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Too much war info?

samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 13:33

Advice on how to protect yourself from the damaging influence of images of war and injury.

The suggestions in the article seem good to me, but my basic advice is to view articles about the war in Gaza as text only, using a non-graphical browser. That way you can block all video and images of the violence.

The text is sufficient for finding out what has happened, and it won't hammer your psyche as images would.

Please don't speak of "consuming" news. Here's why not.

Israel–Gaza crisis

samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 13:33

Robert Reich refutes several simplistic, foolish and very wrong things people have said to him about the fighting in Gaza.

Criminal prosecution of corporations

samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 05:04

A US government decision to increase prosecution of corporations for their crimes failed to result in many more prosecutions.

Outsourcing loses again

samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 05:04

Outsourcing loses again! Air Canada outsources wheelchair services, at least in Las Vegas, so it told a disabled passenger he had to drag himself off the plane without one. Fortunately his wife knew how to carry his legs while he used his arms.

Deforestation raises temperature more than thought

samedi 4 novembre 2023 à 05:04

New research shows that deforestation of a region raises its temperature more than was previously estimated.