Congress is considering repealing the authorizations for use of military force in Iraq. It should also repeal the one for Afghanistan, which has been used to justify war in other parts of the globe.

The Polish government has funded development of a test to determine whether someone has taken mifepristone and misoprostol. And now it is using this test to determine whether specific people have had abortions.

Some right-wing US politicians are looking forward to the same thing.

*Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message.* *Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the crowd must become ‘too big and too radical to ignore” as Biden came under fire for oil projects.*

I agree. Having separate rallies on different dates* in various cities makes a smaller impression with the same number of people.

When people are motivated enough for hundreds of thousands to rally in Washington DC, that will be impossible to ignore.

Starmer has adopted one of Corbyn's ideas about trade with the EU, at least partially. Corbyn said he would try to form a customs union with the EU.

Direct air capture of CO2, though only rudimentary, is absolutely necessary for curbing global heating — as long as our reductions in emissions remain hopelessly inadequate.