The Ferguson thugs confirm that [ a thug shot at Michael Brown as he was running away ]( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323386/-Ferguson-PD-Confirms-Officer-Wilson-Shot-at-Brown-as-He-Ran-Away?detail=email ) . Apparently that shot did not hit Brown, but that miss is no excuse for shooting at someone who was no threat. After they shot Brown, the [ thugs did not allow a nurse to perform CPR ]( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/16/1322270/-Nurse-On-Site-Was-Not-Allowed-to-Tend-Mike-Brown?detail=email ) . That amounts to deliberate murder.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28Thug_shot_at_Michael_Brown_as_he_was_running_away%29

Campaigning against the practice of [ putting sugar in lots of foods where you would not expect it ]( http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/24/robert-lustig-sugar-poison ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28Sugar_in_foods_you_would_not_expect%29

When thugs do something violent, and get fired, they [ frequently move on to some other town that doesn't care ]( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323221/-Ferguson-hired-police-officer-with-horrendous-history-of-violence-against-citizens?detail=email ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28When_thugs_get_fired%29

UK cuts in support for local government are [ focused on the poorest areas ]( http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/25/councils-poorest-areas-biggest-cuts-labour-says ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28UK_cuts_in_support_for_local_government%29

Israel's shift to right-wing racism means that [ Liberal Zionism among Jews elsewhere has hit a dead end ]( http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/opinion/sunday/israels-move-to-the-right-challenges-diaspora-jews.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 ) . Liberal Zionism means support for a Liberal Israel which no longer exists; Israelis who would support it are [ met with intimidation, even repression ]( https://www.stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#07_August_2014_%28Death_threats_against_Israeli_dissident%29 ) . No wonder 40% of Israelis are thinking of emigrating.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28Liberal_Zionism_among_Jews%29

Google seems to be aiming slowly to [ make the World Wide Web effectively its proprietary product ]( http://robert.ocallahan.org/2014/08/choose-firefox-now-or-later-you-wont.html ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28A_proprietary_World_Wide_Web%29

Tony B'liar's business accepted a lot of money to advise the dictator of Kazakhstan on how to [ damp down the bad publicity he got from shooting a bunch of protesters and crushing the opposition ]( http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/24/tony-blair-advice-kazakh-president-protesters ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28B%27liar%27s_business_advised_dictator_of_Kazakhstan%29

The Shi'ite militias that resist ISIS, where the Iraqi army is incompetent to do so, hate Sunnis and [ intend to expel them from any areas they capture from ISIS ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/iraq-frontline-shia-fighters-war-isis ) . This is likely to force Sunnis to support ISIS even if they detest ISIS's oppression and cruelty. Unless they have somewhere else to turn, and at present they don't. US Republicans want the US to [ intervene against ISIS in Syria ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/republicans-isis-militants-us-air-strikes ) . I don't think the killing of one US journalist, on top of so many others murdered by ISIS, is particularly important. I don't think ISIS is close to attacking the US itself. Whether this sort of intervention is right depends mainly on its effects on the region itself. I can see the reasons in favor, but I also worry that things can go wrong in ways we are not likely to anticipate. US military support for Kurdistan makes sense because Kurdistan is a nation fighting a conventional war. It has an army that is loyal to something more than its pay. In addition, Kurdistan is not likely to fall into brutality comparable to that of ISIS or the Shi'ite militias. The use of drones to attack ISIS poses no special ethical issue because the targets are military units, typically equipped with unmistakable military vehicles or heavy weapons — not cars, houses and groups of people standing around, that might well have civilians in them. Can/will Kurdistan protect Sunni Arabs that wish to join it? Can it offer them a way out of support for ISIS?
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28Shi%27ite_militias_intend_to_expel_Sunnis%29

Racist assaults, often by thugs, are frequent occurrences for blacks in the US, which [ teach them a justified rage ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/24/undercover-white-america-why-black-rage-conscious-justified-and-long-overdue ) . Learning to control so much justified rage is not easy. It would help if they could get justice.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#25_August_2014_%28Racist_assaults_teach_justified_rage%29

Thugs killed another black man in St Louis, not far from Ferguson. Video shows that there was no reason to shoot him, let alone shoot him [ 12 times rapidly without waiting as much as 15 seconds ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/police-release-video-of-kajieme-powell-shooting-in-st-louis ) . It could well be that those thugs really believed he was threatening them. Part of the effect of racism is that it leads people to perceive a black male as potentially violent. If the thugs are allowed to cite this as an excuse for killing someone, their murder spree will go unchecked. Racist thinking is associated with the bad logic of "essentialist" thinking, but [ specific kinds of experiences can lead people out of such thinking ]( http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/racism-psychology-essentialism-creativity ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Racism%29

The study that found damage in animals that were exposed to Roundup, or that ate Roundup-ready GMO corn, has been [ published again ]( http://commonground.ca/2014/08/gmo-bites-10/ ) . The journal that published it first later [ retracted it in suspicious circumstances ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2013-nov-feb.html#05_December_2013_(GMO_corn_and_cancer) ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Roundup-ready_GMO_corn_study%29

The outcome of trials in Florida is affected by the race of the people in the jury pool, [ in a strange way ]( http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/08/the-impact-of-jury-race-in-criminal-trials.html ) . If all the jury pool is white, black defendants are more likely to get convicted than white defendants. But if at least one black person shows up for the jury pool, the disparity disappears — even a jury is made up only of whites. I think it would be legitimate to arrange for partial racial balance in jury pools if that eliminates demonstrated unfairness in trial outcomes.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Outcomes_of_trials_in_Florida%29

[ 35% of young Britons ]( http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/18/social-media-monitoring-employers-rise-pwc ) would be happy to show their social media profiles to employers if pressured to do so. The report says "in exchange for job security", which sounds like a benefit; but since employers can reduce job security to zero if they wish, in practice it means, "If you don't show us, you'll be fired (or never hired)." It should be illegal for employers to even ask.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Employees_social_media_profiles%29

David Barron, now Federal Judge Barron, was in an awful rush to approve [ killing a US citizen with no criminal charges ]( http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/7-pages-that-gave-president-obama-permission-to-kill-americans/378651/ ) based on nothing but intelligence reports. We know how a president can [ shape intelligence reports around whatever result he seeks ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2007-jul-oct.html#25%20July%202007%20(Bushmen%20distorted%20intelligence) ) , so this is little limitation.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Rush_to_approve_killing_a_US_citizen%29

Harbors around the world have [ plastic fibers in the water ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/25/sydney-harbours-plastic-pollution-alarming-levels ) , which can harm fish. It will take a lot of work to find out how these fibers affect various species of fish.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Plastic_fibers_in_harbors%29

Entrenched systematic bigotry means that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/white-brother-police-shot-black-man">fatal accidents systematically happen to the group on the receiving end.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Entrenched_systematic_bigotry%29

As Scotland votes about independence, one Englishman is envious, wishing England had the chance to escape from its [ sham democracy ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/envy-scots-english-democracy-independence-scotland ) . What this says to me is that independence for Scotland is a side issue. All of the UK needs to real democracy.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28UKs_sham_democracy%29

The University of Illinois confirmed that it [ cancelled its faculty offer to Steven Salaita ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/23/univ-illinois-admits-pre-emptive-firing-israel-critic-steven-salaita ) because he had criticized on Twitter the Israeli occupation pf Palestine. I asked someone to find me a sample of his tweets; these are what I received. I try my best to remember that we don't just stumble into political consciousness; it's better to teach than to berate or shame. "Hamas" is the biggest red herring in American political discourse since Saddam's "weapons of mass destruction." When will the attack on #Gazaend? What is left for #Israelto prove? Who is left for Israel to kill? This is the logic of genocide. Members of the Knesset routinely call for the elimination of Palestinians, so #Israel can spare us the bullshit about restraint in #Gaza. #Israelgets billions in aid, arms, and financial subsidies from the US, yet most Americans condemn imaginary Black women for welfare. Rednecks need a new slogan. Instead of "kick their ass and take their gas," how about "#Gazais a disaster, but Netanyahu is my master"? Republicans are such tough guys, eager to kill 4 God and country. #Israel slaps around the US of A, though, and all they do is ask for more. The dude who wrote the genocide is permissible article has an egg avatar. Total hasbara troll. I just got an email condemning my "slander of holy Israel." I reckon I can accept "slander," but "holy" seems a bit out of place. I don't see anything here that legitimately justifies taking away a teacher's job.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Faculty_offer_cancelled_due_to_tweets%29

Cameron [ wants to grab at the ISIS provocation ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/david-cameron-isis-conflict-iraq-war-on-terror ) to start another open-ended "war on terror". As the article says, this is strategically foolish; but it's a great excuse to smash what remains of civil liberties with "anti-terrorist" laws which can then be turned against [ dissidents ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2009-nov-feb.html#23%20November%202009%20(UK%20cops%20database%20license%20plates%20at%20protests) ) , [ journalists ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2012-jan-apr.html#10_April_2012_(Laura_Poitras) ) , and [ journalists' spouses ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2013-nov-feb.html#03_November_2013_(The_arrest_and_interrogation_of_David_Miranda) ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Cameron_wants_another_war_on_terror%29

Short-term events and cycles explain the short-term discrepancy in heating of the Earth's surface since 2000, showing that the climate models were [ correct overall for the long term ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/aug/25/unpacking-unpaused-global-warming-climate-models-right ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Heating_of_Earths_surface%29

Strong and harsh reactions to the spreading of Islamist ideology can [ backfire ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/legislate-isis-soft-power-radicalisation-britons ) (not to mention that they can violate human rights).
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28How_harsh_reactions_can_backfire%29

In Macao, an unofficial poll of citizens satisfaction with the chief official was shut down forcibly, based on an [ absurd pretext ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/25/organisers-unofficial-referendum-arrested-macau ) as usual.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Shutdown_of_unofficial_poll_in_Macao%29

A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector says that the NRC is [ ignoring its safety guidelines ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/25/nuclear-plant-diablo-canyon-california-shut-down ) regarding the safety of the Diablo Canyon reactor in case of earthquake.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Diablo_Canyon_nuclear_reactors%29

Germany may be forced to [ allow euro-austerity to stop ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/objections-austerity-french-government-france-eurozone ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Euro-austerity%29

ISIS massacred Shi'ite prisoners in Mosul after [ telling them they were about to be released ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/25/isis-ethnic-cleansing-shia-prisoners-iraq-mosul ) . This lie reminds me of the lies Nazis told to Jews to get them to cooperate with being killed. I suspect the purpose of this massacre was to provoke Shi'ite militias to massacre Sunnis and thus force Sunnis to support ISIS.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28ISIS_massacres_Shiite_prisoners%29

Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian human rights defender and feminist and member of the Palestinian parliament, has been [ arbitrarily exiled by Israel's army ]( http://samidoun.ca/khalidajarrar#action ) from Ramallah to a distant part of the West Bank.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Khalida_Jarrar_exiled%29

The NSA maintains a [ huge database of who talks with whom ]( https://firstlook.org/theintercept/?post_type=article&p=3465 ) , including Americans as well as foreigners, and makes it available to several government agencies for all sorts of investigations.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28NSA_database_of_who_talks_to_whom%29

A prominent Tory [ wants to apply "guilty unless proven innocent" ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/boris-johnson-terror-suspects-guilty-britons-iraq-syria ) to anyone that goes to Syria or Iraq.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Guilty_unless_proven_innocent%29

Thugs' shooting black people is the current instantiation of [ lynching ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/mike-brown-shooting-jim-crow-lynchings-in-common ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Current_instantiation_of_lynching%29

The UK government is fabricating absurd excuses to evade responsibility for [ undercover thug infiltrators that formed sexual relationships with activists ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/cps-police-spies-sexual-relations-under-cover-women-activists ) , much as it is fabricating absurd excuses to evade responsibility for aiding US torture.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28UK_govt_fabrications%29

If Argentina surrenders to the vultures, it may be forced to [ surrender a lot of land to foreign powers ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/25/colonization-bankruptcy-high-stakes-chess-match-argentina ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28If_Argentina_surrenders%29

Israel's total destruction of tall buildings in Gaza is an [ intentional collective punishment of civilians ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/israel-bombs-two-gaza-city-tower-blocks ) . This is proved by the fact that Israel can, and in the past did, attack particular apartments without destroying the whole building.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Israels_destruction_of_buildings%29

Ukraine says its army has [ captured Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/russian-soldiers-captured-pro-moscow-rebels-ukraine ) alongside rebels.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#26_August_2014_%28Russian_soldiers_in_Ukraine%29

WHO calls for [ regulation of e-cigarettes ]( http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/26/e-cigarettes-regulation-united-nations-who-report ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Regulation_of_e-cigarettes%29

Dalit women who refuse to collect toilet waste face [ threats of attack ]( http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/if-you-dont-send-your-women-to-clean-our-toilets-we-will-beat-them-up/article6350683.ece ) from higher-caste people who demand this service.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Dalit_women_face_threats_of_attack%29

Palestine [ calls on various countries to investigate ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/palestinian-riad-al-malki-investigate-war-crimes-foreign-citizens-israel-army ) the participation of their citizens (who are soldiers in the Israeli army) in Israel war crimes.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Participation_in_Israel_war_crimes%29

Spanish women are [ protesting a mayor who warned men that women would make false accusations of rape ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/valladolid-mayor-rape-comments-bra-protest ) . The mayor's statement combines two points which don't really fit together. The suggestion to be careful where you go at 06:00 is wise, not just for women, and not just in regard to rape. There are places in Cambridge where I hesitate to walk when it is dark or deserted, because I don't want to be robbed. To give this advice for avoiding rape does not excuse rape, any more than giving this advice for avoiding robbery excuses robbery. Safety advice does not inherently involve blaming the victim. But sometimes it does. In the case of that mayor, for instance. When the mayor combines safety advice with claims about unlikely false accusations of rape, it is clear that he intends to attack women and is looking for pretexts.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Spanish_women_protest_mayor%29

Everyone: phone Lisa Kershner, General Area Manager of Oakland Marriott City Center and Oakland Convention Center, at 1-510-466-6410, and say you object to their support for the "Urban Shield" event which promotes military weapons for use on US streets and in US homes.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Phone_Lisa_Kershner%29

[ Hypersonic weapons ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/aug/26/hypersonic-weapons-global-arms-race-us-tested-prototype ) now being developed by the US, China and Russia would put the world on a hair trigger and could even be mistaken for a nuclear attack. It would be smarter to sign a treaty to ban them, but the US government generally refuses, assuming it will have the advantage.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Hypersonic_weapons%29

Russia admitted its soldiers were in Ukraine, and reporters trying to investigate reported secret graves in Russia of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine were [ attacked ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/ukraine-vladimir-putin-petro-poroshenko-summit-solve-conflict ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Russian_soldiers_in_Ukraine%29

Wisconsin Governor Walker actively raised funds for supposedly independent groups that were going to [ use the funds to promote voting for him ]( http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/08/12577/walker-solicits-funds-outside-group-win-recalls ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Funds_raised_by_Wisconsin_governor%29

How AT&T [ buys the support of grass-roots organizations ]( http://lulac.org/news/pr/Empower_Hispanic_Communities_With_Technology/index.html ) for its campaign against net neutrality.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28ATTs_campaign_against_net_neutrality%29

A Florida thug [ dumped a mostly paralyzed man onto the floor ]( http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/13/wheelchair.dumping/ ) by tipping his wheelchair. This incident is unusual, both for callousness, and because the thug's superior condemned it and apologized. It is not a basis for judging thugs in general. But I think it is the extreme manifestation of an attitude that many thugs have in a less egregious form.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Thug_attacks_man_in_wheelchair%29

Pipeline protesters in Michigan [ locked themselves to trucks ]( http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/25/defiant-action-pipeline-protesters-lock-themselves-trucks ) to block construction of an oil pipeline.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Pipeline_protesters_in_Michigan%29

Countries and criminals around the world are [ tracking people's movements through portable phones ]( http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/25/wapo-governments-exploit-cell-phone-technology-track-users-worldwide ) . This is why I don't have one. The NSA [ can figure out that two people know each other ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2013-nov-feb.html#05_December_2013_(NSA_collects_5_billion_cell_phone_locations_per_day) ) by seeing that their cell phones are in close proximity.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Portable_phone_tracking%29

[ How the Brutalized Become Brutal ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/25/how-brutalized-become-brutal ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28How_the_Brutalized_Become_Brutal%29

Bus deregulation in the UK (outside London) resulted in [ high fares and bad service ]( http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/26/bus-deregulation-outside-london-failure-thinktank ) . This suggests to me that buses need a subsidy, and that deregulation meant elimination of the subsidy. Does anyone know?
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Bus_deregulation_in_the_UK%29

Young people who were in Fukushima at the time of the meltdown show a [ high rate of thyroid cancer ]( http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/25/elevated-rates-thyroid-cancer-found-fukushima-youth ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Thyroid_cancer_in_Fukushima_youth%29

A woman in Indiana [ faces many years' imprisonment ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/indiana-woman-feticide-charge ) for taking drugs to cause an abortion.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28Imprisonment_for_attempting_abortion%29

The IPCC reports that global heating is [ already a source of danger ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/26/global-warming-irreversible-un-panel-report ) and it may be impossible to reverse.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#27_August_2014_%28IPCC_report_on_global_heating%29