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Are there any festivals that still plan to make thepornfans.com use of it? 27 October 2019 (Urgent: NRA tax exemption) US residents: name on the IRS to investigate the NRA's violations of the legal guidelines for tax-exempt organizations. 27 October 2019 (Inquiries to Zuckerberg) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Zuckerberg some carefully chosen questions. His answers will aid the investigation of Facebook's cowl-up of its dealings with Cambridge Analytica. 27 October 2019 (Los Angeles and fires) Heat that can make folks sick, along with smoke from fires all year round, are making the Los Angeles region a harmful place to dwell. (satire) "As a way to eliminate components that might contribute to the fires’ progress, we'll lower the move of oxygen in high-threat areas all through the northern a part of the state." 27 October 2019 (Incremental modifications) when the centrist neoliberals let you know that change is incremental, what they're actually saying is they don't want that much change. The brand new Deal was not incremental. Civil rights laws were not incremental. Environmental protection laws were not incremental. The laws we want to end plutocracy, present medical care for all, and curb global heating cannot be incremental either. 27 October 2019 (Agriculture and global heating) Australia and its states have agreed to plans to assist agriculture adapt to global heating results. That's wise, as far because it goes; but once you acknowledge that global heating will injury agriculture, you should work to sluggish it down. 27 October 2019 (Protest in army base) Seven protesters who protested symbolically towards nuclear weapons in a army base have been convicted of crimes including "destruction" of authorities property. 27 October 2019 (Thug photos in Hong Kong) Hong Kong has prohibited publishing images of thugs. 27 October 2019 (Numerous and indignant) About 41% of the world's people are underneath 24. And they're offended… One of many valid reasons for them to be indignant at older people is for having made so many individuals below 24. It is hard to offer an excellent life, in a sustainable method, to such a big population. Our inhabitants is dwelling unsustainably and it is still increasing. This is one underlying trigger of a lot of the particular hardships that individuals are protesting about. The opposite underlying cause is inequality, which protects the privileged (and especially the wealthy) from these hardships by dumping them entirely onto the disprivileged and the poor. Reducing inequality is a just cause, however we additionally need to cut back the cost of our existence, and doing that with out making everybody poor might be much simpler if we've got fewer humans in the future. Let's goal for 25% or less of the population under age 24. 27 October 2019 (Smartphone worries) Why you should fear when you've got a Chinese smartphone. When you've got a non-Chinese smartphone, you should worry too. Other countries are shifting rapidly within the course of huge surveillance used to control and repress, and the system builders (Google and Apple) do not respect freedom a lot either. 27 October 2019 (Golden rice) The approval of "golden rice", which provides Vitamin A, has been delayed for 20 years by regulation. I find it plausible that this rice will, in medical phrases, help individuals and never cause harm. This does need to be verified; maybe it has been. But does it carry nonbiological pollution - with patents, or plant variety monopolies? Are farmers allowed to avoid wasting the seeds and plant them? 27 October 2019 (Reasons to deny advantages) When bureaucrats are told to find reasons to deny advantages to the poor and sick, your politeness and even the bureaucrats' personal errors turn into excuses to place you within the mistaken. 27 October 2019 (Minimizing massacres) An analysis of how two of Peter Handke's books tried to attenuate and excuse the nicely-documented massacres of Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs. One essential point is that the existence of a prior state of struggle doesn't justify committing a struggle crime. 27 October 2019 (Party funding) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's instance is leading the Democratic Party regularly away from relying on donations from wealthy people and wealthy companies. 27 October 2019 (Fossil fuels and you) George Monbiot: The [planet roaster's]’ Masterstroke Was to Blame the Climate Crisis on You And Me - by making a system which leads people in direction of heavy use of fossil fuels. The article additionally explains the reasoning for enormous disruptive but nonviolent protests as a technique to make governments change this system. 27 October 2019 (Syrian refugees in Turkey) Amnesty International says Turkey is using threats and deception to deport Syrian refugees. 27 October 2019 (Queer targets in Eastern Europe) Authoritarian right-wing politicians in Eastern Europe are selecting queer individuals as the next helpful scapegoat. The Catholic Church is supporting those politicians. 27 October 2019 (Invasive species) Governments should not doing sufficient to prevent the unfold of invasive species. A part of the issue is the large international trade in live (or dead unsterilized) plants and animals. There are such a lot of opportunities for a weed to tag along. Why not require safety inspection of every cargo? The ballast water of ships often carries invasive aquatic organisms, often as larvae. Why not have an official go aboard whereas the ship is 20 miles out, to require it to wash its ballast tanks? These measures would be costly, but so are invasive species. 27 October 2019 (Climate rush) How the perceived obligation to succeed in a consensus pressures scientists to err on the facet of underestimating the likely effects of worldwide heating. 27 October 2019 (Tax reduce for all) Now that Americans are required to have medical insurance, the premiums are in effect taxes. This means that Medicare for All would reduce taxes (counting the insurance premiums) for most Americans. 27 October 2019 (Urgent: Stop working for deportation thugs) US citizens: call on Microsoft and GitHub to cease working for the deportation thugs. In the event you signal, please spread the phrase! 27 October 2019 (Subsidies for fossil fuels and previous nuclear reactors) The UK missed an opportunity to assist restrict international heating, by permitting the UK to supply a billion pounds of subsidy to fossil fuels. Further subsidy for outdated nuclear reactors within the US does not assist either. They are so costly that we must always simply substitute them. 27 October 2019 (UK convicts man for combating PISSI in Syria) The UK has convicted Aidan James of going to Syria to affix the Kurds and combat against PISSI. How absurd this perverse posture of neutrality. 27 October 2019 (Entry of whistleblowers into partisan politics) The entry of whistleblowers into partisan politics has satisfied some congresscritters to defend some whistleblowers. By contrast, whistleblowers corresponding to Manning and Snowden have been condemned by everybody in Congress. 27 October 2019 (Automated face recognition) Why we have to ban automated face recognition. (Note that article's title is deceptive, a purple herring. The creator of an article in a newspaper does not write the title.) Another motive to reject the straw man suggestion to easily wait and let the Supreme Court determine is that we can't depend on it to protect our privateness. If all we wished was to have the question determined, never mind how, we may depart it to the Supreme Court. But when we would like anonymity, that strategy will not work. We can't campaign to influence the Supreme Court. So we should campaign to influence legislatures. We do need to marketing campaign to limit all sorts of surveillance. But that is not a motive to avoid deciding particular cases. Quite the contrary: legal guidelines banning face recognition would pave the best way for restricting other kinds of huge surveillance. 26 October 2019 (Candidates assassination in Colombia) Seven mayoral candidates in Colombia have been assassinated. President Duque blamed a remnant of the FARC, and drug sellers. He omitted to blame the paramilitares, Colombia's worst terrorists, perhaps as a result of he is associated with them. He belongs to the political occasion founded by ex-president Uribe ("Horrible"), and Uribe was intently associated with them. In order for Colombia to know peace, it must disarm the paramilitares. 26 October 2019 (Katie Hill under assault) Rep. Katie Hill is being attacked by publishing nude pictures that were private. 26 October 2019 (Unions with lobbyists) Some US labor unions are supporting Big Pharma and lobbying towards the invoice to cut back prescription drug costs. 26 October 2019 (Family separations proceed) The US border thugs are still separating families. Sometimes the "parents" of the family aren't the biological dad and mom, but are the dad and mom that the baby loves and desires. 26 October 2019 (Killing kids) A Fresno thug shot a black teenager in the back of the pinnacle as he was operating away. As the teenager lay dying on the bottom, the thug handcuffed him. As common. The thug department stated the unarmed teenager was a risk to the thug's life. Perhaps the thug feared he would turn round, pull his pants off, and attack the thug with them. The teenager was such an infinite threat that he needed to be handcuffed even within the ambulance. 26 October 2019 (Generous tax evasion) Facebook is "donating", to buy public admiration, a fraction of what it needs to be paying in taxes. 26 October 2019 (Spying on grieving households) British police spied on grieving black families for decades. Now we want the truth. 26 October 2019 (Ignoring patients in want of monitoring) The US medical system spends less cash on a black patient than on a white patient, given the same level of well being. As a result, a broadly used algorithm estimates that the black patient is less sick and doesn't need supplemental health monitoring. This is another instance of a typical prevalence: bias that outcomes from innocently-collected information that reflects the bias of society. 26 October 2019 (Super PAC) Biden's lobbyist pals are setting up a super PAC for him. 26 October 2019 (From Warren to Sanders) Why Ilhan Omar shifted from supporting Warren to supporting Sanders. 26 October 2019 (Urgent : Repeal the Authorization for use of Military Force) US residents: name on Congress to repeal the Authorization for use of Military Force. In the event you call, please spread the phrase! 26 October 2019 (Protect black-footed ferrets) US residents: protect black-footed ferrets from extinction. For those who sign, please unfold the phrase! 26 October 2019 (Trumpism) How the conman's supporters twist Christianity to get Trumpism. 26 October 2019 (Press freedom in Australia) Australia denies Cameroonian journalist visa for press freedom conference. The Cameroonian journalist happens to work in Germany, making Australia's given motive to refuse the visa absurd by extraordinary requirements. That doesn't imply it was a cowl for some other purpose. It could possibly be the actual motive for the refusal. When individuals are educated to seek and discover causes to say no, they study to exaggerate. 26 October 2019 (Companies political donations) Some US corporations are giving in to pressure to publish their political donations. 25 October 2019 (Toxicologist speaks out about PFAS) Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, was forbidden to say that PFAS chemicals cause numerous diseases. That conclusion was embarrassing to the businesses that donate to Republicans. Now that she has retired, she will be able to say that. I expect the following particular person appointed to those posts to be chosen for willingness to advance by subservience. 25 October 2019 (Spain evicts corpse of dictator) Spain has evicted the corpse of the dictator Franco from the mausoleum that he built with the compelled labor of people who defended the Republic. 25 October 2019 (EU is no defender of employees' rights) Do not be Fooled - the EU Is no Defender of Workers' Rights. 25 October 2019 (Political prisoners in Israel on starvation strike) Some Palestinians who're political prisoners in Israeli prisons have been on hunger strike for 2 months. 25 October 2019 (Weak US environmental safety legal guidelines) With weak US environmental protection laws, even a wealthy city may be struck by a wave of most cancers. 25 October 2019 (Climate crisis wiping culture) The Gullah tradition, an ethnic minority that lives on the US southeast coast islands, may be wiped out by global heating. 25 October 2019 (Fight again Exxon) Exxon has misled Americans [about global heating] for decades. Here's how to battle again. 25 October 2019 (Ignoring bigotry) Activists demand that a UK study of bigotry and harassment in UK universities to outline harassment for being white, or English, as outside the question. Bigotry towards whites, or English people in Wales, is unusual. It doesn't usually occur enough to blight someone's life, and the victim can easily transfer elsewhere to keep away from it. Bigotry towards blacks or Muslims is a much more grave downside, and you cannot keep away from it by shifting. This should be the precedence target of the investigation. Nonetheless, the opposite continues to be bigotry, and it shouldn't be omitted. 25 October 2019 (Ambassador testimony about Ukraine) The US ambassador to Ukraine testified to Congress concerning the conman's shakedown of Ukraine. The conman's own negotiators went across the ambassador, who was not personally concerned, but they advised him about the details of the shakedown, and he reported what they told him. They described a deal which demanded a quid-pro-quo from Ukraine, and mentioned it wasn't a quid-professional-quo. 25 October 2019 (Border tyranny) A US citizen residing in the US went to a customs office on the border to pay the responsibility for a shipment of gifts which had arrived by aircraft, so he might return to the airport and gather the gifts. The border customs workplace made him and his relatives prisoner and searched their telephones. This is complete tyranny. Whatever particular powers the customs agency has at the border needs to be restricted to people who just did cross the border, or are about to cross it. 25 October 2019 (Rainforest is drying up) Cutting down the Amazon rainforest is making the remainder dry up. 25 October 2019 (Assad and torture) Assad's men reported to have tortured 14,000 prisoners to loss of life, and they're nonetheless doing it. 25 October 2019 (Harassing Extinction Protesters) Australian thugs are strip-searching Extinction Rebellion protesters, apparently purely to harass them. 25 October 2019 (Prosecuting monopolies) Sanders and Warren advocate prosecuting CEOs for monopolistic practices as soon as once more, as we used to do. 25 October 2019 (Denial reforms) New South Wales (a state in Australia) seeks to open new coal mines, so it seeks to get rid of rules about the global-heating effect that burning the coal would have. 24 October 2019 (Urgent: Protect Franklin's bumblebee) US citizens: call on the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the endangered Franklin's bumblebee. Should you sign, please spread the word! 24 October 2019 (Effects of world heating on Denmark) [Disused however cherished] Danish Lighthouse Put on Wheels to maneuver It Away from Eroding Sea. That is simply one of many 1000's of dangerous results world heating is inflicting already. It seems a shame they didn't transfer the outdated church. Buildings from the 1200s must not be very common in Denmark. 24 October 2019 (Existing pollution standards inadequate) Scientists Fired by [the conman] Warn Particle [current] Pollution Standards Don't Protect People [as a result of they're not strict sufficient]. 24 October 2019 (Funds for renewals to be diverted to fracking) The Tories plan to divert loan funds meant for renewable power into fracking in Argentina. 24 October 2019 (Zero-tolerance in school) Sense has prevailed over zero-tolerance in a Wisconsin public college. 24 October 2019 (Reducing HIV transmission charge) Medical initiatives to deal with and suppress HIV, carried out in sure cities, can greatly scale back the transmission charge. Humanity can lick HIV, if technological civilization continues. But it can take a century or more to eliminate HIV this manner. If international heating disaster makes the efforts stop, HIV will resume spreading. 23 October 2019 (Terrorism all over the place) The FBI has an extended history of treating political dissent as terrorism. (Especially leftist dissent.) This is to not say there is no such thing as real terrorism. 23 October 2019 (Whistleblowers will not be spies) Sanders says he would finish prosecution of whistleblowers as "spies." Will Senator Warren undertake the same stance? 23 October 2019 (Kurd retreat) Assad, Russia and Turkey are actually combining to power the Syrian Kurds out of an 18-mile zone along the frontier with Turkey. The effect will likely be appreciable ethnic cleansing, since that's the place lots of the Kurds stay. 23 October 2019 (No majority for Trudeau) Trudeau gained lower than a majority, and should make offers with opposition parties. 23 October 2019 (Testifying on quid professional quo) The US ambassador to Ukraine testified that the conman did threatened to chop off army assist until Ukraine investigated Biden's son. The conman tried to order the ambassador to not testify to Congress, however he did it anyway. 22 October 2019 (Sleepwalking financial system) The world financial system is sleepwalking into a brand new monetary crisis, in accordance with the UK's former head of the central financial institution. 22 October 2019 (Slow move to renewable) The International Energy Agency forecasts solely 50% development in renewable electricity era in the following 5 years. This is not quick sufficient! 22 October 2019 (Solitary confinement) New York City is contemplating a ban on solitary confinement. 22 October 2019 (Charter colleges) Warren's plan to limit charter schools is slightly stronger than Sanders'. 22 October 2019 (Absorber of carbon) Farming might be absorber of carbon by 2050, says report. 22 October 2019 (Uncontacted indigenous) Eliminating the protections for uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon will certainly lead to killing them. Diseases will kill most of every group, and they are so small that they could not continue. 22 October 2019 (Honduras corruption) The brother of Honduras's president has been convicted in the US of taking bribes on the president's behalf to permit smuggling cocaine through Honduras. Prohibition of cocaine makes it so worthwhile that it's nearly unattainable to stop it from producing corruption. However, the existing corrupt, plutocratist Honduran regime is the results of the coup that Hillary Clinton winked at, and which has acquired US help ever since. 22 October 2019 (Taliban condemn suicide bombing) A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan and killed 62 individuals. The Taliban condemned the assault, which makes sense: they're strict Islamists, and their policies violate human rights, but they are not madmen. I suppose this was the work of PISSI. 22 October 2019 (Smuggling antibiotics) Prohibiting the routine use of antibiotics in farm animals, essential to gradual the evolution of resistance genes that can spread to organisms that trigger illness, has led to a brand new type of drug smuggling. I don't think this will likely be as exhausting to regulate as smuggling addictive drugs. A farm uses the antibiotics to increase its profits, so it won't pay any more than the elevated profit would be. Indeed, given the risk of authorized hassle, it will not pay even half that much. 22 October 2019 (Kurd allies) Leading US generals are extremely indignant on the conman for abandoning the Kurds. Those who have retired are saying so. The argument that the US shouldn't abandon an ally has validity, but only to a certain extent. It was used to argue for continuing the struggle in Vietnam, and the war in Cambodia. ISTR it was additionally utilized in Iraq, and I think it has been used to argue for continuing the warfare in Afghanistan. In the case of the Syrian Kurds, this argument reinforces different explanation why the US should have defended them. 22 October 2019 (Hate and phobia) There are lots of systematic types of hate, but hatred of the poor could also be the largest. Hatred and phobia are various things. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear. People who find themselves afraid of heights or small places do not hate them; conversely, people who hate the poor do not worry them (though they could really feel disgust, which isn't the same). To keep away from constructing confusion, let's not check with programs of hatred as "phobias". I disapprove of antigayism, antimuslimism and antitransism, but I reject the phrases "homophobia", "islamophobia" or "transphobia". Another systemic type of hatred, which the article cites an instance of however doesn't focus on, is hatred of atheists. In the area of religion, atheists are essentially the most hated group. We must always oppose antiathism (brief for antiatheistism) in addition to antimuslimism and antisemitism. 22 October 2019 (Jailing poor people for medical debt) What it is like putting poor Americans in jail for medical debt. 22 October 2019 (Importance of end-to-end encryption) Snowden explains why the US government assault on finish-to-finish encryption is a hazard to everybody. 22 October 2019 (Violence in opposition to Brazilian indigenous individuals) Violence against Brazilian indigenous individuals has elevated substantially since Bolsonaro grew to become president. 21 October 2019 (Mortgage prisoners) When a couple get a mortgage together, then cut up up, the one who moved out can destroy the other - by refusing to pay per personal half of the mortgage. 21 October 2019 (FBI bypasses in all probability cause requirement) The FBI makes use of exterior informants as investigators so it will probably bypass its own guidelines that require probable cause. 21 October 2019 (Fired for mentioning a phrase) Zero-tolerance at work: a student known as a school safety guard, who's black, "nigger". The guard said, fairly properly, "Don't name me nigger." The guard was fired for this. The guard didn't use that word. Rather, he talked about it, to oppose its use. I am unable to consider that the school officials fail to know the difference - in fact they perceive it, simply as you do. So why the absurd decision? I suspect they've purchased into the idea of rigidity as advantage, which is the root of zero tolerance. All guidelines, together with legitimate rules, are liable to develop into harmful and unjust when utilized rigidly. 21 October 2019 (Public spending for federal elections) Sanders advocates public funding for federal elections, in addition to limits on marketing campaign donations and on the revolving door. 21 October 2019 (Reasons to demand right to repair) A secondary purpose to demand the best to repair is to scale back gratuitous waste. I call this purpose "secondary" as a result of stopping individuals from fixing and modifying merchandise is just oppressive. 21 October 2019 (Mexico's president not a leftist) Mexico's president, López Obrador, campaigned as a leftist, however as president he supports billionaires and represses the protests he previously led. 20 October 2019 (Chicago teachers' strike) The Chicago Teachers' Strike Shows Tips on how to Go on Offense Against Neoliberalism. 20 October 2019 (Using warfare to whip up nationalism) Erdoğan has used battle towards the Kurds as an occasion to whip up Turkish nationalism and prosecute opponents. Maybe this is the reason the conman helps Erdoğan. 20 October 2019 (Pakistan blocks Steven Butler) Steven Butler of the Committee to guard Journalists had a visa to go to Pakistan, however when he arrived at passport management his visa was specially cancelled, and Pakistan by some means despatched him back to the US underneath a form of arrest. 20 October 2019 (Xi-ple threaten Hong Kong students in UK) Hong Kong students in the UK are holding rallies in assist of Hong Kong's freedom, but they face systematic assaults by Chinese students. Those Xi-ple will not be studying anything necessary from their stay in Britain. 20 October 2019 (Funds for Medicare for All already exist) Proposing to fund the federal government expenditures for Medicare for All by reducing the navy finances. I believe this proposal confusingly connects two good ideas. We should always undertake Medicare for All, also known as a universal national medical system, however we must always reject the concept that that is an increase in bills. If we do away with the parasitic profitmaking medical system, it will save folks in the US a large fraction of what they now spend on medical care and insurance coverage. So it would not should be "paid for"; what it needs is to rechannel half of the present spending. We should always minimize the arms finances, as a result of lots of the arms being purchased are wasteful, and even dangerous to peace. But that's unbiased of how we reform medical care. 20 October 2019 (Urgent: move the Schedules That Work Act) US citizens: call on Congress to go the Schedules That Work Act. When you call, please spread the phrase! 20 October 2019 (Warren to reintroduce Schedules That Work Act) Senator Warren will reintroduce the Schedules that Work Act which can forbid employers from jerking half-time employees around on short discover. 20 October 2019 (Surrendering deal) The bully ordered the Kurds to surrender to Turkey a 20-mile strip along the border inside 5 days or face mass murder. He called this a "cease hearth deal". 20 October 2019 (Nelson and slavery) It turns out that Admiral Nelson, Britain's greatest naval hero, was also a defender of slavery. Does that mean his statues should be taken down? It's unimaginable to check the evil Nelson did by defending slavery with the great he did by helping to defeat Napoleon to see which is more necessary. That is imponderable. But we are able to make sure that Nelson, who died in 1805, had no say over how Britain handled es-slave black sailors after the battle ended in 1814. Statues of Confederate generals were put up to glorify the previous system of slavery, aiming to strengthen the system of segregation. That is what these statues stand for. I believe they ought to be taken down. By distinction, statues of Nelson have been put up as symbols of naval victory, and that is what they stand for. They don't stand for any place on race relations. I don't assume there's a must take them down, although British naval energy is a factor of the past. 20 October 2019 (Flight-shaming) "Flight-shaming" may sluggish growth of airline trade, says IATA. That is the purpose of it. Increasingly persons are taking the high-speed prepare from London to continental Europe relatively than flying. If you by no means have youngsters, you will keep away from a lot future greenhouse fuel emissions that a lifetime's value of flights will hardly depend. 20 October 2019 (Spying on students) Florida plans to demand that college students give tons of personal details and biometrics. This is supposedly to maintain them safe. Just like the thugs in the faculties, it would endanger them as a substitute. The direct harm will fall mainly on individuals from minority groups, however don't assume your youngster shall be secure! 19 October 2019 (Urgent: Section 215 of Patriot Act) US citizens: phone your congresscritter and call for ending part 215 of the U SAP AT RIOT Act (aka "USA PATRIOT Act"). That's the section that authorizes collection of many kinds of private knowledge with out even an actual courtroom order. 19 October 2019 (Global heating activity power) Wisconsin's governor establishes activity pressure to face the 'grave risk' of global heating. 19 October 2019 (Sexual education) The UK has canceled its requirement for porn sites to establish customers. The said motive for this was to exclude teenagers, but what is vital is the monitoring itself, not its goal. Why cease individuals from viewing porn, in the event that they need to? Much of at this time's porn is aimed toward heterosexual men and presents a totally wrong thought of what ladies like. When teenage males consider this, they will get twisted. After they observe out what they have discovered from this, they can make girls very unhappy. Leading them to porn exhibiting sexual practices that various actual teenage ladies actually do get pleasure from would resolve this drawback in a greater method. (This does not require real teenage actors, and even actual human actors.) Why replace unhealthy schooling with no training? Replace it with good schooling. 19 October 2019 (Corporate debt) Corporations have an excessive amount of debt. Even a average downturn would trigger a crisis. Governments are supposed to stop this sort of state of affairs from arising. 19 October 2019 (National parks privatization) Plans to privatize nationwide parks outlined in Trump admin memo, would enrich donors and particular pursuits. 19 October 2019 (Right-wing slogans) Right-wing campaigns set up slogans, then right-wing politicians use them, so as to drive searches to them. 19 October 2019 (Apple approval) Apple plans to require that all software software for MacOS be authorised by Apple first. Offering a checking service as an possibility could be useful and would not be fallacious. Requiring users to get Apple's approval is tyranny. Apple says the test will solely look for malware (not counting the malware that is a part of the operating system), but Apple might change that policy step-by-step. Or perhaps Apple will resolve that helping Hong Kong protesters constitutes malware. 19 October 2019 (As in free lunch) Sanders and Ilhan Omar introduced a bill to supply gratis college lunches to all public school college students. 19 October 2019 (Seafood bisque) (satire) marine biologists on the University of Rhode Island projected Tuesday that the planet's oceans shall be a pleasant, simmering seafood bisque by 2040. 19 October 2019 (Unemployment partial rate) The UK's official unemployment price omits many individuals who want to work but are blocked by circumstances or have given up discovering a job. 19 October 2019 (Existential menace) Referring to world heating as an "existential risk" is just a little exaggerated, because it isn't prone to kill all humans. That would perhaps happen, however more possible it can merely kill billions and wipe out technological civilization. 18 October 2019 (Urgent: PROTECT Hong Kong Act) US residents: name on Congress to move the PROTECT Hong Kong Act. Should you signal, please unfold the phrase! 18 October 2019 (Urgent: Defend US civil rights legislation) Everyone: call on Comcast to withdraw its Supreme Court challenge of the primary US civil rights regulation. In the event you sign, please spread the word! 18 October 2019 (Urgent: Preserve methane emissions limits) US residents: call on the EPA to preserve methane emissions limits, to help avoid world heating catastrophe. The methane emissions do native harm too, however international disaster is enormous by comparison with that. You possibly can sign with out operating the nonfree Javascript code if you utilize Lynx. When you sign, please spread the phrase! 18 October 2019 (Progressive reps endorse Sanders) Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Omar are endorsing Sanders, for the same causes I do: his positions are extra boldly progressive. I do not choose candidates to assist primarily based on gender. 18 October 2019 (China threatens relations of Uighurs in Europe) China is threatening the kinfolk of Uighurs dwelling in Europe, so silence them. 18 October 2019 (America's poor in pre-trial jail) Ten million poor Americans are jailed for a while every year, most of them pre-trial because they can't afford bail and charges. How about taking the chance to register them to vote? 18 October 2019 (Kashmiri political prisoners far from house) Some Kashmiri political prisoners are held in prisons far away from Kashmir, where their kin can hardly attain them. 18 October 2019 (Reluctance to crush Hong Kong with military) Why Xi is reluctant to crush Hong Kong with the Chinese army. 18 October 2019 (Protest and arrest for Extinction Rebellion) George Monbiot writes about planning to be arrested for protesting for Extinction Rebellion. (I read that he was certainly arrested.) It is misguided, even unfair, to criticize Extinction Rebellion for being "too white" or "too male" or too whatever of that type, as a result of that is not their alternative. A volunteer activity should to go with those that volunteer. When an exercise needs to recruit as many individuals as doable, it can be self-defeating to reject some volunteers for the sake of demographic balance. Rather, the exercise should seek, and welcome, every volunteer that's prepared and able to work for the cause. If you need extra blacks or extra women to take part in Extinction Rebellion, by all means try to recruit them. But don't criticize the campaign for doing essentially the most it might probably with the individuals who have volunteered. Indeed, individuals from much less privileged groups could have rational reasons to carry back. Maybe they should work 50 hours a week to get by. Maybe they count on the judicial system to treat them with bias. Maybe they can't afford bail and fear being jailed for months if they are arrested, or being stuck for years in a Ferguson-like cycle of fines and jail. On condition that privilege exists, I'm glad that individuals with more privilege are profiting from it to take dangers for the sake of saving the world from catastrophe. 18 October 2019 (Los Angeles neighborhood service) When Los Angeles sentences folks to group service, they typically must work to troublesome targets in nerve-racking, even hazardous conditions. They are additionally required to pay to do this work. If this is supposed as a way to pay fines or other debts, they must be paid the prevailing wage. 18 October 2019 (Impostor syndrome) Is "impostor syndrome" a self-blaming solution to say, "I come from a disprivileged demographic background"? 18 October 2019 (Australia and local weather denial) Australia wasted decades in climate denial - and must break free of the mire of misinformation. 18 October 2019 (Proving this system is wrong) Australia's computer program has lower off 1,000,000 individuals's advantages automatically. Then they must prove this system was mistaken. 18 October 2019 (Gun management strategies) Cory Booker's gun management legislation focuses strategies on folks, not guns. It is perhaps a good idea. 18 October 2019 (Wiping out Ivory Coast forests) Ivory Coast legislation might see chocolate industry "wipe out" protected forests. 18 October 2019 (EU and democracy) The insane habits of the UK makes the EU look smart and just by comparison, so don't forget its oppressive aspect. The EU has a democratic structure that doesn't give the folks much power to restrict what the banksters and businesses want. Look, as an example, on the unjust copyright directive that was adopted under strain from the publishing lobby. Since three branches of the EU must agree any change, it's hopeless to repeal bad directives once they have been adopted. 18 October 2019 (Sanders and Warren) Sanders advocates authorities applications that assist everyone, whereas Warren advocates comparable aid only for the poor. The weakness of the latter is that the rich can organize the middle class to help slicing these packages and attaching onerous situations - which is precisely what proper-wing politicians do. As for the waste of subsidizing a few wealthy individuals along with the numerous non-rich, it will likely be a small fraction of the overall price of those applications. A progressive tax on the wealthy will simply make up for it. 18 October 2019 (Machine studying) Machine studying could be helpful for guiding the priorities of social companies, so long as people suppose concerning the actual choices. This might be a superb factor supplied the government does not use it as an excuse to chop budgets even more. Right-wing governments are in search of any excuse, and whatever makes for more efficiency will imply they will minimize more. 18 October 2019 (StackExchange) StackExchange has imposed a code of conduct saying that individuals must refer to one another particular person by per specified pronouns. Paraphrasing to keep away from pronouns is forbidden; persons are required to get observe using all kinds of pronouns. The rule was acquired with super hostility. I've never utilized in StackExchange and wasn't considering of doing so. (Too busy, in any case.) I don't even know whether or not it is possible to publish on the location without running nonfree Javascript software program - if it isn't, I urge you to reject posting there, in your freedom's sake. But I reject the demand to speak or write with singular "they". I've a greater system for gender-neutrality in English, and I'll use that. I hope others will take it up; I counsel you consider it. But I do not claim the power to demand you employ it. When you do take part in StackExchange, you may choose unusual pronouns for your self. Not absurd ones, or nasty ones, just unusual. 17 October 2019 (Anti-web-neutrality lobby) How the anti-internet-neutrality foyer impersonated 1,000,000 individuals to kill network neutrality. This is along with no matter they spent to get Ajit Pai put in charge of the difficulty. 17 October 2019 (Lobbyists within the conman's administration) The conman and his ministers employed 281 former lobbyists in simply the first two years. At that price they will have employed another 50 or one hundred by now. 17 October 2019 (Hunter Biden apologizes) (satire) Hunter Biden admitted Tuesday it was poor judgment on his part to be concerned with the corrupt Biden household. 17 October 2019 (Sadism of US border thugs) A household of British vacationers in Canada had been arrested for getting into the US on an street with no warning of the frontier. They have been taking a short detour to avoid an animal of their meant street. This incident places the sadism of the border thugs in clear relief. Why arrest people for entering the US such a short while? Why not wait a minute and see in the event that they leave again? Why deport them to the UK instead of again to Canada the place they have been? Along with the trouble that causes them, it may also price the US authorities a lot of money - perhaps tens of thousands of dollars. We see that, to the border thugs, a chance to be cruel is value any expense. It is obvious that the thugs are wanting closely at that street. If momentary entry there is deemed an actual downside, why not put a sign there telling people not to cross? That might have been cheaper, but the thugs would have missed a possible alternative for sadism. This is along with the merciless situations that the thugs have arranged to visit on tens of thousands of people who knew they had been entering the US, simply by overcrowding the immigration prisons. British vacationers are not the meant target of this cruelty. It was set up to deter, and endanger, refugees from Central America. But now that cruelty is their precedence purpose. the most zealous seize any alternative that comes their approach. 17 October 2019 (Separation of church and state) The US State Department promoted Pompeo's speech in favor of Christianity, violating the constitutional requirement for separation of church and state. Fortunately, Pompeo backed off this. 17 October 2019 (Influence of wealthy donors on elections) Senator Warren has proposed additional incremental measures to cut back the affect of rich donors on elections. I'm in favor, however I feel we need stronger measures. 17 October 2019 (Calling 911 while black) (satire) 911 Operator Informs Black Caller That Death Is On The way. 17 October 2019 ("Grass roots" foyer for gerrymandering) Republicans set up a "grass roots" organization called "Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering" to lobby for gerrymandering. 17 October 2019 (Climate culture change) Due to Extinction Rebellion, We're Experiencing a Climate Culture Change. 17 October 2019 (Fort Worth police condemn thug) The Fort Worth police department is doing something wonderful: condemning quite than excusing the thug who shot Atatiana Jefferson. Recognizing that this was mistaken is step in the precise course, a step towards instructing thugs to act like police officers. 16 October 2019 (Broadcaster regulation for Facebook) Facebook in contrast itself to a Tv or radio broadcaster, thus inviting the federal government to regulate it because it regulates broadcasters. Sixteen October 2019 (Sanctions in opposition to Turkey) Congress is contemplating enacting sanctions towards Turkey for attacking the Kurds. 16 October 2019 (Russian actions in Syria) Russian soldiers are appearing as peacekeepers between Assad's forces and Turkey's proxy forces, in one area, but their attack on the Kurds continues. Sixteen October 2019 (Homelessness advantages in EU) "EU nationals are sometimes barred from homelessness benefits unless they have a job - a hostile setting policy that charities are effectively enforcing." Source sixteen October 2019 (Private hospitals and common nationwide health system) Investor-owned hospitals are main the struggle against the creation of a common nationwide well being system in the US. This means that one step forward would be for states to prohibit for-profit hospitals. Sixteen October 2019 (Urgent: natural fuel initiatives in EU) Everyone: call on the European Investment Bank to adopt its previous plan and reject new pure gas projects. Should you call, please spread the phrase! 16 October 2019 (Extinction rebels disobedience) London thugs threatened to arrest anyone protesting anyplace in London, however Extinction Rebellion activists are willing to be arrested and even jailed for the sake of avoiding international disaster. Sixteen October 2019 (Raids on opposition in Russia) Russian investigators have raided opposition places of work across the nation. 16 October 2019 (Zombie debt) Struggling Americans are haunted by zombie debt. Will you be next? 16 October 2019 (Extinction rebellion protesters vs town) 'Stop Funding Ecocide': Extinction rebellion protesters target London financial district. Sixteen October 2019 (Blue angels) On the issues raised by US military airshow jets. I disagree with the article's arguments. The costs are insignificant compared with the US military finances, the dangers to the airmen is a small downside compared with the hazard of professional football, and the hazard to the public is small in contrast with the dangers of life. Then again, military airshow flights can do big hurt in one other approach: they strengthen the grip of the navy-industrial advanced, which wastes tons of of billions of dollars, and encourages wars of aggression that can kill tens or hundreds of thousands of individuals. Sixteen October 2019 (Biden's contributors) Rich folks, their media and their politicians try arduous to prop up Biden, nevertheless it isn't working very nicely. Sixteen October 2019 (Corporate promise) (satire) "As the business leaders of this nation, we promise to by no means, ever cease preventing to make sure that the overwhelming majority of Americans aren't able to afford the products they need or reside the life they want." 16 October 2019 (Thanks Trump) (satire) Jubilant [PISSI] Prisoners Hail American Liberators. 16 October 2019 (Scientists in help of extinction rebellion) 700 scientists within the UK declared their support for Extinction Rebellion. 16 October 2019 (Gatorade) (satire) a brand new patriotic Gatorade ad that aired Friday showed terrorists being waterboarded with Gatorade. Sixteen October 2019 (Urgent: Protect Ukraine's whistleblower) US citizens: call on the DNI to pledge to protect the Ukraine whistleblower's identity. 16 October 2019 (Big US banks investing in fossil fuels) Big US banks are investing closely in digging civilization's grave. Sixteen October 2019 (Recycled plastic value on the rise) The value of recycled plastic has risen vastly on account of increased demand. That is a sign of progress. It is going to lead to an increase in recycling capability; then the plastic handed in for recycling will really be recycled. 16 October 2019 (Making UK jails more harmful) Tories need to keep prisoners in prison for longer, but will not pay to operate prisons safely. Sixteen October 2019 (Benefits system automation) Using AI to guage applications for public assistance supplies right-wing governments with a chance to chop welfare benefits without any official change in the rules. Sixteen October 2019 (Fuel subsidies in Ecuador) Ecuador's president Moreno reinstated gas subsidies and made the indigenous protesters blissful. However, the climate should be weeping. 16 October 2019 (Reducing fossil gas use) Eight proposals for the right way to make big reductions in fossil gasoline use. 15 October 2019 (Thug capturing a lady in her house) A thug was despatched to examine on why a black lady's entrance door was left open. He shot her useless by the window, with no effort to seek out out what the situation was. Is it potential to teach thugs to assume before they shoot? 15 October 2019 (Duterte thugs and drug) Duterte's chief of national thugs (including their demise squads) has resigned because of accusations of involvement in drug dealing. 15 October 2019 (Apple spying for China) Apple's nonfree Safari browser spies on users for the Chinese firm Tencent. 15 October 2019 (Urgent: ban facial recognition authorities use) US citizens: name on Congress to ban authorities use of facial recognition. This is not sufficient, however it's a good begin. When you call, please spread the word! 15 October 2019 (Urgent: cease funding battle in Yemen) US citizens: name on Congress to finish all funding for the warfare in Yemen. When you name, please unfold the word! 15 October 2019 (Government post qualification) Preet Bharara: Congress ought to formalize the previous unwritten rules about who is qualified for appointed government government posts. 15 October 2019 (Urgent: block plan to reject most immigrants) US residents: name on Congress to dam the bully's plan to reject most immigrants. Should you call, please unfold the word! 15 October 2019 (Rejection of authoritarian in Hungary) Hungarians confirmed their mounting dissatisfaction with the authoritarian Fidesz occasion by defeating it in important native elections. This is a step in the direction of removing it from power, however that won't be easy because of the grip it has given itself over other establishments. 15 October 2019 (Syrian Kurds and Assad) The Syrian Kurds have allied with Assad to resist the invasion from Turkey, and turned over two border cities to Assad in trade. If Rojava can peacefully reconcile with Assad, maybe recognizing his suzerainty however with out submitting to the tyranny of his regime, it would be a step forward - as long as Assad permits it to proceed. However, the combating between Assad and Turkey may lead to combating between Russia and Turkey. That is potentially harmful. 15 October 2019 (PISSI escape) A deal permitted a whole bunch of PISSI fighters to escape from Raqqa, along with 1000's of individuals in their families, in order to finish the combating to seize that metropolis. Seven-hundred more supporters of PISSI have now escaped from prison as a consequence of Turkey's attack, as the Kurds had to move their forces to oppose Turkey. 15 October 2019 (Unlawful campaign financing) Federal prosecutors charged two men (who work with Giuliani) with transferring international funds to the cheater's marketing campaign. This is perhaps a part of a broader scheme that could possibly be managed by Giuliani. 15 October 2019 (Ties to China) When multinational corporations depend on a relationship with China, both for manufacturing or sales, China can drive them to assist its repression. 15 October 2019 (Money laundering zones) Some nations function "free commerce zones" which might be nice for money laundering. 15 October 2019 (Friendship with political opponents) We mustn't reject friendship with people who disagree with us on essential political points. I won't condemn Ellen DeGeneres for being pals with Dubya. I've called for prosecuting him for war crimes because the time he was in workplace, however I don't condemn her for not pondering so. I convey up my politics so often that I'd find it tough to be pals with proper-wing individuals, however that is simply me. 15 October 2019 (Urgent: end cooperation with deportation thugs) US citizens: name on Greyhound's conglomerate to finish cooperation with deportation thugs. 15 October 2019 (Confederate war slaves) Some Confederate officers introduced family slaves with them to the military. Subsequently, apologists for slavery have pretended that these blacks were Confederate troopers. 15 October 2019 (Turkey murders Kurdish civilians) Turkey's proxy forces are murdering selected Kurdish civilians. 15 October 2019 (Poverty sentence) US sanctions are driving Cuba into poverty because no ships can transport Venezuelan oil to Cuba. It surprises me that Russia or China or Iran does not send ships to do this. 15 October 2019 (Britons taxes) Britons complain their taxes are too high, however they're lower than in 1970 - particularly for the wealthy. 14 October 2019 (Hong Kong Anthem) Hong Kong now has an unofficial nationwide anthem, which protesters sing at every protest. The video linked within the article - which you can view and hear with out nonfree software program through the use of Icecat, or the Viewtube extension for Firefox - makes me cry due to their heroism in opposition to all odds. 14 October 2019 (Warren and Facebook) Senator Warren gave Facebook a taste of its personal medicine with a political ad that stated Zuckerberg supported the bullshitter - then mentioned that wasn't actually so and Facebook should not enable adverts with lies. 14 October 2019 (UN secretary basic Hammarskjöld dying) MI6 is underneath strain to publish its secret files about the aircraft crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. This might confirm or refute the idea that the aircraft was shot down. 14 October 2019 (Fossil holding) The businesses BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street collectively own 300 billion dollars of fossil fuel investments. 14 October 2019 (Turkey in Rojava) Turkey's Arab proxy military is advancing into Rojava towards hard resistance. Rojava is rather skinny, from North to South, so it might probably simply be lower in two. Turkey could purpose to conquer it completely. 14 October 2019 (Likenesses) (satire) … the NCAA announced a new rule Thursday forcing athletes to take away all facial features to prevent them from profiting off their likenesses. 14 October 2019 (Free Range Kids laws) Campaigning without cost Range Kids laws in various states. 14 October 2019 (Fossil gas companies hypocrisy) Fossil gasoline firms spend millions on social media adverts in opposition to local weather laws while portraying selves as green heroes. 14 October 2019 (Crack down on fossil fuel companies) Corbyn and Sanders vow to crack down on fossil gasoline companies. 14 October 2019 (Google and world-heating denialists) Google donates to fairly a couple of right-wing assume tanks, some of which are international-heating denialists. Google stated just a few years in the past that it would not do that any extra. Some of these groups do different dangerous things as nicely. Early this century, a few of them spread FUD in regards to the GNU GPL. I doubt it was Google that funded that marketing campaign. 14 October 2019 (Urgent: Call on Facebook to ban lies in political ads) Everyone: call on Facebook to ban lies in political ads. When you signal, please spread the word! 13 October 2019 (Haitians impoverished by "free trade") The US has impoverished most Haitians by making use of neoliberal "free trade"; Haitian farmers couldn't compete with subsidized US megafarms. The US tendency to impose large help projects with out verifying they are going to be useful happens right here as it did in Afghanistan. Thirteen October 2019 (Project to map Earth's land with lidar) A venture will try to map all of the Earth's land space exactly utilizing lidar. 13 October 2019 (Arrests in Hong Kong) Hong Kong thugs have arrested around 2400 protesters, of who 750 have been minors. I doubt that any of them have been children, although. Thirteen October 2019 (Hunter Biden) Hunter Biden's career, whether or not it involves crimes, is payback for political favors. It displays systemic corruption. Thirteen October 2019 (Kurds' bombardment) Syrian Kurds retaliated for Turkish bombardment by bombarding a Turkish border city. I do not assume that may be militarily justified - it sounds like a warfare crime. Meanwhile, arousing resentment amongst Turks will strengthen Erdoğan. 13 October 2019 (Al-Soufi stays open) The Al-Soufi Syrian restaurant in Toronto will stay open, defying right-wing loss of life threats. I wish I could go to Toronto and provides my help by eating there. Thirteen October 2019 (Thinktank undermining local weather science) Revealed: Top UK thinktank spent a long time undermining climate science. Thirteen October 2019 (Global heating wiping birds out) 3C of global heating might wipe out two-thirds of fowl species in North America. Thirteen October 2019 (Lead pipes) The sabotage US government up to date the rules for lead in water supplies to _slow down_ the substitute of lead pipes. Thirteen October 2019 (Protests in Ecuador) Protesters in Ecuador have taken over Quito and captured some state thugs. Some protesters are looking for targets for violence; others strive to prevent violence. It is essential that the movement reject violence (besides in defense) in a really clear way. President Moreno certainly ought to be changed, however the fact that the opposition to him relies primarily on a demand for cheap fossil fuels may be very unhappy. It is an instance of the foolish quick-term thinking that impedes defense of Earth's local weather. The survival of civilization, and thousands and thousands of species of life, is dependent upon overcoming that foolish mind-set. 13 October 2019 (Paris carbon targets in Australia) For Australia to fulfill its weak Paris carbon targets, it wants to use a carbon tax of more than USD seventy five per ton of CO2 or equal. 13 October 2019 (Wildfires in Australia) How international heating and other elements affect wildfires in Australia. 12 October 2019 (Nicotine addiction) Young individuals often become addicted to nicotine even from smoking as soon as monthly. Don't take the risk of using nicotine even as soon as. If your pals strain you to do things which can be bad for you, similar to smoking tobacco (even when mixed with marijuana) or taking part in nonfree video games together, discover some new buddies - true friends. 12 October 2019 (Economic inequality and life expectancy) The US is following the overall pattern: as financial inequality will increase, inequality of life expectancy will increase too. 12 October 2019 (Emperor penguins weak to extinction) Emperor penguins are vulnerable to extinction as a consequence of melting of the sea ice they rely on. The one approach to protect their habitat is by curbing global heating - precisely what we want to guard the whole lot else. 12 October 2019 (Extreme weather and extinction) The additional-powerful hurricanes that consequence from international heating do numerous short-term damage, which may be repaired if there is sufficient money. They can also trigger extinction of species, especially those that dwell only in limited areas near the Florida or the Caribbean. 12 October 2019 (Absurd rules on abortion clinics) Pointless and absurd regulations on abortion clinics might make abortion unavailable in some US states. 12 October 2019 (India plans nationwide face-tracking) India plans to comply with China's instance, with a nationwide system of face-monitoring surveillance cameras. Do not be distracted by the discussion of knowledge safety legal guidelines. If India had them, they might make little difference to the injustice that such a system would allow. 12 October 2019 (Urgent: Stop "vulture" hedge funds) US citizens: call on Democrats in Congress to fight the hedge funds that management Puerto Rico. Instead of combating them again and again, why not change the regulation to chop down the hedge? When you signal, please spread the phrase! Eleven October 2019 (UK government investing in gas) As Climate Rebellion Spreads, UK Govt Risks "Carbon Blowout" By Investing in Gas. 11 October 2019 (US prosecuting alleged whistleblower) The US is prosecuting an alleged whistleblower, Henry Kyle Frese. He's accused of spying on behalf of the public. 11 October 2019 (Leveraged buyouts killing newspapers) Leveraged buyouts are killing America's remaining newspapers. (As well as many other businesses.) What I wonder is, if the debt will get dumped on a company that's prone to go bankrupt, does that imply the bank that lent the money never will get repaid? If that's the case, why do not banks refuse to lend for these transactions? 11 October 2019 (Quit ICE) If you're employed for the deportation thugs, you may quit. 11 October 2019 (Presidential candidates and international heating) Sanders is the only presidential candidate who proposes a ample effort to curb international heating. Eleven October 2019 (Boiling with methane in Arctic Ocean) A methane seep underneath the Arctic Ocean is "boiling with methane bubbles". 11 October 2019 (A pleasant tree for Kurds) (satire) Trump assures Kurds there'll at some point be very good tree planted in D.C. commemorating their deaths. Eleven October 2019 (Surveillance in Thailand) Thailand's authorities demonstrates its repressiveness by requiring cafes to maintain records on customer's internet contacts, and to document prospects' identification. It's obvious when Thailand does this that the aim is repression. In nations which are much less overtly repressive, this might not be so obvious, but it surely serves the goal of repression. For this reason I refuse to identify myself to a corporation that may store my title in a database as a way to hook up with the internet. If I do it at a buddy's home or a bunch's house, I do not thoughts that individual knows who I am, however the ISP must not know. 11 October 2019 (Anti-abortion legal guidelines) "Anti-abortion laws are an assault on our right to reside with dignity and resolve what happens to our our bodies." Source eleven October 2019 (Vaping) Why quitting vaping is tougher than quitting cigarettes. 11 October 2019 (Sending migrants to Mexico's border towns) US sends migrants to Mexico's border towns because it warns citizens of violent crimes in region. 10 October 2019 (Apple censors app used by HK protesters) Apple has censored an software designed to help Hong Kong protesters communicate. Apple surely did this due to threats from China. (We are not speculated to counsel that a "good corporate citizen" would uphold freedom at the cost of income.) But the reason Apple might do this is that it gave itself censorship power over functions for iMonsters, by way of the proprietary code of the operating system. 10 October 2019 (Asylum seekers jailed in Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea jailed 50 asylum seekers incommunicado. These are among the refugees that Australia gave Papua New Guinea to hold. I am positive Australia's minister of cruelty will declare he had nothing to do with jailing them. 10 October 2019 (PISSI may gain from attack on Kurds) PISSI "sleeper cells" could take advantage of Turkey's assault on the Kurds to assault the Kurdish guards of the al-Hawl prison camp and release other PISSI supporters. 10 October 2019 (Dubya's warfare crimes) Dear Ellen: The issue With George W. Bush Is not His Beliefs - It’s His War Crimes (and other destructive and deadly deeds). 10 October 2019 (Candidates reject privatized water systems) Applauding Sanders and Warren's Rejection of Privatized Water Systems, Group Calls On All 2020 Hopefuls to Follow Suit 10 October 2019 (China's NBA-to-NHL re-fanification camps) (satire) "To show that China is not going to tolerate this flagrant disrespect for our nation amongst the ranks of the NBA, we intend to enlighten our citizens within the ways of the National Hockey League," mentioned Vice Premier Han Zheng, overseeing the primary of many re-fanification ceremonies in a detention heart exterior of Beijing… 10 October 2019 (Corinthian College pupil loans) DeVos is threatened with sanctions, up to and together with jail, for violating a court order prohibiting assortment of repayments for student loans for learning at Corinthian College. 10 October 2019 (Democratic centrists will not win election) Robert Reich: Please Note: The 2020 Election Won’t Be Won by Democratic Centrists. 10 October 2019 (Bullshitter to aid more tax dodging) The bullshitter plans to assist multinational firms dodge extra US taxes. 10 October 2019 (Tax price of richest American taxpayers) The four hundred richest American taxpayers pay a decrease total tax fee than some other earnings group. 10 October 2019 (No cooperation) The conman blocked cooperation with the impeachment inquiry. Congress may demand that the Supreme Court resolve the battle, however the cheating party has already rigged it to help their continuation in energy at almost any price. However, Congress dare not hand over. 10 October 2019 (Climate objectives in Australia) Revealed: Northern Australia's fossil fuel plans push climate objectives beyond attain. 10 October 2019 (Carbon emissions accountability) "Just 20 companies are responsible for 35% of carbon emissions yet they continue to ignore calls for change." Source 10 October 2019 (Environmental racism) Warren debuts bold coverage plan that addresses environmental racism. 10 October 2019 (Tax dodging) The OECD has proposed to reform taxes on multinational companies so that they can't dodge all taxes by shifting nominal profits between international locations. 10 October 2019 (Turkey assaults) Turkey has attacked the Syrian Kurds. 10 October 2019 (Serial betrayer) (satire) GOP lawmakers watch silently As Trump strangles every of their loved ones in flip. 10 October 2019 (Walter wedding) (satire) space man Daniel Walter was wed Saturday to Kelly Kaminski, a lady he hardly even knows after 5 years of dating. 10 October 2019 (Rebranding) How the suitable [Wing] has tried to rebrand antisemitism. Specifically, American Jews are referred to as "antisemitic" if they're extra loyal to the US and human rights than to Israel and its occupation policies. 10 October 2019 (Interrogation situations) Sleep deprivation and a freezing cell: a Palestinian woman is interrogated by Israel. It could be no much less mistaken to deal with a man the identical means. However, the fact that this prisoner is a journalist does make the improper worse. 10 October 2019 (Skin coloration in drug transportation in LA) In LA, a white driver is more doubtless to hold unlawful medication than a black driver, but the black driver is way more prone to be searched arbitrarily than the white driver. Even if there were not a hint of bias in these searches, they'd nonetheless be an injustice. 10 October 2019 (Drought in Australia) Parts of Australia are dealing with a deep drought. Strange that even writers who're preoccupied with ghosts of previous, lesser droughts ignore the ghost of world heating. 10 October 2019 (Silencing protesters) Australian Extinction Rebellion protesters are being given bail with a requirement not to affiliate in any method with different members of the group. The state desires them to go residence and act neutral. Whatever they do, it should not be that. It is better to reject bail and be jailed. 10 October 2019 (Silencing audio system) Australia censored audio system in a cybersecurity convention - banning two whistleblowers from speaking there, and attempting to stop another person from exhibiting how Australia's encryption law was similar to China's. 10 October 2019 (Spying devices) The one efficient power people have in opposition to spying by units akin to Alexa and Siri is to refuse to convey them into your own home. 10 October 2019 (Global warming in California) Substantial parts