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Thursday, May 16th, 2024

    Time Event
    8:49a
    Statutory climate advisors rebuffed, UK

    It looks like the UK will weaken is greenhouse gas targets to "make them easier to meet."

    That is absurd — like reducing the treatment for cancer to make it easier to take. That's what you get in a hospice. Is this hospice care for Planet Earth?

    8:49a
    State examiner monitoring bathrooms, UT

    Utah made it a crime to use the "wrong" bathroom in schools and government buildings, and set up a way to report violations. Defenders of trans rights have filed 10,000 bogus reports so that any serious reports will be impossible to find among all those.

    8:49a
    Labour party leanings on labor rights

    Rumor said that Starmer plans to yield to business by weakening the the "Labour" Party's commitment to improve workers' rights and pay.

    Unions threatened to remove their support, and made Starmer firm up at least one pledge.

    8:49a
    (Satire) Studying math amid a riot

    (satire) *Bored Riot Cops Break Up Calculus Class.*

    8:49a
    GMO pesticide alert, Bayer at the EPA

    *Bayer Seeks Reapproval of Pesticide That Federal Courts Have Twice Banned for Causing Widespread Damage to Crops and Communities.*

    8:49a
    Global journalism, reporter statistics

    *In the past year, in virtually every region, journalists and independent media outlets faced increasing repression, according to RSF.*

    This includes Gaza, where Israeli forces have repeatedly killed reporters.

    It also includes the US, where uniformed thugs have arrested reporters covering rallies against the killing of civilians there.

    8:49a
    Deportation round-ups begin, UK

    Asylum seekers in Britain are asking themselves in terror, "Must I run now before they grab me for Rwanda?"

    Except that a large fraction get little information and don't even know about the danger they may be put in deportation prison to be sent later to Rwanda.

    8:49a
    Intense warfare too near Kharkiv, UKR

    *Ukraine facing ‘difficult’ situation in Kharkiv region, military chief says.*

    8:49a
    Urgent: Julian Assange activism, week of May 13

    This is a message about Julian Assange, from Susan McLucas and Paula Iasella.

    “Julian is just one decision away from extradition” -- Stella Assange

    On May 20th two UK High Court judges will rule on Assange’s appeal hearing after considering the U.S. assurances submitted mid-April.

    We have sent 5,000 postcards, many personal and handwritten, to 100 senators, President Joe Biden, AG Merrick Garland and CIA director, William Burns. Now is the time to amplify those messages.

    In the senate focus on these 5 representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jim Jordan (OH-4), Andy Biggs (AZ-5), and Mark Pocan (WI-2). Plus your own rep: 202-224-3121. They all can be written at US House of Reps, Washington, DC 20515. The Senate has so far done nothing to help Assange.

    In the House push members to cosponsor H.Res.934. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, supportive of dropping the charges against Assange, has yet to add her name to this important bi-partisan legislation.

    Please reach out to President Biden to encourage him to follow through on what he said on April 10 that he is "considering" dropping the charges on Julian Assange. Fill out the form at WhiteHouse.gov/contact. Call him (only Tues-Thur 11 to 3) at (202) 456-1111 or write him at The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Wash DC 20500.

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