The Bloody History of Border Militias Runs Deep - and Law Enforcement Is Part of It

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The Bloody History of Border Militias Runs Deep - and Law Enforcement Is Part of It 

Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept
Devereaux writes: "While the government might not 'endorse' the activities of border militias, it's no secret that the 'assistance' the Border Patrol 'welcomes' has long included those groups."
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President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Fox News)

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Testifying to Congress

Giuliani Destroys Trump's Repeated Excuse for Hiding Tax Returns
Josh Israel, ThinkProgress 

Israel writes: "President Donald Trump's personal lawyer decimated his rationale for refusing to release his tax returns in a Fox News interview on Wednesday morning."
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Customs and Border Protection officers. (photo: Getty)

The Government Is Targeting Immigration Lawyers, Activists, and Reporters
Lauren Carasik, The Boston Review
Carasik writes: "A leaked Department of Homeland Security database confirms what many suspected: the U.S. government is actively trying to punish and intimidate people advocating for immigrant rights."
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Protesters rally in front of the Supreme Court. (photo: Mandel Ngan/Getty)

Supreme Court Appears Set to OK Census Citizenship Question Despite Risk of Undercounting Millions
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "Census officials have estimated 6.5 million people will not respond to the census if the citizenship question is added."
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Pro-choice demonstrators. (photo: Getty)

'It's Not a Little Child': Gynecologists Join the Fight Against Six-Week Abortion Bans
Adrian Horton, Guardian UK
Horton writes: "High-profile gynecologists are criticizing the framing of six-week abortion bans, known as 'fetal heartbeat' bills, as medically inaccurate."
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Saudi Shia women hold placards bearing a portrait of Shia Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr during a protest on 8 January 2016 in Qatif. (photo: AFP)

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Saudi Regime Executes Dozens Including Some Arrested as Juveniles
Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said that the kingdom executed 37 people on Tuesday in connection with alleged terrorism crimes, the largest mass execution in the Gulf state for more than three years."
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Deforestation and habitat loss is having a major impact on animal and plant species ability to avoid extinction. (photo: iStock)

1 Million Species Face Extinction Thanks to Human Activity, UN Report Says
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends."
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