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The largest part of the Supreme Court's 194-page decision on birthright citizenship is Justice Clarence Thomas's dissent. To Thomas, the 14th Amendment applied only to the freed people after the Civil War. In a concurrence, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes on Justice Thomas.

New research by Transition Security Project tells the truth that this Government won't. Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost 10,000 jobs. We need proper defence - but we deserve an honest conversation about what really makes this country safe www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Never did I think I would see a cure for sickle cell in my lifetime. A friend of mine in fifth grade died from this disease. My parents kept me home from the funeral because they thought I was too young to handle it. Modern science is a miracle. www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/n...

New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.

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The possibility that Josh Simons could be close to Andy Burnham's government raises some very serious questions. Should a man who waged factional warfare, spied on journalists and then resigned in disgrace really be at the centre of Government? Feels very Starmer 2.0

Simon Parker@sparkerworld.bsky.social · last mo.

The list of key advisers Burnham is rumoured to be recruiting to his court is ominous: Andy Haldane, Jim O'Neill, Josh Simons, Douglas Alexander, Sue Gray & now James Purnell represent the interests of corporate wealth & power not 'ordinary working people'. Expect his Cabinet picks to be the same.

Fresh off sweeping victories across NYC, Democratic socialists are kicking off their search for a 2028 candidate. DSA is asking members across all 250 chapters to weigh who they want to back in the next presidential election and why.

Democratic socialists just dominated New York — and are coming for 2028

The group is asking members across all 250 chapters to weigh who they want to back in the next presidential election and why, according to a plan first shared with POLITICO.

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