Weekend Edition: The Dangers of Trump 2.0

 

Sunday, July 28, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Israel's Gaza Onslaught Continues as Concerns Rise Over Escalation With Hezbollah A barrage of Israeli strikes across Gaza killed many dozen Palestinians over the weekend, while a strike attributed to Hezbollah killed 12 children in Israeli-controlled territory. By Common Dreams Staff Trump Would Let Industry Sway PFAS Rules and Endanger Public Health, Experts Warn "Basically the entire infrastructure of how the EPA considers science and develops rules is very much under attack," a nonprofit director said. By Common Dreams Staff Moms and Kids Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion at Citigroup CEO's Home Dozens of climate campaigners were arrested for protesting the multinational bank's financing of new fossil fuel development. By Edward Carver 'It'll Be Fixed!': Trump Tells Supporters No Need to Vote in the Future The Republican nominee's remarks, at a Christian rally in Florida on Friday night, drew scrutiny from critics who view him as a threat to democracy. By Edward Carver US Voter Registrations Surge as Republicans Try to Limit Ballot Access One group said it has registered over 100,000 new voters since U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. By Brett Wilkins Critics Warn Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill 'Is Taken Straight From Project 2025' "You thought Project 2025 was just a threat after the election? It's actually happening *right now,*" said one climate campaigner. By Brett Wilkins

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■ Opinion A Belly Laugh About the Homeless If they can’t sleep inside because they’re homeless, and now the Supreme Court forbids them to sleep outside, then where in the world can they sleep? By James E. Jennings Hey Trump, Who’s the Real Garbage? On a telephone call-in to Fox & Friends, Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris was “real garbage.” It is now fair game for her to take it up and use it against him. By Robert Freeman With Project 2025 and Agenda 47, the USA’s Coups Come Home to Roost The authoritarian, dystopian settings that the U.S. created in so many places across the world are being reconceived by ultra-conservative forces affiliated with Trump for the purpose of introducing them here. By C.J. Polychroniou

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