In the Republican plan for rigging the 2026 election, one prong is an effort to make it harder to vote, especially for groups likely to vote Democratic. This includes cuts to early voting, voter roll purges, the elimination of drop boxes, and bureaucratic hurdles meant to confuse and discourage would-be voters. The other prong is gerrymandering.

The EU found an alternative method to fund Ukraine's defense, satisfying Belgium's objections to putting Belgium on the spot.

However, the outcome highlights the harm that Putin's client states in the EU do.

Medical disinformation is sometimes deadly. In Canada, people are falling for disinformation about "natural" childbirth, which effectively puts recourse to medicine off limits.

*More carbon dioxide in the environment is making food more calorific but less nutritious – and also potentially more toxic (due to an increase in lead content).*

*[For instance], zinc in chickpeas would be expected to plummet by up to 37.5%, with a “significant” decrease in protein, zinc and iron in essential crops such as rice and wheat.*

The Australian government has prohibited using force or violence against people based on their religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and nationality, national or ethnic origin or political opinion.

I wonder if this is enforced against agents of the state.