US citizens: call on Biden to demand the Israeli government ban the use of white phosphorus (except for generating fog).

US citizens: call on the Federal Trade Commission to Stop Big Tech from taking over the auto industry (through "connected cars").

The actions this advocates would be a step forward, but nowhere near enough.

We should prohibit systematic tracking of the location or movements of any vehicle or vehicles that can lawfully be used on public streets, except when authorized by a search warrant that must specify the vehicles to be tracked, the geographical of such tracking, and the period of time within which it may be done.

Jeremy Corbyn was reluctant to call HAMAS a terrorist group, but now has publicly recognized that it is one. I'm glad, because it means that he and I are more or less in agreement now. I was disappointed that he disagreed with me on this point. However, I still supported him rather than Starmer. The UK government is not in charge of either HAMAS or Israel, but it is in charge of whether to make poor people in the UK suffer for the sake of the rich. Starmer refuses to tax the rich to reverse their multi-decade neoliberal wealth grab. Corbyn wants to do that.

I've already contrasted HAMAS and the Israel. Both are committing war crimes, but they are not similar, not mirror images of each other. It is not that simple.

*The news has become intolerable and inhumane. Democracy’s vital feedback mechanism is broken.*

It helps, I find, to read news articles rather than watching video. With text, it is easier to stay calm while finding out what happened. Then you can react emotionally to what you have learned, rather than whatever image someone shows you.

Another advantage is that you can read words faster than you can hear someone speak them.

*Nikki Haley Says Anonymous Social Media Posts Are a "National Security Threat," Demands All Users Verify Identity.*

Right-wing disinformation and hate are the main "national security threat" in antisocial media platforms, but Republicans have become experts at spreading those messages under their own names and avoiding punishment or obstacles. I guess Haley thinks this new censorship requirement will hit only progressives.