*House Freedom Caucus Economic Hostage-Takers Issue Latest Ransom Demands.*

*Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by [3%] to 5% in 2020, study finds.*

Global heating will cause more and bigger fires, until most of the trees are gone.

Gigi Sohn withdrew from candidacy as FCC commissioner.

Shortly before her announcement, Manchin said he would refuse to vote for her. He has been toying with the issue sadistically for two years.

Free Press Action describes the qualities that the new nominee for the FCC should have.

The Tory plan for total repression of boat people is a rejection of fundamental human rights as well as an example of the performative cruelty used for right-wing radicalization nowadays.

It would violate many important treaties with the rest of European countries.

South Africa has decided to "downgrade" its embassy in Israel as a rebuke for the occupation policies that amount to apartheid.