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Today's soundtrack is Soar by Earth Ship. Nicely heavy and noisy. I picked up the album on beautiful red vinyl while in Berlin some time ago, and I kind of forgot to get back to it. But I am enjoying it now! https://earthship.bandcamp.com/album/soar - they describe themselves as doom/slud…

64 Turkish bar associations condemn the conviction of journalist Fatih Altaylı, who was sentenced to more than four years in prison for "threatening" Erdogan (SCF/Stockholm Center for Freedom)
https://stockholmcf.org/64-bar-associa

64 bar associations condemn Turkish journalist’s conviction as blow to free expression - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Sixty-four bar associations across Turkey have condemned the conviction of journalist Fatih Altaylı, calling his prison sentence “a severe blow to free expression” and warning that journalism cannot be criminalized. The statement came after a court sentenced Altaylı to four years, two months in prison for allegedly “threatening” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in remarks he […]

"An SNP victory in May’s Holyrood contest would hardly be an earthquake, after 18 continuous years of nationalist government. It would, though, signal a remarkable comeback from a period of eclipse, and from an often dismal record on public services. For Labour, which did so well in Scotland in the 2024 general election, it would signal a crisis moment, imperilling Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership"
#UKPol

A flesh-eating fly once eradicated is moving back toward the U.S. #UnitedStates

A flesh-eating fly once eradicated is moving back toward the U.S.
California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living flesh and once devastated U.S. livestock. By monitoring traps and educating veterinarians and farmers, they hope to stop the pest before it gains a foothold.

Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn https://www.404media.co/ai-porn-secret-desires-chatbot-face-swap/

Constraining exoplanet interiors using observations of their atmospheres
Tim Lichtenberg, Oliver Shorttle, Johanna Teske, Eliza M. -R. Kempton
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08844 h…

Constraining exoplanet interiors using observations of their atmospheres
Astronomical surveys have identified numerous exoplanets with bulk compositions that are unlike the planets of the Solar System, including rocky super-Earths and gas-enveloped sub-Neptunes. Observing the atmospheres of these objects provides information on the geological processes that influence their climates and surfaces. In this Review, we summarize the current understanding of these planets, including insights into the interaction between the atmosphere and interior based on observations ma…