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RSN: Mort Rosenblum | A More Perfect Union - Or Maybe Calexit? 
500 protesters gathered in front of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice Wednesday evening to demand the passage of the California Values Act. (photo: Wilfred Chan)
Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News
Rosenblum writes: "Californians fight to protect hard-won victories from Donald Trump's corporate giveaways, such as emission controls, clean coastlines, and pristine wilderness. And more, they demand sanctuary status for fellow humans escaping hunger or violence at home."
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (photo: Bloomberg)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (photo: Bloomberg)

Should the House Impeach if the Senate Won't Convict?
Keith E. Whittington, Lawfare
Whittington writes: "From the day that Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, people have been arguing that he should be impeached."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: Getty)
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: Getty)

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Join Forces With Loan Shark Prevention Act Aimed at Consumer-Credit Abuses
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "Credit card interest rates would be capped at 15% nationwide under a new federal usury law proposed on Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)."
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Daniel Everette Hale was arrested for leaking information to the press about the U.S. drone program. (photo: Ilka Cole/ZUMA)
Daniel Everette Hale was arrested for leaking information to the press about the U.S. drone program. (photo: Ilka Cole/ZUMA)

Former Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Drone Details to The Intercept
Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
Weiner writes: "A former government intelligence analyst has been charged in Alexandria federal court with leaking classified information on drone warfare to a reporter."
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. (photo: ICE)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. (photo: ICE)

ICE Just Spent a Record $1 Million on the World's Most Advanced iPhone Hacking Tech
Thomas Brewster, Forbes
Brewster writes: "U.S. immigration cops just spent a record amount on iPhone hacking equipment, amid an outcry about warrantless border searches of travelers' mobiles."
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Anti-war activists from Code Pink NGO protests against U.S. interventionist policies against the Venezuelan government. (photo: Answer Coalition)
Anti-war activists from Code Pink NGO protests against U.S. interventionist policies against the Venezuelan government. (photo: Answer Coalition)

Power Cut at Venezuela Embassy in US as Anti-War Activists Clash With Opposition Supporters
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Clashes ensued Wednesday evening at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. between representatives of the international NGO Code Pink who have barricaded themselves in the embassy and supporters of the right-wing Venezuelan opposition outside."
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Over the past century or so, the tiger population has plunged in the wild, dropping from an estimated 100,000 to fewer than 4,000, while the number in captivity had exploded to more than 12,500. (photo: Terrence McCoy)
Over the past century or so, the tiger population has plunged in the wild, dropping from an estimated 100,000 to fewer than 4,000, while the number in captivity had exploded to more than 12,500. (photo: Terrence McCoy)

More Tigers Now Live in Cages Than in the Wild.
Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post
McCoy writes: "For 10 days late last year, I joined Ammann on an undercover journey to the core of the modern tiger economy to determine whether Laos, a global hub of wildlife trafficking, had fulfilled its promises since 2016 to stamp out the wildlife trade."
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