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2024-11-22 03:03:32

Trump Calls On GOP to Kill Bill Designed to Protect Journalists
"The fact that Trump is railing against the PRESS Act tells us everything we need to know: He wants no shackles when it comes to attacking, intimidating, silencing the press," warned one legal expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/the-press-act

2024-11-19 02:53:31

Trump Slammed Over Plans for "National Emergency" and Mass Deportations
"Mass deportations aren't just inhumane," one congresswoman said. "Trump has a recipe for economic disaster. Farmers, workers, and consumers... all pay the price."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-mass-deportations

2024-11-19 02:49:41

GOP Targets Medicaid & SNAP to 'Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors'
"The GOP wants to make food & healthcare unaffordable & inaccessible for the most vulnerable in our country," said Rep. Summer Lee. "Make no mistake on who they're serving."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tax-cuts-medicaid-snap

2024-11-14 20:42:26

Senior GOP senator joins calls for sharing of Gaetz ethics report
John Cornyn, long-serving Republican senator from Texas who came in second in yesterday’s election to lead his conference, also wants to see the House ethics committee report into Matt Gaetz
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/14/donald-trump-matt-gaetz-republicans-democrats-us-politics-election-latest-news
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2024-11-13 20:45:29

Newly Unearthed Docs Show Big Oil Knew of Climate Dangers as Early as 1950s
"Big Oil has been running public affairs campaigns to downplay the dangers of its products just as long as Big Tobacco," said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oil-companies-knew-about-climate-change

2024-11-13 19:45:14

Transgender youth are flooding crisis hotlines since Trump's election. Many teens worry how their lives could change once he takes office.
Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions & roll back civil rights protections for transgender students.
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-rights-trump-title-ix-1b9d3a1d928ea78c21372da63600c6d1

2024-11-12 15:30:30

Musk and Donald Trump propose a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ - Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/12/will-elon-musk-fire-a-third-of-the-us-government

2024-11-08 14:48:27

Millions of Americans reportedly risk losing health insurance under Trump
Trump and Republicans opposed to extending subsidies without which 4M people could be unable to afford health insurance after 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/08/us-election-live-donald-trump-cabinet-house-of-representatives

2024-11-07 18:43:36

🤬 🤬 🤬 Trump's presidency for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate are set to undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-climate-pollution-oil-gas-clean-energy-f6ad39e23613396a7536fb1dc25fca62

2024-11-07 18:39:30

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-copernicus-extreme-weather-hottest-year-92c46dfd01133f14c437c5d2bf5a5f8b

2024-11-03 20:19:23

Revealed: billionaires are ‘ultimate beneficiaries’ linked to €3bn of EU farming subsidies
Thousands of small farms have closed according to analysis of official but opaque data from EU member states
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/03/revealed-billionaires-ultimate-beneficiaries-linked-to-eu-farming-subsidies

2024-10-28 01:39:09

Florida Democrat Blasts Republican Sen. Rick Scott Over State's Home Insurance Crisis
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is hoping voters make the connection between Scott’s eight years as governor and the escalating cost of home insurance.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-home-insurance-rick-scott-debbie-murcarsel-powell-climate-change_n_671bfc03e4b0fdf4fef462e7

2024-10-27 17:08:39

Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
“That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He was supposed to be in school when he came on a student visa. He wasn’t in school. He was violating the law. And he’s talking about all these illegals coming our way?” Biden said while campaigning on Saturday in Pittsburgh at a union hall.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-elon-musk-student-visa-work-fbd836b3de358148cda16c273ff904c4

2024-10-19 22:05:34

YES! Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-tennessee-ban-a4f89851b53687cd1b28d093e326087e

2024-10-16 20:06:44

Donald Trump's MAGA Death Cult Is Coming for Us All
Any serious discussion of Trump leads to one conclusion: something terrible, vast, and irredeemable has befallen us and we have no language to describe our predicament.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-death-cult

2024-10-04 20:37:03

Beirut Suburbs or “Hezbollah Stronghold”? U.S. Media Parrots Israeli Propaganda to Justify Bombing Civilians
Calling south Beirut a militant “stronghold” makes it sound like a giant military base, rather than the dense and vibrant urban area that it is.
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/25/beirut-hezbollah-israel-bombing-civilians/

2024-10-04 20:35:57

Progressives Escalate Calls for Arms Embargo as Israel Expands War Into Lebanon
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation last week that would block $20 billion of U.S. weapons sales to Israel.
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/30/israel-arms-embargo-lebanon-progressives/

2024-09-19 03:10:31

LGBTQ+ Kentuckians Cheer as Beshear Bans 'Conversion Therapy' for Kids
"The draconian and deadly practice... is nothing more than physical, mental, and emotional torture," said the head of the National Association of Social Workers' Kentucky chapter.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ban-conversion-therapy-kentucky

2024-09-18 17:53:56

Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’
The organic farm shop is a paradise for wealthy Germans. Behind the scenes, we pick and chop vegetables until we’re on the point of collapse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/18/undercover-germany-farm-worker-shop-vegetables

2024-09-18 17:52:09

Read... How Poland is celebrating its old people – and making life better for every age...
While the rest of Europe worries about a ‘silver tsunami’ or ‘demographic bomb’, the cities of Wrocław and Kraków are treating their ageing populations as an opportunity rather than a burden – with remarkable results
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/sep/18/dont-fear-the-boomers-how-poland-is-celebrating-its-old-people-and-making-life-better-for-every-age

2024-09-13 13:47:08

Biden planning to ease restrictions on Kyiv's long-range strikes, Politico reports
https://kyivindependent.com/biden-planning-to-ease-restrictions-on-kyivs-long-range-strikes-politico-reports/

2024-09-12 22:43:01

As Biden Defers to Israel, Turkey Plans Arrest Warrants for IDF Killers of Aysenur Eygi
"We will make every effort to ensure that this crime does not go unpunished," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said as new evidence undercut the Israeli military's lies about the killing.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/turkey-arrest-warrants-aysenur-eygi

2024-09-12 22:41:10

Thank You @SenSanders!!!
-- 'No More Money for Netanyahu's War Machine,' Says Sanders After Israel's Latest Atrocities Against Gazans.
"Another school bombed, killing 14 people, including six U.N. aid workers," U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote. "Enough is enough."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-bernie-sanders

2024-09-12 22:38:55

UNRWA Says 6 of its Workers Among at Least 18 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza School
"This school has been hit 5 times since October. It is home to around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children. No one is safe in Gaza. No one is spared."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/unrwa-school-bombed-again

2024-09-12 22:28:25

'Austerity Is Labour's Choice': Outrage as Starmer Cuts Winter Fuel Allowance
Jeremy Corbyn said: "Cutting winter fuel allowance is the wrong choice— we will not be fooled by ministers' attempts to feign regret over cruel decisions they don't have to take."
Progressive critics & lawmakers express outrage after the UK Parliament voted to cut a winter fuel allowance for millions of Britons, calling the move a continuation of the Conservative Party's austerity policies.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/uk-austerity-winter-fuel-allowance

2024-09-12 22:16:28

Germany Corrects Trump on Energy Policy...
"We are shutting down—not building—coal and nuclear plants," the German foreign ministry said. "Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest." — 'PS: We Also Don't Eat Cats and Dogs'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/germany-trump-energy

2024-09-12 22:08:52

After Harris-Trump Debate, Progressives Say 2024 Contrast 'Couldn't Be More Stark'
The president of the AFL-CIO called the November election a "fundamental choice," slamming Trump as "an unhinged serial union buster who betrays working people."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/harris-trump-debate-2669164933

2024-09-12 19:08:00

READ... "I am supposed to be in my sixth and final year of medical school at al-Azhar University in Gaza – I was supposed to be called Dr Manar in a couple of months’ time. Instead, my education in Gaza has been put on hold. Israel’s genocidal onslaught has ravaged our home and left me and thousands of others struggling to finish our studies. I endured five months of fleeing and displacement.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/12/gaza-schools-israel-children-education

2024-09-12 18:50:39

Never forget that this irresponsible stunt is creating as much planet-destroying emissions as a small country’s annual output! OR that millions of humans could be fed for the same cost!
— Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
https://apnews.com/article/spacex-spacewalk-private-polaris-dawn-87d4c78853f0249baf29631bedfac749

2024-09-12 18:39:14

Hey WaPo, the word is LIED!!!
-- Israeli forces "mischaracterized" events leading to fatal shooting of US activist, says Washington Post
Protests in West Bank village had subsided half an hour before IDF shot Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, says report
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/12/israeli-forces-mischaracterised-events-leading-fatal-shooting-aysenur-ezgi-eygi-washington-post

2024-09-08 17:00:15

🤬 🤬 🤬 From Gaza to the Occupied West Bank, Israel's Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Is Underway
Let us be clear: these measures are not merely empty gestures or intimidation tactics; they serve as a clear indication of what is to come. The groundwork is being laid for a broader offensive.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/from-gaza-to-the-occupied-west-bank-israel-s-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians-is-underway

2024-09-08 16:58:57

READ... On the Need to Dismantle the Settler-Colonial Bloc at the UN...
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/weog-settler-colonialism
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2024-09-08 16:51:55

🤬 🤬 🤬 'A Profound Injustice': Missouri Judge Rules Abortion Rights Amendment Invalid
"Our fight to ensure that voters—not politicians—have the final say is far from over," said one organizer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/abortion-missouri

2024-09-08 16:27:36

Read... 🤬 🤬 🤬 Israeli forces killed their own citizens under the 'Hannibal Directive' during October 7 chaos
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-07/israel-hannibal-directive-kidnap-hamas-gaza-hostages-idf/104224430

2024-09-08 16:11:15

Theocratic wannabe-dictator Modi's move to authoritarianism is accelerating...
-- India is witnessing the slow-motion rise of fascism.
Whenever mainstream politicians begin to mutter about infiltrators, fifth columnists and failed assimilation, that smell of sulphur is fascism in the air
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/08/india-slow-motion-rise-of-fascism

2024-09-08 16:05:22

Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, study suggests
Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research
Medical researchers have found evidence that vaping increases the risk of cancer, because it changes DNA, and also that it may damage the brain and vital organs because e-cigarette aerosols and liquids can contain traces of toxic metals such as lead and uranium.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/08/vaping-damages-young-peoples-lungs-as-much-as-smoking-study-suggests

2024-09-07 19:09:31

Poll Shows Voter Support for Harris Would Grow If She Backed Arms Embargo on Israel
A survey commissioned by the Arab American Institute found that endorsing an arms embargo would boost the Democratic nominee's support nationally from 44% to 49%.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/harris-arms-embargo-israel

2024-09-07 19:08:01

In Rich Nations, 72% Say Climate Damage Should Be 'Criminal Offense'
"People clearly understand that the most severe forms of environmental destruction harm all of us, and that there is real deterrent potential in creating personal criminal liability."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ecocide

2024-09-07 18:59:17

Opinion: Harris Should Listen to Pennsylvanians, Not Pundits, on Fracking
Many Pennsylvanians oppose fracking because we don’t want to prolong climate destruction or because folks who live near these fracking pads are sick of the smell, the noise, and the threat to their health.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/harris-pennsylvania-fracking

2024-09-07 15:34:43

Possibly the world's most evil human, the harm Musk's evil inflicts is magnified a hundred billion times by his grotesque wealth.
-- Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of ‘low T’
Every time it seems he can’t possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts digging
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/07/elon-musk-women-testosterone

2024-09-06 19:00:47

Walz Rips Vance as 'Pathetic' for Asking Nation to Accept Mass Shootings as 'Fact of Life'
"Vice President Harris and Governor Walz know we can take action to keep our kids safe and keep guns out of the hands of criminals," said the Harris campaign.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jd-vance-on-guns

2024-09-06 18:50:51

Texas Gov. Spent $221 Million on Migrant Busing 'Political Stunt'
"Our schools are starved for resources with a $32.7 billion surplus, yet Gov. Abbott has no problem spending $1,841 per person for a political stunt," said one Texan.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/greg-abbott-buses

2024-08-27 00:49:28

ICC Urged to Probe Israel's Torture of Gaza Medical Workers
"The torture of Palestinian healthcare workers is a window into the much larger issue of the Israeli government's treatment of detainees generally," said one Human Rights Watch expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-medical-workers

2023-08-26 12:36:45

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@npub1wmk…lshu - I am a moral absolutist and say absolutely we can lock out the genocidal Saudis and do just fine without them or their oil or their money. We must stop them from buying American companies and stop selling them weapons.

2023-08-26 02:47:52

🤬 Joe Biden PLEASE just stop it!!! MBS is a genocidal killer and NO friend of the US!!!
NO deals with the Saudis!
NO weapons for the Saudis!
NO talks with the Saudis!
-- Scoop: Biden weighs meeting with Saudi Arabia's MBS at G20 to talk mega-deal
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/biden-mbs-g20-meeting-saudi-israel-megadeal