Meta accused of targeting employees with medical conditions - and other news of other Oligarch abuses

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3569073&post_id=207427847&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3NDI3ODQ3LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQyOTk1OTAsImV4cCI6MTc4Njg5MTU5MCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTM1NjkwNzMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.ddCGe7D2PSIyrb4Q-vBD0GCpfjAHtzFHNkLI_SIUq50

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Linda Ronstadt ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

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Marginalia on a Burning System: Rereading Deleuze and Guattari in the Age of Financial Axiomatics

 https://www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/marginalia-on-a-burning-system-rereading-deleuze-and-guattari-in-the-age-of-financial-axiomatics/

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When fascists come for the news outlets that enabled them

 https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/when-fascists-come-for-the-news-outlets?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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The Republican Movement Is Replicating the ISIS Child-Soldier Playbook

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6198417&post_id=207216272&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA3MjE2MjcyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODQxNTkwMjYsImV4cCI6MTc4Njc1MTAyNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTYxOTg0MTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.ECQ9qVB9VCV8WpPlk32M2YqmVfoVsIV7Mr77kevuWOc

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Venezuela’s Oil Revival Faces a Critical Services Bottleneck By Rystad Energy - Jul 14, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT

 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Venezuelas-Oil-Revival-Faces-a-Critical-Services-Bottleneck.html

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The Battles over Reproductive Healthcare Rights and Abortion Access Continue.

1). “Resisting Trump's Teen Pregnancy Crusade”, Jul 14, 2026, Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/resisting-trumps-teen-pregnancy-crusade >.

2). “Lindsey Graham's Cruel Legacy”, Jul 13, 2026, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-dies-idaho-abortion-ballot >.

3). “HHS Changes to Teen Pregnancy Grant Funds Challenged by Grantees”, Jul 14, 2026, Sandhya Raman, Bloomberg Law, at < https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/hhs-changes-to-teen-pregnancy-grant-funds-challenged-by-grantees >.

4). “Federal health agency cancels most of its teen pregnancy prevention grants”, Jun 29, 2026, Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Wisconsin Examiner, at < https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/29/repub/federal-health-agency-cancels-most-of-its-teen-pregnancy-prevention-grants/ >.

5). “California Lawmakers Look to Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who's Governor: As states with abortion bans target California physicians who prescribe abortion pills across state lines, Democrats want to lock in protections for doctors, no matter who the next governor is.”, Jul 14, 2026,Jackie Fortiér, KFF Health News, KQED (from KFF Health News), at < https://www.kqed.org/news/12090322/california-lawmakers-look-to-make-abortion-shield-laws-less-dependent-on-whos-governor >.

6). “Florida budget includes $29.5 million for the Florida Pregnancy Care Network: The state program that promotes controversial anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers.”, Jul 10, 2026, McKenna Schueler, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay (Originally published at Orlando Weekly), at < https://www.cltampa.com/news/florida-budget-includes-29-5-million-for-the-florida-pregnancy-care-network/ >.

7). “Unregulated Pregnancy Clinic Industry Nearing $2 Billion in Annual Revenue, Memo”, Nov 13, 2025, Anon, Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch, at < https://reproductivehealthfreedom.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2023-UPC-industry-financial-memo.pdf >

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Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after decades of holding back

 https://theconversation.com/why-iran-shut-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-decades-of-holding-back-287326

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I read an Axios Article on Health Care Pre-Authorisation this morning. It's https://www.axios.com/2026/07/14/prior-authorization-problems-continue?stream=top.

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BREAKING: Judge nullifies Trump's $1.776B fund, refers lawyers for discipline Judge Williams also voided the release order purporting to bar Trump and his family from being audited. Adam Klasfeld Jul 13

 https://www.allrisenews.com/p/judge-nullifies-trump-1776b-fund-settlement

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Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism - From Gingrich to Trump, Graham was a fixture as the GOP became increasingly malignant.

 https://www.publicnotice.co/p/lindsey-graham-death

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Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad

 

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Massive giveaway to Trump donors buried in obscure government document

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1664&post_id=206727509&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjA2NzI3NTA5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODM5Mzg5NzMsImV4cCI6MTc4NjUzMDk3MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTE2NjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.kXYX_7151z5t62H8ybStlorBBAQiY1zlxBGUTWmDMiU

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The Graham Platner Affair Posted on July 11, 2026 by Yves Smith

 https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/the-graham-platner-affair.html

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The Trump Administration's Existential Threat to Scientific Research

 https://substack.com/@dandrezner

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They Go Low, Then Ask for a Reacharound: Why Democrats Need to Stop Losing Beautifully to Republican Scum

 https://jillybeanmonet.substack.com/p/they-go-low-then-ask-for-a-reacharound

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Graham Platner hit job published by Politico

1). “Politico OMITTED MAJOR Detail In Graham Platner Report”, Jul 9, 2026, Cenk Ungur & Ana Kasparian discuss the big problems with the hit job on Graham Platner published by Politico, The Young Turks, duration of video 16:57,                                                                                      at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek4zPxt7avg >

2). “Bombshell Graham Platner Report Has BIG PROBLEMS”, Jul 7, 2026, Cenk Ungur & Ana Kasparian discuss the interview by Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe, and other big problems with the hit job on Graham Platner published by Politico,The Young Turks, duration of video 23:34, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqFxL7mOfY >

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New Mexico accuses US Justice Department of impeding Epstein investigation

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/new-mexico-accuses-us-justice-department-of-impeding-epstein-investigation

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DOJ: Not Doing Justice No one is safe Joyce Vance Jul 10

 

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Why AI Doesn’t Think, Cannot Reason, Isn’t Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness and You Don't Know How Much 6G Will Change the World

 What AI cannot do but 6G can

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/06/why-ai-doesnt-think-cannot-reason-isnt-intelligent-and-will-never-achieve-consciousness/

and
https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/07/you-dont-know-how-much-6g-will-change-the-world/

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Did These Men Deserve to Die? by William Kristol

 

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Mitch McConnell’s Dead-Line They hate you Ken Klippenstein Jul 8

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Historians Reject White House’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum

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What Physics Tells Us About Defeating Fascism The rules apply everywhere Christopher Armitage Jul 8

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Stochastic Activism...  How about that!

Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don’t apply to DC pipe bomb suspect, judge rules By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

 https://apnews.com/article/pipe-bomb-capitol-riot-trump-pardon-brian-cole-e6144415d4bb0aa22ee289f98830c32a

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