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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi,
after days of widespread protests against the removal of the country’s popular defense minister.
His replacement, Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, is a younger general
often described as representing a newer generation of military leaders who have forged their careers during the current war with Russia.
The shake up comes after Zelensky last week fired defense minister …

Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the country’s commander-in-chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi, after days of widespread protests against the removal of the country’s popular defense minister.

Michael Roberts on why 'Rentier Capitalism' is a misleading understanding.
EU companies: a ‘capitalism of rent’? – Michael Roberts Blog
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/eu-companies-a-capitalism-of-rent/

EU companies: a ‘capitalism of rent’?
Why is Europe falling behind in investment and growth compared with the US, let alone China and India?  In a new report, Labour Squeezed, Investment Stalled – the renowned economist Mariana Mazzuca…

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Would you believe it:
a teacher and her students say their reading ability soared after banning tech in the classroom.
Maureen Mulvaney, an AP Literature and English teacher at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, started the low tech experiment last year after becoming frustrated with plagiarism, distracted students, and plunging literacy rates. 
And so, with the enthusiastic support of parents, she banned phones and laptops, requiring all coursework to be done with pencil a…

Student Reading Ability Spikes After Removing Tech From Class
Students reported feeling more confident about their reading ability after their teacher banned laptops and phones in the classroom.

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Lincoln Kennedy Makes Feelings Clear on Raiders’ WR Situation https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/lincoln-kennedy-feelings-clear-wr-situation/

Ex-Paramount president Jeff Shell settles with a gambler who accused him of leaking confidential information and sought $150M for off-the-books crisis PR work (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jeff-shell-cipriani-litigation-set…

Jeff Shell Settles Suit With Gambler Whom He Accused of 'Shakedown'
Jeff Shell has settled litigation with R.J. Cipriani, a Las Vegas gambler who accused him of failing to pay for off-the-books PR work.

I have some individual faculty funds I can spend on books. Recommendations please! Is there a book you •love• on the any of the following topics?
⁃ software development
⁃ programming languages
⁃ creative coding / generative art
⁃ software teams
⁃ design, usability
⁃ engineering for accessibility
⁃ computing / engineering and society
⁃ computing history
⁃ …etc…
Obvious, well-worn classics welcome, no matter how familiar! I might not know it!
And for once, redundant replies are welcome. I’ll treat them as upvotes.

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Ireland’s basic income for artists
has been made permanent
after research showed that it boosted the economy.
Other nations have similar schemes.
With more homegrown artists now coming from privileged backgrounds
and AI disrupting the creative industries,
there are calls for the UK to follow suit

‘Imagination and creation are products of time and space’
Artists help power the economy and enrich society, yet many struggle to make ends meet. Ireland's pioneering income scheme aims to change that - and is fuelling debate about whether the UK should follow.