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The Los Angeles Fires Are A Sign Of Things To Come
January 9, 2025
|In Action

Around the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research.

By Kate Yoder, Grist

https://progressivehub.net/the-los-angeles-fires-are-a-sign-of-things-to-come/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=82e4c707-4151-4a54-8700-1b87fc2025f4

Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
2 hours ago
Alex Boyd
BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4mvllgd1mo?link_id=31&can_id=ac7b8de3c795c777e8cc3084fe627283&source=email-trumps-big-day-takes-huge-hit-before-it-can-begin&email_referrer=email_2587804&email_subject=trumps-big-day-takes-huge-hit-before-it-can-begin

Congress certifies Trump’s win—and Democrats didn’t riot or kill anyone
Monday, January 06, 2025 at 11:27:10a PST
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/6/2295465/-Congress-certified-Trump-s-win-and-Democrats-didn-t-riot-or-kill-anyone?detail=emaildkreicymi&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email

Politics
Key moments from Kristi Noem’s hearing for Homeland Security chief
By REBECCA SANTANA and STEPHEN GROVES
Updated 10:21 AM PST, January 17, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/noem-homeland-security-cabinet-trump-border-immigration-36ea11f8432078e08e71dce23c56d68c?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Brian Thompson's Cash Cow: Cancer Patients
HELL Corporations raked in billions exploiting and overcharging cancer patients—and politicians on both sides of the aisle let them
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Jan 17, 2025

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thompsons-cash-cow-cancer-patients?publication_id=2550223&post_id=155027865&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=pn6zb&triedRedirect=true

Lever Time
Jan 17, 2025
How America Created Cities Built To Burn (Part 2)

Decades of real estate lobbying pushed Californians further into fire zones. Will the fires force the state to rethink how to house its population?
Arjun Singh

https://www.levernews.com/how-america-created-cities-built-to-burn-part-2/

The new Meta policy makes social media a dangerous place for people like me
The move risks emboldening and amplifying hate speech, particularly toward LGBTQ users, who often rely on the online platforms as a lifeline to vital support.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/meta-zuckerberg-trans-lgbtq-hate-speech-rcna187696

What we’re watching: The rift between Thune and Johnson

T-minus 4 days till Inauguration Day.
Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard
01/16/2025, 8:54am ET

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/16/congress/what-were-watching-00198620

U.S. News
Some immigrants are already leaving the US in ‘self-deportations’ as Trump’s threats loom
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Updated 10:01 AM PST, January 16, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-self-deportation-trump-0a8d8371cf7e22a5809db40ebbecf42d?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

U.S. News
Why Some Houses Burn and Others Escape Untouched in California Fires
NOT TOTALLY RANDOM
Those in fire-prone areas may want to shy away from planting junipers near their home.
Josh Fiallo
Josh Fiallo

Breaking News Reporter
Updated Jan. 11 2025 4:19AM EST /
Published Jan. 10 2025 3:39PM EST
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/california-fires-why-some-houses-burn-and-others-are-untouched-in-la/?via=newsletter&source=Weekend&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Congress Needs to Pass the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act

By passing the TSRA, Congress can affirm its commitment to justice and provide tangible support to those seeking to rebuild their lives.

by Helen Stiver

January 8, 2025

4:31 PM

https://progressive.org/op-eds/congress-needs-to-pass-the-trafficking-survivors-relief-act-stiver-20250108/

‘Fox & Friends’ Savages ‘Weak Weasel’ Zuckerberg After His MAGA Overtures
YOU ZUCKED UP
The Meta CEO might have wooed Trump but the team over at “Fox & Friends” is having a much harder time letting bygones be bygones.
Will Neal
Will Neal

Reporter
Published Jan. 11 2025 3:23PM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-friends-savages-weak-weasel-zuckerberg-after-his-maga-overtures/?via=newsletter&source=Weekend&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Zuck’s Own Board Co-Chair Knifes Him Over MAGA Makeover
COMPANY POLITICS
Michael McConnell appeared less than convinced by Meta’s new fact-checking strategy.
Lily Mae Lazarus
Lily Mae Lazarus

Reporter
Updated Jan. 11 2025 3:49PM EST /
Published Jan. 11 2025 2:04PM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-board-co-chair-knifes-him-over-maga-makeover/?via=newsletter&source=Weekend&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Holding Trump Accountable: A Call to Action for the People
🗽Trump thrives on attention and has always craved the perception of being widely respected worldwide. To push back against this, we must reshape how he is remembered and recognized.
Laurie Woodward Garcia
and People Power United
Jan 11, 2025

https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/holding-trump-accountable-a-call-d70?publication_id=1499421&post_id=154623126&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=pn6zb&triedRedirect=true

House speaker sneaks in GOP’s transphobic bathroom rule
Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 2:00:01p PST
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/9/2296048/-House-speaker-sneaks-in-GOP-s-transphobic-bathroom-rule?detail=emaildkre&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email

Why Is Netanyahu Protecting Hamas From Rape Prosecution?
And why did 45 Democrats vote *with* MAGA Republicans to protect Netanyahu from war crimes prosecution?
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Jan 10, 2025

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-is-netanyahu-protecting-hamas?publication_id=2550223&post_id=154426158&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=pn6zb&triedRedirect=true

Politics

23 hours ago
Disgraced Florida Man Eyes Governor’s Mansion
Venmo user Matt Gaetz remains undeterred by a scathing House ethics report.

Julianne McShane
Julianne McShane
News & Engagement WriterBio | Follow

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/florida-governor-matt-gaetz-trump-gop/

Burn. Build. Repeat: Why Our Wildfire Policy Is So Deadly
Welcome to California’s endless cycle of destruction.

By Jeffrey Ball; Photographs by Justin MaxonSeptember/October 2019 Issue

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/burn-build-repeat-why-our-wildfire-policy-is-so-deadly/

World News
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say

By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED
Updated 6:57 AM PST, January 9, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-01-09-2025-ffae654d619e8e848e2ceda8576e8fe5?link_id=27&can_id=ac7b8de3c795c777e8cc3084fe627283&source=email-scotus-justice-busted-colluding-with-trump&email_referrer=email_2577948&email_subject=scotus-justice-busted-colluding-with-trump

Justice Dept. says it won’t yet release Trump classified document report

But Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to make public the special counsel’s report about Donald Trump’s election interference case, according to a court filing.
Updated
January 8, 2025 at 3:54 p.m. EST44 minutes ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/08/doj-trump-special-counsel-release/?carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F404fc9d%2F677eb40aa455f90cfe333b49%2F60fdac2bade4e20d14a7ae2e%2F14%2F55%2F677eb40aa455f90cfe333b49