Richard Stallman will give a talk in Helsinki on Oct 9: Free software, Crucial for Freedom in a Digital World

It will run 14:00 to 16:00 in Haaga-Helia University in Pasila. Specifically, Ratapihantie 13 Helsinki, in the auditorium on the ground floor.

Admission is gratis and there is no need to register.

The bully-in-chief ordered the Justice Department to prosecute James Comey, former head of the FBI, for investigating the bully's suspected crimes.

Comey said the trial will find him innocent.

Former French president Sarkozi has been convicted for a corrupt scheme to get campaign funds from then-dictator Ghaddafi of Libya.

How delightfully appropriate. However, the worst thing about Sarkozi, in my view, is not his corruption but his repression of criticism.

The US government has proposed a plan to give Gaza autonomy over a span of five years

I trust Tony B'liar almost as little as I trust the saboteur in chief. A plan with a trustworthy administrator would be much better. At the same time, I think that this plan might lead to a just result if it is properly carried out.

Of course, there is no guarantee that the cheater would carry out this plan honestly. But the same would be true with any conceivable plan. He might sabotage anything he agrees to.

*Civilian [nonfatal] injuries in Gaza similar to those of soldiers in war zones, study finds.* Or perhaps they tend to be even worse that injuries of soldiers in other wars.

This could be because Israeli soldiers sometimes specifically aim to cause grave wounds.