Leftovers
Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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The Straits Times ☛ Haze in Johor: Batu Pahat worst affected as six areas record unhealthy air qualityNegri Sembilan and Samarahan also had unhealthy air quality; most other areas nationwide had moderate or good readings. - Futurism ☛ Alternative Health Influencer Boasts That He’s Been Drinking From a Radioactive Jug for 250 Days Straight"My favorite thing about radium water is it pulls the vaccine toxicity out of the body." - Futurism ☛ Rag Tag Team of Biologists Who Lost Funding Because of Convicted Felon Turned a Motel Room into Makeshift Lab and Made a Groundbreaking DiscoveryTalk about resourcefulness. -
***Science Alert*** ☛ [Tapeworm Treatment Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis](https://www.sciencealert.com/tapeworm-treatment-shows-early-effectiveness-against-endometriosis)
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Science Alert ☛ One Diet Change May Ease Depression Symptoms in Just 4 Weeks, Small Trial FindsFewer processed foods, fewer symptoms? -
***Science Alert*** ☛ [We May Have Been Wrong About Fasting Before Blood Tests, Study Reveals](https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-been-wrong-about-fasting-before-blood-tests-study-reveals)
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Science Alert ☛ Scientists Tested Whether Leftovers Really Taste Better The Next Day. One Dish Stood Out. - Science Alert ☛ This Dangerous Fungus Has Become Resistant to Every Major Antifungal Drug We Have… Twice - Science Alert ☛ Old Hearts Become Biologically Younger When Transplanted Into Younger People - Science Alert ☛ The Aging Brain Isn't Declining – It's Adapting, Study Finds #
Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware
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So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism
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Futurism ☛ The Only Thing Dumber Than Someone Creating an “AI Torture Chamber” Is the Meltdown That the Hey Hi (AI) Welfare Crowd Is Having Over It"Their testimony of pain is absolutely horrendous." - Tom's Hardware ☛ Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid Hey Hi (AI) slop submissions [Ed: Microsoft: "use SLOP or stay behind." Microsoft LinkedIn: "slop bad! Stop! It ruins us, Microsoft." Google does the same with YouTube and bug reports: they say utilise slop, then moan about being flooded with chaff.]Google suspends product vulnerability submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports. - Futurism ☛ Google Updates Guidelines to Punish Sites That Use Fake Bylines and AI-Generated Headshots"Fabricating creator profiles (such as by using AI-generated headshots, made-up names, or false credentials to make content appear as if it was written by human experts) is a form of deception." - Futurism ☛ The Tech Industry’s Aggressive Push to Integrate Hey Hi (AI) Into Schools Is Turning Into a DisasterA "pipeline of future users." - #
Security
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Privacy/Surveillance
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International Business Times ☛ ICE Agents Reportedly Tagged Protest Observers as a 'Threat to Law Enforcement' in a Palantir DatabaseA proposed class action lawsuit alleges DHS agents profiled people observing ICE operations in Maine and entered information into Palantir's ICM system, claims the government disputes. - Kev Quirk ☛Privacy and WebmentionsFollowing my recent post about not checking Mastodon , a reader raised an interesting privacy concern regarding Webmentions. They explained that they had stopped using Webmentions altogether because Fediverse users often don't realise - or explicitly consent to - their replies being republished on an external blog.This surprised me, as I'd never considered that Webmentions could be a privacy concern. - #
Defence/Aggression
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The Straits Times ☛ North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards sea off east coast, Seoul saysNorth Korea has sharply ramped up hostility against the South in recent years. - The Straits Times ☛ North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says intermediate-range missile test was conductedNorth Korea has launched missile tests on more than 10 occasions so far in 2026. - France24 ☛ North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blastsNorth Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone last month. - The Straits Times ☛ Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from MalaysiaBut the UN warns conditions in Myanmar mean safe homecomings cannot be guaranteed. - The Straits Times ☛ China slams US ‘lie’ over Starbucks stores in XinjiangChina has been accused of rights abuses against Xinjiang’s predominantly Muslim Uighur minority. - France24 ☛ Barricades & the blame game: the French school protestsIn a week that’s seen the heroism of the captain, crew and passengers on board FlyDubai flight 1073 heralded, eye witnesses report seeing the co-pilot trying to kill the pilot and destroying the cockpit controls in order to crash the plane. Despite being stabbed repeatedly, Captan Smit Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overwhelm the suspect and regain control of the aircraft after its rapid descent of more than 14,000 feet in 30 seconds. They prevented a 9/11-style catastrophe, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. - The Straits Times ☛ Philippines voices concern over Myanmar air strike deaths, injuriesThe attack on Sept 28 in Kyauktaw in Rakhine state killed 50 people and wounded dozens more. - France24 ☛ Houthis claim strike on oil facility near Riyadh, accuse Saudi forces of pounding Yemen's capitalHouthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco. - Marcy Wheeler ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Is Still Relying on Dossier-Driven Polarization to Hide Russian ShenanigansOne of the best Ball of Threads we have done explains how the Steele dossier drove polarization in the US. The post Dihydroxyacetone Man Is Still Relying on Dossier-Driven Polarization to Hide Russian Shenanigans appeared first onemptywheel . - RFERL ☛ US Lawmakers Target Serbia's Democratic Backsliding, Ties To Russia, China, IranA bipartisan, bicameral group of US lawmakers is pressing for tougher action on what they describe as democratic backsliding, corruption, and growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in Serbia, just weeks before snap parliamentary elections. - New York Times ☛ Russia Turns to Striking Kyiv’s Bridges, Threatening a Vital LifelineThe bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure. -
Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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JURIST ☛ UN Human Rights Chief warns Ukraine crisis is escalating, urges global action for peaceUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated Friday before the UN Human Rights Council that the ongoing war in Ukraine has become an escalating “human rights catastrophe” amid a sharp surge in civilian casualties. - France24 ☛ Russia strikes another Kyiv bridge, deepening travel chaos in Ukraine's capitalKyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, deepening travel chaos amid an escalation in strikes on infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The latest attack comes a day after the city's Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that officials said were "tearing Kyiv apart". - France24 ☛ Latvia partial election results put PM's pro-Ukraine party ahead but coalition partners stumbleLatvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe party was seen winning a parliamentary election on Saturday by an unexpectedly wide margin, partial results showed, even as projected results for other coalition parties suggested the centrist PM would have to form a new ruling coalition. - New York Times ☛ U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Convicted Felon AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with Hell Toupée’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest. - RFERL ☛ Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Respond As Putin Vows To Escalate Air Strikes, Warns ForeignersRussia has vowed to intensify its relentless strikes against Kyiv and warned foreign diplomats and other visitors to leave the country or be exposed to “mortal danger,” while Ukraine's leader said his country will respond to the Kremlin's deadly air campaign. - France24 ☛ Putin's war for the history books: Dmytro Kuleba speaks to France 24The Bronze Horseman, the iconic equestrian statue in Senate Square in St Petersburg, was commissioned by Catherine the Great in honor of Peter the Great, the city's founder. The pedestal of the statue bears a laconic dedication, "To Peter the First, Catherine the Second, 1782". Does Putin want to be the third, Vladimir the Great? And is that ambition, expansion at any cost, the real reason behind the war in Ukraine? According to Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, "Putin only cares about what will be written about him in history books." - #
Environment
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Wildlife/Nature
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Science Alert ☛ This Sea Creature Looks Like Poop. It May Also Live For 120 Years.The black teatfish is the first sea cucumber estimated to have a lifespan that can exceed 100 years. (陳致維 Chih-Wei Chen/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) - New York Times ☛These Birds Are Louder Than Elephants, Jackhammers and Chain SawsA new study has identified two species of Brazilian birds, the bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema, as the loudest in nature. - Futurism ☛ Why Is Instagram Running Ads for a “Pet Incinerator”?"My mind went to a more 'bad dogs get put in the pet incinerator' situation.'" - #
AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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International Business Times ☛ MElon's Ex Faces Scrutiny Over Claims About His 'Tortured Soul' and Fighting for HumanityShivon Zilis announced her breakup with MElon in an emotional X post, describing him as a 'tortured soul' and saying she hopes they can remain friends and co-parents #
Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility
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The Straits Times ☛ Enough with your don’ts. Fix the system instead, say angry Indian women demanding safetyActivists call for a change in societal attitudes as sexual assaults continue despite stricter laws. - New York Times ☛ Cornell Case Revives Anger About Handling of Campus Sexual Assault CasesA lawsuit alleging rape at Cornell has led to an outpouring of women sharing stories about sexual violence on college campuses. #
### Digital Restrictions (DRM)
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Buying used CPUs can expose users to existing bans from anti-cheat engines, and there's no way to check for violations before purchaseThe CPU's previous owner apparently used it for cheating on Valorant, with its HWID getting flagged by Vanguard. When the Redditor bought and installed it on their PC, their Valorant account received a ban, too. #
Monopolies/Monopsonies
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Copyrights
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International Business Times ☛ Olivia Dean's 'I've Seen It' Faces Seizure, Destruction Demand After Labels Allegedly Ignored Copyright WarningBleunig Music has sued publishers linked to Olivia Dean's 'I've Seen It', alleging similarities with 'Just the Two of Us' and seeking damages and the destruction of copies. - #
Image source: Hummingbird bird vintage art