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Tell Congress: Support the Equal Tax Act
Under our current tax code, it’s your sweat versus their money. When every dollar a wealthy person makes has more value than a dollar made by a w...
 US citizens: tell your congresscritter to support the Equal Tax Act, which would block the use of certain tax breaks by the very rich. (The name of the bill can give the wrong idea, but the actual substance is good.) Here's how to make the actionnetwork.org letter campaign linked above work without running the site's nonfree JavaScript code. (See
The JavaScript Trap - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
The Intercept
A Newspaper Called His Gaza Photos “Hamas Propaganda.” He’s Fighting Back.
Photojournalist Anas Zayed Fteiha filed a legal claim against Axel Springer for alleging his photos exaggerate the famine in Gaza.
 Gaza journalist Anas Zayed Fteiha is suing BILD magazine for libel for claiming that his photos were rigged and that he was working for HAMAS.
the Guardian
Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war
Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the action
 Universities in various countries are boycotting relations with Israeli academic institutions.
the Guardian
Online misinformation putting women off contraceptive pill, study finds
Researchers say social media myths drive ‘nocebo effect’ of side-effects that are real but psychological in origin
 Disinformation with false claims about problems caused by contraceptive pills, and they cause some women to feel these problems. That discourages some women off using them. I've read that some women do experience unpleasant side effects from contraceptive pills. What to do about that is for them to judge. This is a different issue.
US citizens: phone your congresscritter and call on per to oppose the so-called "Modern Worker Empowerment Act", which would "empower" delivery companies workers to be blocked from unionizing. If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
the Guardian
Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to ban employers from running credit reports in hiring
Exclusive: Massachusetts senator said credit checks in hiring disproportionately affect people of color and women
 *Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to ban employers from running credit reports in hiring.*
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the Guardian
Monday briefing: Israel’s bombing of Qatar threatens the fabric of Gulf security
In today’s newsletter: For decades, Gulf states have believed that a close relationship with US will guarantee their safety. That is no longer th...
the Guardian
Trump’s retreat from Nato was priced in. But his humiliation of Qatar and India spells total chaos | Nesrine Malik
Allies indulged the US president on the basis they wouldn’t be bombed or suffer economic damage. So much for that idea, says Guardian columnist N...
Repressive Countries To Stay Away From
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 *For decades, Gulf states have believed that a close relationship with US will guarantee their safety. That is no longer the case.* This is likely to cost
Sign to tell federal and state officials: Shut down “Alligator Alcatraz” now
Nearly 1,000 immigrants are locked up in Republicans’ cruel and dehumanizing “Alligator Alcatraz.” In the extreme heat, toilets and AC have...
 US citizens: call on federal and state officials to shut down the Everglades torture immigration prison.
the Guardian
Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder
Richard Stallman says web-based programs like Google
 What I said about "cloud computing" in 2008: "Somebody is saying this is inevitable - and whenever you hear somebody saying that, it's very likely to be a set of businesses campaigning to make it true." Have you heard businesses claiming recently that some controversial technology is "inevitable"? Hmm.
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the Guardian
Iowa official defies governor’s order to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk
Jon Green says Republican governor failed to issue similar order after other prominent cases of gun violence
 Iowa county official Jon Green refused to fly flags at half staff as ordered by the right-wing governor of that state saying *Republican governor failed to issue similar order after other prominent cases of gun violence.* "I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of who pulled the trigger or why," Green, who is a Democrat, wrote. "But I will not grant Johnson county honors to a man who made