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Nixon supported a plan for a military coup in Chile in 1970 to prevent Allende from becoming president:
the Guardian
Files reveal Nixon role in plot to block Allende from Chilean presidency
President hosted rightwing mogul Agustín Edwards in September 1970 and discussed plans to foil socialist election-winner
 The coup attempt failed, but killed the head of Chile's armed forces, General Schneider, who would have opposed any coup. This probably paved the way for Pinochet's coup in 1973, which also had US support. For more information.
[01/05] UK ministers warn that cars from China may carry out massive surveillance for China:
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 That is a real danger, but the same danger applies no matter where the cars come from. Their failure to consider this for Tesla cars, which are known to surveil their users with extreme thoroughness, is a bizarre mental lapse. Real respect for your privacy means not collecting personal data about you:
How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
Eritrea's oppression of its populace deserves a protest, and so do "festivals" it runs to raise money in other countries. But these protests should not include violence:
the Guardian
Eritrean festival canceled by Toronto following outbreaks of violence
Clashes were latest in string of global skirmishes that have drawn scrutiny to human rights abuses in Eritrea
[01/02] Gender stereotypes lead to punishing women employees if they speak assertively in ways that are treated as acceptable for men:
Opinion | Women Know Exactly What They’re Doing When They Use ‘Weak Language’
If you don’t mind, I think I’d like to propose a theory about gender norms. Would that work?
 The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.)