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August 14, 2023
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'This Is Huge': Judge Sides With Montana Youths in Historic Climate Ruling <[link removed]>
"As fires rage in the West, fueled by fossil fuel pollution, today's ruling in Montana is a game-changer that marks a turning point in this generation's efforts to save the planet," said one attorney representing 16 young plaintiffs. <[link removed]>
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30+ News Organizations Condemn 'Chilling' Police Raid on Kansas Newspaper <[link removed]>
"Newsroom searches and seizures are among the most intrusive actions law enforcement can take with respect to the free press, and the most potentially suppressive of free speech by the press and the public." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Scientists Warn of Toxic Particle Pollution in Maui Wildfire Smoke <[link removed]>
"When you burn people's belongings, vehicles, and boats, we don't necessarily have a good understanding of what those chemicals are," said one expert. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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'This Is Witness Tampering': Trump Tells Former Georgia Official Not to Testify <[link removed]>
"This is blatantly unlawful stuff." <[link removed]>
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'What Authoritarianism Looks Like': Wisconsin GOP Threatens to Impeach Liberal Justice <[link removed]>
"Republicans are threatening to use their gerrymandered supermajority to remove the newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who could strike down their gerrymanders." <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Trump Admirer Who Believes Climate Crisis Is a 'Socialist Lie' Wins Argentina Primary <[link removed]>
Javier Milei has proposed taking a "chainsaw" to public spending and eliminating Argentina's health, education, and environment ministries. <[link removed]>
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Fulton County DA to Present Trump Georgia Election Case to Grand Jury Next Week <[link removed]>
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As Death Toll Hits 80, Hawaii AG to Probe Decisions and Policies on Wildfires <[link removed]>
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'Blood on His Hands': Abbott Under Fire for Busing Migrants to Chicago After 3-Year-Old Dies <[link removed]>
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What Should Congress Give Social Security for its 88th Birthday? <[link removed]>
Lawmakers should approve Biden's choice for SSA commissioner and his request for additional funding, then vote to expand the popular program. <[link removed]>
Nancy J. Altman <[link removed]>
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How the Lahaina Wildfires Impacted Sacred Indigenous Sites <[link removed]>
"The fires of today are in part due to the climate crisis, a history of colonialism in our islands, and the loss of our right to steward our 'aina and wai' [land and water]," the chairwoman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs said. <[link removed]>
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For Oppenheimer, a World Government Was the Only Way to Save Us From Ourselves <[link removed]>
Might something like a genuine world republic provide humanity with the tools to get a grip on existential perils like the climate emergency, runaway artificial intelligence, and new weapons of mass extermination? <[link removed]>
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