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May 30, 2023
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It's on McCarthy to Find Votes for Ransom Package, Say Progressives <[link removed]>
"Kevin McCarthy took the American economy, and working people's economic security, hostage," said one campaigner. "Now if he wants to get his ransom, he ought to put up the votes from his own caucus." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Climate Activists Decry Pipeline 'Deal With the Devil' at Protest Outside Schumer's Home <[link removed]>
"We're taking the streets to shut it down and send the message to Sen. Schumer that he must STOP the #DirtyDeal being included in the debt ceiling bill!" <[link removed]>
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UK Labour Party Vows to Block All New North Sea Oil and Gas Projects If It Regains Power <[link removed]>
"The commitment from Labour to oppose new fossil fuel developments is a welcome first step, but it needs to come with plans for a just transition to renewable energy," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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UAE Energy Companies Accused of 'Greenwashing' COP28 President's Wikipedia Page <[link removed]>
"This is the problem with 'bringing everyone to the table,'" said one critic. "Don't invite the wolf to dinner." <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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UN Chief Praises 'Moral Voice' of German Climate Activists Targeted in Police Raids <[link removed]>
"It is clear that a lot of the progress that we have seen on awareness on climate change and positive movement on climate change is due to the fact that people have been demonstrating peacefully throughout the world." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Experts Urge Action to Mitigate 'Risk of Extinction From AI' <[link removed]>
It "should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war," says a new statement signed by dozens of artificial intelligence critics and boosters. <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Student Debt Provision in Biden-GOP Deal Could Be 'Catastrophic,' Campaigners Warn <[link removed]>
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175 Groups Urge Dems to Reject Debt Ceiling Deal's Giveaways to Fossil Fuel Industry <[link removed]>
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'Apocalyptic Scenes' as Unprecedented Climate-Driven Wildfires Devastate Nova Scotia <[link removed]>
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When Will US Join Global Call to End Ukraine War? <[link removed]>
Must our leaders take us to the brink of World War III, with all our lives on the line in an all-out nuclear war, before they will permit a ceasefire and a negotiated peace? <[link removed]>
Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies <[link removed]>
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Manchin and Biden's Horrible Mountain Valley Pipeline Push <[link removed]>
Building more gas pipelines like Mountain Valley does not increase the United States' security under any definition. It does the opposite. <[link removed]>
Allie Rosenbluth <[link removed]>
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Could It Be Another Victory for Trump? <[link removed]>
The answer is yes. The ex-president is the overwhelming favorite to win his party's nomination. And after that, there is no certainty of what could happen. <[link removed]>
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