Charles Pierce | Introducing the Keystone Pipeline's Bigger, Uglier Older Brother
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "It's been a while since we checked in on our old friend, the Keystone XL pipeline, the now mercifully dormant continent-spanning death funnel and conservative fetish object designed to bring the world's dirtiest fossil fuel from the environmental hellspout of northern Alberta down the spine of the continent."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "It's been a while since we checked in on our old friend, the Keystone XL pipeline, the now mercifully dormant continent-spanning death funnel and conservative fetish object designed to bring the world's dirtiest fossil fuel from the environmental hellspout of northern Alberta down the spine of the continent."
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EFF, Access Now, ACLU | Mr. President: Weakening Apple's Defenses Puts Us All at Risk
EFF, Access Now, ACLU
Excerpt: "As civil liberties groups committed to the freedom of thought that underpins a democratic society, this fight is our fight. It is the fight of every person who believes in a future where technology does not come at the cost of privacy or individual security and where there are reasonable safeguards on government power."
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EFF, Access Now, ACLU
Excerpt: "As civil liberties groups committed to the freedom of thought that underpins a democratic society, this fight is our fight. It is the fight of every person who believes in a future where technology does not come at the cost of privacy or individual security and where there are reasonable safeguards on government power."
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Ta-Nehisi Coates | Nina Simone's Face
Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
Coates writes: "While it is hard for all women in Hollywood, it is particularly hard for black women, and even harder for black women who share the dark skin, broad nose and full lips of Nina Simone. This fact is not separable from this country's racist history, nor is the notion of 'darkening up' a lighter skinned black person."
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
Coates writes: "While it is hard for all women in Hollywood, it is particularly hard for black women, and even harder for black women who share the dark skin, broad nose and full lips of Nina Simone. This fact is not separable from this country's racist history, nor is the notion of 'darkening up' a lighter skinned black person."
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The US Government Is Still Fighting to Bury the Senate Torture Report
Alex Emmons, The Intercept
Emmons writes: "Government lawyers on Thursday continued their fight to bury the Senate Torture Report, arguing before the D.C. District Court of Appeals that the 6,700-page text could not be released on procedural grounds."
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Alex Emmons, The Intercept
Emmons writes: "Government lawyers on Thursday continued their fight to bury the Senate Torture Report, arguing before the D.C. District Court of Appeals that the 6,700-page text could not be released on procedural grounds."
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More High-Ranking Officers Being Charged With Sex Crimes Against Subordinates
Craig Whitlock and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. military has stepped up investigations of high-ranking officers for sexual assault, records show, curtailing its traditional deference toward senior leaders as it cracks down on sex crimes."
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Craig Whitlock and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The U.S. military has stepped up investigations of high-ranking officers for sexual assault, records show, curtailing its traditional deference toward senior leaders as it cracks down on sex crimes."
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On the Eve of Obama's Cuba Trip 9 Cuban Migrants Die at Sea
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Nine Cuban migrants died at sea and 18 others were rescued by a cruise ship after their 30-foot boat was found about 130 miles from the Florida coast, the US coast guard said on Saturday."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "Nine Cuban migrants died at sea and 18 others were rescued by a cruise ship after their 30-foot boat was found about 130 miles from the Florida coast, the US coast guard said on Saturday."
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Colorado Considers Bill to Make It Easier to Sue Big Oil Over Fracking Earthquakes
Xian Chiang-Waren, Grist
Chiang-Waren writes: "If you were under the impression that ordinary people couldn't do much to hold Big Oil companies directly accountable for the environmental havoc they wreak, you definitely weren't alone. But, if a bill currently making its way through Colorado's state legislature becomes reality, Coloradans harmed by quakes linked to the fracking boom may be able to sue frackers."
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Xian Chiang-Waren, Grist
Chiang-Waren writes: "If you were under the impression that ordinary people couldn't do much to hold Big Oil companies directly accountable for the environmental havoc they wreak, you definitely weren't alone. But, if a bill currently making its way through Colorado's state legislature becomes reality, Coloradans harmed by quakes linked to the fracking boom may be able to sue frackers."
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