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El Segundo Blue Butterfly The El Segundo blue butterfly can be found in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. This butterfly lost approximately 90 percent of its ocean-side habitat due to the construction of LAX. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, “the remaining habitat was highly degraded and overtaken by exotic plants.” The butterfly’sContinue reading “California’s Endangered Animals”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued for the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to open investigations against certain gender-affirming care for transgender children because in his interpretation of the law that is “child abuse”. Within the week of Governor Abbott’s announcement, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton assured that this new interpretation of theContinue reading “Governor Abbott’s New Definition of Child Abuse”

Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill which limits classroom discussion about a persons gender and sexual orientation. The bill is titled; the Parental Rights in Education bill but is known by critics as the “Don’t say gay” bill. This bill prohibits any type of conversation about sexuality or gender amongst those in kindergarten andContinue reading “Don’t say Gay Bill”

In 1973 the U.S. Supreme court ruled that restrictive regulation of abortion by a state was unconstitutional. Stating that it violated a woman’s right to privacy. Recently, there has been backlash from states regarding this decision. Individual states have been creating laws that limit the circumstances for which women can get abortions. In Texas, theyContinue reading “Texas Abortion Laws”

The Russian- Ukraine conflict began on February 20, 2022. The conflict has been ongoing long before that, but in February is when Russia decided to invade the borders of Ukraine. Russia had been encroaching on the Ukrainian borders for the past year which was increasing tensions tremendously over the past year not only with UkraineContinue reading “Switzerland Breaks Long-Standing Neutrality Because of the Russian-Ukraine Conflict”

The pandemic has brought to light many issues and created even more. One of these issues is the racism surrounding Black farmers. Large plots of land owned for generations by Black families have shrunk in size over the past century. Going from being  14% of American farmers to only 1 in every 100. Most farmersContinue reading “Black Farmers and Debt Relief”

On May 25, 2020, a man named George Floyd died after a store clerk suspected him of using a counterfeit 20 dollar bill and called authorities. Once authorities arrived on the scene, they forcibly removed Floyd from his car, and one of the officers Derek Chauvin got Floyd on the ground laying on his stomachContinue reading “Three Former Police Officers Convicted Guilty of Violating George Floyd’s Rights”

The United States does not have a universal healthcare program like many of the developed countries. In the US, health care is a combination of private health insurance along with public. As of right now, it is the most expensive system in the world. With that being said, it consumes about 18 percent of theContinue reading “America’s Healthcare Issues”