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Bill McKibben | Trump's Stupid and Reckless Climate Decision 
Climate activist Bill McKibben. (photo: 350.org) 
Bill McKibben, The New York Times 
McKibben writes: "People say, if all you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail. We should be so lucky. President Trump has a hammer, but all he'll use it for is to smash things that others have built, as the world looks on in wonder and in fear." 
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An Effort to Permanently Seal the CIA Torture Report 
Mark Mazzetti, Matthew Rosenberg and Charlie Savage, The New York Times 
Excerpt: "Senators, spies and a president spent years in a pitched battle over how the history is told of one of the most controversial chapters of America's campaign against terrorism, the detention and interrogation of prisoners in secret C.I.A. jails." 
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Devin Nunes Is Back to Roiling the House Russia Investigation 
Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee asked U.S. spy agencies late last year to reveal the names of U.S. individuals or organizations contained in classified intelligence on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, engaging in the same practice that President Trump has accused the Obama administration of abusing, current and former officials said." 
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US Admits Almost 500 Civilians Killed in Iraq Attacks 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The U.S.-led international alliance against the Islamic State group announced Friday that nearly 500 civilians have been killed as a result of Operation Inherent Resolve, a campaign which has launched over 21,000 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria." 
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As Oil Starts to Flow Through Dakota Access Pipeline, Resistance Faces Paramilitary Security Force 
Amy Goodman and Antonia Juhasz, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "The very same day President Trump announced he is pulling the United States out of the landmark 2015 climate accord, oil began flowing through the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Trump greenlighted the Dakota Access pipeline, along with the Keystone XL pipeline, as one of his first environmental actions in office." 
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A New Central American Alliance Against Mining 
Sandra Cuffe, NACLA 
Cuffe writes: "Miguel López took cover in the shade at the entrance to the hilltop cemetery. It was approaching noon in the mountains of western Honduras, and the sun beat down on the Azacualpa Environmental Committee members gathered to discuss their ongoing battle with Aura Minerals, a Canadian mining company." 
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Enough! Trump Has Abdicated on Climate - Now It's Up to Us 
Mark Trahant, YES! Magazine 
Trahant writes: "It's official. The United States is on the wrong side of history. With the Paris agreement, nearly every country in the world joined together and pledged voluntary action on climate change. Everyone involved knew that this accord could have been - should have been - much tougher." 
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