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December 19, 2022
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Trump on Jan. 6
'Time to Prosecute': Jan. 6 Panel Unanimously Refers Trump to DOJ for Criminal Charges
"The Justice Department must apply the same standard of law to Donald Trump as they would to any citizen," said Rep. Adam Schiff, a committee member. "That's what Attorney General Garland promised to do. And the country will hold the department to it."
by Brett Wilkins



Delegate from Democratic Republic of Congo during biodiversity summit
A 'Weak' Global Biodiversity Pact Approved at COP15 Despite Objections of African Nations
"This is an open invitation to greenwash," warned Greenpeace. "In its present shape, it won't halt biodiversity loss, much less reverse it."
by Jon Queally



World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, now the CTO of Inrupt, speaks at Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon on November 4, 2022.
Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Enable Internet Users to Own Their Personal Data
"You need to get back to a situation where you have autonomy, you have control of all your data," says the inventor of the World Wide Web.
by Kenny Stancil
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• FTC Urged to Take a Close Look as Musk's Twitter Bans Links to Competitors
• 'Listen to Oregon': Merkley, Wyden Urge FERC to Deny Expansion of Gas Pipeline
• UK Court Upholds 'Inhumane' Plan to Send Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda
• 'I Will Abide': In Self-Imposed Survey, 57.5% of Twitter Say Musk Should Step Down as CEO
Opinion



raytheon
Where Is the Debate Over This Bloated, Immoral Pentagon Budget?
Why we're not even debating the largest defense budget in history.
by Robert Reich



Protesters holds sign featuring Kyle Rittenhoouse. The sign says:
Judge the Far-Right by Their Hideous Heroes
Orbán, Rittenhouse, and the right's infatuation with the darkness. 
by Steven Day



A Ukrainian civilian is pictured in Bakhmut
US Veterans Call for Holiday Truce, Ceasefire, and Negotiations to End War in Ukraine
We want urgent, good-faith diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, not more U.S. weapons, advisors, and endless war.
by Gerry Condon
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