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Over 100F in the Arctic

mercredi 24 juin 2020 à 02:00

It was over 100F in the Arctic.

*"Six Months To Avert Climate Crisis": Climate Breakdown And The Corporate Media.*

If we did climate disaster protests the way we now do thug violence protests, maybe we could limit the disaster so that civilization survives.

Prosecuting hostages

mercredi 24 juin 2020 à 02:00

As China prosecutes Canadians as hostages, what should Canada do?

Canada cannot rescue those two hostages, nor stop China from taking more hostages. So Canada should warn Canadians against going to China.

It can also invite Hong Kongers to move to Canada.

Above all, Canada should cancel with immediate effect the business-supremacy treaty that would require Canada to pay billions in "compensation" to some Chinese company if it doesn't build one of the tar sands pipelines.

Can't carry warning

mercredi 24 juin 2020 à 02:00

A US appeals court ruled that California can't require glyphosate to carry a cancer warning, because the evidence for that isn't completely conclusive proof.

There is lots of evidence that Roundup causes various kinds of harm. Something needs to be done to discourage its use.

Birthday parties in Melbourne, Australia

mercredi 24 juin 2020 à 02:00

Birthday parties made a new Covid-19 hotspot in Melbourne, Australia. In response, lockdown has been reimposed.

People in the houses next to mine seem to have family parties every weekend. I am sure they will get sick one of these days.

A plutocrat in the 1920s

mercredi 24 juin 2020 à 02:00

In the 1920s, a plutocrat used his political influence to get the US estate tax reduced. As a result, his heir has a giant fortune and used it to get the conman elected.