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Israeli forces storm multiple West Bank towns, settler violence worsens | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/27/israeli-forces-storm-multiple-west-bank-towns-settl…

Israeli forces storm multiple West Bank towns, settler violence worsens
At least 20 West Bank towns and villages have been raided, with homes demolished and dozens of Palestinians arrested.

Ah, finally, what we’ve been asking for for years: a browser setting (ideally, mandated by law to be on by default – that’s how it should be implemented to have the most effect) that sends a proper “do not track” signal that’s not a request but a legal obligation.
If this passes, and in the form described above, I do hope it also gets enforced (unlike, say, the half-arsed enforcement of GDPR). @…

RE: https://en.osm.town/@seav/111420979780585924
Today, August 29, is the UN International Day Against Nuclear Tests: …

CNN partners with YouTube-focused Jubilee Media for a Texas Senate town hall with Democrat James Talarico; both will distribute clips on social media (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/28/cnn-jubilee-james-talarico-texas-senate-town-hall
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CNN partners with digital-first Jubilee for Texas Senate town hall
The collaboration gives CNN access to Jubilee's young, digitally native audience.

Sources: Town, which develops enterprise personal AI assistants, is in talks to raise at a $1B valuation in a round led by Index Ventures (Newcomer)
https://www.newcomer.co/p/amid-personal-assistant-investor

Amid Personal Assistant Investor Frenzy, Town Nears $1 Billion Valuation in Round Led by Instinct-Backer Index Ventures
Town, the buzzy enterprise personal agent, is raising at $1 billion, sources tell us

Dirty Old Town (Live)

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Dirty Old Town (Live) by The Bollock Brothers
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Have you ever crossed the equator or the International Date Line? 🌐 :boost_requested:
Note: The IDL is totally different from the Greenwich prime meridian! The former is in the middle of the Pacific while the latter passes through London (and western France, eastern Spain, Algeria, &c.).
#maps #equator

#TuneTuesday (Jul 28)
“The rain, it ain’t permanent / And soon we’ll be dancin’ in the sun”
“Better Days” was written by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy during the pandemic, and it’s a fantastic listen if you want something optimistic and inspiring, especially with ethereal backing choir singing in Irish.

Oof. Carto now requires an API key to use their #OpenStreetMap raster tilesets like Voyager, Position, and Dark Matter. And they don’t provide any info on their pricing page.
Maybe I’ll go with MapTiler instead.
#maps