Zhang Zhan, imprisoned for reporting on the Covid-19 situation in Wuhan, started a hunger strike and has been force fed — not Guantanamo-style, through the nose, but with a tube surgically inserted into her stomach.

Iran is willing to resume the nuclear deal if the US drops its sanctions and commits not to pulling out again.

Presuming that "all sanctions" means "all sanctions related to nuclear activities", that seems like a fair deal to me.

As for the expiration of the deal in 2025. I am sure the two countries can negotiate a deal to extend it.

Meanwhile, the European countries should recover their sovereignty over economic dealings with other countries, so that the US can no longer forcibly stop them.

(satire) *Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government Before It Becomes Too Powerful.*

The Supreme Court has ruled that Muslims that the FBI tried to bully into spying, by putting them on the no-fly list, can sue for damages.

I am elated by this rebuke to government bullying.

Banning someone from flying is a form of punishment by the government, and under the US constitution it should not be allowed except under "due process of law", which ought to mean a criminal trial.

A thug shot Casey Goodson, Jr., in the back as he was opening the door of his house. The family called 911 and when other thugs arrived, they treated the whole family as criminals.

It is surely not a coincidence that Goodson was black.

Without a witness or a video, we cannot prove anything about what the killer thug did. Those who believe thugs by default will believe whatever that thug says.

It could be that the thug mistook Goodson for someone else and fired immediately without verifying that snap judgment. I think that would be a crime if you or I did it. It should be a crime if a thug does it, but I don't know whether it is.

I waited before posting about this, hoping to get a clearer picture of what happened. I think this is as clear as it's going to get in the near term, so I am posting now.