Learning from Failed Peace Efforts in Afghanistan ~~ Kate Bateman

 https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/learning-from-failed-peace-efforts-in-afghanistan?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

What JFK tried to do before his assassination w/Jeffrey Sachs

 “What JFK tried to do before his assassination w/Jeffrey Sachs”, Sep 29, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Jeffry Sachs, duration of video 50:09, The Chris Hedges Report on The Real News Network, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqm9Yl1gGEY >

Is Capitalism Really Human Nature

 https://youtu.be/nbkMDb1jJCw?si=RdClMSPYibAzKWF9

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Sly and the Family Stone - Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/10/sly-family-stone-memoir-book-falettinme/675117/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Fracking, in Texas and Elsewhere, and Its Impact on Water Resources

 “Seeking Oil, 'Monster Fracks' Grow Thirstier Yet”, Sept. 27, 2023, Hiroko Tabuchi and Blacki Migliozzi, 2,954 words, The New York Times  

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The Ever Given and the Monstrosity of Maritime Capitalism - Boston Review

 https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-ever-given-and-the-monstrosity-of-maritime-capitalism/?utm_source=Boston

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

China has poured billions into Africa's infrastructure. Is it now tightening the tap?

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/china/china-african-loans-development-belt-and-road-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_term=1695803882065ba456f47916a&utm_source=cnn_Meanwhile+in+China+%E2%80%93+09.27.2023&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=rgsuuaUlzdMYfVF3BLtHnYvXVexaRkk8ckF01m86oEA%3D&bt_ts=1695803882068

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money BY RICHARD MOSER

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/22/what-is-21st-century-fascism-the-dictatorship-of-big-money/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation ~~ Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/26/eu-warns-elon-musk-that-twitter-x-must-comply-with-fake-news-laws

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Silent Coup'—How corporations rule the world w/Matt Kennard | The Chris Hedges Report

 “ 'Silent Coup'—How corporations rule the world w/Matt Kennard | The Chris Hedges Report”, Sept 23, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Matt Kennard, The Real News Network, duration of video 46:43, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xRrk-cYU-E >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Union Leader REFUSES To Endorse Biden And Media Loses It

 https://youtu.be/0GuqS0RjVEo?si=tQby_RVprmqk4Dsm

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Mississippi auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded ~~ Michael Goldberg

 https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-college-majors-funding-cuts-aad5a0d5c7ab013d6c5489fd41e4dc54

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

How to Hide a $2 Trillion Antitrust Trial

 https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-to-hide-a-2-trillion-antitrust?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=11524&post_id=137303466&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Murdoch brainwashed Britain. That’s the comforting tale the left tells itself. But is it true? ~~ Gaby Hinsliff

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/24/rupert-murdoch-brainwashed-britain-comforting-tale-left-tells-itself-but-is-it-true

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Why Is American Patriotism So Weird?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kn0Wc3tShc

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Cancer and Monopoly ~~ Thom Hartmann

 https://hartmannreport.com/p/cancer-and-monopoly?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=302288&post_id=137308479&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

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American Hatred Goes Global - How the United States Became a Leading Exporter of White Supremacist Terrorism ~~ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/american-hatred-goes-global?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=twofa&utm_campaign=The%20Myth%20of%20Chinese%20Diversionary%20War&utm_content=20230922&utm_term=FA%20This%20Week%20-%20112017

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Anatomy of a U.S. Foreign Policy Win ~~ Spencer Ackerman

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/untitled-3/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

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The Intimate Project of Solidarity - Boston Review

https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-intimate-project-of-solidarity/

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Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/desantis-florida-education/?custno=&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%209.20.2023&utm_term=daily

`~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

David Bowie - Music Friday for Class Strugglers ❤️

https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Bowie

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"Cha-Ching!" Lina Khan Attacks Private Equity in Health Care ~~ Matt Stoller

 https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/cha-ching-lina-khan-attacks-private?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=11524&post_id=137241134&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

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Ralph Nader: Corporate Criminal Behavior Almost Exposé Proof ~~ Ralph Nader

 https://scheerpost.com/2023/09/18/ralph-nader-corporate-criminal-behavior-almost-expose-proof/

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Jack Smith is Warning us that Trump and MAGA are a Violent Threat—Please listen to Him ~~ DEAN OBEIDALLAH SEP 20

 https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/jack-smith-is-warning-us-that-trump?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1266886&post_id=137224507&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

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Biden Has Relaunched Reagan’s Murderous War Against Nicaraguan Democracy–How Many Is He Willing to Kill to Win?

 https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/09/14/biden-has-relaunched-reagans-murderous-war-against-nicaraguan-democracy-how-many-is-he-willing-to-kill-to-win/

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Illinois Has Become First State to Eliminate Cash Bail ~~ ARIANNA COGHILL

  https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/09/illinois-cash-bail-eliminate-abolish-first-in-the-nation/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-09-20-2023

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Trump-appointed judge rips Texas law setting up book-ban regime for state's schools

 https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-appointed-judge-rips-texas?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=899862&post_id=137171045&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&utm_medium=email

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I Don’t Want to be a Well-Adjusted Corpse ~~ KENN ORPHAN

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/15/i-dont-want-to-be-a-well-adjusted-corpse/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

We Have Two Medias in This Country, and They’re Going to Elect Donald Trump

 https://newrepublic.com/article/175612/two-medias-trump-2024-spectacle

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Why "Neither Left Nor Right" Just Means Right Wing

 https://youtu.be/9TYK9Mu_dzA?si=6aQ5UftMlqTogJ3Y

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Don’t Count the Dictators Out The Underappreciated Resilience of Today’s Autocracies ~~ Lucan Ahmad Way

 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/putin-xi-khamenei-dictators-way

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Neoliberalism from Several Angles

 

1). “Understanding Neoliberalism as a System of Power”, May 2023, Damon Silvers, The first talk in the “Neoliberalism as a Global System: Private Power and Public Weakness Lecture Series”, University College London: Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, duration of video 1:33:01, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLtkJ-AgLuY&t=14s >

2). “Beyond Neoliberalism: How to Think About Rebuilding the Capacity of the Democratic State”, May 2023, Damon Silvers, The second talk in the “Neoliberalism as a Global System: Private Power and Public Weakness Lecture Series”, University College London: Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, duration of video 1:36:59, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEv0uUx3Byo >

3). “Gary Gerstle: Where Did Neoliberalism Come From and How Did It Become So Influential?”, August 2022, Andrew Kelly interviews Gary Gerstle, Bristol Ideas, duration of video 1:08:59, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBcDoaDN-bI&t=19s >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDINGS ~~ Collectivist Action

 PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDINGS

    

                                                                        PART TWO

By Collectivist Action

Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City

 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/eric-adams-immigration-nyc/?custno=

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Alabama's Plan to Execute Prisoners With Nitrogen Gas Is Immoral - JURIST - Commentary

 https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2023/09/alabamas-plans-to-execute-prisoners-with-nitrogen-gas-is-immoral/

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“The 'slow motion execution' of Julian Assange

 1). “Julian Assange and the end of American Democracy w/Chris Hedges & Stella Assange” (Part 1), Sep 13, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange's wife Stella, The Real News Network, duration of video 48:24, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4N_P-Xd15E&t=423s >

2). “Stella Assange speaks out on Julian's imprisonment w/Chris Hedges” (Part 2), Sep 14, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange's wife Stella, The Real News Network, duration of video 44:09, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0vQ0aEul4 >

3). “The 'slow motion execution' of Julian Assange w/Craig Murray | The Chris Hedges Report”, Sep 14, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Craig Murray, The Real News Network, duration of video 31:24, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9Bltb7ZYE >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Finding Your Roots: How Italians became White

 https://youtu.be/naQiJtBZF1Q?si=Chc3ZJQ2E7bwMazs

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How the American Invasion Unleashed Jihad

 https://jacobin.com/2023/07/how-the-american-invasion-unleashed-jihad

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Mandrill Biography, ~~ music friday for class strugglers

 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mandrill-mn0000674262/biography

THANKS C for this Musical contribution.  Emil Karpo expresses his ecstatic gratitude!

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Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows ~~ David Goldman

 https://www.npr.org/2023/09/12/1198923453/child-poverty-child-tax-credi-pandemic-aid-census-data

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The YIMBYs are coming ~~ Eliza Relman and Kelsey Neubauer

 https://www.businessinsider.com/yimbys-winning-lower-house-prices-rents-build-more-homes-neighborhoods-2023-9?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News%20Alert:%20YIMBYs%20-%2009/08/23&utm_term=News%20Alerts:%20Finance/Economy

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Indigenous Leaders and Allies Arrested at White House Rally in Support of Clemency for Leonard Peltier

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/13/indigenous-leaders-and-allies-arrested-at-white-house-rally-in-support-of-clemency-for-leonard-peltier/

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Big Oil and Big Coal countries Block meaningful G20 Climate Pledge, in wake of World’s Hottest Summer on Record ~~ JUAN COLE09/10/2023

 https://www.juancole.com/2023/09/countries-meaningful-climate.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Zelensky holds court with Ukraine’s most notorious neo-Nazi - The Grayzone

 https://thegrayzone.com/2023/08/16/zelensky-ukraines-notorious-neo-nazi/

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Let’s build a fleet and change the world ~~ Adam Mastroianni

 www.experimental-history.com/p/lets-build-a-fleet-and-change-the?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=656797&post_id=136961219&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

NATO does not, and never did, ‘defend’ democracy ~~ Yves Engler

 https://yvesengler.com/2023/07/28/nato-does-not-and-never-did-defend-democracy/

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Analysis: Xi reprimanded by elders at Beidaihe over direction of nation ~~ KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

 asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-Xi-reprimanded-by-elders-at-Beidaihe-over-direction-of-nation

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St. Augustine's 9/11 Anniversary ~~ Spencer Ackerman

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/st-augustine-9-11-surveillance-biden-drones-aumf-702/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

How Capitalism Destroys Feminism

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmURE1me20Q

(NOTE for dreamjoehill: I found the following critique to be somewhat undialectical and unempathetic, but fundamentally true. What about you?) CA ..

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The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System ~~ Robert Farley

 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/09/the-problem-with-greenes-warning-about-communist-takeover-of-judicial-system/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Secular Schooling Is Critical to a Functioning Society ~~ Nora De La Cour

 https://jacobin.com/2022/10/secular-schooling-democracy-religious-private-charter-education

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“Rich Men North of Richmond” singer SHUTS DOWN Republicans

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qawM0ZcgYg

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Donald Trump is Ordinary. Donald Trump is Criminal.~~ NICK PEMBERTON

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/04/donald-trump-is-ordinary-donald-trump-is-criminal/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The State of Nuclear Instability in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and China

 https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-state-of-nuclear-instability-in-south-asia-india-pakistan-and-china?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Joe Pass ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://www.mosaicrecords.com/the-great-jazz-artists/joe-pass/

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Try That in a Sundown Town ~~ Paul Street

 https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/try-that-in-a-sundown-town?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1085501&post_id=136822191&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

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Not religious, not voting? The 'nones' are a powerful force in politics – but not yet a coalition

 https://theconversation.com/not-religious-not-voting-the-nones-are-a-powerful-force-in-politics-but-not-yet-a-coalition-207584

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Imperialism: How the struggle of both classes and nations creates our world ~~ Michael Hudson

 “:Imperialism: How the struggle of both classes and nations creates our world Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain how imperialism is a product not only of the struggle between classes but also nations”, Aug 29, 2023, A discussion between Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy Report, Duration of Video 1:09:41, Transcript included below video link, at < https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/29/imperialism-classes-nations-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/ >

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Drones Over Brooklyn, RICO for Cop City Protesters ~~ Spencer Ackerman

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/drones-over-brooklyn-rico-for-cop-city-protesters/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

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Iran and Israel find common purpose: The subjugation of women ~~ Shaul Bakhash

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4170035-iran-and-israel-find-common-purpose-the-subjugation-of-women/

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Shot with Rubber Bullets, Hospitalized, Jailed: Line 3 Protester Tara Houska Decries Police Attack

 “Shot with Rubber Bullets, Hospitalized, Jailed: Line 3 Protester Tara Houska Decries Police Attack”, Aug 4, 2023, Amy Goodman interviews water protector and attorney Tara Houska, Democracy now!, Duration of the interview 8:44, transcript below video, at < https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/4/tara_houska_line_3_pipeline_resistance >

“Enbridge Is the Guilty Party, Not Me: Meet the Pipeline Protester Facing 5 Years for Peaceful Action”, Sep 1, 2023, Amy Goodman interviews water protector Mylene Vialard and water protector and attorney Tara Houska, Democracy now!, Duration of the interview 13:46, transcript below video, at < https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/1/enbridge_line_3_protestors_mylene_vialard

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How to tell a lie with the truth ~~ ALEC KARAKATSANIS

 https://equalityalec.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-a-lie-with-the-truth?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=881929&post_id=136164032&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Were The Nazis Socialist?

 https://youtu.be/X9ez6w5BUMM?si=sZ1Mumgi7n2kZxYv

~~ collectivist action ~~

Richer People Cause Serious Water Problems in Cities

~~ written by dmorista ~~

Defenders of Confederate symbols distort history to sow division ~~ Rivka Maizlish

 www.splcenter.org/news/2023/08/31/confederate-memorial-removal-arlington-national-cemetery

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Georgia Republicans pull stunt to REMOVE Fani Willis

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James Weinstein Knew That Capitalism Was Killing Us ~~ JAMES WEINSTEIN

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/socialism-capitalism-james-weinstein-first-editorial-inthesetimes-magazine-1976-capitalism?link_id=16&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-you-cant-be-a-socialist-alone-astra-taylor-and-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-racial-capitalism-is-in-real-peril-this-time-2&email_referrer=email_2034648___subject_2551635&email_subject=you-cant-be-a-socialist-alone-astra-taylor-and-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-racial-capitalism-is-in-real-peril-this-time

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5 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD VOTE CORNEL WEST FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE GREEN PARTY TICKET ~~ Collectivist Action

5 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD VOTE  CORNEL WEST FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE GREEN PARTY TICKET 

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Up is down, left is right ~~ Alec Karakatsani

 https://equalityalec.substack.com/p/up-is-down-left-is-right

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Glen Greenwald Promotes a Dangerous But Likable Version of Trump ~~ PHIL WILSON

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/01/glen-greenwald-promotes-a-dangerous-but-likable-version-of-trump/

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How an offer by Dr. Rochelle Walensky to donate blood sparked an eight-year mission to change the nation’s antiquated rules ~~ Kay Lazar

 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/27/metro/blood-donation-hiv-lgbtq/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~

 https://youtu.be/KB6jszD5Y1c?si=ATwwuAzJxsshR622

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What The Media Doesn’t Tell You About Ukraine

Norman Solomon debunks the narrative Western media has constructed around the war in Ukraine. What makes it a 'Childlike Narrative?" Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include "War Made Easy," "Made Love, Got War," and "War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine."

The Pivotal Role of Forced-Birth Laws, Bounty Hunters, and other Disruptive Policies for Imposing Fascism on the U.S. Populace

 

1). “You're Not Overreacting: Republicans want to ban out-of-state travel, you're not nearly 'hysterical' enough”, Sep 1, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day (9.01.23), at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/youre-not-overreacting >

2). “The GOP ramps up attacks on out-of-state abortion travel”, Aug 31, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day (8.31.23), at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-every-day-83123#details >

3). “An American Nightmare: Young, pregnant & living in Texas: Her fetus had no chance of survival. Texas didn't care”, Jun 12, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day (6.12.23), at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/an-american-nightmare-young-pregnant >

4). “Historic Texas County Bans Abortions and Abortion Trafficking: The Goliad County Commissioners Court unanimously passed an ordinance that outlaws abortion in its county from the time of conception”, Aug 31, 2023, Kim Roberts, The Texan, at < https://thetexan.news/issues/social-issues-life-family/historic-texas-county-bans-abortions-and-abortion-trafficking/article_b5b2b0ac-482a-11ee-8688-77295c2d8464.html >

5). “Abortion providers on two years of Texas ban: ‘We’re living in a devastating reality’: Senate Bill 8 wiped out almost all abortion care in the second-most populous state in the US, and served as a harbinger of what was to come over the rest of the country”, Aug 31, 2023, Mary Tuma. The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/texas-abortion-ban-senate-bill-8 >

6). “We the Targeted: How the Government Weaponizes Surveillance to Silence Its Critics: John Whitehead's Commentary”, August 29, 2023, John & Nisha S, The Rutherford Institute, at <https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/we_the_targeted_how_the_government_weaponizes_surveillance_to_silence_its_critics>

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Guns Killed a Record Number of Children in the US in 2021

 https://truthout.org/articles/guns-killed-a-record-number-of-children-in-the-u-s-in-2021/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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