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The heatwave in Europe has caused a major crop failure. Future heat waves are likely to do likewise, but other crop failures will result from flooding, which global heating is also making more likely.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-medicaid-submit-a-public-comment-now?nowrapper=true
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US citizens: Protect Medicaid by submitting a public comment by July 31. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
[1/2] https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-house-end-big-oils-taxpayer-funded-war-profiteering?nowrapper=true
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US citizens: call on the House of Representatives to end Big Oil's taxpayer-funded war profiteering. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your
[1/2] https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-trump-off-currency?nowrapper=true
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US citizens: call on your senators to keep the corrupter's name off our coins and paper money. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is
Juries want fairness in court and don't just obey the government. That's why ministers are attacking them.
https://theonion.com/unemployed-man-considers-going-back-to-school-to-become-ai/
https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#ArtificialIntelligence
Satire post I'd rather be an AI than an LLM.
[1/5] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/israel-security-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-jewish-extremists-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-compound-jerusalem
https://stallman.org/archives/2005-may-aug.html#04%20May%202005%20(Prepared%20to%20fight%20the%20militant%20groups)
Right-wing Israel extremists seized the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The concept of "sacred" presupposes some sort of superhuman entity that can impose "sacredness" on places or things. There is no evidence for such entities
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/abc-nbc-stand-strong-against-trumps-attacks?nowrapper=true
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US citizens: call on ABC and NBC to stand strong against the fascist's bullying. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Congress Should Reject Bill That Would Block a Federal Workplace Heat Standard. Republicans are trying to do just that.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/23/trump-new-york-times-investigation-subpoenas
*The real aim of [the bully]'s New York Times leak investigation is to punish reporters.*
*[British] Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press.*
