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Abetting colonialists
Handing over the Falkland Islands (and their inhabitants) to
Argentina's ambition would be abetting colonialists.
Don't be led astray by the fashionable term "global south" -- we must
not judge the morality of an action by whether the country committing
it thie time is on the "historical victims" list.
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Rwanda judicial system not independent
Rwanda's judicial system is not independent, and therefore does not
try to do justice. It does what "president" orders. So it can hardly
be trusted to protect the rights of people seeking asylum in Britain
(or anywhere).
It might, quite the contrary, try to win favors from a UK government
by making refugees disappear before their asylum cases are heard.
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Belgian court orders faster emissions cut
In a powerful victory for climate campaigners, the Brussels court of
appeal ordered Belgium to cut its planet-heating pollution by at
least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030.*
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Santos expelled
*Republican George Santos expelled from Congress in bipartisan vote.*
Santos is a crook and lied to his constituents. In and of itself, his
expulsion is a good thing, and he deserved it. But I worry that
this willingness to expel representatives who have not committed a
crime might make it easier to expel representatives such as Rashida
Tlaib for honestly standing for unusual views.
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HIV rates higher in countries with anti-LGBT laws
*In countries that criminalise gay sex, HIV infection rates are higher
and access to lifesaving drugs and services are denied.*
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Pandering for pandas ceased
Countries seem to have ceased being willing to pander to China in
order to obtain the loan of a few pandas to a zoo.
China used to be able to get substantial concessions in exchange for
the loan of pandas.
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