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Murder by soldier

vendredi 12 novembre 2021 à 18:18

A Kenyan woman was murdered in 2012. Now there is an indication that the murderer was a British soldier sent there for training.

I am disappointed that the article raises the question of whether she was a part-time prostitute — as if that were pertinent.

Condemnation of prostitutes is an example of the conservative idea of moral values, which are based on obedience to superiors, loyalty to the group, and cleanness, and allow those to override fairness and justice.

Net zero pledges

vendredi 12 novembre 2021 à 18:18

The Yes Men expose the worthlessness of companies' "net zero" pledges: net zero credibility.

The cow in the room

vendredi 12 novembre 2021 à 18:18

*The cow in the room: why is no one talking about farming at Cop26?*

It is hard for me to comment on issues relating to sustainable farming, because I don't have a basis to judge whether proposed methods are have a plausible chance of being more sustainable. I know about many of the worst problems — pesticides, fertilizer, water demand, and farming crops to feed animals — but when people propose solutions, I can't tell the rational solutions ones from the newage.

One piece of foolishness can be seen in the article when people criticize the menus because "60% of dishes include meat or dairy." I am not impressed by people who equate buttered toast with a steak.

Urgent: remove insurrectionists from Congress

vendredi 12 novembre 2021 à 18:18

US citizens: call on Congress to remove insurrectionists, as the constitution requires.

Extreme rainfall

vendredi 12 novembre 2021 à 18:18

China has suffered big damage from extreme rainfall. Will this convince China's rulers to stop making it worse by building coal-burning generators?