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US GAO study: Amazon workers on federal aid tripled from February 2020 to September 2025; ride-hailing and delivery apps topped employers with workers on aid (Washington Post)

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Mexican government list of journalists and political opponents sparks outcry
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is under fire after a top aide publicly named dozens of journalists, media outlets and opposition figures as part of a
hostile ‘digital ecosystem’ attacking her government.
Critics decry the lists as blacklists that stigmatize independent media in one of the world’s deadliest countries for reporters.
The release of the lists comes as Sheinbaum’s administr…

Did Mexico create a blacklist of journalists and politicians? The president says no
The Mexican government's creation of lists of journalists and opposition figures has stirred memories of the 'enemies list' of the Nixon administration in the U.S.

I am really liking the new #Drupal homepage. The last one was awful and I don't seem to remember feeling too positive about any of the ones before that one either.
The last one just screamed "WTF is this? NOBODY KNOWS."
The current one answers the question, "Why would you want to give Drupal a try?"
Drupal is amazing software with a great ecosystem for people…

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Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

For those people interested in digital identity , wallets etc., Architecture and Reference Framework for the EU Digital Identity Wallet, version 3.0 has been released.
#EU

European Digital Identity
Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF) of the European Digital Identity Wallet: main narrative, annexes with normative high-level requirements, technical specifications, and discussion topics.

How This Dying Rainforest Is a Sign of Things to Come
https://youtube.com/watch?v=y9HlSWmDtLw
In Costa Rica’s cloud forest, a biological paradox unfolds: one of America’s wettest ecosystems is dying of thirst. Our investigation follows daring ecologists as they scale 70-foot canopies to sol…

Chinese open models are proper competition that should be welcomed, not something to ban or treat as a danger, and open-sourcing is an old business strategy (Bill Gurley/Washington Post)

Powerful AI models are being given away for free. It was inevitable.
They aren’t a security threat — they’re what competition looks like.

Channeling rainwater wisely creates a thriving landscape, providing both cooling shade and food for the public.
Instead of sending it down concrete curb edges and into storm drains,
cuts in the curb move water toward native trees and plants.
As Millison says, this simple change is key to “turning depleted neighborhoods into thriving ecosystems.”

In 1998, a man illegally cut holes in a Tucson street curb. The result changed the law.
Brad Lancaster shares with permaculture expert Andrew Millison how illegal curb cutting to divert rainwater 30 years ago changed Tucson.

Kimi K3 marks the arrival of frontier open-weight models, and the Kimi team has incredible culture and freedom of expression within a GPU-limited environment (Nathan Lambert/Interconnects AI)
https://www.interconnects.ai/p/kimi-k3-the-open-weights-escalation

Kimi K3: The open-weights escalation
The global implications on the AI ecosystem.

Previously an underused site,
the area was transformed using Hügelkultur,
a no-dig permaculture technique that creates highly fertile mounds using woodchip, timber, and organic matter from local tree surgeons.
This approach, combined with forest garden principles, has established a resilient ecosystem for wildlife,
turning the space into an all-year-round green habitat with edible shrubs and trees like blackberries, raspberries, and apple trees.

Vacant site to community ecosystem - Transition Together
Chris Gabe of Bridgehouse Garden Community Group describes an incredible journey from tarmac site in South London to thriving forest garden and a cosy wooden barn, hand built by the local community group after learning a host of new practical skills.

A bizarre view from the usually sensible British newspaper Guardian regarding Harry and Megan retreating from Montecito California.
Most local's reactions here are
"Good Riddance"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

We’ll never be royals: the California town where Prince Harry and Meghan lived says goodbye
As the couple plans their return to the UK, Montecito’s whirlwind stint on the global stage may be coming to an end