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Have strong opinions, but I welcome any civil fact-based discussion.
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Outrage over police violence at pro-Palestine rally in Brooklyn (www.theguardian.com)
Council members condemn NYPD’s ‘pre-emptive, retaliatory and cumulatively aggressive’ conduct at protest on Saturday...
Conservative Supreme Court Justices Give “Okay” to Racial Gerrymander In South Carolina (truthout.org)
Pundits noted the “disastrous” decision “gives politicians the greenlight to racially gerrymander” elsewhere in the US....
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan (www.reuters.com)
Some of Donald Trump’s allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department’s independence and turn the nation’s top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response (www.theguardian.com)
Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests...
The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite. (theintercept.com)
From targeting humanitarian vehicles to standing by as mobs attack trucks, Israel is blocking aid from reaching Gaza....
Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians (truthout.org)
By using WhatsApp, people are risking their lives," one human rights advocate said....
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem banned from all tribal lands in her own state (www.theguardian.com)
Last of state’s Indigenous tribes vote ‘in solidarity’ to bar Noem after she claimed tribal leaders benefit from drug cartels...
Climate activists glue themselves to Munich airport runway (www.euronews.com)
Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend....
Ukraine war: Force Russia to make peace, Zelensky urges West (www.bbc.com)
Mr Zelenksy said there needed to be “tangible coercion of Russia” into peace by Kyiv’s allies....
‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation (www.theguardian.com)
Officers threatened to kill the dog of Thomas Perez Jr as they pressured him to falsely confess to killing his father, who was alive
Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention (theintercept.com)
Dr. Khaled Al Serr of Nasser Hospital hasn’t been heard from in two months. His family assumes Israel detained him, like other Gaza doctors....
Instead Of Banning Books, Idaho Library Decides To Ban Kids In Response To New Law On ‘Inappropriate Books’ (www.techdirt.com)
Public libraries are supposed to be places for communities to gather and learn, with an important focus on being a place for kids to gain access to information. But thanks to a moral panic in the GOP about “indoctrination” in libraries, it seems that at least one library has decided to shut its door to children....
‘Crossed a line’: students threatened with police action over pro-Palestine sit-in at University of Melbourne (www.theguardian.com)
University of Melbourne cancels classes as activists at Deakin defy directives on encampments...
Severn Trent increases payout to shareholders despite its 60,000 sewage spills last year (www.theguardian.com)
Final dividend hiked by 9% as MPs write to Ofwat boss urging him to deny water firms’ requests in price review process...
Ahead of ICJ Ruling, Israeli Official Defiantly Says “No Power on Earth” Will Stop War on Gaza (truthout.org)
Nearly a million Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah over the past two weeks....
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end? (www.theguardian.com)
The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027...
Israel must comply with ICJ order to immediately halt military operations in Rafah (www.amnesty.org)
The Israeli authorities must completely halt military operations in Rafah, as any ongoing military action could constitute an underlying act of genocide....
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world....
Federal Judge Says ICE’s ‘Knock And Talk’ Variant Violates The Constitution (www.techdirt.com)
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) tends to treat the Constitution as some ticky-tack policy its officers can safely ignore. That’s not to say ICE believes the Constitution does not exist. It probably at least realizes it exists. After all, it’s a US federal agency. What it firmly believes is that the Constitution...
More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse...
Israel to Punish West Bank After 3 More Countries Recognize Palestinian State (truthout.org)
Israel’s finance minister would build three illegal settlements for every nation that recognizes a Palestinian state....
Donald Trump removes video on Truth Social with ‘unified reich’ reference (www.theguardian.com)
Trump campaign said video using Nazi-era language was posted by staffer who didn’t see wording, yet it stayed up for 15 hours...
Robert F Kennedy Jr lists foreclosed New York home as voting address (www.theguardian.com)
Independent presidential candidate does not own the listed property and is not in public searches as one of its residents
Mothers of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA allege 'abuse' (www.bbc.co.uk)
The two spoke out in an interview on behalf of their daughters, whom they say are silenced by NDAs....
Israel Gaza war: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s prime minister and senior figures with the Palestinian group are wanted for war crimes....