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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Chinese academic: “Your army is killing innocent children.” Israeli general: “No, we didn’t.” Chinese academic: “Stop lying. You have killed more than 70,000 children in Palestine.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee's vote follows a deal struck Sunday between acting AG Todd Blanche and GOP Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who had demanded written assurances about the settlement of the president's lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns. https://to.pbs.org/45FYytO

WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Blanche nomination for attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee's vote follows a deal struck late Sunday between Blanche and GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had demanded written assurances about ...

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karlykingsley Prosecutor Alexandra Bravo, who was investigating US boat strikes and survivors’ claims of kidnapping and torture by the military off the coast of Venezuela, was reportedly assassinated in Ecuador after allegedly being warned to stop digging. This isn’t being talked about enough

A month after Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol steps calling for Trump and Vance’s impeachment, D.C. prosecutors have declined to pursue the criminal charge against him. He still faces action from the Air Force. Stay critical. Stay informed.

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Urgent update: Knives are out as Trump attacks his own Justice Department. US prepares largest Iran strikes and invokes divine authority. Likely Iran hacks of water systems expand. US bombs home killing two year old boy. Capital One shuts Trump's accounts due to suspicious transactions.

Important: Knives are Out as Trump Attacks his Own DOJ, Trump Prepares Largest Iran Strikes as Military Invokes Divine Authority, Iran Hacks

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