Politicians in the US chose to let this happen. [www.thetimes.com/article/98ba...](https://www.thetimes.com/article/98ba5327-090f-4455-8afb-65655003eb3d?shareToken=f432fb9ced163af4286855fcd3a57e68 ) https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreib5tcex5dt2hsnrht2u23knitfe7g4sgkdm54yxokprl7yju5u5sa
β€œβ€¦over half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic conditions characterized by starvation, destitution and death.” [UN officially declares famine ...](
Le Monde.fr
UN officially declares famine in Gaza, Netanyahu slams 'lie'
The IPC report says
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A pelican tried to eat my bike. https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreiex4cwx32ybsrl646qhp5v65jnkp47e2b5fswff26ucpnkan5filu
We ship 11 billion tonnes of stuff around the world and 40% of that is fossil fuels. [Baltimore shipping channel reo...](
AP News
Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of 2024 bridge collapse
Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion aboard a cargo ship that was leaving the Port of Baltimore when it issued a mayday call.
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No they won’t. [OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says i...](
Fortune
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years time college graduates will be working 'some completely new, exciting, super well-paid' job in space | Fortune
While Bill Gates has said the 2-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha college graduates will be too ...
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Cory Doctorow burying the lede that he’s setting up his own Bluesky server and coming to interact with us. 😍 [pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/d...](
Pluralistic: Bluesky creates the world’s weirdest, hardest-to-understand binding arbitration clause (15 Aug 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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We have to be purposeful about ending the use of fossil fuels because they’re not going to end themselves anytime soon. While wind and solar are cheaper, they are not as profitable. Therein lies the problem.
Other countries will take American scientists, they say. [Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on th...](
the Guardian
Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science
Exclusive: Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies
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Wtaf? [The anti-sunscreen movement an...](https://wapo.st/3J87yQA )