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But the nyt is totally ok with right-wing hate groups filing amicus briefs.

It should know. These groups cited nyt articles 29 times in amicus briefs opposing gender affirming care in Skrimetti.

The nyt worked hand in glove with them

Trois expériences érotiques inspirées par… l’ennui Maïa Mazaurette, chroniqueuse pour « La Matinale », s’est donné pour mission de pimenter vos chaudes nuits d’été. Cette semaine, on ne fait rien de rien. A part laisser ses pensées divaguer, se caresser très longuement et interroger ses certitudes.

Trois expériences érotiques inspirées par… l’ennui

Britisch-französische Beziehungen: Ein altes Ehepaar ohne Aussicht auf Scheidung? Der Teppich von Bayeux, ein Dokument englisch-französischer Geschichte, verlässt erstmals Frankreich, Richtung London. Wie steht es um die Beziehung zwischen den Ländern?

Der Teppich von Bayeux, ein Dokument englisch-französischer Geschichte, verlässt erstmals Frankreich, Richtung London. Wie steht es um die Beziehung zwischen den Ländern?

Tech giants’ age verification tools put to the test as UK online safety rules kick in Systems of X, TikTok and Reddit will face scrutiny by the industry regulator

Tech giants’ age verification tools put to the test as UK online safety rules kick in - on.ft.com/45kaORs via @financialtimes.com

VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in Jump in apps disguising internet users’ location threatens to undermine government efforts to protect children

VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in - on.ft.com/3IOsPyz via @financialtimes.com

How the internet and its bots are sabotaging scientific research Bots increasingly take part in scientific studies.

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YouTube most popular first TV destination for children, Ofcom finds One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content

It's Ofcom Media Nations Day! The annual state of the nation report on the UK's media habits. This year the stand-out finding is that most kids start with YouTube. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Quick 🧵 on how the presentation of these findings is a good example of what's up with media policy

No10 Host First Influencer Reception As They Step Up Their Digital Strategy EXC: No10 is hosting a reception with online influencers in Downing Street for the first time ever, as part of their push to “go where people are” ...

EXC: No10 is hosting a reception with influencers for the first time ever

A No10 source said: “We’ve long known that we’ve got to go where people are. That means working more closely with creators, influencers and smaller platforms to tell our story."

Australia adds YouTube to under-16s social media ban Legislation passed last year excluded video-sharing service due to its role in education and children’s entertainment

Australia adds YouTube to under-16s social media ban - on.ft.com/3HdY0CO via @financialtimes.com

Meta growth driven by machine learning, not GenAI : Good old machine learning, not LLMs, are what’s really paying for Zuck’s genAI splurge

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Who will pay for the trillion-dollar AI boom? A technological revolution meets a financial one

Who will pay for the trillion-dollar AI boom?
www.economist.com/business/202...
From The Economist

Donald Trump: Was hinter Trumps Drohung mit Atom-U-Booten steckt Trump will zwei Atom-U-Boote näher in Richtung Russland verlegen. Wie gefährlich ist das? Und: Bald hat Deutschland drei Millionen Arbeitslose – was tut die Regierung?

Trump will zwei Atom-U-Boote näher in Richtung Russland verlegen. Wie gefährlich ist das? Und: Bald hat Deutschland drei Millionen Arbeitslose – was tut die Regierung?

Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers The boss of Yorkshire Water, one of Britain’s biggest water suppliers, has received £1.3m in previously undisclosed extra pay since 2023 via an offshore parent company, the Guardian can reveal. Nicola Shaw received £660,000 from Yorkshire Water’s Jersey-registered parent company, Kelda Holdings, in the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 financial years. The size of the fees was not disclosed in the annual report of the regulated subsidiary, Yorkshire Water Services. Continue reading...

Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm

The website tracking the Trump administration's authoritarian-like actions is here:
www.trumpactiontracker.info?

and a post explaining the website is here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/introducin...

Would James Bond have voted for Brexit?

I'm in two minds.

Firstly, biography, he's Scottish and mixed parentage.

But his mother (Monique Delacroix) was 🇨🇭, a traditional anti-🇪🇺 state.

A 🧵

Bond girls? Quite a few Europeans.

His only true marriage was to a Frenchwoman, Teresa Draco.

Equally, since Brexit, we've seen his having a child with Madeleine Swann, a generic continental played by a Frenchwoman.

Surely, given the family circs, he'd be in favour of membership?

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The noncompliance is bad. The judicial branch refraining from any sanctions is worse.

These receipts show another branch capitulating to lawless autocracy. I expected better from the lifetime-appointment, I’m-wiser-than-you crowd.

Scientific publishing needs urgent reform to retain trust in research process | Letters Letters: Readers respond to an article on how too many low-quality papers and journals are being churned out

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La vida en fotos de Félix López-Rey, el concejal de 77 años que no podía vivir sin pelear El edil de Más Madrid, un clásico de las movilizaciones vecinales que deja la política institucional, repasa una carrera de reivindicaciones

Vino de Toledo a Madrid cuando sus padres vendieron sus olivos y sus mulos; luchó para que sus vecinos de Orcasitas tuvieran ducha y váter. “No puedo vivir sin estar peleando”, dice Félix López-Rey, que acaba de anunciar que deja la política institucional social.elpais.com/drfen4

Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation

New research finds that people “with both high psychopathy and low cognitive ability are the most actively involved in online political engagement”

This is something I’ve observed in many political arguments online and it’s why I try to avoid online debates.
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Young Europeans may be allowed to stay in UK for longer than a year A minister has opened the door for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme that could add to net migration figures despite concerns from the Home Office

At last. This really is excellent news! Something the EU had asked for a very long time ago. Looks like Yvette Cooper now lost that battle to limit it to 12 months.
Good. It's high time young Brits and Europeans can get to know each other again.

YouTube video by Mario Zechner Linguist uses Claude Code to slice, dice, analyze, and visualize data - Part 3 (German)

Die Fehler hat sie dann manuell behoben (in der Cloud Datenbank und dem lokalen 18000 Zeilen Excel Sheet).

Dann hat sie nur mehr die 3 Programme in der Reihenfolge neu ausführen müssen, um alle Daten und Visualisierungen vom 18000 Zeilen Excel ausgehend neu zu generieren.

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YouTube video by Mario Zechner Linguist uses Claude Code to slice, dice, analyze, and visualize data - Part 1 (German)

Die @steedl.bsky.social hat heute wieder mit einem LLM, das programmieren kann, bei ihren wissenschaftlichen Datenaufbereitungen und Analysen weiter gearbeitet. Ich hab das alles aufgenommen, weil ich mir denk es kann anderen GEWIs Ideen geben.

Teil 1.
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Stuttgart 21 – oder wie wir es nennen: Stuttgart Irgendwann.

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch for libel Lawsuit filed in Miami federal court comes after president threatened to sue over Jeffrey Epstein letter report

Fantastic. The disclosure is going to be amazing.

Most people don't need to be concerned about the plague based on a recent death in Arizona. But take precautions if you live in areas where it's been found. cnn.it/4lUVY9A

De Rato a la baronesa Thyssen: el envío de “información reservada” al jefe de Gabinete de Montoro sobre inspecciones fiscales El exdirector de la Agencia Tributaria Santiago Menéndez informaba directamente a Felipe Martínez Rico de los avances de los procedimientos

🔴 ‘Caso Montoro’ | De Rato a la baronesa Thyssen: el envío de “información reservada” al jefe de gabinete de Montoro sobre inspecciones fiscales social.elpais.com/kej325

New publication: Transmedia Storytelling (Scolari, 2025) in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. This entry explores how narratives expand across media platforms, engaging audiences as co-creators in dynamic story worlds #Transmedia oxfordre.com/literature/d...

Die Schweizer Nati kämpft im EM-Viertelfinal wacker, aber scheitert an Spanien

Die Schweizer Nati kämpft im EM-Viertelfinal wacker, verliert am Ende aber gegen Spanien mit 2:0.

Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds Teenagers increasingly taking breaks as they control own use of devices rather than relying on parents to enforce limits, experts say

‘“Many of them are waking up to the fact that these platforms aren’t neutral. […] They are realising that their time, focus and self-esteem are being monetised by some of the world’s biggest companies. Taking a break has become an act of rebellion.”’

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