NYC Pride parade in Greenwich Village

The NYC Pride March kicked off in Manhatton on Sunday June 26 2022 for the first time in two years without the pandemic’s shadow looming above it.

Roe demo in Washington Sq Park NYC

On Friday, June 24, 2022 the court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.

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Germany: 35 F-35s,15 eurofighters, 50 chinooks = 40.9b euros

The bulk of the German investment — 40.9 billion euros — will go toward the air force with the acquisition of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to replace aging Tornado aircraft, 15 Eurofighter jets and 60 Chinook CH-47F transport helicopters, made by Boeing. — The German parliament voted on June 3 2022 for a constitutional amendment to create a special 100 billion euro ($107 billion) fund to rearm the German military and modernize its outdated equipment over the next few years.

[Octoner 16 2020 Romania buys NSM from Raytheon ]

Oct. 16 (UPI) — The United States cleared Romania to purchase Naval Strike Missile, coastal defense missiles, in a $300 million deal. Raytheon builds the system in conjunction with Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence Aerospace.
The system is currently in use by Norway, Poland, the United States, Malaysia and Germany. Romania has been a NATO member since 2004.