the Guardian
Cardiff becomes first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles
Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’
 A British city will henceforth charge more for parking an SUV than parking an ordinary car. I suppose the charge for parking is all that the city government controls. Countries should charge a lot more simply to register or drive an SUV, as an environmental measure and a road safety measure.
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Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office
Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11
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Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel
Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostages
 *Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office, since the weak cease-fire was agreed to. *These violations have included crimes of direct gunfire against civilians, deliberate shelling and
the Guardian
Burqa ban bill approved by Portugal’s parliament seen as targeting Muslim women
If signed into law, the bill proposed by far-right party would follow other European countries in banning face veils
 *Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for "gender or religious" reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting Muslim women who wear face coverings.* This law would be unjust, being an offense against religious freedom, but at least it wouldn't stop people from resisting facial recognition.
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Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement
Tehran terminates 2015 deal under which sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on country’s nuclear programme
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2025: July - October Political Notes
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 Iran has declared the non-nuclear agreement terminated, after the US (i.e., the wrecker) blocked the UN from putting it back into effect. This is a loss for the world, but I can't say it was
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the Guardian
Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure
Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics
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 The bully pressured world negotiations to cancel the plan to tax shipping for its greenhouse gas emissions. He seems to be doing everything possible to ensure the worst possible climate disaster, but why? Does he hate the whole world? Is he trying to ensure that the muskrat rules all the
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Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models ...
 Some authors submitting papers to peer-reviewed journals insert "invisible" text to try to manipulate bullshit generators they suspect (or is it hope?) will be used by reviewers to write the reviews. Adding such invisible text is dishonest and such authors should be treated as cheaters. For a reviewer to use a bullshit generator to review
Middle East Eye
UN rapporteur: Tech firms and corporations profiting from Israeli 'economy of genocide'
Francesca Albanese says major tech companies and executives should be held to account in new report documenting profiteering from Israeli 'dis...
 *UN rapporteur: Tech firms and corporations profiting from Israeli "economy of genocide".*
CA Just Showed How to Resist an Economy Rigged by Monopolies and Algorithms
Our new video with More Perfect Union.
 California has passed a law banning the use of artificial so-called "intelligence" to indirectly coordinate prices between supposedly competing rental companies.
https://web.archive.org/web/20251003052646/https://www.hud.gov/#openModal Here is a wayback captured link to hud.gov that shows the message currently being displayed on their site due to shutdown.