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🚨New data released by Campaign Against Arms Trade reveals Labour licensed nearly £11m in arms exports to Israel during its first three months in office. CAAT's spokesperson said: "These figures show that this government is deeply complicit in genocide".

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Excess deaths, 30 million. 400 million suffering with Long COVID.

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“Corbyn’s sermonising has one aim only: not to persuade the Labour government or Parliament of the error of their ways, but to allow Corbyn to pose as an advocate for peace while continuing the refusal to mobilise against the warmongers…”

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From The Archives: Columbia University Gives Students Option To Finish Classes From Prison

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The repression of students protesting Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza is being mounted as a co-ordinated operation between university management, the police, including counter-terrorism units, and the highest levels of the state. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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REPORT | CAIR, the largest Muslim civil rights organization, recorded 8,658 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in 2024, the highest number since it began publishing data in 1996, in its annual Civil Rights Report released today.

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UPDATE | Amy Greer, Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer, to Drop Site News on the court order: “This is the right decision, and we are grateful the Court has taken immediate action to protect Mahmoud’s rights.”

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THREAD. A little good news about the importance of civil rights lawyers, especially in times of rising authoritarianism.

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For killing worker in Texas factory, Tesla to pay fine of $49,000, or what CEO Elon Musk makes in 8 seconds The Austin, Texas, plant had the eighth most injuries of any workplace in America, or roughly one injury for every 13 workers at the facility... www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is a major attack on democratic rights. Trump is asserting his power to arrest and deport all legal residents, even citizens, who oppose the genocide. The Democrats' silence shows their complicity. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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Teamsters claim ratification of Costco sellout contract Workers called the new contract what it is: a sellout. One worker issued a scathing statement that summarizes the attitude of many: “And you sold out the entire labor union movement... go to hell.” www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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Avian flu detected in Belgian cats as outbreaks continue on US poultry, dairy farms The cats were part of a group that lived on a poultry farm hit by the virus a few weeks earlier. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: Cindy Cornett Seigle/Flickr cc

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In my years as a civil rights lawyer, I’ve never seen a more clear cut First Amendment violation, or a more flagrant government declaration of intent to violate blackletter law. Part of the point here is to dare the courts to uphold longstanding precedent.

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It seems few people grasp the difference between rate of change and absolute change. If the growth rate hadn't increased after 1960-1970, COâ‚‚ concentrations would now be about 60 ppm lower. At a continued linear rate, we would have reached today's concentrations around 2095.

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#CWD infects captive deer in Kaufman County, Texas, for first time Kaufman County is in the northeastern part of the state, just outside of Dallas. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c... Photo: Rachel Kramer / Flickr cc

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The ruling class seeks to dismantle public education, which is incompatible with the continued rule of society by a tiny oligarchy. The fight to defend public education is inseparable from the fight to end capitalism and inequality. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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European diplomats are feigning shock that the Islamist jihadists running Syria are slaughtering Alawites and other religious minorities. But these hypocrites supported the jihadists against Assad with full knowledge of their character. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident, was arrested by ICE and faces deportation for protesting the genocide in Gaza at Columbia University. Khalil must be freed not through appeals to the Democrats, but by mobilizing the working class. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

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There is empirical evidence that the mere existence of the Soviet Union was responsible for dramatic improvements in the lives of workers across the Western world. The threat of revolution pushed capitalist states to make unprecedented concessions to working people.

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Sleep debt, night work tied to higher risk of some common infections in nurses Sleep debt was linked with an increased risk of the common cold, pneumonia/bronchitis, sinusitis, and GI infection, while night work was linked only to the common cold www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

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