"Civil forfeiture" is a system of punishment without trial that allows thug departments in the US to confiscate billions of dollars a year, in cash and goods.

The thugs claim we should tolerate this injustice on the grounds that it "reduces crime." We can reply that forfeiture might as well be crime. However, now we can also reply that it simply isn't true. That article presents evidence refuting the thugs' claim.

There remain more loopholes that Republican senators, with Pence, could use to sabotage the election if they are desperate enough.

We could end up on Jan 20 with a dispute about who is president.

*British government says UNICEF should be "ashamed" for feeding hungry children [in the UK].*

The Tories want those children to go hungry!

Florida governor DeSantis did everything possible to encourage spread of Covid-19, including distracting people from the danger, delaying reporting deaths, and making sure no one could be fined for not wearing a mask.

That last is something that Massachusetts's Republican governor is also doing. He is putting people in danger here.

It appears that Boeing and the FAA arranged to rig the tests to recertify the 737 MAX so as to assure get a positive outcome.

Is the US so corrupt that it can't honestly regulate product safety even in the most crucial and visible cases?