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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Matt Taibbi | New Drone Strikes Underscore, Again, How Much Power We Give Trump





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Matt Taibbi | New Drone Strikes Underscore, Again, How Much Power We Give Trump 
Yemeni men walk past a mural depicting a U.S. drone and reading 'Why did you kill my family,' in Sanaa, 2013. (photo: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Americans rolled over for decades while we gave the executive branch unreviewable authority to kill - now that power is in the hands of an idiot."
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Trump Wins Opening Round in Legal Battle Over Consumer Watchdog Agency
Richard Gonzales, NPR News
Gonzales writes: "The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly is a victory for President Trump, who appointed White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to take charge of the CFPB after the resignation of its previous director, Richard Cordray."
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Bernie Sanders Unveils a $146 Billion 'Marshall Plan' for Puerto Rico
Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
Savransky writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday unveiled a $146 billion relief package for Puerto Rico, which is still recovering after a hurricane tore through the island earlier this year."
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The US Coast Guard Is Operating 'Floating Guantanamos' in the Pacific Ocean
Traci Tong, PRI
Tong writes: "There's a secret US detention system in the War on Drugs - and this one is aboard US Coast Guard cutters sailing in the Pacific Ocean."
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J20 Trial: 200 Plus Inauguration Protesters, Journalists and Observers Face Riot Charges From Mass Arrest
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "The defendants were charged under the Federal Riot Statute and face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including inciting or urging to riot, conspiracy to riot and multiple counts of destruction of property. Evidence against the defendants has been scant from the moment of their arrest."
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Report: Shell Complicit in 'Killings, Rape and Torture' in Nigeria
Climate Nexus
Excerpt: "Amnesty International is calling for an international investigation into Royal Dutch Shell's practices, alleging in a new report released Tuesday that the oil giant was involved in human rights violations committed by the Nigerian government in the early 1990s."
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Trophy Hunting May Drive Extinctions, Due to Climate Change
Stephen Leahy, National Geographic
Leahy writes: "According to a new study, hunting the most impressive animals weakens a species' ability to survive in the face of environmental changes."
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