Cydney Hargis
Cydney Hargis is a Guns and Public Safety Researcher at Media Matters. She has a B.A. in Journalism with a minor in Political Science from The George Washington University, and previously interned at Coalition To Stop Gun Violence.
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Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...
Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.
Blowback 2026
The Price of Empire and the costs of War on Iran.
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Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections in the Gulf
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.