Ecuador's new president is a hard-line plutocratist and extractivist, who has declared the intention to flood the world with disastrous quantities of fossil fuel.

Since global heating will kill hundreds of millions, or perhaps even billions, we should think of fossil fuel extraction as a form of war. Eventually we will need to threaten retaliation with war to stop the extraction.

Queben announces the plan to put a end to fossil fuel extraction.

Manchin proposed a weakened "compromise" voting rights bill, but he could not find ten Republicans to support it. They are determined to rig the next election.

There's only one question left for Manchin and Sinema: will you let the Republicans rig the election, or will you support that?

I've seen a rumor that Manchin is threatening to become a Republican. That somehow doesn't surprise me. But it is a dangerous threat, as it would be considerably worse than what he is already doing.

The US is suspected of inviting Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO.

That's a foolish strategy now, just as it was earlier in this century when the US and Russia still had a mostly friendly relationship. Indeed, the two might still have one, if the US had not encouraged Georgia's belligerence toward Russia.

Having buffer zones between powers is important for peace between them.

Extinction Rebellion protested the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce, a plutocratist lobby group that helps fossil fuel companies continue procuring the death of millions of people around the world.