Bruce MirkenA Harvard researcher lays out the devastating impact of new rules proposed by the #TrumpAdministration for federal grants. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/27/opinion/federal-research-grants-omb-regulation/#bgmp-comments
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AKUK Doctors’ Union Drops Israel-Backed [IHRA] Definition of Antisemitism: Over concerns medics are being punished for opposing Gaza genocide | Novara Media (2026-06-25)
https://novaramedia.com/2026/06/25/uk-doctors-union-drops-israel-backed-definition-of-antisemitism/
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>> The British Medical Association (#BMA) has voted to drop the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (#IHRA) definition of antisemitism over fears it had a “chilling” effect on free speech, including support for #Palestine.
>> The IHRA definition regards certain criticisms of Israel – including that its existence is a racist endeavour – as antisemitic. In the UK, it has been widely adopted by the national government, policing and local authorities.
>> The definition was officially adopted by Israel’s government in 2017. Doctors voted to drop it at the BMA’s annual meeting on Tuesday over fears that medics are being punished for their views on international politics…
UK Doctors’ Union Drops Israel-Backed Definition of Antisemitism
The British Medical Association (BMA) has voted to drop the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism over fears it had a “chilling” effect on free speech, including support for Palestine.
PeerTube⚠️ A critical ffmpeg vulnerability has been disclosed a few days ago: https://jfrog.com/blog/pixelsmash-critical-ffmpeg-vulnerability-turns-media-files-into-weapons/
Please upgrade ffmpeg on your PeerTube instance/PeerTube runner OS as soon as possible (ffmpeg >= v8.1.2 or ffmpeg >= v7.1.5 on Debian).
The PeerTube Docker image has been automatically rebuilt, meaning that admins using Docker can simply re-pull the image.
Glyn Moody‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest #datacentre hub leaves town sweltering - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/slough-is-like-an-experiment-europes-largest-datacentre-hub-leaves-town-sweltering "Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C" #ai
Nothing quite says council ineptness as approving footpath closures on both sides of the same road, right at a railway station. #brisbane #auchenflower
Bob LeFridge 
Australian company Santana wants to build a toxic gold mine on Bendigo Station in Central Otago. Their application is in the final stages of fast-track hearings.
The fast-track panel has requested important information from Santana including "a cumulative drawdown assessment of the Bendigo aquifer; assessment of wetland hydrological functions; transient water load balance modelling; active water treatment design; passive water treatment concept and design; and design of uncaptured seepage system."
Santana, led by an Aussie cooker says 'Nah! You grant us consent first, and THEN we'll provide that info.'
That's not how it works. You'd have to hope that their belligerent attitude sees Santana's bid dead in the water.
Zack Polanski"The man widely expected to be Britain’s next prime minister was billed to headline a rally in a south London park this morning. Andy Burnham never turned up. The crowd that gathered instead heard from the Green Party’s Zack Polanski."
Edwin
xssfox (crossy)I've stumbled upon a really bad data leak hosted on digital ocean (probably the worst I've seen) - if anyone has a contact there that could look into a thing for me I would be greatly appreciative