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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

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    The wrecker and Vance eagerly acknowledge lying as a tactic to win support from people who they have taught to accept lying. They aim to create a post-truth America in which truth ceases to matter.

    That is the ultimate form of sabotage. We must reject anything that comes from them, without taking it seriously, because they are liars.

    No one can achieve 100% falsehood. Inevitably, some of the things they say will turn out to be true. But we should ignore the claim when it comes from them. If someone credible and honest makes the claim. then we should pay it the attention it merits — but we should not confuse matters by associating the issue with the Lie Party candidates.

    8:51a
    Starmer less popular

    * Keir Starmer has suffered a precipitous fall in his personal ratings since winning the election, according to a new poll for the Observer that comes before his first Labour conference as prime minister.*

    It seems lots of voters don't like his Toryish loyalty to rich people's wealth.

    8:51a
    Elon Musk

    Musk has yielded to the Brazilian government and has made ex-Twitter obey the court orders.

    8:51a
    UK tax breaks

    UK tax cuts for corporations in 2023 resulted in a loss of 30 billion UKP in tax revenue but will *spur only up to £10.5bn investment.*

    The rich will generally invest their money in the way they expect will be most profitable. When governments want to influence what ways they choose, instead of taxing certain ways less, how about taxing the other ways more?

    8:51a
    Blasphemy suspect

    Thugs in Pakistan killed someone accused of "blasphemy" — rejecting and criticizing religion.

    In Pakistan, being arrested and charged with "blasphemy" tends to lead to being killed, often before trial, except for those who are saved by international pressure to let them go into exile. The accused man must have realized that he was doomed if he allowed himself to be captured.

    Side issue: I've seen several other articles about shooting dead people. I am surprised at how many dead bodies are being shot.

    8:51a
    Open-ended battle

    Netanyahu seems to have succeeded in provoking Hezbollah into all-out war.

    8:51a
    Fake UK news sites

    * Suspected Russian propaganda operation prompts calls to force UK-registered news sites to reveal ownership.*

    I can support that sort of rule without hesitation, because it is clearly not censorship.

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