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Immigration prisons confinement

mercredi 16 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Mardin Arvin: *Australians complain about weeks in quarantine. I've been in [Australia's immigration prisons] for almost eight years.*

No fair trial

mercredi 16 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Rwanda is not giving dissident Paul Rusesabagina a fair trial on charges of terrorism.

Self-contradiction as a tool

mercredi 16 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Right-wing bullshitters in Oregon are fabricating claims that "antifa" arsonists started the fires, then in imitation of the bullshitter, denying that that is what they said.

For them, self-contradiction is a tool.

Invalidly held in prison

mercredi 16 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Ronnie Long was convicted of rape in 1976 because prosecutors manipulated evidence and hid evidence.

Nonetheless, he is being held in prison to await a new trial, which could take a months or years.

An invalid conviction is no grounds to imprison someone, so invalidation of a conviction should invalidate the sentence too.

Net zero emissions by 2050

mercredi 16 septembre 2020 à 02:00

A giant consortium of investors has demanded companies get on course to achieve "net zero" emissions by 2050.

The firmness is admirable, but they need to demand more. 2050 is too late a target, and measuring by "net" emissions tends to underestimate emissions.