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Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment
 *Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out.* The crucial question of whether to try to avoid disaster, or speed it for profit, is now on the table. To postpone the decision till later is futile since action is overdue. If the burn-it-all countries will not accept a compromise that
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the Guardian
Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low | Jodie Ginsberg
Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’
the Guardian
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder
President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence
 *[The bully] shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low.* I suppose he figures that since he could get away with shooting someone on Fifth Avenue (or so he claims), why shouldn'v Crown Prince Bone Saw get away with having
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Saudi entourage for US visit may include official implicated in Twitter spy plot
Senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman allegedly led campaign to identify users who were posting critically about Saudi regime
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 Crown Prince Bone Saw brought to Washington one of his henchmen whose job was identifying people who had anonymously posted criticism of him. The henchmen sought to find someone in Twitter who would betray them. I wonder why he brought that man to the US. Perhaps as a quiet way of congratulating the bully
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/federal-judges-rule-congressional-district-lines-drawn-by-texas-republicans-are-discriminatory *Federal Judges Rule Congressional District Lines Drawn by Texas Republicans are Discriminatory.* Of course they are - the goal of this redistricting was to be more gerrymandered and less fair. So I am not surprised that these judges recognized it. But I will be surprised if the Supreme Court right-wing-extremist majority objects to that.
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Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
While working families struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of America’s billionaires has skyrocketed. As Oxfam America reports, the richest Am...
 US citizens: call on Congress to make the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes - which is considerably more than they pay now. The main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. If you message Congress, please spread the word!
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Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders
 Democrats in Congress posted a video reminding soldiers of their legal duty to refuse illegal orders, and their oath to defend the US Constitution. The bully responded by calling for their death. He and his henchmen have placed themselves among the enemies of the Constitution whom members of Congress, and members of the armed services, have sworn to
the Guardian
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa
 Professor Mark Bray is an American academic expert on fascism. Gvernmental harassment ordered by the bully, and death threats from the bully's followers, have driven him and his family into exile.
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California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
 California farms sprayed PFAS on fruits and nut crops, around 2.5 million pounds per year. The figures end in 2023, but the article does not say whether the practice continues.
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Heroines, not heroin: charity’s Facebook page returns after AI flagged it for drugs
Photography group Hundred Heroines was removed after Meta’s AI tools mistook name for class-A opioid reference
Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
 Artificial Stupidity turned off the Facebook page of the organization Hundred Heroines, whose mission is to encourage female photographers. Apparently Facebook did this without consulting any actual intelligences about the issue, and it took a month for complaints to convince the company to consult
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/cloudflare-outage-is-a-reminder-of-our-over-dependence-on-small-number-of-tech-giants The ownership of internet servers has become dangerously concentrated in the hands of a few hosting companies. Anything that takes one of them down causes a wide disaster.