Human Rights in the Post-Pandemic Era

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Michael Tomlinson

“In 2020, governments around the world panicked in response to the declaration of a pandemic and imposed drastic interventions to impede the spread of Covid-19, interventions which crushed human rights on an unprecedented scale and without sufficient justification. Yet this was widely accepted, even by human rights organisations. How could this happen? And how could we amend human rights protections to ensure that it does not happen again?” (09/01/260

https://brownstone.org/articles/human-rights-in-the-post-pandemic-era/

Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol gang when he retired, newly released records show

Source: Seattle Times

“Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and Chicago, records released last week by the federal government show. In early March, an internal government watchdog contacted Bovino with an ‘official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP,’ emails released by Customs and Border Patrol show. … In a direct message on X, Bovino told the [Chicago] Tribune Monday he was placed under investigation ‘to CAUSE me to retire.'” (09/01/26)

https://archive.is/MxcFZ

World War II, the “No Good” War

Source: Libertarian Institute
by Jim Bovard

“September 1 is the anniversary of the start of World War II in Europe. On that date in 1939, Nazi Germany launched an invasion of Poland from the west and a few weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded from the east. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed a non-aggression pact shortly before they carved up Poland but that ceasefire didn’t last beyond June 1941. World War II has been heralded for more than fifty years as the ‘Good War’—in contrast to subsequent U.S. military debacles in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran. But World War II cannot be glorified without hiding a heap of lies and millions of corpses.” (09/01/26)

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/world-war-ii-the-no-good-war

Germany: Explosive devices damage power lines near coal plant

Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]

“Improvised explosive devices were used on Tuesday to target power lines near a coal-fired power plant in Germany, with several electricity lines damaged and supply briefly interrupted, police and a grid operator said. Several makeshift bombs were found around 8am local time at the Preilack substation, which distributes power from the nearby Jaenschwalde plant that runs on lignite and also burns rubbish, a police spokeswoman said. At least one of the devices detonated but others failed to go off, she said, adding that no one was hurt and there was no major blackout in the area, about 100km (60 miles) southeast of Berlin.” (09/01/26)

https://archive.is/pI8em

AI, Culture, and the Italian Renaissance

Source: Cobden Centre

“In this talk I [Max Rangeley] go through what we can learn from various Italian princes for the age of AI. Will we enter a new age of polymaths, science and beautiful architecture? Or will AI slop overwhelm civilization and be the final ghastly episode of modern brain rot?” (09/01/26)

https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/09/speech-in-florence-on-ai-culture-and-the-italian-renaissance/