Sunday, October 22nd, 2023

Time	Event
5:50a	The Virgin of Emacs New article: The Virgin of Emacs. What I learned about gender and language from talking about the Virgin of Emacs, and how I made use of that in practice. (Comment on this)
1:50p	London oil summit protests *Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest. Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministers.* (Comment on this)
1:50p	London oil summit arrests UK thugs preemptively arrested founders of Just Stop Oil for planning a nonviolent protest in London. The UK has been doing that for years. The protest was at a meeting of fossil fuel executives and politicians. One must suspect they were meeting to make plans that stand a good chance of destroying civilization. Greta Thunberg was arrested there and has been charged with the crime of blocking a doorway. The UK government's commitment to protecting the planet roasters is strong, and it appears ready to go to almost any lengths to defend fossil fuel plans that are likely to cause the death of billions later this century. (Comment on this)
1:50p	Trucks of aid for Gaza Biden persuaded Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza, passing through Egypt's Rafah crossing. (Comment on this)
1:50p	Israel's revenge cycle *"Do not use our death to bring death": plea to Israel from peace activists' grieving families.* *A real friend of Israel would be making it face up to some uncomfortable truths.* (Comment on this)
1:50p	Rhetoric on Gaza, US Some US politicians, including right-wing politicians, are calling for bloody war against Palestinians in general. Right-wing extremists sometimes focus their hate on Muslims and sometimes on Jews. I think that is a matter of simple tactics, though: which target is most useful this week for promoting fascism? (Comment on this)

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