Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval -
the Guardian
Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German
 "Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German" hmmm
Woman who lay dead in flat for three years wrote she was ‘starving’ in diary -
the Guardian
Woman who lay dead in flat for three years wrote she was ‘starving’ in diary
Inquest hears how 38-year-old Laura Winham, who was deaf and had schizophrenia, wrote of struggling to buy food
 "Inquest hears how 38-year-old Laura Winham, who was deaf and had schizophrenia, wrote of struggling to buy food" sad and damning for society
Man who sent girl to Iraq for #FGM jailed in legal first for England and Wales -
the Guardian
Man who sent girl to Iraq for FGM jailed in legal first for England and Wales
Former PhD student given four-year ‘deterrent sentence’ for conspiring to commit FGM and forced marriage
 good to see, but many more convictions needed to stamp out this abuse
Former EU environment chief hits out at plans to delay anti-deforestation law -
the Guardian
Former EU environment chief hits out at plans to delay anti-deforestation law
Credibility ‘damaged’ by proposed 12-month delay, which followed lobbying from governments and firms around the world
 damn right: business being selfish and evil, as usual...
‘Everything is dead’: #Ukraine rushes to stem ecocide after river poisoning -
the Guardian
‘Everything is dead’: Ukraine rushes to stem ecocide after river poisoning
Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlife
 russians are contemptible
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down -
the Guardian
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good
 "UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good" we started it first, seems appropriate we should stop it first
Low Orbit Satellite Companies Respond To Scientists’ Concerns About Light And Environmental Pollution With Even Bigger, Brighter Satellites -
Techdirt
Low Orbit Satellite Companies Respond To Scientists’ Concerns About Light And Environmental Pollution With Even Bigger, Brighter Satellites
Scientists say that low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations being built by Amazon, Starlink, and AT&T pose a dire threat to astronomy and sc...
UK climate envoy to keep role at charity whose founders invest in fossil fuels -
the Guardian
UK climate envoy to keep role at charity whose founders invest in fossil fuels
Supporters rally to Rachel Kyte after criticism of appointment over link to investment firm Quadrature Capital
 "Supporters rally to Rachel Kyte after criticism of appointment over link to investment firm Quadrature Capital" uh-huh
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself -
WIRED
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.
 destroying our main library of the digital past would be #copyright's greatest shame, and proof that it should go
Just Stop Oil activists jailed for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers -
the Guardian
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailed
Three individuals targeted National Gallery paintings an hour after Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were jailed for similar attack in 2022
 "Phoebe Plummer, 23, sentenced to two years in prison while Anna Holland, 22, is given 20-month term over incident" utterly disproportionate. put the fossil companies CEOs in prison....