Global warming. Investigating the protestors. More madness. And more silliness.

Glastonbury is underway. They seem to have sunshine, which is much better than mud. According to this map

and according to this article, most of Europe is having a heatwave, an unseasonal heatwave, with temperatures up to 40+° in southern places. In some parts of southern Italy they have banned working outdoors, hard physical labour, in the hottest parts of the day. We seem to have broken the planet!

Getting back to Glastonbury, some of the musicians have been making it all very political. And some of their statements are going to be investigated by the police. I would have thought the police had better things to do! Here’s Zarah Sultana on that topic: 

“Why is our media and political class more outraged by musicians showing solidarity with Palestine than by a UK government directly complicit in genocide?

Condemn war criminals, not musicians.

Ban arms sales with a genocidal apartheid state, not non-violent direct action groups.”

Meanwhile the craziness continues. 

Here’s yet another Gaza poem.

The weapons of war become ever more impersonal and remote. Here’s a link to an article about pilotless drones. War accelerates the production of such weaponry.

And here’s a link to an article about what kills most children in the USA: not the reluctance/failure to vaccinate children against measles and other diseases, not obesity and poor diet, but guns and cars. “In 2020, gun injuries overtook car crashes as the leading cause of death in the US for children and adolescents. From 2019 to 2021, there was a 23% increase in gun deaths among Americans of all ages, while gun deaths among children and teens rose 50% in the same period.” Crazy!

On a less gloomy note, I am continually amazed at the things people write to newspapers about, consulting “advice gurus” about the silliest thongs. Here is an example: 

“You be the judge: should my partner stop trying to kiss me after kissing the cat?

Darryl thinks Ethel the cat is covered in germs. Georgia thinks Darryl’s moggy aversion is illogical. You’re the judge in this game of cat and mouth.”

 

Well, as for me, I think kissing animals is wrong, as simple as that! 

Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!