Friday, March 13, 2026

Supreme Court will hear Exxon’s effort to crush climate lawsuits

Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.

Experts warn Minnesota crackdown mirrors early stages of US civil war scenarios

Legal scholars and political scientists say the Trump administration’s escalating ICE operation, National Guard brinkmanship, and Insurrection Act threats in Minnesota closely resemble conditions identified in civil war simulations, raising alarms about constitutional collapse and violent state federal conflict.

158 giant tortoises return to Galápagos island of Floreana after 180 years

The reintroduction of the tortoise, a keystone "ecosystem engineer," is vital for seed dispersal and habitat regeneration in Galápagos conservation. 

US Forest Service stops issuing firefighter pants that contain PFAS, following ProPublica’s reporting

Despite knowing about the use of PFAS, officials with the Forest Service had not previously informed wildland firefighters about it.

Greece – What You are not Being Told by the Media

According to mainstream media, the current economic crisis in Greece is due to the government spending too much money on its people that it went broke. This claim however, is a lie. It was the banks that wrecked the country so oligarchs and international corporations could benefit.

Trump plan accelerates assault on Section 8 and pushes millions toward eviction

Advocates warn that new HUD demands, looming funding cuts, and potential work rules could dismantle Housing Choice Vouchers and upend low-income households nationwide

Instacart algorithms drive secret grocery price hikes

New report finds algorithm driven tests can charge shoppers up to 23 percent more for the same cart.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.

Social Security data allegations spark investigation into Trump’s DOGE initiative

A whistleblower complaint now under federal investigation alleges that a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer attempted to remove and share highly sensitive Social Security data, raising serious questions about government data security and oversight.