Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner, is reported to have been on a small plane that crashed, or (some say) was shot down by the Russian army.

I wouldn't take any of this as certain. But if Prigozhin is alive but in hiding for the long term, he won't be able to run Wagner effectively, so for most practical purposes it would be equivalent to his death.

If Prigozhin was indeed killed by that crash, it means the end of Wagner too.

This may benefit Putin by removing apparent instability, but I think it will weaken Putin's in Russia and deny him what Wagner used to contribute to the Putin forces' military strength.

A US appeals court ruled to uphold Alabama's law prohibiting minors from using puberty blockers.

If our goal is that a minor should not prematurely make a permanent commitment before perse is old enough to be quite sure of per choice, clearly we should ensure per right to use puberty blockers, and prevent anyone from imposing a choice on per before perse is ready.

The corrupter has a mafia way of thinking and sought to create a mafia state. If he grabs power again, he will learn from his failures and do it more thoroughly.

G20 countries poured a record-breaking $1.4tn into fossil fuel subsidies in 2022.

DeMentis held a campaign event in Iowa and had Iowa state thugs forcibly exclude Ty Rushing, a reporter from an organization that might criticize him.

The thug leader said this was a "private event". I wonder if that was serious or bullshit. Did the event have a specific guest list, or did it admit strangers as long as they were not Ty Rushing?