Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-05: News Headlines

Tina Gerhardt (2021-06-05). Activists Call for a Stop to Enbridge Line 3. progressive.org The largest pipeline network in the United States is getting even bigger as construction on Lines 3 and 5 moves forward.

Fight Back (2021-06-05). Minnesota protest draws attention to the role of the military in climate change. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Twelve activists with the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) held banners that said "Climate Justice Now", "Military Bases Pollute Communities" and "The U.S. Military #1 Polluter" over Highway 62 in south Minneapolis, June 3, outside of an military base during rush hour. The CJC was founded in February 2020 to pressure the federal government to decrease its carbon footprint.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-05). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are commonly misdiagnosed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain. A cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that …

Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd (2021-06-04). Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire. counterpunch.org Despite an existential climate crisis, Senator Chuck Schumer's $250-billion "United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021" takes aim at China as the most pressing national security threat. In a Cold War declaration, the New York Democrat's proposed legislation reads like the last gasp of a dying empire, a plea from a panicked superpower losing

Staff (2021-06-04). Sunrise Movement Calls on Biden to Stop Compromising With Republicans on Climate. truthout.org As President Joe Biden looks to cut an Varshini Prakash, Sunrise…

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-04). Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire. zcomm.org The bill undermines Kerry's negotiated agreement with China, sabotaging an opportunity for the U.S. and China to partner on curbing emissions and sharing strategies for greening the Earth…

_____ (2021-06-04). White People's Stake In Ending The White Republic. popularresistance.org Wing describes this multiracial base: "We need to build the independent strength of the most determined racial, social, climate, and economic justice constituencies — those that understand that inequality, war, and environmental destruction are rooted in capitalism and that the corporate class is an unstable opponent of racism and authoritarianism."

Extinction Rebellion San Francisco Bay Area (2021-06-04). Sunday 6/6: Climate Action Mural Unveiling & Celebration In Clarion Alley. indybay.org Clarion Alley, between Mission and Valencia Streets, and between 17th and 18th Streets in San Francisco…

Derek Royden (2021-06-04). Colonial cover ups and the invention of 'Islamo-leftism'. nationofchange.org Those who stand against imperialism in the west are almost never popular in their home countries, but the current climate seems more dangerous than it has in decades.

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2021-06-05: Social Media Postees

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Activists Call for a Stop to Enbridge Line 3
Tina Gerhardt | progressive.org | 2021-06-05
The largest pipeline network in the United States is getting even bigger as construction on Lines 3 and 5 moves forward.
progressive.org/latest/climate/stop-to-enbridge-line-3-gerhardt-210605/

Minnesota protest draws attention to the role of the military in climate change
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-06-05
Minneapolis, MN – Twelve activists with the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) held banners that said "Climate Justice Now", "Military Bases Pollute Communities" and "The U.S. Military #1 Polluter" over Highway 62 in south Minneapolis, June 3, outside of an military base during rush hour. The CJC was founded in February 2020 to pressure the federal government to decrease its carbon footprint.
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/6/4/minnesota-protest-draws-attention-role-military-climate-change

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are commonly misdiagnosed
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-06-05
Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain. A cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-cerebrospinal-fluid-leaks-are-commonly-misdiagnosed/

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