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Euthanasia v. suicide, Cyprus

mardi 25 juillet 2023 à 05:32

David Hunter was convicted of manslaughter for helping his wife die to escape excruciating pain. This conviction means he may not be put in jail.

When she was dead, he tried to kill himself because he had nothing to live for without her — but someone "saved" him.

I wonder, have his feelings changed since then? Does he now have a will to live? Does he see a purpose in continued existence — and if so, what?

FBI, CIA, NSA illegal snooping, abuse

mardi 25 juillet 2023 à 05:32

The FISA court has found many violations of the FISA law by the FBI, CIA and NSA. These violations amount to massive surveillance that was not supposed to happen.

Some years ago the FISA court said that it had found itself unable to make US agencies obey the FISA law, that the agencies were making monkeys out of the court — and out of Americans' human rights.

Additional examples of these agencies' dangerous snooping.

French publisher vindicated, UK political anti-terrorism

mardi 25 juillet 2023 à 05:32

A UK agency that reviews the actions of thugs has said it was wrong to use an "anti-terrorism" law to force a French publisher to unlock his phone as he entered the UK to attend a book fair.

Peak fish

mardi 25 juillet 2023 à 05:32

We are already past the peak catch of wild fish. Overfishing and environmental damage are reducing them. Also, aquaculture does not have much potential to increase any more.

We can give humans of the future lives of plenty by making a lot fewer of them.

Natural abundance v. heat

mardi 25 juillet 2023 à 05:32

*Rampant heatwaves threaten food security of entire planet, scientists warn.*