A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine, then went to live in Spain, has been murdered. I see little reason to doubt that Putin organized the killing.

* Lobbying firms work double-duty, representing political interests of victims and perpetrators of climate [disaster] in state capital.*

We must expect any one lobbying company to work for many clients. And normally that is not particularly scandalous. But continuation of global heating will destroy almost anything, and using the same lobbyist will help that lobbyist become better known and more influential with officials.

(satire) *Scientists Discover Birds Lied About Being Related To Dinosaurs.*

A UK minister, given the job of investigating whether British troops in Afghanistan committed war crimes, said he has found no evidence to deny it — and information suggesting that they did.

The UK economy is held back by a record number of workers who are disabled by long-term illness.

Two important causes are the Tory-beset NHS, so damaged that it cannot treat all the disabled workers so they can return to work, and long Covid.