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Burgum’s Offshore Wind Halt of Questionable Legality

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1635+ words) The Secretary of the Department of the Interior's (DOI) abrupt cessation of all leases for major offshore wind electric generation facilities under construction is not legally defensible and raises significant conflict of interest issues, according to a letter Public Employees…...

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The Least Among Us: The Elemental Heart of the Story

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1682+ words) This holiday season, writes John Pavlovitz, "it's a Herculean task to let our hearts be light." Daily, we confront the afflictions of an impossibly dark time - the cruelties wrought by a vile assemblage of hacks, liars, racists, sadists who delight…...

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Wowza: Food Fight Clean-Up In Wingnut Aisle 47

Wowza: Food Fight Clean-Up In Wingnut Aisle 475+ day, 21+ hour ago  (175+ words) Turning Point had a nasty pie fight at their latest get-together Then Owens, online because unwelcome, called Shapiro "a miserable imp," whose remarks made her "more certain" that Israel was involved with Kirk's death. Then Bannon trashed Shapiro for being…...

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Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > trumps-energy-emergency-orders-should-prevent-morgan-stanleys-electricity-exports

Trump’s Energy Emergency Orders Should Prevent Morgan Stanley’s Electricity Exports

Trump’s Energy Emergency Orders Should Prevent Morgan Stanley’s Electricity Exports6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1437+ words) While Trump claims emergency powers stemming from domestic power shortage, Wall Street bank seeks to export electricity to Canada, according to Public Citizen Filing In a formal protest filed today with the U.S. Department of Energy, Public Citizen challenged an application…...

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Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > trump-administration-pauses-construction-on-all-offshore-wind-projects-in-us

Trump Administration Pauses Construction on All Offshore Wind Projects in US

Trump Administration Pauses Construction on All Offshore Wind Projects in US1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1481+ words) Trump's Department of the Interior just halted construction on all five offshore wind projects underway in the United States. The pauses impact these projects: Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind 1. The Sierra Club…...

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Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > facing-backlash-and-ftc-probe-instacart-ends-pricing-experiments-in-wake-of-groundwork-report

Facing Backlash and FTC Probe, Instacart Ends Pricing Experiments In Wake of Groundwork Report

Facing Backlash and FTC Probe, Instacart Ends Pricing Experiments In Wake of Groundwork Report1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (1360+ words) The report generated widespread media coverage, sparked massive backlash on social media, and spurred a flurry of action on Capitol Hill, including a letter from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to the Federal Trade Commission. Last week, the FTC launched an…...

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Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > cross-ideological-coalition-to-congress-rein-in-trumps-national-guard-deployments

Cross-Ideological Coalition to Congress: Rein in Trump’s National Guard Deployments

Cross-Ideological Coalition to Congress: Rein in Trump’s National Guard Deployments1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1715+ words) MWEG's members from across the country have felt a deep unease as they have watched domestic deployments of the military this year," said Emma Addams, Co-Executive Director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. Their party affiliations and political ideologies may…...

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Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > trump-ends-year-on-voters-naughty-list-as-rising-unemployment-and-snowballing-prices-crush-holiday-spirit

Trump Ends Year on Voters’ Naughty List As Rising Unemployment and Snowballing Prices Crush Holiday Spirit

Trump Ends Year on Voters’ Naughty List As Rising Unemployment and Snowballing Prices Crush Holiday Spirit1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1274+ words) Groundwork Collaborative's Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez released the following statement: This week in the Trump Slump, new polling and economic indicators continue to show that President Trump's actions are deeply unpopular, hurting the economy, and harming America's…...

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US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law

US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1649+ words) Law enforcement officers must be identifiable to be accountable," said Belkis Wille, associate crisis and conflict director at Human Rights Watch. This kind of secrecy should be an exception, never the norm, and it's even more alarming given the widespread…...

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commondreams.org > newswire > veterans-for-peace-condemns-trumps-illegal-war-on-venezuela

Veterans For Peace Condemns Trump’s Illegal War on Venezuela

Veterans For Peace Condemns Trump’s Illegal War on Venezuela1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1715+ words) Veterans demand the withdrawal of U.S. armada from the Caribbean and call on military personnel to refuse illegal orders. Veterans For Peace unequivocally rejects the Trump administration's escalating attacks and threats of war against Venezuela. The U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil…...