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Reader-supported. https://www.commondreams.org/https://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvocsk5h3s2s"What the administration is proposing to do is take all of the force out of what we have all understood the act to mean: Don't kill endangered species."​ https://www.commondreams.org/news/the-endangered-species-act?share_id=997889416 Sep 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocsk5h3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvocour2t22kOne campaigner asserted that Trump's "recklessness in the White House has pushed working families’ budgets to their breaking point." https://www.commondreams.org/news/fed-interest-rate-hike-2026?share_id=997885016 Sep 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocour2t22khttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvo67qhgef2nThe family of Tierra Walker filed a lawsuit against Texas officials and doctors over her "preventable death" linked to the state's abortion ban—the first case of its kind. https://www.commondreams.org/news/abortion-ban-in-texas?share_id=997850616 Sep 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo67qhgef2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvo3u4xioi2zCiting the 70% depopulation of Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to "finish the job" of what he called Palestinian "migration"—a euphemism, say critics, for ethnic cleansing. https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-katz-doubles-down-on-ethnic-cleansing-of-gaza?share_id=997810316 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo3u4xioi2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvo3ddhyd426"Doctors should be able to do what's best for their patients, not what's best for some wealthy investor." https://www.commondreams.org/news/private-equity-healthcare-2677869291?share_id=997836216 Sep 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo3ddhyd426https://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnz45uxhj2jFossil Fuel Advertising Contracts Hit Record High as Big Oil Pockets Billions from Iran War https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-profits-advertising?share_id=997824416 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnz45uxhj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnxh26zmu2s"When ICE continuously raids a community, everyone pays for it—in lost jobs, higher prices, and damaged businesses." That's according to a new report out from the ACLU and the AFL-CIO on the economic effects of Trump's mass deportation crusade. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-affordability?share_id=997793116 Sep 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnxh26zmu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnurqayvs26"These people are such incredible cowards." https://www.commondreams.org/news/impeach-hegseth?share_id=997779416 Sep 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnurqayvs26https://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnsef5wyb2m"In our culture, the work of defending our resources and territory is taught from an early age. But for this next generation coming up, the work is more dangerous than ever,” one Indigenous Peruvian land defender said. https://www.commondreams.org/news/124-land-defenders-killed?share_id=997765216 Sep 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnsef5wyb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnrpxcgoq2z"With every additional centimeter of sea-level rise," said the lead author of a new study on ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland, "about 2 to 3 million ​people are put at risk of annual coastal flooding."​ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-sheets?share_id=997738616 Sep 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnrpxcgoq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnpdxs6xo2m One ActionAid campaigner said rich countries should “cancel unjust and unsustainable debt, stop making countries borrow to survive climate impacts, and deliver climate finance as grants rather than loans.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-vulnerable-nations-debt?share_id=997752016 Sep 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpdxs6xo2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnmtouqdy2k'We Cannot Wait for Disaster to Strike': Beyer Leads Bipartisan Push in House to Urgently Regulate AI https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-regulations-don-beyer?share_id=997733916 Sep 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnmtouqdy2khttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnkcku3w22pEd Sheeran hoped to sidestep controversy with the removal of Macklemore from his tour over his pro-Palestine remarks. Instead, he sparked what one writer said could be a "turning point in pop culture complicity" with Israel. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ed-sheeran-palestine-boycott?share_id=997661916 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkcku3w22phttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnizgxo5d2p"Today’s tragedy underscores the grave risks faced by families living in these structures... No one should have to risk their life simply to find a safe place to shelter." https://www.commondreams.org/news/how-many-children-died-in-gaza?share_id=997667816 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnizgxo5d2phttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnffm2lmp23There are moments when humans need to say, "Enough," and this is one. We are fools to endanger all that our ancestors have built in search of some new thing that will enrich a few, writes @billmckibben.bsky.social. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dems-run-against-apocalypse?share_id=997303816 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnffm2lmp23https://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvnebbuhr22m'The Elephant Was Not in the Room': El-Sayed Blasts Mike Rogers as a 'Coward' For Ditching Debate https://www.commondreams.org/news/el-sayed-rogers-town-hall?share_id=997676216 Sep 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnebbuhr22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvmzsokh2m2pGloria Steinem Never Lost Hope Or Purpose. Neither Can We.... "Gloria didn’t believe that history’s pendulum automatically swings back on its own. It swings because people organize, build movements, and refuse to give up.​" https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gloria-steinem-hope-a-holic?share_id=996639216 Sep 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmzsokh2m2phttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvmyhmusf62mMore than just numbers, people are relationships, families, and communities. Such recognition should guide our policies, which House Resolution 1286 and its supporters are trying to remind our legislators of. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/workers-farmers-trade-justice?share_id=997206216 Sep 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmyhmusf62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvmy6ywxdk2sIf two states are made impossible, can anyone defend a permanent one-state reality in which Palestinians and Israelis do not enjoy equal national and political rights? https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/palestine-33-years-after-oslo?share_id=996765616 Sep 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmy6ywxdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvmw6ui43w2nI just want to know what they're going to do to help, what they're going to do to stop the mess, and what they're going to do to help all constituents. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fascist-scarier-than-vegan?share_id=996870516 Sep 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmw6ui43w2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlsinbj7w23"You don't have healthcare or a living wage," said one critic who lamented the proposed $2.8 billion, taxpayer-funded transfer, "but hey, more war crimes!" https://www.commondreams.org/news/more-2000-pound-bombs-for-israel?share_id=997343915 Sep 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlsinbj7w23https://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlqxpd5qg2k"Trump wants to carve off a chunk of Yosemite so a private equity firm can turn it into a playground for billionaires." https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-yosemite?share_id=997350715 Sep 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlqxpd5qg2khttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvllo2vc752u"These sycophantic statements and his testimony throughout the hearing make it clear that Patel’s leadership at the FBI has been plagued by inappropriate politicization, rampant mismanagement of funds and resources, and a lack of regard for public safety." https://www.commondreams.org/news/kash-patel-2020-election?share_id=997305515 Sep 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvllo2vc752uhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlkbeqr4r2s"When authorities abuse the criminal justice system to silence lawful expression, they undermine the rule of law for everyone," said Human Rights Watch. https://www.commondreams.org/news/turkiye-lgbtq-crackdown?share_id=997267615 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlkbeqr4r2shttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvljx2ajp42cThe US Senate rejected a major crypto regulation bill on Tuesday amid warnings that it was "dangerously weak" and would fail to stop Trump from profiting from his crypto empire while in office. https://www.commondreams.org/news/clarity-act-fails?share_id=997301515 Sep 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvljx2ajp42chttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlifcv4422jCBO Finds Trump's Iran War Has Already Cost Nearly $40 Billion https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-cost-cbo?share_id=997308815 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlifcv4422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlehhu65k2cEd Sheeran says he’s “not complicit” after Macklemore was forced off his tour over “Free Palestine” remarks. But critics say he's not being apolitical, but rather "letting a pro-Israel billionaire choose his politics for him." https://www.commondreams.org/news/ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine?share_id=997250215 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlehhu65k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvldniqbba2g"As the world watched a genocide unfold in Gaza while AIPAC and Trump cheered it on, it has officially lost the PR battle." https://www.commondreams.org/news/aipac-michigan?share_id=997273315 Sep 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvldniqbba2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvlcxaxesu2nMassie Files Impeachment Articles Against Hegseth for Illegal Iran War, Boat Murders https://www.commondreams.org/news/massie-hegseth-impeachment-resolution?share_id=997268715 Sep 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlcxaxesu2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/commondreams.org/post/3mvl6ugzl7o2dTrump Says Kennedy Center Is 'Destined to Doom' After Judge Stops Him From Slapping His Name on It https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-name-kennedy-center?share_id=997235115 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:tiriierad73thyvjczaphg6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl6ugzl7o2d