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Democracies must unite -report: decline in freedom for 17 yrs🚨. Dictators: forging bonds, sharing methods, copying tactics... & new ways to quash free speech & indep journalism, eradicate NGOs, silence dissent & suffocate criticism. Auth. regimes must maintain: illusion of control -protest & dissent: threat. If a country becomes democratic in a region -rest: follow. Show trials: against journalists, bloggers, academics, lawyers, entertainers... Putin & Xi coop. #Democracy washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

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Senate confirms abortion rights lawyer to US appeals court | Reuters

The U.S. Senate confirmed Julie Rikelman, a top lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights, to the Boston-based 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals by a vote of 51-43. Source: Senate confirms abortion rights lawyer to US appeals court | Reuters

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On the face of it, Justice Alito is guilty of bribery. These are his defenses:
1) Although I accepted something of value to ME, it hardly cost the billionaire anything at all.
2) Although I then ruled in favor of the billionaire at the Supreme Court*, I didn’t realize the billionaire was involved.
3) I am personally incorruptible. Anyone who knows me knows that I would never sell my vote.

*[edit] Ten times.

#Scotus

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Getting it done ✅

‘A protest on wheels: ‘Stay Woke Florida!’ tour makes stop in Tampa’ flip.it/ZACg4T

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Twitter is "no longer a tool that's accelerating science. On the contrary," said Michael Mina, chief science officer at eMed and a pediatric immunologist who regularly used Twitter during the pandemic to talk about COVID. t.co/cTCubRvGDf

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The date of the solstice varies. It usually falls on June 20th or 21st. This year, and in 2015, it's on the 21st. In 2016, though, it will be on the 20th. On very rare occasions the solstice will fall on June 22nd. The last time this happened was in 1971 and it won't happen again until 2203.

10 things you didn't know about the summer solstice:

topicaltens.blogspot.com/2014/

#SummerSolstice #Midsummer

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The company behind the missing submersible thanked Elon Musk's company Starlink prior to the disastrous expedition. He hasn't said a word about the mission on Twitter.
businessinsider.com/oceangate-

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Intermittent fasting, that's what I call that thing I do between snacks.

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