‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican president (www.theguardian.com)
Affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well in the USA (www.npr.org)
Lauren Boebert rages at Pete Buttigieg for problem House Republicans aren’t solving (Pilot Shortage) (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Supreme Court OKs completion of Mountain Valley gas pipeline (www.npr.org)
Tucked into last month’s deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default was a provision Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., insisted on in exchange for his support. In explicit terms, Congress not only approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but “Section 234” of the debt ceiling bill also took away the ability of federal courts to...
Police called on boy with autism and mum using toilet in anti-trans incident (www.thepinknews.com)
More toilet hysteria....
Trump lawyers arrive at office of U.S. special counsel -ABC News (www.reuters.com)
Mitch McConnell faces resign calls over freeze: "Cognitive malfunction" (www.newsweek.com)
number of Republican figures, including Donald Trump MAGA loyalists, have called on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to resign amid concerns about his health....
Abortions surge in Colorado amid 500% increase in patients from Texas (coloradosun.com)
Workers at companies that tested out a 4-day workweek are happier and more efficient — and firms made more money. One lawmaker says it's 'here to stay.' (www.businessinsider.com)
Mitch McConnell faces resign calls over freeze: "Cognitive malfunction" (www.newsweek.com)
In America's "internal colonies," the poor die far younger than richer Americans (www.cbsnews.com)
The resulting map shows huge swaths of deeply disadvantaged locations across the nation’s 3,000 counties, places that are mostly located outside of the largest U.S. cities yet which share some traits: A history of resource extraction, unequal educational opportunities, a breakdown of social bonds, violence and local...
The Hunter Biden plea deal has leaked. (www.politico.com)
He’s getting really desperate and cold calling ppl (i.imgur.com)
Laughed my ass off as I hit ignore. Crackhead traitor has is desperate
Millions of American whites prefer a dictatorship (english.elpais.com)
Some long-covid patients have brain struggles for at least two years (wapo.st)
A U.K. study shows that people who reported long-covid symptoms for at least 12 weeks after a coronavirus infection performed poorly in tests for memory, reasoning and motor control
"Incandescently stupid": Former DHS official says he had to "dumb" down classified memos for Trump (www.salon.com)
The Real Threat to Free Speech Is Coming From the Right (www.newsweek.com)
Giuliani Concedes He Made False Statements About Georgia Election Workers (www.nytimes.com)
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Progressives Unveil OLIGARCH Act to Combat 'Existential Threat' of Extreme Wealth (www.commondreams.org)
According to a summary of the bill released by the Patriotic Millionaires—an advocacy group that helped craft the measure—the wealth tax would have four brackets:...
UFOs Are a Common Sight, Former Military Official Tells Congress (Non Paywall in comments) (www.wsj.com)
Non Paywalledand… A replay of the hearing
Ron DeSantis Staffer Fired Over Nazi Symbol Video Once Praised Nick Fuentes (www.newsweek.com)
DeJoy Is Still Dragging Every Step Toward Electrifying the Postal Fleet (www.commondreams.org)
GOP abortion revolt swells against McCarthy spending bill (www.axios.com)
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