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Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets
Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies
 *Belgian politicians and senior finance executives have been subject to a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by Russian intelligence aimed at persuading the country to block the use of €185bn [of frozen Russian] assets for Ukraine, according to European intelligence agencies.* The European spy agencies are not perfectly trustworthy, but I would not expect
The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
A view from our neighbor
 Robert Reich: The wrecker's imperative is not just to keep displaying outrageous and vicious contempt for good government and justice, but to make it worse and worse at an accelerating rate.
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‘Trojan horse moment’: anti-rights groups seize chance to fill void left by US aid cuts
Ultra-conservative Christian organisations look to reshape global health landscape as new aid agreements open door to demands restricting family pl...
 Right-wing Christian antiabortionists are replacing the medical aid funds that the persecutor has cut, and the replacement funds have dangerous strings attached.
Sign to support Rashida Tlaib’s Economic Dignity For All Agenda
As more Americans are struggling to pay their bills and stay in their homes, we need more Congressional support for transformative anti-poverty pro...
 US citizens: call on Congress to pass Rashida Tlaib's Economic Dignity For All agenda. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
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Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson
The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this preside...
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BBC to fight Trump’s $10bn lawsuit, saying it should be dismissed
Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it did not cause serious reputational harm
Glossary
2025: January - April Political Notes
 The BBC is terrified of the bully's enormous Florida lawsuit which demands ten billion dollars for a questionable editing decision. But is going to fight the lawsuit. The edit
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Glossary
 https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/us-military-boat-strikes-constitute-extrajudicial-killings Comparing the output of various bullshit generators when they are given the topic of global heating. The report says that Grok sometimes shows climate denial bias, while a couple of other bullshit generators did not. When I call them
The Lever
What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court’s Citizens United 2.0
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case deciding the future of campaign finance — these are the standout moments.
 Beyond "Citizens" United: Republicans want to erase the little that remains of campaign donation limits.
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‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ir...
 Invasive mussels have caused a disaster in Lake Geneva.
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Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous
Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stops short of making marijuana legal
 The US will make it easier to do research on marijuana but did not end criminal penalties for using it.
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Resource Recycling
Five trends for plastic recycling in 2025
State policy moves, competition from virgin resin and other trends are likely to define the year ahead. | Artography/Shutterstock This
 Only a small fraction of the plastic containers for food are actualy recycled. We need to reduce the amount of plastic that we use. Many of these containers, as currently made, are not feasible to recycle, even if theoretically it is possible. <!--