Hungary's authoritarian rulers want to establish a "terror threat" excuse for eliminating many basic human rights — whenever they wish. Perhaps all the time.

Syriza was defeated by the banksters because it never seriously prepared to reject the Euro. Now it has surrendered totally and become the banksters' local satrap.

Some countries in Latin America are advising women to avoid pregnancy for the next year.

These governments must pay for reliable birth control for women that can't afford it. And women should demand an extension of abortion rights, which are very limited in most countries in Latin America.

Some US states punish technicians that notice "child" pornography on a client's computer and don't report it.

Keep in mind that "child" includes teenagers of age 16 or 17, who in Massachusetts can legally have sex. It even includes women of 18 or older, if they look younger or have small breasts.

It includes photos that teenagers take of themselves having sex (but "only" 10% of them get prosecuted).

A law against possessing a copy of some sort of publication, no matter what kind that is, is tyranny and leads to more tyranny. It must be repealed.

The recent very hot years could have happened by chance without global heating, but the chance would be 1 in 10,000.

Want to bet the survival of civilization on that long shot?

2016 is expected to be hotter than 2015, because of El Niño.

If this El Niño ends, subsequent years will be a little cooler for a while; however, 15 years from now, the current level of heat will be normal even without El Niño.