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Booster third vaccine dose

mardi 31 août 2021 à 02:00

WHO says that a "booster" third vaccine dose may be a necessity for people who have medical vulnerabilities.

That does not imply they would be a necessity for most adults, only for a minority.

Videogaming time

mardi 31 août 2021 à 02:00

China has put tight limits on how much time minors can spend playing online (networked) games. I can't tell whether it is 2 hours per week, or 3 hours per week.

Part of this legal restriction is that every player will have to prove identity. Digital systems to protect minors tend to have this byproduct, which oppresses everyone.

War addiction

mardi 31 août 2021 à 02:00

Militarists, "addicted to war", don't want to allow the US war in Afghanistan to end. They want the US military to fight "terrorism" there.

The Taliban's victory could be a big step forward towards eradicating PIS, if the US cooperates with the Taliban for this. Above all, the US must not mess it up by provoking friction with the Taliban. For instance, drone strikes in Afghanistan that kill civilians would be extremely counterproductive, even if the target is a real terrorist.

Unfortunately, that's exactly what is happening.

(One thing not clear in the article: were the civilians killed the people in the car, or were they bystanders the vicinity?)

All US troops are now out of Afghanistan. The US should adopt a policy of no air strikes in Afghanistan except in cooperation with the Taliban.

Understaffed prisons

mardi 31 août 2021 à 02:00

Georgia's prisons are so understaffed that they don't even notice when a prisoner is dead. The result is an increase in murder in the prison.

I wonder what is causing the understaffing.

Abortion providers on abortion law

mardi 31 août 2021 à 02:00

*Texas abortion providers ask supreme court to halt unprecedented abortion law.*

Instead of directly punishing people who get abortions, it would allow anyone and everyone to sue anyone that plays any role in an abortion — even driving the patient to a clinic. Most people would be bankrupted by legal expenses before the end of the trial; they would lose by default.

This kind of law is oppressive regardless of what it is about. Israel passed a similar law to repress advocacy of Gush Shalom's boycott of products made in Israel's colonies in Palestinian territory, because even people prepared to go to jail for freedom of speech did not dare expose their families to this risk.