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Europeans’ health data sold to U.S. firm run by ex-Israeli spies
The European messaging service Zivver – which is used for confidential communication by governments and hospitals in the EU and the U.K. – has ...
 European institutions including hospitals and courts have been using a company called Zivver to transmit and save confidential documents and records. Investigators report finding that documents are sent to Zivver's server in plain text, and encrypted only on the server. That is fundamentally insecure and untrustworthy. However, things have got worse. Zivver was recently sold to a US company, so now the US government can
The Onion
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism
WASHINGTON—Claiming that 100% of users experienced dangerous side effects as a result of wearing the contraceptive device, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
 (satire) *RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism.*
the Guardian
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
 Canada warns that US government institutions should not be trusted for medical advice. I've urged my clinics and my state government to refer to something reliable rather than US institutions such as the CDC.
the Guardian
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
 A UK political party calls for investigation of political interference by hostile foreign states to include interference by the US. It needs to include the US if its results are to be meaningful.
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Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’
Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by Trump
Glossary
 The bullshitter has presented a new excuse to cancel offshore wind generator projects - claiming that they might interfere with military radar coverage. The military studied this question before but concluded it was not a real problem. I suspect that the bullshitter's henchmen made this up as an excuse to cancel wind
the Guardian
Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states
Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’
 Henchmen have suspended childcare payments to all 50 states. This is ostensibly a response to vague accusations of funding irregularities; he demands that states prove they have done nothing wrong.
the Guardian
Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation
Colorado lawmaker, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate
 The persecutor vetoed two bills to fund regional improvements in safety of drinking water, as apparent political retaliation for unrelated lack of submission. One of them was passed unanimously by the House and Senate. It will be interesting to see if his sycophants dare vote to override the veto.
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EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively ‘dismantled’
Law’s original author points to removal of obligations for downstream traders to verify origin of commodities
 *EU legislation intended to fight deforestation has been effectively "dismantled".* Without verification of sources of supply, it invites fraud. The loss of the world's forests will cause a massive extinction and increase greenhouse gas concentrations, and that threatens to wipe out civilization.
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Ars Technica
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
 ChatGPT appears to have led one user into a world of delusions, in which he murdered his mother then killed himself. It refuses to release the log of his conversations with ChatGPT to the court. Given the circumstances, the court ought to compel the company to hand over the full log. However, looking at the issue more generally, a system which insists on identifying each user is
the Guardian
Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are illegal, poll shows
Exclusive: Seven-country survey finds strong opposition to increasing migration and support for deportations
 *Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are [unauthorized], poll shows.*