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July 13, 2023 <[link removed]>
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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July 12, 2023 <[link removed]>
State Officials Told to 'Carry Out Their Duty' by Keeping Trump Off 2024 Ballot <[link removed]>
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "is clear that anyone who takes an oath of office and then engages in insurrection is forever barred from holding public office again," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>
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'Shocking Breach': Probe Shows Tax Prep Companies Shared Personal Data With Tech Giants <[link removed]>
One expert called the new revelations "a five-alarm fire" for taxpayer privacy. <[link removed]>
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Dems' Wealth Tax Bill Would Extend Social Security Solvency by 75+ Years: Analysis <[link removed]>
"This bill shows that Social Security is fully affordable-as long as the wealthiest among us pay their fair share," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
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Manchin Fumes as Federal Court Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction <[link removed]>
One climate advocate applauded the court for giving communities "a measure of reprieve" by stopping construction of the pipeline in Jefferson National Forest. <[link removed]>
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July 10, 2023 <[link removed]>
Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarm About House GOP Introducing 'Big Lie Bill' <[link removed]>
One critic warned the legislation would "increase the influence of billionaires, corporations, and secret money in our elections while putting up barriers for eligible voters to vote." <[link removed]>
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'Clarence Thomas Needs to Resign': Report Shines More Light on Justice's Gifts From the Rich <[link removed]>
Thomas has "received benefits-many of them previously unreported-from a broader cohort of wealthy and powerful friends" than was previously known, according to The New York Times. <[link removed]>
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The Day Trump Decided to Let Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Die to Gain Political Advantage <[link removed]>
Once the disgraced former president realized who was dying most from Covid-19 things began to change as the federal government stopped trying to save lives and started promoting policies that would eventually kill - unnecessarily - a half-million Americans. <[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]>
Hannah Story Brown <[link removed]>
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Dwight Was Right: âCongress Must Say No to Military Contractors <[link removed]>
The world Eisenhower warned about has materialized. We need more members of Congress to stand up to the arms industry and fight for social investments instead. <[link removed]>
Lindsay Koshgarian <[link removed]>
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The Way to Saving Twitter Is Down a Road Elon Musk Will Never Travel <[link removed]>
Consistent and enforceable content-moderation is the key to social-media success. It's also good for, you know... democracy. <[link removed]>
Tim Karr <[link removed]>
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