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EU greenhouse gases from livestock

jeudi 24 septembre 2020 à 02:00

*Greenpeace says [the EU] must get a grip on reducing greenhouse gases from livestock or risk missing Paris agreement targets.*

Coronavirus inflicts American deaths equivalent to a 9/11 every few days

jeudi 24 septembre 2020 à 02:00

* Coronavirus inflicts American deaths equivalent to a 9/11 every few days, but [the wrecker] and his allies seem blithely unconcerned.*

Republicans don't care if other people die, but in 2001 they had a chance to gain by making a fuss about some Americans who died. Whereas today they have a chance to gain by pretending it isn't happening.

Mistrusting water

mercredi 23 septembre 2020 à 02:00

*'It smells bad, it tastes bad': how Americans stopped trusting their water.*

Exporting castes

mercredi 23 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Many upper-caste Indian engineers have moved to the US. Alas, they have brought caste prejudice with them.

The Indian I admire most is Dr Ambedkar, who was the leader of the Dalits. I urge people to read a biography of him. The one I read was Ambedkar — Toward an Enlightened India, by Gail Omvedt.

Please do not buy this (or anything) from Amazon!

At the end of his life, Ambedkar developed a rationalist form of Buddhism which he called Navayana.

Jai Bhim!

Uber for evicting people

mercredi 23 septembre 2020 à 02:00

*Gig Economy Company Launches (a company like) Uber, but for Evicting People.*