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Don’t let white nationalists buy our elections. Staff the FEC!
Only the president can appoint new members to the FEC – but the good news is that the commission has built-in safeguards to prevent it from becom...
 US citizens: call on the corruptor to fully staff the Federal Election Commission.
the Guardian
The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US
Crisis intervention training helps police recognize substance use disorders and connect people with treatment
 Crisis Intervention Training for cops, teaching them how to treat someone having a drug overdose, makes for a decrease in overall deaths from drug overdose.
the Guardian
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
 Canada warns that US government institutions should not be trusted for medical advice. I've urged my clinics and my state government to refer to something reliable rather than US institutions such as the CDC.
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The Intercept
The Only Way to Save Money on Medicaid Is to Let People Die
Politicians like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul like to say that kicking healthy people off Medicaid saves money. That's bullshit.
 Most of the Americans that magats seek to kick off Medicaid for "not working" do in fact work, but the difficulty of proving this over and over will kick them off anyway.
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the Guardian
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
the Guardian
Today, Trump’s target was Caracas. What tomorrow? | Stephen Wertheim
He took office promising to annex Greenland and take back the Panama Canal. Now that he has ousted Maduro, other countries could be next
the Guardian
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
 It is unlikely that the US intervention in Venezuela will have a simple resolution. The wrecker and his henchmen have
the Guardian
Israel used to lie about killing journalists; now it barely bothers to do so. What happened? | Meron Rapoport
The ‘most moral army in the world’ has killed at least 248 journalists in Gaza, seemingly without any shame, says Israeli journalist Meron Rapo...
 *Israel used to lie about killing journalists; now it barely bothers to do so. What happened?*
civicshout.com
Don’t Let Data Centers Lock In Fossil Fuels
Across the country, communities are being blindsided by massive new data centers that threaten our climate, drain local water supplies, and raise e...
 US citizens: call on the US government to require comprehensive environmental impact statements from proposed data centers. Don't let them lock in fossil fuels.
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the Guardian
Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
 The US government is expected to claim that its attack on Venezuela was justified self-defense by pretending that smuggling of drugs - mostly not even from Venezuela - constituted making war on the US. The US will surely veto any effort in the Security Council to oppose this act of US aggression. But demonstrating the weakness of the UN in restraining the great
civicshout.com
Media Must Stop Misleading the Public on Inflation
MAGA-aligned media outlets rushed to celebrate the November inflation report as proof of economic success — even as economists warned the data of...
 US citizens: call on news media to stop presenting oversimplified statements about inflation and its effects.
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Glossary
 A new report says that worldwide, the maximum [temperature] reduction that carbon capture and storage could manage for the atmosphere would be 0.7C, far short of the 5C to 6C industry and governments claim. In effect, CC&S is a distraction that enables planet roasters to reduce the social pressure to reduce their greenhouse emissions.