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Harvinainen arosuohaukka ammuttu https://www.birdlife.fi/tiedote-20260819/
Henkilöauto törmäsi karhunpentuun Juvalla (ts. Kuljettaja ajoi karhunpennun päälle Juvalla)

BirdLife Suomi | Harvinainen arosuohaukka ammuttu
Erittäin uhanalaista arosuohaukkaa on ammuttu Laukaassa. Vakavia vammoja saanut lintu jouduttiin eläinlääkärin tutkimuksen jälkeen lopettamaan. Rauhoitetun petolinnun ampumisesta on tehty rikosilmoitus.

Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins believes humanity's long war on parasites may be doing more harm than good.
In his new book, he argues that stripping the body of these organisms entirely could weaken, rather than protect, human immunity,
challenging decades of public health messaging built around eliminating parasites at all costs.
Martins has built his career studying the creatures most people overlook or actively avoid.
He grew up in biodiversity-rich western K…

Wiping Out Parasites Entirely Could Harm Human Immunity, Warns Scientist Fighting Our 'Clean Living' Obsession
Dino Martins' new book argues that parasites may strengthen human immunity, challenging traditional public health views. He highlights the ecological role of parasites and their potential benefits.

the one cool thing about marshall allen no longer being able to tour with the arkestra is all the music he's now getting to make with other people. https://universeodon.com/@SunRaUniverse/116942771481962067

Sun Ra Arkestra (@SunRaUniverse@universeodon.com)
Attached: 2 images Creative Freedom: A Salon Experience featuring Marshall Allen, Salvador Jimenez Flores, Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Dm Hotep / Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. US. - Sat July 18, 2026. Playing music from Marshall Allen’s new unreleased album 101: An Audio Odyssey.

Sources: the USPTO and US Copyright Office were surprised by the DOJ's brief supporting OpenAI and Microsoft in their dispute with the New York Times (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/19/justice-department-openai-new-york-times

Scoop: DOJ's copyright filing took key agencies by surprise
The department argues copyrighted works to train models should be considered fair use because that practice is new and transformative.

Trump's arch -- or any federal building -- can flout D.C. height law, administration argues (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/19/trump-administration-says-dc-height-law-exempts-federal-projects/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p78#a260619p78

Sources: the USPTO and US Copyright Office were surprised by the DOJ's brief supporting OpenAI and Microsoft in their dispute with the New York Times (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/19/justice-department-openai-new-york-times

Scoop: DOJ's copyright filing took key agencies by surprise
The department argues copyrighted works to train models should be considered fair use because that practice is new and transformative.

Added a "Highlights" section to the white paper (living document) on brain implants for restoring vision to the blind and The vOICe vision BCI alternative https://www.seeingwithsound.com/BCI.html#highlights Dobelle, Argus II, Orion I. Neuralink Blindsight highlights: none …

The vOICe vision BCI, or a brain implant?
White paper and living document comparing Neuralink Blindsight and other brain implants with The vOICe vision BCI for the totally blind.

A set of works recorded by Sun Ra & His Arkestra ca. 1965 in New York. Some of these tracks originated at sessions which produced the albums The Magic City and The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra.
#TheSunRaArkestra
https://

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one
individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take
command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
-- Dave Berry

We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book
"Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era".
Neiman argues that evil
— far from being an outdated religious concept
— is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world.
The Trump administration’s abusive policies have been aided by a general reluctance to call them out as evil,
part of how people are “brainwashed … by the idea that morality is for losers, suckers, f…

“Call It Evil”: Philosopher Susan Neiman on Why Moral Clarity Matters in the Trump Era
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world. The Trump administration’s abusive policies have been aided by a general reluctance to call them out as evil, part of how people are “brainwashed … by the idea that morality is for losers, suckers, fools,” she says. “People worry that it…