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Citizenship Is Not Conditional — Stop Trump’s Plan
The Trump administration has issued new guidance directing federal agencies to aggressively ramp up denaturalization cases, setting monthly quotas ...
 US citizens: call for limiting denaturalization to people who committed atrocious crimes before gaining US citizenship.
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Restore USAID Funding Now—Stop Starving the World
In February 2025, the U.S. government initiated sweeping cuts to USAID, triggering an immediate global humanitarian crisis as clinics closed, food ...
 US citizens: call on Congress to restore USAID humanitarian funding - help poor countries against hunger and plagues. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
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the Guardian
Fairer laws passed, polluting factories shuttered, charges against innocent people dropped – and 10 more ways our US reporting made change in 2025
Our work would not be possible without the support of our readers. From everyone at the Guardian US: thank you
 *Fairer laws passed, polluting factories shuttered, charges against innocent people dropped – and 10 more ways [the Guardian's] US reporting made change in 2025.*
the Guardian
Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says
Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergency
 *Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says.* This means that some people in Gaza are still dying or being permanently stunted from lack of food, but not so many as before. Israel continues to limit medical supplies in Gaza and keep out tents, which people in Gaza desperately need and have a right to.
the Guardian
As the US invests in fossil fuels, young climate activists push back in the courts
In this week’s newsletter: A generation is using the legal system to demand accountability for climate harm
 *As the US invests in fossil fuels, young climate activists push back in the courts.*
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the Guardian
Gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms
NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack as Greens say protest laws are ‘draconian’ and may be unconstitutional
2025: July - October Political Notes
 New South Wales's governing party is about to adopt strict restrictions on protests, citing antisemitism as the excuse. These include a list of phrases that it will be a crime to say, and power to ban all protests for three months any time a
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the Guardian
Barcelona and Madrid have very different ideas on tackling Spain’s housing crisis. Which will succeed? | Jaime Palomera
While the country’s capital is loosening regulations, the Catalan city is strengthening social housing. Their outcomes will affect all our future...
 Madrid and Barcelona present a contrast between right-wing and left-wing approaches to the problem of high rents for housing. Right-wingers claim that radical deregulation will bring rents down. That article shows that it doesn't have that result. It also shows that countries should block the sell-off of public housing to private entities. Under Thatcher, Britain
Demand Progress
Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem!
Rep. Ramirez called out Noem’s “unaccountable, unlawful, unconstitutional war” on communities across the country as the head of ICE and CBP.
 US citizens: call on Congress to impeach Kristi Noem. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
the Guardian
Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are illegal, poll shows
Exclusive: Seven-country survey finds strong opposition to increasing migration and support for deportations
 *Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are [unauthorized], poll shows.*