the Guardian
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
 *Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study.* This is roughly 2% of all US deaths in a year. If global climate disaster happens, it is likely to cause hundreds of millions of premature deaths per year. To avoid that requires greatly reducing the use of fossil fuels. The toxicity of these emissions is one added reason to do that quickly.
the Guardian
What Chicago
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist ...
 How fascism imposes itself such that few people ever think of resisting, and why we need to resist it before that becomes terrifyingly dangerous.
The Intercept
ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker
The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.
 *The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a [construction worker] hard hat and safety vest works for [the deportation thugs].*
Glossary
the Guardian
US police involved in fatal incidents use victims privacy law to hide their identity
In dozen of cases officers have used Marsy’s Law, which gives victims of crime anonymity, to shield their names
 US thugs accused of serious crimes are blocking investigation using a law intended to protect the privacy of victims.
the Guardian
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
 Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians who had surrendered to them. Journalists have a video of it.
Glossary
The Intercept
Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance
After J. Edgar Hoover cast civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a “liar,” the New York City Police Department’s spy unit heeded the ...
 Once-secret photos from 1964 demonstrate how the New York City thugs secretly surveilled Martin Luther King and those around him, even as the city lionized him.
the Guardian
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
Glossary
 *Vast swathes of Europe's water reserves are drying up.* This is due to global heating, and it is not limited to the south. It covers Poland and even parts of Britain. A few parts of Europe are becoming wetter.
Opinion | JD Vance and the Prophets of Trumpism (Published 2024)
For this group of Christians, “Trump is good. He’s been baptized by their theology.”
 Vance is closely linked to fanatical Christians whose variant of Christianity says that they should dominate and control everyone, crush dissent, and impose their theology on everyone - by hook or by crook.
the Guardian
Energy minister says UK must ‘do whatever it takes’ to avoid gas supply crisis
Official advisers urge government to address situation that could mean homes and businesses going without on coldest days
 Britain's energy minister warns of a possible shortage of fossil gas around 2030, and makes a recommendation with a gaping blind spot.
Glossary
the Guardian
Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children
Glossary
 The FDA has adopted magat criteria for the approval of new vaccines, based on the anti-vax ideology whose adherents the saboteur in chief has appointed. The alleged evidence for this has not been published scientifically, so thoughtful scientists are being blocked from studying that evidence.