The FCC is considering a petition to refuse to renew the license of a Faux News TV station, WTXF-TV in Philadelphia, for its distribution of false accusations in support of the insurrectionist's claims of election fraud:
Ars Technica
Fox TV license renewal may be in jeopardy as FCC invites public response
FCC seeks broader public input on license renewal for WTXF-TV in Philadelphia.
A court ordered the EPA to finalize standards to limit people's exposure to the carcinogenic chemical, ethylene oxide: https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/after-almost-a-decade-of-missed-deadlines-epa-ordered-to-finalize-ethylene-oxide-regulations This chemical, also known as epoxyethane, is related to epoxy resin glue. It is useful as well as interesting. Alas, it is dangerous for humans to breathe, even in small quantities. Leaks from chemical plants can harm the people living nearby.
A Chinese dissident escaped to South Korea by jetski:
the Guardian
Chinese dissident and Xi Jinping critic flees China to South Korea by jetski
Chinese dissident Kwon Pyong, 35, was arrested after becoming stuck in mudflats near Incheon
 I am curious about the escaper's reported name, Kwon Pyong, since that does not fit Chinese pinyin orthography. It would make sense as Korean.
Researchers suggest that the gulf stream current will stop flowing at some point between 2025 and 2095, due to human-caused heating of the Atlantic Ocean:
the Guardian
Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis
Using Kissinger as an example to explain the evolution of the term "realpolitik" β€” from objectivity to amorality:
TomDispatch.com
Does an Old H.A.K. Require Rehabilitation?
Henry Alfred Kissinger turned 100 on May 27th of this year. Once a teenage refugee from Nazi Germany, for many decades an adviser to presidents, an...
US citizens: call on Congress to pass the Civilian Harm Review and Reassessment Act:
Win Without War
Sign now and tell Congress to pass the Civilian Harm Review and Reassessment Act!
It’s time that there’s accountability for all the civilian harm caused by U.S. military operations.
 The Capitol Switchboard numbers are +1-202-224-3121, +1-888-818-6641 and +1-888-355-3588. If you phone, please spread the word!
A project is developing strict rules which banks can adhere to in order to ensure that their operations are committed to ending global heating: https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sbti-s-proposed-standards-represent-important-progress-in-tackling-greenwashing-and-ensuring-credible-science-based-net-zero-pledges-from-financial-institutions
The idea of employing humans to check the output of generative systems for occasional howling errors is not reliable β€” if such errors are rare, the human checker will become unattentive and let errors slip by:
Pluralistic: Supervised AI isn’t (23 August 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Biden has a new plan to help Americans trapped in student debt. It replaces the previous plan that the Supreme Court rejected, and works by reducing payment requirements and interest charged:
the Guardian
Biden launches β€˜most affordable ever’ student loan repayment plan
Announcement comes two months after supreme court struck down Biden’s original debt forgiveness plan
The US is pressuring Mexico to allow imports of genetically modified US corn: https://www.commondreams.org/news/mexico-gm-corn-ban The main economic effect of NAFTA was to spread poverty among Mexican farmers (a large fraction of Mexicans) by competition from US agricultural products.