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Egypt applying extreme repression to climate protesters
Egypt is applying its usual extreme repression to climate protesters,
even though they are not protesting against Egypt.
*Fifteen Nobel Prize winners called on world leaders visiting Egypt
next week for the … COP27 climate talks … to demand
freedom for political prisoners, "most urgently, the Egyptian-British
writer and philosopher, Alaa Abd El Fattah, now six months into a
hunger strike and at risk of death.".* |
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Road blocks in Brazil on election day
Brazil's federal police, commanded by a supporter of Bolsonaro, set up road
blocks on election day in areas where Lula had a lot of support — apparently as voter suppression. |
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Nobel prize winners call for freedom on political prisoners
*Fifteen Nobel Prize winners called on world leaders visiting Egypt
next week for the … COP27 climate talks … to demand
freedom for political prisoners, "most urgently, the Egyptian-British
writer and philosopher, Alaa Abd El Fattah, now six months into a
hunger strike and at risk of death.".* |
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Musks stab at endorsing right-wing disinformation
Musk took a stab at endorsing right-wing disinformation.
I would guess that he was exploring how to make use of the power that
he obtained by buying Twitter. We don't yet know what he will settle
on, but we can see his decision process isn't mainly a matter of
judging what is right. |
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Putin's response to attack on naval ships
Ukraine (probably) attacked and damaged several Russian naval ships in
port in Sebastopol. In response, Putin cancelled the deal allowing
food exports from Ukraine.
Zelensky said that Putin had already unofficially blocked food exports
and was only pretending that the deal still operated. That would make it
legitimate to retaliate with a naval attack. But what the world really needs
is a resumption of food exports.
Months ago, before this deal, I suggested that Ukraine could attack a
Russian oil tanker returning empty to Novorossiysk to pick up a new
cargo.
Then, after the food deal was agreed, I said that as long as the
deal continued, Ukraine should refrain from any attacks on Russian
shipping.
Now that the deal has been terminated, that conclusion no longer
applies. Ukraine could put tremendous pressure on Putin by
interdicting Russia's main channel for oil export. If Ukraine offers
to allow oil commerce to proceed provided the food commerce can too,
that would be a magnanimous offer.
Later Putin said Russia would resume the food export deal.
Whether he will implement the deal honestly remains to be seen,
but let's hope he does. |
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Cop27 accused by Greta Thunberg of being greenwashing
Greta Thunberg accuses the Cop27 climate summit of being mere
greenwashing.
It is already clear that they are not set up to bring about the rapid
changes that could perhaps avoid disaster. |
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Increase in street crime in the US
Street crime in the US increased in 2017 and 2018.
What may have caused this, and how are politicians responsible? |
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Extinction Rebellion scientists accused of criminal damage
Extinction Rebellion scientists who glued themselves to a UK
government building were accused of criminal damage.
They were acquitted because the government could not show their
protest had actually damaged anything. |
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Right-wing billionaires' money buying elections
An experienced ad-man explains that right-wing billionaires' money is
effectively buying US elections nowadays — by convincing the public
to focus on side issues. |
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UK camp for immigrants found to be unsafe
Inspectors found that a UK camp for immigrants is *unsafe,
understaffed and "wretched."*
Of course it is. All public services in the UK have been reduced in
this way to wretchedness, all are understaffed, and many are also
unsafe. That is called "austerity" or "Tory budget cuts." |
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Planetary heating temperatures by the end of the century
*Planetary heating could reach a catastrophic 2.9°C by
the end of the century without immediate action from the world's
largest polluters.* |
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Lula won the Brazilian presidential election
Lula won the Brazilian presidential election by 51% to 49%.
It is disturbing that 49% voted for a fascist like Bolsonaro, but Lula's
victory is clear. With Bolsonaro's main supporters acknowledging
Lula's victory. Bolsonaro won't be in a position to try to stay in
power. |
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Attacker that broke into Nancy Pelosi's home
A fanatical Republican broke into Nancy Pelosi's home, armed and planning
to attack her. She was out, so he attacked her husband instead.
Republican leaders cannot fail to know that their barely veiled
support for violence will inspire real attacks. That must be their
intention.
I think it is a mistake to equate violent fanaticism with mental
illness. Mental illness only rarely leads people to contemplate
violence towards others. Violent political fanatics often do at least
contemplate it. |
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Urgent: Establish and ethical code for the Supreme Court
US citizens: call on Congress to establish an ethical code for the
Supreme Court.
The Capitol Switchboard number is +1-202-224-3121.
If you call, please spread the word! |