Notices by Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz), page 5

[2/3] on what sort of action would constitute "support". Would "End the siege of Gaza" be construed as "support" for terrorists? I wouldn't be surprised if the bully's followers said so, This attack on the freedom of political association in the US, this attempt to subvert the rule of law by injecting arbitrary power, illustrates the commitment of right-wing extremists to the elimination of the basic principles of human rights, such as "innocent until proven guilty." I expect the

[3/3] Senate to block this bill, for the rest of this year.

[1/3] https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#bully

Republicans are trying to create the power to strip the tax exemption from any organization that officials accuse of "supporting terrorists", with no requirement to present any reason or evidence for that accusation. The group thus attacked would get a hearing, but it is hard to refute an accusation that offers no specifics. Even worse, there may be no limits

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/nov/08/university-tuition-fees-england-who-does-it-affect

Tuition fees in UK universities are going up, and some students will need bigger loans to pay for that, The UK student loan system is fundamentally better than the US system, because in the UK system the ex-student who has a low income does not have to repay the loan.

https://stallman.org/glossary.html#wrecker
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/08/david-lammy-dismisses-past-criticism-donald-trump-old-news

Fear of the wrecker is leading foreign political leaders to try to alter their past statements.

[2/2] carried out, it would result in a vast increase in deportations of people who never knew any country but the US, to places where they don't speak the language and can never fit in.

[1/2] https://stallman.org/glossary.html#wrecker
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/litigation-certainty-trumps-call-end-birthright-citizenship-face-mount-rcna162314
https://stallman.org/archives/2016-jul-oct.html#31_October_2016_(US_immigration_policy)

The wrecker said he would wreak havoc by ordering that a child of two unauthorized immigrants no longer be considered a US citizen. Even the Extreme Court might reject the validity of such an order; but if it were to be

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/16/global-water-crisis-food-production-at-risk

* More than half the world's food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have warned in a landmark review.*

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/trump-election-win-billionaires

*Heads of Amazon, Meta and Apple swift to congratulate Trump as Musk celebrates and declares victory for himself.* I boycott all of those companies, as well as Musk's companies. You can join in!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/05/pfas-gut-health-kidney-disease

Evidence that PFAS cause changes in intestinal bacteria.

[5/5] their country is conquered.

[4/5] ordering them not to fight unless attacked. Putin will face the choice of attacking the US troops and bringing NATO into the war, or ceasing to pursue those lines of attack. If Putin does attack them, it would be hard for the wrecker subsequently to pull the US out of the fight. He would look like a coward and a traitor if he did. He does not want to look that way. If this does not save Ukraine, it will at least help ensure that Ukrainians can take refuge in NATO countries if

[3/5] perhaps trigger a rebellion to overthrow the dictator, Lukashenko, who is a client of Putin. There is a chance this would free Belaris. At least, Putin might have to send a large army there, enough to interfere with the attack on Ukraine. * Ukraine can attack Hungary and remove Orban, who is a client of Putin. Maybe Hungary's government would flip. * The Biden can send several regiments to Ukraine, at Ukraine's invitation, then station them the way of Putin forces' advance,

[2/5] losing. However, Putin has the attitude of a cheap gangster: when a victim starts to talk about making a deal, that means perse is weak, so it is time to demand more. Putin would increase his demands to the maximum, figuring that he will get all he demands, sooner or later, whenever Ukraine can't hold a front line any more. But what if we imagine bizarre ideas with the sort of audacity that Putin has got away with? I have a few wild ideas. * Ukraine can attack Belarus and

[1/5] https://stallman.org/glossary.html#wrecker
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/ukraine-trump-victory
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#perse
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#putinforces
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#wrecker

People expect that the wrecker will give his pal Putin a gift by ending military support for Ukraine. If Ukraine is weakened that way, it might be sensible for Ukraine to seek a compromise peace that would be less disastrous than fighting and

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/palestinian-village-beit-iksa-west-bank-israel-restrictions

"Living in Beit Iksa is like living in prison." The only way in or out of that Palestinian village is through an Israeli checkpoint, and if the guards see fit, they can block an ambulance from coming for you while you die.

https://newrepublic.com/post/188197/trump-media-information-landscape-fox

Arguing that the main reason for right-wing victory is the highly funded right-wing media that dominate "news" (including pseudo-news) in the US nowadays.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/polio-vaccination-centre-and-aid-officials-car-bombarded-in-gaza-says-un

*Vaccination centre and aid official's car bombarded in Gaza, says UN.*

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/06/election-anxiety-is-consuming-me-alive

What do you do when democracy is in the intensive care unit?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/07/used-like-taxis-soaring-private-jet-flights-drive-up-climate-heating-emissions

*Analysis of 19m flights between 2019 and 2023 reveals 50% rise in emissions, condemned as "gratuitous waste".* Any country can regulate private jet flights that begin in, end in, or cross that country.