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One of Putin's propaganda broadcasters is UK citizen

mardi 15 mars 2022 à 20:33

One of Putin's main propaganda broadcasters is a UK citizen. A politician has proposed to revoke his UK citizenship.

The UK has been exiling citizens without trial for years now (here's an example), and it an injustice even when the target is the worst of criminals. Situations like this, where a dual citizen is hated for a blatant crime, help normalize undermining human rights for everyone else.

Propaganda in support of an enormous crime should be grounds to prosecute him. It would be legitimate to charge the broadcaster in case he ever comes to the UK again, and freeze his assets now on the strength of those charges.

Species protection underfunded

mardi 15 mars 2022 à 20:18

*Conservationists Say Congress Underfunding Species Protection by Hundreds of Millions Despite Biodiversity Crisis.*

For the long term, the crucial actions to prevent the extinction of hundreds of thousands of species are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the human birth rate.

Facebook prosecuted in Russia

mardi 15 mars 2022 à 20:18

Facebook is being prosecuted in Russia because it permits Ukrainians to post bellicose statements such as "Death to the Russian invaders!" The Facebook and Instagram sites are also blocked.

I suggest referring to the invaders as "the Putin forces", rather than as "Russians". I don't think that would affect Putin's censorship decision.

Israeli law bars naturalization of Palestinian spouses

mardi 15 mars 2022 à 19:03

*New Israeli Law Bars Naturalization of Palestinian Spouses.* Some Israelis call for murdering the Israeli women that even go on a date with an Arab man.

It resembles Pakistan's custom of patriarchal murder.

Windfall tax on oil

mardi 15 mars 2022 à 19:03

Congressional Democrats have proposed a bill for a windfall tax on oil. But it applies only to oil extracted or imported by big companies.

That exception is misguided. The increased price is a windfall for small companies as well as large.

There is no particular benefit for society in encouraging small oil extraction companies. It is not an incentive for anything useful, except perhaps to foment war globally (which they do, by contributing to global heating).

The exception covers 70% of domestic oil extraction, and that is a lot of money. We need that money for the treasury.