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EPA scientists resign

vendredi 19 mai 2017 à 02:00

Two scientists resigned from an EPA advisory committee in response to Saboteur Pruitt's dismissal of other scientists.

They say the dismissal shows that their recommendations will not be valued. In effect, their recommendations would be ignored and their names used to imply endorsement of the conclusions.

Kansas law allows concealed guns on campus

vendredi 19 mai 2017 à 02:00

Professor Jacob Dorman explains his resignation from the University of Kansas because of the state's insistence on allowing concealed guns on campus.

He also reviews the statistics that show why this will kill students far more than it protects them.

Egypt drafts social media user law

vendredi 19 mai 2017 à 02:00

Draft Law Would Require Egyptian Social Media Users to Register With [Egyptian] Government.

EU's proposed copyright directive

vendredi 19 mai 2017 à 02:00

The EU's proposed copyright directive would require all social media, all sites that let users post anything, to set up copyright censorship systems. Parodies and other fair use, not recognized in Europe as part of freedom of speech, would be rigorously eliminated.

Tory underfunding of ambulances

vendredi 19 mai 2017 à 02:00

Because of Tory underfunding, the UK's ambulances are barely operable, and their first aid equipment for people having heart attacks is rickety and slow. The experienced staff are quitting due to pension cuts.

Nurses are going to strike due to pay cuts.

In a few years, the Tories will admit that the NHS no longer functions, and replace it by privatized medical treatment that most people can't afford at all.