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Social Development Commission Approves Several Resolutions Aimed at Ending Poverty, Ensuring No One Is Left Behind, Concluding Annual Session
press.un.org

... The Commission for Social Development concluded its sixty-fourth session today, approving several texts without a vote, despite differences among delegates, including about the definition of gender and the absence of certain terms relating to development.

The 46-member body held its current session from 2 to 10 February, bringing together ministers and civil society, United Nations officials and delegates, in a series of conversations about eradicating poverty and building inclusive societies. A subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council, the Commission annually recommends texts for adoption by that organ.
Coordinated, Inclusive Policies to Advance Social Development and Justice

Among the texts that the Commission approved today was a draft resolution on "Advancing social development and social justice through coordinated, equitable and inclusive policies" (document E/CN.5/2026/L.4). It would have the Economic and Social Council reaffirm commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for all "by ensuring that no one would be left behind and reaching the furthest behind first" and urged Member States to place social development priorities at the heart of development frameworks, including by reinforcing synergies between and among social, economic and environmental policies.

By further terms, it would call upon Member States to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, including by removing barriers that prevent women from accessing, remaining and progressing in the labour market, such as gender stereotypes, and all forms of violence, including gender-based violence. The text also recognizes the important role that families can play in combating social exclusion and highlights the importance of investing in inclusive and responsive family-oriented policies and programmes.

While it was approved without a vote, several speakers spoke afterwards to express reservations and disappointments.
Text Lacks Important Language on Discrimination, Right to Development

Switzerland's delegate, speaking also for a number of countries (Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Norway and the United Kingdom), expressed regret that the text does not refer to "multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination". This is not controversial or contested language, she stressed; "the concept simply recognizes that discrimination rarely happens on a single ground but operates along multiple characteristics that intersect and mutually reinforce each other".

...

White supremacist Andrew Paul Johnson attempted to bribe one victim with money he claimed he would receive as part of restitution for 6 Jan.

A jury in Hernando County, FL found Andrew Paul Johnson guilty of five charges, including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16, as well as lewd and lascivious exhibition. Johnson was acquitted of one charge of sending sexual material to a child.

This sexual predator faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in March 2026.

Police Reports:

Affidavit 1

Affidavit 2

~snip~

At least 33 maniacs who were pardoned by Dummkopf Trumpf for attacking Our Nation's capitol on 6 Jan 2021 have since been rearrested, charged, or sentenced, for other crimes after receiving their idiotic pardons. Last week a Trumpf-pardoned miscreant was sentenced to probation for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Link: drudge.com

Only a lunatic like Dummkopf Trumpf would pardon 1,500 miscreants like Andrew Paul Johnson

@#20 ... What really happened is that FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford made the call to shutdown the airspace without notifying the White House, Pentagon or Home Security after the pentagon rushed the deployment of an anti-drone laser that they used against some mylar balloons without coordinating with the FAA. ...

The apparent incompetence would be funny, if it were not so serious.

An update ...

El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon
arstechnica.com

... "I want to be very, very clear that this should've never happened."

On Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace up to 18,000 feet above the El Paso International Airport in Texas, saying the restrictions would be in place for 10 days. Then, less than 10 hours later, the federal agency reopened the airspace, allowing planes to land and take off at the busy airport.

About an hour after lifting the restrictions, US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, whose responsibilities include overseeing the FAA, explained the unexpected closure by saying, "The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion." (The Trump Administration refers to the Department of Defense as the Department of War, or DOW, although its legal name remains the former.)

Not everyone agrees with Duffy's account.

Based upon reporting from The New York Times and other publications, the military has been developing high-energy lasers to bring down drones. The FAA and US military officials had been discussing tests of the new weapon from the nearby Fort Bliss Army base. However, the FAA had not resolved all of its concerns about airplane safety from the tests.

Despite these apparently lingering concerns from the FAA, the military went ahead with a test earlier this week against what was thought to be a drone.

The object was a party balloon. ...

"I want to be very, very clear that this should've never happened," El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson said during a news conference on Wednesday. "That failure to communicate is unacceptable." ...



Israel, because of it's location surrounded by more enemies than friends, has sort of a built-in source of keeping the voters there in line; here we scare nationalists into voting on emotional fringe issues like trans and abortion and immigrants...

... but there they have an Enemy they can blame for their authoritarian militarism, mostly Iran, who fund numerous violent militarist terror groups.

Israel was in this position for most of it's existence, and before, actually; Babylon destroyed the first Temple and took most of Israel captive to be slaves, yet again, as they had been in Egypt ( they were there 400 years to learn how to not treat immigrants, btw).

;;
Cyrus the Great of Persia (aka Iran) conquered Babylon, returned Israel to Jerusalem and helped them build the Second Temple (which Rome later destroyed)... so, frenemies for a while.

Here's what is predicted to happen next:


"Geopolitical Conflict and Alliances: The world will experience "wars and rumors of wars," with nation rising against nation. A coalition of nations, often interpreted as originating from the former Roman Empire (ten toes of Daniel 2), will unite under the Antichrist.

(the "former Roman Empire" in this scenario is the 4th Reich, America, the world's most potent military, with Germany under Hitler being the 3rd Reich)

The Role of Specific Regions: Specific regions mentioned include Persia (modern Iran/Iraq), Libya, and Ethiopia.

The focus is heavily centered on the Middle East and Israel, which becomes a focal point of international conflict."

www.google.com

But it's just a story.



@#24 ..."We have pending investigations in our office," she said during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, when asked by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) if people would be indicted for ties to Epstein's crimes. ...

Wait, what???

Dep AG Blanche has indicated there is nothing worth investigating in the Epstein files.

Todd Blanche says review of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case is over' (Februry 2, 2026)
www.theguardian.com

... Deputy US attorney general says victims want to be made whole' but that doesn't mean 'we can just create evidence' ...


Then there's this ...

Who Is Maurene Comey, the Fired U.S. Attorney and Prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein? (July 2025)
time.com

... The Department of Justice has abruptly fired a prosecutor who worked on the case against the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Maurene Comey was fired Wednesday from her job in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office, Politico first reported. CNN and the Associated Press also reported on Comey's firing, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

While the reason remains unclear, Comey's firing comes at a time of heightened interest in the Trump Administration's handling of the so-called Epstein files. A memo released last week by the Justice Department and FBI effectively dismissed the existence of an Epstein "client list," and said that the agencies will disclose no further information on the case. ...


Why fire the Prosecutor who is most knowledgeable in the Epstein affair?




Bondi says DOJ is investigating possible Epstein conspirators
www.politico.com

... Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"We have pending investigations in our office," she said during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, when asked by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) if people would be indicted for ties to Epstein's crimes.

It was not clear if Bondi was referring to work by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, where Bondi has directed U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to oversee investigations into connections between Epstein and prominent Democrats. ...


@#20 ... Pam Bondi's approval rating ...

Pam Bondi's Approval Rating Collapses by 47 Points (December 2025)
www.newsweek.com

... U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's approval rating has declined by 47 points in 10 months, recent polls show.

According to polling by AtlasIntel, the proportion of people who approve of Bondi has dropped from net +6 percentage points in February to net -41 in December. ...


@#19 ... Bondi yelled: "You don't tell me anything! You're a washed-up loser lawyer. You're not even a lawyer," she brayed at the composed Raskin.: ...

Yeah, she lost it during that hearing.

Lost it big time.

Semisonic - Down In Flames (1996)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
It's not the pain, that I'm used to it
It's feeling like I'm already dead
I see from a ceiling of misty spirit
Rising from a place in my head

And I never even get to go down
Down in flames

I said, friend you have a life to see
Why do you want to scare me so?
All the suffering and mystery me
I can't even pretend to know

So you never even get to go down
Down in flames
You never even get to go down
Down in flames

We had plans to explore the stars
Be rejected by stage door guards
Mining for gold, the time unreels
Not stifling behind Suburban wheels
Not stifling behind Suburban wheels, yeah

The plan was to burn up when the air was clear
We'd all wear our visors down
An arc welder's spark in the atmosphere
Not this man-sized hole in the ground

Now your father's face is frozen between anger and tears
You're mother's hair's amazingly grey
And I'm seeing these friends for the first time in years
It's icicle reunion day

And you never even got to go down
Down in flames
You never even got to go down
Down in flames

You never even got to go down
Down in flames
You never, ever, ever even got to go down
Down in flames
...


Also ...

Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense
www.latimes.com

... President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. He also announced new funding to restart and upgrade coal plants in several states.

The executive order directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to enter into long-term contracts with coal-fired plants to serve military installations and facilities. The order will "ensure military installations and critical defense facilities have uninterrupted, on-demand baseload power," the White House said.

The Department of Energy will also award $175 million for six projects to "extend the useful life of coal-fired power plants" in rural and remote communities, including West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Ohio, the agency said. ...


@#2

Case in point? ...

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry
www.reuters.com

...U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.

Reuters was not immediately able to verify the report. The White House did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside of regular business hours, while the Pentagon deferred to the White House for comment. ...



www.bbc.com

... He did choose to say one line in English, "God bless America", before listing nations of Central, South and North America as dancers carried their flags.

Behind them, a billboard message read "The only thing more powerful than hate is love", and he held a football at the end of the segment bearing the slogan in English: "Together, We Are America." ...

Despite that, President Donald Trump, who did not attend this year's Super Bowl, called Bad Bunny's set "absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!" on his social media platform Truth Social.

He added that it was "an affront to the Greatness of America" and "nobody understands a word this guy is saying". ...


Another view ...

Surge in Spanish-study seekers follows Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance
www.mercurynews.com

... Aspiring Spanish speakers are flocking to learn the language in the wake of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show.

A spike in Duolingo activity preceding the much-heralded all-Spanish set hadn't changed much by Tuesday, though the language-app company acknowledged it is too soon to know whether that will stick.

"Is this what a one-night stand feels like?" Duolingo quipped on X about whether the interest would translate to an actual relationship.

The initial stats were promising, as indicated by postgame Google search trends reported by the website Canada Sports Betting. Surveying several Google Trends search terms referencing Bad Bunny and "learn Spanish," oddsmakers detected "major spikes in Spanish-related curiosity," the site reported. This showed a 122% increase in searches for "learn Spanish" in the U.S. during the 24 hours following the Super Bowl, and a 96% increase in Canada.

New Hampshire led the U.S. in "curiosity score" for a search surge for "Bad Bunny lyrics" and "Bad Bunny translation," followed by Rhode Island, Maine, Pennsylvania, and a tie for Colorado and Kentucky for relevant variations on those terms. ...

As many as 60 million people in the U.S. already speak Spanish, including 42 million at home, according to data from the Instituto Cervantes. In fact, U.S. Spanish speakers outnumber those in Spain and is on track to be second only to Mexico by 2060. ...


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