## We can't give Donald Trump permission to end American democracy

Authored by msnbc.com

And that means not surrendering to the idea that if Donald Trump is re-elected, it will automatically be the end of democracy as we know it.

Those of us who believe in the core tenets of liberal democracy and the American experiment can't prematurely surrender.

I have zero illusions about what Trump, the right, and the entire Republican Party would do to our democracy given the opportunity.

But I also refuse to concede in advance to that worst-case scenario.

It is up to us to say what this society looks like and what democracy looks like.

But if Trump wins another term, we need the Mark Espers of the world to refuse to carry out his worst impulses.

But conceding, in advance, that Trump is now free to end American democracy as a whole is a lot like giving him permission to do it. »

### Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail

Authored by theguardian.com

The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured in a Taliban jail by armed men.

The woman in the video – recorded on a phone by one of the armed men – tries to cover her face with her hands.

The woman has said that she was arrested for taking part in a public protest against the Taliban and was raped while being held in detention in a Taliban prison. »

### Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness

Authored by cnn.com

People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study suggests.

The risk was found to be greatest within the first year of receiving a prescription for semaglutide.

Experts agree that the potential risk of NAION should not deter the use of semaglutide medications to treat diabetes or obesity. »

### Former Army family awarded $10M for claim that moldy home at Fort Cavazos damaged son’s health for life

Authored by stripes.com

It is the largest payout Reed said he has seen on a military family housing case.

Jason Kiernan left the Army in November 2020, and the family now lives in New Hampshire, though their son’s health problems have persisted.

The Kiernans originally filed their case as a lawsuit in June 2020 with 11 other families living at Fort Cavazos. »

### Legend of Zelda fan jailed for carrying six-inch Master Sword in public

Authored by eurogamer.net

A Legend of Zelda fan has been sentenced to four months in prison, after being found in possession of a small replica of the series' Master Sword whilst out in public.

CCTV operators noticed Bray with the Master Sword replica, which had a total blade length of six inches (see images below).

Bray maintained he would not have used the Legend of Zelda sword replica as an actual weapon. »

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