the Guardian
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
Glossary
 Chosen advisors warn that Britain must insist on building new buildings to new codes so as to cope with 2°C of global heating.
the Guardian
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
 Millions of homes in Britain are in danger of flooding. Some towns may have to be abandoned, but the biggest danger is in large cities.
the Guardian
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an...
 Queer prisoners in a deportation prison report forced hard labor, sexual abuse and denial of medical treatment.
Demand Progress
Block Trump’s university loyalty pledges — protect free speech and academic freedom!
Universities must choose whether to toe the party line and follow Trump’s demands, or else.
Glossary
 US citizens: call on Congress to oppose the subservience pledges that the bully demands from universities. If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
the Guardian
Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference
Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’
 China has recently silenced many feminist political voices.
HuffPost
MAGA Personality Tells Girls To Go To College For A Really Retrograde Reason
Charlie Kirk had some advice for young women that was straight out of the 1950s.
 A teenage girl asked Charles Kirk, in one of his right-wing events, for advice for her for college for political journalism. He advised her to use college to find a husband. I've seen this described as "misogyny", but I think that is not exactly the right term. What he expressed on that occasion was not so much hatred of women as contempt and disrespect towards women.
the Guardian
Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation
Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist move
 *Indigenous and environmental leaders in [Ecuador] say they are facing a wave of state intimidation ahead of a national referendum next month on whether to rewrite the world’s only constitution that recognizes the rights of nature.*
Glossary
the Guardian
Why Britain’s climate and defence strategies need to be better integrated | Letter
Letter: Lt Gen (retd) Richard Nugee highlights the vital link between climate resilience and national security
 Every country's military planning needs to recognize global heating as a crucial aspect of national security.
Tell Pete Hegseth: Reporting the News Isn’t a Crime
Pete Hegseth demanded a loyalty pledge from every single journalist covering his so-called “Department of War” – asking them to only report o...
 US citizens: tell the self-styled Secretary of War that reporting the news isn't committing a crime, nor attacking the US.
the Guardian
I chaired the US Federal Election Commission. Now there’s no cop on the beat | Ellen L Weintraub
Democracy is under attack – and the watchdog agency has no quorum. It must be restored
 *I chaired the US Federal Election Commission. Now there’s no cop on the beat.*