the Guardian
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human...
 Step by step, Britain is following the path of fascism that Orbán imposed on Hungary.
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the Guardian
‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country
The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country’s first desert
 In one generation, part of the dry "sertão" region of Brazil has become just enough dryer that the inhabitants can't eke out a living there any more. The sertão is known for a style of music called sertanejo, about which a Brazilian quipped, "Everything has a good side, except a sertanejo record." However, while I don't admire that music, I am sad for the people who lived there
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Glossary
The Quagmire of Trump’s Venezuela
Friends,
 Robert Reich: the bully attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Maduro and his wife. The he said that the US government would "run the country of Venezuela," which would signify resuming military colonization such as the US used to do to Latin America ad the Caribbean. Venezuelans are mostly cynical about Maduro, and I don't think they would fight to bring him back, except
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Glossary
2010: January - April Political Notes - Richard Stallman
 "Our analysis shows that [the saboteur's] ridiculously reckless drilling plan could cause thousands of new oil spills, threatening almost every U.S. coast," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center for
The Onion
Homeland Security Relaxes Species Requirements To Join ICE
WASHINGTON—In an effort to expand recruitment for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Department of Homeland Security announced...
 (satire) [The government relaxes] species requirements to join [the deportation thugs].
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When SF went dark, Waymo froze — and the city paid the price
A massive blackout knocked out power, signals — and Waymo’s robo-cars. Dozens of vehicles stalled in intersections, blocked buses and may have ...
Reasons not to use Uber
Reasons not to use Lyft
 Paralyzed Waymo robotaxis stopped together at some intersections in San Francisco blocked emergency vehicles from carrying out their missions. After a real physical disaster, such as an earthquake, they may have continued blocking emergency vehicles until towed away one by one. In the midst of a slow-motion fascist disaster, the