Israel has decided to evict 1,000 Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank, converting the area to a "military zone".

Israel has used this excuse many times for taking land away from Palestinians.

*WHO estimates 15m people were killed by Covid or overwhelmed health systems.*

That is twice the usual estimate. I've seen estimates of three times the usual estimate.

*The UN says the report should prompt countries to invest more in their capacity to quell future emergencies.* Countries need to maintain excess capacity, not aim for "just in time" processing of the usual number of sick people.

*Louisiana Republicans advance bill to make abortion a crime of murder.*

Repressive US Christians are already campaigning to ban abortion and even some kinds of contraception, and not just in the US.

The Australian Labor Party is aiming for 2C of global heating, which will be a disaster. The extreme planet-roasters are aiming for 3C of global heating.

AOC argues for cancelling college debt for everyone.

The really rich families probably didn't borrow anything -- they had no reason to do so.