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UK’s Jewish community feels much less safe since 7 October attack, survey finds Research found 35% of Jews felt unsafe in Britain and 32% reported at least one antisemitic incident in 2024 Feelings of safety in the UK’s Jewish community have declined sharply in the last couple of years, according to the largest survey of British Jews since 7 October 2023. The research, conducted in June and July, found 35% of Jews felt unsafe in Britain in 2025, compared with 9% in 2023 before the Hamas attacks. Continue reading...

UK’s Jewish community feels much less safe since 7 October attack, survey finds

Federal Judge Finds Limits on 501(c)(4)s’ Political Activity Unconstitutionally Vague www.lathropgpm.com/insights/fed... - Wade Hauser, Lathrop GPM

White House dismisses majority of National Council on the Humanities The White House dismissed the majority of members on the National Council on the Humanities on Wednesday. Just four of the 26 members remain on the council’s website: Russell Berman, Keegan Callana…

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9 Surprising Patterns We Found in 210 Climbing Accidents Last Year Trends and key data points from the 2025 ‘Accidents in North American Climbing’

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New Jersey PBS to go dark following Trump’s public media cuts New Jersey PBS will cease operations next year due to the combined forces of federal and state funding cuts.

New Jersey PBS, the state’s only public television station, will shutter next year after suffering “very significant” budget cuts implemented by the Trump administration, the company announced

What is the impact of this contraction on middle-American consumers?

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing Among 1,200 Industry Names Rejecting Israeli Film Boycott in New Open Letter: It ‘Advocates’ for the ‘Erasure of Art’ Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing are among 1,200 signees of an open letter denouncing the call for a boycott of Israeli film institutions.

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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival has an October 14th, 2025 deadline to apply for a number of seasonal jobs for the 2026 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

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Tennis players send second letters to Grand Slams pushing for reform as the sport’s internal conflict continues The letter was sent to all four majors on July 30 and was signed by almost all of the world’s leading players.

Sports seems to be on the few areas where workers have been able to maintain real clarity on union benefits. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

i need to get off this website and onto something worse

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

Who Really Runs DHS? Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.

So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Jonathan Turley: This Pentagon measure is a 'bridge too far,' 'stranglehold' on free press | Fox News Video Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley analyzes concerns over press freedom following a mandate from the Pentagon on 'Special Report.'

Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley joins the ranks of conservatives criticizing the Pentagon's new press policy. "There is no precedent for what they're doing here," he said. "This measure is simply a bridge too far... would devastate the press corps." www.foxnews.com/video/637995...

Editorial: The Deceit of Amnesty International If Amnesty International’s findings are manipulated to suit politics, then they are no longer findings at all — they are talking points.

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Len Pennie — Scotland’s worst poet since William McGonagall Poyums annaw, the latest collection by the TikTok-famous poet Len Pennie, deals with serious issues — but it’s hard to take her poems seriously

Worst new book of poetry?

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Agnes Gund, philanthropist and champion of the arts, dies at 87 The philanthropist and arts champion “fell in love with art” at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where she and her siblings attended morning drawing classes with her and their mother.

Was a privilege to interview her some years ago for OvationTV.com www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

AI could never replace my authors. But, without regulation, it will ruin publishing as we know it | Jonny Geller Basic principles need to be enshrined to protect the sacred craft of storytelling from this automated onslaught, says literary agent Jonny Geller

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Meet the Hacker Who Helped Score a $243 Million Verdict Against Tesla A hot chocolate-loving computer whiz uncovered data the car company claimed didn't exist. Here's how he did it.

heroes, capes, etc.

E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters

This is most incredibly dumb, head-in-the-sand staff: E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book is a horrifying document | Moira Donegan Conspiracy theorists wonder about what Epstein and his powerful friends may have done to cover up his crimes. But they barely were covered up

Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book is a horrifying document | Moira Donegan

Wikipedia will not appeal dismissal of its UK Online Safety Act challenge The operator of Wikipedia said on Friday it would not appeal its defeat last month in a legal challenge to Britain's Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for platforms and has been criticised for potentially curtailing free speech.

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Be gentle with your people today. Make art. Go for a walk. Find a way to support the vulnerable among us.

Ticket reseller StubHub's IPO 20 times oversubscribed, source says Ticket reseller StubHub, which delayed its U.S. listing in April amid market volatility, has drawn over 20 times as many orders for its planned initial public offering as there are available shares, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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The Atlantic settled a defamation lawsuit by Ruth Shalit Barrett for $1M+, resolving a dispute over the magazine's 2020 retraction of her story on youth sports (Katie Robertson/New York Times)

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Lilith is not happy about any assassination but feels much relief that the assassin is the plainest most iconic all-American white man / gun enthusiast not a registered Democrat or book-club person, not gay or trans- or vegan or someone who likes Chopin.

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.

But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.