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the Guardian
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
 *Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds.* This practice was effectively used for millennia, so I wonder whether the waste contained toxins back then or not. Perhaps it was chemically safe back then because these toxic substances had not been invented yet. Or perhaps some were present but nobody was
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
HK man arrested for alleged sedition in relation to fatal Tai Po blaze
A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources.
 A Hong Kong man has been charged with "sedition" for calling for action against the corruption that was responsible for the recent fire in a tall residential building that killed 135 people.
Glossary
The Intercept
Elon Musk’s Anti-Woke Wikipedia Is Calling Hitler “The Führer”
Grokipedia, the anti-woke Wikipedia alternative, aims to create a parallel version of the truth for the right wing.
 If the muskrat's Imitation Intelligence could really think and have views and opinions, we would have to conclude it is a Nazi.
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the Guardian
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
2025: July - October Political Notes
 *Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says.* Israel is still "deliberately inflicting on Palestinians conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction," which is one of the conditions listed in the definition of
Tell Congress: Restore PBS and NPR Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has officially closed after Trump slashed $1.1 billion from public media last year. I just signed ...
 US citizens: call on Congress to restore PBS and NPR funding. The main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. If you message Congress, please spread the word!
the Guardian
South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports
Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
 South Korea has decided to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040! Hooray, and the whole world must go at least this fast to end fossil fuel power generation.
civicshout.com
Stop the “humility pledge” — Protect the CFPB
The CFPB is forcing its own examiners to recite a humility pledge to banks — a shocking move that signals a coordinated effort to weaken the agen...
 US citizens: call for protecting the CFPB from being made to show humility" towards the banks it is supposed to regulate. The main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. If you message Congress, please spread the word!
the Guardian
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against her
 The UK's arbitrary declaration that Palestine Action is a terrorist organization is being reconsidered by a sort of trial, but some of the evidence is being kept secret, so that there is no way for the organization and its supporters to dispute the validity of what is claimed.
Daily Kos
Housing Segregation Today has Deep Historic Roots
As the United States prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Donald Trump wants museums, National Par...
 The history of housing segregation in US cities (many of them in the north) goes through several steps of imposition by force.
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the Guardian
Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals
Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’
 The persecutor has ended temporary protected status for Burmese refugees, threatening to deport them to Burma. The Burmese military dictatorship is delighted with this show of support.