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Urgent: Stop march to war
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Stop_march_to_war)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to stop the march to war — no attacks on Cuba, no escalation in Latin America, and no more US-driven violence in our hemisphere. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter…
Urgent: Resist attempts to freeze child care funds
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to resist the bully's attempts to freeze child care funds. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US citizens: Join with this…
Urgent: Subpoena Big Oil
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Subpoena_Big_Oil)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on your congresscritter and senators to subpoena Big Oil for its role in the bully's illegal war. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US…
Urgent: Protect Medicine for Veterans
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to Protect Medicine for Veterans — Strengthen the VA, Don't Cut It. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please…
Urgent: Voter personal information
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Voter_personal_information)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on the Department of Justice to drop its demands for voters' personal information. You know how will use it — for persecution, making eligible voters fear to vote.
Urgent: Investigate killings by deportation thugs
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to investigate all killings by the deportation thugs. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US citizens: Join with this campaign…
Urgent: Stop funding deportation thugs
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: write to your senators and rep to stop funding the deportation thugs until they cease their unjustified violence. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not…
Urgent: Condemn threats against Greenland
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to condemn threats against Greenland. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
Urgent: Billionaires Income Tax
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Billionaires_Income_Tax)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on your representative and senators to pass the Billionaires Income Tax. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Push to impeach RFK Jr
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Push_to_impeach_RFK_Jr)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: Push to impeach RFK Jr to defend public health. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Skyrocketing medical costs
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Skyrocketing_medical_costs)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to hold down skyrocketing medical costs. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
Urgent: Challenge RFK jr's attacks on vaccination
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on news media to challenge RFK jr's attacks on vaccination.
Urgent: Stop Warner mega-merger
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Stop_Warner_mega-merger)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on the DOJ to stop the Warner Mega-Merger. We should not allow large companies to get larger through mergers.
Urgent: Impeach the gnome
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Impeach_the_gnome)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to impeach the gnome. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
Urgent: Cover bully's intimidation honestly
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on the mass media to cover the bully's intimidation honestly, instead of pretending it is legitimate conduct for a president.
Urgent: Refuse funds for deportation thugs
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to refuse funds for the deportation thugs unless it is accompanied by making them respect people's lives and human rights. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript…
Urgent: Institutional investors
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Institutional_investors)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Tell Trump to make good on his promise to curb institutional investors: Pass the Stop Wall Street Looting Act! See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but…
Urgent: Raytheon stock buybacks
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#19_January_2026_(Urgent:_Raytheon_stock_buybacks)
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Raytheon's board to invest in improvements rather than buying back the company's stock. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: EPA authority of energy efficiency of manufactured houses
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Tell Your Senators: Protect the EPA's authority over energy efficiency of manufactured houses. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Magats' attacks on education, housing and other programs
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to block the magats' attacks on congressionally approved education, housing, and other human needs programs. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial,…
Urgent: Apple and Google contracts with deportation thugs
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: Call on Apple & Google CEOs to end your contracts with the deportation thugs. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Bring TJ Sabula back to work
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Ford to bring TJ Sabula back to work — don't punish workers for criticizing hateful visiting politicians. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not…
Urgent: Data leakage at Social Security Administration
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call Senate Crapo to investigate the coverup of data leakage at the Social Security Administration. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard.
Urgent: Stop special business tax breaks
Published: January 20, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on your state governor to stop giving businesses special tax breaks on the supposition that their investment would do wonders for the state. [Please include the following URL as literal text. You can also place on that text a link to…
Bipartisan war powers resolution
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(trump_venezuela_senate_war_powers)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
*Subject: Trump Bullies Flip-Flopping Senators Into Defeating Vote to Block Venezuela War.* That was just barely enough to defeat the resolution.
It could be you next
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(robert_reich_it_could_be_you)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
Robert Reich: *If agents of the federal government can murder a 37-year-old woman in broad daylight who, as videotapes show, was merely trying to get out of their way, they can murder you. Even if Trump and his vice president and his secretary of…
Smuggled tech in Iran
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
Iran is hunting down the Starlink connections that are still running, trying to eliminate all external communication. People think that Iran is planning to sever its domestic internet entirely from the rest of the world.
Global survey
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
*[the bully] is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests.*
Urgent: Prevent Big Oil from Destroying Chaco Canyon
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(Urgent:_doi_sec_burgum_big_oil)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
US citizens: Call on Interior Secretary Burgum not to let Big Oil destroy Chaco Canyon.
ICE job offer
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(slate_reporter_ice_job_offer)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
Journalist Laura Jedeed applied for a job with the deportation thugs, expecting to write a story later about the process and how they rejected her for what their background investigation would reveal about her politics. But they did not bother to…
Urgent: Call on Big Tech to cancel contracts
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
US citizens: call on Big Tech to cancel contracts with Israel's government.
ICE agents intimidation
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
Deportation thugs on streets around Minneapolis have been observed on various occasions making slightly veiled threats to shoot protesters. They have become a murderous criminal gang that shelters under a distortion of legal authority.
Horses response to human sweat
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(horses_smell_fear_in_humans)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
An experiment demonstrates that horses respond to odor of human sweat differently depending on whether the human was feeling fear at the time of collection.
EPA pollution rules
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
The EPA been ordered to give weight to the cost of pollution control but not to the cost of the human damage done by pollution, as a basis for relaxing the limits on soot pollution. The economic cost of a person's death is a callous way to judge the…
In defense of Greenland
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(europe_greenland_trump)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
How can Europe defend Greenland (and the rest of Europe) from the bully?
Mandated Danish Forces
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(trump_greenland_denmark_nato)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
Denmark has ordered its soldiers to fight any armed attack on Danish territory, including in Greenland. Denmark's army cannot militarily stop the US army from seizing Greenland. The point of this order seems to be to prevent the imperialist from sending…
Imminent logging
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(nsw_logging_halted)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
A special company in New South Wales, Australia, is authorized to fell trees in areas that are a habitat for endangered native species (plants and animals). It is supposed to take care not to harm those species, but it seems to take insufficient care. …
Fossil fuel phaseout
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(fossil_fuel_phaseout_urgent)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
*1.5°C target likely to be passed by 2030.*
Immigrant visa processing
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(immigrant_visas_suspended_trump)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
The wrecker has halted immigration visa consideration for 75 countries, ostensibly because too large a fraction of immigrants from those countries end up needing some sort of public support. This is not a rational response to the problem. I was treated…
Iranian tensions
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#17_January_2026_(iran_protests_erfan_soltani)
Published: January 18, 2026 04:37
After the imperious bully told Iran he would launch an attack if Iran executes protesters, the Iranian regime reacted just as I expected: by saying executions would start soon. The bully is cruel and unpredictable. The mullahs are cruel and rigid.
Chilling effect on lawful protest
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#13_January_2026_(Chilling_effect_on_lawful_protest)
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
*Both Human Rights Watch and the cross-party law reform organization Justice say recent legislative changes have created a chilling effect on lawful protest and should be repealed. Their reports, simultaneously published on Thursday, also say that…
Non-terrorist Palestinian speaker cancelled
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
The Adelaide festival canceled a speaking invitation to a non-terrorist Palestinian, saying that presenting her would be "culturally insensitive" after a shocking terrorist gun attack on Jews in Sydney. She rebuked the idea that the mere presence of a…
Bully wants to impose old imperialist international chaos
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
What the bully wants to impose is not a "new world order" but a return to the same old imperialist international chaos. One point in the article is a conceptual confusion: Yet this is not an administration that wants to colonize; instead it …
Laws that attribute personhood to things which are not people
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Robert Reich: we must eliminate laws that attribute personhood to things which are not people, and also the laws that treat some people as less than persons. We can protect things like species, rivers and forests without falling into those practices.
Republican politicians in Minnesota
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Republican politicians in Minnesota are stubborn magats; they continue to insist on the party lie that Renee Good attacked deportation thugs before one of them killed her.
Big investors buying single-family homes
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
*[The bullshitter said] he will ban big investors from buying single-family homes.* If that were actually done, it would be a substantial good thing. Nowhere enough to compensate for undermining…
Proposing granting legal rights to all sorts of things
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
There is a fashion these days to propose granting legal rights to all sorts of things — even hypothetical intelligences that some companies predict they will develop any day now. It is fun to speculate about what life would be like in a world with real…
Pervasive monitoring of children
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#13_January_2026_(Pervasive_monitoring_of_children)
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Medical professionals campaign against pervasive monitoring of children.
Indian government arrested climate defense activists
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
The Indian government arrested climate defense activists for campaigning for India to sign the fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty with support from foreign organizations. Prohibition of foreign support for humanitarian organizations is a standard…
RFK diet advice
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#13_January_2026_(RFK_diet_advice)
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
RFK jr has started repeating some diet advice that is mostly uncontroversial.
Magat officials blocking funds for needy families with children
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Magat officials have fabricated an excuse to arbitrarily block funds for needy families with children, based on vague accusations of paying support to some families that are not eligible. Since no human system works perfectly, I am sure that some…
Nations' plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
*Nations' plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction "will put climate goals beyond reach".* In other words, they will push civilization off the climate cliff.
NASA closing of research libraries
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#13_January_2026_(NASA_closing_of_research_libraries)
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
NASA, driven by magats who don't really like science or historical investigation, is closing more and more of its research libraries.
Magat officials have taken 1/3 of childhood vaccinations off recommended list
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Magat officials have taken 1/3 of childhood vaccinations off the recommended list, based on false assertions and no scientific grounds. It may be hard for American parents to get their children vaccinations which are not on this list.
Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
*Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies in Democratic states.* That is the arbitrary stoppage described here. Alas, the Supreme Court has a pattern this year of canceling the temporary court orders that have saved Americans…
US deportation thugs resisted scrutiny for abuse of force
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
The US deportation thugs have resisted scrutiny for abuse of force, which they do often. Screaming false accusations against the victim is just the first step in that resistance.
Body cam footage of ICE agent in Minneapolis
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Renee Good's wife directed sarcastic criticism at the deportation thugs, but sarcastic criticism is no justification for killing someone. Neither she nor Renee physically attacked them or threatened them.
FBI "investigation" of killing of Renee Good
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
The FBI has given us reason to suspect that its "investigation" of the killing of Renee Good will have a result decided in advance by Attorney General Bondi. The FBI is adding to this suspicion by excluding local cops from that "investigation" while…
Everyone in Iran cut off from the internet
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
Everyone in Iran, except the government, has been cut off from the internet in the middle of nationwide protests against religious repression. This will help them hush up news of brutal torture and killings such as the state has applied to previous…
Senate passed war powers resolution
Published: January 14, 2026 10:37
The Senate passed a war powers resolution to stop the bully's use of the US army for bullying.
UK cops that infiltrated protests reported to MI5
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
The UK cops that infiltrated nonviolent protest organizations reported to MI5, the state counterintelligence agency. It seems the government envisaged the protesters as Russian agents, though there is no evidence that they worked for or supported…
Worst Free-Range kids stories of 2025
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
*It's Safe to Look Back! The Worst Free-Range Kids Stories of 2025.*
US repression of protesters reaches new level
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
US repression of protesters reaches a new level as students are charged with a felony for an occupation on campus and pouring fake blood. The students hope to use the trial to put Israel on trial for pouring the real blood of tens (or hundreds) of…
US has made every other country less safe
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
*With [the would-be emperor's] military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe.* *[His] lawless actions in Venezuela demand a resolute response.*
(satire) Felony Oil Possession
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_((satire)_Felony_Oil_Possession)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
(satire) *Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession.*
Saboteur's purges of US military
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Saboteur's_purges_of_US_military)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
General Paul Eaton (retired) says the saboteur's purges of the US military could have dire long-term consequences to the military's reputation and efficiency. *"There is an active effort to politicize the armed forces," Eaton said. "Once you infect…
Two conflicting strands of American history
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
Two conflicting strands of American history, one enlightened side that stands for liberty and one dogmatic and brutal Christian side, have been in conflict since the beginning.
Preparing to help resist threatened US invasion of Greenland
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
European NATO members are preparing to help resist a threatened US invasion of Greenland.
Failure to condemn US for attacking Venezuela
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
International failure to condemn the US for attacking Venezuela is likely to encourage Russia and China to aggression.
Supercharged oil extraction
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Supercharged_oil_extraction)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
*"Everybody loses" if [oil extraction] supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say.* This is likely to push civilization over the climate cliff.
Massacred Muslims in Delhi
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Massacred_Muslims_in_Delhi)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
People unidentified massacred Muslims in Delhi, so Modi's government (Hindu-nationalist) charged Umar Khalid, a leftist political activist who is Muslim, with being behind the massacre. This is a priori implausible, but they have kept him in jail for 5…
Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Greenland in President's sights
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
*The US president has been quite clear that Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Greenland are in his sights. We must believe him.* I would say, we must consider that a serious threat. Any of his threats can be bullshit, but we can't assume it is bullshit.
One third in US live in areas that could suffer next fire disaster
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
*Researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could [suffer] the next fire disaster.* Resisting spread of urban fires requires removing anything that can burn from a certain zone around…
America's "leaders" sucking up to saboteur in chief
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
Most of America's "leaders" are sucking up to the saboteur in chief, and worst of all are the billionaire "captains of industry".
Saboteur's reckless drilling plan
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Saboteur's_reckless_drilling_plan)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
"Our analysis shows that [the saboteur's] ridiculously reckless drilling plan could cause thousands of new oil spills, threatening almost every U.S. coast," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity. "Nobody wants…
Poor people in poor countries burn plastic for heating
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
Poor people in poor countries often burn plastic for heating and cooking. The fumes are toxic — especially for the families who do this, but also generally for the population.
Senate investigating UnitedHellth
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Senate_investigating_UnitedHellth)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
The Senate is investigating UnitedHellth for cutting costs in nursing homes by resisting sending inmates to hospitals when they needed hospital treatment. It demanded some of the company's internal documents, but UnitedHellth continues to "engage" with…
Outsourcing state services to companies
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
Outsourcing state services to companies makes the services unaccountable. That is a disaster directly — but it has a secondary bad effect: ministers have little effective control to convert new policies into changes in actions. Outsourcing may appear…
Masked deportation thug murdered Renee Nicole Good
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
A masked deportation thug murdered Renee Nicole Good as she tried to drive her parked car away from him. He had nothing remotely like grounds for violence. Then federal officials told lies to try to excuse the killing.
Britain following path of fascism
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Britain_following_path_of_fascism)
Published: January 13, 2026 04:37
Step by step, Britain is following the path of fascism that Orbán imposed on Hungary.
Join an ICE-protest today
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#11_January_2026_(Join_an_ICE-protest_tomorrow)
Published: January 11, 2026 16:37
Join an ICE protest today, (Sunday), in your city. ICE has killed a friendly protester and lied about it, so the Facsists are in full swing with their extreme acts of injustice and oppression.
Toxic dirt in Detroit home demolition sites
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
*Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt.*
Dry "sertĂŁo" region of Brazil became dryer
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
In one generation, part of the dry "sertão" region of Brazil has become just enough dryer that the inhabitants can't eke out a living there any more. The sertão is known for a style of music called sertanejo, about which a Brazilian quipped, "Everything…
Waymo robotaxis blocked emergency vehicles
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Paralyzed Waymo robotaxis stopped together at some intersections in San Francisco blocked emergency vehicles from carrying out their missions. After a real physical disaster, such as an earthquake, they may have continued blocking emergency vehicles…
Urgent: Defeat bill to criminalize protests
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on Congress to defeat Ted Cruz's bill to criminalize. protests. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
Urgent: Call on CBS not to slant debate to right wing
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
US citizens: call on CBS not to let its magat news director slant debate to the right wing.
US restored part of canceled foreign aid budget
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
The US has restored part of the foreign aid budget that had canceled early in 2025.
Prisoners given rotten food and bad water at deportation prison
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
In the largest deportation prison in the US, the prisoners are given rotten food and bad water.
(satire) Species requirements to join deportation thugs
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
(satire) [The government relaxes] species requirements to join [the deportation thugs].
Bully punishes hatred that is not on his side
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
The bully punishes people for displaying hatred, when they are not on his side, and promotes them when they are on his side.
Ex-marine leading the Vet Voice Foundation
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
An ex-marine is leading the Vet Voice Foundation, which organizes the opposition to criminality and authoritarianism in the US military.
Walgreens bought by "private equity" company
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Walgreens was bought by a "private equity" company through a leveraged buy-out. This fall it imposed a new CEO that started closing many Walgreens stores. The same CEO previously did the job on Staples, and I noticed the results myself: it seems that…
Hepatitis B vaccination delayed from birth to two months later
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
The antivaxers in control at the CDC voted to delay the Hepatitis B vaccination from birth to two months later. Even if every baby gets vaccinated two months after birth, that delay creates a window of unnecessary risk, during which any babies that…
Google LLM overviews put people at risk
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
*Google [LLM] Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice.* The article gives examples and explains them.
FCC proposes to nullify local and state regulations on cellular towers
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
The FCC proposes to nullify local and state regulations on the installation and location of cellular towers. Cellular towers are not dangerous to people who are merely physically near them. The danger comes only from the surveillance they do to people's…
Mamdani overturns many executive orders
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Mayor Mamdani has overturned many of Adams's night-mayorish executive orders: all those issued after he was indicted on corruption charges. One of those orders was the adoption of the IHRA criterion for antisemitism, which is often used to label…
Native plant species blooming in UK winter
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
* Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plant species blooming in the UK* in winter. This won't directly hurt anyone, but it is a sign of the magnitude of changes we have caused in natural ecologies. Those changes will have large…
Persecutor threatening to attack Iran for persecuting protesters
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Ironically, the persecutor is threatening to attack Iran for persecuting Iranian protesters much like the way he persecutes American protesters that criticize him. Sometimes he will find it convenient to support. on some issue, the side that we defenders…
Ralph Nader's criticism of public radio
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Ralph Nader's criticism of public radio in the US starts with their practice of being funded mostly by payment from businesses which buy lots of advertising. Then he calls for various changes. One of his criticisms is that NPR focuses on injustices of…
Bully kidnapped President Maduro and his wife
Published: January 11, 2026 10:37
Robert Reich: the bully attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Maduro and his wife. The he said that the US government would "run the country of Venezuela," which would signify resuming military colonization such as the US used to do to Latin America…
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