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Wrongly imprisoned for 28 years

mardi 14 avril 2015 à 14:00

Anthony Ray Hilton was imprisoned for 28 years because the state did sloppy ballistic testing.

The failure of his defense to hire a proper expert was icing on the poisonous cake, because that should not have been necessary; the state should have made sure its own ballistic tests were done right, and not prosecuted Hilton in the first place. Prosecutors are supposed to seek justice, not convictions based on fudging the truth.

How sad to give Hilton an iThing. From one kind of prison to another.

Artillery attacks on Ukrainian trenches

mardi 14 avril 2015 à 14:00

Russian-sponsored rebels continue daily artillery attacks on Ukrainian trenches near Mariupol.

Opposition to planned Nicaragua canal

mardi 14 avril 2015 à 14:00

Talking with Nicaraguan farmers that oppose the planned Nicaragua canal.

There are two issues here: proper compensation for farmers' land, and the ecological health of Lake Nicaragua.

Urgent: Restrict antibiotic use on farms

mardi 14 avril 2015 à 14:00

US citizens: call on your congresscritter to vote for a bill to stop feeding antibiotics to farm animals, except individual animals that have infections.

UK carbon tax

mardi 14 avril 2015 à 14:00

An increase in the UK carbon tax will close some coal-fired electric plants. Unfortunately, the replacement will be natural gas. But increasing the tax will encourage renewables.