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“Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” — The Dalai Lama
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say it’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem, then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." — Fred Rogers
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” ― Edward Everett Hale
Journalist whose book about US marines in Iraq was adapted into acclaimed HBO series killed himself on Friday
“Whenever I see victims of these programs speak out, I always think, ‘That’s my brother or sister,’” he wrote on X the day before he died. “I feel a bond with anyone who went through this. Then I saw Paris Hilton’s testimony and I realised, ‘Oh, shit she’s my sister, too?’ But yes, it’s a big, messed up family of us.”
“I failed at everything else,” Wright once said of journalism. “I was optimistic. It was a refuge for rogues and miscreants. So far, it has exceeded my expectations.”
In 2003 he was sent to Iraq by Rolling Stone and embedded with the Marines’ 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Bravo Company. His journalism resulted in the book Generation Kill, which he adapted into an HBO miniseries with David Simon, the creator of The Wire. In the show Wright was played by the actor Lee Tergesen.
A prison union’s big spending on Gavin Newsom: Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species?
The union under President Glen Stailey gave $1.75 million to Newsom’s anti-recall campaign in 2021 – the largest single contribution to that effort – and another $1 million to support Proposition 1, Newsom’s treatment and housing plan for people experiencing serious mental illness, which passed by the narrowest of margins this year.
Article mentioned:
Update: California voters narrowly approve Prop. 1, Gavin Newsom’s mental health overhaul [Kristen Hwang and Jeanne Kuang | Updated March 12, 2024 | CalMatters]
https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/03/election-result-proposition-1/
Why California’s prison guard union is spending like never before on Gavin Newsom [Nigel Duara and Jeremia Kimelman | July 15, 2024 | CalMatters]
https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/07/ccpoa-gavin-newsom/
The union, which represents about 10% of all state workers, has undoubtedly gotten good deals for its members, arguably none more so than last year, when it negotiated a $1 billion raise over three years. Correctional officers also got a new state-funded retirement perk out of the deal, in addition to their California Public Employees’ Retirement System pensions. And when the state mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for state employees, prison guards were permitted to skip them.
Last year, the Legislative Analyst’s Office excoriated Newsom’s administration for repeatedly refusing to make public a 2018 compensation study on prison guard salaries and benefits. The administration regularly publishes compensation studies regarding its 18 other employee bargaining units.
“The CCPOA has a stranglehold on Sacramento politics,” Kaneda said. “Everyone’s struggling right now, but prison guards are getting a $1 billion raise. Explain how this could possibly be the right move for California as we tussle with this historic budget deficit.”
What changed? For one, people’s perception of crime spiked in the pandemic — though the kind of crimes that would merit prison time mostly went down.
“My presumption is the governor is moderating his views on public safety because of where he wants to go nationally. And so he’s super careful about any perception of being soft on crime.”
“It became clear that if they wanted to get back the power, they needed to take somebody out to put the fear into everybody,” said Jones-Sawyer, who won re-election that year. “They thought I was an easy target to take out. They learned that was not the case.”
Jones-Sawyer said he’s frustrated by what he sees as abuses within the prison system, especially guards with multiple infractions keeping their jobs. The Office of the Inspector General earlier this year found that the corrections department had reclassified a backlog of staff misconduct complaints as “routine grievances,” and allowed the statute of limitations to expire in 127 complaints between 2022 and 2023.
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Summary
- The video discusses the evolution of modern warfare with the integration of GPS technology into weapons, allowing for precise strikes over vast distances.
- However, Russia's jamming technology has disrupted the effectiveness of GPS-guided weapons provided to Ukraine by the US.
- This has forced Ukraine to suspend the use of certain weapons, such as Excalibur GPS-guided artillery shells and high Mars rocket launchers.
- The impact of Russian jamming has significantly reduced the accuracy and effectiveness of these Western-provided weapons, prompting Ukrainian officials to push for upgrades to counter the jamming threat.
- The video highlights the challenges posed by Russia's electronic warfare capabilities and raises concerns for the US and its allies in providing effective support to Ukraine in the face of advanced jamming technology.
Summary
- The video discusses the evolution of modern warfare with the integration of GPS technology into weapons, allowing for precise strikes over vast distances.
- However, Russia's jamming technology has disrupted the effectiveness of GPS-guided weapons provided to Ukraine by the US.
- This has forced Ukraine to suspend the use of certain weapons, such as Excalibur GPS-guided artillery shells and high Mars rocket launchers.
- The impact of Russian jamming has significantly reduced the accuracy and effectiveness of these Western-provided weapons, prompting Ukrainian officials to push for upgrades to counter the jamming threat.
- The video highlights the challenges posed by Russia's electronic warfare capabilities and raises concerns for the US and its allies in providing effective support to Ukraine in the face of advanced jamming technology.
Summary
- The video discusses the evolution of modern warfare with the integration of GPS technology into weapons, allowing for precise strikes over vast distances.
- However, Russia's jamming technology has disrupted the effectiveness of GPS-guided weapons provided to Ukraine by the US.
- This has forced Ukraine to suspend the use of certain weapons, such as Excalibur GPS-guided artillery shells and high Mars rocket launchers.
- The impact of Russian jamming has significantly reduced the accuracy and effectiveness of these Western-provided weapons, prompting Ukrainian officials to push for upgrades to counter the jamming threat.
- The video highlights the challenges posed by Russia's electronic warfare capabilities and raises concerns for the US and its allies in providing effective support to Ukraine in the face of advanced jamming technology.
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