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SWITCHING TO EMERGENCY MODE ON DONATIONS - Due to a total lack of donations for February the organization’s funding situation has become critical. We are going to have to stop the train and focus solely on bringing in the relatively few donations we need to function. The show will not go on without funding. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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FOCUS | Russ Feingold: Sanders 'Potentially Creating a Miracle of Turnout'

Steven Elbow, The Cap Times
Excerpt: "'I believe that Bernie Sanders is potentially creating a miracle of turnout,' he said. And turnout, he said, is the likely formula for beating Trump."
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Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders

27 February 20

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SMALL DONORS RALLYING FOR RSN, NEED SOME MATCHING FUNDS! - Got a nice burst of very small donations last night and this morning. We could really use a few larger ones to get the progress bar moving again. Could that be you? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders

Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Dozens of interviews with Democratic establishment leaders this week show that they are not just worried about Mr. Sanders's candidacy, but are also willing to risk intraparty damage to stop his nomination at the national convention in July if they get the chance."
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An officer watches as undocumented immigrants are deported to El Salvador in 2018 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Houston. (photo: David J. Phillip/AP)

ICE Has Run Facial-Recognition Searches on Millions of Maryland Drivers
Drew Harwell and Erin Cox, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been permitted to run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland driver's license photos without first seeking state or court approval, state officials said - access that goes far beyond what other states allow and that alarms immigration activists in a state that grants special driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants."
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Michael Bloomberg speaks in the Manhattan borough of New York, N.Y, May 30, 2019. (photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Bloomberg Once Said Social Security Is a Bigger Ponzi Scheme Than Bernie Madoff's
Tim O'Donnell, The Week
O'Donnell writes: "Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg twice compared Social Security to a Ponzi scheme when he was in office, CNN reports, which is a far cry from his current stance as a Democratic presidential candidate."
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar. (photo: Ethan Miller/Getty)

When Two Judges Knocked Down Sentences to Protect Immigrants From Deportation, Amy Klobuchar's Office Appealed and Won
Ryan Grim, The Intercept
Grim writes: "Salim didn't realize, he later said, citing a language barrier, that income from a second side job also needed to be included. The lapse resulted in a criminal overpayment of benefits of $12,549 - or $782 per month."
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Shanaya Ball sits with her son, Amari, at her home in Philadelphia. (photo: Hannah Yoon/The Guardian)

'It Was Everywhere': How Lead Is Poisoning America's Poorest Children
Nina Lakhani, Guardian UK
Lakhani writes: "Ball, 27, was still reeling from the diagnosis when the pediatrician called with more devastating news: Amari had dangerous lead levels in his blood."
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In states that restrict access to reproductive health care options, maternal mortality rates climb precipitously. (photo: Ruslan Dashinsky/Getty)

Maternal Mortality Is Worse in Washington, DC Than Syria. Abortion Access Is One Reason Why.
Summer Sherburne Hawkins, NBC News
Hawkins writes: "From 2007 to 2015, Syria's maternal mortality rate rose from 26 deaths per 100,000 live births to 31 deaths per 100,000 live births, a result of the country's war and a crumbling health care system."
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A coal-fired power station blocks out a sunrise in the UK. (photo: Getty)

Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere Hit Highest Level in 3 Million Years
Jordan Davidson, EcoWatch
Davidson writes: "According to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, the last time carbon dioxide levels were this high was 3 million years ago 'when temperature was 2°-3°C (3.6°-5.4°F) higher than during the pre-industrial era, and sea level was 15-25 meters (50-80 feet) higher than today.'"
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Take Action: Stop the destruction of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

TAKE ACTION JUST IN: Send my letter: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona should not be dynamited Blasting has begun in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, as contractors for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol clear sections of the precious landscape for a fortified section of border wall. Our national monuments are the pride of the nation and we cannot stand by and watch as the Trump administration moves to destroy Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Take action now and demand Congress act to stop the destruction of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument! Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, a designation conferred in 1976 to honor the land’s outstanding ecological value. This destruction undermines that very concept, and will have harmful consequences for Organ Pipe’s fragile landscape. Construction of the border wall has already ripped up 100 cacti, including 76 iconic saguaros that are found only in the Sonoran Desert and normally live 200 years, or more! Organ Pipe is also home to cultural sites and grounds sacred to the Tohono O’odham people, who are among many Indigenous nations who trace their ancestry to lands protected by the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Some places are too precious to dynamite, dig up, or destroy; and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is one of them. We cannot lose this incredible and irreplaceable place. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is at risk of irreversible destruction, but with your help, we can beat back this attack by taking the fight head-on in Congress. Take action right now to stand up to the destruction of Organ Pipe so the National Monument is not subject to dynamite blasting and destruction. Thank you for speaking up for our public lands during this urgent time. Jordan Schreiber Director of Advocacy, The Trust for Public Land TAKE ACTION NOW

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