A US judge ruled that the US government cannot seize the funds of the Afghan central bank, and that they belong to the Afghan people, but not (if I understand correctly) to the Taliban.

The arguments cited are legal arguments, not moral ones. Nonetheless, I'm happy with the outcome — I hope it will not be reversed.

Darya Dugina, who was killed by a car bomb recently, was reportedly an important figure in Russian disinformation campaigns.

Perhaps the car bomb attack was aimed at her rather than her father, but I think it would have been an unreliable plan. I don't think Ukraine would have burned such a capability on a propoagandist or a philosopher.

Bogus Johnson is trying to arrange a comeback, aided by the fact that the two contenders from which Tory Party members will soon choose a new prime minister are inclined to make poor people suffer, and likely to lead to a big Tory defeat in the next election.

Greenland's ice will melt enough to raise sea level about one foot. It is too late to prevent this, but we may be able to prevent further melting in Greenland.

Ice is melting elsewhere too, so the actual rise that is now inevitable will be more than one foot.

*California approves landmark bill to give fast-food workers more power.*

Restaurant owners argued that improving low-paid workers' pay and treatment would increase the prices of restaurant food. I am sure that will happen, to some extent, but we restaurant customers can live with that. I also expect that the restaurant owners are exaggerating.