During the first primary election of 2022, Texas threw out an unusually high amount of mail-in ballots due to the new harsher voting rules in the state. They threw out roughly 13% of submitted ballots while general elections typically reject less than 2% of ballots. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Read more HERE: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/17/texas-ballots-mail-march-primary “Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the US’s first primary election of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules that are part of a broad campaign by Republicans to reshape American elections, according to an analysis by the Associated Press. Roughly 13% of mail ballots returned in the 1 March primary were discarded and uncounted across 187 counties in Texas. While historical primary comparisons are lacking, the double-digit rejection rate would be far beyond what is typical in a general election, when experts say anything above 2% is usually cause for attention. “My first reaction is ‘yikes’,” said Charles Stewart III, director of the Election Data and Science Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It says to me that there’s something seriously wrong with the way that the mail ballot policy is being administered.”” *** The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT’s independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/TheYoungTurks TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 220317__TB03_Texas_Threw_Out by The Young Turks
On this day, 19 March 1935, the Harlem Uprising of 1935 took place. The Great Depression had already disaffected working class people across the world, but with segregation and racial inequalities in the United States, life was particularly challenging for Black people.
Harlem, despite being the center of vibrant artistic and social movements, was no different; forces such as government neglect, employment discrimination, unemployment, poverty, and police brutality created the conditions for an outburst to be inevitable.
Events began with a perceived act of police brutality surrounding Lino Riveira, a 16-year-old Black Puerto Rican boy who was caught stealing a pen knife from a shop. The owner called the police, and by the time they arrived a crowd had begun to gather. Rumours soon spread that Riviera - despite being let go - was killed by police and soon thousands took to the streets. A demonstration organised by the Young Liberators and the Young Communist League would be declared an “unlawful assemblage” by police and soon demonstrations escalated, with participants expropriating goods from stores (“looting”) and damaging property.
The uprising caused about $200 million in damages and about 200 businesses were affected. In the end, 125 were arrested, around 100 were injured and three were killed – all of them Black. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1945711742280633/?type=3
