the Guardian
Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt
Toxic chemicals like lead and asbestos are likely in dirt used to backfill demolished structures in city, experts say
 *Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt.*
the Guardian
Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not
Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that d...
 *Researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could [suffer] the next fire disaster.* Resisting spread of urban fires requires removing anything that can burn from a certain zone around each house or structure - up to 5 feet away. This should be a condition of fire insurance, or even part of the fire code.
the Guardian
Household burning of plastic waste in developing world is hidden health threat, study shows
The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact
 Poor people in poor countries often burn plastic for heating and cooking. The fumes are toxic - especially for the families who do this, but also generally for the population.
[1/2] https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-walgreens-ceo Walgreens was bought by a "private equity" company through a leveraged buy-out. This fall it imposed a new CEO that started closing many Walgreens stores. The same CEO previously did the job on Staples, and I noticed the results myself: it seems that all the Staples stores in Boston that could get to by subway train had shut down. I had to find other sources of supplies for writing and printing. I wondered why a company would do
Where the hell are America’s leaders?
Too many people with formal authority are intimidated by Trump or sucking up to him. That leaves you and me and everyone else without official powe...
 Most of America's "leaders" are sucking up to the saboteur in chief, and worst of all are the billionaire "captains of industry".
Demand Progress
Stop Ted Cruz’s bill to criminalize No Kings organizers
Trump and Stephen Miller are mobilizing the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and FBI to target the organizations and people ...
 US citizens: call on Congress to defeat Ted Cruz's bill to criminalize. protests. 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
Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor
Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definition
2020: July - October Political Notes - Richard Stallman
 Mayor Mamdani has overturned many of Adams's night-mayorish executive orders: all those issued after he was indicted on corruption charges. One of those orders was the adoption of the IHRA criterion for antisemitism, which is often used to label criticism of Israel as "antisemitic".
the Guardian
Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry
Failure to condemn US intervention risks encouraging others to take similar action, warns senior Labour MP
 International failure to condemn the US for attacking Venezuela is likely to encourage Russia and China to aggression.
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the Guardian
Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns
Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences
Great Purge - Wikipedia
Paul Eaton - Wikipedia
 General Paul Eaton (retired) says the saboteur's purges of the US military could have dire long-term consequences to the military's reputation and efficiency. *"There is an active effort to politicize the armed forces," Eaton said. "Once you infect the
Join an ICE protest today, (Sunday), in your city. ICE has killed a friendly protester and lied about it, so the Facsists are in full swing with their extreme acts of injustice and oppression.