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At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians.
At least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as war deaths top 58,000, officials say
At least six children were killed in an Israeli strike on a water collection point. The Israeli military blamed a technical error which made its munition fall "dozens of meters from the target".
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July 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Instead of mourning 120 dead in Texas & focusing on preventing another disaster, TX Republicans set to re-gerrymander congressional districts this summer to block Dems from retaking House in 2026. Trump DOJ orchestrated massive power grab. There truly is no low www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Texas Republicans have a brazen new plan to block Democrats from retaking the House in 2026
“The partisan effects of the maps are achieved by discriminating against communities of color."
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Instead of mourning 120 dead in Texas & focusing on preventing another disaster, TX Republicans set to re-gerrymander congressional districts this summer to block Dems from retaking House in 2026. Trump DOJ orchestrated massive power grab. There truly is no low www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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EXCLUSIVE | Ted Cruz was vacationing in Athens as floods ripped through Central Texas.
Ted Cruz Was Vacationing in Europe as Emergency Crews Desperately Searched for Texas Flood Survivors
The Texas senator was visiting the Parthenon in Athens while a massive rescue mission was under way to find flood victims, our must-read newsletter, The Swamp, reveals.
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July 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE | Ted Cruz was vacationing in Athens as floods ripped through Central Texas.
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Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
www.propublica.org
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
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Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder to learn what to expect from a warming world.
See which ones the Trump administration pulled.
See which ones the Trump administration pulled.
Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites
Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder to learn what to expect from a warming world.
See which ones the Trump administration pulled.
See which ones the Trump administration pulled.
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VP Vance has cast the deciding vote in the Senate to cut Medicaid, take away food assistance, blow up the deficit, and add tax breaks for the wealthiest.
This bill is unpopular because it is wrong.
Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have the final say.
This bill is unpopular because it is wrong.
Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have the final say.
July 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
VP Vance has cast the deciding vote in the Senate to cut Medicaid, take away food assistance, blow up the deficit, and add tax breaks for the wealthiest.
This bill is unpopular because it is wrong.
Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have the final say.
This bill is unpopular because it is wrong.
Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have the final say.
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“I hate to say it," says Yale energy economist Kenneth Gillingham, but the Senate version of Trump's big tax bill "would kill America's renewable energy market.” It's "truly bizarre, a self-defeating measure," adds Princeton's @jessedjenkins.com. By @hencarnell.bsky.social via @motherjones.com
Senate version of "beautiful" bill will "kill" America's clean energy sector, experts say
New taxes on wind and solar are "truly bizarre, a self-defeating measure."
www.motherjones.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“I hate to say it," says Yale energy economist Kenneth Gillingham, but the Senate version of Trump's big tax bill "would kill America's renewable energy market.” It's "truly bizarre, a self-defeating measure," adds Princeton's @jessedjenkins.com. By @hencarnell.bsky.social via @motherjones.com
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Leave it to the Democratic Party to snatch existential crisis from the jaws of electoral victory.
Wake the hell up! Dems are driving me nuts by turning victory into crisis
Leave it to the Democratic Party to snatch existential crisis from the jaws of electoral victory.The stunning success of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor is causing anguish in the Democratic Party.It’s one thing for Trump to call ...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Leave it to the Democratic Party to snatch existential crisis from the jaws of electoral victory.
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Here are three ways Trump is weaponizing the DOJ to advance his voter suppression plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Read more from @ariberman.bsky.social here: bit.ly/44tYsoj
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June 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here are three ways Trump is weaponizing the DOJ to advance his voter suppression plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Read more from @ariberman.bsky.social here: bit.ly/44tYsoj
Read more from @ariberman.bsky.social here: bit.ly/44tYsoj
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
Steve notes “‘ambitious’ changes aren’t always good changes.”
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Steve notes “‘ambitious’ changes aren’t always good changes.”
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www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Mehmet Oz accidentally raises an important point about the Republicans’ far-right megabill
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chief said the bill would impose “ambitious” changes on health care. In a way, that’s true.
www.msnbc.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
Steve notes “‘ambitious’ changes aren’t always good changes.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Steve notes “‘ambitious’ changes aren’t always good changes.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Folks -- We've updated this piece, with a new headline too, to more accurately get at how dangerous this bill is re: letting Trump skirt the courts.
The contempt provision is gone, but the GOP is now trying to price ppl out of being able to sue the govt at all. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
The contempt provision is gone, but the GOP is now trying to price ppl out of being able to sue the govt at all. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
Senate GOP Strips Contempt Provision From Tax Bill — But Still Lets Trump Be King
They took language out of the House GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that limited courts' powers, but now want to price people out of being able to sue the government at all.
www.huffpost.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Folks -- We've updated this piece, with a new headline too, to more accurately get at how dangerous this bill is re: letting Trump skirt the courts.
The contempt provision is gone, but the GOP is now trying to price ppl out of being able to sue the govt at all. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
The contempt provision is gone, but the GOP is now trying to price ppl out of being able to sue the govt at all. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
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California National Guard troops and Marines sent to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests say their deployment feels more like political theater than a meaningful national service assignment, according to a new Guardian report.
‘Morale is not great’: Troops say they feel 'used' by Trump's LA deployment
California National Guard troops and Marines sent to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests say their deployment feels more like political theater than a meaningful national service assignment, according to a new Guardian report.“Morale is not great, is the quote I keep hearing,” said Chris Purdy of the ...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
California National Guard troops and Marines sent to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests say their deployment feels more like political theater than a meaningful national service assignment, according to a new Guardian report.
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GOP tax bill could cost low-income Americans $1,600 per year, CBO says
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https://cbsn.ws/4kExj8V
GOP tax bill could cost low-income Americans $1,600 per year, CBO says
The highest-earning U.S. households would see the biggest gains under the GOP budget package thanks to tax cuts, CBO analysis finds.
cbsn.ws
June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
GOP tax bill could cost low-income Americans $1,600 per year, CBO says
https://cbsn.ws/4kExj8V
https://cbsn.ws/4kExj8V
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After he was handcuffed and pushed to the ground for trying to ask questions of Sec. Noem, @padilla.senate.gov said he and others have been trying to get DHS answers on immigration for weeks
He isn't alone. Reported on this trend for @propublica.org in April www.propublica.org/article/trum...
He isn't alone. Reported on this trend for @propublica.org in April www.propublica.org/article/trum...
June 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
After he was handcuffed and pushed to the ground for trying to ask questions of Sec. Noem, @padilla.senate.gov said he and others have been trying to get DHS answers on immigration for weeks
He isn't alone. Reported on this trend for @propublica.org in April www.propublica.org/article/trum...
He isn't alone. Reported on this trend for @propublica.org in April www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles have triggered a flood of falsehoods and conspiracy theories online, and Russia has sought to exploit and amplify them, experts say.
Russia is amplifying conspiracy theories about the L.A. protests
Pro-Russian accounts are spreading baseless claims, from Mexico fomenting the protests to a secret leftist cabal tied to Democrats orchestrating them.
nbcnews.to
June 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles have triggered a flood of falsehoods and conspiracy theories online, and Russia has sought to exploit and amplify them, experts say.
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Why is Secretary Noem so afraid of answering a U.S. Senator that she would have federal agents forcibly drag him out of her press conference?
In a democracy, officials answer questions.
In a Gangster State, they send armed agents to wrestle Members of Congress to the ground and handcuff them.
In a democracy, officials answer questions.
In a Gangster State, they send armed agents to wrestle Members of Congress to the ground and handcuff them.
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why is Secretary Noem so afraid of answering a U.S. Senator that she would have federal agents forcibly drag him out of her press conference?
In a democracy, officials answer questions.
In a Gangster State, they send armed agents to wrestle Members of Congress to the ground and handcuff them.
In a democracy, officials answer questions.
In a Gangster State, they send armed agents to wrestle Members of Congress to the ground and handcuff them.
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WATCH: Sen. Padilla pushed to the ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
June 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
WATCH: Sen. Padilla pushed to the ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
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President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.
June 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.
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More than half of people in key U.S. allies have no confidence in President Trump's leadership in world affairs, a new Pew survey finds.
Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
Majorities in key U.S. allies have no confidence in Trump's global leadership
People in 15 of 24 countries downgraded ratings of the U.S., according to the survey of more than 28,000. Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
More than half of people in key U.S. allies have no confidence in President Trump's leadership in world affairs, a new Pew survey finds.
Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
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Eventually, people in countries that are in the process of flipping from democracy to fascism figure out that they're now living in a dictatorship.
Trump's armed juggernaut is the final chapter of a horrifying old movie
Eventually, people in countries that are in the process of flipping from democracy to fascism figure out that they’re now living in a dictatorship. By then, however, it’s usually too late.For people in Hungary, it was May 2020 when Viktor Orbán started arresting people for their Facebook posts. For ...
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June 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Eventually, people in countries that are in the process of flipping from democracy to fascism figure out that they're now living in a dictatorship.
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Gun deaths among children rise in states with lax firearm laws, new study finds.
Gun deaths among children rise in states with lax firearm laws, new study finds
Children's deaths by gun-related homicide and suicide rose in states that had the most permissive firearm laws following a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, a new study found.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Gun deaths among children rise in states with lax firearm laws, new study finds.