People in Balakliia said that the Putin forces committed some war crimes, but not massively as in places near Kyiv.

They also say that a fair number in Balakliia collaborated with the occupation, and most of those have gone to Russia. The supporters of Putin, all across Ukraine, have been fleeing to Russia, shaken by the Putin forces' sudden collapse.

I am sure many collaborated with the occupation to a limited extent because they were terrified of refusing, and expected the occupation to be permanent. Except for those who informed on others or did considerably more than the minimum, it would be wrong to punish them.

US citizens: phone your congresscritter and ask for funding for Covid-19 treatment and vaccination, and likewise for Monkeypox, in the annual spending authorization.

Also insist on keeping Manchin's sabotage of environmental impact regulations for oil pipelines out of this bill.

The Capitol Switchboard number is +1-202-224-3121.

If you call, please spread the word!

An interview with Symon Hill, who was arrested for briefly heckling at a kingship ceremony in England.

Starbucks is offering some new benefits to workers who don't join the union.

They can't be very large benefits, because the company expects to increase profits by fighting unionization.

Planet roasters in the US have launched 150 campaigns of legal harassment against climate-defense activists.

The biggest culprits were Chevron and Exxon.