Whistleblower Reality Winner, who informed the US about Russian attacks on states' election computer systems, accepted a plea bargain for 5 years in prison.

Treating whistleblowers as spies is fundamentally wrong. In effect, it declares the American people to be the enemy of the US government. If that's how things are, I choose the people's side.

To ensure that taking the public's side is not allowed in court, the Espionage Act explicitly forbids the defendant to argue that blowing the whistle was a service to the public, even if it was.

Senator Warren reports on the cages for immigrants. Men are packed so tight that they can't all lie down at once. Children sit all day doing nothing. The prison guards lie about the conditions.

Fraudulent businesses operate based on the weaknesses of the systems of oversight, such as accounting and reporting. Fraudulent businesses can find the accountants that they can corrupt, and then present a picture of great success that discourages inquiry.

The decision to expand London's main airport at the expense of Earth's ecosphere shows what kind of reaction we can expect from the UK government to other crisis situations, such as leaving the EU.

British military bases in Cyprus were very heavily used by hunters to kill migrating songbirds. The army has taken effective action to stop most of this.