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Renee Good and the Rage That Fuels State Violence

Ruth Fowler CounterPunch
Renee Good’s death is part of a decades-long continuum in which state violence has come to resemble the dynamics survivors recognize from private life: domination framed as protection, punishment framed as necessity, rage framed as fear.

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Leaked Security Memo: “De-Escalation Is Key”

Ken Klippenstein KlipNews
Before Renee Good’s killing, immigration authorities sent agents a warning: “For safe and effective vehicle extractions, de-escalation is key.” It was signed by the head of the agency’s compliance directorate.

The Democratic Base Is Social Democratic

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
It took profound transformation of Americans’ social and economic lives by deregulated and financialized capitalism to push Democrats left. It’s time that the media reconsider what constitutes the party’s new mainstream.

Clever Raccoon Brains Can Clarify Human Intelligence, Too

Kelly Lambert The Conversation
In addition to their impressive brains, raccoons’ dexterous hands play a key role in their cognitively creative escapades. Researchers have found that raccoon forepaws map onto their cerebral cortex in a similar manner to human hands.

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis

Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Every part of this illegal violent occupation is based on lies. According to residents, the basic tactic seems to be ICE convoys driving around looking for any nonwhite person out by themselves, jumping out, dragging them into a van then driving off

Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic

Adam Federman The New Republic
The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. It has been replaced by an emerging era of competition over resources-rare earth metals and control of shipping lanes. Trump’s designs on Greenland come at such a time.
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