Environmental lawyer working in #climatechange & #carbonmarkets. Also work with high school #exchangestudents and have a fondness for German Shepherds and #dogs in general. #fedi22
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The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright.
The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusion in its annual report, that the US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey.
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“This really is the big one,” David Goldwyn, fmr #US diplomat & #Energy Dept ofcl, said of the shutdown of the #StraitOfHormuz, the world’s most important choke point for #oil. This is the emergency scenario everyone feared.
#Cargo deliveries are stranded, #shipping charges have increased & #insurance premiums have skyrocketed. Yes, the price of #gas at the pump is affected. But so is the price of #food, #medicine, airplane tickets, #electricity, cooking oil, semiconductors & more.
EXCLUSIVE: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that stated it would not apply to refugees.
New documents filed in a key refugee case in Minnesota shed light on a broad, aggressive plan to review all refugees admitted since the start of the Biden administration.
Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refugee-detention-rescission-memo
Duh !! Any republican running for office is going to lose now .
“ A Republican attorney in Minneapolis who gave legal counsel to the ICE agent who shot and killed Renée Good dropped out of the Minnesota governor’s race on Monday, saying he couldn’t win given the Trump administration’s violent campaign in the state.”
This is insane…
US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest levels this century.
It’s literally unprecedented.
Video stills of #CBP #murder of #AlexPretti.
At least 10 shots were fired directly at Pretti despite the fact that he was restrained on the ground by multiple agents, had been disarmed—he never even reached for his weapon, & he wasn’t doing anything illegal to begin with.
#StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minnesota #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung
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