Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "CBS Evening News" channel.

  1. Thank you so much for keeping the many stories of Afghanistan in the public eye. Prayers please for the women and girls in Afghanistan who just want to go to school and go to work. Please don't forget them.
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  2. Huzzah!!!! Finally! Thank you for taking your time, crossing every "T", dotting every "I", constructing a solid case against this pumpkin headed grifter. Moving forward!! 🗽
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  3. Exactly. What does Commander know about some of those people who got nibbled? I trust the dog.🐶
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  4.  @zigzag4462  We don't have diplomatic relations with Venezuela right now, so that's not an option. This is not about sound bites, these are real families with real complex problems. We are the wealthiest country in this hemisphere. These are our neighbors from our hemisphere. We need updated immigration legislation from Congress to address the newer challenges in our hemisphere. Vote blue 💙 up and down the ballot to get the Congress we need to solve real problems, like infrastructure, NATO, immigration, etc.
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  5. Disappointing that they left out the key factor, George Wallace splitting the party, forming his own third party, taking DixieCrats with him. Textbook history lesson on why third parties don't work in our system. Go Kamala go! 💙🌊🐬💙🌊 Stay unified, stay strategic. Learn from history.
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  6. What a great idea! Every shelter should have a social worker, plus a fundraising expert and grant writer to help raise money for more of these innovative programs.
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  7. I think the U.N. is already there, but even distributing aid is difficult in this chaotic environment. Also, their government has not been recognized by the international community, because they are not in keeping with their own promises to create an inclusive government and allow women to work and go to school. Those international sanctions are "holding up their money". No reason to release money to a government that is not recognized as the official government. Still waiting for the inclusive government as promised.... No women in the Parliament? Okay, get back to us as soon as you get that done, okay?
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  8. NBC reports that she had a vape cartridge with cannabis oil. Maybe CBD? Given changing cannabis regulations here in the USA, that would have been an easy mistake to make. Also she was playing in Russia for a while so it seems weird that she would only have had this trouble with Russian airport officials when the conflict with Ukraine was building. She is being used as a high profile american hostage. Sometimes 1+1 =2
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  9. Nationwide, we need a plan for affordable housing and regulations for the housing industry. Remember the broken housing market in 2008? This is an industry that has been very irresponsible in the past, and it seems like we are grappling with another housing misadventure now. Housing costs do not need to rise as high as they are now. Let's examine those profit margins. These are not handbags they are selling. This is a business that must be monitored.
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  10. Absolutely true. When I was a child, the landlord told us to get rid of our dog, a tiny little dachshund mix. My mom refused, and we moved instead of losing our dog. But now housing is ridiculous and you can't just move like that. So if a mom had to choose between homelessness or the family dog, the dog will go. It's heartbreaking, abusive and unnecessary. Nationwide, we must regulate housing. The real estate industry cannot be trusted.
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  11. Not what I heard. Since Israel is a very small country, 1,500 casualties has a bigger impact as a percentage of their population. Understand? So if you live in a very small town of 300 residents, and 80 residents are killed, it has a greater impact on you emotionally than 80 deaths in a city of 8 million people. All death is horrific. He was trying to explain an image about the scale of the impact.
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  12. Wow, absolutely remember those bracelets. Mine broke in half at some point along the indentations created by the lettering. I'm sure I never threw it away, the pieces are probably in a trunk in the back of the closet. Thank you for the story, perhaps I can find the bracelet and trace the name. I hope he came home. 🗽
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  13. The Palestinian unemployment rate is between 70/90% despite having a high education rate. What employment programs could you be referring to? Not very effective employment program with dismal results.
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  14. I trust the dog. What does Commander know?
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  15. Where is the women's medical care and birth control? Women who have no power have little ability to demand birth control or avoid forced marriages. Women who cannot obtain education cannot become doctors to help their sisters. This is the ugly past rearing its head. BTW warning to american women to protect the rights that you have currently.... Cautionary tale....
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  16.  @pirquo  cannot deport to Venezuela, no diplomatic relations. Also, refugees are not illegals. No human being is illegal, but refugees are especially protected by international law and USA laws as well. Please pay attention to your social studies teacher.
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  17. Wonder if these transportation companies are contributing to Abbott's campaign? Also, couldn't $12 million pay for actual housing, legal support and job search support within Texas? There are no employers within Texas seeking low wage temporary workers? Hmm... So strange. The federal government contributes funds to border states for immigration services, recognizing that certain states are impacted more than others. Maybe Abbott wants to return that money since he doesn't want to provide the service? Or maybe he's doing the same bad job with immigration that he is doing with gun safety. If these two grandstanding governors can't handle their states, why are they running for president in 2024? Both DeSantis and Abbott are up for reelection in November. Vote blue 💙 for better border state management.
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  18. Both factors were clearly at play here. Why doesn't Florida have adequate gun laws to protect their residents? Why does the news reporter uncover his mental health history after the fact, when it should be the gun vendors doing a thorough check to fully vet each purchaser before the gun walks out the door of the store? Repeal PLCAA (2005) to restore liability to gun manufacturers, and their own lawyers will insist on gun safety protocols at point of sale to demonstrate due diligence in court proceedings. Enough. 🗽
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  19. Look at extended coverage of ceremony. There is a flag when the pall bearers greet the casket at the hearse. This drape was added in the church. I think it is a tradition of the episcopal church.
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  20. Okay, one part of your question has an easy answer. No, "they" do not deserve it. No group of peoples deserve it. One planet, we must live together and get along. Different faiths, different cultures, native born and immigrant.
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  21. Please be careful that you don't get recruited into some strange clubs. I'm sure you love your grandfather, but the past can harbor ugly secrets, you want to focus on your future. Be careful. If your grandfather doesn't want to explain cryptic remarks, that might be something to watch out for. I hope he gets the care he might need?
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  22. Stay safe. Enjoy history. Educating yourself in history is probably a good way to go. Librarians usually love to work with people who are self educated. I don't know how public libraries work in your nation, but they are usually a terrific resource.
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  23. 🗽💙🌊💙🌊🗽
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  24. The key is an organized strategic caucus, the same Democratic caucus that was strategic and organized in passing so much legislation with such razor thin margins. Open conventions and ugly floor fights, NOPE.
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  25.  @danielgloverpiano7693  🌊💙🌊💚🌊
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  26. In some reading I did I tripped over something called the "double v". Many Americans in the 1940s were hoping for a double victory against racism and fascism .
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  27. Absolutely false. Many unhoused people are working one and two jobs. Open your eyes. The real estate industry is out of control. A studio should not rent for $3000.
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  28. Independence works hand in hand with responsibility. Personal feelings, personal preferences vs public health, public safety, the public good. This is what it means to live as part of civil society.
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  29. Happy birthday, President Carter. Thank you for habitat for humanity! Everyone, stay awesome, stay voting! 🗽💙🗽
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  30. Maybe a female German Shepard?
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  31.  @zigzag4462  Of course everyone complains. Everyone is complaining all the time because this is the pumpkin spiced cool aid they've been drinking since 2016. But we can be better than that, because the world is watching when the USA behaves this way. Yes, NYC does have room. We also have room for housing NYers with more affordable housing. Truly affordable housing solves most homelessness. Not all, but most. We need the city council to create a real affordable housing plan, especially to address the many units that are being warehoused keeping rents artificially high. But the real estate industry in NYC contributes GENEROUSLY to political campaigns, so.... Frankly, I'm not in love with Addams, not the best mayor we have had, a bit overwhelmed by the scope of running an immense international city. I actually liked Addams when he was Brooklyn Borough President, now not so much. So a rookie mayor basically now gets a federal immigration mess dumped on our doorstep because Abbott and DeSantis are doing badly in their reelection campaigns. And they don't have the professionalism to make a phone call first. Hey, we have 50 refugees who we cannot house. Can you help? Then Addams can talk to a hotel that still has vacancies since the pandemic. And remember that border states receive federal funds for immigration services, so Texas should share those funds if they can't do the job. And why isn't Abbott calling republican governors for help? Sorry this turned out to be so long....super complex issue. Be well.
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  32. Raymond Driggers, please post your rant about oil on the thread so others can read your statement. BTW the topic is refugees seeking asylum, not gas prices that have been going down steadily. Just saying....
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  33.  @forrestmartin2115  Thank you for your tenacity. Yes, very frustrating when people who didn't pay attention in social studies class get angry about complex issues that don't have easy answers in the best of times. Updated immigration legislation ASAP, vote blue 💙 up and down the ballot to get the legislators who know how to write legislation.
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  34. A sloppy legal case moves quickly and then falls apart. Is that what his cult followers were hoping for? I bet you are still sending him money? 🗽
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  35.  @pocmyway8631  Thanks for the info. Be well, be safe. A well funded historic university, they need to do better.
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  36. "...even after the F train had arrived at its next stop". Explain how that was justified.
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  37. This is not about donating U.S.A. dollars. They are asking for the afghan government bank accounts to be unfrozen. However that should not be done until their government is recognized. They have not been recognized because they refuse to form an inclusive government, allow women to work and go to school, allow freedom of expression, etc etc. If they want to have access to the official Afghanistan government bank accounts, they have to behave like an actual government.
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  38.  @empressonthethrone  And the corruption.... Hard to find the words... Maybe we should send in a battalion of forensic accountants?
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  39.  @barl6412  They were trying to make sure that they would miss their check in appointments by sending them as far away as possible. Some were scheduled to appear in Utah. That way they would automatically lose their case In addition, potential charges of kidnapping and racketeering are being discussed. Hey, DeSantis, do you have a good criminal attorney?
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  40.  @dobsr1184  Texas as a border state receives funds from the federal government to assist with immigration services. If they don't want to provide the service, they should return the money. Did Florida taxpayers approve the use of their funds to move Texas refugees? Hmm... Also, one or two phone calls to the mayor of Boston would have been an act of professionalism. We have 50 refugees seeking asylum who we cannot house, can you help? Okay, a bunch of phone calls, one or two lawyers, a hotel owner who hasn't been doing well since the pandemic, one or two social workers, we can be ready for them in 12 hours. Down the road, some career counselors and a few restaurants who are understaffed in this tight worker shortage, a local public health clinic, maybe even a public school administrator. But that's not what was done. No notice given, just drop them off and say good luck. That's what the coyotes do. Many were told they were going to Boston, not a small beach town in off season. These are governors? Really?
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  41. Kurt Barlow, if you expect a response post your comment on the thread so others can read it.
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  42.  @ontoquartb  Always troubling when people don't read.... Refugees are seeking asylum. This was stated SO many times on this thread. Refugees are protected by USA law, and international law as well. These refugees are not "illegal". Turning refugees away turns the USA into a rogue state on the international stage. The problem is that our system for processing refugees is dysfunctional because the last truly comprehensive immigration legislation dates to 1965. And many governors of border states are not good managers of the federal funds they are given to assist with immigration processing. These border states probably need to elect better governors who can manage big problems. If Abbott is managing immigration the way he handles gun safety....well, there you go.
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  43. DobsR:. If you expect a response, post your comment on the thread so others can read it. I know that you can do that because you accomplished that with other posts. Your rant also rambles quite a bit, so you may want to rethink your words and stick a bit closer to the topic. Thanks
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  44. NYC has received 11,000 refugees without warning since Abbott began his temper tantrum. None of the buses came with so much as a phone call. Addams reached out to Abbott to coordinate future arrivals, but the call was refused If border states do not have a system in place for coordinating complex endeavors, they should not be accepting federal funds to do that work. If Abbott cannot handle complex tasks, he should not imagine that he is fit for federal office. Luckily he is very likely to be voted out of the governor's office soon due to his inability to handle gun safety in Texas, so ... If all states are going to participate in refugee resettlement, then funds for immigration services will be split across 50 states. Coordination and planning is required.
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  45.  @CSPORTPDX  DeSantis didn't bother to call Gov Baker in Mass, a fellow republican governor. That's why the republican party is falling apart. One phone call, and the plane could have landed directly at the base and people could have been cared for efficiently. BTW, refugees are not entertainment, they are people. Government is not entertainment. It's obvious that DeSantis and Abbott don't know how to govern. Vote Abbott out, vote DeSantis out. Voters hire, voters fire. See you in November. 🌊💙🌊💚🌊
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  46.  @CSPORTPDX  see you in November 🌊💚🌊💙🌊
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  47.  Hans Otto Kroeger Kaethler  Not sure that "good for gander good for goose" is the strongest argument, but.... Clearly this basketball star cannot even be falsely accused of war crimes, so her case needs to be acted on.
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  48.  Hans Otto Kroeger Kaethler  I'm so confused... Many credible reports indicate that these were vape cartridges. Drug trafficking? Really? But clearly starting an unprovoked war replete with war crimes and laying claim to territory that is not yours in 2014 in Crimea is confusing everyone. So maybe putin pulls out the troops who don't want to be there anyway? Yeah, let's start there and then the international community doesn't have to worry about a young woman who was working and developing her talent in basketball, not international warfare.
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  49. Texas ranks 50th on state funding for mental health care. Vote Abbott out!
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  50.  @danielgloverpiano7693  So you are probably still a Yankee fan? Or a Manny Ramirez fan, the local baseball hero? He used to work out as a kid by running the hills. The Heights...you bet! Ft Tryon, Inwood Park, the Cloisters. Lots of good times to be had. And a neighborhood that could hardly exist without welcoming refugees and immigrants across the generations. How are we rewarded for our open arms? Huge popularity, an amazing international city, rising property values. Not always perfect, but the City keeps moving forward no matter what. Be well!
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  51.  @danielgloverpiano7693  peace and tranquility comes in many forms! Enjoy.
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  52. We need more truly affordable housing, and better supervision of the housing industry. Remember the 2008 housing bubble? This is an industry that is often irresponsible.
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  53. ABC has good coverage of a protest of Israeli citizens yesterday against netanyahu. He's not fooling as many people as he thinks he is. Netanyahu has been in power since 1996. Why? Hamas has been in power since 2006. Why? Start over with two new prime ministers on both sides, people with diplomatic perspectives. Enough.
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  54. Actually, President Biden has an impressive legislative record, plus the expansion of NATO and Pacific alliances, etc. President Biden got legislation across the finish line with razor thin majorities; LBJ had much wider margins to work with. LBJ, FDR , Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt the trust buster, Truman who desegregated the military, Eisenhower, many many great presidents to choose from. This is not a contest, this is about service to the nation. Go Kamala, go. 🗽⚖️💙🌊💙🌊⚖️🗽
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  55. President Biden has an impressive legislative record, despite razor thin margins that LBJ didn't have to worry about. We were lucky to have President Biden with us these several years. Now, go Kamala go! 💙🌊💙🌊
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  56.  @z0h-k3o  Very nice to discuss the Enlightenment on the internet! Lol. I guess I'm a bit nervous about the whole west vs mideast thing. Too often it can be used as a smoke screen for xenophobia, anti immigration, etc. I wouldn't want it to sound like we are saying that the West is more enlightened? Ouch! First of all, we have been messing up a lot globally, so we haven't been in an enlightened place for a few years. Also, "the west is best" is an invitation to anti west groups. Isn't this more about feminism? A woman without power cannot choose the number of children she has irregardless of the economics of the family/husband. And I'm not sure that any of the gentlemen of the enlightenment were feminists? Jefferson, definitely not! Lol
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  57.  @z0h-k3o  Then the religious issue is layered on top of all that. Of course I prefer a secular society, but maybe that's what I'm used to? France, Italy, Spain are all officially catholic countries, but are really secular societies anyway. Judging from the way religion is handled in the USA, yes it does seem that religion can be an invitation to anti female behavior, but then again lots if Catholic nuns are the definition of feminism! I do agree that some of the clerics who govern in the middle east might remind us why separation of church and state was so important to the founders. But Syria is not controlled by a cleric so...
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  58. Please remember that refugees seeking asylum are not illegals who do not deserve to be here. Refugees are protected by international law in addition to USA laws. The real problem is outdated immigration legislation that has no workable mechanism for handling refugees. And whatever systems we did have were broken by the mismanagement of the pumpkin headed grifter. In addition, if Abbott is addressing his border the way he addresses gun safety, well ...that says it all. Imagine if NYC handled its harbor that way?
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  59.  @lillyCfields  Biden has already paid down a huge chunk of national debt created by the pumpkin headed grifter. You're welcome. Vote blue 💙 in November for more success with getting things done instead of clowning for Fox entertainment.
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  60.  @kpokpojiji  Thank you for being logical. 🌴💙🌴
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  61.  @zigzag4462  First Nation seniority!! I'm for it!! You win the internet tonight! Let's start with Montauk, turn it back into a working class fishing village!! 🛥️🌊🐬🦈🐋🌊🦋
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  62. Ura Aru: A beautiful bright blue 💙 Congress will help continue the flow of much needed legislation. Democrats write bills, pass laws and sign laws. Maintain the majority in the House, increase the majority in the Senate. Keep the gavel out of McCarthy's hand so we can get things done and complete insurrection accountability.
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  63.  @raymonddriggers  I only respond to comments that post in the thread. Figure it out.
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  64.  @lillyCfields  Regarding national debt, the Clinton administration ended with a surplus. Bush ballooned the budget with a tax cut instead of using the surplus to make social security viable again. Then the great recession of 2008. Then Obama fixes the recession and the economy is growing again. The pumpkin headed grifter arrives and balloons the budget with a tax cut. It just seems to be that one party has been creating the deficit problems. Please remember Reagan presided over intense inflation for almost his entire presidency. The Monroe doctrine indicates that we take responsibility for our hemisphere. It is true that the USA is the wealthiest nation in our hemisphere. If not us, then who? Guatemala? Maybe it's time to develop strategies for our hemisphere, in concert with our neighboring nations. But it will be clear to everyone that the larger nations should take the lead. "The border is closed" is not a strategy; it was barely a temporary tactic for COVID. Closing the border, whatever that means in practice, also does not work because international law protects refugees. Clearly there are multiple crises in our hemisphere that are creating waves of refugees arriving at our border. In the 1880s many international events resulted in large waves of desperate immigrants arriving in our port cities, and those cities stretched with the influx of millions and millions of people. Now the challenge is at the southern border. Now it's time for those governors and mayors to meet the moment like others met the moment in the 1880s. Unless you are a member of a native American nation, you and your ancestors benefited from the fact that the USA has always been a nation of refugees and immigrants.
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