When the bullshitter announced that Hydroxychloroquine was a treatment for Covid-19, the Republicans that rule Oklahoma bought 100,000 doses for 2 million dollars. Now they are trying to get their money back.

Biden calls for bold climate defense action as a way to create jobs.

Philosophically, I disagree with the idea that creating jobs should be the reason we protect our future. Reducing the coming disaster is absolutely necessary if we want civilization to survive. That the process create jobs is not absolutely necessary — after all, the state has many ways to make jobs, it just has to hire people.

However, politically I think it is an intelligent strategy. It is hard for plutocratists to attack the plan in the name of economic growth.

Meanwhile, he is not downplaying the vital reason: the "existential threat” to civilization", as he put it.

Overall, I am pleased. The nutcases will have to work mighty hard to defeat this.

*India blocks mobile internet at sites of farmers’ protest.*

Modi is a repressive plutocratist ruler. What is amazing is that he has launched repression against half of India.

Burma's army has arrested the civilian government officials and is apparently doing away with civilian government.

The coup has been condemned by the US and the UN, while China sees nothing particularly bad in military rule.

US citizens: call on Congress to make Washington DC a state.