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I don't know what to choose,
The Yemen massacre?
There is the pandemic that has no cure,
It's not getting fewer,

Maybe could be the U.S. election,
If it even happens,
The massive support for Black Lives Matters,
Plus the call for cop funding retraction,

The environment's not getting better,
With the Covid focus,
The Amazon's burning more than ever,
Brazil's not Bezos'

His is awesome,
At least for his profits,
The people working in his warehouses,
Their pay and treatment are the pits.

In Other News

Elephants are dying,
From some unknown disease,
Hundreds lay face down, others walk addled,
Don't cross to humans, please,

The Amazon is burning down faster,
Than nature would allow,
Bolsonaro's just letting it happen,
Because the making money Trumps the how,

Putin will soon rule Russia forever,
Gay people will love that,
China is revoking democracy,
In Hong Kong, despite pacts.

It's not all bad,
Let me just search the news...
Because I have to post this Wath today,
Please, give me some time to get back to you.

It's All About Land

In news you rarely hear,
But which seems will ne'er stop,
In places like South America,
Where land's stolen a lot,

By rich land owners with impunity,
Except Señor Luedy,
Charged for the Felisburgo Massacre,
In Brazil, ninety-four, 'gainst MST.

But he can appeal, and 'til that is free,
These guys are rarely charged,
And even then, it's the smaller big guys,
You're safest when you're large.

Same here, I guess,
Look at the U.S. banks,
Millions of foreclosures, a big land grab,
While the gov'ment gives them bail-outs of thanks.