José Ramos-Horta, former president of East Timor, calls on Australia to drop charges against the whistleblower that revealed how Australia was spying on the negotiations between those two countries.

I agree completely. I also agree that it was wrong of Australia to steal oil located in what was to become East Timor's waters. But the biggest wrong was that Australia allowed that oil to be burned, contributing to global heating.

If East Timor had extracted this oil and allowed it to be burned, that would have been almost as bad. For a just outcome, just to humanity and nature, we need to leave that oil in the ground.

Stop arguing with Bogus Johnson — it only feeds the troll. What is needed is action, not disputation.

The Democratic debate was "Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren v the 'No We Can't' Democrats."

When you buy a record, or pay for music streaming (even via ads), the money usually goes to some company, not to the musicians.

I've proposed systems for supporting musicians without depending on record companies, and in a way that encourages sharing.

Saboteur of the Interior Bernhardt gave his former client influence over the department's decisions.

The department has adopted new secrecy rules, too.