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Ukraine's National Security Council announces moratorium on business inspections: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/21/ukraines-national-security-council-announces.html

About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows - Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving -

About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows
Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving

🌐Strategic potential of #BlueRaman submarine cable highlighted today at summit btw. #EuropeanCommission & Presidency of Council of Ministers of #Italy.
The initiative–co-funded with €37M con…

Joint press release by the European Commission and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, co-chaired the high-level event ‘The Mattei Plan for Africa and

The Iranian Parliament has voted in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz,
one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints
Any final decision on retaliation will rest with the country's Supreme National Security Council and leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The parliament vote merely advises him of the option to pursue.

Iran's Parliament Votes To Close Straits of Hormuz After US Attacks
The vote took place Sunday after the U.S. on Saturday evening hit three Iranian nuclear sites and significantly damaged the country's capabilities.

Business Council of New York State says nearly 50,000 had data leaked in February cyberattack https://therecord.media/new-york-business-council-data-breach

About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows - Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving -

About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows
Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving

This seems pretty big news.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/gut-microbiota-metabolite-linked-atherosclerosis-could-revolutionise-diagnosis-and

A gut microbiota metabolite linked to atherosclerosis could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment
A new study led by the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and funded by the European Reasearch Council (ERC) has identified imidazole propionate (ImP), a metabolite produced by gut bacteria, as a driver of atherosclerosis— as a driver of atherosclerosis, the disease behind most heart attacks and strokes. Published in Nature, the findings point to blood levels of ImP as a potential early diagnostic marker, and pave the way for novel, personalised treatment strategies.

Zelensky unveils new composition of Ukraine's Security Council: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/19/zelensky-unveils-new-composition-of.html

Under a new cybersecurity blueprint, the European Union will work more closely with national militaries and the NATO defense alliance to respond to large-scale cyberattacks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-arms-cyber-council-military-c…

Europe arms itself against cyber catastrophe
EU to train with militaries, industry and NATO to better fend off large-scale cyberattacks.

Evil woman.
Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch - BBC News
#AuntTom

Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.

Tether hires Bo Hines, who stepped down as White House Crypto Council Executive Director earlier in August, as an adviser to help it expand in the US (Prakhar Srivastava/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/crypto-firm-tether-…

Zelensky appoints delegation for peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, signals new POW swaps: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/22/zelensky-appoints-delegation-for-peace.html

Instead of needing to write a complex function or remember complicated formulas, we just need to know how to instruct AI to get the results we want.
And if we’re not experts, we can have multiple AIs check the work.
We’re basically sitting in a council of experts and learning along the way.
So, in the end, we’re not getting dumber - we’re just shifting our knowledge and adapting to a new way of thinking.

Baltimore city council to consider eliminating minimum parking rquirements. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-parking-mandate-housin…

Baltimore eyes eliminating requirement for developers to build parking
A new bill before the Baltimore City Council would eliminate the requirement to provide a minimum amount of off-street parking for new development.

Atlantic Council: Russland produziert neue KI-Drohnen
Der Washingtoner Thinktank Atlantic Council rechnet nicht mit einem Nachlassen der russischen Drohnenangriffe auf die Ukraine. Russland produziere inzwischen mehr und bessere Drohnen, die teils von Künstlicher Intelligenz unterstützt würden. Zuletzt hatte der Atlantic Council die Zahl der monatlich in Russland produzierten Drohnen auf mehr als 5.000 geschätzt.
In den erst…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Deutschland will zwei "Patriot"-Systeme finanzieren ++
Nach Angaben des ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj will Deutschland für zwei "Patriot"-Luftabwehrsysteme zahlen, Norwegen für eines. Von Paris aus soll die "Koalition der Willigen" einen möglichen Waffenstillstand in der Ukraine unterstützen.

Excited about the Highland Council by-election?
Tune in here:
‪RT @highland.gov.uk€
You can watch the Ward 6 Cromarty Firth and Ward 10 Eilean a' Cheò [Skye] By-Election count live on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/pr1EVKwKudw?feature=share

Thank you, #NDRRMC¹, for the delayed earthquake² SMS alert. I did feel it but it was so subtle that I thought it was just my heart suddenly palpitating.
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa…

Tua: Appointment to sports council 'an honor' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45914771/tua-calls-appointment-sports-fitness-council-honor

NATO
18 July 2025
Statement of condemnation by the North Atlantic Council concerning Russian malicious #cyber activities
site: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/officia…

City Council looked the other way for over 3 years while the Adams' Administration broke laws around the requirement to build protected bus & bike lanes. Why would Adams give a shit about Sanctuary City laws when City Council has proven to be toothless? https://www.

Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations
In a letter sent Monday, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Oversight Chair Gale Brewer wrote that “recent episodes raise serious doubts that should be urgently addressed,” citing reporting from THE CITY.

Glasgow City Council is grappling with widespread disruption to its digital services more than a week after a serious cyberattack forced core systems offline.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/glasgow-city-council-ser…

Glasgow City Council services still crippled a week after cyberattack
Glasgow City Council is grappling with widespread disruption to its digital services more than a week after a serious cyberattack forced core systems offline.

"No environmental impact assessment was made for the 90MW datacentre", which was approved when #AngelaRaynor overruled the local council's planning refusal.

Oversight Chair Comer warns DC council to approve Commanders stadium before August recess (Elizabeth Crisp/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5406562-redevelopment-rfk-stadium-washington-commanders/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250717/p109#a250717p109

Reform or hypocrisy? From the Guardian:

UN votes to renew LGBTQ expert's mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/un-votes-to-renew-lgbtq-experts-mandate-just-after-the-us-withdrew-from-human-rights-council/

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 13 - Star One
SERVALAN: Both. Now get back to your work. I am still waiting for your theories about where Star One may be located.
DURKIM: That summons is a Presidential Order in Council. I have to go.
https://

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
The Style Council:
🎵 Walls Come Tumbling Down
#NowPlaying #TheStyleCouncil
https://open.spotify.com/track/00cn1ynXQhURwsgv69fN0b

Next investigation should be into the councillors themselves
Warrnambool council abandons peer-reviewed flood study, citing 'supposed science' - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-05/regiona…

Warrnambool council abandons peer-reviewed flood study, questioning 'supposed science'
An independent flood study flagging high-risk areas in Victoria's south-west is abandoned after councillors decide they do not trust the data.

Finally: the United States sanctions Israeli officials for their ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.
And by that I mean the United States sanctions the United Nations Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for criticising and calling for an end to Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.
“Are we the baddies?”
What a silly question. When did you stop?

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel's Gaza offensive
Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Trump admin cuts undermine efforts to track abducted Ukrainian children, Council of Europe envoy says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/18/trump-admin-cuts-undermine-efforts.html

"Reform-led Durham county council scraps climate emergency declaration"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Combating Homelessness Stigma with LLMs: A New Multi-Modal Dataset for Bias Detection
Jonathan A. Karr Jr., Benjamin F. Herbst, Ting Hua, Matthew Hauenstein, Georgina Curto, Nitesh V. Chawla
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13187

Combating Homelessness Stigma with LLMs: A New Multi-Modal Dataset for Bias Detection
Homelessness is a persistent social challenge, impacting millions worldwide. Over 770,000 people experienced homelessness in the U.S. in 2024. Social stigmatization is a significant barrier to alleviation, shifting public perception, and influencing policymaking. Given that online and city council discourse reflect and influence part of public opinion, it provides valuable insights to identify and track social biases. This research contributes to alleviating homelessness by acting on public opi…

Council recognises right of River Test to flow unimpeded and unpolluted
#ChalkStreams #Rivers #Nature

Faced with the growing risk that #LightPollution represents for the development of astronomy in Chile, international observatories with a presence in the country have formed a joint organization dedicated to protecting the dark skies of northern Chile: https://giantmagellan.org/2025/06/03/dark-skies-council-international-astronomical-observatories-join-forces-to-protect-chiles-skies/ - the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), the Giant Magellan Telescope, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), signed an agreement to create the Dark Skies Council; through this alliance, the institutions will work in a coordinated manner to protect Chile’s privileged skies.

I'd be interested in how well "hand over all the data or be fired" will work in a country without a presidential override for legislation.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/02/reform-uk-to-pilot-doge-…

Conference> Chinese Buddhist Philosophy: From Three Treatises to Five Schools, 7-8 August 2025, Vienna
https://ift.tt/fWQHTkj
CFP: Visibilising Marginalised Early Career Researchers in Peace, Conflict and Security Studies: A…
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The stage is set for the #Ward6 Cromarty Firth & #Ward10 Eilean a' Cheò [Skye] #byelections. The electronic count in Kyleachin Community Hall starts at 11am and you can follow it live on the Council&…

Because the problem is in the infrastructure, I’d ask my fellow cyclists and urbanists to make sure any fist-shaking about these vehicles is directed toward •improving infrastructure• instead of •policing novel vehicles•.
I can easily imagine a backlash to these vehicles at the city Council meeting turning into rules that make it harder to get better vehicles on the street.
Instead, the reaction I’d like to see to these UPS cargo-bike-adjacent thingers is “Great!! Obviously they’re a problem in these too-narrow bike we’ve stuffed onto road shoulders, so where can we put them?”

I hereby formally propose to switch the Argentine anthem (which, let's be honest, it's a bit dull) with the already available and much more awesome "San Lorenzo March".
> The march became famous in other countries over time and, according to the Argentine British Community Council, is currently considered in Europe one of the best five military marches ever written.
I can imagine the crowds singing this before a World Cup match. Seriously. I get the chills.…

San Lorenzo march - Wikipedia

It seems that Mayor Adams of #NYC is willing to giving up our First Amendment rights to protest the nation of Israel. I normally really appreciate @… reporting, but the passing mention of the problems of the IHRA definition is not good.

Mayor Adams signs executive order adopting antisemitism definition, urges Council to make it law
It follows the city’s launch of a dedicated office to combat anti-Jewish hate.

The absolute irony of the person complaining about a little bit of #Welsh being called Ceri.
Also, it's not a Pelican crossing, looks more like a Puffin. #rdguk
Reading council installs Whitley Welsh pelican crossing
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/25367371.reading-council-installs-whitley-welsh-pelican-crossing/

'Shocked' Saquon declined Trump sports council https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45899838/eagles-saquon-barkley-shocked-trump-sports-council-mention

US absent from UN condemnation of Russia's war in Georgia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/20/us-absent-from-un-condemnation.html

“The Ring has passed to the dominion of Men… and Men promptly sold it to Google Ads.”
“There is no evil in the world that cannot be containerized…”
The Council of Elrond, reimagined in /etc/middle-earth.conf
Elrond (Linus Torvalds):
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“Strangers from distant distros, you have been summoned to answer the threat of the Cloud. Never before has such open source stood together. The time of the monolith is over. The microservice rises.”
Ganda…

MASS MOBILISATION IN GALWAY NEEDED! 
The far-right are attempting to descend on Galway for a march through town concluding with speakers at Galway County Council. 
We cannot let them enter our communities and continue their spread of hatred, disinformation, and racism.
Meet at Galway County Council at 2:30pm this Saturday, Aug. 2nd . Tell your friends, family, unions, community groups and organisations.

WEBCAST JUN 12 - Atlantic Council - Why the UN’s Internet Governance Forum still matters twenty years on
#IGF2025
https://isoc.live/19443

ABQ mayoral candidate campaigns on fake education, experience and made-up prior elected office - City Desk ABQ https://citydesk.org/2025/08/14/albuquerque-mayoral-candidate-makes-false-claims-echoing-george-santos-scandal/ …

Echoing George Santos, ABQ mayoral candidate campaigns on fake education, experience and made-up prior elected office - City Desk ABQ
(c) City Desk ABQ. Republication is available by request to kevin@newmexico.news According to his campaign website, Albuquerque mayoral candidate Patrick B. Sais graduated from UNM with a degree in political science, was elected to the Albuquerque City Council and earned endorsements from a local business owner, firefighter and educator in his campaign for Albuquerque mayor.  […]

Baltimore city council to consider eliminating minimum parking rquirements. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-parking-mandate-housin…

“I’ve just seen pictures of my two daughters on a curb in downtown Los Angeles in handcuffs [with] the LAPD,”
Pasadena City Council member Rick Cole said at the rally.
“So I’m going to be figuring out where they are so I can go bail them out.”
Protests against federal immigration raids continued to rage Sunday after Trump ordered the National Guard to Southern California.
Mejia, Cole’s boss, is an outspoken critic of the Los Angeles Police Department.
On Fri…

L.A. City Council aide arrested on assault charge at anti-ICE protest
Luz Aguilar, 26, who serves as City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado’s deputy for economic innovation and community growth, was arrested around 7 p.m. Sunday.

Vendor of AI tech comes to Australia and promises to grow our GDP by 4% if only we give tax incentives to increase use of AI tech. Stenographers in the press report the amazing "windfall" but thankfully we have Crikey to call BS:
https://www.crikey.com.au/2…

OpenAI’s ‘productivity’ garbage is an age-old scam that’s long crippled Australia
Touting the economic benefits of AI is straight from business lobbyists' playbook, one used over and over again.

Briefly joined an anti-facist crafting/textile group today, organized by the art history student council. Did a little embroidery. Felt nice. #DHmakes

Seattle City Council Passed the Shield Tax - The Stranger
https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/08/05/80181915/seattle-city-council-passed-the-shield-tax

Ex-defense minister may head Ukraine's National Security Council, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/17/exdefense-minister-may-head-ukraines.html

The day after the mayor of the town of Coevorden bowed to violence and decided not to allow housing for 14 girls (refugees), the city council of Zwolle decided to host a center for 400 refugees. Far-right Wilders tried to whip up sentiments there, too, but lost big time.
https://www.

Zwolse gemeenteraad stemt in met komst nieuw azc in De Tippe
De kogel is door de kerk: er komt officieel een asielzoekerscentrum (azc) in De Tippe voor vierhonderd vluchtelingen. De meerderheid van de Zwolse gemeenteraad stemde in met de plannen van de gemeente.

Saquon Barkley says he declined spot on President Donald Trump's Council (David Chang/NBC10 Philadelphia)
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/saquon-barkley-says-he-declined-spot-on-president-donald-trumps-council/4248590/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250804/p118#a250804p118

Cycling in Ribble Valley
#Cycle routes
The Ribble Valley has miles of scenic country roads of which many are ideal for riding your bicycle. To the right are some downloadable maps and leaflets detailing these routes.​​​​
You can download several other routes across not only the Ribble Valley but Lancashire as a whole by visiting Lancashire County Council's dedicated

If you don't follow @… for his #Toronto City #Council coverage, well, you're wrong.
>Councillor Holyday was also the only councillor to oppose an item about the …

Data Movement Model for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Fabio Hernandez (CC-IN2P3/CNRS), Mark G. Beckett (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh), Andrew Hanushevsky (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), Tim Jenness (Vera C. Rubin Observatory Project Office), Kian-Tat Lim (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), Peter Love (Lancaster University), Timothy Noble (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Science and Technology Facilities Council), Stephen R. Pietrowicz (National Center fo…

Data Movement Model for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The sky images captured nightly by the camera on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's telescope will be processed across facilities on three continents. Data acquisition will occur at the observatory's location on Cerro Pachón in the Andes mountains of Chile. A first copy of the raw image data set is stored at the summit and immediately transmitted via dedicated network links to the archive center within the US Data Facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, USA and from there …

Ex-defense minister appointed secretary of Ukraine's Security Council: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/18/exdefense-minister-appointed-secretary-of.html

DCMS announces new members of public records advisory body https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/dcms-announces-new-members-of-public-records-advisory-body/

DCMS announces new members of public records advisory body - The National Archives
Seven new members have been appointed to the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, the independent body which advises the government on access to public records. The appointments were made by Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The council advises her on historical public records when they are being transferred […]

artificial intelligence “enables the cost of misinformation to come close to zero.” 
And it is starts with flooding Canadian city council mailboxes with climate misinformation https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/2

Glasgow City Council hit by cyber attack as warning issued
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25266300.warning-glasgow-city-council-hit-cyber-attack/?ref=rss&mid=1#cid=2937380

The impact of the European Union's enlargement with the Western Balkans and the Association Trio on the power of member states in the Council
T\'imea Kov\'acs, D\'ora Gr\'eta Petr\'oczy, G\'abor P\'asztor
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08914

The impact of the European Union's enlargement with the Western Balkans and the Association Trio on the power of member states in the Council
As of 2022, the European Union has taken several steps regarding enlargement. We focus on the accession of countries with which the Union is actively negotiating membership. This is examined under two enlargement scenarios: first, the enlargement along the lines of the Western Balkan countries, and second, the accession of a trio (Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia) to the already enlarged Union. We determine the a priori power of the member states based on the Banzhaf and Shapley--Shubik indices. V…

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'not too sure' how he landed on President Donald Trump's sports council

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphin

Bo Hines, the head of the White House Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, says he is stepping down and returning to the private sector (Hadriana Lowenkron/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

"Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government
Reform-run West Northamptonshire is removing all references to ‘climate change’ and ‘net zero’ from official documents, yet continuing to take government green grants

Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran,
citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.
Trump was due to leave the Group of Seven summit in Canada later on Monday -- a day early -- due to the Middle East situation, the White House said.
Fox News reported Trump would convene his National Security Council.

Once again: #FuckEricAdams
Unbelievable how he's managed to avoid jailtime breaking federal/state laws while City Council allows him to continue to break _their_laws as well.

https://…

No to 15 mph e-bike speed limit, yes to real safety! - Transportation Alternatives
A ridiculous 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes won't work. Tell Mayor Adams and City Council: We need effective, data-driven policies that protect everyone, and accountability for the corporations fueling chaos on our streets — not the cyclists surviving it.

The Herefordshire market town I live in has been gummed up by roadworks for literally months now. There's no bypass so every car, tractor, lorry, combine harvester, van etc etc has to drive right through the middle. Looking on the council website there's plenty more scheduled for the rest of this year. Some of this is new build-related as we get 100s of new houses but much is maintenance. Is this unusual or are lots of places seeing this just now? We're no doubt overdue new gas m…

Contractors 'on standby' to remove Belfast bonfire https://share.google/wNyvPGfCNWidaypt6
<< if the Council and PSNI can't remove an illegal bonfire at at electrical substation powering two hospitals that has asbestos contamination, I think we can stop pretending that Northern Ire…

Contractors 'on standby' to remove Belfast bonfire
Contractors are "on standby" to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Féin MLA has said.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
The Style Council:
🎵 Shout To The Top!
#NowPlaying #TheStyleCouncil
https://laurieshawofficial.bandcamp.com/track/shout-to-the-top-style-council-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/0mF5QmsOJq5w3FqGMjycII

Glasgow City Council impacted by ‘cyber incident’ https://therecord.media/glasgow-city-council-cyber-incident

Ukraine proposes peace talks with Russia next week, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/19/ukraine-proposes-peace-talks-with.html

Saquon Barkley declines White House sports council invite; 'shocked' by President Donald Trump's mention

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/saquon-

Head of Trump's economic council circles around questions on 50 percent tariff on Brazil (Cheyanne M. Daniels/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/13/kevin-hassett-brazil-tariffs-00450411
http://www.memeorandum.com/250713/p41#a250713p41

> "At one point during the press conference, Mr Finch acknowledged the risks attached to talking about a live legal case, saying: “I was told if I released this, I’d be in contempt of court.”
Contempt of court is being cynically used for self-promotion by right-wing activists.
Take action against them, and they become martyrs against "cover-ups". If a case collapses as a result of their actions, it's just proof of a corrupt system protecting criminals.

Reform’s 19-year-old council leader risks contempt of court over rape case comments
George Finch - the 19-year-old Warwickshire county council leader - risks having broken the law with a comment he made about the case

UK police forces are advised (by the "Police Chiefs' Council') to reveal ethnicity of people charged with serious offences.
So the xenophobic mob can riot if they aren't white. The police chiefs appear to have forgotten that the accused is innocent until found guilty.
Lives will be ruined and lost.
#racism

A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding Canadian city councils with climate misinformation, and already having some 'success'.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/investigations/weaponized-ai-chatbot-…

A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation
Internal instructions accessed by Canada’s National Observer show that the chatbot produces tailored scripts, petitions, reports and even speeches for council chambers. The messaging is all framed to resonate with municipal officials’ duty to represent local interests. The chatbot drops the cost of misinformation to "close to zero."

#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 08 - Rumours of Death
HOB: I believe we're lost unless we stick together. If killing Servalan is what it takes, then she's more use to us dead.
SULA: Alive, Servalan can order her forces to disarm. Alive, Servalan can announce that she's standing down in favour of the People's Council, which you and the others will lead. Alive, Servalan c…

Minnesota political assassin
57-year-old Vance Boelter,
was twice appointed to the nonpartisan Governor’s Workforce Development Council

-- in 2016 under former Gov. Mark Dayton
and again in 2019 under Gov. Tim Walz.
His most recent term expired in January 2023.

57-year-old suspect sought in targeted shootings of Minnesota state lawmakers
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband have died after they were shot at their home in Brooklyn Park.

At UN Human Rights Council, Afghan Women Demand Action - Feminist Majority Foundation
https://feminist.org/news/at-un-human-rights-council-afghan-women-demand-action/

Conference> Chinese Buddhist Philosophy: From Three Treatises to Five Schools, 7-8 August 2025, Vienna
https://ift.tt/2yQVg68
REPOSTING: Lecture by Wiebke Denecke (MIT) on ‘How Can We Leverage Our Cultural Wiring Around Nature…
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Commanders await D.C. Council's stadium vote after sometimes heated hearing https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6525999/2025/07/30/commanders-stadium-d-c-council-hearing/

US FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council IX
Publication
June 2025
Report on Threats Posed by Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Systems to the Security, Reliability and Integrity of Networks and Recommendations on How to Overcome Them
site: https://www.

Contractors 'on standby' to remove Belfast bonfire https://share.google/wNyvPGfCNWidaypt6
<< if the Council and PSNI can't remove an illegal bonfire at electrical substation powering two hospitals that has asbestos contamination, I think we can stop pretending that Northern Irelan…

Gosh, I hate to undercut in any way all those press reports about how the Trump cyber EO demolishes the cyber initiatives of Biden and Obama, but with a couple of exceptions it doesn't.
“I’m pleased to see that there’s a lot of consistency between what was in the last administration’s order and what they’re going forward with,” Caitlin Clarke, a former senior cyber leader on the National Security Council and now a senior director for cybersecurity services at Venable LLP, told CSO.…

Trump takes aim at Biden’s cyber executive order but leaves it largely untouched
A new Trump executive order revises Biden’s last cyber EO to eliminate significant sections on digital IDs and secure software attestations, among other changes, but keeps much of Biden’s cyber protections in place.

So now UK police forces are advised (by the "Police Chiefs' Council') to reveal ethnicity of people charged with serious offences.
So the xenophobic mob can riot if they aren't white. The police chiefs appear to have forgotten that the accused is innocent until found guilty.
Lives will be ruined and lost.
#xenophobia

Former UK Chancellor and Coinbase Advisory Council member George Osborne says the UK missed the first crypto wave and risks missing the stablecoin-driven second (George Osborne/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3eded430-a854-44d6-9739-e8a350eae25f

"Why a wildfire chemical toxic to humans lingers longer in clouds"
#Wildfires #Chemicals
https://

Why a wildfire chemical toxic to humans lingers longer in clouds
Researchers from the University of Bristol and the Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have discovered why a toxic compound found in wildfire smoke resists natural breakdown when dissolved in atmospheric water droplets.

A councilman in Danville, Virginia, was attacked and set on fire on Wednesday over what police are describing as a “personal matter” not related to his position or politics.
According to a statement released by the Danville police department, the councilman, Lee Vogler, 38,
was attacked at the offices of a local magazine, where he is also employed.
The police said officers were dispatched at about 11.30am after receiving a report that a man had been set on fire.
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About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows - Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving -

About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows
Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving

Conference> Chinese Buddhist Philosophy: From Three Treatises to Five Schools, 7-8 August 2025, Vienna https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20120484/conference-chinese-buddhist-philosophy-three-treatises-five-…

Saquon Barkley declines President Trump's invitation to serve on sports council https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6536700/2025/08/05/trump-saquon-barkley-eagles-sports-council-invitation/

Election Officials Allege Possible Voter Fraud in Republican Primary (Jay Root/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/nyregion/election-fraud-new-york-city-council.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250726/p2#a250726p2

St. Paul, Minn., Extends Emergency in Cyber Attack for 90 Days
https://www.govtech.com/security/st-paul-minn-extends-emergency-in-cyber-attack-for-90-days

St. Paul, Minn., Extends Emergency in Cyber Attack for 90 Days
The City Council granted the mayor more time to lead a coordinated response to the breach, which has necessitated assistance from the FBI and Minnesota National Guard cybersecurity experts.

"Appointed by Starmer as his undersecretary of state for homelessness and democracy she could have been a trailblazer for reform in the housing sector. She could have championed the return of sold-off council houses to the public sector. She might have persuaded the Cabinet to introduce rent controls to drive private-sector rents down to affordable levels."
The Rushanara Ali case is a spotlight on a broken housing sector | Morning Star

Atlantic Council: US cyber power is hampered by an inefficient supply chain for zero days, with too few providers and "levels of middlemen" driving up costs (Patrick Howell O'Neill/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

Trump selected Stephen Miran,
the chair of his Council of Economic Advisers,
-- and a vocal critic of Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell,
to temporarily fill the seat on the Federal Reserve Board that was vacated last week by the unexpected resignation of one of its governors, Adriana D. Kugler.
If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Miran will assume a term that expires Jan. 31.

Trump Live Updates: News on the Fed, Admissions Data, New Census and Putin Meeting

Israel security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City amid reports of disagreements with military
The announcement comes after Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take full control of Gaza and hand over the territory’s governance to friendly Arab forces