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the Guardian
Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length
 *[The deportation thug agency] violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks.
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@politifact
Did a Canadian ad mislead on Reagan’s tariffs comments?
A TV ad by Canada’s Ontario province government shows a 1987 video of President Ronald Reagan warning that tariffs hurt Americans. Saying it misl...
BBC News
What's in Reagan advert that caused US-Canada trade talks to collapse?
Comparing the controversial advert quoting Ronald Reagan on tariffs with his original address.
Glossary
 Canada's political ad in the US, which quoted from a speech by Ronald Reagan in which he denounced tariffs in general (because he advocated friction-less trade to boost business), didn't mention a narrow exception that Reagan has described in that same
Inequality.org
When Far-Right Voters Learn Wage Inequality Facts, Their Support for Policy Solutions Jumps
A new study of voters in the United States and five other countries finds that those on the far right become much more supportive of redistributive...
 Most people drastically underestimate how much richer the rich in their country are than ordinary workers. When they see the facts, many start advocating systematic redistribution.
Glossary
the Guardian
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
 Deportation thugs were caught falsifying accusations against protesters.
the Guardian
Russian army chiefs torturing and executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, report says
Investigation lists 101 superiors accused of tactics such as using drones to ‘finish’ off retreating troops and sending soldiers on death missions
 Journalists in Russia report that commanders are torturing or killing soldiers who refuse suicide missions. I would expect that the reason these commanders are not punished is that they are doing what Putin wants them to do.
the Guardian
The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health
The discovery that affluent neighbourhoods have more diversity of nature has implications for human wellbeing – and sheds light on the structural...
 The luxury effect in urban ecology: richer neighborhoods have more diversity of wildlife.
Glossary
The Intercept
Trump DOJ Charges House Candidate Kat Abughazaleh With Conspiracy for Protesting ICE
Abughazaleh is one of six activists facing federal conspiracy charges for actions like blocking an ICE agent’s car in Broadview, Illinois.
 Deportation thugs have charged protesters with "conspiracy" and "intimidation" for a nonviolent protest. One of them is a candidate for the House of Representatives.
the Guardian
Democratic contender for Congress indicted over Chicago ICE protests
Progressive Palestinian American candidate Kat Abughazaleh, 26, decries ‘gross attempt at silencing dissent’
Glossary
 *Kat Abughazaleh, progressive candidate for Congress, has been indicted for "impeding" a deportation thug during a protest. Basically, getting in the thug's way.
the Guardian
Gorilla habitats and pristine forest at risk as DRC opens half of country to oil and gas drilling bids
Government launches licensing round for 52 fossil fuel blocks, potentially undermining a flagship conservation initiative and affecting an estimate...
 *Gorilla habitats and pristine forest at risk as DRC opens half of country to oil and gas drilling bids.* In the long term, the transitory "value" of burning that fossil fuel will be insignificant, but the cost of the damage it does could be irreplaceable loss.
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the Guardian
Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians
US president says he ordered Pentagon to begin planning for action, without mentioning Muslim persecution
Glossary
2019: January - April Political Notes - Richard Stallman
2021: May - August Political Notes - Richard Stallman
Glossary
 The war-lover threatens to send US troops to invade Nigeria to wipe out their equivalent of the