French commedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala was convicted of "condoning terrorism".

Dieudonné's statement, "I feel like Charlie Coulibaly", is not explicit about its meaning; it requires interpretation. I think it means he identifies with both the killers and the victims. It is certainly not an endorsement of the killings. Thus, I think that this was a miscarriage of justice, even granting that "condoning" can be a crime.

However, making the expression of opinions a crime is an attack on human rights in the first place.

The Amazon rain forest is sick, even where it has not been cut down. Its ability to sink carbon has been reduced.

This is a positive feedback effect. We may have pushed the climate so far that it is going to roll over the cliff even if we stop pushing.

Oxford University refused to decide about divestment from fossil fuels, so alumni occupied some university offices, and others are planning to return their diplomas as a protest.

Virginia has passed a law that data from license plate cameras can only be kept for a week, unless relevant to an active criminal investigation.

I wonder whether thugs will circumvent this rule by giving copies of the data to other agencies, and private data base companies, which will not be subject to this rule.

A now melting Antarctic glacier could raise sea level 11 feet (3.5 meters).