[01/05] When a British politician discusses "tough choices", person invariably reveals whose side perse is really on. A tough choice tends to involve emptying the pockets of those with little, or slashing a service ordinary citizens depend on:
the Guardian
Abandoning a wealth tax is a ruinous Labour strategy. It’s ‘Blairism without the cash’ | Owen Jones
The tough choice is not to court big business, but to invest in rebuilding our shattered society, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
 In any country, the plutocratist politicians are the ones that do this. Labour's string of "tough choices" shows it has become a plutocratist party. The Tories, formerly the reasonable-sounding plutocratist party, has...
Bernie Sanders urges left to back Biden to stop "very dangerous" Trump:
the Guardian
Bernie Sanders urges left to back Biden to stop ‘very dangerous’ Trump
Leftwing senator advises ‘unification of progressive people in general’ because threat from Republican ex-president is too great
 I would urge people to vote for Biden rather than the insurrectionist.
China is trying to erase the Tibetan culture and Tibetans as an ethnic group, with forced assimilation: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/04/china-vocational-training-programmes-threaten-tibetan-identity-carry-risk
Alan Singer: Trump Insanity on the Right:
Daily Kos
Trump Insanity on the Right
None of the eight Republican Presidential candidates on stage at the first debate raised their hand when they were asked by a moderator if they bel...
A scientist who has studied emperor penguins for a career expects them to be extinct in our lifetime, due to global heating:
the Guardian
I have studied emperor penguins for 30 years. We may witness their demise in our lifetime | Barbara Wienecke
As Antarctica warms and sea ice disappears, the breeding of emperor penguin chicks is in peril – a hostile environment even they cannot overcome
Large global consultancy firm used "power maps" of Australian officials to help win government contracts:
the Guardian
Consultancy firm used ‘power maps’ of Australian officials to help win government contracts
Accenture’s Peter Burns tells Senate the documents identifying key decision-makers and influence leaders have been used to tender for work
Iceland allows whaling to resume in "massive step backwards":
the Guardian
Iceland allows whaling to resume in ‘massive step backwards’
Activists say that whales will still suffer agonising deaths despite new regulations and monitoring
Canada issues travel advisory for LGBTQ+ residents visiting US:
the Guardian
Canada issues travel advisory for LGBTQ+ residents visiting US
Canadian government issues warning after numerous discriminatory laws passed in Republican-controlled states
Former member of Belarus "hit squad" to stand trial over disappearances presumed ordered by Lukashenko:
the Guardian
Former member of Belarus ‘hit squad’ to stand trial over disappearances
Yuri Harauski will be tried in a Swiss court over the disappearance of two political opponents of Alexander Lukashenko and a businessman
Biden Administration Adds Insulin to Drug Price Negotiation List in Major Blow to Big Pharma:
The Intercept
Biden Administration Adds Insulin to Drug Price Negotiation List in Major Blow to Big Pharma
“This was an unexpected victory in a long fight against an illegal cartel of three corporations who have raised their insulin prices in lockstep.”