High Court blocks consent for Hawke’s Bay quarry after iwi object

The consent application was made in the name of the RW & MC Gale Family Trust. Robbie and…
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"A new proposal from Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura to add more #blocks to WordPress core has prompted a wide-ranging discussion among contributors about what belongs in the default editor — and what should remain in #plugins.
While no decisions have been made, the discussion marks a shift away from the long-held philosophy of keeping #WordPress lean, and toward offering more of the design elements users expect out of the box."

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The Why Behind the Making of Beyond the Rough Draft by Iman Llompart

Discover the inspiration behind Beyond the Rough Draft, a series where writers share struggles, breakthroughs,…
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/08/15/the-why-behind-the-making-of-beyond-the-rough-draft-by-iman-llompart

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Russia’s daily losses 3 times higher than Ukraine’s — Putin holds advantage ahead of Trump meeting, expert says — Russia’s hybrid empire: A far more dangerous war — Estonia expels senior Russian diplomat for alleged subversion, sanctions violations … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/thursday-august-14-2025/

Judge blocks Trump admin. from reallocating billions in FEMA disaster relief funds – CBS News

By Hannah Marr, August 5, 2025 / 9:18 PM EDT / CBS News

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to reallocate more than $4 billion in federal funding geared toward natural disaster mitigation projects, arguing the transfer could lead to “irreparable harm” to flood-prone areas.  

The injunction by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston followed a July lawsuit brought by 20 states. They argued that FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program had been unlawfully terminated in April 2025 under the Trump administration, with more than $4 billion in unspent funding that had been allocated by Congress redirected without its authority. Stearns wrote that the court was “not convinced” that Congress had intended for the money to be reallocated.

“The BRIC program is designed to protect against natural disasters and save lives,” Stearns wrote.

Stearns ruled that government officials were temporarily blocked from repurposing the funds while the court considers the state’s objections to the cuts.

The July lawsuit alleged that ending the BRIC program would upend disaster preparedness efforts across the country, leaving communities unable to tap into critical funding for hundreds of already-approved resilience projects. Before it was halted, the BRIC program provided funding for local infrastructure projects such as stormwater management systems and the relocation or elevation of buildings in flood-prone zones.

FEMA officials originally announced in April that they were “ending” the BRIC program because it is “wasteful” and had become more concerned with “political agendas than helping Americans recover from natural disasters.” But in a court filing last week, the disaster response agency walked back those comments, stating that they hadn’t cut the program and were still evaluating whether they will end or revise it.

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7.2.0 – Follow ups

We’ve improved ActivityPub support in WordPress to make fediverse sharing smoother and more engaging—images in comments that use img tags from your media library are now properly attached, so followers on other platforms see them inline. You’ll also notice easier following: see who you already follow and follow others back with one click. Multibyte text like Greek or Japanese is now handled more reliably in post summaries.

https://activitypub.blog/2025/07/30/7-2-0-follow-ups/