The Daily Shaarli
September 14, 2020
"A Syrian opposition war monitor says a suspected Israeli airstrike on Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria killed 10 fighters, including eight Iraqis"
Janaya Future Khan’s activism is as politically uncompromising as it is spiritually generous.
Ontario government survey on privacy protections. Issues around surveillance, data storage requirements, who is responsible for securing that privacy, and enforcement will affect many parts of our economy.
"The situation is rekindling debates from a decade ago about how unemployment can lead to long-term economic “scarring,” but the specifics are different. The 2007-2009 recession fell disproportionately on the male-dominated construction and manufacturing industries. The pandemic has caused more job losses in services concentrated among women, and brought the added complication of school closings and concerns about the safety of daycare centers and nursing homes."
Hundreds of emails offer a rare look at the meat industry’s influence and access to the highest levels of government. The draft was submitted a week before Trump’s executive order, which bore striking similarities.
"Biden, whose campaign declined to comment, has mostly turned a cold shoulder to the industry, though he attended at least one $35,000-a-head Zoom fundraiser this summer with financiers, according to a participant. In his three decades as a Delaware senator, Biden was closer to Wall Street. Notably, he backed tough personal bankruptcy rules favored by banks and credit-card companies, many of which were based in his state."
The Conservative Party of Canada has announced a new leader: Erin O’Toole. A seemingly spiritless, staid candidate, his leadership may nevertheless prove a strategic win for Conservatives.
"Between 2005 and 2019, 91% of investigation files opened into suspected harm by Israeli civilians against Palestinians were closed without an indictment"