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[Answer: no - it is just about the limits of what information a Grand Jury can get with a subpoena - not currently accused of anything - clients are fighting in the court] ◀ free speech under attack
[Answer: No not attacking free speech - an example of the White House's own freedom of speech that it can say negative things about liberal media and influencers - similar to things Trump says in speech] ◀ white house making list against creators
[Answer: highly unlikely to come to anything because the Federal government can't regulate State elections - not expected to survive legal challenges] ◀ Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states
[Answer: Not likely - just another minor incident - may be accidental collision - main way to de-escalate is to leave time between responses and carefully callibrate responses] ◀ An Iranian drone downed an Apache helicopter and Trump is saying that the US will respond, could this reignite the conflict?
[Answer: Actually we have vast numbers of glaciers in a warming world especially on low emissions - this is about the Karakom anomaly - some glaciers in the Himalayas are growing or steady in mass - but in 2025 most of them shrunk - may mean they are losing mass like other glaciers for now - eventually stabilize in slightly warmer world] ◀ "The Last Stable Glaciers on Earth Are Starting to Collapse"
stuck on where to go in life
[Answer from Stevie as professional freelance illustrator - continues to get lots of work - companies want to have the rights to their mascots and art which they can usually only get if made by humans - and often find their audience really don't like Gen AI and employ human artists after GenAI flops] ◀ Gen Ai Anxiety
We are NOT going to try to block out the sun - and mainstream climate science pays NO ATTENTION to Sam Carana's absurd blog full of mistakes or even know about it - and there are no serious plans for geoengineering aerosols - just experiments for the remote chance it is needed - in COP27 states agreed to use the triple renewables pledge to target 1.5 C or less - and for the second half of this century we may need to sequester a few % of current CO2 emissions with many ways to do it
Just a vent about redditors
Good summary from ISW of how Ukraine has turned things around and almost stopped Russia's advance and is advancing itself - and context for the news today about Russia possibly withdrawing most of its soldiers from the Kinburn spit
[Answer: No insects are not collapsing - that's an unreliable citizen science study of windshield splatter which mostly measures changes in verge management - are some issues - but there's a lot we can do to help insects - and warmer conditions can often benefit them with some care] ◀ Insect Population Collapse
[Answer: Rupiah at record lows because of the Hormuz Strait blockage - recent IEA projection is more optimistic because of how the world responded with less demand - and the Hormuz strait is gradually opening de Facto with weaker enforcement of the two blockades even if there is no deal] ◀ IDR/Rupiah weakening against USD at a record low
[Answer: The UK government is NOT reducing trans rights though it could be faster at progressing them - the two setbacks in the UK come from the medical profession - Cass review on puberty blockers - and justices - on interpretation of 2010 equality act for "sex" and "woman" or "man" - Labour is NOT an anti-trans political party and in the UK politics it is nothing to do with the Bible] ◀ UK government and trans rights
[Answer: No the ceasefire is not over - Trump called on both sides to stop - Iran says it has - Israel has also stopped - Trump has huge levers over Israel for financial and military support and this is also a personal lever over Netanyahu as because of his fragile coalition - if US dropped support he is likely voted out of office with a simple majority against and his corruption trial would go into high gear] ◀ Ceasefire over?
Ken Paxton (Republican)'s own lawyer just endorsed Talarico (Dem) for the Texas senate rate saying he believes that Talarico genuinely is working on bringing unity between Dems and Republicans
What to expect from Discord as it rolls out age verification globally - many are verified as adult without doing anything - or may need selfie never leaves your device - or upload photo ID deleted quickly by K-ID very secure
[Answer: Israel has stopped the attacks on Iran - not clear what Trump said to Netanyahu] ◀ Robert question Is Trump threatening to stop all support of Israel right now?
How nature is coming back in the drained Khakhova dam restoring something like the Great Meadow that was destroyed by the original Soviet project
[Answer: It was a petrochemical plant over 900 km from Tehran - the only other targets were air defence systems focusing on truck mounted systems - explosion heard in Tehran was the Iranian air defences responding - risk to your friend very low far less than traffic accident] ◀ Looks like civilian infrastructure is starting to be hit and I still haven’t heard from my friend also
[No risk of food shortage from El Nino - have surplus global stockpiles enough for 3 billion people for an extra year - and recent el Nino years had record global harvests, the highest ever] ◀ Concerns about El nino

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