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Georgian president pardons jailed journalist after EU, US outcry ( www.politico.eu )

“Supporting the war is now a Russian citizen’s constitutional duty”: Legal experts on Russia’s Constitutional Court June 21 ruling ( web.archive.org )

A recent ruling by Russia’s Constitutional Court supporting the legality of a law on “discrediting the army” is in fact a constitutional coup d'etat. The judges have proclaimed that the supreme value of the Constitution is no longer the individual, and his or her rights and freedoms, but the state. The approval of the...

Russia threatens it will blow up the Galați-Giurgiulesti bridge ( www.romaniajournal.ro ) Romanian

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Quadriplegic Ontario woman considers medically assisted dying because of long ODSP wait times ( www.cbc.ca )

Lemmy, Kbin, Mastodon shoutout from Lifehacker: The Four Best Reddit Alternatives ( lifehacker.com )

Greek election looks set to strengthen PM Mitsotakis’ power ( www.politico.eu )

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks State’s Ban on Abortion Pills ( www.nytimes.com )

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After Pennsylvania, This US State is Declaring Diwali as School Holiday for its 2 Lakh Indian Residents - News18 ( www.news18.com )

Ukraine is winning — and it is changing ( www.politico.eu )

Debris found near Titanic wreck in search for missing sub - BBC News ( www.youtube.com )

ChangeMakers: Aegor Ray advocates to decriminalize sex work in Minneapolis ( www.mprnews.org )

Philly's Violence Prevention Grant Program Brought Mixed Results. Now What? ( www.thetrace.org )

Techradar Just Shouted Out Beehaw! ( www.techradar.com )

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Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship ( theintercept.com )

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court ( www.propublica.org )

In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito posed for a picture. To his left, a man stood beaming: Paul Singer, a...

Australia takes on Elon Musk over spike in online hate on Twitter ( 12ft.io )

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River case ( thehill.com )

Another unsurprising decision from this court. Apparently guaranteeing the Navajo Nation agriculture doesn't include water in the minds of the conservative justices....

British woman claims Etihad Airways employee sent her unsolicited private messages after searching her data in the airline's system ( nitter.net )

"Terrifying experience travelling alone", she tweets.

Ex-CNN producer sentenced to more than 19 years for luring 9-year-old into sex acts ( abcnews.go.com )

[Texas] Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail ( www.texastribune.org )

Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.

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