US citizens: call on Congress to send monthly aid payments to every individual in the US.

The Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121.

US citizens: call on Google to remove Proctorio from the Chrome app store.

Chrome is unjust also; kicking out Proctorio does not mean your computing respects your freedom or treats you decently. But it's one step in that direction.

*US scholars form Academic Freedom Alliance to defend free expression.*

The presence of Cornell West and Nadine Strossen suggests it does not conceal a right-wing alignment, and will defend freedom to express any viewpoint. When I have a chance to learn more, I may support this organization.

*Charge more for flights to deter tourists and help the planet, says Air New Zealand adviser,* advocating a greenhouse emissions tax on international flights.

I have to agree.

In some countries, a large fraction of working people work in serving tourists. The loss of many of those jobs will cause considerable suffering. But that is the consequence of bad aspects of the was our economies are organized: each person needs to work long hours on something that is hard to automate. We could change that.

It appears that France's nuclear tests exposed people downwind to more fallout than formerly believed. Those parts of Polynesia have suffered an increased cancer rate since then.