Artificial creation of a memory has been done in a lab in transgenic mice.

Although it is several big steps from there to mind control of humans, it is not too early to think about where we need to stop this. And it is certainly not too early to think about establishing democratic control over the state, which is what we would need in order to stop this at any future point.

Bogus Johnson appears to be lying about negotiations with the EU in order to manipulate domestic politics.

I think it would be wiser for the EU to cancel discussions with Bogus so that he can't pretend he is on the verge of making a deal.

Proposing that the UK should let citizens write a new constitution, as Iceland did.

The Netherlands is a tax haven, and companies including Uber are taking advantage of it.

Rather than convincing tax havens to change their laws, I think other countries should cancel the deductability of payments to businesses in those countries.

Hurricane Dorian is devastating the Bahamas. Its winds were stronger than in other hurricanes. No one could get around, not even ambulances. Some houses were flooded up to the second story by the ocean.

Global heating will bring us even stronger hurricanes in the future if we allow the plutocrats to keep it going.