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The Intercept
Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill.
 Plutocratist politicians are so in thrall to lobbyists that they voted to deny the US military the right to repair its own equipment. In peacetime, the inability to make a nontrivial fix can waste taxpayers' money. In battle, it can be deadly. There may be no time to fly a repairman to a war zone; the repairman might even refuse to go. Everyone deserves the
the Guardian
More than 9,000 children in Gaza treated for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months ago
 *More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says. Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months ago.*
the Guardian
Half of people recently arrested by Met police may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds
Research by Cambridge University and Met calls for better neurodivergence screening for vulnerable people
 A study of people arrested by a big UK police department found that half of them displayed signs of possible ADHD. Perhaps better treatment of ADHD would help some of them avoid situations in which they get arrested.
Tell Amazon: Come to the Table with Amazon Labor Union!
Last December, Amazon Labor Union - International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 (ALU- IBT Local 1) went on strike alongside Amazon facilities ac...
Online Letter Campaign, no JavaScript
 US citizens: call on Amazon to come to the table with Amazon Labor Union. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Glossary
ProPublica
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence ...
 The corrupter has accused couple of appointed officials of mortgage fraud because they got mortgages on two properties and described both as primary residences. It turns out that he did the same thing. Whether this actually constitutes fraud, I don't know. Let's not follow legal advice from a habitual liar.
The Intercept
U.S. Realizes It Can Seize Boats After All
After months of extrajudicial killings in the waters off Venezuela, the Trump administration opted instead to capture an oil tanker.
Glossary
 The US attacked an oil tanker off Venezuela, this time capturing it rather than bombing it. Thus, the war that the bully has threatened is now in progress.
the Guardian
What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it | Jeanne Theoharis
The movement’s success was never a given. It took much longer and required tremendous sacrifice without certainty it would work
 Long-time activist Rosa Parks started the Montgomery bus boycott with a shot in the dark, no advance plan. The blacks of Montgomery had an organized and motivated community which seized the opportunity. We need to continue trying to launch resistance against today's unjust systems, including proprietary operating systems.
the Guardian
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
 Putin applauds the bully's pressure on Europe to give up defending Ukraine.
the Guardian
No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win
Conservatives warned of a mass exodus if the democratic socialist won, but experts, and property data, paint a very different picture
 *No, New York City's wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani's win.*
the Guardian
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
 A UN committee reports: "Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour." That is 51 trillion dollars per year. We should not hesitate to invest trillions of dollars to end that damage. It will be a profitable investment if we invest enough. But we should take care not to let big businesses own the results of that investment.