Australia now has its first Dunkirk: rescuing people by sea while abandoning their equipment — and, this time, their homes as well.

Alas, the world today has no Churchill and no Roosevelt — no leader preparing strategically to convert that tactical defeat into overall victory against humanity's worst enemy ever. We know what has to be done, but every powerful country is controlled by the enemy.

Climate scientist Joëlle Gergis fears that the great Australian fires indicate a tipping point towards inescapable disaster. *Failing to adequately plan for the known threat of climate change in a country like Australia should now be considered to be an act of treason.*

Google's former head of international relations was forced out after objecting to doing censorship for China.

Technology is not likely to make the world a better place unless the users control what it does.

If we don't want US companies to censor for China, the US should forbid companies that censor for China to do business in the US.

*Eight Ways the [Republican] Tax Cuts Have Made the Rich Richer While Failing Working Families.*

Australia wasted the 2019 election, and lost the chance to get to work on preventing the fires of the 2030s from being much worse than this year. The US could waste the 2020 opportunity if it doesn't see the future flames (and floods) coming towards us now.

Learn to recognize the patterns of denialism used by planet-roasters today.

Chelsea Manning stands firm in refusing to testify, even though she expects to be kept in jail for a long time.