US citizens: phone your congresscritter and urge per to vote against Republican plans to defund IRS auditing of rich people.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are +1-202-224-3121, +1-888-818-6641 and +1-888-355-3588.

If you phone, please spread the word!

*Europe should cap "luxury" energy use to meet emissions targets, study says.* Limiting demand of richest 20% saves seven times greenhouse gases required to meet needs of poorest 20%, researchers find.*

Biden said he will cancel a remaining student debt for some low-income former students who have been paying for 20 or 25 years.

They may well be the people most harmed by student debt in the US, so starting with them is reasonable. I hope he is not going to stop with them.

*Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc (more precisely, asbestos found in talc) to cancer.* Airport increase not economical, UK UK travel deficit £32bn *Airport expansion does not boost UK growth or productivity — report.*

"Give funds to our industry and the country will benefit" is a common thing for businesses to say, but we should never trust them.

(satire) *Bride Requiring All Bridesmaids To Get Matching Plastic Surgery For Wedding Day.*