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July 18, 2023

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State Spying Poses 'Roadblock' for Interstate Seekers of Abortion, Transgender Care: Report <[link removed]>

"Digital surveillance data makes profiling easy and suggests that travel data will be weaponized to identify new targets for healthcare prosecutions and investigations." <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>


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Migration Bill Passed by UK Violates International Human Rights Law: UN Experts <[link removed]>

"This bill sets a worrying precedent for dismantling asylum-related obligations that other countries, including in Europe, may be tempted to follow," said the U.N. human rights chief. <[link removed]>

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ACLU Urges Court to Save Children From Deadly Heat at Louisiana's Angola Prison <[link removed]>

"It has been dangerously hot in Angola so far this summer," said one medical expert. "Confining children for all or most of the day to concrete and cement buildings without air conditioning is foolhardy and perilous." <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>


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Climate Advocates Blast GOP Funding Bill as "A 'How-To' Manual for Destroying the Planet"​ <[link removed]>

"While Americans take refuge from record-setting extreme heat and suffer from wildfire smoke, the House majority proposes slashing environmental funding to the lowest level in 30 years." <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>


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Biden Urged to Stop 'Monstrous' Texas Policy of Pushing Migrant Children Back Into Rio Grande <[link removed]>

"Where is the federal response to Greg Abbott's illegal games?" asked one observer. <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>


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'Justice May Finally Be Coming': Trump Says He's a Target in Jan. 6 Probe <[link removed]>

"Donald Trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power and keep control of the government despite losing an election," said one ethics expert. "There may be no more serious offense in a republic." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>





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'Our Democracy Demands It': Rights Groups Cheer as Dems Revive Freedom to Vote Act <[link removed]>

 

'Historic': Illinois Supreme Court Puts State Back on Track to End Cash Bail <[link removed]>

 

US Asset Managers Have 'Significant Investments' in Nuclear Weapons and Cluster Bombs: Analysis <[link removed]>

 

Sanders NDAA Amendments Would Cut US Military Budget by 10%, Target Rampant Fraud <[link removed]>

 

GOP Pushes Resolution Declaring Israel Is 'Not a Racist or Apartheid State' After Jayapal Comments <[link removed]>





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Do We Really Want a Nuclear Renaissance? <[link removed]>

While small modular reactors are being pushed as a climate solution, they pose the same problem as larger reactors: toxic waste that is difficult to store and could lead to the proliferation of more nuclear weapons. <[link removed]>

Joshua Frank <[link removed]>


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The EPA Must Strengthen the Coal Ash Draft Rule to Protect Community Health <[link removed]>

The Coal Combustion Residuals Rule is a historic opportunity to ensure that corporations are held responsible for cleaning up their mess and ensuring my community and many others have access to clean drinking water. <[link removed]>

Ashley Williams <[link removed]>


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Leave No One Behind: We Need a Rights-Based Approach to Climate Displacement <[link removed]>

Migration needs to be approached as a form of reparation by countries and businesses that have historically contributed most to the problem we face today. <[link removed]>

Anju Anna John,Stefano Balbi <[link removed]>





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