[01/02] When DeMentis showed up at a vigil for three blacks murdered by a white racist hater, and condemned the killer, the people present booed him for promoting the racism, fascism and Nazism that motivated the killer:

the Guardian

‘It’s been festering in Florida’: DeSantis accused of hypocrisy over response to racist shooting

Democrats criticize governor’s comments after shooting that left three Black people dead and say ‘this type of hatred isn’t random’

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.) I denounce bigotry, and normally I will not link to articles that practice it, even...

Law and order, including the traditional laws of tribal war, are breaking down in Papua New Guinea:

the Guardian

Papua New Guinea killings: what’s behind the outbreak in tribal fighting?

Up to 150 killed in Enga Province as experts say weaker legal systems, weapons access and ‘loss of hope’ fuel deadly clashes

An organization in Hong Kong that promotes the Cantonese language has been compelled to shut after its leader published a fictional story about loss of freedom there:

the Guardian

Hong Kong: Cantonese language group shuts down after targeting by national security police

Fears that China’s crackdown on dissidents is expanding into cultural sphere after linguistic group closes over a fictional essay about erosion o...

It doesn't surprise me that the story and its author were attacked. Attacking the organization as well may simply reflect using it for that publication. But it could also be an escalation of the campaign to suppress the Cantonese language. That has been active in Canton (Guang Dong province) for years.

Yet another American has been shot dead for trying to enter the wrong house, down the block from where he lived:

the Guardian

South Carolina college student fatally shot trying to enter wrong home – police

Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, of Connecticut, lived on same street as where he was shot adjacent to University of South Carolina campus

Atlanta is systematically intimidating activists opposed Cop City by jailing them without valid grounds, then after release labeling them as "terrorists" so they will be harassed in various ways:

the Guardian

‘Threatened and vulnerable’: Cop City activists labeled as terrorists pay high price

Protesters say classification as ‘domestic terrorists’ for opposing planned Georgia police facility has upended their lives

I urge everyone to learn not to feel shame for being persecuted. This can help help you stand up to hate campaigns from whatever side.

Peaceful protests are spreading in areas of Syria held by Assad's government, calling for his removal from power:

the Guardian

Syrian protests enter second week with calls for Assad to go

Demonstrations have grown steadily throughout the south, centring around the province of Suwayda

[01/03] The descendants of William Gladstone have apologized for his father's large role in British colonial slavery and the slave trade:

the Guardian

Family of former British PM apologises for enslaver past in Guyana

Descendants of William Gladstone urge British government to discuss reparations in the Caribbean

I think it is misguided to apologize for the actions of one's ancestors. People are not responsible for what their ancestors did, and even less if the ancestors did them centuries ago. To accept blame for things one did not do is a surrender that people should resist. It suggests a desperation that entices hostile people to demand...

The National Labor Relations Board issued new rules Friday that will make it easier for workers to form unions — and much more difficult for companies to stop them:

Companies That Try to Union-Bust Will Be Forced to Recognize Union, NLRB Says | The New Republic