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Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018

Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.

Former CIA Director attacks President Trump on Twitter

"You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America… America will triumph over you.”

CIA Chief “War on Terror” has Caused More Terrorism

Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan said terrorist power has not been diminished even after years of the U.S. trying to fight it.

WikiLeaks Releases CIA Director’s Hacked Emails

So many top U.S. intelligence officials are unable to maintain basic security over sensitive data with the most recent hacked private email account of CIA Director John Brennan. Are these hackers confirming that the wrong people have been leading this country for far too long?

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Chinook salmon, one of the species the lawsuit says the herbicide would harm. Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen

Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.
The Strait of Hormuz, off Iran's Hormozgan province. Photo: Hadi Karimi / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

US strike on Iranian wedding kills at least four, drawing war crime accusation

Iran's Red Crescent has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, as both sides accuse each other of violating a June ceasefire.
Gloria Steinem speaking in 2019. Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gloria Steinem, who pushed for gender equality, dies at 92

Steinem was the founder of Ms. Magazine and a tireless champion for the feminist movement.
An ice sculpture reading "Prosecute ICE" outside the Minnesota State Capitol. Photo: Chad Davis / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Minnesota Truth Council opens hearings into federal immigration raids

A 15-member panel created by executive order is gathering testimony on two ICE operations that ran through the state over the winter.
The US Capitol. A Congressional commission has recommended sanctions against the RSS, and nearly 100 US officials have pledged to reject its money. Photo: Noclip, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

“Stand Up for Multifaith Democracy”: U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Protest India’s RSS & Hindu Supremacy

A US government commission has recommended sanctions against the group over violence against religious minorities in India, and nearly 100 US officials just pledged to reject its money.