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We all want school sports to be fair and safe. But the Senate will vote TODAY on a federal trans sports ban that would violate the safety and privacy of all girls.

We can stop this from becoming law. Tell your Senators to leave trans kids alone by texting VOTENO to 472472.
March 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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NEW 🚨 Research from the Guardian has identified 760 rooms being advertised in hotels, apartments and other holiday rentals in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Booking.com and Airbnb.
March 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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The U.S. Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have required the Trump administration to release over $1.5 billion to aid organizations, handing Trump his first legal victory in his expansive effort to consolidate power.
SCOTUS Hands Trump His First Legal Victory of Second Term
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.

Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice, in South Africa’s genocide case.
www.hrw.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Trump Administration may be on track to put its thumb on critical GDP data: “Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the U.S. economy’s health.” Via AP.
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Just in case you were going to look it up.
March 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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The lawsuit, filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the three national Democratic committees, challenges an expansive executive order Trump issued earlier this month that would give him unprecedented power over key regulatory agencies that were designed to operate without direct White House control.
Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM