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Trump Admin Weakens Air Standards While Almost Half of US Kids Breathe Toxic Air
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1523+ words) Air pollution is linked to 7 million deaths annually according to the World Health Organization. Nearly half the nation's children live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. That's…...
Trump's Venezuela, Boat Strike Campaign Have Cost Nearly $5 Billion So Far
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (647+ words) The figure could be even higher if costs for the Trump administration's CIA operations were included, researchers said. The Trump administration's operations in Latin America over the past seven months have cost nearly $5 billion, finds a new analysis " enough to…...
Musk and Silicon Valley Aren't Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State.
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (543+ words) Big Tech seeks "a closer relationship to the state than they had before," says author Quinn Slobodian. In the new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff look at the worldview that shaped Elon…...
The First-Ever Conference to End Fossil Fuels Has to Address Militarism, Too
1+ week, 4+ day ago (749+ words) The Pentagon is the world's largest fossil fuels consumer, with a larger carbon footprint than most countries. We cannot separate fossil fuels from the ongoing U. S. and Israeli war on Iran. The volatility surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has shaken the…...
Afghans Stranded in Qatar Express Betrayal at Trump's Push to Send Them to DRC
21+ hour, 50+ min ago (1005+ words) Trump's assault on refugees is coming for Afghans left stranded in Qatar since the 2021 US withdrawal. "Our children ask us every week where we are going," Afghan residents of Camp As Sayliyah said in a collective statement this week. "We…...
Trump's Truth Social Posts Upended Iran War Negotiations " Report
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (588+ words) The arrival of the USS Bush is the first time three US carriers have been in the Middle East since the Iraq War. The United States military announced on Thursday that a third aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle…...
Lacking Proper Sanitation, Gaza's Tent Camps Are Being Overrun by Rodents
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (458+ words) As conditions in Gaza's tent camps worsen, rodents bring disease and destruction. Finally, Jendia's mother pleaded in a tone of utter despair: "Where is the Gaza Municipality? We don't want much, just clear this rubble. I tried to move some…...
Hegseth, Who Wants New US-Led Crusade, Says Military Should Win Nobel Peace Prize Every Year
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (562+ words) Just a minute before, Hegseth bragged that soldiers are empowered to enact "maximum violence" under his leadership. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U. S. military should win the Nobel Peace Prize "every single year" because it wages war "the…...
Critics Slam FCC Move to Update Ratings System to Include Trans Content Warnings
1+ week, 3+ day ago (677+ words) This is a solution in search of a problem," the lone Democratic member of the FCC said. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a request for public comment on Wednesday, asking parents to weigh in on changes to the current…...
Texas Tech Establishes Draconian New Censorship Policies on LGBTQ Topics
23+ hour, 56+ min ago (144+ words) In addition to restricting classroom instruction, the new memo extends content censorship to student research as well. Unfortunately, donations are down for Truthout at a time when media is under immense pressure. Trump is arresting journalists, Big Tech is censoring…...