The Weekly Rose

The latest decision in a long line capitulating to conservative politics, Kansas State University has announced the closing of the Spectrum Center. Founded in 2010 as the LGBT Resource Center, the Spectrum Center has served as a resource for LGBTQ+ students, sponsoring events, providing education and building community.

A Resolution to Recognize the Ongoing Genocide in Palestine is passed by the Student Senate in a vote of 35-5.

President Trump signed executive orders granting the Department of Energy emergency powers and wartime laws to increase coal production.

Trump announced a 25% tariff on global imports of aluminum and steel on February 11th with it going into effect on March 12th. All throughout February, March, Trump threatened to increase tariffs on staple goods of the EU, China, Canada, and Mexico.

Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement, along with 24 other senior members of RN, for misusing 4 million Euros to cover party expenses.

A Resolution to Recognize the Ongoing Genocide in Palestine” Introduced to the KU Student Senate by Jewish Students for People’s Liberation (JSPL), KU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), and the KU chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA)

Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump both denied this well documented meeting took place, or discussed war plans. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with top Pentagon contractor, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, at the Pentagon, March 21. Photo by Senior Airman Spencer Perkins was posed and sanitized by the Department of Defense.

Opposition leaders and political opponents were Jailed by Erdogan over alleged corruption and terror links days before the CHP primary elections.

The newley released JFK files were made public by an Executive Order and are full of new clues about the assassinations.

After a week of renewed violence in the Syrian Civil War, the NATO aligned and supported Syrian terrorists took Damascus December 7th. According to the Associated Press: The rebels had already seized the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as well as large parts of the south, in a lightning offensive that began Nov. 27.

Volkswagen workers went on strike across Germany December 2nd, according to Reuters, “Almost 100,000 workers joined walkouts at Volkswagen's German plants on Monday in protest at management plans to cut wages and even close sites at Europe's biggest carmaker, the IG Metall union said, threatening further industrial action.”

In the whirlwind series of events that transpired Tuesday Night, President Yoon declared in a late-night address, a return to martial law. In the address, President Yoon labeled the Democratic Party of South Korea, which is in reality a lukewarm social liberal opposition party, a “shameful pro-North Korea anti-state group”.

President-Elect Donald Trump threatened to impose an 100% tariff on BRICS and BRICS aligned nations if they choose to adopt their own currency or attempt to undermine the US Dollar.

Yesterday, Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. played against AFC Ajax, losing 5-0. This loss spurred a massive riot in Amsterdam, with reports of Israeli Hooligans burning Palestinian flags, shouting anti-Arab racial slurs, harassing taxi drivers, and even shouting and booing during a minute of silence for the 200 plus lives lost in the Valencia Floods.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant is fired and to be replaced with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz. In response to the firing of Gallant, there’s been a mass movement of protesters in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem blocking the Ayalon Highway and causing immense disruptions.

On Tuesday, October 29th, torrential rains in the Valencian Community of Spain caused a massive flash flood, with the current estimated death toll reaching a staggering 214 as of November 3rd. The current president of the Valencian Community, Carlos Arturo Mazón Guixo (PP), has been heavily criticized for his messaging during the storm.

Israeli colonial settlers targeted the Al-Bireh area, which adjoins Ramallah, at around 3 am (01:00 GMT), torching and destroyed 20 cars and opening fire on any Palestinians who tried to put out the car fires.

The resolution championed by Sunrise Movement KU focused on Environmental Justice, advocating for more than just sustainability. It also makes demands for student employee wage increases, recognizes solidarity with the faculty union and graduate teaching assistants union, and demands options for healthy plant based food options on campus.

On Monday, October 28, the Israeli Knesset Passed two separate bills, one banning Israeli Officials from having contact with the UNWRA, a refugee relief program for Palestinians, and the other banning the UNRWA from entering Occupied Palestine.

A Houthi weapon Depot in Yemen has been the target of multiple American airstrikes. According to a CNN article, 5 underground Houthi arsenals have been bombed by US Airforce and US Navy B-2 stealth bombers. These strikes were approved by President Joe Biden as a way to diminish war making capacities of the Houthis.