Scientists find link between genes and ME/chronic fatigue syndrome

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse: There is nothing new under the sun.

Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world: Open source technologies built by the community that solves real problems,

Spotify CEO invested in AI weapons, now bands are pulling their music: Yet another reason.

Trump fires statistics chief after soft jobs report: Shooting the messenger because he doesn’t like the unemployment stats.

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds

Democrats Act Like Elections Are Complicated. They’re Not.: Just run on progressive economic policies.

Ring reintroduces video sharing with police

Russia using children to design and test its military drones, investigation finds

Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? It’s actually good news: ‘A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding - and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people’.

A call for increased involvement of people with obesity and neurodiversity in policy, research, and practice: Definitely an under-studied and likely stigmatised population.

Will Nigel Farage’s attempt to copy and paste Trump’s policies work in the UK?: No, or at least not in a sane world.

Voting age to be lowered to 16 across UK by next general election

A text, a Telegram link, then an offer of money: how Iran sought to recruit spies in Israel

Body Fat Beats BMI in Predicting Death

How the Supreme Court’s Injunction Ruling Expands Trump’s Power: ‘The Supreme Court ruling barring judges from swiftly blocking government actions, even when they may be illegal, is yet another way that checks on executive authority have eroded’

Labour’s relationship with working class ‘broken’ as analysis reveals it is now the party of wealthy: Yougov poll results.

Why Write?: ‘Write because it improves your mind, not the minds of your readers’

The Hidden Risks of Expanding Medical Assistance in Dying: ‘…ask whether it is appropriate for their government to offer easier access to euthanasia than to health care and support’

Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths

This Pride Month, We’ve Reached Rainbow Capitalism’s End: ‘…when the culture goes in another direction, as it has especially since Mr. Trump was elected again, corporate allyship becomes corporate snubbing.’

Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump

Silicon Valley to Westminster: How the tech-right’s crypto crusade is crossing the Atlantic: Nigel Farage has got himself interested in in crypto.

RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good

We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink: If only.