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There’s a big disconnect about what the First Amendment is.

As a law it applies to the relationship between the govt and citizens.
But it’s more than a law, it represents a basic American value. We believe that speech is a right and must be protected.

So when in doubt a company should protect the speech of its employees and customers. Not must but should. Esp if it wants us to see it as American.

I should be able to keep my job even if I have opinions that are different from my employer, if it doesn’t affect my ability to do my job.

If you try to get someone fired because you don’t like their opinion, you may be entitled to do that, but you are being intolerant and un-American. You should support everyone’s right to express their ideas. You don’t have to, but you should, if you want to be an American.

Five left-wing activists arrested in multi-city raids accused of triggering caste violence near Pune last year.

French President Macron says White House is undermining transatlantic relations and Europe may have to defend itself.

Debatt

Köttnationalism håller landet i ett järngrepp. SvD:s Ivar Arpi skrev för ett tag sedan ledaren "Jag erkänner – jag är köttnationalist" där han stolt förklarar varför han väljer svenskt kött. Och nu inför valet tävlar riksdagspartierna om att skydda den svenska köttindustrin från den otäcka köttimporten. Men köttnationalism skadar allvarligt miljön och djuren.

Authorities issue eviction notices for dozens of asylum seekers for being absent during police checks.

Controversial politician announced plans for a drawing competition of Prophet Mohammad cartoons for later this year.

Nyheter

Personer med typ 1-diabetes har en betydligt kortare livslängd, jämfört med andra. Den ökade risken för hjärt-kärlsjukdomar är den stora faran och ju yngre någon är när hon eller han drabbas, desto större är risken att dö i förtid. Det visar en studie vid Göteborgs Universitet, rapporterar Ekot i Sveriges radio.

Dokumentärlika skildringar av ett Sverige tyngt av problem. Men få lösningar. Det anser experterna om budskapen på riksdagspartiernas valaffischer.

Google has rolled out a series of search tools to help military veterans find better jobs after returning to civilian life, the company said in a blog post. From a report: Former members of the military can now search "jobs for veterans," enter the military branch they served in and see results for job openings that match their skills. Google will also allow businesses to identify as "veteran-owned" or "veteran-led" in Google Maps and mobile search results. "We hope to use our technology to help veterans understand the full range of opportunities open to them across many different fields. Right now those opportunities are getting lost in translation," Matthew Hudson, a program manager for Google Cloud and an Air Force veteran, said in Monday's blog post.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Trip to Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria marks Germany's belated interest in Africa and concern over irregular migration.

France's environment minister resigns, saying he's disappointed in his government's approach to tackling climate change.

Kultur

Inledare

NASA and the University of Texas have teamed up to digitize 19,000 hours of recordings from the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first two people on the moon. From a report: The audio was uploaded to the Internet Archive, a nonprofit website that hosts digitized versions of cultural artifacts. "One of the things that comes across is that each of the people working for NASA is proud of what they do. They were always working collaboratively," John Hansen, a speech researcher at the university and principal investigator for the project, told NBC News.