The Tories plan to cut spending to help the poor after years of cuts that cut into the bone. This is not inevitable, it is a choice.

The underlying choice is about who matters and who does not. As usual, for Tories, those who matter are the rich. The mainstream media support that choice by selectively presenting parts of the truth, and the views of banksters.

Faux News and associated newspapers have turned on the bullshitter, and are now supporting governor DeMentis.

US citizens: call on the U.S. to support a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Most people in the UK agree that the UK should pay part of the costs for poor countries of "climate action".

The problem with this poll is that it poses the questions in the wrong order. First of all, how much will "climate action" (a vague term) cost? That depends on another question: what exactly is "climate action"? Are we talking about sea walls and drains, or are we talking about decarbonization?

If we get cracking on reducing global heating and other damage to natural ecosystems, the total price will be less; it may be bearable. In that case, it will make sense to adjudicate who ought to pay what share.

If on the contrary the planet roasters continue to delay actions to reduce the damage, the cost may grow to far more than the whole world can ever pay. That will mean we have hit total disaster, and there is no longer a global system in which any adjudication could actually be carried out, so the question has become purely theoretical.

What about intermediate scenarios? I can imagine that millions of people in wealthier countries would say, "Yes, I agreed we should pay part of the costs of helping poor countries cope with global heating, but there is a limit. We refuse to live in penury!"

To help poor countries is feasible and just only if the rich people in the wealthy countries bear most of this burden. We non-rich must not accept this burden for our countries while leaving until later the question of how much of that burden falls on the rich people. We know that they will try to dump all of it on the non-rich.

A false accusation on Instagram against the Iranian government claimed that it had sentenced 15,000 protesters to death. In fact, only one protester has been sentenced to death, though some others may also face execution.

To kill even one person for protesting is very shameful, but opponents of the regime must take more care to ensure they continue to deserve to be trusted.

Egypt has not sentenced Alaa Abd el-Fattah to death, but he may die from a hunger strike.