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Global heating and pests

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Global heating will enable pests to spread and wipe out the US wheat harvest. However, genetic engineering might be able to make wheat that can resist the pests.

I expect that these genes, taken from a related plant, would do not biological harm — but they would spread patent pollution that would drive further concentration of farming.

Copyright censorship directive

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 à 02:00

The EU Parliament rejected the proposed new copyright directive which would require automatic copyright censorship.

However, the directive is not dead yet. We have to continue fighting.

Rohingyas repatriation agreement

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Rohingyas rejected a secret repatriation agreement which was negotiated between the UN and the Burmese government without consulting the Rohingyas.

Saboteur Pruitt

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Saboteur Pruitt of the EPA has been forced out due to many personal scandals.

Any one of these scandals would have ended the career of any politician in the past, but the cheater doesn't mind them.

His temporary replacement is likely to commit the same sorts of sabotage, but more systematically and without the side-scandals.

Channel One's commercials

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Channel One's commercial advertisements to captive audiences in US schools are coming to an end.