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Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
| Time |
Event |
| 10:31p |
Opinion: Putin’s clear preference in the 2022 vote
Contrast: some progressive Democrats in Congress asked for direct
negotiations between the US and Putin, over Ukraine's head.
This could only make a difference if it becomes a pathway to handing
part of
Ukraine or some Ukrainians to Putin.
Some Republicans in Congress (or running for it) simply don't care
what happens to Ukraine, and are ready to let Putin have
all or part
of Ukraine
just to be done with it.
I think those Democrats' proposal is misguided, but I understand their
wish to end the suffering caused by the war. I doubt that the
Republicans care about that. | | 10:31p |
Elon Musk’s Twitter is going to be a disaster
*Musk probably bought Twitter for the same reason that sickeningly
rich people throughout history have become press barons:
to try to
control the conversation.*
Here's a list of occasions when Musk tried to censor people whose
statements caused
inconvenience for him.
To prevent Twitter from being a sinkhole for billions of dollars per
year, Musk needs to keep advertisers happy by discouraging messages
they won't like. | | 10:31p |
Russia says 82,000 conscripts from emergency draft already in Ukraine
Putin has sent 80,000 conscripts into Ukraine, and many are fighting on
the front line. They have
slowed Ukraine's advance.
I would expect that many of them want an opportunity to surrender, but is that
actually happening? | | 10:31p |
‘We need to push’: hair discrimination fight moves to UK workplaces
The UK is making progress against the racism expressed, in school and
office, by
discrimination against kinky hair. | | 10:31p |
‘Criminalizing kindness’: US woman arrested for feeding homeless people sues
Bullhead City, Arizona, prosecuted Norma Thornton for handing out food
to the homeless.
The charges were dropped, and now she is suing the city for "criminalizing kindness." Bravo!
In the 1980s, San Francisco repeatedly arrested activists of Food Not
Bombs were prosecuted for handing out food to the homeless. That city
goes to extremes in persecuting homeless people. |
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