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"Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists"
#Butterflies #Insects

Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists
Research has shown that species considered colourful and patterned are the subject of more studies, and receive more conservation funding

The US raises censorship concerns over the UK's proposals to force tech platforms to put "trustworthy" news providers at the top of social and video feeds (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/us-iss

US issues 'censorship' warning over UK plan to boost 'public service' news on social media
News Media Association warns forcing prominence for 'trustworthy' news could end up harming sector.

The US raises censorship concerns over the UK's proposals to force tech platforms to put "trustworthy" news providers at the top of social and video feeds (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/us-iss

US issues 'censorship' warning over UK plan to boost 'public service' news on social media
News Media Association warns forcing prominence for 'trustworthy' news could end up harming sector.

"Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say"
#Plastic #Plastics #FoodWaste

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say
Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils

You know how subscription services made boycots harder? That's exactly why they have a permanent underclass pushed into military service now, as the conscription during Vietnam caused major riots.
A constant military and its implied spending also needs a constant justification, in other words: war.

A new, bipartisan bill could allow Trump to drop 100 percent tariffs on virtually any country he likes,
for as long as he likes,
and with pretty much bulletproof legal authority to do so;
Which means even the Supreme Court couldn’t bail out Congress (or the rest of us) next time.
This is all happening through the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act,
which is rapidly moving through Congress with broad bipartisan support.
It is expected to clear the S…

Senate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff Nuke
A bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it.

Sources: as Spotify tests a skip ahead button that lets some Premium users skip publisher-sold podcast ads and filler content, audio networks raise concerns (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/09/2026/spotifys…

Exclusive: Spotify’s new ‘skip’ button could end the podcast business as we know it
The Swedish streaming giant cast the move as streamlining a feature that already exists, the Spotify app’s 15-second skip button.

Sources: as Spotify tests a skip ahead button that lets some Premium users skip publisher-sold podcast ads and filler content, audio networks raise concerns (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/09/2026/spotifys…

Exclusive: Spotify’s new ‘skip’ button could end the podcast business as we know it
The Swedish streaming giant cast the move as streamlining a feature that already exists, the Spotify app’s 15-second skip button.

A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency
and grappling with stage four prostate cancer
is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in Tacoma, Washington.
Federal immigration officials detained Loreto Javar
during his US citizenship interview in Tukwila, Washington, in June.
Javar, a Filipino national, moved to the US in 1995 and has lived in the country with his wife and daughter ever since.
Federal officials alle…

ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa

"Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution"
#Plastic #Plastics #Pollution

Plastic fused to coral rubble raises new concerns for ocean pollution
Plastic fused to coral rubble in Japan has been identified as “plasticoral,” raising concerns about ocean pollution and habitat degradation.