Biden proposed in the State of the Union address to transfer lots of money from rich people and corporations to non-rich people.

If Americans want this, they will need to reelect Biden and also boot out many plutocratists from Congress. May it happen thus!

Biden also warned that US democracy is threatened, which it is, and called for legalizing abortion.

Biden did not highlight protecting the climate, but I forgive that because he tried hard to go further. He was blocked by Republicans in Congress. For the US to do more, it is SCROTUS we must replace, not Biden.

*Panama orders MSF to stop treating people who crossed Darién Gap.* That will mean much less resources available there to treat them. In effect, Panama is deciding to let them die if they get sick or injured.

The article does not state what motive Panama has given for this.

The EU will shortly deliver aid to Gaza by sea.

Biden has announced a US plan to do something similar, but it will require weeks of preparation before it can start.

Let's not lose sight of where we want to end up.

Florida Republicans rushed to stop one county from setting requirements for companies to take steps to protect their workers from getting sick from excessive heat. Even requirements to post advice on how to cope with dangerous heat will soon be prohibited by the Florida Republican work-them-to-death party.

Describing the starvation that Israel is imposing on Gaza. *I asked a close colleague in the US who works in this area what would be the most comparable war situation. "Rwanda?" I asked. He responded that there was no previous conflict "that used bombing, snipers, starvation all at once with such intensity."*

Let's not lose sight of where we want to end up.