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July 30, 2023

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Despite Nationwide Protests, Netanyahu Government Passes 'Judicial Coup' Bill <[link removed]>

"The damage is enormous," a former Bank of Israel governor told demonstrators in Tel Aviv as the Knesset gave final approval of a key component of the highly contentious judicial overhaul. <[link removed]>

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Medvedev Says 'No Other Option' But Nuclear War if Ukrainian Counteroffensive Succeeds <[link removed]>

The former Russian president and current deputy Security Council chair warned of "global nuclear fire" should Ukraine take back regions illegally annexed by Moscow. <[link removed]>

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Rights Groups Vow to Fight Israel's 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Bedouin Village of Ras Jrabah <[link removed]>

"The forced displacement of Ras Jrabah's residents to expand the Jewish city of Dimona... serves as clear evidence that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against its Palestinian citizens," said one legal advocacy group. <[link removed]>

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US Senators Join Rights Groups in Urging Biden to Withhold Egypt Military Aid <[link removed]>

The lawmakers assert that Egypt's government "has not only failed to investigate allegations of human rights abuses, it has also continued to commit 'significant human rights' violations." <[link removed]>

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'Wrong and Frightening': Alito Claims Congress Can't Regulate SCOTUS <[link removed]>

"What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn't apply to him," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. <[link removed]>

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'July Should Be a Wake-Up Call': Senator Says Biden Must Stop Approving New Fossil Fuel Projects <[link removed]>

"We are in a climate emergency," said Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley. "We can't take a piecemeal approach to the massive crisis we face." <[link removed]>

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House Progressives Introduce Bill to End 'Moral Catastrophe' of Solitary Confinement <[link removed]>

 

'Rigged' US Tax Code Blamed as Wealthy See Major Retirement Account Gains <[link removed]>

 

Google-Owned YouTube Makes Millions From Channels Pushing Climate Disinformation: Analysis <[link removed]>

 

Advocates Applaud House Push to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated People <[link removed]>





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Emmett Till's Memory Haunts the History Ron DeSantis Wants to Suppress <[link removed]>

The painful history of Emmett Till's lynching and his mother's remarkable courage is seared into the fabric of this country. <[link removed]>

Amy Goodman,Denis Moynihan <[link removed]>


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Ban Congressional Stock Trading to Help Control Pentagon Budget <[link removed]>

Support for higher budgets can lift share values of members invested in weapons industry stocks. These votes for Pentagon increases may be based on other considerations, but trading creates the opportunity for self-dealing and profiteering. <[link removed]>

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In Climate Changing Detroit, What Does Water Mean? <[link removed]>

Director dream hampton's new film Freshwater, about flooding in the historically Black neighborhood of Belle Isle, offers room for reflection and melancholy in a summer of extremes. <[link removed]>

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