2022-01-12-10-22-23

2022-01-12 10.22.23

This week, the Seattle City Council passed a $7.4 billion budget which boasts an emphasis on "public safety," but cuts funding to the Seattle Police Department by eliminating 80 of the 200 officer positions that the city previously committed to hiring. The budget also allocates $4 million towards public school mental health counselors, $500 million for affordable housing to be dispersed over two years, but cuts Seattle Police Department funding once again.

Seattle City Budget Defunds Police Departments, Cuts 80 Officer Positions as Crime Skyrockets

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The Portland Public Schools (PPS) system has instituted a policy that will require school employees to consider a student's race, gender identity, and sexual orientation when determining disciplinary actions.

Portland Public Schools Introduces New Discipline Policy Incorporating a Student's Race and 'Gender Identity' - TPUSA LIVE

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The president of the COP28, Sultan Al Jaber, harshly condemned the idea that fossil fuels would need to be "phased out" to achieve the 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature goal that the summit officials have set their sights on.

COP28 President Condemns Idea that Fossil Fuels Need to be Phased Out to Stave Off Climate Catastrophe - TPUSA LIVE

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Demonstrators staged a pop-up drag show on Cal Poly's campus Tuesday to protest a TPUSA event featuring "Billboard Chris" and detransitioner Chloe Cole.

'Just Bizarre': Protesters Stage Pop-Up Drag Show Outside TPUSA Event at Cal Poly - TPUSA LIVE

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The House Education Committee called upon the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday to  address the concerning rise of antisemitism on college campuses.