a quick trawl through stuff that caught our eye this week
Plastic Pollution -not a drop of comfort Anyone who thought that plastic pollution was far away in the ocean, or only happened to other people, would do well to read this. According to this piece from Medscape, it’s going to have a direct impact on your urinary system. Soon. There’s something to think about next time you pop out to the smallest room, or dive behind a bush in a local beauty spot. Thanks to G Herbert
Killed by Neoliberalism? Four youths and a man have been convicted of yet another murder; Reasonless, bereft of intelligence-why do they do it? The world over? Because people like this this have nothing- no education, no prospects, no money. All they have is their honour: status derived from the approbation of other wretches like themselves, equally lost in the abyss. And why, in turn, is that? Because we still live with the tatty, faded promises of neoliberalism and its bogus promise of trickle down economics. Bogus? Yep, go to the next story after you have read the link from Bristol Live
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/five-found-guilty-murdering-teenagers-9718953
So Is Neoliberalism dead too? Yes, according to this thoughtful piece from Dani Rodrik in the Guardian Before you protest that this one is seven years old, remember this. The whole cult of untrammelled free markets, low tariffs, and unrestricted flows of money and people has just been buried by the election of Donald Trump, who, rightly or wrongly, is opposed to all of those things. So if even the American Right have forgotten neoliberalism, where else has it to go?
//www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/14/the-fatal-flaw-of-neoliberalism-its-bad-economics
Will Trump Sell out Ukraine? Before the election Democrats in the USA and democrats in the rest of the world asseverated that Donald Trump would quickly sell out Ukraine to Putin. But. Let’s give the devil his due, and reserve judgement until we see what he actually does. In the meantime, here are four possible scenarios from The Conversation
://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-following-donald-trumps-re-election-four-likely-scenarios-are-becoming-clear-243498?utm_medium=email&utm
And finally…the Cumbernauld cat who was cornered in Coventry We couldn’t resist this winning story about Beans, a large tabby and white feline who went missing from his home in Cumbernauld, Scotland in late October. (under Joe Biden-remember him?) Well recently, he has shown up 300 miles south in Coventry, England. to the joy of his owners, with whom he was duly reunited. How he managed to travel all that way remains a mystery. But at least there’s one happy ending to close off then week. Even if Beans must now conduct the rest of his days under the supervision of Donald Trump.
Stay safe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4lkl4gz9lo
#plastic pollution #health #urinary tract #cats #economice #crime #bristol
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