In just 24 hours, Hurricane Lee has went from a low-end Category 1 to a monstrous Category 5 as it whirred over the tropical central Atlantic. It’s set to maintain major hurricane status for days on end before passing north of the Leeward Islands. wapo.st/48ayXt1

Descheduling cannabis — to remove it from the Controlled Substances Act altogether — would give states greater discretion to establish their own distinct marijuana policies. commondreams.org/opinion/mariju…

Marijuana Should Be Descheduled—Not Rescheduled commondreams.org/opinion/mariju…

Flórida se prepara para furacão 'sem precedentes': tempestades nos EUA estão ficando piores? correiobraziliense.com.br/mundo/2023/08/…

What a moment in Maui today. Sen. Schatz tells President Biden, 'We in Hawaii have been through hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, but we have never seen such a robust federal response. Thank you.' This is what the media won't tell you about President Biden & it's a shame.

'The systematic murder, rape, and torture of migrants is a ghastly violation of international law and a potential crime against humanity,' says Rep. Rep. Ilhan Omar Omar as an Human Rights Watch report alleges massacres of Ethiopian migrants by Saudi border guards. commondreams.org/news/ilhan-oma…

WATCH: Trump supporters in front of the #FultonCountyJail are waving this massive flag in support of President Trump. “Trump or Death” symbolizes the death of our country if President Trump doesn’t get back into the White House.

It is not a statement of physical violence.

#TrumpMugShotDay #August2023 #FultonCountyJail #ARRESTHIM

El presidente brasileño Lula se reunió este martes en Sudáfrica con representantes del Congreso Nacional Africano, el partido de Nelson Mandela. Fue su primer compromiso en una gira de una semana por este continente. teleSUR TV

“Yasuní gives life to our world, and Ecuadorian society has finally woken up to this”
ICYMI - Ecuadorians said NO to oil drilling in an Amazon protected area, home to isolated Indigenous communities & delicate rainforest ecosystem.

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'Nothing about the water release is beneficial to us,' a Japanese fisherman said of plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific this week. 'There is no advantage for us. None. It's all detrimental.' commondreams.org/news/fukushima…

No one needs billionaires to colonize outer space. We need them to pay their fair share of taxes so people can thrive here on Earth.

Tropical storm Hilary dropped more than half an average year’s worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw more than 3 inches (8 centimeters) of rain by Sunday evening.

Hurricane Hilary 2023 live updates: Southern California communities preparing for heavy rain, severe flooding as path moves north - ABC7 Los Angeles abc7.com/hurricane-hila…

LIVE update from sunny San Diego with the first tropical storm warning in effect for impacts from Tropical Cyclone Hillary on Sunday. The mountainous and desert locations just inland will see the biggest impacts, mostly in the form of damaging winds and catastrophic flooding…

Opinion | The Commons Are an Opportunity, Not a Tragedy | Common Dreams inthesetimes.com/article/common…