Notices by Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social), page 2

UK government could offer low-cost baby formula under brand such as #NHS, says watchdog - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/uk-government-could-offer-low-cost-baby-formula-under-brand-such-as-nhs-says-watchdog interesting possibility, could obviously be extended to other things

‘No man will touch me until I have my rights back’: why is the 4B movement going viral after Trump’s win? - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/4b-movement-trump-women "Demonstrators in South Korea swore off heterosexual dating in protest against misogyny. Now the movement is sparking interest among young American women" that will drive the sexist trumpies mad...

Fears grow that woman arrested for undressing in Iran could be tortured in psychiatric unit - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/08/woman-arrested-iran-undressing-protesters-psychiatric-institutions-rights-groups "Protesters and political prisoners are being drugged, tortured and beaten in state-run institutions, say rights groups" all-too likely

@Npars01 thank you for all this. Just replied this to someone else already, but all this brings out so grimly the affinity btw the real estate and the colonial mentality.

Maybe that’s what the name of the Affinity Group is all about.. I shall try and follow/investigate any “investments” in Gaza 💔💔💔

@Npars01

Just read this. It’s not just real estate but also arms - Saudi investments in Israel’s defence industry, through Kushner’s Affinity Partners.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/through-kushner-ties-gulf-states-invest-firm-linked-israels-defence-industry

I know it’s been shared widely but just in case anyone missed it: this is what Israel did whilst everyone was distracted by #USelections2024 #Gaza

“Resettling or permanently reoccupying Gaza is not official Israeli policy, but senior Israeli defence officials recently told the Israeli daily Haaretz that with no other alternatives on the table, the government is aiming to annex large parts of the territory.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/palestinians-will-not-be-allowed-to-return-to-homes-in-northern-gaza-says-idf

In the EU, which is founded on these principles, most leaders have been undermining these foundations for years: helping Orbán and other authoritarians inside, empowering other authoritarians outside, denying the fundamental rights of asylum seekers, sending arms to a government committing atrocities (ie, Israel), etc.

The most terrifying thing is that all those people who said the younger generation would save us all were so very wrong. Somehow escalating alarm of #climate scientists about our dying planet 🌍 weren't as compelling as Joe Rogan, culture wars, & economic false promises. #uselection2024

After #Trump's Victory, the #4B Movement Is Spreading Across #TikTok - https://www.wired.com/story/trump-election-4b-movement-tiktok-x-reddit/ "The 4B movement, from #SouthKorea, calls for women to not date, marry, sleep with, or have children with men. Women are calling for the movement to take off in the US after Donald Trump won the election."

Civic Movement Fined for Hanging Banner Denouncing “Stolen Election” - https://civil.ge/archives/634263 "The local government of Ozurgeti, a town in western Georgia, said that hanging the banner was “illegal advertising”." yeah, right #georgia

Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/plastic-pollution-is-changing-entire-earth-system-scientists-find "Pollution is affecting the climate, biodiversity, ecosystems, ocean acidification and human health, according to analysis"

Identity of casts of victims at #Pompeii not all they seem, research suggests - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/07/identity-of-casts-of-victims-at-pompeii-not-all-they-seem-research-suggests "extracted ancient nuclear and mitochondrial #DNA from samples of bone fragments mixed with plaster taken from 14 casts that were undergoing restoration"

$14 #Mac clone made with a Raspberry #Pi Pico - https://boingboing.net/2024/11/07/14-mac-clone-made-with-a-raspberry-pi-pico.html "option for micro SD card storage as well, allowing the retro Mac to have an incredible amount of storage compared to the original."

#Japan Arrests Operators Of Three Sites For ‘Anime Spoilers’ Under Copyright Law - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/06/japan-arrests-operators-of-three-sites-for-anime-spoilers-under-copyright-law/ #copyrightmadness

How an “absolutist position” seeks to block even minor #copyright exemptions, and usually succeeds - https://walledculture.org/how-an-absolutist-position-seeks-to-block-even-minor-copyright-exemptions-and-usually-succeeds/ "Après moi, the ice cream" #dcma

Ulysses is using robots to restore seagrass populations - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/ulysses-is-using-robots-to-restore-seagrass-populations/ "autonomous robot can be loaded with seeds and programmed to go to specific areas of the ocean floor to plant seagrass." seems sensible

Ashmolean Museum raises £4.48m to keep rare Fra Angelico work in UK - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/nov/07/ashmolean-museum-raises-funds-to-keep-rare-fra-angelico-work-in-oxford "The Crucifixion, painted in 1420s, was due to be sold to overseas buyer before deferral granted in January" #art

Cornish monument is 4,000 years older than was thought and ‘without parallel’ - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/07/cornish-monument-king-arthurs-hall-4000-years-older-without-parallel "Original purpose of King Arthur’s Hall is a mystery and archaeologists say it is unique in Europe" #cornwall #archaeology

@annehargreaves yes, the jokes write themselves...

Eight countries pledge to ban corporal punishment in ‘fundamental shift’ for children - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/07/countries-pledge-to-ban-corporal-punishment-children "Panama, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Czech Republic among those newly committing to totally prohibit violence against under-18s" long overdue