The AFL-CIO praises Biden's nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor. Her past career included championing enforcement of labor law against businesses that cheat workers (which many businesses try to do).

It sounds like she is just the person for the job. However, I am disappointed with the journalist who thought that the most newsworthy thing about her is her racial background.

Nokia has advanced the Right to Repair campaign by making an Android phone in which it is easier than usual to repair the hardware.

If they make the software easier to repair, by replacing the nonfree parts with free software, that would be a step forward in freedom as well.

Planet roasters have provided hundreds of millions of dollars to prestigious universities in fields that relate to global heating, apparently with the aim of shaping research results.

In some cases, the projects funded by the planet roasters directly promoted global heating denialism.

*NYC to Pay Millions to Police Brutality Protesters Violently Arrested by NYPD.* The article describes the damage done to some of the protesters by this cruelty.

Compensating the victims is only a start. We need to make sure that uniformed thugs don't do this again. What plan does the current night-mayor offer to achieve that? None, I would expect.

*Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall*. The *study adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall*.