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media conglomerates are leading the way against open internet law by fining cloudflare:
Italy's "shadowy cabal of European media elites" ... "scheme to censor the Internet. The scheme, which even the EU has called concerning, required us within a mere 30 minutes of notification to fully censor from the Internet any sites a shadowy cabal of European media elites deemed against their interests. No judicial oversight. No due process. No appeal. No transparency. "

A look at the erosion of press freedom and independent reporting in Israel, where journalists report escalating censorship, harassment, and self-censorship (Yael Krifcher/Committee to Protect Journalists)
https://cpj.org/2025/12/under-the-rada

Under the radar: Israel steps up censorship and suppression of independent reporting - Committee to Protect Journalists
Two years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, press freedom inside the country has reached a breaking point. Journalists report escalating censorship, harassment, and self-censorship that, they say, now functions as “part of the war effort.” Independent reporting has sharply declined, leaving the Israeli public with a distorted view of the conflict. An October 2025 report...

A surprise benefit of mRNA vaccines could be better treatments for cancer, extending lives without the side effects of chemo? Yay for good news! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/covid-mrna-vaccines-cancer-patien…

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

"Europe's plan to conquer Russia" – new nonsense on Russian TV #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ampquoteuropes-plan-to-conquer-russiaampquot.html

US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's 'Ability To Kill Cancer Cells' (Rachana Pradhan/KFF Health News)
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ivermectin-cancer-treatment-nih-study-dewormer-offlabel-drug/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p175#a260210p175

#GiftLink "Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power."
Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/congress-white-house-spending-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.XrO_.05mBFoLwLm5q&smid=url-share

My Congressman, Ted Lieu (D-CA), caught Pam Bondi lying under oath & called her out on it.
The USAG perjured herself in front of Congress. On video.
#tedlieu #PamBondi #Congress

"From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames
From concrete walls to living edges, the Thames is being reshaped to support fish, wildlife, and a healthier urban river.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Concrete Blonde:
🎵 God Is a Bullet
#ConcreteBlonde
https://rikjohnson.bandcamp.com/track/god-is-a-bullet-concrete-blonde
https://open.spotify.com/track/6PIYPESBVlavhOxW90d71o