Interesting reading

Some interesting reading that I've come across of late: 

• a late addition: "Christopher Krebs Debunks The President's Lies About Election Fraud"; 
  
• a reminder that the pre-COVID-19 world had problems: "Beware going 'back to normal' thoughts – normal gave us Trump"; 
• questions about whether the response to a recent Royal Commission will lead to real change in a force which has a history of bleating about its changes in the past, which has been found to come up short. I suspect the problems lie partly in the divergences between force command and the mid-level dinosaurs, the continuing damage caused by the lack of rotation of what is effectively a combat duty, the inherent authoritarian biases created by selection bias in recruiting and brainwashing during training, the desire of a leftish government to avoid being in a situation where the simple-minded can accuse them of being soft on crime, and the misogyny and related bigotry that led to Christine Nixon being driven out: "Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?"; 
• the geopolitics of the Tigray conflict and other problems in Ethiopia: "Ethiopia lurches towards civil war"; 
• an almost "Cure  Violence" type assessment of the potential for Ethiopia to destabilise the region: "Will Civil War in Ethiopia Spread?"; 
• an important article on the need to address gender aspects of all we do for peace - everywhere: "Gender and Political Violence";
• an interesting comparison of situations: "Nigerians and Americans Are Protesting Police Violence, But They Have Different Demands. Here’s Why"; 
  
• a video on why shipping companies are taking what seem to be short-sighted decisions (the video misses a lot, particularly environmental impacts of shipping and infrastructure construction, human rights abuses in shipping, wages of sailors, etc): "Why are Billions of Dollars Worth of Ships Being Intentionally Destroyed?"; 
• "The world is waiting for Australia to end its 'suicidal' climate wars, says former UN climate chief";
• grave concerns about the ex-cop authoritarian right wing Home Minister's latest attack on Australian society: "‘Extremely concerning’: Dutton’s Surveillance Bill risks undermining Australians’ privacy"; 
• and, finally, an article by a controversial author and two others that I am still thinking about: "How to Save Democracy From Technology - Ending Big Tech’s Information Monopoly".