Charles Pierce | This Is How We Once Changed Gun Laws

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Charles Pierce | This Is How We Once Changed Gun Laws 
 
Charles Pierce, Esquire 
Pierce writes: "This has been a public service announcement on behalf of how things are supposed to work." 
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Puerto Ricans Protest Trump's Visit, Denounce Militarization Amid Lack of Aid Distribution 
Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "Trump's visit comes just two days after he called Puerto Rican leaders who have criticized his hurricane response 'politically motivated ingrates,' and said Puerto Ricans, quote, 'want everything to be done for them.'" 
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Senate Intelligence Committee Leaders - a Republican and a Democrat - Join Forces to Slam Trump Over Russian Meddling 
Jeff Stein, Newsweek 
Stein writes: "The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee have had enough of President Donald Trump's inaction on Russian subversion." 
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The Gun Lobby Is Global: From Yemen to Las Vegas 
Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera 
Dabashi writes: "The innocent victims of guns, machine guns, missiles and bombs in Las Vegas, in Palestine, in Yemen, in Myanmar are the identical targets of this global calamity." 
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Mental Illness Rates Are Spiking, and Its Victims Feel Forgotten by the Trump Administration 
Lindsey Weedston, ThinkProgress 
Weedston writes: "Over 40 million adults living in the United States live with some type of mental illness. For the young, chances are even higher. Rates of mental illness have been on the rise for many decades, increasing steadily since the 1930s." 
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FARC Calls on Colombia to Honor Peace Accords, Stop Violence 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Five former combatants, nine militiamen and 11 relatives of members of the FARC have been murdered since the peace agreement." 
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Despite Trump, States Keep Getting More Energy-Efficient 
Nathanael Johnson, Grist 
Johnson writes: "An annual assessment of energy-efficiency standards shows that states around the country are pushing forward programs to reduce pollution and save people money, even as the Trump administration works to roll back these sorts of programs at the federal level." 
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria 
Remezcla 
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways." 
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RSN: Chelsea Manning | The Dystopia We Signed Up For

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Chelsea Manning | The Dystopia We Signed Up For

Chelsea Manning, The New York Times
Manning writes: "For seven years, I didn't exist. While incarcerated, I had no bank statements, no bills, no credit history. In our interconnected world of big data, I appeared to be no different than a deceased person."
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Denying Funds to Sanctuary Cities
Emily Shugerman, The Independent
Shugerman writes: "A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from withholding funds from so-called 'sanctuary cities' that refuse to implement Washington's latest, stringent immigration policies."
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Manafort Spokesman Testifies to Russia Grand Jury
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Lynch writes: "The spokesman for President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort testified before a federal grand jury on Friday in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia."
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DOJ Rolls Back Program Intended to Identify Problems in Police Departments
Lydia Wheeler, The Hill
Wheeler writes: "The Department of Justice announced Friday that it's rolling back an Obama-era program created to help improve trust between police agencies and the communities they serve."
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"Carpe Diem Politics": How to Do More Than Just Resist
Roman Krznaric, YES! Magazine
Krznaric writes: "Here's something that might surprise you: One of the most powerful weapons we can use against far-right authoritarians like President Donald Trump has its roots in ancient philosophy. In particular, we can draw on the idea of carpe diem, or 'seize the day,' a maxim penned by the Roman poet Horace. Let me explain."
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Ninth FARC Member Killed in Colombia Despite Peace Process
teleSUR
Excerpt: "A member of the former Colombian rebel group, the FARC, has been killed in the town of San Vicente del Caguan, in the southern department of Caquieta."
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Trump Administration Working Toward Renewed Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post
Eilperin writes: "The Trump administration is quietly moving to allow energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the first time in more than 30 years, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, with a draft rule that would lay the groundwork for drilling."
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How to Donate to Hurricane Victims and Avoid Scams
Jacey Fortin, The New York Times
Fortin writes: "As Hurricane Irma batters its way through the Caribbean and up toward southern Florida, here is a guide to how you can help the people it affects."
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