Thursday, September 1, 2016

RSN: Leaked 2015 Memo Told Dems: 'Don't Offer Support' for Black Lives Matter Policy Positions, Poisonous Algae Blooms Threaten People, Ecosystems Across US




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Michael Moore to Seth Meyers: I Got 'Played' by Donald Trump 
Michael Moore on Seth Meyers' Late Night. (photo: NBC) 
Matt Wilstein, The Daily Beast 
Wilstein reports: "Filmmaker Michael Moore visited Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday night, and he spent most of his time talking about the first time he met Donald Trump." 
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More Than 6 Million Immigrants Could Be Deported Under Latest Trump Plan 
Jose A. DelReal, The Washington Post 
DelReal writes: "Donald Trump's latest deportation priorities could target more than six million individuals for immediate removal, according to a Washington Post analysis." 
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The Mysterious Private Police Force That's Killing People in the Nation's Capital 
Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress 
Townes writes: "Special police officers like the two that killed Alonzo are not quite full police officers, but they're more than security guards. They are a private police force, empowered to make arrests and carry guns. But because they work for private contractors and not public agencies, their actions are often shrouded in mystery." 
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Leaked 2015 Memo Told Dems: 'Don't Offer Support' for Black Lives Matter Policy Positions 
Jason Murdock, International Business Times 
Murdock writes: "An internal memo reportedly hacked from the personal computer of Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US House of Representatives, shows how officials were briefed on how to respond to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement - including 'tactics' on how to answer questions by activists." 
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The Secret Court That Allows Corporations to Avoid Punishment for Enormous Crimes 
Chris Hamby, BuzzFeed 
Hamby writes: "Over the last two decades, ISDS has morphed from a rarely used last resort, designed for egregious cases of state theft or blatant discrimination, into a powerful tool that corporations brandish ever more frequently, often against broad public policies that they claim crimp profits." 
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Last Remaining US Maker of Cluster Bombs Stops Production 
John Hudson, Foreign Policy 
Hudson writes: "The last remaining United States manufacturer of cluster bombs is ending production of the controversial weapon, citing regulatory scrutiny and reduced orders for the internationally banned munition." 
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Poisonous Algae Blooms Threaten People, Ecosystems Across US 
Lesley McClurg, NPR 
McClurg writes: "Serious algae outbreaks have hit more than 20 states this summer. Organisms are shutting down beaches in Florida, sickening swimmers in Utah and threatening ecosystems in California." 
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