The Daily Shaarli

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February 2, 2020

Release of major Iowa poll scrapped after Pete Buttigieg's name 'left off survey'
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"2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders led the previous Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll, released on 10 January, by three points."

Palestinians cut ties with Israel, U.S. after rejecting peace plan - Reuters
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"Israel and the Palestinian Authority’s security forces have long cooperated in policing areas of the occupied West Bank that are under Palestinian control. The PA also has intelligence cooperation agreements with the CIA, which continued even after the Palestinians began boycotting the Trump administration’s peace efforts in 2017."

Union dues and the struggle for democracy | Citizens' Press
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To avoid the need to rebuild our democratic organizations – and thus waste valuable time – we must defend our current institutions of democracy. We must defend them even though they can, from time to time, be lead by flawed individuals – we are human, after all. It is not the people we defend as leadership can and will be replaced, but the institution. This defense is part of the historical fight for our right to practice and perfect our own democracy.

Far-Right Forces Emboldened in Post-Coup Bolivia
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With press freedom severely curtailed and leftists being hounded by government and street gangs alike, the coup in Bolivia has led to the proliferation of far-fight factions, writes Olivia Arigho-Stiles. With elections scheduled for May, it remains to be seen whether the Movement for Socialism can regain a foothold.

Iran welcomes Allawi's appointment as Iraqi prime minister, calls for U.S. pullout - Reuters
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At famed Mexican butterfly reserve, second worker found dead - Reuters
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"Earlier this week, Mexicans in El Rosario mourned the death of activist Homero Gomez, who had fought for a decade to protect the monarch butterflies until his mysterious death. It is unclear whether the two cases are connected."

Stop Facial Recognition on Campus - STOP FACIAL RECOGNITION ON CAMPUS
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Students, Alumni, & Staff are banding together to reject invasive facial recognition technology.