Modi, India's Hindu extremist ruler, has imposed total repression on Kashmir. He has arrested the elected leaders of Kashmir, and cut off phones and internet.

The order to allow outsiders buy land in Kashmir is based on arbitrarily negating` an article in India's constitution.

What does a constitution mean if the government in power can arbitrarily sweep it away? Nothing.

I think Modi is planning something far worse than allowing non-Kashmiris to buy land there. I suspect some horrible act of repression is in the works, something that will look so horrible that he wants to make sure the world can't see it.

UK Woman Says Cyprus Police Forced Her to Retract Rape Claim.

A plan in Australia to encourage people not to drink alcohol to excess were evidently greatly influenced by the alcohol companies, which suggests they were designed more for show than for effect.

The US froze Venezuela's assets in the US.

As is generally the case with economic sanctions, this is likely to hurt the public more than Maduro.

It may be difficult for Venezuela to buy food, which could increase the shortages.

The New York Times let itself be manipulated yet again by the bullshitter's bullshit.

Yes, it was a mistake to report something the bullshitter said as if it were sincere. But the first mistake was to pay so much attention to something he said.

Here is how The Onion satirized what the newspaper did.