US citizens: [ support journalists' freedom to report ]( https://cpj.org/campaigns/digital-freedom/right-to-report-sign-petition.php ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Support_journalists%27_freedom_to_report%29

US citizens: tell Kerry it is time to [ do more than weakly criticize Israel's continued land-grab in Palestine ]( http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/illegal-settlements-jstreet ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Do_more_than_weakly_criticize_Israel%27s_continued_land-grab%29

The US is pressuring Canada to seize generic medicines in transit [ on behalf of patentholding pharma companies ]( http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2014/09/u-s-pressure-behind-stalled-canadian-anti-counterfeiting-bill-2/ ) . These laws are murderous; officials who carry out such seizures should be tried in the ICC.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28US_pressuring_Canada_to_seize_medicines%29

The Australian government wants to delegate protection of threatened species to the states, which are [ not in a position to do it properly ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/states-not-able-to-protect-threatened-species-and-world-heritage-sites-says-report ) even if they wanted to. Of course, the point of the change is that the states don't even want to try.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Australias_threatened_species%29

Making thugs wear cameras is not an automatic guaranteed solution to thuggishness. They tend to turn off their cameras when they shoot people — and the cameras can contribute to massive general surveillance. [ Careful rules are needed ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/06/police-body-cam-privacy-recorded-cops ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Making_thugs_wear_cameras%29

One fast-food striker explains how he [ chose to get arrested for his daughter's sake ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/fast-food-striker-fight-for-15 ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Fast-food_strikers_motivation%29

An ISIS torturer went to Brussels and [ shot four people ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/jewish-museum-shooting-suspect-islamic-state-torturer-brussels-syria ) at the Jewish Museum. [ Why it would be a mistake ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/richard-barrett-mi6-isis-counter-terrorism ) to discourage jihadis from western countries from returning home if they have changed their mind about the issue.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28ISIS_torturer_shoots_four_at_Jewish_Museum%29

Twitter told people about protests and thug violence in Ferguson (those who are interested), while [ Facebook mostly steered people away ]( http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/06/twitter-beats-facebook-breaking-news-michael-brown-shooting-ferguson ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Facebooks_curated_newsfeed%29

An Eritrean, imprisoned because of his religious sect, [ took 3 years to reach Britain ]( http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/sep/06/eritrea-dangerous-trek-to-britain-slavery-trafficking ) , where he received asylum. He had to fend off kidnapers in Sudan, which also lets the Eritrean agents seize Eritrean refugees. One thing I do not understand is why he snuck into the UK from Calais rather than asking for asylum in France. What is the attraction or advantage of the UK for a person who has a valid claim to asylum? Does anyone know?
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Eritrean_refugee_gets_asylum_in_UK%29

The Justice Department's Inspector General released a report [ about how the FBI can bypass new "guidelines" about getting journalists' phone records and other data ]( http://boingboing.net/2014/09/03/when-can-fbi-use-national-secu.html ) , but the FBI censored it so badly that all we know is that it's a secret.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28FBI_censors_Justice_Dept._report%29

In the US: [ hold a rally for network neutrality ]( http://www.freepress.net/save-internet-event-guide ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Hold_a_rally_for_network_neutrality%29

The US rate of job generation fell to a new low, [ less than ever since the 1970s ]( http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/sep/05/us-job-growth-slows-lowest-level-1970s ) . The 1970s is the last time we had a government that represented Americans other than the elites.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28US_rate_of_job_generation%29

Violent religious fanatics are a real danger, [ but there are no violent atheist fanatics nowadays ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/07/militant-atheism-religious-apologists-intellectuals ) . The closest thing you can find are a few Communist dictatorships. They are cited to create a false appearance of moral equivalence between secularism and religion. People do not need religion in order to treat each other well. Humans (except sociopaths) have a conscience as a matter of instinct, and can train it through reflection. It can even have the strength to prevail over religious immorality. A story from Samoa (*) says that the religious practice of human sacrifice was ended when the son of the Malietoa (one of the top-level chiefs) saw that the woman he loved was going to be sacrificed, and presented himself for the sacrifice in place of her. The Malietoa, rather than sacrifice his son, banned human sacrifice thenceforth. Whether or not this really occurred, the repetition of the story shows that a human society can value conscience over religion, and it makes an instructive contrast with the story of Abraham and Isaac. * From Les religions du Pacifique et d'Australie by Nevermann, Worms, and Petri.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Atheist_fanatics%29

US citizens: [ support the Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act ]( http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/StudentLoan/?t=1002&akid=5256.1906019.RJz_Wy ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Students_Emergency_Loan_Refinancing_Act%29

In Philadelphia, if the bank doesn't make you homeless, [ the thugs might try it ]( http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-14/news/52772884_1_forfeiture-program-drug-trafficking-property ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28If_the_bank_doesn%27t_make_you_homeless%2C_thugs_might_try%29

NATO: [ Part of Solution [in Ukraine] — Or Problem ]( http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2014/09/03/nato-part-solution-or-problem ) . I think the question is not quite right. Nato expansion has clearly contributed to provoking Russia, but that doesn't prevent NATO from being useful for resisting Russia. Putin is not an innocent good guy, he is a former KGB officer.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28NATO%29

Many journalists [ have been kidnaped in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan ]( http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/sep/07/reporters-die-public-kidnap-secret-james-foley-steven-sotloff ) . Secrecy in many individual cases has hidden the size of the problem.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Kidnaped_journalists%29

Mainstream US TV political shows present [ debates between right-wing pundits that all agree ]( http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/09/04/debating-war-corporate-media-style/ ) the US should launch all-out war against ISIS. [ "Three things that won't defeat Isis are a kneejerk reaction to the videos of western hostages being killed, going back to the old models of dictatorship and airstrikes." ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/07/isis-reaction-from-west-military-strikes-not-best-option ) Above all, it is necessary to show Iraqi Sunnis how they can have a government they generally won't feel is their enemy. Perhaps that requires offering to break up Iraq, so they can have their own government as long as it isn't warlike.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Debates_between_right-wing_pundits_that_all_agree%29

US citizens: if you haven't already, [ submit a comment to the FCC defending network neutrality ]( http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=1035 ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Defend_network_neutrality%29

Abbott is betting that if he [ repeats over and over that he did not break his campaign promises, voters will forget that he did ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/07/tony-abbott-protects-a-vulnerable-claim-that-he-hasnt-broken-promises ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#07_September_2014_%28Abottt_campaign_promises%29

Qatar has admitted arresting two foreign human rights defenders who were [ investigating slavery ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/07/qatar-detains-humn-rights-british-workers ) in Qatar. The delay in announcing this shows that the government hoped the world would not notice, and that the "illegalities", if not fabricated, are violations of laws Qatar will be ashamed to have.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Human_rights_defenders_arrested_in_Qatar%29

[ For Israel, the Beginning of Wisdom Is to Admit Its Mistakes ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/07/israel-palestinian-unity-land-grab ) . If Israel wants security, it should stop the policies that insure Palestine can't have any security.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28If_Israel_wants_security%29

Judge Posner said his ruling in favor of voter ID laws was [ wrong ]( http://www.gregpalast.com/naughty-nuns-bad-bankers-and-ballot-bandits/ ) . The ruling, which disenfranchised over 70,000 black voters in one state still threatens US democracy. There are too many activities in the US which require a government-issued ID card, and this threatens to turn state driver-or-equivalent licenses into the equivalent of a national ID card.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Voter_ID_laws%29

Anti-slavery activist Andy Hall has gone on trial in Thailand as punishment for a stellar career of [ defending the rights of migrant workers ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/sep/07/labour-rights-activist-andy-hall-natural-fruit-company ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Anti-slavery_activist_on_trial%29

Russian troops or thugs [ kidnaped an Estonian investigator ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/07/russia-parades-detained-estonian-police-officer ) from a customs office on Estonian territory; the former KGB now claims he was captured in Russia.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Estonian_investigator_kidnaped%29

The Rise of the Warrior Cop describe [ the horror felt in the early US about mixing the roles of army and police ]( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/searle20140830 ) , and how Nixon's "War on Dregs" started to endorse mixing them up.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28The_Rise_of_the_Warrior_Cop%29

The US is [ widening its air bombing intervention ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/us-bombing-campaign-iraq-obama-isis ) in Iraq. As long as it remains limited to giving close air support to a local ground army fighting in a non-urban battlefield, the harm to civilians will be limited too. If it goes beyond that, it could become the sort of hatred-generator that drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen have been.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28US_widening_air_bombing_in_Iraq%29

Ukraine has lots of natural gas that could make it an [ ideal target for fracking ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/04/whys-behind-ukraine-crisis ) , especially if it is in debt to the IMF and can't resist. The article erects a large superstructure of theories which I think are strained and not convincing.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Natural_gas_in_Ukraine%29

To avoid disaster, we should convert with all possible speed to a [ zero-carbon-emissions society ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/06/zero-emissions-manifesto-climate-justice-movement ) . I have to comment on some minor points. It is a shame to cite Bill Gates as a positive example of anything. If the point is valid, it can be established without mentioning him. I distrust carbon offset schemes because many of them make presumptions about future activities that may not come true. But these do not invalidate the article's conclusion. They only affect side issues.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Zero-carbon-emissions_society%29

US citizens: [ call on Obama and Kerry ]( https://secure.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=14359 ) not to let Enbridge double the size of the Alberta Clipper tar oil pipeline. Also [ submit a public comment ]( http://act.credoaction.com/sign/enbridge_scheme ) to the State Department.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#08_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Oppose_enlarging_pipeline%29

In 1994, Justice Scalia [ cited two cases as examples that the death penalty could be incontrovertibly justified ]( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/02/1326644/-Does-a-Supreme-Court-Justice-just-say-oops ) . One of them was the case of the two men just [ proved innocent by DNA evidence ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/02/dna-evidence-north-carolina-death-mccollum-brown-artis ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28Death_penalty_unjustified%29

Illinois thugs have [ refused to tell ]( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/02/1326585/-Another-man-dies-during-routine-traffic-stop-Cops-withhold-all-information ) Joshua Paul's family any details of why and how they killed him.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28Killed_by_thugs_after_traffic_stop%29

A UK immigration prison appears to have killed a prisoner by [ doing nothing when he reported chest pains ]( http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/07/morton-hall-immigration-detention-centre-death-rubel-ahmed ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28UK_immigration_prison_death%29

New York thugs got creative to [ find an excuse to arrest a woman ]( http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140902/midtown/mom-arrested-for-blocking-sidewalk-while-waiting-for-family-use-bathroom ) who had left a protest, as she waited near a restaurant for her family to come out of the toilet.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28NY_thugs_get_creative_for_arrest%29

Russia's population has been [ decreasing for over 20 years ]( http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/sep/02/dying-russians/ ) ; Russians die younger and have few children. One author says this is because Russian society has learned to give up hope. If that is true — I don't take it as certain — then it probably relates to the cruel capitalism that took over Russia in 1991. The same thing might happen in the US if the plutocrats cement their power.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28Russias_population_decreasing%29

The US justice system will believe in the impossible, [ to excuse killings by thugs, or to keep someone in jail ]( https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140828/11204628350/miraculous-works-criminal-justice-system.shtml ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28The_US_justice_system%29

Big Ag in Oregon procured a law giving farms [ immunity for dropping toxic pesticides on people's houses ]( http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/09/12585/oregon-residents-challenge-states-right-farm-law ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#09_September_2014_%28Big_Ag_in_Oregon%29

The companies that sell armored vehicles and automatic weapons to US thugs are [ showing no shame ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/sp-urban-shield-police-militarization-ferguson-oakland ) at "Urban Shield".
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Companies_show_no_shame_at_Urban_Shield%29

A gang of 6 thugs in New York City handcuffed a man and then [ hit him repeatedly with sticks ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/nypd-officers-assault-claims-gang-bronx ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28NYC_thugs_beat_handcuffed_man%29

More about [ Russia's armed kidnaping ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/estonia-russia-fsb-trap-eston-kohver ) of an Estonian detective.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Kidnaping_of_Estonian_detective%29

Spanish thugs are [ buying more arms ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/spain-one-bn-on-riot-gear-autumn-of-protest ) to escalate repression of suffering Spaniards.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Spanish_thugs_buying_more_arms%29

Greenpeace protesters in the US face felony prosecutions [ for a banner drop ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/08/greenpeace-activist-guilty-felony-count-procter-gamble ) . [ Putin in America ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2013-sep-dec.html#10_October_2013_(Putins_men_claim_Greenpeace_protesters_guilty_of_piracy) ) ?
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Greenpeace_protesters_face_prosecution%29

[ Still Scared Stupid in the Age of Terrorism ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/04/still-scared-stupid-age-terrorism ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Still_Scared_Stupid%29

Over [ half the bird species in the US ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/09/north-america-birds-extinction-study-climate-change ) , including the bald eagle, are threatened by global heating.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Global_heating_threatens_US_birds%29

Today's climate models, applied to 1990s data, [ predicted the slowdown in atmospheric heating of the 2000s ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/09/research-global-warming-hiatus ) . There was no slowdown in global heating; rather, [ heat started going into the oceans ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2013-sep-dec.html#03_September_2013_(Slowdown_in_atmospheric_heating_since_2000) ) rather than the low atmosphere.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Todays_climate_models%29

The slavery investigators disappeared in Qatar have been [ freed ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/09/uk-human-rights-researchers-qatar-freed ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Qatar_slavery_investigators_freed%29

US citizens: [ tell the EPA ]( http://act.credoaction.com/sign/epa_pebble_mine ) not to allow the Pebble Mine.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Urgent%3A_Oppose_Pebble_Mine%29

Modi, since his election, has [ started denying global heating ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/09/narendra-modi-india-prime-minister-climate-change-sceptic ) . Apparently he has surrendered to the "burn, baby, burn" lobby.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Modi_has_started_denying_global_heating%29

Janitors don't have to be paid poverty wages — [ if they unionize ]( http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/08/poverty-pay-isnt-just-about-economics-new-york ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28Poverty_wages%29

A group of former presidents and ministers [ calls for an end to the War on Drugs ]( http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/09/citing-failed-war-drugs-world-leaders-call-widespread-decriminalization ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#10_September_2014_%28An_end_to_the_War_on_Drugs%29