Richard Stallman's Political Notes' Journal

Gaza's historical preservations

*Trump wants to wipe out Gaza's history. Saving its mosques and churches would defy him.*

Israel's bombardment of Gaza has destroyed historic palaces as well as mosques and churches, and archaeological sites too.

When an archaeological site that has not been fully excavated and published is bombed, there is no way to recover the information it used to hold. It is destroyed irreparably.

Protesting Tesla

Americans are protesting very effectively at Tesla dealerships.

They could achieve even more if they condemn the muskrat for making cars that snoop on their drivers and on people in the vicinity.

How about making signs about surveillance and bringing them to the protests.

Russian sabotage in LTU and POL

Russia is accused of organizing arson attacks in various eastern European countries. Those countries are supporters of Ukraine and these attacks are part of Putin's low intensity war against supporters of Ukraine's independence.

Israel population ebbs and flows

Migration of Jews our of Israel has increased greatly, and exceeds the migration of Jews to Israel.

I can imagine that Israel must feel bad to a Jew who is not right-wing.

Rural America broadband for Musk

*[The saboteur/corrupter] poised to "strand rural America with worse internet" to help [the muskrat and his company Starlink], official warns.*

The corrupter has not disguised his willingness to make political decisions affecting large numbers of Americans for corrupt reasons.

Rushing to deport Venezuelans

The underminer and his henchmen cited an invalid excuse to deport a group of 250 Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act -- claiming that the plane left US air space before the judge made his ruling.

From what I have read, anyone targeted under that law is entitled to a hearing to determine whether valid grounds to deport per exist. This right can't be eliminated away by rushing the deportation.

If a large group of people are in jail, and threatened with rushed deportation as an false excuse to deny their legal rights, maybe they riot and seize control of their jail so as to delay it. They could demand, as condition to end their riot, that a representative of the judge come to the jail and read out an order stating their legal rights, accompanied by media teams to report the judge's order. They could truthfully claim that this is upholding United States law against a lawless organized gang.

Air-traffic control contract for Musk

*Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption.*

I doubt that a loyal magat would investigate anyone that the fascist leader strongly supports, regardless of the evidence. These people were chosen for their loyalty to their master rather than their country.

Authoritarian checklist

The fascist asserted, in an official government speech, that it is a crime to criticize him.

Deporting without due process

Immigration thugs rushed to deport a transplant doctor working at Brown University for no visible reason, in defiance of a judge's order to wait to give him time to rule on the case.

Canadian woman jailed in deportation prison

A Canadian woman with a US work visa jailed in deportation prison and never got an explanation of why.

The system did many cruel and avoidable things to her. Some of them were perhaps motivated by increasing the profits of the prison. The deportation thugs refused to tell her what they were doing to her or what they were going to do the next day.

Despite the brainwashing practices, the other prisoners had it much worse. She at least was sure she would get back to Canada some day.

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Climate protesters should not have to express remorse

An academic report says UK courts should not require climate protesters to express remorse for risking punishment to save civilization from global heating.

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Dissent repressed and labeled "antisemitism"

Right-wing extremists are committing repression of dissent that criticizes them, and labeling the dissent "antisemitism", as a tactic to lead the public to hold Jews responsible for the repression.

Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension.

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Saboteur-in-chief wants to cancel EPA rules

The saboteur-in-chief wants to cancel EPA rules that are expected to prevent 200,000 premature deaths.

They would also protect endangered species; canceling them could cause extinctions.

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Hotel developer who could testify against NYC mayor Adams

Night-Mayor Adams has NYC paying half a million dollars per month to an indicted hotel developer who could testify against him.

One must suspect this is corruption like what Adams is accused of.

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An activist's phone under surveillance

* A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court (ICC) that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victims of torture in Libya.*

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Immigrants deported to Panama prison

The US deported immigrants from various countries to Panama, which is holding them in an inaccessible prison. Their lawyers cannot contact them.

Even worse, the US did nothing to find out whether they are entitled to asylum. Some come from countries that regularly persecute people, including Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. It is forbidden to to deport anyone to those countries.

Imagine if you are a woman from Afghanistan or Iran, you escape and ask for asylum in the US, and you are sent to a prison in a jungle and cannot talk with anyone there.

Australia has used similar tricks to eliminate in practice the right to asylum, such as sending people to countries such as Nauru that don't allow journalists to enter.

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False fears about measles vaccine

Antivaxxers are spreading absurd false fears about measles vaccine.

This can kill thousands. They are trying to lure parents into causing their children's deaths.

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Governor Newsom hosts a video show

Governor Newsom now hosts a video show in which he interviews guests, including several right-wing extremists. The writer conjectures that Newsom is planning to run for president in 2028 and wants to to gain support from that voting bloc.

Perhaps that is why he is advocating extreme repression of homeless people.

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National Cancer Institute cannot publish without approval

The antivaxxer has ordered the National Cancer Institute staff cannot publish anything about vaccines without special approval from political higher-ups.

Giving higher priority to chronic diseases may be a wise change, but giving lower priority to infectious diseases is not.

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Parasite companies

Yet again, a company that is paid a commission for each person it fines has become a parasite.

All such companies should be abolished.

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How Switzerland transformed its rivers

*From sewage and scum to swimming in "blue gold": how Switzerland transformed its rivers [in a few decades]. *And other countries are looking to follow their lead.*

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Asylum seekers from Russia jailed by US

Since 2024, many asylum seekers from Russia and some neighboring countries have been jailed by the US until their final asylum hearings.

Rumor is that some of them are sent by Putin with false stories as disguise. That can happen. But why take their children away and hand them to strangers?

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Joke that US should return Statue of Liberty

*French politician jokes US should return Statue of Liberty for siding with "tyrants".*

Alas, giving up that statue would not help free Americans from authoritarian rule.

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(satire) Quarantine for having watched "Will and Grace"

(satire) *Texas Implements Mandatory 6-Month Quarantine For Anyone Who Has Watched "Will And Grace".*

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Britain could unlock house construction

Britain could unlock house construction if it spent money to build housing that would belong to the state, for non-rich people to live in.

But it may not be necessary to build all the additional housing Britain needs to use. I've read that Britain has enough houses and apartments, if only all were available for people to live in. They are not available because their owners use them some other way — often just as investments, kept empty. Increasing tax on doing that should get them sold off to people who will use them productively.

It all comes down to taxing the rich enough, in various ways.

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Tariffs paid by the poor

*Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor — while his tax cuts help the rich.*

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Labor redefined as "party of work"

Now that Labour has redefined itself as the "Party of Work" rather than "Party of Workers", one more similar shift can redefine it as the "Party of Bosses and Shareholders that others work for."

The same party distanced itself from the non-rich who need help in caring for their sick relatives, by proposing big cuts in government support for them.

Maybe it should rename itself to the "Hard Labour" party.

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Callousness and cruelty of Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg's former aide has published a revealing exposé of his callousness and cruelty, not only towards the peoples of many countries but towards his associates too.

For instance, he directed Facebook' efforts for years towards developing censorship just as Xi likes it. I suppose his new target will be censorship just as the corrupter likes it.

More about this book.

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Film "No Other Land"

More about the campaign to prevent the film No Other Land from being shown in the US.

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"Unprecedented" climate disasters in 2024

*More than 150 "unprecedented" climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN.*

They included *scores of unprecedented heatwaves, floods and storms across the globe.*

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Ruling on dismissing trans people from military

A federal judge ruled that dismissing trans people fro the military for being trans violates their constitutional rights. She recognized that this decision will be appealed, but in the mean time, the hate-spreader cannot dismiss them.

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Nearly 25,000 federal workers rehired

Court response to the muskrat's evisceration of agencies: *Nearly 25,000 fired workers to be rehired; USAid shutdown likely violated constitution.*

But they are threatening yet more evisceration of the useful parts of the state.

*Trump administration may fire more than 1,000 EPA scientists and scrap research office, Democrats say.*

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Ransom note from US government to Columbia University

*The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note*, threatening to cancel much of its funding unless it rushes to comply with impossible demands.

But those demands are just a "precondition". If Columbia does comply, it will then have to beg and plead.

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Erdoğan blocked main rival from running

Erdoğan has blocked his main election rival from running, by giving arbitrary orders to punish him.

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