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9/18-23 News and Open Thread

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“We are all here for one reason: to end fossil fuels around the planet,” Ocasio-Cortez told a rally at the finish of the march, which ended close to the UN headquarters where world leaders will gather this week. “And the way we create urgency is to have people around the world in the streets.”

She said: “The United States continues to be approving a record number of fossil fuel leases and we must send a message, right here today,” adding that despite record profits the support for the fossil fuel industry was “starting to buckle and crack.”

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8/15-20 News Roundup & OT

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Rudy Giuliani, Trump and 17 Trump co-conspirators Charged with Georgia Election Meddling in 2020. Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power. The nearly 100-page indictment details dozens of acts by Trump or his allies to undo his defeat, including beseeching Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes for him to win the battleground state; harassing … Continue reading →

8/10-8/14 News Roundup & Open Thread

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Another weekend… Thanks to @bernin for getting the WON nomenclature added to Rep Jones & Pearson of TN’s election results from a week ago. These guys are working hard to get their committee assignments back! More news & music in the comments. See you after the jump!

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