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The Trump administration has codified its efforts to strip some Americans of their US citizenship
in a recently published justice department memo that directs attorneys to
prioritize denaturalization for naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes.
The memo, published on 11 June, calls on attorneys in the department to institute civil proceedings to revoke a person’s United States citizenship if an individual either “illegally procured” naturalization or procured natural…

If you have a half reasonable MP (UK) this is an urgent action.
This Government has effectively banned refugees from ever becoming citizens.
Tomorrow, Tuesday 1 July at 4:30pm, MPs will debate the refugee citizenship ban.
Email your MP: Parliament Citizenship debate https://…

Tell your MP: Stand against the Refugee Citizenship Ban
This Government has effectively banned refugees from ever becoming citizens. But we won’t stand for it!

Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT 'EM) Survey - Confirmation of a Long-period Giant #Planet Discovered with a Single TESS Transit: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/add88b -> UNM astronomers confirm new gas giant exoplanet with help from citizen scientists worldwide: https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-astronomers-confirm-new-gas-giant-exoplanet-with-help-from-citizen-scientists-worldwide -> NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world: https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/nasa-exoplanet-hunting-spacecraft-and-citizen-scientists-discover-a-cool-new-alien-world

"Sharks risk losing their bite as oceans turn acidic: Study"
#Sharks #Animals #Oceans

Sharks risk losing their bite as oceans turn acidic: Study
Sharks continually shed and regrow teeth throughout their lives, replacing worn or lost teeth with new ones. That makes them particularly good at catching prey. However, these top marine predators could lose their literal edge as ocean acidification damages their teeth and makes it harder to keep and replace them, a new study says. “Shark […]

Sources: the US DHS, in partnership with DOGE, has built the first-ever searchable national citizenship data system, pulling from SSA and immigration databases (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/29/nx-s1-5409608/citizenship-trump-privacy-votin…

You know, “this” used to be a perfectly innocent word. Nothing special, but a solid citizen of the grammar ecosystem. Who could have predicted it would turn into a major clickbait villain, meaning “We’re not going to tell you what this article is about until you click on it.”
FWIW I think I’m not alone in consciously avoiding clicking on such links.
#enshittification

EU Commission president Von der Leyen, yesterday:
"Today's deal creates certainty in uncertain times. It delivers stability and predictability, for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic."
Trump regime: "Not so fast."
Thread on Bluesky: https://

Throughout the campaign, Republicans teased an idea:
the next Trump government would start to remove the citizenship of naturalized Americans.
Stephen Miller suggested it;
the idea appeared in Project 2025.
Online fever-swamp entrepreneurs, like Claremont Institute donor Charles Haywood, pusheda national “review” of everyone naturalized since 1965.
Now, the DOJ has taken the first real step towards expanding the government’s efforts to strip citizenship from thos…

DOJ Opens Door To Stripping Citizenship Over Politics
Throughout the campaign, Republicans teased an idea: the next Trump government would...

Israel-based Teramount, which develops fiber-to-chip interconnect tools for AI infrastructure chips, raised a $50M Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h10z44udxg

Teramount raises $50M to supercharge AI chips with light
Israeli startup’s optical tech promises 100x data speeds and 70% power savings.