Seven peace activists, all at least 55 years old, entered a US submarine base to protest against nuclear weapons, and were arrested.

A bill in California would set a stricter standard for use of deadly force by uniformed thugs. This would make it easier to prosecute them when they choke or kill people.

Madagascar's forests are being cut down for vanilla plantations. Many species can go extinct.

It appears that today's wealthy people are more than the Earth can support.

The US proposes to require would-be visitors to the US to list all their social media identities for the past 5 years.

This could intimidate people against posting criticism of the US. Maybe that's its purpose.

I think the fingerprint requirement is more of a violation of human rights than the social media requirement. But this global censorship effect could make the latter do more damage to world freedom.

Shooter drills and security are turning US schools mad. Some schools operate on full-time lockdown.