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False accusations against CODEPINK leader dropped
The Republican fanatic's false accusations against a CODEPINK leader
have been dropped by Milwaukee prosecutors, but he is still making
false accusations and they are stirring up death threats by fanatical
followers.
This is a standard right-wing extremist tactic, encouraging a
fanatical spirit that is ready to kill. Then whenever the leaders
rail loudly against someone, followers will direct threats or even
violence at per.
I don't know whether American fascists have directly acknowledged this
tactic, but they cannot be ignorant of the fact that their movement is
a violent one.
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Russia angling to prisoner exchange
Russia effectively took an American journalist hostage by charging him
with unlikely crimes. There is no reason to believe he was guilty of
anything because Russia did not hold a real trial, which would entail
stating what he allegedly did and presenting evidence to prove it.
Putin seems to be angling to exchange him for a real Russian spy,
convicted in a real trial. Should the US seek to do that?
I don't think so. I think other countries should make it clear that
Russia cannot snatch people to use as "get out of jail gratis" cards
for its spies who have been caught.
Certain governments, including Russia and China, imprison people just
as pawns. Americans should avoid going to those countries.
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Humans catching bird flu
The high heat in chicken farms makes it hard to keep protective masks sealed.
Some workers have caught bird flu.
Whether risks a human epidemic is not yet known.
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Urgent: Koch fertilizer merger
US citizens: call on the Federal Trace Commission to oppose the
billion-dollar Koch fertilizer merger.
Biden created the possibility for the FTC to block his merger by
appointing the competition law champion, Lina Khan, to head the FTC.
Previous Democratic presidents, Clinton and Obama, did little more
than Republican presidents to oppose concentration of industry.
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| 2:51a |
Practice doesn't always make perfect
Elite ability depends on innate capacity as well as on practice and
dedication.
10,000 hours of practice are not guaranteed to make any specific
person excel.
For me, the word "talent" applies only to mental and perceptual
abilities. A bodily characteristic that enables excellence in some
physical activity does not fit that word.
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Sea Shepherd founder arrested
Greenland has arrested Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, and
threatens to extradite him to Japan.
He was in a ship that was undertaking to interfere with Japanese
whaling, which now uses a new factory ship.
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| 8:51a |
Cashless society IT dangers
An additional reason to insist on support for cash payment
is to reduce the damage done by
internet server failures.
I wish there were an organization in the US to campaign for the option
of paying cash. Can anyone point me at one?
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The Beijing declaration
China has brokered an agreement between various Palestinian parties,
including
Fatah and HAMAS.
It is disturbing that China has the influence to achieve this, but I
can't criticize the achievement itself. It will surely benefit
Palestinians. Now that some European countries have recognized Palestine,
it will need to appoint ambassadors to them.
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| 8:51a |
Blank accounts
Researchers: *We unleashed Facebook and Instagram's algorithms on
blank accounts.
They served up sexism and misogyny.*
The researchers specified male gender for these accounts,
and got right-wing male dominance propaganda. It would be interesting
to do a similar experiment with female gender.
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Chinese artefacts
British archaeologists brought thousands of artifacts and old art objects
out of China, with the approval and contentment of Chinese officials
and scholars who welcomed their
advanced methods of excavation.
There is nothing unjust about this.
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| 8:51a |
Deportation scheme
The Tories spent around a billion dollars on preparing the scheme to
send
asylum seekers to Rwanda.
It was never meant as a serious method of shouldering the burden of
judging and aiding those who are entitled to asylum. Its real purpose
was to pretend to do that, while actually hurting and terrifying all
asylum seekers so as to drive them away from Britain.
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| 8:51a |
Silence on gun control
Republicans are saying nothing about the
possibility of gun control.
They are willing to risk their lives in the name of making America more
dangerous and enriching gun companies. I would admire them if that were
a worthy cause.
I've read that many towns in the old "wild" West did not allow people
to carry guns. On entering them, people were required to hand in
their guns. Alas, I can't find this now.
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