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May 11, 2023
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In Win for Farm Animals, US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California Law <[link removed]>
One advocate called the ruling a "victory for sustainable, humane farming against giant corporations that prioritize cost-cutting and profit margins over the environment, food safety, and animal welfare." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Drawings by Guantánamo 'Forever Prisoner' Abu Zubaydah Expose Details of US Torture <[link removed]>
The co-author of an "explosive" new report featuring the prisoner's work said that "his drawings are the ultimate repudiation of the failure and abuses of torture." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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'Time to Subpoena Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow,' Says Watchdog <[link removed]>
"Our system of checks and balances demands that the Senate hold the Supreme Court accountable by compelling Thomas to testify publicly," said Stand Up America's Brett Edkins. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'12-Week Abortion Ban Is Not About Life': Bishop Barber Blasts North Carolina GOP <[link removed]>
"If these extremists who claim to be Republicans were serious about life, they would pass living wages, healthcare, family leave, and fully funded public education." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'A Meltdown Could Still Happen,' Experts Warn as Fighting Around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Intensifies <[link removed]>
"The consequences not only for the people of Ukraine and neighboring Russia, but for all of Europe, should any or all of these reactors melt down or suffer a fuel pool fire are unimaginably dire." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Biden Power Plant Rule Relies on 'Industry Propaganda Scheme' of Carbon Capture: Critics <[link removed]>
"Billions of dollars have been wasted trying to prove that this technology is real-and all we have to show for it are a series of spectacular failures," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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It's Time For Democrats to Declare War Over the Debt Ceiling <[link removed]>
And to quote Ulysses S. Grant, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted." <[link removed]>
Steven Day <[link removed]>
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The US Government Is Illegal-Not Asylum-Seeking <[link removed]>
As of Thursday, the Biden administration will implement an Asylum Ban that breaks national and international law by limiting who can seek asylum. <[link removed]>
Tamara Pearson <[link removed]>
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The GOP's Sadistic Debt Limit Ploy Is a Direct Attack on People <[link removed]>
The GOP message is "hell for the people, but swell for the plutocracy." <[link removed]>
Ralph Nader <[link removed]>
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