Disruptions in fighting malaria
27 October 2026
Many African countries were on track to wipe out malaria, but the persecutor's aid cuts caused gaps in the campaigns, and malaria and its mosquitoes evolved resistance. But African countries are making arrangements to attack again.
Germany pledged to eliminate fossil fuels by 2045
27 October 2026
Germany has pledged to eliminate fossil fuels by 2045. This is exemplary.
ChatGPT tracks user's browsing
27 October 2026
ChatGPT tracks the user's other browsing using ChatGPT cookies on tracking pixels, sent intentionally by various stores.
Nepal flash flood was warning to world
27 October 2026
*Nepal's PM says [avalanche-caused] flash flood was "warning to world" as he scolds leaders at UN over climate change.*
Alas, he makes the frequent mistake of focusing on how to repair infrastructure and systems damage, rather than on preventing most of it through the most efficient method: by forcing massive decreases in greenhouse gas emissions.
The People's Emergency Briefing aims to mobilize people to do that.
Ellison taking over additional major US news networks
27 October 2026
The Democratic attorneys general that were blocking the Ellison monopoly from taking over additional major US news networks caved in, extracting unenforceable concessions that are not very important anyway.
Urgent: Protect independence of Office on Violence Against Women
26 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to protect the independence of the Office on Violence Against Women.
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Urgent: Law to prohibit the bully's slush fund
26 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to pass a law prohibiting the bully's slush fund (paid by the treasury and available to reward whoever he chooses).
US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue.
To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121.
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Government of Somalia arrested and tortured journalists
26 October 2026
The US-supported government of Somalia arrested and tortured journalists, then thugs threatened to kill them if they continued covering the case of a woman who reports being tortured in prison.
I am curious why they tortured that woman. I suppose it was for political reasons, but what reasons? What criticism is it that those thugs really want to suppress?
Countries with longer average working hours
26 October 2026
Countries with longer average working hours tend to have more obesity.
Directors of documentary NAZA called traitors
26 October 2026
Israel's Minister of Culture, Miki Zohar, called the (Israeli) directors of the documentary NAZA "traitors" and said he would cancel their citizenship.
The documentary shows Israelis' choosing to put the lives of Palestinian noncombatants in danger, with the result of killing many of them.
In the eyes of officials committed to burying the truth, citizens who don't support the mandatory lies are "traitors".
Public right to oppose mine projects
26 October 2026
The plutocratist party that governs Queensland proposes to eliminate the public's right to oppose mine projects.
This is in the name of "streamlining" decisions to let rich people destroy nature and public health.
Limits on foreign students and journalists in US
26 October 2026
*Judge blocks the bully's new short limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US.*
Aviation tax discount on private jets
26 October 2026
Private jets get a substantial discount in the US on their aviation tax
The article says they are also "more polluting", and it could well be true, but the claim is not precise enough for me to tell whether it means anything.
Israeli "double-tap" strike
26 October 2026
*Witnesses recount Israeli "double-tap" strike that killed child and medic in Gaza.*
Proof writers jailed in 2001 are still alive
26 October 2026
A prestigious demand to the government of Eritrea for proof that writers jailed in 2001 are still alive.
Communication/surveillance app for Russians
26 October 2026
Putin has ordered Russians to use a new communication/surveillance app and various institutions are pressuring people to switch to it for various purposes. It implements full surveillance of most activities on the phone. It fully demonstrates the Orwellian potential of the nonfree software and malicious hardware in those devices.
If I needed to use such an app to get into school buildings and my dorm, I think I could develop a non-computerized method of cooperation for door opening.
Mahmoud Khalil has published a memoir
26 October 2026
Formerly imprisoned US protester Mahmoud Khalil has published a memoir about the persecutor's efforts to expel him from the US for peaceful protest.
He points out another injustice of private prisons: they make more money if they keep you in prison longer. This is in addition to various other injustices.
He says "Columbia turned out to be a real estate empire with a campus attached"; its board of trustees is "not so much a neutral administrative body as a deeply ideological one … drawn overwhelmingly from finance, real estate, corporate law, and weapons manufacturers."
If you want to buy this book, or any book, I urge you not to use nonfree software to do it, and especially not Amazon.
Non-profit medical joint ventures with private equity
26 October 2026
Nonprofit medical treatment organizations are increasingly setting up joint ventures with private equity, whose values are typically "profit regardless of the consequences".
These joint ventures often permit extraction of additional profit from the medical activities.
Candidates for county prosecutor in Minneapolis
26 October 2026
Two competing candidates for county prosecutor in Minneapolis claim each to be the best for prosecuting deportation thugs.
I do not use the euphemistic term "ICE" for the deportation thugs, but I agree with the point.
Supposed Intelligence strange dialect of English
26 October 2026
Supposed Intelligence agents, when allowed to communicate directly, gradually developed a strange dialect of English, apparently for convenience of expression. Sometimes humans figure out the phrases, but that is not guaranteed.
This throws a wrench into plans to monitor agents for safety. We might not recognize that "linkmaxxing" means fabricating as many paperclips as possible.
Deportation thugs seized Nicaraguan exiled from Nicaragua
26 October 2026
The deportation thugs have seized Luis Galeano, a Nicaraguan exiled from Nicaragua for criticizing the dictatorship.
In general I would expect the persecutor to cozy up to dictator Ortega, because he generally wants to ally with dictators. Some Republicans in Congress are standing up for Galeano. I hope they stand firm for him, but I expect that the bully will bully them into supporting his line.
TV coverage pool declined to cover corrupter's event
26 October 2026
A TV coverage pool including ABC, CBS, CNN, Faux News and NBC declined to cover one of the corrupter's publicity events, because it was CNN's turn to cover this event and the corrupter had banned CNN.
Never energy-independent with fossil fuels
26 October 2026
*The Iran war reminds us: we'll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels.
Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doing.*
Defending November election from magat thugs
26 October 2026
Planning to defend the November election from magat thugs, even if they are "official" federal thugs.
Transparency for companies in UK semi-colonies
26 October 2026
A few years ago, the UK agreed to require some associated semi-colonies to publicly record who owns each company. They agreed to do this, then they cleverly screwed up the implementation such that investigators can't get useful data.
Corrupter's henchmen laundered Venezuela's oil money
26 October 2026
The corrupter's henchmen took billions of dollars from Venezuela's oil money and laundered it. Now they refuse to say where it is, who has it, or who is receiving the interest on it.
Estimated deaths by Super El Niño
26 October 2026
Climate scientists estimate that the super El Niño will kill 450,000 people during the next 6 months.
Urgent: Pass the ROBINHOOD act.
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to Pass the ROBINHOOD Act, which would deny use of a tax avoidance scheme by people who are VERY 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.
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Urgent: Defeat environmental protection rollbacks
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on your senators to defeat environmental protection rollbacks in the Senate permitting bill.
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US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue.
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Urgent: Support for workers in unionizing
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on your state governor to give workers support in unionizing.
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Urgent: Investigate prosecution of Broadview Six
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to investigate the DOJ's prosecution of the Broadview Six.
US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue.
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Urgent: Reimbursement of Treasury for corrupter's campaign
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on the corrupter to reimburse the Treasury for his $19 million ad campaign.
Note, the reimbursement should be to the Treasury, from which the corrupter took the money, not to the individual taxpayers who paid it to the Treasury.
Urgent: Raid on Ilhan Omar's home
22 October 2026
US citizens: Stand with Ilhan Omar: condemn the raid on her home.
Urgent: Stop privatizing of Social Security
22 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to stop the corrupter from privatizing Social Security.
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.
Deportation thugs attack protesters
22 October 2026
Deportation thugs in Frederick, Maryland, attacked protesters and city officials by hitting them with sticks, and by driving cars at them.
Pressure for Australia to stop trade with Israel's colonies
22 October 2026
Australia's government is under pressure to stop trade with Israel's colonies in Palestinian territory, and stop selling weapons to Israel, including parts for F-35 fighters destined for Israel.
Australia can and should do the first two. But it can't do the part about the F-35.
Joining with other countries to manufacture an airplane involves a commitment to the joint project. When the deal was made that Australia should build certain parts, that implied a commitment that Australia would do its part of the job as needed. It cannot unilaterally impose a boycott of any country on the whole project.
So if Australia wants to build those parts for some countries only, that might imply renegotiating the whole deal.
If another country builds those parts too, perhaps that renegotiation would be easy: the parts meant for Israel's F-35s could be made elsewhere. Or perhaps the deal could be to wind down Australia's production of those parts and move them to another country, over a couple of years, after which Australia would not produce any F-35 parts for Israel.
To disregard this issue of joint manufacture could lead other countries to refuse to make such deals with Australia in the future.
Australia has other available ways to put increased pressure on Israel to respect the human rights of Palestinians, and on countries generally to respect human rights and international humanitarian law. It doesn't have to use F-35s as the means.
Request to extradite rich American donor from Spain
22 October 2026
The persecutor has asked Spain to criminalize leftist political activity with an official request to extradite a rich American donor to various lawful causes including humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
Three errors that could help magats win
22 October 2026
Three errors that could help magats win in November's election: complacency about victory, despair, and cynicism.
Donald Trump Jr's lavish wedding
22 October 2026
*Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding.*
Carbon pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants
22 October 2026
* The EPA is poised to formally repeal carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants.*
Homeless man in Queensland
22 October 2026
Thugs in Queensland (a state of Australia) ordered a terminally ill homeless man to move his van, which contained all his possessions, or they would confiscate everything. He had lost his driver's license so he could not move it. He decided he would rather die defiantly than meekly comply and be crushed, so he stabbed himself.
The thugs shot him with tasers.
Richard Dawkins mistake about chatbots
22 October 2026
Richard Dawkins made the mistake of supposing that chatbots are conscious (and intelligent) because they sound that way.
Referring to chatbots as "AI" has the tendency to lead people to suppose they are as intelligent as they superficially seem, and that suggests they are also conscient. To avoid encouraging that supposition, please join me in refusing to call them "AI". Use your share of influence on the society around you!
Powerful US utilities fund "grassroots" groups
22 October 2026
*Powerful US utilities secretly fund "grassroots" groups to sway cities away from switch to public power.*
It documents the example of a supposed "grassroots" opposition campaign in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Investigating these campaigns and the organizations behind them may help identify the local politicians and "leaders" who hire themselves out as plutocratist tools.
Flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria
22 October 2026
Flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria are spreading around the world due to global heating. They can infect a person who eats raw shellfish, but also get into the body through an open cut or puncture in the skin.
An infection can kill the person, or cause loss of a limb.
Urgent: Stop jailing children in deportation prisons
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on your congresscritter and senators to stop jailing children in deportation prisons.
I edited the sample letter to avoid associating myself or my views with religion, and to reject terms such as "detention" and "ICE". You might want to do likewise.
I condemn the jailing of children and families in deportation prison, and I call on you to put a stop to it. (The word "detention" is too bureaucratically unfeeling to fit this cruel practice; please join me in shunning it.)
Since 2025, LICE (Lethal Instruments of Cruel Expulsion) has jailed more than 6,200 children -- including at least 500 babies and toddlers.
As a member of Congress, you have the legal authority to enter LICE deportation prisons without advance notice, inspect conditions, and demand accountability.
I call on you to conduct immediate, unannounced inspections of jails holding children and families -- and use every oversight and funding tool available to end jailing of children.
A nation that cares about children does not put them in cages.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Youth Voting Rights Act
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act, which would eliminate obstacles to registering and voting by young voters who are of voting age but lack experience.
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: Don't silence overseas voters
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on the Pentagon not to silence overseas voters.
Urgent: Don't subsidize private schools
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on the US Treasury not to subsidize private schools.
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Urgent: Restore fuel economy standards
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to restore fuel economy standards that the saboteur's officials weakened.
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: School desegregation cases
17 October 2026
US citizens: call on the DOJ to stop dropping school desegregation cases and stick to Brown v. Board of Education.