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Ongoing protests. The charges were approved by the same grand jury that indicted former President Trump and 18 others of rico charges. Well get an update from a Movement Lawyer and a stop cop city activist in atlanta. Then to ukraine. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit after the Biden Administration said it will for the first time send munitions containing radioactive depleted uranium to ukraine. We will speak with a british journalist about his expose contamination fears after ukraine loses british tank. Finally, to the first Africa Climate summit in nairobi. We will speak to the canyon activist there. 28 canyon activist there. Over 450 organizers came together against the fossil fuel industry. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Enrique tarrio, the former leader of the farright proud boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. It is the longest sentence term handed
Ongoing protests. The charges were approved by the same grand jury that indicted former President Trump and 18 others of rico charges. Well get an update from a Movement Lawyer and a stop cop city activist in atlanta. Then to ukraine. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit after the Biden Administration said it will for the first time send munitions containing radioactive depleted uranium to ukraine. We will speak with a british journalist about his expose contamination fears after ukraine loses british tank. Finally, to the first Africa Climate summit in nairobi. We will speak to the canyon activist there. 28 canyon activist there. Over 450 organizers came together against the fossil fuel industry. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Enrique tarrio, the former leader of the farright proud boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. It is the longest sentence term handed
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Supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk, do we have any communications . Yes, mr. President. The board welcome public, Departme