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the Guardian
How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been impriso...
2023: July - October Political Notes
 Three Uyghur brothers have been jailed in India for 12 years, without a trial, for crossing the China-India border unknowingly since there was nothing to say it was a border. The greatest danger to them is that India may expel them to China, which
the Guardian
Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds
‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security report
 Chatbot slop that contains a lot of supposed information can persuade people, but that supposed information tends often to be false.
Glossary
the Guardian
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
 Global heating seems to have greatly damaged Britain's grain harvest, enough that farmers are considering giving up.
the Guardian
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
African penguin - Wikipedia
 A crash in the sardine population killed most of the African penguins population from 2004 to 2012. The species is now critically endangered.
the Guardian
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, ot...
 May species are threatened with extinction from sheer excess heat.
Glossary
The Intercept
Elon Musk’s Anti-Woke Wikipedia Is Calling Hitler “The Führer”
Grokipedia, the anti-woke Wikipedia alternative, aims to create a parallel version of the truth for the right wing.
 If the muskrat's Imitation Intelligence could really think and have views and opinions, we would have to conclude it is a Nazi.
the Guardian
South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports
Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
 South Korea has decided to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040! Hooray, and the whole world must go at least this fast to end fossil fuel power generation.
Glossary
the Guardian
Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals
Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’
 The persecutor has ended temporary protected status for Burmese refugees, threatening to deport them to Burma. The Burmese military dictatorship is delighted with this show of support.
the Guardian
EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears
Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims
 *Use on crops of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims.*
the Guardian
Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea
Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets
2022: March - June Political Notes
 Ukraine used drone boats to attack two Russian oil tankers sailing empty to Novorossiysk to pick up an export cargo of oil. I suggested this method a few years ago.