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This analysis explains our political moment as well as anything I've read yet.

TL/DR: becoming a petrostate has made America lawless, at home and abroad.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Petrostate America
The downsides of energy independence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Feds vow to continue immigration enforcement 'every day in L.A.' Here are your rights
Feds vow to continue immigration enforcement 'every day in L.A.' Here are your rights
With increased immigration raids across Southern California over the last week, there are more questions than ever about how to handle an interaction with federal agents.
www.latimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Terrific example of how US health is intertwined w/ the rest of the globe.

"Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year bc the virus changes so frequently. But the US hasn't contributed its information on what's spreading there since Jan., a World Health Organization (WHO) official said."🛟🧪
U.S. hasn't sent essential seasonal flu data to WHO ahead of key vaccine meeting | CBC News
Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year because the virus changes so frequently. But the U.S. hasn't contributed its information on what's spreading there since January, a World Health Orga...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say - Reuters

“Withdrawal of the U.S. from the IPCC does not come as a surprise to climate scientists, given President Donald Trump's moves to withdraw the U.S. again from the Paris climate agreement.”
February 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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“A dark day… today we all lose….”

Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.

More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid - NBC News
February 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Women deserve to know the TRUTH about the impact of Texas' total abortion ban.

Today, I along with Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Summer Lee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent ANOTHER letter calling on
Texas to explain why it won't release maternal mortality data from the past 2 years after Dobbs.
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM