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Rebecca Traister | The Ruling Minority Will Stop at Nothing to Stay in Control 
No time for self-care. (photo: Jim Watson/Getty Images)
Rebecca Traister, The Cut
Traister writes: "Kavanaugh’s ascendance hasn’t jolted these people to redouble their efforts to topple Republicans at the polls in November. Rather, it’s left them deeply demoralized, drained of hope and energy at perhaps the most crucial moment of all."
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Voters line up to vote at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Mich, on Nov. 8, 2016. (photo: Cory Morse/AP)
Voters line up to vote at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Mich, on Nov. 8, 2016. (photo: Cory Morse/AP)

Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger | We saved 155 Lives on the Hudson. Now Let’s Vote for Leaders Who’ll Protect Us All
Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger III, The Washington Post
Sullenberger writes: "Today, tragically, too many people in power are projecting the worst. Many are cowardly, complicit enablers, acting against the interests of the United States."
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Vote in the midterms. (photo: Mirah Curzer/Unsplash)
Vote in the midterms. (photo: Mirah Curzer/Unsplash)

The Midterms Are More Than a Vote Against the President
Chris Winters, YES! Magazine
Winters writes: "Midterm elections often get 'nationalized,' becoming a comment on the party in power rather than a vote for representation. But in 2018, more is at stake than a vote against President Trump."
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Gab's service has been suspended. (photo: Towfiqu Photography/Getty Images)
Gab's service has been suspended. (photo: Towfiqu Photography/Getty Images)

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Gab, Site Where Synagogue Shooting Suspect Posted, Is Suspended
James Doubek and Jasmine Garsd, NPR
Excerpt: "Gab.com is a social network that touts itself as an alternative to Twitter and Facebook to give conservatives a platform for free speech. But it also has been criticized for providing a platform for anti-Semitism and white nationalism."
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Jair Bolsonaro after casting his vote on October 28, 2018. He’s about to become Brazil’s next president. (photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Jair Bolsonaro after casting his vote on October 28, 2018. He’s about to become Brazil’s next president. (photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Brazil Has Elected "Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World"
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "A far-right former Army officer who openly supports dictatorships and torture has been overwhelmingly elected president. Jair Bolsonaro’s election marks the most radical political shift in Brazil since military rule ended more than 30 years ago."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: EPA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: EPA)

PLO: Palestine Revokes Recognition of Israel Until Recognized
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will suspend its recognition of Israel and all economic support until the state honors the 1967 borders and Palestine’s claim of statehood."
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Cattle in the Amazon rainforest. (photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic/Getty Images)
Cattle in the Amazon rainforest. (photo: Michael Nichols/National Geographic/Getty Images)

Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% of Animal Populations Since 1970, Report Finds
Damian Carrington, Guardian UK
Carrington writes: "Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an emergency that threatens civilization."
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