Economic analysis shows that rapidly reopening business, as red states have done, failed to give them an economic boost. The resulting wave of Covid-19 prevented the hoped-for benefits, even as it put people at some risk of death, and a likelihood of long-term medical damage.

*Bolivia protesters bring country to standstill over election delays.*

The tyrant of Belarus is preparing to claim he has "won" reelection with an amazing 80% of the vote.

Protests have broken out all around the country. There are reports that some riot thugs are switching sides and joining the protests.

*Within the Boston Police Department, complaints against officers are rarely confirmed or result in punishment.*

Kiribati plans to raise its islands to protect them against sea-level rise.

This might work for 50 years, but not indefinitely. If we do not curb global heating, sea-level rise will accelerate. Eventually it will go too fast for raising the islands to compensate for.

It will also be expensive. If global heating causes the US and China to collapse, which could happen in 50 years, no one will be able to offer that sort of support.

Dredging the lagoon to get the materials could perhaps harm the wildlife in the lagoon, but that is just speculation. Perhaps the conditions in the lagoon make it safe.