US citizens: call on the EPA to adopt a stronger limit for pollution from trucks. https://www.evergreenaction.com/actions/epa-hdv-clean-trucks-petition-2023
Richard Stallman
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A witness claims that Bolsonaro discussed a coup with the heads of the Brazilian army, navy and air force, after losing the election last year: 
They may all face trial for this. I hope so!
the Guardian
Bolsonaro met with army, navy and air force heads to discuss coup – reports
Claims by former Brazilian president’s ex-secretary prompt calls for alleged rightwing conspirators to be brought to justice
US and Brazil warn that powerful oligarchs in Guatemala might hold a coup to stop Guatemala's president-elect from taking power: 
the Guardian
US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power
Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusader
When extremist Republican Senator Tim Scott threatened to fire workers for striking, he violated US labor law: 
He was urging for auto workers to be treated this way, but he is an employer himself, and he can't treat workers that way. So the UAW has filed a complaint against him.
The Intercept
UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Sen. Tim Scott for Saying “You Strike, You’re Fired.”
“Telling workers they’ll be fired for striking is violating federal labor law, and that’s not something becoming of a senator.”
Working from home makes it possible to save over 50% of one's greenhouse gas emissions, by avoiding commuting, but achieving that much savings requires taking significant steps to make your activities around home greener: 
We should not forget that most employers demand use of unjust technology that people should never tolerate. Starting with things like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Google Docs, and lots of imposed employer-operated spyware.
Scientific American
Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee
By not going into the office, an at-home worker can cut greenhouse emissions in excess of 50 percent if they take energy-conservation steps
Solar power satellites are being considered seriously by the EU: 
The L5 society's 1980 plan was to build large ones using material from the Moon. Launching that from the Moon's shallower gravity well would be far cheaper than launching that from Earth.
the Guardian
Tim Peake backs idea for solar farms in space as costs fall
Astronaut says rockets from Elon Musk’s SpaceX can reduce price of launching equipment
Despite the cease fire of the Tigray region's forces with Ethiopia, the atrocities continue there, committed by other ethnic Ethiopian militias and the Eritrean army: 
the Guardian
Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn
Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report
I work in a supermarket and see how desperate some shoplifters are: 
My heart goes out to them. The same worker also sees professional thieves, and addicts who steal to buy an addictive drug. Those have always existed, but what's changed is that now there are many desperate thieves stealing necessities of life.
the Guardian
I work in a supermarket and see how desperate some shoplifters are. My heart goes out to them | Anonymous
Sharon White is right – theft is ‘epidemic’ on the British high street. But more security measures won’t fix our unequal society, says an a...
I will be speaking at the GNU 40th anniversary event in Switzerland on September 27th.
When? The event runs September 27, 2023, 9:00–22:00 CEST
When is this keynote address? On September 27th at 14:00h
Where? Volkshaus in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Link:
40 years ago the GNU Project — to develop the GNU operating system — was launched and gave birth to the Free Software movement, and Free Software has since become the cornerstone of modern computing.
GNU 40th anniversary - GNU Project -
Free Software Foundation
[01/02] A large UK union will spend some money on publicly promoting a few specific policy issues, instead of giving it to Labour: 
Not all of these policies are good. One of them is to continue developing more offshore oilfields, to extract oil that the world cannot safely burn or make into more plastic. I am in favor of a well-managed green transition, but trying to demand it by overdrawing the carbon budget is environmental terrorism.
the Guardian
Unite launches ‘red wall’ campaign in push for radical Labour policies
Keir Starmer could end up on the back foot as his party’s main backer launches campaigns on energy, steel and green jobs in red wall seats
[03/03] ...whole world, not on short-term protection of each area by itself.
[01/03] Expensive plans to protect Rockaway in NYC from future hurricanes may not be effective: 
The article explains that efforts to estimate the probability of a another similar disaster were bogus or confused. Meanwhile, science has advanced since the 2000s. We should make a more plausible estimate of that probability, based on acceleration of global heating, then increase it for our continued incomplete knowledge.
Then we should make another such estimate...
the Guardian
Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea
A decade after Hurricane Sandy, critics of a federal plan that allocates billions to protect the region from rising waters are calling it a ‘fail...
120,000 people in Britain died in 2022 while on NHS waiting lists: 
That is double that dies while waiting in 2017/2018. The cause of this is simple: bad policies imposed by the government. Especially the policy of refusing to tax the rich so as to raise enough funds to do the NHS job right and thoroughly. I would have suggested voting for Labour, except now Labour is committed to be just as bad.
the Guardian
‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatment
The UK is facing another wave of Covid-19 from the multi-mutation Pirola variant: 
Reducing the harm calls for wearing masks, but the government is too timid to promote them. The situation is similar in the US. I wear masks by choice, to protect myself and others. So can you.
the Guardian
‘Lessons have been forgotten’: is the UK ready for a new Covid variant?
With worrying mutations, limited vaccine rollout, vastly reduced testing and a creaking health service, experts are predicting a tough few months a...
Sep 17: Join the climate defense rally in New York City: https://www.endfossilfuels.us/logistics
In 2021, 16 countries pledged to stop their international investments in fossil fuel, Most of them kept the pledge. The US, Germany and Italy did not: https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/06/revealed-taxpayer-funded-fossil-fuel-projects-from-the-u-s-germany-and-italy-breach-international-climate-commitments/
Organizations that campaign against hate are now campaigning against Musk and his use of Ex-Twitter to attack those organizations: 
We have to conclude that Must is a fascist and suspect that he bought Twitter to use it for hate.
NBC News
Civil rights groups attacked by Elon Musk are mounting a counteroffensive
Advocacy groups are rallying to the defense of the Anti-Defamation League and the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
US citizens: call on the Biden Administration to protect access to Medicaid: 
Demand Progress
The Biden Administration must protect access to Medicaid
States are moving quickly to kick families off Medicaid. The Biden Administration must increase oversight and protect health care coverage
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted: 
This suggest the rising sea will come for you sooner than previously predicted.
the Guardian
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss
"Smart" devices typically collect more data about their useds than is required to implement their features: 
As usual, for "smart" read "snoop". Instead of getting a "smart device", be smart yourself — and reject them.
the Guardian
UK owners of smart home devices being asked for swathes of personal data
Which? said firms are gathering far more data than needed for products to function