Cuban socialists now criticize the state for cracking down on protests. Perhaps this offers a chance to make Cuba respect human rights while continuing to resist capitalist colonization. I hope the US will respond to this by dropping the sanctions. But if they are really driven by plutocracy, it won't be quick to drop them.

Human activities are wiping out insects overall (with a few species, such as cockroaches and mosquitoes, as exceptions). Insects are crucial in almost all land ecosystems, so we could not even try to survive if we continue to reduce insect populations.

US citizens: call on the Senate to examine the FBI's sham Kavanaugh investigation.

More information on the cover-up.

US citizens: call on Biden to end the trade sanctions on Cuba.

China, Russia, Brazil and Australia have energy policies aiming for 5C of global heating (or more, due to possible positive feedbacks not properly modeled).