As Israelis build a new colony on Palestinian territory, Palestinians are trying many ways to drive them out.

The colony is illegal under Israeli law, but the government is only interested in keeping it growing. Rather than removing the Israeli lawbreakers, Israel sent troops who are killing some of the Palestinian protesters.

Smoke from the fires burning outside the colony sometimes hurts the eyes of the colonists. It must feel somewhat like tear gas.

(satire) *Conservative Man Tearfully Informs Family Critical Race Theory Has Spread To His Liver.*

(satire) *Experts Encourage Americans To Start Thinking About What Form Of Government They’d Like To Try After Democracy Crumbles.*

I think we already know the answer. If we don't defend democracy now, we will have out-and-out plutocracy — still presented as democracy.

Some states require unemployed people to use unreliable face recognition to prove their eligibility for unemployment support. Failures can cause delays of weeks.

This is a use of face recognition for which a perfectly reliable system would do no harm. Applicants for unemployment support are required to identify themselves, after all. What worries me most is the danger of using biometrics to identify people who should be allowed anonymity.

The ACLU's criticisms of Amazon's private internet, "Sidewalk".