(satire) *Remington Introduces Ammunition For Sensitive Skin.*

Russia and other repressive regimes use Interpol as a system to trigger repression without trial against dissidents, protesters, and people who only fail to follow orders.

It is strange that the US doesn't make it standard practice to question what Russia says about people.

Protesters in Sudan are demanding military dictatorship.

I have to join those who suspect that this is organized by a military faction aiming to seize power. Others are planning to rally in favor of civilian government.

That government has surrendered to oppression by the IMF. If these protests really mean, "Break the IMF deal," I share the feeling. The civilian government may have concluded that the loans are necessary to avoid even worse suffering than the IMF dishes out. However, if the government doesn't acknowledge what damage the IMF will do, people will consider it self-serving.

Would a military government reject an IMF "rescue"? I tend to doubt it. Dictators are generally happy to borrow money that the people will have to pay back.

Those who aim to profit by gentrifying a neighborhood find it useful to bring in interesting food options, as a first step. That makes wealthier people interested in moving there.

*The debilitating effects of long Covid have just begun to hit economies.* A study of soccer players shows the effect is substantial.