The history of violent fascism in the United States started before Mussolini announced the name "fascism".

That sort of government was found in many parts of the world.

The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.) I denounce bigotry, and normally I will not link to articles that promote it. But I make exceptions for some articles that I consider particularly important, such as that one.

Urging non-fascist Israelis to seek support from Palestinians to resist Netanyahu's threat to Israel's democracy.

Many pets undergo great suffering from the way they are treated. In addition to outright harm, many suffer boredom from being left alone most of the day.

I think that the proposal to entirely eliminate the practice of having pets is extreme. It is possible to have pets and treat them well; there are pets that are happy and not bored. However, this may require more time than you can or wish to devote to it. If that is the case, it would be wiser for you not to have a pat.

Perhaps people should get trained in how live with a pet. Perhaps people should have to meet certain criteria in order to have a pet.

Many US pension investments are in private equity companies, which exaggerate the worth of their investments. When those people need their pensions, they may get less than they expect.

Bad management of the NHS, including overworking staff long-term, is making the staff burn out. This results in fewer staff actually working, and thus even more burn-out.

*Stress led to more NHS staff absences than Covid, new figures show.*

This problem could be cured, with time, by changes in government policies: paying NHS workers more, and allowing qualified foreigners to immigrate and fill the empty posts.