the Guardian
Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’
Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHS
 *Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is "endangering nation’s health"* with his decisions based on medical disinformation.
the Guardian
My conference pass was revoked for asking difficult questions: this is Keir Starmer’s Labour | Owen Jones
I was told it was a ‘safeguarding’ issue. This speaks to a party that has not only lost its soul, but is scared of the truth, writes Guardian c...
 A senior British journalist who has repeatedly asked leaders of Labour hard questions has been banned from the Labour Party Conference and told he was considered a threat to safety. Does Starmer-Labour now equate the asking of probing questions to a threat of violence?
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Why Big Tech Turned Against Democrats — and Democracy
Trump’s America is turning its back on the future — with Big Tech’s help
 https://gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html Paul Krugman: US tech billionaires turned to support Republicans in 2024 because they saw that Americans had learned to distrust the uses of computing. The Americans in question are not aware that these uses of computing deserve distrust because crucial software that deals with users is not under the control of the users. This is because either
The Intercept
The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
 The Facsist leader is preparing the public for the day he pretends that civil opposition constitutes an "insurrection" and sends troops to crush civil government in some unfortunate city.
Build Clean Energy Now
To: Mayors, City Councils, County Commissioners, and Local Executives: Implement policies that remove barriers to clean energy access for all ...
 US citizens: call on local officials to build clean energy now.
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the Guardian
Israel-backed militia groups potentially threaten new peace plan for Gaza
Israeli military has been arming alternatives to Hamas, with up to a dozen new groups emerging
2023: July - October Political Notes
 Various local groups are taking power away from HAMAS in parts of Gaza. HAMAS is a terrorist organization, so ousting it from the position of government of Gaza could be a good thing. But not necessarily. It is not clear whether they care what happens
the Guardian
My mother was shot by the police – and that bullet changed everything
Lee Lawrence was 11 when his mother, Cherry Groce, was paralysed during a botched police raid. It was the end of his childhood and the start of his...
Glossary
 About Lee Lawrence, who campaigns and teaches cops to avoid making racist mistakes like the one where they shot and paralyzed his mother. He reports that British thugs are still not held responsible for he damage they do to innocent people after a series of "mistakes".
the Guardian
Democrats finally have some leverage in the shutdown fight. They should use it | Robert Reich
The government has effectively been shut down since Trump returned to office, as officials clamp down on work they oppose
 *The shutdown fight has finally given Democrats leverage. They should use it.*
the Guardian
Democrats liken Trump to Putin after call to use US cities for military training
Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn president for suggesting cities be used as military training grounds
 *Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn the [fascist leader] for suggesting cities be used as military training grounds.* He suggested that troops in cities was something worse than training - that it was war against the Americans in those cities.
The Onion
Indiana Offers Tax Breaks To Attract Religious Doomsday Cults
INDIANAPOLIS—With an official proclamation that declared the state “open to self-proclaimed messianic prophets,” Indiana began offering tax b...
 (satire) *Indiana Offers Tax Breaks To Attract Religious Doomsday Cults.*