A small protest is taking place outside Leinster House to highlight the number of people killed by US invasions, complete with grim reaper and coffins with the flags of affected nations. The protest is occurring at the same time as @campaignforleo meets @realDonaldTrump #iestaff pic.twitter.com/bH3CnWLqBo
— Fiachra Ó Cionnaith (@Ocionnaith) March 14, 2019
Meanwhile…
The New York Times reports:
The Senate on Wednesday again rebuked President Trump for his continued defense of Saudi Arabia after the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, voting for a second time to end American military assistance for the kingdom’s war in Yemen and to curtail presidential war powers.
The 54-to-46 vote, condemning a nearly four-year conflict in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians and inflicted a devastating famine, sets the foundation for what could become Mr Trump’s first presidential veto, with the House expected to overwhelmingly pass the measure, possibly this month.
Senate Votes Again to End Aid to Saudi War in Yemen, Defying Trump (The New York Times)
Yesterday: Fact-Finding
Reminder that Click will be reporting from a fact-finding visit to Venezuela. This evening, 7.30pm, Pearse Centre, Dublin.
https://twitter.com/wallacemick/status/1105596406356688899
let me guess, they’ll find that all would be grand in the socialist utopia if the pesky capitalists would just let them be?
That’s exactly the way Mary Lou.
‘Quit putting a dollar sign on every thing on this f**kin planet’
https://youtu.be/GaD8y-CGhMw
a Bernie Sander’s bill but don’t expect the NYT to sing his praises. A monumental achievement in the current political climate in Washington.