Sunday, July 09, 2017

What's Left #27




What's Left
for the week of July 7-13, 2017

Sorry for being late with this. I had some "I really, really, really hate computers" days this week, something with which we call can identify.

This week:

Good News: House Appropriations Committee votes to repeal AUMF
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-panel-approves-amendment-that-would-strip-trumps-war-authorization-powers/
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/340066-lawmakers-applaud-after-panel-approves-language-revoking-war-authority
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/340132-republicans-say-war-authorization-amendment-was-out-of-order

Good News: EPA can't delay methane leak rule
http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/policy-powersource/2017/07/04/DC-federal-appeals-court-blocks-Environmental-Protection-Agency-s-effort-to-suspend-Obama-era-methane-pollution-rule/stories/201707040055

Good News: German parliament votes for same-sex marriage
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/30/534970093/german-lawmakers-approve-same-sex-marriage

Not Good News: Texas Supreme Court says states can deny benefits to same-sex couples
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/lgbt/2017/06/30/texas-supreme-court-rules-gay-couples-notguaranteedspousal-benefits
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/30/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-same-sex-marriage-benefits/

Clown Award: TheRump supporters
https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/07/chris-christie-beach/532536/
http://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-president-donald-trump-health-care-republican-gop-were-all-gonna-die-629883?utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=most_read&utm_medium=most_read1
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/trump-fans-throw-conniption-fit-after-npr-tweets-out-declaration-independence
http://gizmodo.com/trump-supporters-cry-bias-after-npr-tweets-the-declarat-1796633566

Outrage of the Week: war crimes in Yemen

Thoughts prompted by the Fourth

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