Thursday, September 12th, 2024

Time	Event
8:48a	Election police intimidation *DeSantis' election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions.* This seems to be an attempt at intimidation. (Comment on this)
8:48a	Vape damage *Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, study suggests.* (Comment on this)
8:48a	Nationalism Hindu-nationalist ideology in India, in the 1930s, drew lessons from its contemporary, Nazism. Comparing the two can help us identify the fascist essence that they have in common. This suggests the lesson that the specific choice of majority trait which serves as an excuse to marginalize and dehumanize others is just a detail. Any trait can be used for this, if its members can get their hands on power to oppress the rest. The trait need not even be borne by a majority, except in a somewhat democratic state which impedes any minority from getting the power to oppress others. (Comment on this)
8:48a	Too complex history *Pride or shame? British history is too complex to be seen in such glib terms.* American history is likewise too complex to deserve, as a whole, any one feeling. Rather than argue over a choice of one single feeling overall, we can do better by identifying the parts of history that deserve pride, condemnation, or whatever else. I would recommend condemnation, rather than personal shame, for the actions that we think were wrong. (Comment on this)
8:48a	Night light exposure and type 2 diabetes *Reducing night light exposure may be a simple way to cut [type 2] diabetes risk.* I wish the article gave some idea of how much light it takes to have a big effect. (Comment on this)

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