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Edward Snowden | Why I Decided Not to Delete My Old Internet Posts
Whistleblower Edward Snowden. (photo: Platon)
Edward Snowden, The Intercept
Snowden writes: "I didn't want to live in a world where everyone had to pretend that they were perfect, because that was a world that had no place for me or my friends."
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If Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, so desires, he has the ability to seriously damage Trump's Presidency with a few choice disclosures. (photo: Alexey Vitvitsky/Sputnik/AP)
If Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, so desires, he has the ability to seriously damage Trump's Presidency with a few choice disclosures. (photo: Alexey Vitvitsky/Sputnik/AP)

Trump Suggests He Mentioned Biden in Phone Call With Ukrainian President
Seung Min Kim and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump appeared to confirm Sunday that he mentioned former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter in a phone call with the leader of Ukraine, as some senior Democrats revived talk of impeachment hearings over revelations that Trump had asked a foreign government to investigate one of his potential 2020 opponents."
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: AP)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: AP)

Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Dems' 'Bigger National Scandal' for Refusing to Impeach Trump
Karen Leigh, Bloomberg
Leigh writes: "Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Democrats were being weak on President Donald Trump, in the wake of reports that he asked Ukraine's government to investigate the son of Democratic front-runner Joe Biden."
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Laverne Cox shows off a rainbow clutch with a political message at the Emmys. (photo: Getty Images)
Laverne Cox shows off a rainbow clutch with a political message at the Emmys. (photo: Getty Images)

Here's the LGBTQ Supreme Court Case Laverne Cox Brought Up on the Emmys Red Carpet
Jennifer Maas and Phil Owen, The Wrap
Excerpt: "Laverne Cox used her time on the 2019 Emmys red carpet Sunday to inform viewers about an upcoming Supreme Court case that could make it legal to fire someone from their job for being LGBTQ."

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“Please swipe right to read about a set of important cases being heard by the Supreme Court of the United States October 8 which is arguably the most consequential SCOTUS case for #lgbtq+ civil rights in the United States in my lifetime,” the actress wrote. “It should not be legal to fire someone from their job for being LGBTQ+. The Trump administration is arguing that it should be. Click the link in my bio to read the entire story. Please like and share to get the word out about this pivotal case. …”




Protesters deface a Chinese flag at the New Town Plaza shopping mall in Hong Kong's Sha Tin district. (photo: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters deface a Chinese flag at the New Town Plaza shopping mall in Hong Kong's Sha Tin district. (photo: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images)

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests Turn Violent Again
Lily Kuo, Guardian UK
Kuo writes: "Protesters and police have clashed in Hong Kong in another weekend of unrest as tensions escalate in the run-up to a significant political anniversary for Beijing."
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Burundi has been engulfed by violence since a controversial 2015 election. (photo: Jerome Delay/AP)
Burundi has been engulfed by violence since a controversial 2015 election. (photo: Jerome Delay/AP)

Burundi Accuses Catholic Bishops of Spreading 'Hatred'
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Catholic bishops in Burundi came under fire from authorities for 'spitting venomous hatred' over a message read out in churches denouncing intolerance and political violence in the run-up to elections next year."
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Carbon emissions. (photo: unknown)
Carbon emissions. (photo: unknown)

Artificial Intelligence Can't Think Without Polluting
April Glaser, Slate
Glaser writes: "Artificial intelligence is getting smarter, but it isn't getting cleaner."
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