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Lawsuit against Black Lives Matter leader endangers free speech rights

The U.S. Supreme Court should take the case of a Black Lives Matter leader in Louisiana who is being sued by a police officer who was injured in protests led by BLM.

Chicago Sun-Times

Holding Protest Leaders Liable for Others' Violence Threatens First Amendment Rights

A lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter activist could have a chilling impact on constitutionally protected activity.

Reason

Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals

The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.

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After a Century, Oil and Gas Problems Persist on Navajo Lands

The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.

Capital & Main

Death investigation underway, thousands trapped: What we know about 2023 Burning Man festival’s flooding chaos

Attendees – including Chris Rock and Diplo – walked miles to escape muddy chaos

The Independent UK

Death investigation underway, thousands trapped: What we know about 2023 Burning Man festival’s flooding chaos

Attendees – including Chris Rock and Diplo – walk miles to escape muddy chaos

The Independent UK

Susan Hall: Tory London mayor candidate criticised for ‘offensive’ Notting Hill Carnival tweets

Conservative Mayoral candidate Susan Hall has been criticised as holding “offensive” views on the Notting Hill Carnival, which will return to the capital’s streets this weekend.

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"Sacramento Black Lives Matter Founder Settles Libel Lawsuit with Video Apology"

From Thursday's story in the Sacramento Bee (Sam Stanton) (link added): More than two years after a Sacramento-area businesswoman was falsely accused of posting racist and hateful comments on the Facebook page for Sacramento's Black Lives Matter chapter, her lawsuit against BLM Sacramento has been settled with the group's founder…

Reason

House committee votes to prohibit federal funding of BLM rule

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

Met Police only authorised baton round use at Black-led events in recent years, FOI shows

Met says ethnicity of those likely to be involved in an event is not a factor in deciding police tactics

Evening Standard

Met only authorised baton rounds for black-led events, FOI reveals

Metropolitan police approved their use at Notting Hill carnival and Black Lives Matter protests in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Toronto Caribbean Carnival should bring attention to anti-Black racism affecting communities

Every summer Toronto plays host to revellers and spectators, visitors and locals, for one of the biggest events of the season: the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (TCC). Last year’s carnival brought almost two million people and just under half a billion dollars to the city, and similar if not greater numbers…

The Conversation

Govinda's deleted post condemning Gurugram violence goes viral; Twitterati SLAM Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma for supporting BLM and not national issues

Bollywood actor Govinda has reportedly deactivated his social media account after his post condemning the Gurugram violence incurred the fury of social media trolls.

The Times of India

‘A modern lynching song’? Jason Aldean and the most controversial song in country

Star hits back after being accused of writing promoting violence and division with the video for his new track ‘Try That in a Small Town’, writes Joe Sommerlad

The Independent UK

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Lawsuit Over Firing of Sports Show Host for Tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER…EVERY SINGLE ONE" Can Go Forward

So says a federal judge in California, applying statutes that protect private employees from firing based on their "political activities."

Space

10 breathtaking locations to see October 2023's 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse

The annular solar eclipse on Oct 14, 2023, will be quite the spectacle. Here's a roundup of some of the best beauty spots to watch the infamous 'ring of fire' from.

The Independent UK

New rules for oil and gas leasing raise rates energy companies pay to drill on public lands

The Biden administration is proposing new rules for the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and strengthen requirements to clean up old wells where drilling is completed or abandoned

The Independent UK

‘A modern lynching song’?: Jason Aldean and the most controversial song in country

Star hits back after being accused of writing promoting violence and division with the video for his new track ‘Try That in a Small Town’, writes Joe Sommerlad

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The Independent UK

11 mustangs die in US roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks

Eleven wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada

Salon

Crow slams Aldean's pro-violence lyrics

"I'm from a small town. Even people in small towns are sick of violence," Crow wrote in a Tuesday tweet

The Independent UK

‘See how far you make it down the road’: Why Jason Aldean’s new music video is so controversial

Country music star hits back after being accused of writing ‘modern lynching song’ and promoting violence and division with the video for his new track ‘Try That in a Small Town’

Advnture

8 of the best and most beautiful countries for wild camping

If you love getting away from it all, visit these countries which boast both jaw-dropping scenery and liberal camping laws

Tribune News Service

Western states' budgets, industries rely on federal lands. So does wildlife

Across the West, a vast swath of federal land has been staked out by oil and gas drillers, miners, cattle grazers, loggers, renewable energy developers and outdoor recreationists. Soon, the federal agency that oversees those lands will allow them to be leased for a new purpose: conservation.

The Independent UK

US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant near endangered toad while legal battle is on hold

Federal officials have decided to reconsider the 2021 environmental review that cleared the way for construction of a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives

The Independent UK

Black Lives Matter movement to mark 10 years of activism, renews call to defund the police

The Black Lives Matter movement turns 10 years old on Thursday, marking the day in 2013 that the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin was acquitted in his death

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