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the Guardian
Police detonated a ‘stinger’ grenade at a Melbourne protest. Now two activists may sue over their injuries
Grenades filled with rubber pellets and other so-called ‘less lethal’ munitions have been increasingly deployed, despite being linked to seriou...
Better Genderless Pronouns in English
 Thugs in Australia attacked protesters using a "less lethal" rubber shrapnel grenade, and caused injury to protesters (or was it just one protester?) who plan to sue. The use of plural pronouns to refer to a single person makes this article a pain to read. Please don't do
civicshout.com
Make State Tax Systems Fair for Everyone
Across the country, working families pay a higher share of their income in taxes than the ultra-wealthy. As The Institute on Taxation and Economic ...
 US citizens: call on your state to make the state tax system fair for everyone. That means closing loopholes that benefit the rich, taxing extreme wealth appropriately, and investing those revenues back into education, healthcare, infrastructure, and other public goods that strengthen our communities.
the Guardian
Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada
The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives
 The latest propaganda term for drilling for fossil gas is "nation building". Global heating disaster will generally tear down nations, not build them.
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Al Jazeera
As the dams feeding Tehran run dry, Iran struggles with a dire water crisis
Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.
2015: May - August Political Notes - Richard Stallman
 Global heating is causing bigger droughts and bigger floods. Iran is one place that tends to get drought. You could say that the oil Iran has exported has brought the drought, but oversimplified recrimination about past mistakes is a distraction. Every country has
the Guardian
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
 *The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a "green zone" under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a "red zone" to be left in ruins.* This plan seems designed to allow Israel to annex half of the Gaza Strip, while driving the Palestinians in the other half are driven to beg to leave.
Stop the Rollback: Keep Medical Debt Off Credit Reports
Under President Biden, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) created a groundbreaking rule that banned medical debt from credit reports. ...
Online Letter Campaign, no JavaScript
 US citizens: call on your members of the House and Senate to keep medical debt off credit reports. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
the Guardian
Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official
Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory
 Israel is breaching international law by continuing to impose restrictions on aid flows into Gaza, where the population remains critically short of food and life-saving goods as winter sets in according to UNRWA
Demand Progress
Investigate ICE prisons and end Trump’s violent ICE raids
As Trump escalates his authoritarian law-breaking, it’s time for Congress to take a stand and protect immigrants.
Glossary
 US citizens: call on Congress to investigate the deportation prisons and end the deportation thugs' violent raids. Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121 If you sign or phone, please spread the word!
Tell Brazil: Lead the World Beyond Fossil Fuels at COP30
Brazil is promising to protect the Amazon while allowing new oil drilling there. Brazil's leaders must choose: help the world move away from oil, o...
 US citizens: call on Brazil to lead the world towards preventing climate disaster. If you sign, please spread the word!
https://act.winwithoutwar.org/go/34272 US citizens: call on Congress to stop US arms for Israel, because the Israeli army keeps killing Palestinian civilians. Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121 If you sign or phone, please spread the word!