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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
Rich countries are using poor countries' loans to trap them into investing in fossil fuel extraction:
the Guardian
Rich countries ‘trap’ poor nations into relying on fossil fuels
Campaigners criticise ‘new form of colonialism’, where countries in the global south are forced to invest in fossil fuel projects to repay debts
 The obvious way to respond is to offer debt forgiveness in exchange for commitments not to do more fossil fell development. I think we could do it, if not for the plutocrats trying to prevent it.
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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
Governor Dismantle put people in charge of Florida's New College to chop down all its principles and rules to bury them in an anti-woke box:
the Guardian
Florida’s attacks on academic freedom just got even worse | Moira Donegan
Ron DeSantis has put the rightwing activist Christopher Rufo in charge of ‘reforming’ a liberal arts college and remaking it in a rightwing mold
 Many of the faculty have already left. I would guess that most of the faculty, and most of the students, will not return next year, and the college may be unable to continue operating at all except as an empty shell. But I think DeMentis will call that success.
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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
No milk, no eggs, small hope: fears rise for Sri Lanka’s malnourished children:
the Guardian
No milk, no eggs, small hope: fears rise for Sri Lanka’s malnourished children
Close to half the crisis-hit country’s under-fives go hungry and one in five suffer from wasting. Mothers tell here of their struggle as Unicef w...
 I've been told that Sri Lanka's economic collapse was due to a government policy that made farming uneconomical, but I can only consider that a rumor. Can anyone show me reliable information?
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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
[01/04] The famous Tintin series of graphic novels from Belgium included adventures in the Belgian Congo, and they depicted realities of colonization. There have been demands to censor the books over that:
the Guardian
Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes
The disappearance of a bust of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation
 When it comes to judging Belgian colonialism, we need not bother thinking of Tintin. The realities of the Congo were oppression from beginning to end. Initially, the Congo was King Leopold's personal possession, and he treated the inhabitants so cruelly that even...
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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
[01/02] If the Tories can't send boat people to Rwanda, they want to send them to Ascension Island in the South Atlatic: over a 1000 miles from Africa or South America:
the Guardian
UK may try to send small boat arrivals to Ascension Island, minister confirms
Home Office minister says people could be sent to south Atlantic island if Rwanda policy fails
 In addition, they plan to adopt the cruelty of Australia's right-wing government, which sent people to the exile island of Nauru and would never let them go to Australia. (I think most of them have been given asylum in other countries.) The Tories plan to do likewise, so that the people sent to...
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Richard Stallman 2 years ago
[01/02] A survey of students of perceptions of their freedom of speech found that the vast majority feel free to express their opinions:
the Guardian
Almost nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their views – survey
Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS report
 The survey is useful but it could have been worded more carefully. The question asked whether students felt free to express the opinions they happen to hold. For the students who answered yes, it could be that they feel no pressure about what opinions they express. But it could be that they feel free to express their actual opinions...
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