France arrests nearly 1,000 rioters in fourth night of violence ( www.politico.eu )
Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality ( www.theguardian.com )
Bank 'Too Busy' To Stop Thief From Stealing Customer's Money, Blames Account Holder For Huge Loss ( web.archive.org )
Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
Rosemary Penwarden, [a 64 year old] climate activist in New Zealand, faces more than 10 years in jall for a fake letter canceling an oil conference....
Hongkongers who moved to UK after China's national security law was implemented say they are ‘living in fear’ of Beijing ( hongkongfp.com )
“There’s a transnational repression happening on our community,” said Simon Cheng, founder of the group Hongkongers in Britain.
France shooting: Who was Nahel M, shot by French police in Nanterre? ( www.bbc.com )
The killing of Nahel M, 17, has sparked riots in cities across France as well as the town of Nanterre to the west of Paris where he grew up.
Finland coalition in chaos as far-right minister quits over ‘climate abortion’ remark ( www.theguardian.com )
The good people of Finland decided to elect the most right wing government in the history of the country just a couple of months ago. The government is a coalition of an extreme right wing party, a right wing christian party, and a "fiscally conservative" party – ie. they mostly leave saying the bigoted shit out loud to the...
Nigel Farage is now considering whether “life was worth living” in the UK. ( inews.co.uk )
That moment when you are walking down the street and you accidentally tread in a steaming pile of irony.
France riots: hundreds arrested on fourth night of unrest as ‘significant reinforcements’ sent to Marseille ( www.theguardian.com )
Brazil Set to Bar Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims ( beehaw.org )
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Student Loan Forgiveness: Supreme Court Rejects Biden’s Debt Forgiveness Plan ( www.nytimes.com )
Two Security Personnel Killed After Man Opens Fire At Moldova's Chisinau Airport ( www.rferl.org ) Romanian
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US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case ( www.aljazeera.com )
US Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness plan ( www.bbc.com )
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French police’s tendency to violence questioned after latest killing ( www.theguardian.com )
Alan’s Arking (Little Miss Sunshine, Argo, Edward Scissorhands) dead at 89 ( www.bbc.com )
Italy to bar soccer players from wearing No. 88, which has coded meaning ( m.jpost.com )
EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark ( www.eureporter.co )
French Gov Wants to Inject Domain Blocking Lists Directly into Web Browsers ( torrentfreak.com )
Paris police shooting: Macron deplores 'inexcusable' killing of 17-year-old ( www.eureporter.co )
Why is the British government fighting its own COVID inquiry? ( www.politico.eu )
Gov. Laura Kelly Issued a Directive Allowing Kansans To Continue Changing Gender On Documents Despite Repressive Law. ( www.kmuw.org )
Gov. Laura Kelly issued a directive that allows agencies under her control to defy a legal opinion issued earlier this week by Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach, telling them to follow their lawyers’ narrower view of the law. Kobach has told reporters that if Kelly's administration did not follow his opinion, he...
Breaking: Supreme Court Shoots Down Affirmative Action. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Affirmative Action has now ended in the United States.