Charles Pierce | The Insanity in Oregon Is a Glimpse of Our Very Dark Future

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Charles Pierce | The Insanity in Oregon Is a Glimpse of Our Very Dark Future 

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "In these times, everything looks like an ill omen. The capitol is crowded with crows. But it is not an exaggeration to say that if you're not following the ongoing insanity in Oregon, you are missing a look into a very dark future."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a town hall in Jackson Heights, Queens. (photo: Dan Herrick)

AOC and Other Democrats Are Rebelling Against Nancy Pelosi's Border Bill
Samantha Grasso, Splinter
Grasso writes: "Amid the rush to deliver more funds to the border to assist crowded facilities, where lawyers have reported seeing children taking care of toddlers, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive House members are demanding that the Trump administration be prohibited from using relief funds for immigration enforcement, the New York Times reported."
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E. Jean Carroll. (photo: Eva Deitch/WP/Getty Images)

New Rape Claim Proves That Women Are Worthless in Trump's America
Danielle Tcholakian, The Daily Beast
Tcholakian writes: "Temple Taggart McDowell. Cassandra Searles. Jennifer Murphy. Natasha Stoynoff. Mindy McGillivray. Jessica Leeds. Rachel Crooks. Lisa Boyne. Kristin Anderson. Cathy Heller. Karena Virginia. Jessica Drake. Ninni Laaksonen. Juliet Huddy. Tasha Dixon. Jane Does 1, 2, 3, and so on."
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From left: Meagan O'Toole-Pitts, Ashley Cortez, Oliver Cortez, and his father, Mark Cortez, attempt to drop off diapers and toys for detained children at the immigration detention center in Clint. (photo: Armando Martinez/Texas Tribune)

People Want to Donate Diapers and Toys to Children at Border Patrol Facilities in Texas. They're Being Turned Away.
Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune
Samuels writes: "On Sunday, Austin Savage and five of his friends huddled into an SUV and went to an El Paso Target, loading up on diapers, wipes, soaps and toys."
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Tiffany L. Cabán. (photo: Tiffany L. Cabán/Caban for Queens)

If Tiffany Caban Wins the Election for Queens District Attorney Today, She Will Put the System on Trial
Garrison Lovely, Jacobin
Lovely writes: "District attorneys usually wield their power against working people. If Tiffany Cabán wins election for Queens district attorney tomorrow, she'll use it to fight mass incarceration."
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Anti-government protests have been growing in recent weeks. (photo: teleSUR)

Honduras Protests: Military Police Open Fire on Students Injuring Four
BBC
Excerpt: "Hundreds of people, many wearing face masks, were demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez amid growing anti-government protests."
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Pearl Pai holds a bag of sorted recyclables that she was unable to deposit at her local recycling center. (photo: Hardy Wilson/Guardian UK)

Americans' Plastic Recycling Is Dumped in Landfills, Investigation Shows
Erin McCormick, Charlotte Simmonds, Jessica Glenza and Katharine Gammon, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A Guardian investigation reveals that cities around the country are no longer recycling many types of plastic dropped into recycling bins."
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Garrison Keillor | A Fine Day on Which I Did Nothing at All

31 May 19

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Garrison Keillor | A Fine Day on Which I Did Nothing at All 

Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website
Keillor writes: "I didn't care to go to Vietnam; I preferred to forget about loyalty, reverence, bravery, obedience and the rest of the Boy Scout Law and devote myself to dreaminess and books and long conversations with interesting women. So shoot me."
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (photo: Getty)

North Korea Executes Envoy in a Purge After Failed US Summit
Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Excerpt: "North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday."
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U.S. Border Patrol agents detain undocumented immigrants after they crossed the border from Mexico into the United States on August 7, 2015, in McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty)

DHS Watchdog Finds 900 People at Border Facility With Maximum Capacity of 125
Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
Alvarez writes: "The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has found 'dangerous overcrowding' and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso, Texas, Border Patrol processing facility following an unannounced inspection."
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Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards holds his hand to his heart with his wife, Donna Edwards, and their daughter Sarah Ellen Edwards, right, during the pledge of allegiance at the opening of the annual state legislative session in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (photo: Gerald Herbert/AP)

Louisiana's Democratic Governor Just Defied His Party and Signed an Abortion Ban Into Law
Jacqueline Kantor and Reis Thebault, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Louisiana's Democratic governor signed one of the country's strictest abortion bans Thursday a day after the state legislature passed the measure, joining a coterie of conservative state executives who have endorsed stringent measures this year."
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Joe Biden. (photo: Scott Eisen/Getty)

Greenpeace Gives Joe Biden a D- on Climate Change Report Card
Ari Natter, Bloomberg
Natter writes: "Joe Biden got a D-minus on a climate change report card ranking Democratic presidential candidates released Thursday by the liberal environmental group Greenpeace."
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Honduran police using repression tactics on protesters defending the education and health sectors from privatization. (photo: EFE)

Honduran Police Repress Protesters Amid National Teacher, Doctor Strike
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Honduran doctors, teachers, and students Thursday demanded the repeal of two executive orders issued by President Juan Orlando Fernandez (JOH) and were repressed by state police forces in cities and towns around the country."
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The Yukon River is seen in Alaska. (photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems
Tim Lydon, Hakai Magazine
Lydon writes: "Alaska in March is supposed to be cold. Along the north and west coasts, the ocean should be frozen farther than the eye can see."
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