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There is no evidence that decriminalization increased drug use. But there was an increase in homelessness that made more people visible while they used drugs, said Lindsay Frame, lawyer for a coalition of 13 drug user advocacy groups.
Drug User Advocacy Groups Challenge ‘Recriminalization’ in Court | The Tyee
Foes of decriminalization wrongly conflated it with poverty and the rise of homelessness, lawyer argues.
thetyee.ca
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
There is no evidence that decriminalization increased drug use. But there was an increase in homelessness that made more people visible while they used drugs, said Lindsay Frame, lawyer for a coalition of 13 drug user advocacy groups.
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Constitutional crisis is here
July 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Constitutional crisis is here
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The UK’s Labour govt is moving forward with a democracy reform package:
Lowering the voting age to 16;
Making the Tories’ voter ID law less burdensome;
Making voter registration easier (though not fully automatic);
Closing loopholes to stop illegal donations via shell companies & from foreigners
Lowering the voting age to 16;
Making the Tories’ voter ID law less burdensome;
Making voter registration easier (though not fully automatic);
Closing loopholes to stop illegal donations via shell companies & from foreigners
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and crackdown on foreign interference
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The UK’s Labour govt is moving forward with a democracy reform package:
Lowering the voting age to 16;
Making the Tories’ voter ID law less burdensome;
Making voter registration easier (though not fully automatic);
Closing loopholes to stop illegal donations via shell companies & from foreigners
Lowering the voting age to 16;
Making the Tories’ voter ID law less burdensome;
Making voter registration easier (though not fully automatic);
Closing loopholes to stop illegal donations via shell companies & from foreigners
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
The Trump administration terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth service, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. Nearly 1.5 million contacts had been routed to the specialized program.
The Trump administration terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth service, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. Nearly 1.5 million contacts had been routed to the specialized program.
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The Trump administration terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth service, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. Nearly 1.5 million conta...
fxtwitter.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
The Trump administration terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth service, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. Nearly 1.5 million contacts had been routed to the specialized program.
The Trump administration terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ youth service, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. Nearly 1.5 million contacts had been routed to the specialized program.
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"State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from 'woke' states who do not pass a new ideology test developed by PragerU."
www.kosu.org/education/20...
www.kosu.org/education/20...
Walters announces PragerU-backed ideology test for teachers from 'woke' states
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from "woke" states who do not pass a new ideology test developed by PragerU.
www.kosu.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from 'woke' states who do not pass a new ideology test developed by PragerU."
www.kosu.org/education/20...
www.kosu.org/education/20...
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"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
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Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
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FEMA will no longer to door-to-door to assist you in a disaster, but ICE will go door-to-door to kidnap you and turn your life into a disaster. America has its priorities, y'all!
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
FEMA will no longer to door-to-door to assist you in a disaster, but ICE will go door-to-door to kidnap you and turn your life into a disaster. America has its priorities, y'all!
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Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
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It is galling for this puritanical pixie, who has the secular power to (1) prevent deaths in floods by making sure the National Weather Service is funded; and (2) help now by making sure FEMA is funded, to pretend that all we have as a nation to respond to disasters is the free placebo of prayer.
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It is galling for this puritanical pixie, who has the secular power to (1) prevent deaths in floods by making sure the National Weather Service is funded; and (2) help now by making sure FEMA is funded, to pretend that all we have as a nation to respond to disasters is the free placebo of prayer.
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Here's the deal, Republicans: You don't get to call something a "natural disaster" when your unnatural obsession with giving all our nation's money to billionaires, instead of protecting ordinary citizens, caused it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Here's the deal, Republicans: You don't get to call something a "natural disaster" when your unnatural obsession with giving all our nation's money to billionaires, instead of protecting ordinary citizens, caused it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
www.patrika.com/en/national-... religion is so good that we need to kill people who are critical of religious texts - Punjab state governemnt
Punjab Government to Introduce Bill Imposing Death Penalty for Insulting Religious Texts
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is preparing a proposal for the death penalty for anyone found guilty of sacrilege. The government is seeking legal opinion on this matter.
www.patrika.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
www.patrika.com/en/national-... religion is so good that we need to kill people who are critical of religious texts - Punjab state governemnt
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses (The "crimes" they list are broad enough to be almost anyone they dislike).
Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses
Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for criminal offenses (The "crimes" they list are broad enough to be almost anyone they dislike).
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I didn’t have the Supreme Court destroying the authority of federal district courts on my bingo card. But in retrospect that’s perhaps where all this shadow docket decision-making was going all along.
Really scary stuff.
Really scary stuff.
June 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I didn’t have the Supreme Court destroying the authority of federal district courts on my bingo card. But in retrospect that’s perhaps where all this shadow docket decision-making was going all along.
Really scary stuff.
Really scary stuff.
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Misinformation about climate change is a deliberate tool wielded to stall renewable energy progress. As corporate interests manipulate narratives, the urgency for eco-recovery intensifies.
The new lies spreading about climate change
New strains of misinformation about climate change are spreading, meant to slow the growth of renewable energy needed to fix the problem.
www.theverge.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Misinformation about climate change is a deliberate tool wielded to stall renewable energy progress. As corporate interests manipulate narratives, the urgency for eco-recovery intensifies.
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The FDA has approved a twice-yearly shot for HIV prevention. The drug is called Lenacapavir & it nearly eliminated new infections in a wide range of patients during phase III studies. Dr Carlos del Rio of Emory Univ says the drug could be the transformative PrEP option doctors have been waiting for👇
FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Shot for HIV Prevention
Lenacapavir nearly eliminated new infections in wide range of patients in phase III studies
www.medpagetoday.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The FDA has approved a twice-yearly shot for HIV prevention. The drug is called Lenacapavir & it nearly eliminated new infections in a wide range of patients during phase III studies. Dr Carlos del Rio of Emory Univ says the drug could be the transformative PrEP option doctors have been waiting for👇
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This is something only scum would do
US to end LGBT suicide prevention service, says general hotline sufficient reut.rs/3TBiFmR
US to end LGBT suicide prevention service, says general hotline sufficient
"The administration is eliminating a critical, life-saving resource that was part of this nation's public health infrastructure," said Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black.
reut.rs
June 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is something only scum would do
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Congress members have a legal right to conduct oversight at ICE facilities. This is the regime hiding its blatant abuses.
June 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress members have a legal right to conduct oversight at ICE facilities. This is the regime hiding its blatant abuses.
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
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It’s possible to just help people.
England will expand free school meals to 500,000 more children. By 2026, all children in households receiving Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals in England. The policy is projected to lift 100,000 children out of poverty. buff.ly/b0C1Q8b
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Free school meals for England’s poorest children
The move, which comes after a major campaign by The Independent, said the expansion will lift 100,000 children across England out of poverty
buff.ly
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
It’s possible to just help people.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLBy0KY... The @TrevorProject received official notice that The Trump administration has ordered the closure of the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide lifeline in 30 days.
thejaymesblack on Instagram: "I am devastated and heartbroken. The @TrevorProject received official notice that The Trump administration has ordered the closure …"
I am devastated and heartbroken. The @TrevorProject received official notice that The Trump administration has ordered the closure of the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide lifeline in 30 days. That means the administration is eliminating a critical, life-saving resource that was part of this nation’s public health infrastructure, which has serviced over 1.3 million LGBTQ+ young people since its inception. Today it feels like our country has failed our LGBTQ+ young people. We’ll never stop fighting.
www.instagram.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
www.instagram.com/reel/DLBy0KY... The @TrevorProject received official notice that The Trump administration has ordered the closure of the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide lifeline in 30 days.
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities, after finding it was likely unconstitutional reut.rs/4noRoSH
US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities, after finding it was likely unconstitutional.
reut.rs
June 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities, after finding it was likely unconstitutional reut.rs/4noRoSH
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“Running the government like a business” is just another way of saying that we should privatize government services afforded to everyone.
You know who would love that? Wall Street and big corporations.
Don’t buy into the myth. https://youtu.be/hqn1uD_B70U?si=aClsRAYTJHYGXpB4
You know who would love that? Wall Street and big corporations.
Don’t buy into the myth. https://youtu.be/hqn1uD_B70U?si=aClsRAYTJHYGXpB4
Should the Government Be Run Like a Business?
“Running the government like a business” is just another way of saying that we should privatize government services affo
youtu.be
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Running the government like a business” is just another way of saying that we should privatize government services afforded to everyone.
You know who would love that? Wall Street and big corporations.
Don’t buy into the myth. https://youtu.be/hqn1uD_B70U?si=aClsRAYTJHYGXpB4
You know who would love that? Wall Street and big corporations.
Don’t buy into the myth. https://youtu.be/hqn1uD_B70U?si=aClsRAYTJHYGXpB4