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The US House Is Trying To Stop Donald Trump’s War on Iran

David Sirota The Lever
In a stunning House vote, lawmakers began an attempt to end the war without presidential approval — creating conditions for a potentially historic legal showdown, potentially setting the stage for a legal showdown over the limits of executive power.

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 It has been replaced by an emerging era of competition over resources-rare earth metals and control of shipping lanes.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.

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

Marjorie Cohn Truthout
US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup of US firepower in the Caribbean in decades. If regime change succeeds in Venezuela, Cuba may be next

Trump Declares War on America

Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims Popular Information
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."

Liberation Statement on the Situation in Niger

Morning Star
The people of Niger, facing a desperate situation, are threatened with the withdrawal of vital humanitarian aid from the country in response to the coup, a move tantamount to a punitive measure and essentially exploiting aid as leverage.
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