the Guardian
We have a practical framework for American resistance. Now we need a spiritual one | Rami Nashashibi
There is growing understanding that our country is witnessing evil in our public life. Here is a path to confronting it
 This article lays out the moral basis of resistance against magatry, then tries to give it an unneeded "spiritual" basis. I think the first is useful, but the second is not.
the Guardian
Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea
Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets
2022: March - June Political Notes
 Ukraine used drone boats to attack two Russian oil tankers sailing empty to Novorossiysk to pick up an export cargo of oil. I suggested this method a few years ago.
the Guardian
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
 The UN committee which monitors torture practices of various countries has reported that *Israel has "de facto state policy" of organised torture,*
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Glossary
Gizmodo
Judge Says ICE Used ChatGPT to Write Use-of-Force Reports
ChatGPT for Fascists.
Glossary
Glossary
 A deportation thug was required to write a "use of force" report, and submitted a report that was almost all bullshit, invented by a bullshit generator which had only the slightest information about what the thug actually did. That thug should be punished for submitting a
the Guardian
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures
Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme w...
 Local climate disasters are happening in many countries. This article presents interviews with disaster victims in countries around the world. As long as we allow continued increase in the greenhouse gas level, these disasters will keep getting worse and more frequent.
the Guardian
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
 *Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study.* This is roughly 2% of all US deaths in a year. If global climate disaster happens, it is likely to cause hundreds of millions of premature deaths per year. To avoid that requires greatly reducing the use of fossil fuels. The toxicity of these emissions is one added reason to do that quickly.
the Guardian
What Chicago
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist ...
 How fascism imposes itself such that few people ever think of resisting, and why we need to resist it before that becomes terrifyingly dangerous.
The Intercept
ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker
The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.
 *The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a [construction worker] hard hat and safety vest works for [the deportation thugs].*
Glossary
the Guardian
US police involved in fatal incidents use victims privacy law to hide their identity
In dozen of cases officers have used Marsy’s Law, which gives victims of crime anonymity, to shield their names
 US thugs accused of serious crimes are blocking investigation using a law intended to protect the privacy of victims.
the Guardian
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
 Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians who had surrendered to them. Journalists have a video of it.