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News stories of interest to the populist, civil libertarian and democratic left. Locked out of X account, apparently for news crimes. Profile photo is from 2016 Nevada Democratic Party convention. https://progressivenewsservice.wordpress.com
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Steve Bannon accused of giving Nazi salute at CPAC. "Bannon, who helped Trump win... in 2016... finished his CPAC speech on Thursday with an outstretched arm, fingers pointed and palm down – a sign that echoed the Nazi salute..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Expert claims H5N1 bird flu virus now ‘endemic’ among dairy cattle in U.S. "‘It’s endemic in cows now. There is no way this is going to get contained’ on its own, said Seema Lakdawala, an influenza virologist... at Emory School of Medicine." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison, cleared by DNA test. "According to... Cordeiro’s attorneys, he was wrongfully convicted in part because police relied upon four jailhouse informants motivated by promises of reduced sentences..." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Some 2023 Tesla 3 and Y models recalled over power steering defect. "Tesla is recalling 376,241 of its vehicles after reports that their electronic power steering assist could potentially fail due to a software defect." www.kxan.com/news/tesla-r...

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Apple no longer offering end-to-end encrypted cloud storage to U.K. users. "...the UK government asked for the right to see the data, which currently not even Apple can access. ....Now the tech giant has decided it will no longer be possible to activate ADP in the UK." www.bbc.com/news/article...

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3 senior officers dismissed. "Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. [Charles ‘CQ’] Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs... on Friday.... Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti & Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Jim Slife [were also removed]." www.yahoo.com/news/trump-f...

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Bias against right ‘low on FBI's list of problems’. "The Trump era has wrought a [bizarre] dynamic in which [Democrats] & MSNBC pundits now defend the... FBI, an agency that... has illegally targeted, spied on & sowed dissent among... left-of-center... groups." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Civil liberties watchdog calls for terror watchlist reforms. "The Board urged... steps to ensure... information... is current, accurate & reliable. ….40% of people who are initially flagged as a potential match... turn out to be non-matches..." www.justsecurity.org/108032/overs...

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Justice Dept. deletes database tracking police misconduct. "‘Everyone... has an interest in keeping officers with histories of serious misconduct from rejoining the profession,’ said Thomas Abt, dir. of the Violence Reduction Center at the Univ. of Maryland." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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FBI likely to shift focus away from white nationalist groups. "...by April 2021 at least 52 active or retired police officers, law enforcement agents, military personnel, or govt... employees [were] arrested for their alleged actions at the January 6 insurrection." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f...

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Tenured prof fired Palestine post. "There are things... we cannot... talk about," [Maura] Finkelstein said. "If we... talk about these things... then we may be suspended [or]... fired. ...people are really... concerned about the future of the university in the U.S." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Luigi Mangione appears in court, 100+ supporters show up. "[A] woman... held a handmade sign that read ‘Death By Claim Denial = Negligent Homicide’. ....another... sign... read ‘For-Profit Healthcare I$ Murder’." www.courthousenews.com/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-case-brings-out-luigi-mangione-fans/

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Some Cybertruck owners complaining body panels come off while driving. "...Tesla attaches these body panels to plastic frames that are bolted to the body of the truck. Instead of bolting the panels to the frames, though, Tesla uses an adhesive to stick them on." www.jalopnik.com/1796761/tesl...

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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

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Mississippi judge orders news outlet to remove editorial from website. "The order commands the newspaper to unpublish an editorial that criticized the Clarksdale Mayor and Board of Commissioners for failing to notify media of a special meeting, as required by state law." reason.com/2025/02/20/m...

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DOGE over-states savings at Social Security Administration by more than $231 million. "In fact, the government cut only $560,000... the elimination of a project to develop an ‘X’ gender marker for the agency’s internal databases." theintercept.com/2025/02/20/d...

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Former deputy found guilty in fatal 2022 shooting of man who refused to get out of car. “Jurors found Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the... death of Christian Glass.... [who] flung [a knife] out a rear window... broken by a bean bag..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Man arrested after debating pro-Israel influencer on X. "While [Yves Engler] admitted he had responded to Kurtz’s ‘racist, violent, anti-Palestinian posts’ on X, he said he had not harassed her. ‘I’ve never... messaged or emailed her. Nor... threatened her." www.middleeasteye.net/news/promine...

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Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel confirmed as FBI Director. "He was confirmed in a party line [Senate] vote of 51-49, with only two Republicans joining... Democrats..., citing concerns over his qualifications... and claiming that he will pursue retribution against critics of Trump." www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Man claims he was part of a CIA-directed mafia team that assassinated JFK. "James Files, 83, claims he fired the bullet that killed Kennedy on November 22, 1963 from behind a fence on the grassy knoll overlooking Dealey Plaza in Dallas." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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FTC seeking public comments on social media censorship. "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking information about tech platforms’ content policies and actions to ban users.... the practices may amount to censorship and violate the law." www.reuters.com/technology/u...

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DOGE lays off almost half of NHTSA employees regulating autonomous vehicles. “The autonomous vehicles safety unit cuts are part of reductions at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is losing about 10% of its workforce...” www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/d...

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Venezuela accepts deportees held at Gitmo. "...Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said that 177 Venezuelan migrants had been flown to Honduras — the same number that were being held in Guantánamo, according to a recent court filing..." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Musk claims Mexican drug gangs ‘eligible for drone strikes’. "...Marco Rubio said... the [terrorism] designations ‘provide law enforcement additional tools to stop these groups.’ ....the move has raised speculation about possible military action against the cartels." www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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