*Nationwide Federal Order Bars Starbucks From Firing Workers for Union Activity.*

I wonder what this order will do to Starbucks to stop it from disregarding the order and firing workers for union activity just as it has done until now.

*Tens of Thousands March in Dublin to Support Refugees.*

Many Florida universities have sent Governor DeMentis data on students' requests for gender expression medical treatments. Students are campaigning to demand that the other universities not send any.

I use the term "gender expression medical treatments" as a name which describes the treatments in question without presupposing any opinion or judgment about them.

Senator Scott has modified his drastic proposal to cancel each federal law after 5 years, exempting Social Security, Medicare, and the whole military budget. It would still cancel many other crucial federal programs if the Republicans could block them from being passed again, so it would still be a disaster. Consider the Voting Rights Act (what the Supreme Court has not gutted).

There is a foofaraw about reusing medical implants taken from corpses.

What are the important issues here?

• Is it safe to reuse medical implants from a corpse? Might it carry germs? What criteria should be tested?>
• Can doctors verify that the implant is in good condition and will last long enough?
• Does it contain a computer running nonfree software? (That would be an injustice.)

However, the issue of "permission" should not arise — no more for the deceased's implants than for per organs. Their only important use (aside from studying them for research) is to be put into another person and help that person stay alive. No one should have the power to veto that life-saving use.