One of the problems associated with the current situation in the US is that it makes it much harder to protest about undemocratic actions in other countries. I've posted before about the change to th… (View Post)

Trump is tweeting about the need to stay peaceful and respect law and order. While that's a good thing just at the moment, it's a real pity that he's incapable of appreciating the irony ... (View Post)

It's not going to happen, but just going through the motions does create dangers. An immediate threat is that the odd Trump supporter could be sufficiently enraged to resort to violence and set off a… (View Post)

Argentina has voted to provide free abortions on demand up to 14 weeks. That may influence similar discussions elsewhere in the Americas, where many countries still have strict rules against abortion. (View Post)

Interesting - I hadn't realized that was dispellable. It would be rare for me to be playing with a party that could take advantage of that, but it's a nice trick to remember. (View Post)