| Time |
Event |
| 9:52p |
Stopping drivers with no specific reason
A judge in Québec ruled that allowing thugs to stop drivers for no
specific reason is unconstitutional.
The reason is that thugs often choose drivers to stop based on
prejudice, for instance racism. |
| 9:53p |
EU has not implemented policies to cut methane emissions
The EU pledged to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, but has not implemented policies to make this happen.
To rear fewer cattle in the EU will not help if the EU imports meat
instead. That would transfer the cattle's methane emissions to some
other country but not eliminate the emissions. To achieve this
necessary goal would require either reducing the emissions per unit of
meat or milk produced, or reducing the amounts of meat and milk going
into products sold in the EU.
The former may perhaps be possible (I don't know) with different
breeds of cattle or different feed. But there is not time to develop
them, not before 2030. It would have to be done using existing
methods. |
| 9:53p |
Kanye West's blatant antisemitism
Kanye West has been giving out hints of antisemitism for 10 years, but
only recently made it so blatant that people and businesses couldn't
avoid noticing it.
Previously, people who wished to disregard it found no difficulty in
doing so.
I don't particularly like rap, except when it's parody and makes me
laugh, like Can't Watch This by Weird Al, so I never paid attention to
West except when I read in national news that he had showed support
for the corrupter. That was enough to motivate me to disregard any
further news about him.
*UK music industry to implement anti-racism code of conduct from 2023.*
This code applies to how businesses treat workers. It looks like a good
plan to me. |
| 9:53p |
Republicans propose federal laws to make voting more difficult
Republicans are trying to show how determined they are to make it hard for
poor and hard-working people to vote — by proposing federal laws to do so.
Those bills can't possibly pass this year; the reason for them is
specifically to win support, in the coming election, from people who
don't want to allow Democrats to vote. |
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A petition to Uber
A petition to Uber stops just short of mentioning the crucial changes
we ought to fight for. Namely, to stop making customers run nonfree software, and stop making
them identify themselves.
Identifying and tracking people is an injustice even if you don't sell
use of that data to anyone else. Whereas if you don't identify and track
people, the advertising problem disappears too. |
| 9:53p |
Supreme court to hear case on section 230
The Supreme Court will hear a case about whether section 230 of the
Communications Decency Act gives platforms a right to make
recommendation engines recommend anything whatsoever on the site.
I think that regulating the recommendation engines is a good idea. It
might be a way to make those platforms take care not to recommend
bigotry, hatred, violence, disinformation, and QAnonsense, without
blocking or banning any point of view.
If it makes surveillance companies such as Google,
Amazon, and Facebook less profitable, hooray! |
| 9:53p |
Republican party is the biggest Grifter in this country
*Donald Trump Isn't the Biggest Grifter in This Country. The Republican Party
Is.*
It is customary to call Republicans "conservative". It was partly
true, decades ago, but nowadays it is simply false, as they are busy
tearing up Americans' way of life in order to build an army of fanatics. |
| 9:53p |
US supermarket business is too concentrated
The US supermarket business is already far too concentrated.
Just 4 companies made 2/3 of US grocery sales in 2019.
To allow two large companies to merge would result in neighborhoods
with no supermarket near by, and would raise the price of the least
expensive foods of many kinds, which are the store brands. |
| 9:53p |
Dying younger in states run by right-wingers
*Americans die younger in states run by [right-wingers], study finds.* |
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Funds for poor countries to cope with global heating
Funds have been designated to help poor countries cope with global
heating effects, but the funds are not reaching those countries. |
| 9:53p |
Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat
*Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat as son cries fraud before
Brazil election.*
Bolsonaro's campaign relies on bribery using government funds. |
| 9:53p |
US Congress wavering support for Ukraine
*We can't afford US Congress wavering in its support for Ukraine.*
I agree with the general position stated in this article.
Putin's eagerness to arrest Ukrainian civilians, kill some,
and force most of them rest into servitude in Russia, adds
strength to the conclusion.
We will eventually need negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end
the war, but those negotiations won't achieve anything until Putin is
willing to accept peace on terms that do not subjugate Ukraine and
Ukrainians. |
| 9:53p |
New excuses for making elections unfair
Republican-dominated state legislatures are fabricating creative new
excuses for making elections unfair, hoping that the
Republican-dominated Supreme Court will rule them legitimate. |
| 9:53p |
Money to help poorer countries during climate crisis not being delivered
* Billions of dollars ostensibly committed to addressing the impacts of
the climate crisis in poorer countries are not being delivered.* |
| 9:53p |
Europe must try not to cut off contacts with Russians
Europe must try not to cut off contacts with Russians in general.
We need more understanding between Russians and Europeans/Americans. |
| 9:53p |
Mahsa Amini's memorial service reinvigorates protests
Mahsa Amini's memorial service after 40 days reinvigorated protests
across Iran. |
| 9:53p |
Fascists celebrated Mussolini's takeover of Italian government
Italian fascists celebrated Mussolini's takeover of the Italian
government, 100 years ago. Will the right-wing government, which
certainly sympathizes with fascism, seriously oppose the fascists?
If not, they will provide the fascists with cover for expanding their power. |
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Number of children facing heatwaves is rising
Over 500 million children (or perhaps minors) face frequent heat
waves, which tend to damage their health. By 2050, that could rise to
over 2 billion. |