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Exiled Hong Kong dissidents fear UK plan to restart extraditions will put them in danger
Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists
 *Exiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them.* I am sure they will do that. If the UK wants to extradite murderers and thieves to Hong Kong, it must be very careful to distinguish real murderers and thieves from framed
the Guardian
Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
 *Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals.* The right solution to "private equity" investment companies is by legislation to extend some of the regulations on publicly traded investment companies to cover them too.
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Ars Technica
Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Pam Bondi claims Facebook group was used to “dox and target” ICE agents.
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 Magats persuaded Facebook to delete a group that was used for reporting observed attacks by deportation thugs in public. It is a shame that anyone allows perself to be used by Facebook, but that doesn't excuse political censorship of what people say there, Posting information about what the state
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the Guardian
US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk
State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist
 Magat officials' latest assault on freedom of speech is to deny visiting foreigners the freedom to say that Charles Kirk's death was a good thing. The First Amendment gives everyone in the US the right to say that someone's death was a good thing. What they do not have is the right to incite violence (fatal or not) against someone.
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the Guardian
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy
 The corrupter converted his donation to Milei's government into an offer of a bribe, by saying that he will reduce it if Milei's party does not win the coming midterm election. ¡Argentinos patriótas, muéstren su ofensa a este soborno a ustedes!
Greg Palast
Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob
Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI, and right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans ...
 How the Republicans are trying to rig the 2026 election by voter suppression.
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the Guardian
Big Tech deploys Orwellian doublespeak to mask its democratic corrosion | Peter Lewis
As AI asserts its power to shape social evolution, regulation is decried as ‘state control’ rather than the expression of our collective will
Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
 On today's resistance to bullshit generators and true AI. Often the crucial issue is to regulate how a business treats customers and workers, and what data it can collect or distribute, rather than the computing it does with them. It is unfortunate that the article uses "AI" in the usual confused overbroad
the Guardian
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas
 Various US news organizations have refused to sign the Pentagon's new restrictions on reporters.
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Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test
Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them
 Israel and HAMAS agreed to a cease fire and release of hostages. (I haven't yet seen an email about that.) HAMAS released the live hostages, but not all the corpses - it seems many corpses have been buried and finding them will take work. Israel is making that an excuse to punish all the people in Gaza. Cutting off a lot of the promised food and medical aid over old