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August 11, 2023
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AOC Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Clarence Thomas Over 'Blatant Disregard for Judicial Ethics' <[link removed]>
"No one is above the law," the New York Democrat asserted. "For two decades, Justice Thomas failed to report millions in gifts." <[link removed]>
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Groups 'Extremely Disappointed' by Ruling But Vow to Keep Fighting Mountain Valley Pipeline <[link removed]>
"It is clear to us that the top levers of power in this country do not serve the good of the people of Appalachia, who they have continued to sacrifice for the whims of a corrupt, reckless fossil fuel corporation," said one activist. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Green Groups Slam Biden Admin for Awarding $1 Billion to 'Unproven' Carbon Capture Projects <[link removed]>
"Fossil fuel interests see a clear benefit in promoting direct air capture as a means to preserve the dominance of dirty fossil fuels," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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COP28 President's State Oil Firm Reported Just 7% of Emissions Last Year: Global Witness <[link removed]>
"This is a classic case of hypocritical fossil fuel firms saying one thing and doing another," said a senior Global Witness investigator. <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide <[link removed]>
"This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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Conservative Legal Scholars Argue Trump Is Disqualified for Office Under 14th Amendment <[link removed]>
"Donald Trump cannot be president-cannot run for president, cannot become president, cannot hold office-unless two-thirds of Congress decides to grant him amnesty for his conduct on January 6." <[link removed]>
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Assault Weapons Ban Passed After Highland Park Shooting <[link removed]>
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House Democrats Call on Clarence Thomas to Resign Over 'Stunning' Corruption <[link removed]>
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Watchdog Slams Biden DOJ's Push to Preserve Debt Ceiling as Another Crisis Looms <[link removed]>
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Groups Press Biden EPA to Take Emergency Action Amid Jackson's Ongoing Water Crisis <[link removed]>
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Louisiana Governor Orders Parole Board to Consider Mass Clemency for Death Row Inmates <[link removed]>
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A Shocking Voter Purge Crisis Is Underway <[link removed]>
An increasingly desperate GOP is doing this because they know their policies are unpopular: racism, pollution, privatizing Medicare, ending Social Security, criminalizing abortion, etc. <[link removed]>
Thom Hartmann <[link removed]>
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The Murders of Indigenous Activists Mark the Death of the Planet <[link removed]>
Amid capitalism's war on the environment and its defenders, we need Indigenous communities more than ever. <[link removed]>
Belen Fernandez <[link removed]>
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We Live in the Sunlight: End Permanent Punishment Now <[link removed]>
I am an elected representative of my community, and I have been removed from an office I was duly elected into, because of a prior conviction. <[link removed]>
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