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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead. “Not really, it is just latest version of humans thinking we are above nature and “smarter” than bacteria 3+ billion years old

Armed with a greater knowledge of the antibiotic resistome, scientists can devise new ways to counteract resistance to the drugs we already have and the antibiotics of the future.

Source: Inoreader – We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead.

Why I was arrested while asking Sen. Portman to vote against TrumpCare: Roona Ray (Opinion) | cleveland.com

If the Senate passes this cruel bill, they will shackle the entire health system. They will tie the hands of health care workers and prevent them from delivering medical care, and they will doom patients to suffering from preventable disease.The Republican death care bill proposes to kick 22 million people off the health insurance they have now.

Source: Why I was arrested while asking Sen. Portman to vote against TrumpCare: Roona Ray (Opinion) | cleveland.com

State Department concocting “fake” intellectual property “Twitter feud” | Ars Technica

So how is this fake Twitter campaign supposed to be carried out?According to the e-mail, the fake campaign is expected to start next week. It entails officials using the @StateDept feed to initiate pro-IP discussions and then the participants seeding the feed with positive responses.

Source: State Department concocting “fake” intellectual property “Twitter feud” | Ars Technica

Hobby Lobby Agrees to Forfeit 5,500 Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq – The New York Times – classic hypocrites and holier than thou thieves! 

Over the years, Hobby Lobby has undertaken numerous efforts to promote evangelical Christianity, producing films with biblical themes, operating a chain of Christian bookstores and donating to Christian charities. In 2014, the company was the defendant in a landmark Supreme Court case that found forcing family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom.Mr. Green said that Hobby Lobby’s collection of historical Bibles and artifacts like the tablets was “consistent with the company’s mission and passion for the Bible.” He added that the company had planned to display the items it bought in various museums and public institutions.

Wednesday Open Thread | More on Trumpcare

Here’s the latest scheme on the Legislative Evil known as Trumpcare:Topher Spiro‏Verified account @TopherSpiro1: ALERT: McConnell just sent a revised bill to CBO. They’re close to a deal. This is CODE RED.2: Vote expected in mid-July. Republican staff reportedly told lobbyists “The store is open”—meaning they think they can buy off moderates.3: If these moderates don’t feel the heat over recess, guess what? They’ll cave in no time. Remember how weak Cassidy was?4: This revised bill is probably McConnell’s last shot. He has no time for CBO to score one after this. EVERYTHING RIDES ON THIS.

Source: Inoreader – Wednesday Open Thread | More on Trumpcare

Report calls for public inquiry into Gulf (Saudi) funding of British extremism | UK news | The Guardian

The report claims: “Saudi Arabia has, since the 1960s, sponsored a multimillion dollar effort to export Wahhabi Islam across the Islamic world, including to Muslim communities in the west.“In the UK, this funding has primarily taken the form of endowments to mosques and Islamic educational institutions, which have in turn played host to extremist preachers and the distribution of extremist literature. Influence has also been exerted through the training of British Muslim religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, as well as the use of Saudi textbooks in a number of the UK’s independent Islamic schools.”It adds: “A number of Britain’s most serious Islamist hate preachers sit within the Salafi-Wahhabi ideology and are linked to extremism sponsored from overseas, either by having studied in Saudi Arabia as part of scholarship programmes, or by having been provided with extreme literature and material within the UK itself.”Advertisement

Source: Report calls for public inquiry into Gulf funding of British extremism | UK news | The Guardian

Why Roman concrete still stands strong while modern version decays | Science | The Guardian

Their structures are still standing more than 1,500 years after the last centurion snuffed it: now the Romans’ secret of durable marine concrete has finally been cracked.The Roman recipe – a mix of volcanic ash, lime (calcium oxide), seawater and lumps of volcanic rock – held together piers, breakwaters and harbours. Moreover, in contrast to modern materials, the ancient water-based structures became stronger over time.Scientists say this is the result of seawater reacting with the volcanic material in the cement and creating new minerals that reinforced the concrete.

Source: Why Roman concrete still stands strong while modern version decays | Science | The Guardian

nadya from pussy riot is rewriting what it means to be punk | read | i-D

“Be persistent. Stay focused. Panic will not help. Have patience. There is a lot to be done, but it’s ok.Seduce your hangman into taking on your beliefs. Make prison wardens your friends. Win over the hearts of those who support the villain. Convince the police that they should be on your side. When the army refuses to shoot into the crowd of protestors, the revolution has won.Take your beatings as a badge of honour. When you say that the emperor is naked, you may end up being punched in the face by the emperor’s bodyguards. You’ll be called demented, insane, a lunatic, perverted, a dangerous idiot. But you’re the happiest sort of idiot — an idiot who knows the divine joy of telling the truth.Being a punk is about constantly surprising people. It’s not about getting a mohawk and keeping it forever, if you do that you’re not a punk, you’re a conservative.

Source: nadya from pussy riot is rewriting what it means to be punk | read | i-D

This Week in Egypt: Week 26 ( June 26-July 2)

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Top Headlines

  • Egypt raises fuel prices for second time in less than a year
  • Egyptian Air Forces air forces foil arms smuggling attempt in Western Desert
  • Tiran and Sanafir to be located within Saudi territories without a handover ceremony
  • Egypt’s UN delegation blames Qatar, other unnamed country in the region for terrorism in Libya
  • Hamas to create buffer zone with Egypt to improve ties
  • Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen for killing policemen
  • Egypt property mogul back in charge after a presidential pardon
  • Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

 Main Headlines

Monday

  • Tiran and Sanafir to be located within Saudi territories without a handover ceremony
  • Armed groups target Endowments Ministry imam in North Sinai
  • Egypt’s PM orders implementation of measures to alleviate economic burdens
  • Female police officers deployed to combat sexual harassment on Eid
  • Businessman Hisham Talaat Mostafa…

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