the Guardian
Wisconsin supreme court appears poised to strike down legislative maps and end Republican dominance
Decision from four liberal justices in lawsuit could eliminate some of the most gerrymandered districts in the United States
 Wisconsin supreme court to hear high-stakes case challenging gerrymandered legislative maps.
the Guardian
Sinn FΓ©in’s rising tally of lawsuits fuels fears it is trying to stifle scrutiny
The Irish PM has accused the party of trying to take away democracy through threats as press freedom organisations raise concerns
 Sinn Fein leaders are suing many of those that publish about them, including news organizations and political opponents.
[2/2] … mere mortals&ellip;
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β€˜We will coup whoever we want!’: the unbearable hubris of Musk and the billionaire tech bros
Challenging each other to cage fights, building apocalypse bunkers – the behaviour of today’s mega-moguls is becoming increasingly outlandish a...
 Douglas Rushkoff: Today's richest billionaires are not richer than their counterparts of 120 years ago, but they think of themselves as above civil society, not part of it. They believe that with enough money, one can escape the harms created by earning money in that way. … with enough genius and technology, they can rise above the plane of …
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Xi critic who fled 300km on jetski to South Korea will die if sent back to China, says father
Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing as trial set to begin
 A refugee fled China to South Korea, on a high-tech variant of a boat, and South Korea may deport him instead of giving him asylum.
the Guardian
Frequent flyers are rewarded for polluting. Let them pay the full price | Martha Gill
A progressive carbon tax on flying would protect poor people far more than simply abandoning green policies
 It makes logical sense to put heavy taxes on using private jets, and on flying in expensive (large) seats. However, Piketty's suggestion makes economic sense, but it is unjust because it requires total surveillance of everyone's carbon emissions. Taxes are compatible with a free society; higher tax rates for the wealthy are also compatible. But total surveillance destroys freedom.
[3/3] … experience is horrible in reality; there is no need to exaggerate it by calling the victims "survivors".
[2/3] … enslavement of workers with specific fields of work. I've read about many areas and there are surely more. This article contains an example of the tendency to undermine the word "survivor". This happens when people apply it to experiences which are painful, maybe also harmful, but unlikely to kill their victims. This is an exaggeration; in a few decades time, it won't achieve its goal any more, as "survivor will have come to mean no more than "victim". The cruelty that slaves …
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The people targeting you with cyberscams may themselves be victims of slavery | James Cockayne
Hundreds of thousands across south-east Asia are forced to work for industrial-scale criminal enterprises. Reporting scams is therefore critical
2022: November - February Political Notes
 Enslavement of workers applies to a broad range of fields of work — even including carrying out internet scams. I'm concerned that some countries will prosecute the slaves for the crimes they were forced to commit. It is a mistake to associate the injustice of …