| Time |
Event |
| 1:53a |
Aid wars, Gaza
Hamas says that Israeli soldiers fired directly at a crowd of
Palestinians waiting for some aid to arrive. They killed 20 and
wounded more than 150.
Israel said that this did not happen. We don't know for certain what actually happened.
Let's not lose sight of
where we want to end up.
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| 1:53a |
US–Netanyahu breaking point
*Biden says Schumer made "good speech"
in breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu.*
Schumer called Netanyahu an obstacle to peace. Amen. He also called for the US to pressure
Israel into changing its deadly approach to Gaza. Amen.
Biden's expression of support suggests he is telling Netanyahu that he's approaching the point
of real pressure on Israel. I just hope Biden's approach is not going to asymptotically slow.
Let's not lose sight of
where we want to end up.
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| 1:53a |
Long-Covid demographics, USA
Almost
7% of Americans
(around 18 million) currently have symptoms of long Covid. Around 4 million have it to a
debilitating degree.
This is a national catastrophe. Governments should take more measures to reduce the spread of
Covid-19; we know that won't eliminate it, but reducing the number of people who get sick will
also reduce the number that get long Covid and become incapacitated.
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| 1:53a |
"Noble" effort for reproductive health
Three US states forbid divorce for anyone who is pregnant.
That can be used by the other spouse for coercion.
I wonder whether it is feasible to get around this problem by going to
another state — Nevada.
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| 1:53a |
Driver's license or prison, FL
Florida Republicans passed a bill to imprison people for conviction of
driving
without a driver's license.
Since unauthorized immigrants can't get a license, they tend to do this. So they are the ones
who will mainly be imprisoned -- and, perhaps, deported very soon.
Massachusetts made arrangements so that anyone who resides in the state and is capable of
driving can get an official driver's license, valid for driving.
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| 1:53a |
PoemsEssaysNovels, and free expression
Some writers are boycotting PEN America events because
it
has refused to take a stand about
the war in Gaza. In one case they demanded that PEN America uninvite another writer for per
stand about the war in Gaza. (They too had been invited to the same event.)
PEN is right to refuse to take a side on that conflict, and all other conflicts, so it can
influence all sides to respect the safety of writers and their freedom to write and publish.
PEN has acted similarly in regard to Putin's invasion of Ukraine: reproaching the Putin forces
for their bombardment of Ukrainian museums and cultural institutions, but not calling for war
to defeat Putin's aggression and repression.
I don't have a principle of political neutrality in my personal life — do not hesitate to
say that Putin is the enemy of freedom and call for defeating his aggression — but I
appreciate PEN's reasons to have such a principle, and I respect it for sticking to that.
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| 5:24a |
Brazil coup
* Bolsonaro presented top military
officials with a plan to carry out a coup d’état after his defeat
in the October 2022 election, two
former commanders have told the
police.*
I hope this sends Bolsonaro to prison for the rest of his life.
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| 5:24a |
32 hour work week
Bernie Sanders has proposed a
law to require a 32-hour work week.
This might be an improvement in businesses in which working is "just a
job". I think it would be a big problem for idealistic nonprofit
organizations such as the FSF. The staff are already as productive as
one could reasonably wish for; they couldn't become more productive
just because of a cut in hours.
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| 5:24a |
Maui wildfires
People in Maui are organizing to help the survivors of the Lahaina fire
to avoid desperately selling their burned houses to people who aim
to
profit by reselling to rich people.
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| 5:24a |
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| 10:52a |
Scientific research org discredited, AUS
A right-wing Australian political leader is attacking renewable energy
by making
false
criticisms of a study of electricity options publicized by CSIRO. This time, CSIRO is
rebuking the false criticism, which is likely to be motivated somehow by money from
the planet roasters.
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| 10:52a |
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| 10:52a |
Havana syndrome occult
*Medical studies find
no
trace of physical harm
in Havana syndrome patients.*
This gives support to the theory that the problem is psychosomatic.
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| 10:52a |
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| 10:52a |
Urgent: Fake abortion clinics
US citizens: call on
state
governments to stop funding
phony abortion services ("crisis pregnancy centers").
If you take any advice from a "crisis pregnancy centers", you're
likely to find yourself having a cry, sis ;-{.
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| 11:21a |
Minister FoI revelation
*Minister consulted BP over ‘right incentives to maximize’ oil production,
FoI
reveals.*
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| 11:23a |
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