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July 13, 2023
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'We Demand Respect!' Hollywood Actors Union Joins Writers With Strike Against Studio Titans <[link removed]>
"The eyes of the world and, particularly, the eyes of labor are upon us," said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA. "What's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor." <[link removed]>
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It's Official, Say NOAA and NASA: This June Was the Hottest Ever Recorded on Earth <[link removed]>
NASA called the soaring heat "part of a pattern of increasing global temperatures, as a result of human activities, mainly carbon dioxide emissions." <[link removed]>
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Study Shows Methane Leaks Put Climate Risk From Gas 'On Par With Coal' <[link removed]>
If fracked gas leaks, even a little, "it's as bad as coal," said the lead author. "It can't be considered a good bridge, or substitute." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor <[link removed]>
"This is outrageous," said one critic. "Democrats should raise hell over this." <[link removed]>
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Republicans Tank Amendment to Ban US Sale of Cluster Munitions Worldwide <[link removed]>
GOP members of the House Rules Committee instead advanced an amendment led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that would only ban the transfer of the weapons to Ukraine. <[link removed]>
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Omar Says 'No Way in Hell' She Will Attend Israeli President's Speech to Congress <[link removed]>
"Herzog's address comes on behalf of the most right-wing government in Israel's history, at a time when the government is openly promising to 'crush' Palestinian hopes of statehood," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. <[link removed]>
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FEC Urged Again to Act on AI-Generated Deepfakes, 'A Clear and Present Threat to Our Democracy' <[link removed]>
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In 'Transformative Victory' for Reproductive Justice, FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Birth Control <[link removed]>
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Biden, Stop Ignoring Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather <[link removed]>
It is a massive blindspot of this administration that the country can be pummeled by weather of biblical plague proportions, and our political leaders aren't out there calling this what it is. <[link removed]>
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We Hoped for a Better Social Platform; Instead, We're Left Hanging by a Threads <[link removed]>
A small-government intervention will clean up the public market and force Threads-and Meta-to build a better, safer sewing machine. <[link removed]>
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Your Great-Great-Great-Grandchildren Officially Have Human Rights; We Must Protect Them <[link removed]>
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations, launching Thursday, clarify that human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, do not expire. <[link removed]>
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