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Cable News Military Experts Are on the Defense Industry Dole
Ryan Grim, Sara Sirota, Lee Fang and Rose Adams, The Intercept
Excerpt: "Many former military and public officials appearing in the news have more than a patriotic interest in a continued occupation."
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Texas Democrats Return, Ending a 38-Day Holdout That Blocked a Voting Bill
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul."
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US Renews Fight With Facebook, Arguing Company Holds Monopoly
Kari Paul, Guardian UK
Paul writes: "The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday refiled its antitrust case against Facebook, arguing the company holds monopoly power in social networking and renewing the fight to rein in big tech."
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Wake Up, California! Removing Gavin Newsom Would Be a Disaster
Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "Removing Newsom and replacing him with an untested and unprepared alternative who wouldn't represent the values of most Californians would be a disaster."
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A Surge of Citizen Activism Amps Up the Fight Against Gerrymandering
Laura Bliss, Bloomberg
Bliss writes: "With new map-drawing tools at their disposal, U.S. residents are paying more attention to how congressional lines are drawn than ever, following the release of 2020 Census data."
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Ex-Official Matthew Hoh, Who Resigned Over Afghan War, Says US Mistakes Helped Taliban Gain Power
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "I think the only thing more tragic than what's happened to the Afghan people is that in a few days America will have forgotten Afghanistan again."
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Biden Nominates First Native American to Lead National Parks Service
Climate Nexus
Excerpt: "President Biden nominated Charles 'Chuck' Sams III to serve as director of the National Park Service on Wednesday."
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