*The Tax Foundation [Cites] Mythical Taxpayers to Cause Alarm Over Proposals That [Would] Only Impact the Wealthiest Among Us.*

The 2,000 inhabitants of Wagina island, in the Solomons, won a court case to prevent a bauxite mine on their small island. Then 8 of them appointed themselves a "council of elders" and claimed to authorize the mine.

I wonder what inducement convinced those 8 people to do this.

Uganda's president has jailed hundreds of the opposition after his "reelection."

Manchin has effectively killed the For the People Act.

This means nothing can be done to stop Republicans from stealing the next election at the level of various states.

UK officials told asylum seekers in immigration jails that complaining about the conditions there would jeopardize their asylum requests.