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South Koreans to Rally as Yoon’s Impeachment Verdict Nears Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans are set to gather in Seoul in one of the largest protests since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for his martial law declaration, as judges enter the final ...

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans are expected to gather in Seoul for one of the largest protests since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for his martial law declaration.

'Egregious': Dem leader slams lawmaker who immediately defected to GOP after reelection The Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives tore into Susan Valdés, a Tampa-area state lawmaker who defected from the Democratic to the Republican Party, in a statement obtained by Pol...

"It is sad that she has elevated her own aspirations above the needs of her district."

Biden launched a national plan for Indigenous language protection and revitalization • Arizona Mirror To support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Indigenous languages across the United States, the Biden-Harris administration released a 10-year National Plan on Native Rev...

If action is not taken, fewer than 20 of the 167 Indigenous languages currently spoken will still be in use in America by 2050

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Microplastics can be found in many of your body’s organs and tissues. What you can do about it | CNN Microplastics are everywhere—from the ocean to our bloodstream—raising urgent questions about their impact on human health. Here are 5 tips to reduce your exposure.

Microplastics are everywhere—from the ocean to our bloodstream—raising urgent questions about their impact on human health. Here are 5 tips to reduce your exposure.

Kash Patel's threats to punish journalists make him an alarming choice to run the FBI Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to replace Christopher Wray as director of the FBI, has threatened to "come after the people in the media

Assuming Kash Patel gets as far as a confirmation hearing, senators are apt to ask him how he can reconcile his plans to target Trump's critics with his avowed respect for the Constitution and an FBI director's obligation to abide by the rule of law.

What Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Accomplish with DOGE? Two political newcomers have arrived to slash big government, but so far the project seems less revolutionary than advertised.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, two political newcomers, have arrived to slash big government, but so far the project seems less revolutionary than advertised. What will they accomplish with the Department of Government Efficiency?

Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow and has been granted asylum by the Russian government, according to Russian state media.

Tribune editorial: Utah’s new U.S. senator should maintain his independence. Its other one should regain his. “Senators, including Curtis and Lee, take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, not to support the president,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board. “Their constituents sho...

Tribune editorial: John Curtis and Mike Lee owe their loyalty to their Utah constituents and the Constitution — not to Donald Trump. They should act like it.

South Korean president dodges impeachment Opposition leaders called for Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation following martial law attempt.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly evaded impeachment today after the dismissal of a parliament vote to oust him for trying to impose military rule in the country.

Do not let Trump back into the U.S.

'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). But that plan is proving co...

"I think a lot of people fear, you will lose quality of care, because now you’re switching over veteran care to the private sector, the private sector has an incentive to make money… health insurance makes money by denying care. Is that what we want?”

BREAKING: The @washingtonpost.com says Senator Schumer "intends to pass" the PRESS Act as soon as next week.

Now is the time to contact your senator and urge them to support it.

Let them and Senator @schumer.senate.gov know how important this is! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against retaliatory government surveillance.

Tell your senator that you support the PRESS Act today.

Use the ACLU tool below to send a message to your senator in less than a minute. ⬇️

Is Trump’s “Shock and Awe” Transition Working? “What we’re seeing about the foundations of Trump 2.0 suggests that this is going to be a kind of maximalist, confrontational version of Trump that comes back into office in January, 2025,” Susan B. G...

The Washington Roundtable—Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos—in their final episode of 2024, discusses Donald Trump’s return, the year in politics, and what to make of President Joe Biden’s legacy. Listen here.

Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him? Plans of deportation and trade wars should concern farmers, yet they backed him by a three-to-one margin Every year, farmers in California’s Central valley heavily rely on the labor of hundreds of thousands of immigrant agricultural workers to grow and…

Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him?

Zelensky to meet with Trump, Macron on Dec. 7 during visit to Paris President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as well as French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for a trilateral meeting on Dec. 7, amid world leaders' visit to Fran...

President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as well as French President Emmanuel Macron for a trilateral meeting in Paris on Dec. 7, amid world leaders' visit to France for the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Pay wall.

Trump Vows to ‘Impound’ Money Congress Appropriates. Can He Do It? President-elect Donald Trump says he has plenty of ways to shrink the federal government: get rid of the Department of Education; empower two wealthy allies to start an unofficial Department of Govern...

This is important

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America is now owned by the elites, the wealthiest Americans. It was a hostile takeover (money and cheating) but they are now in total control.

Trump and his owner Musk

Should the US annul the recent 2024 Presidential Election due to the obvious interference by Russia and the Elon Musk cabal?

Social Security isn’t a gift.
It’s your own money.

Privatizing Social Security is not advantageous because it all depends on the stock market.

You are putting your fate in the hands of others.
Just no.

Due to massive Russian influence, Romania's top court has annulled the first round of the latest presidential elections. The judges declared:

"Romania was target of an aggressive Russian hybrid attack, primarily using Tiktok."

The massive manipulations benefitted Pro-Russian politician Georgescu.

An Indigenous-Owned Model for Sustainable Tourism | The Tyee How the Klahoose converted a closed BC fishing lodge into a place to immerse in nature and culture.

#WhatWorks: An Indigenous-owned model for sustainable tourism.

How the Klahoose converted a closed BC fishing lodge into a place to immerse in nature and culture.

US court upholds law that could ban TikTok Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting ByteDance-owned video app over security concerns

US court upholds law that could ban TikTok

https://www.ft.com/content/bfc931a5-0ee1-47a4-b95a-2cee5abf7f6c

TikTok Faces US Ban After Appeals Court Refuses to Block Law TikTok’s Chinese parent company faces a ban in the US if it doesn’t meet a Jan. 19 deadline to sell the video-sharing app as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Friday.

New: TikTok’s Chinese parent company faces a ban in the US if it doesn’t meet a Jan. 19 deadline to sell the video-sharing app as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Friday

Good news. Wish the US would do the same.

Romanian constitutional court annuls results of presidential election's first round The Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election, which had been led by anti-NATO, pro-Russian independent candidate Calin Georgescu, Digi24 repor...

⚡️ Romanian constitutional court annuls results of presidential election's first round.

The Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election, which had been led by Calin Georgescu, Digi24 reported.

Texas Uranium Mining Portends Nuclear Revival State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide power to large industrial facilities. But South Texas locals worry that a uranium boom could affect their groundwater.

“We’re talking about mining at the same elevation as people get their groundwater. There isn’t another source of water.”

From @dylanbaddour.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org: State leaders want to usher in a new age of nuclear energy in Texas, leaving residents worried about safety.

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The great thaw: Canada must lead climate change battle in a time of disappearing ice and snow It is now time for Canadians to prepare for 'cryospheric destruction' and it is going to be a distressing experience. We must prepare for earlier, smaller, and less reliable snowmelt and, hence, less…

Opinion: We must prepare for earlier, smaller, and less reliable snowmelt and, hence, less reliable river flows and lake levels that supply drinking water, irrigation water, hydropower, and cold-loving fish such as trout and salmon.