The UK government demands that universities adopt the IHRA "definition" of antisemitism or face punishment. *[It] is confusing and divisive. Forcing its adoption will not help protect Jewish students and staff.*

It turns out that this definition was not even meant to be a set of rules. It was designed for classifying data for analysis.

I am sure the UK ministers are aware of the political side effect — to forbid activism against the occupation of Palestine. I suspect that this is the principal intent of the order, disguised conveniently as a plan to fight bigotry.

UN human rights experts judge that France's new repression law, giving thugs more power as well as immunity from criticism of their crimes, is incompatible with human rights treaties.

Residents of Massachusetts: call on Governor Baker to sign the bill relaxing some obstacles to abortion in Masachusetts.

Residents of the UK: tell the Competition and Markets Authority that it can make drivers more comfortable with electric cars by protecting their privacy.

Please tell the agency that you want to be assured that (1) the recharge station will collect absolutely no data from the car being recharged — especially not which car it is — and (2) that drivers will be able to pay with cash, anonymously.

You can say that electric cars must not bring with them an increase in surveillance of the public, because the UK already has to much of that.

Please spread the word to your friends, and post about the issue in whatever social media or forums it fits in.

(satire) *Jeff Bezos announced the launch of new e-commerce site Bezylon Tuesday to undercut Amazon.*