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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

    Time Event
    5:06a
    Dissidents escaping China

    If you are Chinese, you may be able to paddle your way to Taiwan's territory, but there is zero chance Taiwan will give you asylum. I find that very sad.

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    5:06a
    Right-wing excuses for raiding Social Security

    Debunking the right-wing excuses for raiding Social Security.

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    5:06a
    Phony solutions for decarbonization

    Cory Doctorow: when business demands we use "all the solutions at once" for decarbonization, it's an excuse for "trying" the phony solutions that won't really help decarbonize but will contribute to their profits.

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    5:06a
    Connecticut cops shoot man dead in his bed

    *"Questions linger" after Connecticut cops shoot man dead in his bed.*

    Once again, thugs assume that if it looks like there is danger, and they can't be certain there isn't any, the only thing they can do is shoot fast. That assumption is going to lead systematically to many deaths.

    What else could they have done? They could have pulled back from the door. They could have used a mirror or a video camera to look at Passmore through the doorway while remaining out of sight for him.

    If thugs don't have such equipment nowadays, we could make sure they have it in the future.

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    5:06a
    Oregon protesters defeat proposed pipeline

    Oregon protesters defeated a proposed fossil gas pipeline, but the intrusive surveillance installed to repress such protests remains in place.

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    5:06a
    Plans for big increases in fossil fuel extraction

    Saudi Arabia, the US and UAE are all planning big increases in fossil fuel extraction, enough to threaten disaster.

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    5:06a
    UK forest ecosystems

    * UK forests are heading for "catastrophic ecosystem collapse" within the next 50 years due to multiple threats [happening in parallel] including disease, extreme weather and wildfires, researchers have warned.*

    Can anyone find comparable studies about parts of the US?

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    5:06a
    Israeli campaign to kill Hamas leaders

    *Israeli campaign to kill Hamas leaders likely to backfire, say earlier assassination targets.*

    When the US tried this approach against various real or presumed enemies, the attacks, whether successful or not, killed lots of other people. This stirred up considerable hatred against the US. Israel is already doing lots of things that stir up hatred, but it can surely generate more if it does this.

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    5:06a
    Israel's plan to flood HAMAS tunnels with sea water

    Israel's plan to flood HAMAS tunnels with sea water is likely to make all Gaza's ground water undrinkable, and poison all the farms with salt.

    It would not surprise me if that were the intention — a plan to force just about everyone to leave Gaza, but in a deniable way, one that would appear less culpable than forcing them at gunpoint or bombing everyone.

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    5:06a
    US donations site funneling money to right-wing groups in Israel

    A donations site in the US funnels money to right-wing groups in Israel that participate in pogroms in Palestine and in seizing Palestinians' land. Some of this donation violates US laws, but the US government hardly pays attention.

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    5:06a
    Aid worker killed in Gaza airstrike

    *Israeli airstrike kills Gaza aid worker and 70 of his extended family, UN says.*

    The article also describes the excuses that Israel presents for slowing the flow of aid to an inadequate amount, which is causing terrible hunger.

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    5:06a
    Urgent: Sharing of abortion data with government agencies

    US citizens: call on Big Tech to Stop sharing abortion data with government agencies.

    Just asking the companies to stop is unlikely to suffice. We need laws to stop them. To make the correction reliable, those must be laws against collecting the data that could be used to persecute those who have had abortions.

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