the Guardian
EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’
Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities
 *EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively "dismantled".* Without verification of sources of supply, it invites fraud. The loss of the world's forests will cause a massive extinction and increase greenhouse gas concentrations, and that threatens to wipe out civilization.
The Intercept
The Feds Keep Prosecuting Protesters Against ICE — and Losing
Prosecutors for the Trump administration have been quick to bring charges against ICE protesters. They’ve also been quick to lose the cases.
 Several of the magats' retaliatory prosecutions have failed for lack of any basis for convicting the accused.
the Guardian
‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers
Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop...
 Protecting the rainforest of the Darien Gap.
Glossary
The real purpose of ICE raids.
While the media can’t get enough Chief Bovino stories, ICE and Border Patrol are quietly working.
 Conjecture: the undisclosed purpose of sending deportation thugs into major Democratic cities and cause chaos is to perfect a system for causing chaos - with the plan to use it to rig the next election. The article's text is not visible with LibreJS enabled, but it does work with Javascript disabled outright.
civicshout.com
Demand Congress Reject “Trump-Kennedy Center” Rename
The Kennedy Center is a national cultural treasure — a place meant to celebrate art, creativity, and freedom of expression. But Donald Trump ...
 US citizens: call on Congress to reject renaming the Kennedy Center as the "Trump-Kennedy Center". 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
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
 In general, protest movements are often very effective - don't write them off.
the Guardian
Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms
Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake o...
 *Activist groups to challenge New South Wales's [anti-]protest laws on right to free speech grounds.*
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the Guardian
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
2025: May - August Political Notes
 A UK group that accepts donations to provide aid to people in Palestine has had its bank account frozen as part of an investigation into the arbitrarily banned protest group "Palestine Action." The
the Guardian
Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US-style border policy
Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants
 Canada is adopting artificial restrictions on applying for asylum, designed to prevent many people's applications from ever being considered on the merits of the facts. One of these excuses is to pretend that the US is a safe country for refugees, which it certainly isn't nowadays.
civicshout.com
A White House Enemies List Threatens Press Freedom
Donald Trump has crossed a red line. After recently calling the New York Times a “threat to national security,” his administration launched an ...
 US citizens: Condemn the official White House enemies list as an attack on the press and on democracy.