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Monday, June 5th, 2023

    Time Event
    12:47p
    Marine protection area success, MX

    Mexico established a marine protected area. Fishing companies objected, saying it would reduce their catch — but in fact, there was no decrease.

    12:47p
    Democracy vs tyranny, ZW

    *Zimbabwe outlaws criticism of government before August elections.*

    12:47p
    Pesticide companies fool EU

    *Pesticide firms withheld brain toxicity studies from EU regulators, study finds.* Amazon liable for voyeur A rogue employee of Amazon used Ring "doorbell" videocameras to watch customers.

    What worries me more is that lots of thugs have been watching lots of people through them.

    Amazon was snooping through Alexa too.

    12:47p
    Political tactic: fake crises

    *Republicans love to make up fake crises [to distract from the harm they do]. Here are five of the biggest.*

    12:47p
    Debt deal: many climate-battle losses

    *Industry donations flowed to key Dem senators just before a major pipeline approval [for the Mountain Valley Pipeline] was slipped into the debt ceiling bill.*

    12:47p
    Sore-losing Republican violence, NM

    *Failed Republican candidate charged with shootings at [Democratic] lawmakers’ homes.*

    12:47p
    Urgent: Get toxic PFAS out of our drinking water

    US citizens: call on the EPA to take action to get toxic PFAS out of our drinking water.

    12:47p
    Urgent: Rally for Julian Assage, Boston

    This Julian Assange rally is Monday, June 12, at 11am at the Boston Globe, One Exchange Place, Boston (State subway stop.) We are calling out the Boston Globe for their lack of coverage of the most important press freedom case of our time — the unjust persecution of Julian Assange under the Espionage act. At noon, we will break and write letters together at Falafel Place at 260 Washington St.

    1:02p
    Urgent: Rally for Julian Assange, Boston

    This Julian Assange rally is Monday, June 12, at 11am at the Boston Globe, One Exchange Place, Boston (State subway stop.) We are calling out the Boston Globe for their lack of coverage of the most important press freedom case of our time — the unjust persecution of Julian Assange under the Espionage act. At noon, we will break and write letters together at Falafel Place at 260 Washington St.

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