apparently it's not enough to have a completely porous border, the current administration also wants the illegals armed.
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