Parts of New York City will end the jailing of people accused of misdemeanors.

This is not a law, just a policy decision by two current district attorneys.

Protests in Tunisia, against the poverty imposed by foreign banks, turned into riots.

In one city, protesters chased the thugs out of town and burned down their building.

I hope Tunisia can democratically choose a government firm enough to defy the banks. That's what it would need to do, to represent the people.

"The Tories’ obscene joke: shred the safety net, then toss people into it."

US plutocratists have gone even further: homeless Americans appear to number in the millions, though I can't find a figure now.

Reportedly the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities were published in this 2015 thesis.

I don't have the expertise or time to study it. Can someone tell me whether it really shows the same vulnerabilities, and whether it makes clear what they are?

Large power-grid storage batteries are proliferating.