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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
[1/3] https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/analysis-trump-offshore-drilling-plan-could-generate-4000-oil-spills
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
Glossary
Hate 2.0
The defining ideology of Trump 2.0
 The bully punishes people for displaying hatred, when they are not on his side, and promotes them when they are on his side.
the Guardian
Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt
Toxic chemicals like lead and asbestos are likely in dirt used to backfill demolished structures in city, experts say
 *Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt.*
the Guardian
Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not
Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that d...
 *Researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could [suffer] the next fire disaster.* Resisting spread of urban fires requires removing anything that can burn from a certain zone around each house or structure - up to 5 feet away. This should be a condition of fire insurance, or even part of the fire code.
the Guardian
Household burning of plastic waste in developing world is hidden health threat, study shows
The practice is ‘much more widespread’ than previously realised, researchers say, with serious environmental impact
 Poor people in poor countries often burn plastic for heating and cooking. The fumes are toxic - especially for the families who do this, but also generally for the population.
[1/2] https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-walgreens-ceo Walgreens was bought by a "private equity" company through a leveraged buy-out. This fall it imposed a new CEO that started closing many Walgreens stores. The same CEO previously did the job on Staples, and I noticed the results myself: it seems that all the Staples stores in Boston that could get to by subway train had shut down. I had to find other sources of supplies for writing and printing. I wondered why a company would do
Where the hell are America’s leaders?
Too many people with formal authority are intimidated by Trump or sucking up to him. That leaves you and me and everyone else without official powe...
 Most of America's "leaders" are sucking up to the saboteur in chief, and worst of all are the billionaire "captains of industry".