(SRN NEWS)- ) A nonprofit organization known for public awareness drives addressing anti-Semitism says an ad campaign on New York City taxicabs was removed before its scheduled end date. The group Jew Belong launched the campaign amid an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the city. It featured signs explaining how Jewish people often feel compelled […]
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(SRN NEWS)- ) A nonprofit organization known for public awareness drives addressing anti-Semitism says an ad campaign on New York City taxicabs was removed before its scheduled end date. The group Jew Belong launched the campaign amid an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the city. It featured signs explaining how Jewish people often feel compelled to hide their religion for fear of reprisals. Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League says “If this campaign is considered controversial, that should alarm all of us. The problem isn’t the signs, it’s the climate that made the message resonate in the first place.”
( ) Uber has launched a feature allowing both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform. Both Uber and Lyft have faced thousands of reports of sexual assaults over the years from both passengers and drivers. The program is being challenged by transgender groups because Uber says it relies on the gender listed on an individual’s driver’s license. This means that men who are living as women will not be able to use the new system unless their state allows them to change the gender on their license.
( ) Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed a ban on abortion as soon as an unborn baby’s heartbeat can be detected –generally at about six weeks’ gestation. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to ban abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other states bar abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions. Gordon, a Republican, said in a letter to lawmakers that he has some misgivings about the measure because it does not include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. It does have an exception for the life of the mother.
( ) A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice first elected in 2007 says she will not seek a third 10-year term next year. This gives liberals another chance to expand their majority as cases involving hot button social issues as well as redistricting, union rights and school funding loom. Justice Annette Ziegler is the second conservative justice in as many years to decide against seeking re-election after liberals took majority control of Wisconsin’s highest court in 2023. Liberals held onto their majority last year in a race that broke national spending records and saw billionaire Elon Musk traveling to the state to get out the vote.