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Urgent: Better Care Better Jobs Act

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

US citizens: call on Congress to pass the Better Care Better Jobs Act.

Accusations against Cuomo

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

Detailing some of the accusations against Governor Cuomo of New York.

Because these descriptions are detailed and clear, they give us a basis for judging his actions. I think he was trying to pressure and bully women into having sex with him, and that is very bad.

Previously I had seen statements formulated in terms of "appropriate". Those are statements of opinion, not fact. We should judge people's actions (or possible actions) based on the actions, not indirectly based on other people's opinions of actions not concretely described. Lacking the basis to judge, I decided not to judge them — not then.

The news today is that Cuomo has resigned.

Vaccination in the military

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

The Pentagon will require everyone in the US military to get Covid-19 vaccination. The military already requires other vaccinations.

This policy should have been adopted months ago. Last year there was a Covid-19 outbreak on a navy ship which would surely have diminished its combat capability. This alone is enough reason to require vaccination, even without the point that it will advance the US towards herd immunity, which means that Covid-19 outbreaks will die away on their own.

Unfair coverage of criminals

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

*Mexican cartel threatens to kill TV news anchor over "unfair" coverage.*

Fashion greenwashing

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

*Greta Thunberg: ethical fast fashion is "pure greenwashing."*

It's obvious: the way to avoid wasteful clothing consumption is to buy clothing a lot less often, and make each garment last. That's what I've always done.