US citizens: call on House Democrats to support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Ranking [Democratic] Member of Oversight and Accountability Committee.

US citizens: call on the Senate to oppose Dr. Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The congestion tax for driving in much of Manhattan operates by identifying all cars heading into the congestion charge area.

Charging a tax for causing congestion is legitimate in my view, but it does not excuse tracking people's movements in the absence of legitimate grounds.

It would not be terribly hard to sell a temporary sticker that you could attach inside your windshield to indicate you paid the congestion tax for today, for this month, or whatever period you chose. The system could be designed not to record which car has passed if it shows proof of payment.

To accept the excuse that "identifying people is the usual method" or "the easy way to implement" as sufficient justification for identifying people is, in effect, to accept total tracking sooner or later. We must insist that Freedom and privacy for everyone are worth what they cost.

*Global food production at increased risk from excess salt in soil, UN report warns.* *Scientists say climate crisis and poor agricultural practices to blame.* It affects 10% of global land. The article describes ways in which excess salt damages soil.

Many of the causes reflect overpopulation in one way or another. If we allow continued population growth, we won't be able to grow as much food later as we do today.

In the 1980s, the Broward County Sheriff's department made and sold drugs as a sting. That sting was illegal, so the current state attorney plans to vacate all those convictions.