| Time |
Event |
| 12:09p |
Thugs destroy tent and belongings
The London thug department arrested a homeless man for refusing to
leave the tent where he was living. Then, viciously, the thugs stole
and destroyed his tent and his other belongings.
The department has apologized and agreed to pay damages. That's
better treatment than is normal for thugs. But even when they arrest
someone for a valid reason, that does not excuse confiscating or
destroying poor people's property when preserving it was possible.
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| 12:09p |
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| 12:09p |
Discrimination from anti-Zionist beliefs
A UK court has ruled people cannot be fired for being anti-Zionist.
That policy is just: whether to be Zionist or anti-Zionist is a matter
of political views, and people should not be fired for disagreeing
about those.
Being antisemitic is a different matter: that is a form of bigotry,
like antimuslimism or antiarabism. We must be careful to distinguish
clearly between antisemitism and criticism of Israel or its actions.
I am pro-Israel and pro-Palestine.
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| 12:09p |
Pakistan military rule
Pakistan's government has democratic forms but the substance is military rule.
I have no way of knowing whether Imran Khan is guilty of those
corruption charges. (I don't know the details of them.) I also don't
know whether this is an instance of selective prosecution over
something all politicians do. But the "un-Islamic marriage" charges
clearly demonstrate that the Pakistani state is repressive and unjust.
That has, however, been true for a long time, because Pakistan sentences
people to death for "blasphemy".
I urge everyone to stat away from Pakistan.
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| 12:39p |
Private equity in nursing homes
Private equity is gobbling up large parts of the
US nursing home business.
This puts patients in danger since private equity can amass lots of money,
create an oligopoly, and get away with abuses.
The study suggests that "regulation may be needed." I will take a
stronger stand and call for firm limits — perhaps even prohibiting
private equity combinations from owning home nursing businesses.
I've also proposed prohibiting private equity from
buying up lots
of rental housing.
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| 12:39p |
Climate disasters: CA, CHL
*World "not prepared" for climate disasters after
warmest ever
January.*
Unprecedented disasters have just occurred in California (extreme rains)
and the Valparaíso region (wildfires entering a major city).
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| 12:39p |
Assange's last appeal
Julian Assange's final hearing
is Tuesday, February 20. A rally that day at noon is at
the State House in Boston. We're hoping Rep Jim McGovern will send
a statement to be read by his staff and are asking other big
speakers, and will also want our regulars to speak. We'll do our
best to get press there.
Furthermore in Boston, on Saturday, February 10, starting at 11:00
there will be a two-hour "postcard party" for asking each the
441 members of the US House of Representatives to sign onto
H
Res 934 to drop the charges against Assange.
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| 6:13p |
Private equity in nursing homes
Private equity is gobbling up large parts of the
US nursing home business.
This puts patients in danger since private equity can amass lots of money,
create an oligopoly, and get away with abuses.
The study suggests that "regulation may be needed." I will take a
stronger stand and call for firm limits — perhaps even prohibiting
private equity combinations from owning home nursing businesses.
I've also proposed prohibiting private equity from
buying up lots
of rental housing.
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| 6:13p |
Climate disasters: CA, CHL
*World "not prepared" for climate disasters after
warmest ever
January.*
Unprecedented disasters have just occurred in California (extreme rains)
and the Valparaíso region (wildfires entering a major city).
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