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More respect for natural world

lundi 27 avril 2020 à 02:00

*Leading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural world.*

The argument that some vulnerable people depend on a wet market is not strong enough sustain the conclusion that the market should stay open. There are less dangerous ways to help those people.

Data leak

lundi 27 avril 2020 à 02:00

Just as many people have begun foolishly giving companies lots of their personal data, by buying things over the internet or paying in non-anonymous ways, these companies have started giving lots of customer personal data to the US government.

I say it is not enough just to survive Covid-19. We need to survive with some privacy left. My policy is to refuse to let companies know that I am the one buying.

Useless Narrative Fluff

lundi 27 avril 2020 à 02:00

*How To Tell Real News From Useless Narrative Fluff.*

Coronavirus and evictions

lundi 27 avril 2020 à 02:00

*Coronavirus Hasn’t Stopped Jared Kushner’s Real Estate Empire from Hounding Tenants with Debt Collection, Eviction Lawsuits.*

Oil companies shutting down

lundi 27 avril 2020 à 02:00

The low price of oil has already made oil companies shut down many US oil wells permanently, and a lot more will be shut down soon.

Bizarrely, the article does not mention that this will help civilization survive. Why not? Why do the Guardian's editors want business journalist that doesn't look beyond the effects on the profit prospects of certain businesses.