the Guardian
Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site
Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenable
 A special company in New South Wales, Australia, is authorized to fell trees in areas that are a habitat for endangered native species (plants and animals). It is supposed to take care not to harm those species, but it seems to take insufficient care. It is so prone to mistakes that I wonder who profits from them.
The Intercept
Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars
Americans have lived through enough wars to know that being skeptical of U.S. foreign policy doesn't make you an enemy sympathizer.
Glossary
 The Senate passed a war powers resolution to stop the bully's use of the US army for bullying.
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the Guardian
Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies in Democratic states
Funding was paused because health department said benefits were going to people in country illegally
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 *Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare
Glossary
the Guardian
Renee Nicole Good shooting casts scrutiny on ICE’s use of deadly force
ICE already receives less oversight for use-of-force incidents than local police departments, and hotly guards its policies
 The US deportation thugs have resisted scrutiny for abuse of force, which they do often. Screaming false accusations against the victim is just the first step in that resistance.
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the Guardian
Don’t dignify Trump with talk of a ‘new world order’ – there’s nothing new or ordered about this chaos | Aditya Chakrabortty
The US president’s grotesque theatrics on the world stage are an opportunistic distraction from his falling domestic ratings, says Guardian colum...
 What the bully wants to impose is not a "new world order" but a return to the same old imperialist international chaos. One point in the article is a conceptual confusion: Yet this is not an administration that wants to colonize; instead it demands compliance. The new bosses in Venezuela are the same old bosses, the same henchmen and yes-men, only
Glossary
the Guardian
Minnesota Democrats voice outrage after fatal ICE shooting: ‘Leave our state immediately’
Governor readies national guard as Minneapolis mayor and others denounce immigration agent killing woman during raid
Glossary
 Republican politicians in Minnesota are stubborn magats; they continue to insist on the party lie that Renee Good attacked deportation thugs before one of them killed her.
the Guardian
Trump administration releases updated dietary guidelines: ‘Eat real food’
New guidance presented by Robert F Kennedy Jr prioritizes protein, healthy fats and ‘declares war on added sugar’
 RFK jr has started repeating some diet advice that is mostly uncontroversial.
the Guardian
Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquiry into Minneapolis ICE shooting
State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objective
 The FBI has given us reason to suspect that its "investigation" of the killing of Renee Good will have a result decided in advance by Attorney General Bondi. The FBI is adding to this suspicion by excluding local cops from that "investigation" while denying them access to crucial evidence, including the gun that was used to kill her and the car she was killed in.
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the Guardian
Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications
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 Everyone in Iran, except the government, has been cut