I should stop reading the news

 I should but I don't and there are a few things that just stuck out to me.

Schools in one of the Carolinas legally have to open later in the summer so the state can continue to get tax dollars for people doing touristy things. And really, are they teaching kids anyway? Better to have stupid kids who buy into that crap. I guess some schools are risking it and opening earlier.

In Canada a young women could not get an appoint with her therapist for many weeks so the government offered to help her kill herself. Better to get rid of the annoying people than fix your bad health care system.

Corporations and rich people own a lot of the water rights on Maui. During the fires they had to be asked if their water could be used to fight the fires. I don't even know what to say about that. I would not have asked just done and maybe saved a life or two. But that's' just me.

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