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Why I, as a Jewish Floridian, cannot support Ron DeSantis

Misusing public funds for campaigning, and racist comments, and leaving his state in the dust for political stunts, alongside clandestine bills with no public oversight. These are all things that Ron DeSantis has done, but that unfortunately a plurality of politicians all around the world have done. What sets DeSantis apart from other politicians, even those in his own party, is the scapegoating war he has waged on the LGBTQ community, primarily transgender people.

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Op-EdArvind Salem
It’s Time for a Blue New Deal for Our Oceans

Initially, CNN’s September 2019 climate change town halls felt like nothing more than a flurry of recycled and oft-repeated, albeit bold, ideas. Candidates, throughout each of their allotted hours, told similar stories, cited identical statistics, and recited the same prognostications about our futures. Despite actually caring a great deal about climate change, I almost could not resist the urge to change the channel. That is, until I came across one moment from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s town hall.

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Op-EdArvind Salem
Good Climate Change Policy Is Good Economic Policy

Throughout the summer, the United States and its surroundings have been feeling the effects of climate change. Wildfire smoke from Canada has choked millions of people in the United States, Vermont is experiencing record levels of flooding, and the hurricane season is starting earlier and deadlier than ever before. Overall the period of June to August, was the hottest summer ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Op-EdArvind Salem
Disinformation’s Cozy Hub: TikTok

TikTok is one of the most popular - and dangerous - platforms for dangerous political messaging among young people. Not only is the video-sharing app a national security issue when it comes to data security, but its risk of spreading false information quickly to the younger generation (which is a national security issue itself) is also incredibly dangerous.

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The 14th: The Bloodline of America

We all have "the" Constitutional amendment we hold close to our hearts. Some may have the 1st & 2nd Amendments as their go-tos, or some may choose the 19th, 26th, or 21st Amendments to preach from the rooftops. All these Amendments changed the social and political fabric of America, but there is one that rises time and time again: The 14th Amendment, "The Bloodline of America."

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