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• Alberta’s new sky-high solar panel recycling fee sparks industry backlashwww.cbc.ca
• UNDP Lebanon Research Assistant Vacancy: A Gateway To Digital Transformation And Anti-Corruption In Theundercodetesting.com
• Guest Post: Labour's Net Zero triumphiandunt.substack.com
• dm-Chef reformiert Deutschland: "Ich erlebe bei Behörden wirklich handwerkliche Unzulänglichkeiten"www.n-tv.de
• Scott Bottoms says God called him to politics. As he runs for Colorado governor, will Republican voters come with him?www.denverpost.com
• Smith touts natural gas as key to Alberta’s AI ambitions as proposed data centre sparks concerns in small communitywww.ctvnews.ca

• The digital Euro debate: Who controls your money?cyprus-mail.com

  The article discusses the European Central Bank's development of a digital euro, sparked by a prank call where ECB chief Christine Lagarde inadvertently revealed the digital currency will have "limited control." It explores the broader implications of central bank digital currenc

• This rogue wave of outrage is enough to force Trump to resignwww.rawstory.com

  The article argues that President Donald Trump is facing a new, unprecedented wave of public outrage that could finally force his resignation. The author contends that while many have long believed Trump was one scandal away from being ousted, this time the circumstances are diff

• Heterosexuality Strikes Backwww.liberalcurrents.com

  The article examines the trajectory of feminist activism over the past fifteen years—from Slutwalk and Gamergate through #MeToo and the Women's March—and argues that despite massive mobilization, gender relations remain deeply polarized and unresolved. It critiques "heterosexuali

• El Papa, des de Montserrat: "Gràcies, Catalunya, per rebre persones de tants països i integrar-les"www.ara.cat

  El Papa Lleó XIV, durant la seva visita a Montserrat, va expressar el seu agraïment a Catalunya per la seva tasca d'acollida i integració de persones de diversos països. El Papa va mostrar la seva devoció per la Moreneta, una tradició que manté des dels anys 90, i va fer una crid

• DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalizationwww.npr.org

  The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel released a memo arguing that states are not required to provide in-home or community-based care to people with disabilities. This opinion challenges decades of civil rights protections that have treated institutionalization as a la

• Enhanced entitlements or disability discrimination? The campaign against the University of Bristol’s new medical leave policy for PhD studentsepigram.org.uk

  The University of Bristol updated its leave policy for PhD students in October 2025, introducing a new 'medical leave' category described as 'enhanced entitlements.' However, disabled and marginalized students argue the policy disproportionately affects part-time PGRs (postgradua

• Specter Of Skynet Grows Stronger As AI Fighter Jets Take To The Skiesdailycaller.com

  The U.S. Air Force is advancing AI-based weapons technology through its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, awarding contracts for AI-piloted unmanned fighter jets. The initiative includes prototypes like General Atomics' FQ-42 and is framed as part of an AI arms race wi

• Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition appwww.npr.org

  A Department of Homeland Security document reveals plans to provide local police working with federal immigration authorities access to the same facial recognition technology used by ICE agents. The document, a Privacy Threshold Analysis reported by 404 Media, assesses whether th

• Attacks on energy transition are attacks on workersrabble.ca

  The article argues that attacks on the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables are ultimately attacks on workers. It highlights that fossil fuel jobs are already disappearing due to automation, AI, and industry consolidation, not just environmental policies. In Canada,