Europe’s destructive heatwave
27 July 2026
The heatwave in Europe has caused a major crop failure.
Future heat waves are likely to do likewise, but other crop failures will result from flooding, which global heating is also making more likely.
Lobbying giant filmed
27 July 2026
*[British] Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press.*
Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site
27 July 2026
Right-wing Israel extremists seized the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
The concept of "sacred" presupposes some sort of superhuman entity that can impose "sacredness" on places or things. There is no evidence for such entities exist — no evidence that anything is "sacred" except in the thoughts of humans. That kind of Psychosocial "sacredness" clearly does exist; we can observe it. But it doesn't pre-empt the rights or wishes of anyone else.
In general, when some people want to consider a certain object or place as "sacred" and treat it in a special way, I treat it like doing the same actions in the same place for any other reason. I wouldn't object unless there is some specific problem or issue that affects society, or mistreats people other than them, and mostly there isn't one.
"Sacred" places in and near Jerusalem are a very unusual case. Various groups claim various "sacred" spots, for understandable historical reasons, and those claims conflict. A settlement was made decades ago, perhaps by some colonial power such as Turkey or Britain, and all parties have since followed that settlement for the sake of peace, including Israel. However, in the past few decades violent right-wing extremists began using them as opportunities to agitate and radicalize, until they got power over the Israeli government.
There are many reasons to reproach those extremists, and to put them on trial. This assault is one more. In moral terms, they regularly do worse things, such as stealing Palestinians' land,
olive trees, sheep, and houses, jailing and torturing them,and killing them.
But this could trigger a bigger disaster — it seems calculated to stir up war with Muslims who are otherwise inclined towards peace, and to perpetuate and increase the war with Iran.
New York Times leak
27 July 2026
*The real aim of [the bully]'s New York Times leak investigation is to punish reporters.*
A Report You Need to Read
27 July 2026
Evidence and admissions demonstrate that the deportation thugs have followed a systematic policy, ordered from high up, of fabricating false accusations of crimes against protesters, journalists, and observers of their actions.
Iranian girls' school attack
26 July 2026
When a US missile hit an Iranian girls' school, the CIA at first said that the missile in the photos did not look like an American missile. A day later they corrected that and said it indeed was one. But he stuck to the appealing but impossible claim that Iran had fired it.
I'm pretty sure the US military did not choose to attack that building knowing it had been carved out of the adjoining naval base and converted into a school. Even a monster who cared nothing about killing Iranian civilians would have sought to avoid the bad publicity that would result. Meanwhile, the circumstances, including the pressure to attack fast, facilitated such mistakes.
The tendency for belligerent acts to cause unintended consequences due to ignorance of facts is called the "fog of war". It is inescapable: war implies mistakes with consequences, no matter how much one tries to avoid them. The implication of that is, one should try hard to choose a path other than war.
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán
26 July 2026
Deportation thugs approached Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a Mexican tourist, and terrified him so much that he ran away into traffic and was killed by a truck.
Coronillo had a valid tourist visa, so if our legal system were functioning properly he should not have felt threatened by them. But our legal system has been messed up intentionally by magats to the point that no one can be confident of safety around them.
Europe extreme drought
26 July 2026
*Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought hitting the continent, a scientific analysis has found.*
Satellites launch pollutes atmosphere
26 July 2026
The greatly increased rate of launching satellites is polluting the upper atmosphere. Building datacenters in space would lead to much more pollution.
I can't believe that space datacenters could be cost-competitive with datacenters on Earth. I think the idea is not serious, and that oligarchs are using it as an excuse for manipulating stock prices, The idea doesn't need to be workable to achieve that purpose.
Bully's nuclear deal
26 July 2026
The bully's nuclear deal with Salafi Arabia makes a concession he was ready to fight to deny to Iran. His actions make no sense except as means to portray himself as "the winner".
Israeli Settler-Soldiers
26 July 2026
*Israeli Settler-Soldiers Took Me on a West Bank Tour Celebrating Evictions of Palestinians.*
New Geneva Convention
26 July 2026
(satire) *New Geneva Convention Allows Use Of Child Soldiers With Signed Permission Slip.*
US cyclosporiasis outbreak
26 July 2026
*[The saboteur in chief]'s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak. Experts say layoffs, reduced disease surveillance and Medicaid cuts have made the foodborne parasite more difficult to track and contain.*
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex for president
26 July 2026
Calling on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president.
I will support her campaign. But I will point out to her that the quandary of choosing between «latino» and «latina» is limited to Spanish. In English we already have a gender-neutral word to use: "Latin". (When a noun, its plural is "Latins".)
For Spanish, I have proposed a solution.
Israel blocks medical workers in Gaza
26 July 2026
*The Israeli government is blocking medical workers from entering or leaving Gaza, twice canceling the departure of seven U.S.-based physicians on a medical mission there, according to a group of doctors in Gaza who spoke to The Intercept.*
Federal science grants
26 July 2026
The saboteur in chief's proposed new system for federal science grants would allow grants to be canceled easily on many different "grounds", including political opinions and associations of the researchers, and even arbitrarily (saying "we're no longer interested in that research").
Even before any grant gets canceled, many large projects will become unfeasible because of the uncertainty that the new system imposes on a grant that has been imposed. And scientists will not trust the US government to carry a grant through. Some of the best will move to other countries which they can trust more.
Some, however, will be afraid to speak about political issues -- and that must be what the saboteur in chief aims for.
Reducing mosquito species
26 July 2026
A large experiment releasing bacteria-sterilized male mosquitos was very effective in reducing the population of that mosquito species.
Snoop-phones
26 July 2026
Snoop-phones are the last step in reducing children to physical isolation under control, so taking them away is just the first step in restoring their access to the world.
RFK Jr. Hosts Meet-And-Greet
26 July 2026
(satire) *RFK Jr. Hosts Meet-And-Greet With Infectious Diseases.*
Deforestation is spreading screwworm
24 July 2026
Cutting down the Amazon forest for raising cattle has massively spread screwworm, as well as perhaps dooming what remains of the forest.
Italian thugs killed immigrant Abderrahim Fakir
24 July 2026
Italian thugs killed immigrant Abderrahim Fakir in the process of "restraining" him after he became somehow upset.
This has stimulated large protests, to which right-wing hate leaders respond by saying it is unthinkable to doubt the rightness of the thugs' actions.
Chatbots fail to understand the Hungarian election
24 July 2026
Globally well-known chatbots displayed a drastic failure to understand the parties running in the Hungarian election.
Given that ChatGPT hid the main opposition to Orbán, I have to worry that this was intentionally set up to help reelect him.
Young people are giving up on human relationships
24 July 2026
Many young people are giving up hope on close relationships with other people and turning to chatbots for an imitation or substitute.
Deportation thugs adopted dress code
24 July 2026
The deportation thugs have adopted a dress code and require wearing of badges.
This is a change for the better, but can't overcome what's wrong with the mission they have been directed to carry out.
Congress should reject bill
24 July 2026
Congress Should Reject Bill That Would Block a Federal Workplace Heat Standard. Republicans are trying to do just that.
Putin and Musk plans to destabilize Britain
24 July 2026
Putin and Musk are organizing to destabilize Britain by supporting the right-wing extra-extremist politician, Yaxley-Lenin.
I can suggest one possible countermeasure: prohibit antisocial media platforms from operating a recommendation engine. Ex-Twitter would have less power without that, and so would Tiktok and others.
Urgent: Reject increases in Pentagon spending
23 July 2026
US citizens: call on Tell Congress: Reject Republican plans for massive increases in Pentagon spending at the expense of human needs.
I called for paying for any increases in military spending by increasing taxes on the rich.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue.
To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121.
Please spread the word.
Urgent: Imposed requirements that would kick people off Medicaid
23 July 2026
US citizens: call on Medicaid not to impose requirements that would kick lots of people off.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Make plug-in solar accessible
23 July 2026
US citizens: call on your governor and state legislators to make plug-in solar accessible for everyone.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Corrupter's demands of his henchmen
23 July 2026
The corrupter demands that his henchmen be ready to lie to serve him.
Reviews of deportation prisons
23 July 2026
People have used Google to leave "reviews" of deportation prisons in Google Maps. Google deleted them and blocks new ones.
I urge people to refuse to use Google Maps because using it requires running nonfree software — which does an injustice to whoever uses it. But that doesn't excuse Google's censorship.
Refugees sent to Nauru don't get enough food and water
23 July 2026
The refugees that Australia sends to Nauru, the island state that operates as a privatized deportation prison, don't get enough food and water.
Global heating affecting workers in India
23 July 2026
Global heating in India has reached the point where workers doing physical labor, in some regions, can't do as much work as they used to. They are falling into poverty and can't afford enough food. The hunger and heat are damaging their health and shortening their life spans.
This looks like the beginning of total collapse.
Bravo for India's Cockroach Janta Party
23 July 2026
Body cameras with deportation thugs stop a car
23 July 2026
A henchman says that deportation thugs will enable body cameras when stopping a car.
That is a step forward — it should apply to their other dealings with the public.
Mamdani looking for grounds to arrest Netanyahu
23 July 2026
Mamdani is looking for grounds to arrest Netanyahu and send him to the ICC for trial, during his visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.
Netanyahu deserves to be tried for the atrocities he has presided over, but he must not be arrested while visiting New York for a UN session. The UN depends on enabling national leaders to attend its sessions and meet each other, so that they can perhaps make peace. To arrest any of them during such visits would do lasting harm to prospects for negotiation in any future hostilities.
How corrupter has mired the US in multiple crises
23 July 2026
*How [the corrupter] and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises.*
No one can be honest in regime based on big lies
23 July 2026
Robert Reich: *No one can be honest in a regime based on big lies. As the poet, philosopher, and statesman Václav Havel put it, "If the main pillar of the system is living a lie, then it is not surprising that the fundamental threat to it is living in truth." So a choice must be made — personal integrity or loyalty to [the corrupter].*
Grok copying repository to a Google server
23 July 2026
Grok's supposed-intelligence service was in the habit of copying a repository's entire contents to a Google server, if a user said to operate on part of it. Where it may have been copied to from there, we can only guess.
We recommend being selective in using the term "artificial intelligence" because most of the systems described that way do not qualify as "intelligence".
We recommend avoiding the term "the cloud" because that term leads people to forget that each computer you can reach on the net belongs to some company (or person).
Washington Post follows slant to help billionaires
23 July 2026
The Washington Post, now owned by billionaire Bezos, follows the slant that favors policies and laws that help billionaires get richer.
Prime Minister of Britain will cancel digital ID scheme
23 July 2026
The new Prime Minister of Britain will cancel the digital ID scheme.
This is a step in the right direction.
Political violence against officials in democratic countries
23 July 2026
Many countries that are more or less democratic are suffering from a flood of political violence against officials.
Polish-Ukrainian solidarity over Russian threat
23 July 2026
*Polish-Ukrainian solidarity over Russian threat undermined by bitter historical dispute.*
The Polish president is from the right-wing extremist party that used to rule Poland, and attacked civil liberties. Perhaps he is following the standard right-wing playbook of finding symbolic issues to stir up nationalism.
Curbing global heating cheap at any price
23 July 2026
The work needed to curb global heating and avoid the destruction of civilization is cheap at any price.
Troy Jackson will replace Platner
22 July 2026
Highly progressive former state legislator Troy Jackson will replace Platner as candidate for senator from Maine.
EU's pesticide law
22 July 2026
*How Europe's most powerful farming lobby killed EU's pesticide law.*
It lobbies against any kind of regulation that would reduce the profits of Big Ag, regardless of what problem the regulation would address.
Trump's attacks on elections
22 July 2026
The corrupter is trying to distract our attention from his attacks on the US election system using vague charges, based on inconclusive evidence, that China is doing such attacks.
Surveillance eyeglasses
22 July 2026
Surveillance eyeglasses with built-in cameras and facial recognition are being pushed by Suckerberg.
Joan Durán killer
22 July 2026
The deportation thug who killed Joan Sebastián Durán has possibly been identified and that name is linked with reports of violence and threats.
This "directly call[s] into question the supposed vetting and training ICE does of its recruits."
Global heating consequences on energy
22 July 2026
Global heating can force shutdown of nuclear power plants. It has happened this month in France due to the heat wave.