Illegal aliens in New Jersey have gone on a hunger strike to lobby state lawmakers to pass a taxpayer-funded program that would provide them with potentially billions in unemployment and stimulus benefits. This month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and state Democrats struck a budget deal that includes $2.1 billion of taxpayer money for nearly 300,000 illegal aliens. Those eligible will get a one-time payment of $15,600 , the equivalent of about $300 a week for a year. The aid to illegal aliens in New York is $1.1 billion more than tax credits and grants authorized for small businesses in the state. Now, illegal aliens in New Jersey — backed by groups like Make the Road, the New Jersey Immigrant Alliance for Justice, and the New Jersey Policy Perspective — are on a hunger strike to lobby Gov. Phil Murphy (D) for a New York-style benefits program. The illegal aliens are asking for $2,000 direct cash payments and $600 weekly benefits. NJ.com reports : After more than 400 days without access to relief funds, 34 undocumented immigrants and allies, including Quiroga, are on a hunger strike until Gov. Phil Murphy or the state Legislature commits to meaningful relief for excluded workers. Sunday marked the 12th day of the fast. [Emphasis added] … Days after the hunger strike began, Murphy officials floated the idea of a $40 million fund for excluded workers during a phone call with progressive immigrant advocacy groups , including Make the Road, New Jersey Immigrant Alliance for Justice, and New Jersey Policy Perspective. Advocacy groups balked, saying far more money is needed to help the undocumented workers who have been accumulating debt since the pandemic began. [Emphasis added] Open borders activists have called Murphy’s suggestion of $40 million for illegal aliens in New Jersey “crumbs.” In New York, illegal aliens went on a hunger strike that lasted 23 days before Cuomo and state Democrats included the taxpayer-funded ...
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Top officers believe they have ‘zero’ extremists in their forces
Two top military officers told lawmakers Tuesday they believe they have “zero” extremists under their command, citing the security clearance process — despite arrests of people with security clearances in connection with the Capitol attack and other recent examples of clearance holders having extremist views. U.S. Strategic Command chief Adm. Charles Richard, the top officer in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, told the Senate Armed Services Committee he is “very confident that the number of extremists in my forces is zero.” “Every person in my organization has to have a security clearance for starters,” Richard continued. “And when you fill that form out — and I've been filling it out for 40 years — there is an extensive battery of questions designed to get after that very point. And then somebody goes and investigates you, and then they go talk to all your references, and then they go talk some more hunting for that very thing.” ADVERTISEMENT “So if they're an extremist in my organization, one, they hide it very well, and two, it’s just a matter of time until I get to them,” Richard added, also citing the Personnel Reliability Program that includes peer monitoring meant to ensure those who work with nuclear weapons are trustworthy. Testifying alongside Richard, U.S. Space Command chief Gen. James Dickinson similarly said he did not think he commands any extremists based on his personal experiences and because of the security clearance process. “We have done everything that [Defense] Secretary [Lloyd] Austin has asked us to do in terms of training and awareness, but in my organization, I would say that number is zero,” Dickinson said. “In the formations that I've had throughout my career, I have not seen that, so I believe it's close to zero in my organization, if not zero.” Despite assertions that the security clearance process would weed out extremists, recent reports have identified extremists with security clearances and several people ...
IEA predicts 5 percent rise in global CO2 emissions from energy this year
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday said that global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to increase by 5 percent in 2021, the second largest jump in history. The intergovernmental organization in its Global Energy Review 2021 unveiled the predicted emissions increase, which was previously anticipated following a drop in 2020 amid pandemic lockdown orders and economic slowdowns that decreased production. However, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said Tuesday that the agency’s prediction of emissions surging by 1.5 billion tons this year is “a dire warning that the economic recovery from the Covid crisis is currently anything but sustainable for our climate.” ADVERTISEMENT “Unless governments around the world move rapidly to start cutting emissions, we are likely to face an even worse situation in 2022,” Birol noted in a statement along with Tuesday’s report. He added that this Thursday’s Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden Joe Biden Obama, Clinton reflect on Mondale's legacy Biden, Harris commend Mondale in paving the way for female VP Mondale in last message to staff: 'Joe in the White House certainly helps' MORE “is a critical moment to commit to clear and immediate action ahead of COP26 in Glasgow,” referring to the 26th United Nations climate change conference scheduled for November. Tuesday’s report noted that the anticipated increase in carbon dioxide emissions will likely be driven by the resurgence of coal use in the power sector as stimulus packages and vaccine rollouts fuel global economic recovery, with global economic output expected to increase by 6 percent in 2021, according to the IEA. Amid this recovery, the IEA predicted that global energy demand will increase by 4.6 percent this year, more than offsetting the 4 percent decrease in 2020. Demand for fossil fuels specifically is likely to substantially increase in 2021, with the IEA noting that coal demand ...
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Marijuana Users Reminded To Wait 8 Hours After Smoking, 10 Hours After Eating Edibles, Before Driving
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — It may be 4/20, the day that marijuana users have made their own unofficial holiday, but authorities want to remind everyone celebrating the day to consider not getting behind the wheel. The Automobile Club and the LAPD took the opportunity Monday to remind drivers that operating a vehicle while high is illegal and dangerous. Smoking or ingesting marijuana slows reaction time and clouds judgment. READ MORE: USC Survey Finds More Californians Want To Keep Working, Learning From Home After The Pandemic Ends And while a breathalyzer doesn’t detect marijuana, if a driver fails a field sobriety test, officers have other ways to determine if a driver is high. READ MORE: Proposal Would Make LA Homeless Camp Cleanups Voluntary “We check their blood pressure with the devices here, we’re gonna check their pupil size,” LAPD Officer Jayson Siller said. “Using our penlight, which is going to allow us to test their pupil size under room light conditions, near total darkness and direct light.” Police officers can also take a blood sample to test it for DUI, he said. MORE NEWS: Vanessa Bryant Opts Not To Renew Kobe’s Nike Deal The Automobile Club says people using marijuana should wait eight hours after smoking, and 10 hours after ingesting edibles, before they get behind the wheel. ...
