Prof. Blasey Ford agreed to testify to the Senate on Thursday, but other details have not been agreed on.

This includes such as whether they will call in some lawyer to talk with her (being too cowardly to do so themselves).

Cambodia has pardoned Australia documentalist Ricketson on the recommendation of the tyrant that had him prosecuted, calling making photos of a rally "spying".

This is a common ploy for governments enforcing unjust laws: prosecute someone, who is of course convicted, then pardon the victim. It serves to scare people into obeying the unjust law, while avoiding the odium that would follow from keeping journalists in prison.

"Land-based bird populations are becoming confined to nature reserves in some parts of the world—raising the risk of global extinction—due to the loss of suitable habitat."

Right-wingers are posting long lists of supposed non-citizens who are voting, presented as proof there is a big problem of invalid voters.

They are being sued by US citizens whose names they falsely posted.

I've always found this quotation inspiring: "I'm not trying to change the world. I'm trying to stop the world from changing me."

I used to attribute the quote to Thoreau, but it seems that was mistaken: it is actually from Ammon Hennacy.

I have succeeded in changing the world to some extent, and I am still trying to achieve more. At the same time, I see how the use of nonfree software, and digital dis-services, has changed others for the worse. Millions surrender their freedom and privacy without moving a muscle to protect it. They run freedom-denying software that snoops on them constantly. They let Facebook use them. They play nonfree video games for hours, killing time which they could have used for something meaningful, and learning nothing except how to retreat from society.

Even if they would find it hard work to resist these evils 100%, there are surely parts they could easily resist. It sure looks like malicious technology has changed them for the worse.

Please don't let it change you!