All posts by Chuck Fager

Yikes! The Next President could be A Gitmo Torture-Meister & Human Rights Shredder

[NOTES: I protested Gitmo and the U. S. torture program for years during the Iraqi-stan wars. There were a number of names from that horrible and still unaddressed period: Rumsfeld, Cheney (Dick, tho Liz agrees) W and more. Now there’s another one: a newbie Navy lawyer, aggressive, all-in, ambitious. Also unknown. But not unknown anymore: … Continue reading Yikes! The Next President could be A Gitmo Torture-Meister & Human Rights Shredder →

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Idaho hospital will stop delivering babies as doctors flee state due to abortion ban

Near-total ban on abortions is driving doctors away, hospital says, leading to lack of nearby labor and delivery care for thousands The Guardian Gloria Oladipo  — Mon 20 Mar 2023 An Idaho hospital has planned to stop delivering babies, with the medical center’s managers citing increasing criminalization of physicians and the inability to retain pediatricians … Continue reading Idaho hospital will stop delivering babies as doctors flee state due to abortion ban →

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Gwynne Dyer: Two More Unpleasant Climate Surprises

Freddy and the Ice: Messages From the Future GWYNNE DYER INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST Bangkok Post — 19 MAR 2023. Two new things on the climate front this week, both bad news. Typhoons used to be like drive-by shootings: one pass, one hit and then gone. Now they’re starting to come back for a second hit.

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