*Italy’s far-right government submits plan to decriminalise abuse of office.* I’d expect right-wing plans to include abusing various offices. But it is alarming that they openly propose changes in the law so they can get away with that.

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*EU lays out plan to cut greenhouse emissions by 90% by 2040.* *Far-right group Project Veritas admits it had ‘no evidence’ of voter fraud in Pennsylvania.* Often you can detect these right-wing systematic liars by their constant pretensions to be telling the truth. Compare with the bullshitter, for instance.

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A campaign based on what some call “ableism” condemns the plan by a women to play Richard III. Peculiarly, not because of a gender difference, but because she is not “disabled”. Can a non-disabled 21th-century actor properly play a powerful but physically disabled 15th-century noble? Can a disabled 21th-century actor properly play a powerful non-disabled […]

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*Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs.* The extra parking charge would be good, since it would discourage SUVs. But parking is only one of the areas in which SUVs do harm. They make collusions more damaging to pedestrians and people in other vehicles, and they increase pollution. The […]

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A German minister accused the fascist-tinged far-right party of secretly planning mass deportations if it gets power. *AfD leader “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” says German Social Democrats head.*

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