After years without live shows to see, some people have lost their inhibitions about disrupting shows.

With so much Covid-19 spreading around, I think it is foolhardy to go to any indoor live show where people will not follow mask discipline and stay distant from each other.

Modi arrested a Dalit activist elected official for accusing Modi of admiring the fanatical assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.

I don't know whether Modi actually admires him, but his party is allied with the RSS which inspired the assassin.

*Progressives Say Climate Inaction, Student Debt Explain Biden's Drop in Support Among Young Voters.*

They reduce my support for him, too. However, they do not make planet-roaster Republicans and plutocratist Democrats any better for us than they used to be.

Putin's invasion is leading to disaster for the whole world, as it interferes with urgent climate defense measures.

*“No Wars, No Warming‘: Extinction Rebellion Marches on NYC.*

Supporting Ukraine in defeating the Putin forces is a necessary part of discouraging wars launched by states against states. However, among US wars since 1960, that is an exception. For most of them, the US had no valid grounds for fighting.

Support for Ukraine is a small fraction of US military spending; we could reduce it greatly, especially via new nuclear diplomacy.

Thus, we can cut the US military budget while supporting Ukraine as much as it needs.