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Lee Purcell
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Writer, videographer, photographer, scriptwriter. Founder of https://storybits.works and co-founder of https://epublishyourself.us.
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Any bogus excuse for extrajudicial killing. . .

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Trump Declares Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction as His 'Lawless Killing Spree' Escalates | Common Dreams
One expert said the Trump White House is "replaying the Bush administration's greatest hits as farce."
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December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I can't help but believe a reckoning is overdue and we're witnessing sanity being restored. . .

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She Lost Her Job for Speaking Out About Gaza. Can It Power Her to Congress?
Justice Democrats endorsed Melat Kiros in Denver as the progressive group looks to recover from crushing losses to AIPAC-backed candidates.
theintercept.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A step toward martial law built on a fantasy. . .

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Governors Warn of 'Martial Law' and Trump 'Invasion' as US Judge Halts Troop Order—for Now | Common Dreams
"This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness," declared Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Ignoring environmental laws and community sentiments. . .

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Big Tech Data Centers Compound Decades of Environmental Racism in the South
The American South has long been a site of both corporate extraction and fierce political resistance.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Protecting genocide. . ,

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The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel
Far-right Rep. Lauren Boeberg added an amendment to the Pentagon budget that targets the BDS boycott movement against Israel.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Argh. . .

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Trump Escalates Assault on Chicago With “Operation Midway Blitz”
DHS announced a new ICE operation targeting Chicago on Monday, days after President Trump likened his assault on the city to the Vietnam War.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Why would any foreign country invest in a nation that did this?
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Another act by the most unethical administration ever in the US.

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Trump Administration Wants to Banish Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Trump administration aims to expel Abrego Garcia as its global gulag expands to Uganda, which has a long record of human rights abuses.
theintercept.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Another incompetent (and dangerous) appointee. . .

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'No More Conspiracy Theories. Kennedy Must Resign,' Says Sanders Amid CDC Fallout | Common Dreams
Sen. Bernie Sanders argues in The New York Times that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must resign as secretary of health and human services.
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August 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Inspired by the Danish resistance in WW2, these commandments offer a good model to follow.

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A Guide to the Everyday Acts That Can Gum Up the Fascist Machine
Inspired by a Danish anti-Nazi list of 10 commandments, a group of artists and organizers made their own list to encourage ordinary people to resist the Trump administration.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Judge Luttig weighs in on today’s decision

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Trump & Bondi versus the Rule of Law
This is why we Americans live in fear today
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August 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Still fighting the good fight. . .

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Science and Democracy Under Siege
This administration's first 6 months have been characterized by destruction, division, and chaos.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Just a bit ironic, wouldn't you say. . .

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Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest
Roland Beainy from Lebanon, who opened chain of restaurants in support of president, says charges ‘not true’
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August 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."

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It’s Bigger Than Texas: Beware the Republican War on Fair Elections | Common Dreams
From Georgia to New Jersey, from Congress to the courts, the GOP is in the middle of an all-out assault on the very foundation of American self-governance: the vote.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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A long read but worthwhile. . .

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Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
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August 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Oh, my. . .

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What to Do — And Not to Do — About a Judge Like Emil Bove
To confront a judge like Emil Bove so committed to Trump’s authoritarianism, we need to recognize the underlying problem.
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August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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"The tide is turning."
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A Majority of Senate Democrats Now Oppose Arms Shipments to Israel
“The tide is turning,” says Bernie Sanders. “The American people do not want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.”
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July 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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In a world of endless bad news, one huge possibility:
Solar can be Liberation

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Solar Is Liberation
Solar is the only scalable way to slow down the climate crisis — and it will free us from the power of billionaires too.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Lying with a straight face - “What we’re doing has actually been unbelievably effective.”

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head Boasts Success as Palestinians Starve
“What we’re doing has actually been unbelievably effective,” said the chair of the Israeli-backed and U.S.-run aid group GHF.
theintercept.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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A shift of focus to botanical and natural science illustration. . .

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Donna Miskend’s Artful Advocacy for Invertebrates
Donna Miskend, a Xerces member from Brooklyn, NY, is an artist and educator whose passion for nature and conservation is woven into her work.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Turning bark, thorns, and other raw materials into art. . .

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How One Artist Uses Thorns and Bark to Celebrate Place
For Sandilya Theuerkauf, art begins with deep observation of natural spaces.
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July 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The normalizing of corruption. . .

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Trump’s trip to Scotland is mostly to visit his golf courses. Where’s the backlash? | Mohamad Bazzi
As the US president fires thousands in the name of preventing alleged fraud, he continues to spend taxpayer funds on his outings
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July 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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When the search for one lost species reveals another. . .

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Ghost Frogs of the Cloud Forest - Orion Magazine
When the search for one lost species reveals another
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July 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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"Match fire with fire."

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In Response to GOP Gerrymandering, O'Rourke Calls for Dems to 'Match Fire with Fire' | Common Dreams
In response to unprecedented GOP efforts to gerrymander Texas before the midterms, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke called for blue states to pursue their own "ruthless" redistricting efforts to maximize Dem...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM