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A gay Missouri Republican continues to be the target of vitriol from his own party because he supports marriage equality, with one GOP leader accusing him of promoting pedophilia. State Rep. Chris Sander (R), who represents Jackson County, faced a censure vote for the second time in a monthbecause he has been vying to amend the state constitution’s definition of marriage to a union of “two individuals” rather than “a man and a woman.” “The mere fact that you want to change the wording from ‘one man and one woman’ to ‘two individuals’ is an abomination to mankind and to God himself,” said Teresa McBride, vice chair of the Jackson County Republican Party, in an email obtained by the Kansas City Star. “The term ‘two individuals’ could be defined and interpreted in many different ways and open the door for pedophiles to legally rape and physically harm children. That is disgusting and promoting an agenda as such, is an abomination to our country.” Sander, who describes himself as a “MAGA Republican and President Trump campaign advocate” introduced the amendment to bring Missouri into line with federal law, which recognizes same-sex unions. The Jackson County GOP voted in February not to censure Sander after Jackson County GOP committee member Dave Thomas proposed a resolution to do so. Thomas, a missionary at the International House of Prayer in Grandview, describes himself as “a passionate lover of God” and an advocate for “Government on earth as it is in Heaven.” Thomas claims, “Only the Nations who believe Jesus is Lord are truly blessed.” At the time, the Jackson County GOP chair, Mark Anthony Jones, called the resolution “dead on arrival” and said censuring was not within the committee’s scope of duties. According to Sander, following that first failed censure vote, party members agreed to form a committee to consider censuring the Republican lawmaker or other punitive options in the future. The second resolution to censure Sander, also put forth by Thomas, was voted down on Monday. In a text to the Kansas City Star, Sander said the committee does not represent the beliefs of the majority of the party. “The Jackson County GOP censure and the Missouri Republican Party platform represent a small minority of leadership who conflict with our US Constitution. The committee members do not like gay Republicans.” While the committee voted not to censure Sander, they did agree to a petition that individual members can sign. They also created a new committee to look into revising the petition before voting on it. Thomas reportedly has also filed another petition proposing that the Jackson County GOP allow any party member to be censured for supporting marriage equality. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/03/gay-maga-lawmaker-accused-of-pedophilia-by-fellow-republicans-because-he-supports-marriage-equality/

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/23/world-athletics-council-excludes-transgender-women-from-female-events To make more lives difficult, because this wasn't enough:

A small scale Canadian animal-killing facility is in hot water after activist group Animal Justice unveiled shocking footage from 2022 featuring workers beating animals with canes and cattle prods. Disturbingly, some animals attempted to flee their inevitable deaths unsuccessfully. This company has previously tried to set itself apart from other slaughterhouses by adopting labels like ‘humane’ and ‘ethical’ to assuage animal rights concerns. Footage of improperly stunned animals having their throats slit, a violation of Canadian law, can also be seen. Some animals were unable to walk or stand, implying a lack of medical care, and concerns of zoonotic diseases. This is one of many complaints being leveled at Jeff and Kenneth Kooyman of Meadow Valley Meats who have previously been accused of animal abuse through footage recorded by animal activist groups in 2014. The Kooyman’s previously stated they would never let animal beatings happen again at Meadow Valley Meats. https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2023/2/22/1_6285404.amp.html

From CNN: Thoughts?

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https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-medicaid-expansion-legislature-7bb8a179fcf46bc317468248b313c75b It still has to go through some more revisions, but it’s looking overall like a done deal

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For this reason the CDC has called it an "urgent antimicrobial resistance threat". Many patients are in hospitals and elderly care homes. One in three patients with invasive infections die but it can be difficult to assess the exact role Candida auris played in vulnerable patients, said CDC epidemiologist Dr Meghan Lyman, the report's lead author. The infection was first reported in the US in 2016. The most rapid rise in cases was from 2020 to 2021, according to CDC data which was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Another reason for concern was the increase of cases that became "resistant to echinocandins" which is the antifungal medicine most recommended for treatment of the infection. The CDC attributes the rise to poor infection prevention at healthcare facilities and enhanced screening efforts. It also may have worsened due to strain on healthcare and public health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Lyman, told CBS News the rise "emphasises the need for continued surveillance, expanded lab capacity, quicker diagnostic tests, and adherence to proven infection prevention and control". Other countries have also been seeing an increase in Candida auris cases. Last year, the World Health Organization included it on its list of "fungal priority pathogens". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65027557 where is Pedro pascal when we need him

From CNN: So happy for US-based users!

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Marianne was given an opportunity to come to Fox News and educate their viewers, she clocks the host on economic policies as well as that hilarious Politico hit-piece on her! She handled the interview so well despite the fact that Fox News was cutting her off when she was laying out the facts on progressive policies

Support for Israelis have collapsed since 2013 amongst both Dems and Independents. Pro-Israel, Net-Support- 2013 vs 2023: All Americans: 52 vs 23 (-29 Points) Registered Dems: 35 vs -11 (-46 Points) Independents: 52 vs 17 (-35 Points) Registered Republicans: 73 vs 67 (-7 Points) Millennials also become the first generation to be more sympathetic to Palestinians no matter political affiliation: