the Guardian
Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?
Human-wildlife conflict has now overtaken poaching as a cause of fatalities – and is deadly for people too. Some villages are finding new ways to...
 Humans and their works are cutting elephant migration routes in Africa, leading to death of elephants and humans.
the Guardian
Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve | Anna Gromada
Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisis, says sociologist Anna Gromada
Why it is important to have few or no children.
 Poland is worried about the low birth rate and population decrease. Nonviolent population decrease is what the world needs now, but it is a byproduct of painful social problems that cause loneliness and suffering for millions.
the Guardian
The EU was complicit in the war in Gaza. Trump
Tiptoeing around Israel has cost Europe its credibility. It must exert meaningful pressure to ensure the horrors we have seen never happen again, s...
Glossary
 *The EU was complicit in the war in Gaza. [The bully]'s plan can’t be an excuse to dodge responsibility now.*
Is There a Bottom?
Friends,
 Several Senate Republicans have joined in rejecting a magat with Nazi leanings for a federal office. This is positive change, and it suggests that further public pressure could make it easier to defeat them.
Representative Jason Crow
Crow Introduces New Legislative Effort to Protect Free Speech, Stop Trump’s Politically-Motivated Prosecution of Critics
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) announced his intent to introduce the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act, new legislation to protect i...
 The No Political Enemies Act aims to restrain rogue presidents from persecuting political opposition.
the Guardian
Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘The greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November
 *[Over 40 million] Americans brace for food stamps to run out.*
Demand Progress
End Trump’s violent ICE raids!
As Trump escalates his authoritarian law-breaking, it’s time for Congress to take a stand and protect immigrants.
 US citizens: call on Congress to put a stop to violent raids by the deportation thugs. Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121 If you phone, please spread the word!
The Intercept
Court Asked Gaza Journalist to Do Something "Nearly Impossible" to Keep His Case Against Axel Springer Alive
A German court rejected Gaza journalist Anas Fteiha’s case against media giant Axel Springer for smearing him as a Hamas propagandist.
 *[German] Court Rejects [Gaza] Journalist's Case Because He Couldn't Submit an Original Signature from Gaza.*
the Guardian
ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza and says restrictions breached international obligations
UN’s top court also finds Israel failed to justify blocking Unrwa and other relief agencies
 The International Court of Justice has condemned Israel for many violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. Is there anything that the UN can do to make Israel heed international humanitarian law?
the Guardian
‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows
Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour
 * Turning to "sycophantic" [bullshit-generator] chatbots for personal advice poses "insidious risks", according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user's actions and opinions even when harmful.*