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July 23, 2023

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Alabama Voters Prep for Another Map Fight After Republicans Flout SCOTUS Ruling <[link removed]>

A group of plaintiffs pledged not to rest until the state "complies with the Voting Rights Act and enacts a map with two districts where Black voters have a real opportunity to elect their candidates of choice." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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'The Climate Change Bomb Has Gone Off,' Says Jay Inslee Amid Extreme Heat <[link removed]>

"What the scientific community is telling us now, is that the Earth is screaming at us," said the Washington governor. "We need to stop using fossil fuels. That is the only solution to this massive assault on humanity." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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As 'Summer of Hell' Drags On, Climate Clock Drops Below Six Years <[link removed]>

"This summer shows the devastating impacts are now. We need to act like we are living in a climate emergency." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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'Run, Gloria, Run!' Tennessee Three Democrat Urged to Challenge Sen. Blackburn in 2024 <[link removed]>

"Honestly, Tennesseans deserve someone who will stand up to corrupt special interests, fight for lower costs so that every family can build a good life, and that's not Marsha Blackburn," said state Rep. Gloria Johnson. <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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More Proof of FBI Abuse Sparks Calls for Congress to Stop Warrantless Spying <[link removed]>

"Government self-policing will never be an adequate substitute for the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement," said one expert as U.S. lawmakers consider whether to reauthorize or reform Section 702. <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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House Dems Slam 'Racist Tropes' in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum <[link removed]>

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost led the letter against "bigoted teaching standards in Florida that want kids to learn that Black people received 'benefits' from being enslaved." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>





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Secret Doc Exposes Flaws in Pentagon Claim That No Civilians Were Killed in al-Baghdadi Raid <[link removed]>

 

DOJ Vows to Sue If Texas Gov. Abbott Doesn't Remove Floating Barrier From Rio Grande <[link removed]>

 

Nebraska Teen Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After Self-Managed Abortion <[link removed]>

 

White House Deal for​ Voluntary AI Safeguards Called 'Great Step' But 'Not Enough' <[link removed]>

 

Worsening Heatwaves Put Entire Global Food System in Jeopardy, Scientists Warn <[link removed]>





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Poverty Is a Systemic, Not Individual, Failure <[link removed]>

I've worked with many economically struggling people, and I can tell you that not one person I've ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs. <[link removed]>

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What Kind of Danger Does AI Really Pose? <[link removed]>

Perhaps an AI apocalypse primarily threatens to reveal the deeply embedded coded injustices, prejudices, and fallacies in our society, so that we can no longer ignore the widespread suffering in our world. <[link removed]>

Beatrice Dias <[link removed]>


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How a Second Trump Term Could End US Democracy <[link removed]>

The next GOP president need not be Trump for this nation to fall from democracy to fascism. <[link removed]>

Thom Hartmann <[link removed]>





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