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Interactive resizing of picture and table content in Rmd and Quarto: #rstats

Israeli leaders are akin to the Taliban in their assault on education.
Israel uses law to destroy Palestinian education in East Jerusalem | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/

Israel uses law to destroy Palestinian education in East Jerusalem
Legislation recently passed by the Knesset is meant to dismantle the Palestinian education system in East Jerusalem.

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A former US State Department envoy says the US-China AI safety talks will not yield a breakthrough treaty as Beijing is prioritizing its strategic advantage (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opinion

Opinion | I Led A.I. Diplomacy for the U.S. The Coming Safety Talks Will Not Save Us.
Even if Beijing now takes the risks of A.I. seriously, the message has not reached its domestic companies.

Economic dignity in old age should be a promise — not a luxury.
We must strengthen Social Security.
It is the only large program that guarantees seniors a fixed monthly payment until they die,
but it is expected to become insolvent in just over six years.
That means raising taxes to shore it up.
And rather than encourage average Americans to sink their money into private equity funds and other exotic investments,
we should allow the Social Security Admini…

Opinion | This Trump Proposal is Good for Private Equity — and Not Good for Our Retirement Accounts
A win for private equity. A loss for our retirement assets.

The Secretary of War Crimes thinks the American Public loves him? But only 23% have a positive opinion, that's lower than potus (YouGov).
Delulu's gonna delulu, monstrously.
"Officials familiar with Hegseth’s thinking believe that he is considering a run for president or some other political office after his time in the Trump administration is over."
Gift article:

Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation
Officials familiar with the defense secretary’s thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.

In opening arguments, US state AGs said Meta intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit; Meta rejected the claims (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-faces-29-state-trial-that…

In opening arguments, US state AGs said Meta intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit; Meta rejected the claims (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-faces-29-state-trial-that…

"I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mamdani said.
“He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court,
and what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many,
purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years.”
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest in 2024 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine,
including “s…

Sources: the EU Parliament plans to launch EPGenAI Hub as early as September, giving MEPs and staff access to Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral models (Max Griera/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-european-parliaments-answer-to-its-ai…

The European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AI
The institution is opening its doors to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral as it tries to bring lawmakers’ growing use of the technology under control.