"So the short answer to the question “why are (some) drugs illegal?” is simple. It’s because the editors of powerful newspapers want it that way. They see getting drugs banned as a tangible measure of success, a badge of honour. " Guardian
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More brave souls challenging the dogma of 'waiting on red'.
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"The railroad system manager was so impressed with Jack passing all of the tests that he gave Jumper his job back. Furthermore Jack was officially hired, becoming the only baboon in history to work for the railroad. The story goes that in nine years on the job, Jack never made a mistake." Techly
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"Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime quietly circulated a remarkable document not only calling “decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption…consistent with international drug control conventions” but stating that doing so “may be required to meet obligations under international human rights law.”...Then, all of a sudden, the paper was censored—or maybe retracted or disavowed, depending on what story you buy—just before it was to be presented at last week’s International Harm Reduction conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia." Salon
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Even without the one-child policy, Chinese people will not have enough babies to avert a demographic crunch from the middle of this century... China needs immigration just as much as the developed West and Japan!
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"One after another, white mothers confessed the trouble their children had gotten into. Some of the behavior was similar to JJ’s; some was much worse. Most startling: None of their children had been suspended." Washington Post
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You don't have to support BDS to recognise the absurdity of this. In practice, 'freedom of speech' is highly dependent on who is speaking, and who they are criticising.
"The absurdity of France’s celebrating itself for free expression was vividly highlighted by this week’s decision from that nation’s highest court, one that is a direct assault on basic free speech rights. The French high court upheld the criminal conviction of 12 political activists for the “crime” of advocating sanctions and a boycott against Israel as a means of ending the decades-long military occupation of Palestine."
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"Fire is raging across the 5,000km length of Indonesia... It is hard to convey the scale of this inferno, but here’s a comparison that might help: it is currently producing more carbon dioxide than the US economy." Guardian
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“Abortion in the U.S. has become a victim of its own success; an entire generation of Americans have grown up without seeing or understanding what the dark days of before Roe were like. Without understanding that history, you can’t fully appreciate what the right to choice means." NY Mag
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It's very important to the Tory government to establish the principle that *some* people have to pay before they can access healthcare. That puts in place the precedent - and the actual verification mechanisms - that can then be used to enforce payment on everyone else
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"the team predicted that this year’s summer would be the hottest South Africa had ever experienced." M&G
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Good rundown on how best to care for your teeth.
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Not so much the quiet diplomat any more, is he?
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More brave souls challenging the dogma of 'waiting on red'.
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"The railroad system manager was so impressed with Jack passing all of the tests that he gave Jumper his job back. Furthermore Jack was officially hired, becoming the only baboon in history to work for the railroad. The story goes that in nine years on the job, Jack never made a mistake." Techly
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"Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime quietly circulated a remarkable document not only calling “decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption…consistent with international drug control conventions” but stating that doing so “may be required to meet obligations under international human rights law.”...Then, all of a sudden, the paper was censored—or maybe retracted or disavowed, depending on what story you buy—just before it was to be presented at last week’s International Harm Reduction conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia." Salon
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Even without the one-child policy, Chinese people will not have enough babies to avert a demographic crunch from the middle of this century... China needs immigration just as much as the developed West and Japan!
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"One after another, white mothers confessed the trouble their children had gotten into. Some of the behavior was similar to JJ’s; some was much worse. Most startling: None of their children had been suspended." Washington Post
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You don't have to support BDS to recognise the absurdity of this. In practice, 'freedom of speech' is highly dependent on who is speaking, and who they are criticising.
"The absurdity of France’s celebrating itself for free expression was vividly highlighted by this week’s decision from that nation’s highest court, one that is a direct assault on basic free speech rights. The French high court upheld the criminal conviction of 12 political activists for the “crime” of advocating sanctions and a boycott against Israel as a means of ending the decades-long military occupation of Palestine."
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"Fire is raging across the 5,000km length of Indonesia... It is hard to convey the scale of this inferno, but here’s a comparison that might help: it is currently producing more carbon dioxide than the US economy." Guardian
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“Abortion in the U.S. has become a victim of its own success; an entire generation of Americans have grown up without seeing or understanding what the dark days of before Roe were like. Without understanding that history, you can’t fully appreciate what the right to choice means." NY Mag
>>><<<
It's very important to the Tory government to establish the principle that *some* people have to pay before they can access healthcare. That puts in place the precedent - and the actual verification mechanisms - that can then be used to enforce payment on everyone else
>>><<<
"the team predicted that this year’s summer would be the hottest South Africa had ever experienced." M&G
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Good rundown on how best to care for your teeth.
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Not so much the quiet diplomat any more, is he?
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