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"...U.S. admits it hasn’t verified Israel’s UNRWA claims, media ignores it

Secretary Blinken admits that the U.S. has been unable to investigate the “evidence” presented by Israel claiming 13 of UNRWA’s 13,000 Gaza employees participated in October 7. Biden took Israel’s word for it anyway..."

"..."Section 3 was enacted for such a time as this, and for such a figure as Trump."

Our #Constitution gives us tools to protect against those who undermine our democracy, and we must use them.

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill writes in a powerful amicus brief to #scotus in Trump v. Anderson, the case that may determine whether Donald Trump would be eligible to hold office.

#Section3 of the #14th Amendment is the #constitutional provision at the heart of the appeal before the justices. Oral arguments are set for next Thursday.

This section bans insurrectionists from office who previously swore to support the Constitution, isn’t a “historical relic” but rather was “designed to ensure that the ambitious rights that the 14th Amendment guarantees can withstand the resistance that its framers knew was sure to recur — not just in the immediate post-War period, but far into the future. ..."

"...Texas AG Paxton Sues 5 Cities to Block Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinances. Despite Paxton’s lawsuit, polls show that two-thirds of Texans support legalizing recreational marijuana..."

South Korea to start mass production of KF-21 fighter jets

MANILA, Philippines — South Korea will build 40 KF-21 Boramae fighter jets this year with the 238.7 billion won (U.S. $178.6 million) allocated for the Defense Ministry, even as the aircraft makes its way through flight and ground tests.

The first mass production of the KF-21 is expected to fill the “power vacuum” left when the South Korean Air Force’s aging fighter fleet retires, the defense minister said in a Dec. 21 statement.

According to Korea Aerospace Industries, which makes the KF-21, the engineering and manufacturing phase will conclude in 2026. The Korea Times reported in January the Air Force plans to deploy the first KF-21 in the second half of that year.