US government wiped out A/I Collective
1 October 2026
The US government arbitrarily wiped out the Italian anonymous hosting and email organization A/I Collective, which offered email addresses at autistici.org, using arbitrary sanctions based on an unsubstantiated accusation of "terrorism".
Courage to face global heating
1 October 2026
Only a few European political leaders have the courage to face the real challenge of future global heating: curb it or die!
Adapting to manage cattle
1 October 2026
Modern cowboys (along with cowgirls) are adapting to manage cattle so that wolves won't often attack them.
Comments in favor of cryptocurrencies for retirement funds
1 October 2026
12,000 of the comments filed with the Department of Labor, in favor of allowing funds managers to put retirement funds into risky cryptocurrencies, were fake. Either they were attributed to dead people, or to people who say they didn't file those comments.
Disease caused by an amoeba, Naegleria fowleri
1 October 2026
The rare but generally fatal disease caused by an amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is becoming a little more frequent and spreading geographically as a result of global heating.
This is still a small danger as dangers go, but lots of more frequent diseases are likewise spreading due to global heating.
No plans to send troops to polling sites
1 October 2026
*US military has no plans to send troops to midterm polling sites,* according Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
I trust him to be honest if he makes that statement, but it doesn't prove we are safe from the danger. The wrecker could give the order on Oct 30 to send troops to politically-selected polling places on Nov 3, and perhaps no one in the army would know that today.
The chiefs of staff are not in the chains of command, so it is possible that some soldiers are even now secretly planning that act of rebellion and Caine does not know.
Brad Lander at New York protest
1 October 2026
The most important news here for me is that people in the US are organizing against the RSS, an extremist Indian anti-non-Hindu campaign.
Four Maga defectors
1 October 2026
Four Maga defectors unpack their role in bolstering that cult and share what brought them to the Leaving Maga non-profit support network.
Put limits on Labour party donations
1 October 2026
Calling on the Labour Party to put a limit on donations from individuals and businesses to political parties in the UK.
Head of Forest Service
1 October 2026
The corrupter's head of the Forest Service used to lobby for logging companies. No wonder he is working to help them cut protected forests.
Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning
1 October 2026
*The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world.*
That is a big danger, but spreading tropical diseases and crop failures are much bigger dangers. We need to press hard on fossil fuel use.
EPA approved new weed killer
1 October 2026
The EPA approved a new weed killer that is a forever chemical. It is a suspected carcinogen too.
Clean your river
1 October 2026
You can clean your river with the things you find near home.
USPS new system for screening ballots
1 October 2026
*[The USPS's] new system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower.*
Magat's new idea to settle lawsuits
1 October 2026
The magats' brilliant new idea is to settle lawsuits by granting individuals and companies long-term special exemptions from legal responsibilities.
This time, businesses that sign up as "Christian" are allowed, permanently, to discriminate against trans people. The previous such deal allowed the corrupter to be immune, permanently, to auditing of his tax returns.
Government deliberations poisoned by slop
1 October 2026
Australia's government deliberations are being poisoned by slop from LLMs.
Reduced fertility in humans
1 October 2026
*Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility [in humans and other animal species], study finds.*
Higher temperatures may directly play a role in this. The toxins suspected are endocrine disruptors, including PFAS.
Copyright industry mobilizing musicians
1 October 2026
The copyright industry is mobilizing musicians to campaign for the idea that listening to songs and learning general things about music and language is "theft".
If LLMs are harmful to society, it is because their operation can hurt their users — not because of learning from this or that particular input.
Proposed federal rule
1 October 2026
The US Environmental Protection Agency let Bayer choose the regulations for application of the weedkiller dicamba.
Bayer chose the most lax alternative, naturally.
Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction
1 October 2026
Magats are trying to reduce US medicare costs by requiring patients to get approval from a machine learning algorithm for certain kinds of operations.
Various companies have implemented competing varieties of Artificial Stupidity for these decisions. The magat regime has set up the system so that companies make more money when they say "no".
Mercator projection
1 October 2026
Newer map projections don't make the Mercator projection "wrong", or "biased".
That projection made navigation easy, for mariners sailing wooden ships on the ocean with no way to measure their longitude. People today have little use for that feature, so we may prefer maps based on other projections.
Inequality is now far worse
1 October 2026
*We're not in a "new Gilded Age" in America: inequality is now far worse* than it was in the 1890s.
How MeToo has changed in China
1 October 2026
China's tyranny has crushed the women's rights movement just as it has crushed campaigns for general human rights and democracy.
The Blade Runners group
1 October 2026
British activists are sabotaging traffic queue meters, believing that they are somehow antennas that can direct radiation at specific individuals.
These fools are attacking the wrong cameras. Those cameras keep track of how many cars are waiting at certain intersections, which is harmless.
The cameras that are a real threat to freedom in the UK are the ones that scan license plate numbers and record which car goes where. That system has already been used by protests. right-wing governments to sabotage
Cartoon on consequences of climate crisis
30 September 2026
*Martin Rowson on [the wrecker] and the consequences of the climate crisis – cartoon.*
I think it is acceptable to use his name for mockery but not simply to identify him.
Glacier collapse near Nepal/China border
30 September 2026
A glacier collapsed near the Nepal/China border. In Nepal, over 500 deaths have been counted. In China, censorship is covering up that information.
Global heating is making these localized disasters more frequent, but the region-wide repetitive and permanent disasters will dwarf them.
Venezuelan opposition up in arms
30 September 2026
*Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas.*
25 years ago, US companies had taken control of Venezuela's oil exports — and control of the computers in PDVsa, the oil export agency. Chavez ordered his officials to seize control of the agency's computers, and that is how he got interested in software libre.
Injuries to the throat
30 September 2026
*When touching someone’s throat, it can only take the pressure of a handshake to cause serious injury, unconsciousness or death. These injuries, which include brain damage and stroke, are often internal and invisible, showing up days or even months after the initial incident occurred.*
I don't think I could bring myself to try choking a woman I want to be sweet to. Before reaching actual choking, one would pass through unsweetness and untenderness, and I couldn't make myself do that.
Fewer supermarkets
30 September 2026
Why are there so few supermarkets in the US nowadays, compared with the past? Many of the spaces big enough for one to operate have been bought and resold with a "covenant" that forbids using it for a supermarket.
Rhode Island has just banned those covenants.
I urged my state representative to do likewise in Massachusetts.
(satire) List of recommended animal bites
30 September 2026
(satire) *HHS Replaces Childhood Vaccination Schedule With List Of Recommended Animal Bites.*
Rollback of US forest protections
30 September 2026
*[The saboteur in chief's] rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species.*
Climate disaster could wipe out thousands of species, including many which may not yet endangered.
Voters list for voting by mail
30 September 2026
Whether the saboteur's henchmen can control the voter list for voting by mail this November is still being challenged in court.
Journalists fired from Stars and Stripes are suing
30 September 2026
Journalists fired from the Stars and Stripes as political censorship are suing, alleging that their dismissal violated their freedom of the press.
Global heating making El Niño events stronger
30 September 2026
Global heating is making El Niño events stronger. That effect began in the 19th century, but it has been supercharged in the last 40 years.
While an El Niño event occurs, it makes parts of the world hotter. This comes on top of global heating.
Department of Hiding and Skulking twisting laws
30 September 2026
The Department of Hiding and Skulking makes a habit of twisting a law limited to investigating whether customs duties are being properly paid, so as to obtain digital records about people suspected of protest or journalism.
That particular statute bypasses the need to ask a judge for a warrant, but is limited to specific situations. The DHS often uses it, successfully, in situations where it is not applicable. It appears DHS knows that any federal judge would rule that what it is doing is illegal, so it withdraws the demand whenever it sees that the matter will go before a judge.
Jail anyone and deny access to a judge
30 September 2026
The would-be tyrant has set up a system where his secret police can jail anyone and deny per access to a judge.
They can even kill people and lie to excuse the killing. It used to be that cops could only do that to blacks. Now they can do it to anyone regardless of race.
Large party donations by rich people
30 September 2026
It looked like the Labour Party was going to limit the corrupting influence of large party donations by rich people, but Burnham has changed his mind.
How sad.
Promising practical improvements and not delivering
30 September 2026
How do right-wing "populists" evade criticism for promising lots of practical improvements and not delivering them?
Research about cyclospora being canceled
30 September 2026
Between SCROTUS and the saboteur in chief, the USDA's research about cyclospora is being canceled.
Dummy flock camera
30 September 2026
Thugs put up a dummy Flock camera as a trap to catch whoever might knock it down. They caught someone, then charged him with theft of property worth more than $1000.
Even a real Flock camera does not cost them that much. I think the charges are dishonest.
General surveillance threatens people's safety and lives; fighting back should be considered self defense.
Suffering of force-feeding in deportation prison
30 September 2026
A former prisoner of the deportation thugs reports on the suffering of force-feeding in deportation prison.
Wrecker canceled grant helping Nepal
30 September 2026
The wrecker cancelled a US grant that was helping Nepal prepare for responding better to floods, including predicting them a few days in advance.
Deal to take control over Venezuela's oil reserves
30 September 2026
Venezuela's president Rodríguez, installed by the corrupter, has made a corrupt deal with him to allow the US (or is it him?) to take control over Venezuela's oil reserves.
Driving price of US medical treatment up
30 September 2026
US medical companies continue merging and driving the price of US medical treatment up. Congress is considering various bills that would reverse this, but too many elected officials get support from the profiteers.
Urgent: Oppose renewal of section 702
29 September 2026
US citizens: call on your congresscritter and senators to oppose any renewal of the famous section 702 unless it requires a warrant for surveilling or questioning any American.
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: Block deportation thugs' mass DNA database
29 September 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to block the deportation thugs' mass DNA database.
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: Protect CFPB from Vought
29 September 2026
US citizens: call your senators to Protect the CFPB from Vought.
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: Hands off our vote pledge
29 September 2026
US citizens: call on Tell Fortune 500 CEOs: Take the Hands Off Our Vote Pledge
When I sent the letter, I put the word "black" in lower case, because I would equally put the word "white" in lower case.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Reporting on conditions in US deportation prisons
29 September 2026
US citizens: call on medical associations to publicly report on dangerous and deadly conditions in US deportation prisons.
In my letter I urged these associations reject the cover-up euphemisms such as "ICE" and "detention center", and I replaced them in the text of my letter to set an example of not using them.
See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Block corrupter canceling federal grants
29 September 2026
US citizens: call on Congress to block the corrupter from taking the power to cancel federal grants arbitrarily, regardless of what activity or department.
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.