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Subject WEEK IN REVIEW: How Democracy, the Planet, and Even Powerful Social Media Platforms Get Corroded
Date November 19, 2022 3:41 PM
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The Week in Review


Twitter Verges on Collapse as Workers Quit in Revolt Against 'Notorious Union-Buster' Elon Musk <[link removed]>

"One anti-worker, union-busting, sniveling, sack o' shit billionaire is casually torpedoing the livelihoods of thousands of precarious media workers in the name of 'free speech,'" tweeted a labor journalist.

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New Memo Details Legal Case to Indict Trump Over Mar-a-Lago Documents <[link removed]>

"Based on the publicly available information to date, a powerful case exists for charging Trump under several... federal criminal statutes," a group of legal experts argues.

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Citing Orwell, Judge Blocks 'Positively Dystopian' Censorship Law Backed by DeSantis <[link removed]>

The federal judge lambasted Florida officials' argument that "professors enjoy 'academic freedom' so long as they express only those viewpoints of which the state approves."

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'How Democracy Gets Corroded': Right-Wing Group Gets Two Dark Money Donations of $425 Million <[link removed]>

"Let me make a guess: the money was fossil fuel-related, and will buy continued Republican obstruction of obviously necessary climate measures," suggested Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "That's the pattern."

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'A Massive Mistake': Alarm as Dems Cast Doubt on Lame-Duck Debt Ceiling Deal <[link removed]>

"Biden and Senate Democrats have decided to leave the economic equivalent of a nuclear arsenal on their front porch for Republicans to take and use as they see fit."

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With COP Gridlocked, Critics Blast '27 Years of Obstructionism, Delay, and Greenwashing' <[link removed]>

"As we race towards climate breakdown, once again we are seeing rich countries trying to evade their responsibility to step up and do their fair share of climate action," one activist said as talks spilled into overtime.

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Opinion


Florida Democratic Party Blown to Smithereens, Seeking to 'Clean House' <[link removed]>

The state's Democratic Party infrastructure under Diaz's leadership has fallen apart at the seams.

by Nadia Ahmad, James Langford

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Faith Leaders, Zombies, Moms and Kids Agree: It's Time for Wall Street to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels <[link removed]>

Activists are not slowing down: it's clear that Wall Street holds an outsized responsibility for the death, destruction, and chaos caused by the climate crisis.

by Arielle Swernoff

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A Note of Apology to This Nation's Younger Generations: We Failed You <[link removed]>

Millennials today hold only 4.6% of the nation's wealth and, along with Zoomers, struggle to own a home and are deeply in debt. What happened? In a word, Republicans...

by Thom Hartmann

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Reed/Inhofe Amendment Would Open Floodgates for War Profiteers <[link removed]>

And possibly signals a major ground war against Russia.

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies

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