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[Jaak]

Every day social media companies fail to comply with their demands "will result in a $5M dollar fine."

[Raskolnikov]

Britain To Ban Pub Chats

"The UK government is cracking down on… pub talk. You know, the extremist bollocks you discuss over a pint?

It’s dangerous!

Under the new Employment Rights Bill—critics are calling it the “Banter Ban”—British pub owners could be held legally liable for offensive or “harassing” comments made by customers. That means if someone at the bar makes a politically incorrect joke, the landlord could face consequences. Not the drunk guy at the end of the bar. The landlord.

In this scenario, someone would take a job at a pub expecting to only hear unoffensive things? And if they are offended, it’s someone else’s fault!?

Supporters claim it’s about workplace protections. In reality, it’s a preemptive strike on free speech, enforced by turning publicans into compliance officers.

If speech at the pub is unsafe, where is it safe?"

https://redacted.inc/2025/07/britain...ban-pub-chats/

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lqpv6oK8JIM

[Ravenlocke]

From RT,

Three DEAD in German train disaster

Media reports also say 34 injured, survivors heard SCREAMING inside overturned carriages

Cause of derailment remains unclear

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1949557828378653173

At least 3 killed and others injured in train derailment in southern Germany https://trib.al/wTSfzYO

https://x.com/nypost/status/1949568603151286778

[Ravenlocke]

From RT

Holiday from HELL

Vacationers flee as wildfire sweeps through resort in Sardinia, leaving scorched earth and charred metal behind

Some had to escape by boat when flames blocked the road out

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1949561676610810053

Beach Evacuation by Sea After Wildfire Erupts in Sardinia, Italy.

A sudden wildfire broke out near the shoreline, causing panic among beachgoers.

The fire spread quickly, blocking escape routes.

102 people, including 12 children, were evacuated by sea.

https://x.com/WeatherMonitors/status...62701975577065

Ooohhh 😱😱😱 that's my favorite beach in Sardegna. I go there every summer 💔 Terrifying cause it's a peninsula and the fire in the parking blocked people 😱😰 glad everyone's safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

https://x.com/FionaDiGrazia/status/1949581356264235116

[Ravenlocke]

#NEWDETAILS: Authorities said Sunday they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against a 42-year-old man accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan. https://abc7.la/4kYf6Cw

https://x.com/ABC7/status/1949551921599054092

[Ravenlocke]

From Sputnik Africa,

World leaders arrive in Addis Ababa for UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake +4

👇 Notable arrivals:

🇸🇴 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
🇹🇿 FM Mahmoud Thabit Kombo
🇲🇦 Minister of Agriculture, Ahmed Elbuari
🇺🇳 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed

The 3-day UNFSS+4 summit, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy, aims to assess progress on sustainable food systems and strengthen global strategies.

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/1949513362267582514

[Ravenlocke]

From Sputnik Africa

🌍 African Food Takes the Spotlight in Addis Ababa

At the first-ever African Chefs Gathering & Policy Convening, chefs and food activists came together with one message: it’s time for the world to discover the power, flavor, and future of traditional African food.

Experts and chefs explain why this matters 👇

THREAD

1/8

Zimbabwean chef
@deankarrachef
highlighted traditional African cuisine as the next global culinary frontier.

He urged a return to indigenous ingredients in schools and called for creative reinventions of local dishes to empower communities and revive cultural food heritage.

2/8

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/1948755860823400750

Agroecology is a way to decolonize Africa’s food systems,
@Million_Belay
, General Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, told Sputnik Africa.

He warned that industrial models erode traditional diets and urged a return to indigenous knowledge and local farming practices.

3/8

Lesotho’s сhef
@Skamoteane
urged a return to traditional African cuisine, warning against the rise of unhealthy eating habits.

She champions indigenous foods like sorghum for their cultural significance, climate resilience, and role in preserving identity through nutrition.

4/8

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/1948755869027447184

Ugandan chef Charles Muyingo-Ssekiziyivu called for greater investment in Africa’s culinary heritage.

He highlighted Uganda’s rich food traditions and urged schools to teach local cuisine to preserve culture and strengthen food identity.

5/8

It is Time to 'Restore Our Entire Seed, Cultural, and Food Heritage,' Crushed by Colonization: Congolese Official

Colonization wiped out countless native seeds and traditions—now, restoring them is key to healing, food sovereignty, and reviving the continent’s rich culinary heritage, Sylvain Ntumba Mutuenzenzabu, the technical secretary of the DRC National Committee for the Promotion of Family Agriculture, told Sputnik Africa.

6/8

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/1948755885028684265

‘African Food is the Future, and the Future is Now,’ Says Ghana-Based Chef

Food is more than nourishment—it's identity, hope, and opportunity. That’s the message from
@Fulanichef
, a Sierra Leonean culinary visionary based in Ghana.

7/8

Africa’s future lies in embracing its own plate, Stephen Andong Ujambeng, Representative of the North West Regional Assembly in Cameroon, told Sputnik Africa.

He urges a shift from imported foods to proudly serving local, nutritious African produce in homes, schools, restaurants, and even abroad—reclaiming identity through agriculture and cuisine.

8/8

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/1948755893681586542

[Raskolnikov]

Good guy with a gun, Marine veteran Derrick Perry, stops Walmart stabbing suspect in Michigan



"Dramatic video shows a heroic Walmart shopper armed with a gun confronting a knife-wielding maniac moments after he allegedly stabbed 11 people inside the Michigan store on Saturday night.

In wild cellphone footage shared on X, the brave man, identified by family members as Marine veteran Derrick Perry, is seen yelling at the suspected attacker to drop the weapon in the parking lot of the superstore in Traverse City, about 255 miles northwest of Detroit.

Perry is being praised for his actions, with some even suggesting he should be nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

'Give this man the recognition his actions deserve,' one commenter said. 'Good men who are armed save lives...'"

https://nypost.com/2025/07/27/us-new...atic-showdown/

[Johnnycomelately]

Posted by Raskolnikov (here)
Good guy with a gun, Marine veteran Derrick Perry, stops Walmart stabbing suspect in Michigan



"Dramatic video shows a heroic Walmart shopper armed with a gun confronting a knife-wielding maniac moments after he allegedly stabbed 11 people inside the Michigan store on Saturday night.

In wild cellphone footage shared on X, the brave man, identified by family members as Marine veteran Derrick Perry, is seen yelling at the suspected attacker to drop the weapon in the parking lot of the superstore in Traverse City, about 255 miles northwest of Detroit.

Perry is being praised for his actions, with some even suggesting he should be nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

'Give this man the recognition his actions deserve,' one commenter said. 'Good men who are armed save lives...'"

https://nypost.com/2025/07/27/us-new...atic-showdown/

More about this incident, including that there was another USMC veteran involved.

“No such thing as an ex-Marine”

https://www.mensjournal.com/news/vir...abbing-suspect

Lisa Judi Sherm, founder of the Facebook page Greater Grand Rapids Scanner Calls, wrote on Facebook that "the assailant was beginning to flee after his rampage, but was met in the parking lot by several brave citizens."

"One of those individuals to take down the attacker, Matthew.K of Kent City, MI, was in town for a family vacation. His family made a stop to the store for some supplies and had just finished checking out, when a store employee shouted the dire warnings over the intercom. 'There’s a man with a knife!!'” she wrote.

"As they exited the store, Matthew saw the attacker had injured 2 people including an elderly woman. Matthew directed his young daughter to stay back, and went into Marine Mode."

She added, "Matthew is a veteran of the Marine Corps and has extensive training and experience in high stress situations. Without much hesitation, he grabbed a nearby shopping cart and rammed it straight into the achilles tendon of the assailant, causing him to fall forward. Thankfully Matthew (in the purple shirt) didn’t act alone. He had the assistance of another citizen, who just so happened to be a Marine veteran as well, and held the attacker at gunpoint, until he dropped the knife. Thats when multiple people tackled him until PD arrived moments later, taking the 42 year old attacker into custody."

[John Hilton]

Re: "US nukes deployed to England for first time in over a decade"
I'm old enough to remember the protests at Greenham Common. Anyway, on to more interesting matters. Ursula VdL just failed spectacularly to negotiate a favourable deal with Trump, reminding me how the useless British Government failed to negotiate a favourable Brexit deal with the EU. (I feel that I should add a Latin phrase here such as "ut severes segis" - my old school motto - with the caveat that I never actually learned Latin - I had English, French, German and Spanish lessons instead. And now Greek.)

Trump just reset the world's chessboard with his weekend EU trade deal. Ignore the media framing. Here's what it really means.
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/ora...july-28-2025-c

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by John Hilton (here)
"ut severes segis" - my old school motto

So you're an Old Sandbachian ?

I've been proud to have graduated from the second oldest school in New York State, Salem Washington Academy. The first Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York was another alumnus of my school (which predates the state itself, therefore).

But if there be you from, you've got me beat by nearly a century.

[Ravenlocke]

From RT,

🇷🇺🇺🇸 HISTORIC: Roscosmos chief Bakanov in Houston for NASA talks

First meeting of space agency heads in EIGHT YEARS

https://x.com/RT_com/status/1949942465617596513

From Paul Stonehill

Pay attention. This is significant.

Dmitry Bakanov, CEO of Roscosmos, has arrived in Houston (USA), where he will hold a meeting with the leadership of NASA. This was reported in the press service of the state corporation, RIA Novosti reports.


Bakanov will hold talks with acting head of NASA Sean Duffy on July 31. This is the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of the Russian and US space agencies in eight years, Roscosmos noted.
I doubt the clueless media pundits and various UFO “ experts” understand why.


https://x.com/RussianUFOlogy/status/1949947445816811591

Roscosmos chief Bakanov lands in Houston for talks with NASA’s Duffy on July 31, the first high-level meeting since 2018.

They’ll tackle ISS operations, astronaut cross-flights, and 2028 de-orbit plans.

Despite US sanctions hitting Russia’s $180B oil trade and pressure on EU to sever Moscow ties, Washington pursues space cooperation to safeguard NASA’s $4.4B ISS budget.

👉This pragmatic hypocrisy, amid EU’s $19B Ukraine aid gap and Trump’s 36% tariff threats, exposes US prioritizing strategic goals over isolating Russia


https://x.com/project_omnis/status/1950006471271297362

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Posting for awareness.

Young scientist, Julian Brown develops revolutionary technique that turns waste plastic into FUEL:

This kid's making a difference, but is in danger. I've seen his face and his videos all over X the last few days. But as soon as he started posting about his work, he started running into trouble. Threats, gang-stalking? I'm not sure (where have we heard this before). Whatever the case, it definitely rattled him.

Until yesterday, he was still missing, but I've seen unconfirmed reports today he's okay, but is hiding out and keeping a low profile.

For his own protection, his tech, and his name, need to go viral. Think of all that plastic we recycle every week! And the thousands of tons floating in the ocean. His revolutionary system could seriously impact the vice-like grip of Big Oil and other energy sector monopolies, and offer all of us a relatively simple, cheap alternative. And that's why they're out to get him.

https://x.com/Billy2stone/status/1949955127860678943

[Jaak]

Interesting story . Guy travels half the USA , shoots couple of people who are part of evil corporation, including one CEO and then kills himself on 33rd floor . Number 33 makes me always suspicious . Some say it was a hit , some say he took wrong elevator and ended up in wrong floor . Claims are he yelled free palestine at some point. Odd stuff . Many opinions , i wonder what the truth is .


Shane Devon Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas, identified as the suspect in the Midtown Manhattan shooting at 345 Park Avenue.

He killed five, including an NYPD officer, and injured six in the 44-story building housing Blackstone and NFL headquarters.

Armed with an AR-style rifle and wearing a bullet-resistant vest, Tamura died by suicide on the 33rd floor after barricading himself.

A vehicle with Nevada plates and a rifle case linked to him were found nearby. Tamura had a concealed firearms permit from Las Vegas (June 2022).

The motive is unclear, possibly tied to his past as a Canadian football player or NFL headquarters.

The NYPD confirms the scene is secure, and investigations continue.

[onawah]

REPORT: Xi Jinping Just Lost All His Power Over China | Lei
Danny Jones Clips
526K subscribers
Jul 7, 2025

"Is Xi Jinping’s reign over China coming to an end? In this breaking geopolitical report, experts reveal that Xi Jinping may have lost his grip on power, as internal Party conflicts, economic collapse fears, and rising military dissent challenge his leadership like never before.

From secretive high-level meetings to visible changes in public policy and propaganda, this episode uncovers why China’s most powerful leader in decades is now facing a potential downfall—and what it means for the future of China and the world.

Inside this report:

Evidence that Xi Jinping is losing control of the CCP

The economic and political crises weakening his power

Military dissent and regional opposition building against him

How this power shift could reshape global geopolitics

If Xi falls, the ripple effects will be felt across every nation."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fnf7-KJj9OY

******************
Chinese Defector: 1 Billion People Have Gone Missing in China
Lei's Real Talk
Danny Jones
1.08M subscribers
Jul 7, 2025 Danny Jones Podcast

" Lei is an expert in Chinese finance, censorship, and life under a totalitarian government & brings a unique perspective to analyzing and interpreting geopolitics, with a particular focus on China and Sino-U.S. relations. Being bilingual and having grown up in China gives Lei a distinct advantage in accurately interpreting Chinese politics and economic affairs with native knowledge."

EPISODE LINKS
Lei's Real Talk YouTube Channel: ‪@LeisRealTalk‬
Lei's Looking Glass: ‪@LeisLookingGlass‬

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m2m7_Iqd5to

[rgray222]

Posted by onawah (here)
REPORT: Xi Jinping Just Lost All His Power Over China | Lei
Danny Jones Clips
526K subscribers
Jul 7, 2025

"Is Xi Jinping’s reign over China coming to an end? In this breaking geopolitical report, experts reveal that Xi Jinping may have lost his grip on power, as internal Party conflicts, economic collapse fears, and rising military dissent challenge his leadership like never before.

From secretive high-level meetings to visible changes in public policy and propaganda, this episode uncovers why China’s most powerful leader in decades is now facing a potential downfall—and what it means for the future of China and the world.

Inside this report:

Evidence that Xi Jinping is losing control of the CCP

The economic and political crises weakening his power

Military dissent and regional opposition building against him

How this power shift could reshape global geopolitics

If Xi falls, the ripple effects will be felt across every nation."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fnf7-KJj9OY

******************
Chinese Defector: 1 Billion People Have Gone Missing in China
Lei's Real Talk
Danny Jones
1.08M subscribers
Jul 7, 2025 Danny Jones Podcast

" Lei is an expert in Chinese finance, censorship, and life under a totalitarian government & brings a unique perspective to analyzing and interpreting geopolitics, with a particular focus on China and Sino-U.S. relations. Being bilingual and having grown up in China gives Lei a distinct advantage in accurately interpreting Chinese politics and economic affairs with native knowledge."

EPISODE LINKS
Lei's Real Talk YouTube Channel: ‪@LeisRealTalk‬
Lei's Looking Glass: ‪@LeisLookingGlass‬

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m2m7_Iqd5to

There are certainly signs that Xi Jinping could be losing power, but so many stories that have emerged over the years about China have been proven to be completely wrong. It is a fact that some of Xi's military allies have lost power in the past few months, and he has kept a low profile, but that does not mean he has lost power. Time will tell. People should maintain a fairly high degree of scepticism when it comes to "the facts" about China that originate in the West.

[dim]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
Posting for awareness.

Young scientist, Julian Brown develops revolutionary technique that turns waste plastic into FUEL:

Not sure how his technique is different but this plastic to fuel is old news.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-023-00289-0
https://princeea.com/akinori-ito-pla...-fuel-machine/
https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/14...c-to-fuel.html
diy even
https://www.instructables.com/Waste-Plastic-to-Fuel/

why none of this and many more, with some of them hanging around since 2003, haven't go viral already is probably the same reason behind any new and groundbreaking tech we are so exited to never hear about again

[onawah]

People should maintain an even higher degree of scepticism when it comes to "the facts" about China that originate in CHINA!
The prodigious amount of time, money and effort that the CCP expends on false propaganda and on hiding, contradicting and obfuscating the truth is unmatched.

Posted by rgray222 (here)

There are certainly signs that Xi Jinping could be losing power, but so many stories that have emerged over the years about China have been proven to be completely wrong. It is a fact that some of Xi's military allies have lost power in the past few months, and he has kept a low profile, but that does not mean he has lost power. Time will tell. People should maintain a fairly high degree of scepticism when it comes to "the facts" about China that originate in the West.

[jaybee]

Posted by Raskolnikov (here)

"The UK government is cracking down on… pub talk. You know, the extremist bollocks you discuss over a pint?

It’s dangerous!

Under the new Employment Rights Bill—critics are calling it the “Banter Ban”—British pub owners could be held legally liable for offensive or “harassing” comments made by customers. That means if someone at the bar makes a politically incorrect joke, the landlord could face consequences. Not the drunk guy at the end of the bar. The landlord.

In this scenario, someone would take a job at a pub expecting to only hear unoffensive things? And if they are offended, it’s someone else’s fault!?

{snipped - full post + video #3402}

I've just had a brilliant idea....



we're all going to have to learn SIGN LANGUAGE and lip reading - 'that'll av em' .... lol


100 Basic Signs in British Sign Language (BSL) (14:48)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gMNHvXSW4iE

Charlie's Lip Reading Challenge (4:20)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PmHHVaYbNmY

it's an ABILITY thing -

[Raskolnikov]

Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced it is launching a new program that will allow Americans to share personal health data and medical records across health systems and apps run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access health records and monitor wellness.

More than 60 companies, including major tech companies like Google, Amazon and Apple as well as health care giants like UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, have agreed to share patient data in the system. The initiative will focus on diabetes and weight management, conversational artificial intelligence that helps patients, and digital tools such as QR codes and apps that register patients for check-ins or track medications.

“For decades America’s health care networks have been overdue for a high tech upgrade,” President Donald Trump said during an event with company CEOs at the White House on Wednesday. “The existing systems are often slow, costly and incompatible with one another, but with today’s announcement, we take a major step to bring health care into the digital age.”

The system, spearheaded by an administration that has already freely shared highly personal data about Americans in ways that have tested legal bounds, could put patients’ desires for more convenience at their doctor’s office on a collision course with their expectations that their medical information be kept private.

“There are enormous ethical and legal concerns,” said Lawrence Gostin, a Georgetown University law professor who specializes in public health. “Patients across America should be very worried that their medical records are going to be used in ways that harm them and their families.”


Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who will be in charge of maintaining the system, have said patients will need to opt in for the sharing of their medical records and data, which will be kept secure.

Those officials said patients will benefit from a system that lets them quickly call up their own records without the hallmark difficulties, such as requiring the use of fax machines to share documents, that have prevented them from doing so in the past.

“We’re going to have remarkable advances in how consumers can use their own records,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said during the White House event.

Popular weight loss and fitness subscription service Noom, which has signed onto the initiative, will be able to pull medical records after the system’s expected launch early next year.

That might include labs or medical tests that the app could use to develop an AI-driven analysis of what might help users lose weight, CEO Geoff Cook told The Associated Press. Apps and health systems will also have access to their competitors’ information, too. Noom would be able to access a person’s data from Apple Health, for example.

“Right now you have a lot of siloed data,” Cook said.

Patients who travel across the country for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic often have a hard time obtaining all their medical records from various providers, said the hospital system’s CEO, Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic. He said the new system would eliminate that barrier, which sometimes delays treatment or prevents doctors from making an accurate diagnosis because they do not have a full view of a patient’s medical history.

Having seamless access to health app data, such as what patients are eating or how much they are exercising, will also help doctors manage obesity and other chronic diseases, Mihaljevic said.

“These apps give us insight about what’s happening with the patient’s health outside of the physician’s office,” he said.

CMS will also recommend a list of apps on Medicare.gov that are designed to help people manage chronic diseases, as well as help them select health care providers and insurance plans.

Digital privacy advocates are skeptical that patients will be able to count on their data being stored securely.

The federal government, however, has done little to regulate health apps or telehealth programs, said Jeffrey Chester at the Center for Digital Democracy.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and those within his circle have pushed for more technology in health care, advocating for wearable devices that monitor wellness and telehealth.

Kennedy also sought to collect more data from Americans’ medical records, which he has previously said he wants to use to study autism and vaccine safety. Kennedy has filled the agency with staffers who have a history of working at or running health technology startups and businesses.

CMS already has troves of information on more than 140 million Americans who enroll in Medicare and Medicaid. Earlier this month, the federal agency agreed to hand over its massive database, including home addresses, to deportation officials.

The new initiative would deepen the pool of information on patients for the federal government and tech companies. Medical records typically contain far more sensitive information, such as doctors’ notes about conversations with patients and substance abuse or mental health history.

“This scheme is an open door for the further use and monetization of sensitive and personal health information,” Chester said.

The Trump administration tried to launch a less ambitious electronic record program in 2018 that did not get finalized during his first term, but it did not have buy in from major tech companies at the time.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-...7ef0b590e151f1