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'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
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July 15, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House for passing the Sunshine Protection Act and urged the Senate to do the same:
"The House has finally passed legislation that will end standard time once and for all. No more sunsets in the middle of the
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FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release:
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'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage
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July 15, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House for passing the Sunshine Protection Act and urged the Senate to do the same:
"The House has finally passed legislation that will end standard time once and for all. No more sunsets in the middle of theafternoon. It's about time. Nobody likes the constant clock changes. The fact is that under current law, there was never a way to opt out of standard time whereas states were permitted to opt out of daylight savings time if they really wanted to, as Arizona and Hawaii do. School districts can always have starting bells later to compensate if there is concern about later sunrises during the winter months, although it's worth noting almost all districts are already on Christmas vacation during the shortest days. Clearly, based on the House vote, and unanimous passage of practically identical legislation by the Senate in 2022, and the President's support, daylight savings time is far more popular. But really, it's just let's pick a time and stick with it. Compromise if needs be: shave a half hour off standard time. Anything's better than the clock changes, and the early sunsets in the winter are frankly depressing. But the bill's fine the way it is. It is time for the Senate to immediately take up this common sense, bipartisan legislation, stop switching the clocks and let the sun shine into the evening for good."
For media availability contact Americans for Limited Government at media@limitgov.org.
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Original text here: https://getliberty.org/2026/07/its-about-time-alg-praises-house-passage-of-sunshine-protection-act-urges-senate-passage/
FFRF Action Fund: 'Theocratic' DOJ Unit Accuses FBI of Anti-Catholic Bias
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 5 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Sept. 3, 2026:
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'Theocratic' DOJ unit accuses FBI of anti-Catholic bias
The FFRF Action Fund names a Justice Department unit its "Theocrat of the Week" for advancing unfounded accusations of the Biden administration's supposed anti-Catholic bias.
Last week, the Weaponization Working Group issued a 231-page report that argues
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MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 5 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Sept. 3, 2026:
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'Theocratic' DOJ unit accuses FBI of anti-Catholic bias
The FFRF Action Fund names a Justice Department unit its "Theocrat of the Week" for advancing unfounded accusations of the Biden administration's supposed anti-Catholic bias.
Last week, the Weaponization Working Group issued a 231-page report that arguesan FBI field office in Richmond, Va., targeted and discriminated against conservative Catholics in 2023 during a domestic terrorism investigation. The report concluded that "the Biden FBI engaged in improper and unjustified law enforcement and intelligence activity," distorting a procedural investigation to supposedly prove the Biden administration was anti-Catholic.
The investigation began in 2019, when the FBI began tracking an unnamed man who made online threats of civil war and the assassination of politicians and purchased semi-automatic weapons and ammo. After being incarcerated for separate reasons and released in 2021, the man's violent, public rhetoric of needing to "make total war against the Satanic occultist government and the Zionist devil-worshiping bankers who control it" was of concern to the FBI.
In 2022, the man began attending a church that claimed to follow "traditional Catholic theology and liturgy," but he is not formally affiliated with the Catholic Church. The man self-identified as a "fascist and Catholic" and a "Catholic clerical fascist" on social media. The FBI had concerns, with an abundant amount of documented proof, that he was attempting to recruit members in his church to carry out an attack he was habitually espousing the need for. After investigators found even more evidence of a planned violent attack in the man's home, through proper avenues, the man was arrested. In June of 2023, the man was indicted in federal court and pleaded guilty.
The FBI office was not investigating the man's church, only the man, who was on the FBI's radar before he joined the church. Two FBI analysts drafted a memo on the matter, noting potential areas of concern for future investigations. One possibility in the memo was the link between the man's extremism and his faith, but the same analysts dismissed it. The draft report included language like "rad-trad Catholic clerical fascist" and "radical-traditionalist Catholic" because those were identifiers the man himself used and were common in his online circles. It also stressed that the FBI was not monitoring anyone in the church solely because of their religious beliefs.
The church was associated with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a breakaway sect that the Catholic Church formally disavows. There was documented reason to believe this sect could be "attempting to radicalize individuals through the Catholic religion towards Neo-Nazi extremism." Hence, the FBI office followed through and investigated two of its priests, but found no further evidence and dropped their monitoring.
The analysts set out to modify the draft report into a simplified, refined version that could be shared within the FBI beyond their own office, but the draft, which was never meant to be made public, was leaked to conservative media outlets in 2023. These entities began running with the claim that the FBI was targeting Catholic churches under Biden's presidency.
The GOP-led Judiciary Committee said in a 2023 report that the analysts' memo proved that the "FBI abused its counterterrorism tools to target Catholic Americans as potential domestic terrorists" and that the FBI "singled out Americans who are pro-life, pro-family, and support the biological basis for sex and gender distinction as potential domestic terrorists." Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz investigated the FBI's conduct in 2024 and reported no evidence of religious discrimination. Still, in June of this year, FBI Director Kash Patel fired all of the agents involved in the investigation.
"To many Americans, the [memo] came to embody the misuse and weaponization of government power," reads the Weaponization Working Group's recent report on the matter. The report claims the FBI agents "made extensive inquiries into two priests and monitored their travel and communications" and that the FBI relied on "biased and unverified materials" from the Southern Poverty Law Center. It also alleges that the Richmond office didn't sufficiently punish the agents for the matter.
The memo only mentions the Southern Poverty Law Center in a single paragraph, reporting on the center's designation of several "radical-traditionalist Catholic" outfits such as the Society of St. Pius X as "hate groups." The groups were named "hate groups" not because they are conservative or Catholic, but because church leaders were promoting violent antisemitism, obsessed with the "alleged evils of the Jews" and denials of the Holocaust. (And, of course, the groups are disavowed by the actual Catholic Church.)
The Weaponization Working Group's report ends with: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation is entrusted with the solemn responsibility of protecting the First Amendment rights of all Americans. History will rightly judge the Richmond Catholic Memo as a grave failure of the FBI Richmond Field Office to uphold that responsibility."
"This Department of Justice will not tolerate a weaponized bureaucracy that chills First Amendment activity," Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a press release announcing the working group's report. "The individuals who developed the Richmond Domain Perspective are no longer with the Department, and our Working Group's efforts to investigate weaponization under the previous Administration will continue."
The working group was formed in response to an executive order titled "Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government" that President Trump issued on his first day back in office as part of a ploy to prove an anti-Christian bias in the U.S. government. (Trump's executive order establishing a task force to "eradicate" anti-Christian bias was issued a month later.)
The Trump administration is misrepresenting the investigation to defame the Biden administration and further its claims of an anti-Christian bias in the federal government, which does not exist.
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FFRF Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) organization that develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church. It also advocates for the rights and views of nonbelievers, endorses candidates for political office, and publicizes the views of elected officials concerning religious liberty issues.
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Original text here: https://ffrfaction.org/theocratic-doj-unit-accuses-fbi-of-anti-catholic-bias/
[Category: Sociological]
Earthjustice: Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin From Removing More Than 900 Bison From Federal Land
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land
Victory -- Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August
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Great Falls, MT -- A Montana District Court today granted a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from removing more than 900 bison from federal land in Montana. Earthjustice and Cochenour Law Office requested the injunction on behalf of American Prairie
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 5 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land
Victory -- Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August
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Great Falls, MT -- A Montana District Court today granted a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from removing more than 900 bison from federal land in Montana. Earthjustice and Cochenour Law Office requested the injunction on behalf of American Prairiein August, arguing that the agency misinterpreted the Taylor Grazing Act and violated federal law.
In the decision, Judge Brian Morris states, "No statutory language or judicial precedent exists that requires a livestock operation to focus exclusively on production and entirely ignore conservation, range improvement, preservation, or other values." The Court goes on to say, "Congress recognized livestock grazing and livestock management often includes and considers preservation, improvement, and thoughtful development, hand-in-hand with other uses."
American Prairie's bison will now remain on public lands in Montana while the underlying lawsuit proceeds. Without the injunction, American Prairie would have had to cull or relocate hundreds of bison by the end of September.
"This is an important victory in the fight to ensure American Prairie's bison can continue grazing on Montana's prairie, as they have for over two decades," said Jenny Harbine, managing attorney with Earthjustice's Northern Rockies Office. "The Trump administration's decision to force more than 900 bison off federal land was illegal and politically motivated. We look forward to presenting our case to ensure bison can remain on public lands across the country."
For over 20 years, BLM authorized American Prairie to graze its bison on federal lands. The agency abruptly reversed course on American Prairie's permits after the change in presidential administrations, adopting the livestock industry's position that it had long rejected. BLM's new position disqualifies livestock owners who prioritize conservation practices from obtaining grazing permits, even though these practices benefit rangeland and riparian health. BLM's new test would jeopardize permits across the country for bison and other animals under BLM's longstanding interpretation of grazing statutes.
Tribes have also voiced support for American Prairie, citing similarities in management practices and the fact that bison from American Prairie's herds have helped the Tribes start and grow their own commercial and cultural herds, including those supporting food sovereignty. The BLM decision to revoke American Prairie's permits jeopardizes bison conservation and food sovereignty by Tribes who may use federal lands to help sustain their herds.
American Prairie's bison have not caused harm to public lands in Montana. On the contrary, the Bureau of Land Management itself has documented that bison grazing has improved rangeland productivity and riparian health. Bison are a keystone species, creating a cascade of environmental conditions that benefit countless other wildlife.
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Additional Resources
* American Prairie's press release on today's news (https://americanprairie.org/the-latest/federal-court-blocks-blm-order-to-remove-american-prairie-bison-from-public-lands)
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About Earthjustice
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
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Original text here: https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/court-decision-prevents-trump-admin-from-removing-more-than-900-bison-from-federal-land
[Category: Environment]
Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: Adviser to RFK Jr. Investigating 2,500 COVID Vaccine Deaths in Military
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender:
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New Adviser to RFK Jr. Investigating 2,500 COVID Vaccine Deaths in Military
Dr. Theresa Long, a longtime Army doctor board-certified in aerospace medicine, has been named senior medical military adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to an Aug. 14 deposition obtained by Politico. Long
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FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender:
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New Adviser to RFK Jr. Investigating 2,500 COVID Vaccine Deaths in Military
Dr. Theresa Long, a longtime Army doctor board-certified in aerospace medicine, has been named senior medical military adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to an Aug. 14 deposition obtained by Politico. Longis investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused the deaths of over 2,500 U.S. military service members.
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A military doctor is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused the deaths of over 2,500 U.S. military service members, Politico reported Thursday.
Dr. Theresa Long, a longtime Army doctor board-certified in aerospace medicine, has been named senior medical military adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to an Aug. 14 deposition obtained by Politico.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are supporting the investigation.
Long's deposition revealed that she is working with Kennedy and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate 2,544 deaths that were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The deaths remain unverified.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, military service members were subject to the Biden administration's vaccine mandate. A year later, Congress passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which required the military to rescind the mandate. The mandate was lifted in January 2023.
Long was deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by former CIA physician Dr. Terry Adirim against the CIA for firing her. The agency fired Adirim after she was targeted by far-right influencer Ivan Raiklin, who accused her of being the "architect" of the Pentagon's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Long, who testified in support of Raiklin, said she knows of 28 people who died as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine. She said she hopes to finish her investigation "within a year."
Thomas Rempfer, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and adviser to the Children's Health Defense (CHD) Military Chapter, said he is "grateful" that HHS and the DOD "are reversing COVID-era inversions of accountability by appointing Dr. Long to this crucial task."
Rempfer said the investigation can help lead to "a restoration of trust in the military institution and government" and "will serve as a barricade against future unlawful mandates for unapproved medical products."
J.M. Phelps, a contributing writer to the Gateway Pundit and American Family News, has reported extensively on military vaccine mandates. He said the investigation marks a break with the previous administration, "which lied to us repeatedly about the safety and efficacy of the shot."
Did military and Biden administration conceal COVID vaccine injuries?
In her deposition, Long referred to studies conducted by federal health agencies and the military, examining a possible link between the COVID-19 shots and cardiac conditions including myocarditis and pericarditis.
A 2024 U.S. Food and Drug Administration study examined approximately 300 people who developed myocarditis after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The study found that some, but not all, of those affected improved over time.
Earlier this year, the Pentagon released a report assessing the health of active-duty service members following COVID-19 vaccination. The report found that cases of myocarditis and pericarditis increased "in the short term after vaccination" but were "not sustained over a 1-year period."
The report did not address any vaccine-related deaths.
According to Long, the Pentagon report's findings are questionable. In her deposition last month, she said the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED), a military medical database, showed a large increase in medical conditions among service members in 2021 -- the first year the COVID-19 shots were widely available.
The DOD attributed the increase to a tabulation error, but Long said in her deposition that she was skeptical about the DOD's claim.
Pam Long, director of CHD's Military Chapter, said that the military "has active health surveillance systems" in place that would confirm whether there was an increase in medical conditions among military service members after the rollout of the COVID-19 shots.
The systems would "likely show higher numbers of ... vaccine deaths and injuries than VAERS," she said. However, the military's surveillance systems are "designed not to evaluate the safety and efficacy of vaccines," and "will not identify vaccine injury and deaths," Pam Long said.
Phelps said that the previous administration may have attempted to cover up the health conditions initially identified in DMED.
"In a letter from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) addressed to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in May 2023, it was noted that '[a] whistleblower downloaded the DMED data over a year after the DOD admitted that DMED had been corrupted and was later apparently fixed,'" Phelps said.
The whistleblower found "notable rises in several serious medical diagnoses" in the database even after DOD reportedly corrected it, Phelps said.
The DOD referred The Defender to HHS for comment. HHS and Dr. Theresa Long did not respond to requests for comment by the deadline.
Service members discharged for refusing COVID shots still face obstacles
The DOD told Politico in a statement that it does not "have anything to announce at this time." The DOD referred to a May statement announcing the COVID-19 Reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force, aimed at helping service members discharged for not complying with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate apply for reinstatement.
"The Department continues to right the wrongs of the past and to restore confidence in, and honor to, our fighting force," the DOD said in its May statement.
According to a December 2022 DOD document, 8,123 service members were discharged as of Nov. 30, 2022, for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
In January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the reinstatement of service members who were discharged for not getting a COVID-19 shot.
But military experts say that most service members who were discharged for not complying with the vaccine mandate -- or who sustained serious adverse events related to their vaccination and faced consequences after reporting their injuries -- are still awaiting justice.
"To date, only 150 military members out of 100,000 who left (by forced discharge or involuntary separation) the military during the pandemic under an unlawful emergency use authorization COVID vaccine mandate have been reinstated," Pam Long said.
Faye Link, wife of retired military chaplain James Link, told The Defender that her husband had been "healthy prior to the vaccine," but now "suffers from bradycardia, tachycardia and severe atrial fibrillation, resulting in the need for a pacemaker and cardiac ablation." He also suffers from hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Although a Duke University physician connected these conditions to James Link's COVID-19 vaccination, the military disagreed.
"The Army blamed my husband, stating that he had pre-existing issues and that he lied on PHA [periodic health assessment] prior to deployment, which was utterly false. The Army did not want to take any accountability for the COVID-19 vaccine," Faye Link said.
The Army proceeded with disciplinary actions against James Link. He was also stripped of his military medals and honors and lost back pay and benefits, which have not been reinstated.
"We still are fighting for James's benefits," Faye Link said. "The Army owes us over $100,000 with his Army retirement that they are holding back. We need help with this, but seem to get nowhere."
Pam Long said she hopes the DOD and HHS "will correct the lack of risk-benefit analysis of each vaccine given to military members" and will improve the "surveillance of the health of the force." She said the timing is critical, because military members "will be mandated to receive an mRNA flu vaccine" next month.
"Our military members need the public to get vocal and visible with pressure on Congress and the Trump administration that military members are still being denied accommodations (exemptions for medical contraindications and religious objections) to vaccines at the present date," Long said.
"This is an injustice to the men and women who defend this nation."
Related articles in The Defender
* 'Unwinding the Mess': DOD Launches Task Forces to Investigate Military COVID Vaccine Mandates (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/unwinding-mess-dod-launches-task-forces-investigate-military-covid-vaccine-mandates/)
* Military Wants Service Members Ousted for Refusing COVID Vaccine to Reenlist -- Here's Why They Aren't (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/military-wants-service-members-reenlist-refusing-covid-vaccine/)
* Trump Orders Military to Reinstate Members Booted for Refusing COVID Vaccines (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/trump-executive-order-reinstate-military-members-covid-vaccine-mandate/)
* Military Reinstates Flu Vaccines Amid Texas Outbreak -- but Won't Say if Sick Recruits Were Vaccinated (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/military-reinstates-flu-vaccine-mandate-texas-outbreak-sick-recruits-vaccination-status-unknown/)
* Pentagon Ends Flu Vaccine Mandate for Reservists, But Not Active Duty Troops (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pentagon-ends-flu-vaccine-mandate-reservists-not-active-duty-troops/)
* Did COVID Vaccine Injuries Influence FAA's Revision of EKG Test Limits for Pilots? (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/faa-pilots-ekg-test-limit-covid-vaccine-injuries/)
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Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and host of "The Defender In-Depth" on CHD.TV.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/new-adviser-to-rfk-jr-investigating-2500-covid-vaccine-deaths-in-military/
[Category: Health Care]
Center for a Humane Economy Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting America's Wolves
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Center for a Humane Economy Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting America's Wolves
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today condemned President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Department of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves should be removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act while simultaneously directing the agency to move forward with delisting them.
"The order is transparently disingenuous on its face," said
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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Center for a Humane Economy Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting America's Wolves
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today condemned President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Department of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves should be removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act while simultaneously directing the agency to move forward with delisting them.
"The order is transparently disingenuous on its face," saidWayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. "It purports to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct an objective, science-based determination about whether wolves warrant continued protection under the Endangered Species Act, but then prejudges the outcome by directing the agency to begin the process to delist them. That's not how science-based wildlife conservation is supposed to work."
"This is an obvious and desperate pre-midterm political ploy designed to energize a shrinking anti-wolf constituency," said Animal Wellness Action general counsel Scott Edwards. "Wildlife conservation decisions should be guided by science and the law--not election-year politics."
Gray wolves play a critical ecological role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. As apex predators, they help regulate overabundant deer and elk populations, reducing overbrowsing of forests and stream corridors, promoting biodiversity, and limiting the spread of wildlife diseases, including chronic wasting disease, by preferentially removing sick and weakened animals from the landscape.
The organizations noted that the Trump administration's 2020 nationwide gray wolf delisting rule was vacated by a federal court after the court concluded that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to adequately justify the decision under the Endangered Species Act. The court found significant shortcomings in the agency's analysis of wolf recovery and the species' status across its historic range.
"We are confident that any new attempt to strip wolves of federal protections without the scientific evidence required by law will meet the same fate in federal court," The Center for a Humane Economy senior Attorney Kate Schultz said. "But there is real harm that occurs before the courts can act. Once federal protections are lifted, wolves become vulnerable to aggressive hunting and trapping that cannot be undone after the fact."
That is precisely what occurred following the 2020 delisting. Wisconsin rapidly authorized a wolf hunt that devolved into a slaughter, with hunters and trappers killing wolves at a pace so intense that the state's quota was exceeded in just a matter of two days. Animal Wellness Action and The Center for a Humane Economy successfully halted further wolf killing in state court to while the broader legal challenge to the federal delisting proceeded. Ultimately, the federal courts restored Endangered Species Act protections after finding the delisting rule legally deficient.
Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy also emphasized that the Trump administration is hardly alone in attempting to weaken federal protections for wolves. Over the past two decades, multiple administrations have sought to reduce Endangered Species Act protections through administrative rules and other actions. Time and again, federal courts have vacated those efforts because they failed to satisfy the scientific and legal requirements of the Endangered Species Act.
"The lesson from years of litigation is unmistakable," Pacelle said. "Federal courts have repeatedly recognized that wolf recovery remains incomplete across significant portions of the species' historic range and that the Endangered Species Act requires decisions grounded in the best available science--not political expediency."
This executive order is only the latest in a long series of actions by this administration that have weakened longstanding wildlife conservation safeguards. Since taking office, the administration has authorized controversial predator management practices on federal lands, including bear baiting in Alaska; moved to rescind the Roadless Rule, potentially opening nearly 59 million acres of previously protected national forests to new road construction, logging, mining, and development; rewrote the Endangered Species Act by narrowing the longstanding definition of "harm" so that extensive habitat destruction would no longer qualify as unlawful harm to imperiled species; and advanced a broad deregulatory agenda that places America's wildlife and wild lands at greater risk. Taken together, these actions reveal a consistent pattern: substituting ideology and special-interest politics for science, weakening the nation's most important conservation laws, and placing short-term commercial interests ahead of the long-term health of America's wildlife, public lands, and ecosystems.
Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy pledged to work with conservation organizations, wildlife scientists, tribal governments, and state partners to challenge any unlawful effort to remove federal protections for wolves.
"Wolves are one of North America's most important keystone species," Pacelle said. "They shape healthier ecosystems, strengthen the resilience of wild landscapes, and even help limit diseases such as chronic wasting disease by culling sick animals. The Endangered Species Act demands science-based decision-making, and we fully expect the courts will once again insist that the law be followed."
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Center for a Humane Economy is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) whose mission is to help animals by helping forge a more humane economic order. The first organization of its kind in the animal protection movement, the Center encourages businesses to honor their social responsibilities in a culture where consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders abhor cruelty and the degradation of the environment and embrace innovation as a means of eliminating both. The Center believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @TheHumaneCenter
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Animal Wellness Action is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) whose mission is to help animals by promoting laws and regulations at federal, state and local levels that forbid cruelty to all animals. The group also works to enforce existing anti-cruelty and wildlife protection laws. Animal Wellness Action believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @AWAction_News
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Original text here: https://centerforahumaneeconomy.org/trump-executive-order-targeting-americas-wolves-condemned/
[Category: Animals]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Arrest of Man Accused of Making Threats Against Temecula Mosque
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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CAIR-LA Welcomes Arrest of Man Accused of Making Threats Against Temecula Mosque
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the arrest of a man accused of making threats against the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley (ICTV).
SEE: Man Accused of Threatening Mosque, Possessing Illegal Guns Arraigned (https://mynewsla.com/crime/2026/09/03/man-accused-of-threatening-mosque-possessing-illegal-guns-arraigned/)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026:
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CAIR-LA Welcomes Arrest of Man Accused of Making Threats Against Temecula Mosque
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the arrest of a man accused of making threats against the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley (ICTV).
SEE: Man Accused of Threatening Mosque, Possessing Illegal Guns Arraigned (https://mynewsla.com/crime/2026/09/03/man-accused-of-threatening-mosque-possessing-illegal-guns-arraigned/)
Accordingto a statement released by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, officers were dispatched to the 31000 block of Nicolas Road, where the mosque is located, regarding a report of criminal threats. The suspect was identified as 61-year-old Louis George White Jr., who was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 29, following an investigation, during which officers seized several firearms.
White allegedly sent a letter to ICTV that stated, "I cannot wait for the day to kill every one of you. It cannot come soon enough. F*** you all!" He reportedly initially apologized for sending the letter but later stated to an investigator that "Muslims are evil" and "I can't do anything now, you took my guns."
In a statement, CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush said:
"We have seen an alarming increase in the number of violent threats targeting mosques, Islamic centers, and the American Muslim community as a whole across the country--and, unfortunately, Southern California has not been immune to this vile hate. The threats sent to ICTV are deeply disturbing and serve as a reminder that the dehumanizing anti-Muslim rhetoric that is running rampant in our country has dangerous real-world consequences.
"Threats of violence against a house of worship and its congregants must always be taken seriously. We welcome the arrest of the suspect and commend the Riverside Sheriff's Department for their swift response and investigation into this incident."
According to CAIR's most recent civil rights report, complaints of anti-Muslim bias and discrimination have continued to rise nationwide, reflecting an ongoing pattern of Islamophobia impacting communities across the country. CAIR also recently documented 17 incidents targeting mosques and Islamic centers nationwide, including multiple in California, from May to July--a 183% increase over the same three-month period last year.
CAIR-LA condemned an anti-Muslim rally that took place outside the Islamic Center of Southern California last month. The organization also recently condemned Islamophobic online smear campaigns targeting the Islamic Center of Irvine and the Islamic Society of Orange County.
CAIR-LA urges mosque leaders to maintain increased awareness and utilize resources to maintain community safety, including CAIR's "Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety" booklet, which offers advice on how to help keep religious facilities safe. The advice in the booklet is applicable to houses of worship of all faiths. CAIR-LA also published a guide on mosque security, which advises mosque leadership on what to do if their place of worship is targeted by hate.
To report any bias or hate incidents, contact CAIR-LA's Civil Rights Department at (714) 776-1177 (ext. 2) or click here to file a report.
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CAIR-LA is Southern California's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice and empower American Muslims.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-la-welcomes-arrest-of-man-accused-of-making-threats-against-temecula-mosque/
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Better-than-Expected August Jobs Report Points to Volatile Economy That Reduces Worker Power
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research issued the following news release:
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Better-than-Expected August Jobs Report Points to Volatile Economy That Reduces Worker Power
The Jobs Report for August 2026 was released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The following is a statement from Kate Bahn, PhD, chief economist and senior vice president of research at the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), on what the current report reveals about the larger economy and its impact on women and families.
Amid a stagnant labor market and anemic wage
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research issued the following news release:
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Better-than-Expected August Jobs Report Points to Volatile Economy That Reduces Worker Power
The Jobs Report for August 2026 was released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The following is a statement from Kate Bahn, PhD, chief economist and senior vice president of research at the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), on what the current report reveals about the larger economy and its impact on women and families.
Amid a stagnant labor market and anemic wagegrowth, the addition of 162,000 jobs last month far exceeded expectations--and revealed a volatile economy that makes it harder for workers to get better jobs.
People are facing the lowest wage growth since the pandemic, with high inflation reducing their economic power. While the unemployment rate in August remained steady at 4.1% and the 162,000 jobs added outpaces the past year's average of just 31,000 jobs a month, today's "low hire, low fire" economic environment means workers--such as families returning from parental leave, or students searching for their first job--have reduced leverage to improve their economic situation.
Before this past month, the labor force participation rate was on its longest prolonged decline (10 months) in a decade, which could have several causes, including workers not feeling confident that they will be adequately compensated for their labor and thus to rejoin the labor force. A sustainable and equitable economy doesn't just mean equal access to the workplace--it requires high-quality, good-paying jobs that can ease the affordability crisis and support families.
Relevant Reports:
Degrees Don't Close the Divide: Black Women's Educational Attainment Doesn't Translate to Equal Earnings (https://iwpr.org/articles/degrees-dont-close-the-divide-black-womens-educational-attainment-doesnt-translate-to-equal-earnings/)
Barriers, Not Bootstraps: Job Prospects Are Uneven for Young Black Women (https://iwpr.org/articles/barriers-not-bootstraps-job-prospects-are-uneven-for-young-black-women/)
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The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is the nation's leading think tank working to win economic equity for all women. Through evidence-based research, policy solutions, and advocacy, IWPR is advancing the power and well-being of women across the US. Learn more at IWPR.org.
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Original text here: https://iwpr.org/press/better-than-expected-august-jobs-report-points-to-volatile-economy-that-reduces-worker-power/
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