# antisemitism — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover antisemitism.

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Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/antisemitism.md>

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## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-18-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-18-26/)

_2026-08-18 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Another weekday means another set of Poook-Emu Bee links. 1 | Jeanie Buss battling siblings over sale of remaining Lakers shares to new ownership group: reports (Scott Thompson for Fox Business. August 17, 2026.) The unfortunate ramifications of sidelining your siblings for your own benefit. Your siblings, now having little stake in the organization, may \[…\]

## [Sensationalist Economics Reporting in Morning Brew](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/sensationalist-economics-reporting-in-morning-brew-08-17-26/)

_2026-08-17 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Writing for Morning Brew, Matty Merritt covered “luxury butter.” According to the author: “With grocery item costs up everywhere, even $10 butter feels like a reasonable little treat.” I live in an expensive area of Brooklyn, New York City (even by the general standards of Brooklyn) and I would have to put effort into spending \[…\]

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-17-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-17-26/)

_2026-08-17 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Pook-Emu Bee was off Saturday for the newsletter and off Sunday because I had work to finish, but we return on this fun Monday for our regularly scheduled links from around the web. Links & Commentary 1 | Teenage tourist stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ attack inside McDonald’s near Times Square: sources (Joe Marino, Amanda Woods, and \[…\]

## [San Jose Police Arrest Suspects for Armed Robberies](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-police-arrest-suspects-for-armed-robberes/)

_2026-08-17 · San Jose Inside · San Jose Inside_

San Jose Police announced arrests of four suspects in multiple armed robberies of businesses. The post San Jose Police Arrest Suspects for Armed Robberies appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Hate Crime at NYC Central Synagogue. NYMag Under Fire for 'Habibi City.' Rabbis Meet with Mamdani Imploring Him to Tone Down His Rhetoric.](https://abovethescroll.substack.com/p/hate-crime-at-nyc-central-synagogue)

_2026-08-17 · Agatha Khishchenko · Above the Scroll_

Plus, Mamdani attends Pakistan Day event sparking cries of hypocrisy, antisemitic rant in French Alps, British teachers focus more on safety than education, and much more in this week's newsletter.

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-14-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-14-26/)

_2026-08-14 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Let us complete our perfect Pook-Emu Bee link week before our regularly scheduled day off for Newsletter Saturday. 1 | Sekiwake Wakatakakage Begins Rehabilitation After Narrowly Avoiding Leg Amputation in Emergency Surgery (Sumostats. July 29, 2026.) Scary stuff. Hoping first for a safe and speedy recovery and second for him to quickly return to the \[…\]

## [Five Linux Apps to Install on Day One](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/five-linux-apps-to-install-on-day-one-08-13-26/)

_2026-08-13 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I read a How to Geek blog post titled 5 apps new Linux users should install on day one (HT Tux Machines). The author, Dibakar Ghosh, recommended the following apps: GNOME Tweaks and GNOME Extensions (if using GNOME) KDE Connect or GSConnect A Chromium-based browser OnlyOffice Flatpak All five recommendations are sensible. My only amendments \[…\]

## [Finding a Good Monospace Font For Prose](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/finding-a-good-monospace-font-for-prose-08-13-26/)

_2026-08-13 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Unlike Ben Tsai, I have never been an engineer. But like Ben Tsai, I “appreciate the feel of a monospaced font, \[and\] want something that is optimized for prose.” In my case, I write drafts (and law stuff for my day job) in KDE’s Ghostwriter and prefer monospace fonts while writing in markdown. Many of \[…\]

## [&#8220;Moments Away&#8221;](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/moments-away-08-13-26/)

_2026-08-13 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I added a significant number of Google News feeds for specific Brooklyn neighborhoods to my feed collection (future article topic?). I then went through the initial set of articles that came up. I decided to read Timeless Brooklyn Reimagined: Minerva Development Unveils 263 Sackett in the Heart of Carroll Gardens since I know the area. \[…\]

## [California Rules Discourage Condo Construction](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/california-rules-discourage-condo-construction/)

_2026-08-13 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation, multifamily condos accounted for just 3 percent of the new housing the state added between 2011 and 2021, compared with 38 percent in Canada. The post California Rules Discourage Condo Construction appeared first on San Jose Inside .

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_2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-13-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-13-26/)

_2026-08-13 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I was working late into the night (unfortunately not on articles), but I am back for another Pook-Emu Bee link (one away from Sunday-Friday perfection before we yield the floor on Saturday for The Newsletter Leaf Journal). 1 | Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their \[…\]

## [Gilroy Police Arrest San Benito County Probation Employee for Possessing Sexual Images of Minor](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/gilroy-police-arrest-san-benito-county-probation-employee-for-possessing-sexual-images-of-minor/)

_2026-08-12 · San Jose Inside · San Jose Inside_

Police said the suspect, Damon Jon Luecke, of Gilroy, had been communicating with the juvenile through social media and ultimately met with him in person. The victim’s mother discovered the communications and contacted police. The post Gilroy Police Arrest San Benito County Probation Employee for Possessing Sexual Images of Minor appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-12-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-12-26/)

_2026-08-12 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Can we complete a perfect Sunday-Friday Pook-Emu Bee link week? With this, we are 5/7 of the way there. Articles 1 | New $472M electronic brain modernizes aging CH-47 Chinook helicopters (Amir Kholam for Interesting Engineering. August 11, 2026.) This reminds me of replacing the SSD and RAM in a cheap laptop I purchased on \[…\]

## [Denial, Hate, and Silence: The Three Responses to Overwhelming Evidence of Canada’s Campus Antisemitism Crisis](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/denial-hate-and-silence-the-three-responses-to-overwhelming-evidence-of-canadas-campus-antisemitism-crisis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=denial-hate-and-silence-the-three-responses-to-overwhelming-evidence-of-canadas-campus-antisemitism-crisis)

_2026-08-12 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

One week ago, the release of the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) report provided the most comprehensive national data to date on antisemitism on Canadian university campuses. As I wrote in my post on it , there is a crisis: of the more than 900 Jewish students surveyed, 95.7% experienced or witnessed antisemitism over the previous year, 72% limit what they say in class, 57%…

## [faith2](https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/faith2/)

_2026-08-12 · Author · Comics &#8211; Jesus & Mo_

A resurrection from March 2006 today.

## [CA Is Not Building Affordable Housing Fast Enough, with San Jose Among Leaders But Still Lagging](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/ca-is-not-building-affordable-housing-fast-enough-with-san-jose-among-leaders-but-still-lagging/)

_2026-08-11 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

The California Department of Housing and Community Development has ordered every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but nearly all municipalities are not on track to hit their numbers. The post CA Is Not Building Affordable Housing Fast Enough, with San Jose Among Leaders But Still Lagging appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-11-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-11-26/)

_2026-08-11 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

We keep the Pook-Emu Bee link momentum going with more links from around the web. Articles 1 | NYC first lady Rama Duwaji traveling to Syria, Lebanon — with taxpayer-funded NYPD security detail: sources (Carl Campanile for the New York Post. August 10, 2026.) I saw this story last night. I had a fun quip \[…\]

## [Persona 4 Dungeons Were Stressful?](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/persona4-dungeons-were-stressful-08-11-26/)

_2026-08-11 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Gamer Braves conducted an interesting interview with Wada Kazuhisa, who is producer of the upcoming Persona 4 Revival. Long-time NLJ readers may know that I am a Persona 4 fan, although I am not particularly excited for what would be my third version of P4 (I had the original several years before Golden came out). \[…\]

## [FBI Joins Investigation into Fatal Shooting at Morgan Hill Party](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/fbi-joins-investigation-into-fatal-shooting-at-morgan-hill-party/)

_2026-08-10 · San Jose Inside · San Jose Inside_

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000, based on belief that someone has information that can help move the investigation forward. The post FBI Joins Investigation into Fatal Shooting at Morgan Hill Party appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-10-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-10-26/)

_2026-08-10 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Pook-Emu Bee links are back today as we start the new work-week. 1 – Persona 30th Anniversary Paper Fragrances Feature Designs Announced (Orpheus Joshua for Noisy Pixel. August 9, 2026.) I have been a Persona fan since I first played FES more than 16 years ago. I have been seeing one 30-year anniversary note after \[…\]

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_2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-278-ben-waldman-on-gander-social-and-the-challenges-of-building-a-sovereign-social-network/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-278-ben-waldman-on-gander-social-and-the-challenges-of-building-a-sovereign-social-network)

_2026-08-10 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

Sovereignty, whether digital sovereignty, data sovereignty, or AI sovereignty, has been the hot-button issue in Canada for months. Governments have shifted policies in hopes of addressing the issue, the public has expressed interest in Canadian alternatives, and the business community has rushed to meet that interest. But what does it actually take to create a true, sovereign alternative? We now…

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## [The Beautiful Six. NYPD Stats Show 70% of Hate Crimes Are Against Jews. Canada's Antisemitism Report Should Shock People. Right to Worship Act Introduced by Bipartisan Legislators.](https://abovethescroll.substack.com/p/the-beautiful-six-nypd-stats-show)

_2026-08-10 · Agatha Khishchenko · Above the Scroll_

Plus, the DOJ investigates Mamdani, Jewish author launches book publishing venture, brutal attack on mother-daughter in Thailand, and Good Jewish News to round out the week.

## [Desktop Environments and Distro Hopping](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/desktop-environments-and-distro-hopping-08-09-26/)

_2026-08-09 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

This month marks my sixth year of running Linux exclusively on my computers, so I suppose that I am minimally qualified to offer an opinion on Bhuwan Mishra’s After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro. Speaking for myself and save for briefly using Ubuntu with Unity on \[…\]

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-09-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-09-26/)

_2026-08-09 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Pook-Emu Bee links are so real now that we’re delivering on Sundays. 1 | Tracking Bees with a Stereo Camera (Al Williams for Hackaday. August 8, 2026.) A fitting entry in light of today’s New Leaf Journal review of A Taste of Honey. 2 | RV Steelhead (Tugster: A Waterblog. August 8, 2026.) Survey research \[…\]

## [Used Game Stores in an All Digital World](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/used-game-stores-in-an-all-digital-world-08-08-26/)

_2026-08-09 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Much digital ink has been spilled on the slow decline of physical video games (including by yours truly). In a reply post by Jake at An Almost Anonymous Blog titled The importance of owning physical (and digital) media when possible, he noted that the demise of physical games will result in the corresponding demise of \[…\]

## [/e/ OS&#8217;s App Lounge Apparently Still As I Remember](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/e-oss-app-lounge-apparently-still-as-i-remember-08-08-26/)

_2026-08-09 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I used an /e/ OS-powered Teracube 2e as my daily driver phone from September 2021 to November 2022. It worked well enough for my purposes initially, as I explained in a very early review I published in November 2021, but I would eventually switch to a LineageOS-powered Google Pixel 3a XL (which, coincidentally, is my \[…\]

## [San Jose State Will Work with Feds on Antisemitism Complaints, but Warns of &#8216;Misleading&#8217; Claims](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-will-work-with-feds-on-antisemitism-complaints-but-warns-of-misleading-claims/)

_2026-08-07 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

San Jose State University is reviewing the allegations of antisemitism and harassment made against it for the 2023-2024 academic year. The post San Jose State Will Work with Feds on Antisemitism Complaints, but Warns of ‘Misleading’ Claims appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-07-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-07-26/)

_2026-08-07 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I am a bit late today, but I decided to keep the Pook-Emu Bee links running with four in a row before our off-day tomorrow (Newsletter Saturday). 1. Private email is fine, actually (Matthew Guay for Buttondown Blog. August 7, 2026.) I agree. But I my own solution (SimpleLogin) is not specifically listed (they note \[…\]

## [PSA: Shueisha Makes Approximately 400 Manga Series Free For Limited Time](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/psa-shueisha-makes-more-than-400-manga-series-free-for-limited-time-08-06-26/)

_2026-08-06 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I learned today that manga publisher Shueisha is making apppproximately 400 manga series free in 100 languages for a limited time beginning August 6, 2026 (“limited time” not defined). They are available at https://mangamillion.shueisha.co.jp/en. Moreover, Shueista notes that all of the manga were translated by human beings rather than AI. I am more of an \[…\]

## [U.S. Department of Education Investigates Alleged Antisemitic Harassment at San Jose State and San Francisco State](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/u-s-department-of-education-investigates-alleged-antisemitic-harassment-at-san-jose-state-and-san-francisco-state/)

_2026-08-06 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

Federal education officials said San Jose State students have allegedly been threatened, shunned, and made to feel unwelcome in classrooms because of their Jewish ancestry. The post U.S. Department of Education Investigates Alleged Antisemitic Harassment at San Jose State and San Francisco State appeared first on San Jose Inside .

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## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-06-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-06-26/)

_2026-08-06 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Is it safe to say the daily Pook-Emu Bee links are “daily” again with three posts in a row? 1 – Video Game Accounts Can Be Inherited, Chinese Court Rules (Li Xin for Sixth Tone. August 6, 2026.) The game account inheritance news from China you have been waiting for. 2 – Switch 2 Surpasses \[…\]

## [Canada&#8217;s Campus Antisemitism Crisis: National Survey Finds Antisemitism Nearly Everywhere and University Responses Nowhere](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/caseantisemitismsurvey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=caseantisemitismsurvey)

_2026-08-06 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

For the better part of two years, I have written about antisemitism on Canadian university campuses from the vantage point of personal experience: a post I never thought I would need to write on the right of Jewish students to feel safe on campus, the normalization of antisemitism at encampments including at my own university, the trepidation that accompanied a new academic year , and the chilling…

## [Learning About Zantigo](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/learning-about-zantigo-08-05-26/)

_2026-08-06 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I do not recall having heard of Zantigo before reading an August 5, 2026 piece in Atlas Obscura about its small revival. According to the article, Zantigo filled the same niche as Taco Bell but went extinct after its parent company merged with Taco Bell’s. By the end of 1988, all Zantigo locations were closed \[…\]

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-05-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-05-26/)

_2026-08-05 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

Two Pook-Emu Bee daily links in a row? What in the world is going on here? 1. Mega Drive, Saturn And Dreamcast Watches Are Coming To Japan (Damien McFerran for Time Extension. July 5, 2026.) The Dreamcast watch looks cool. The other two are a bit too dark (granting the Genesis and the most well-known \[…\]

## [defender](https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/defender/)

_2026-08-05 · Author · Comics &#8211; Jesus & Mo_

Isn’t it ironic? Yeah, I really do think.

## [Visual Novel Definition From Academic Paper](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/visual-novel-definition-from-academic-paper-08-04-26/)

_2026-08-05 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I collected academic papers about visual novels for at least one ongoing NLJ article project. I figured that the best place to start my reading was “What is a Visual Novel?” This paper, authored by Elin Carstendottir. Janelynn Camingue, and Edward F. Melcer, was published in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction on \[…\]

## [Virginia Firm Drops Plans for Huge Battery Plant in Coyote Valley](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/virginia-firm-drops-plans-for-huge-battery-plant-in-coyote-valley/)

_2026-08-05 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

Virginia-based AES cited project economics, infrastructure requirements, market conditions, community considerations and long-term investment priorities as reasons it won't submit plans for the project near Morgan Hill. The post Virginia Firm Drops Plans for Huge Battery Plant in Coyote Valley appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-04-26](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-04-26/)

_2026-08-04 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

My “daily” Pook-Emu Bee links have been far from “daily” of late. As a result, my link backlog has grown to an ominous size. But today we get back on track. Tomorrow? That is always TBD, but baby steps to giant strides and all. 1. NYC subway riders push AG Letitia James to probe OMNY \[…\]

## [Why the Answers to Hateful Content Online are Hiding in the Platforms’ Own Rules](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/why-the-answers-to-hateful-content-online-are-hiding-in-the-platforms-own-rules/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-the-answers-to-hateful-content-online-are-hiding-in-the-platforms-own-rules)

_2026-08-04 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

The Canadian government has a two-pronged legal strategy to counter rising hate: New Criminal Code provisions to address offline harms, such as intimidation or protests outside schools and places of worship, and the digital safety bill introduced in June, which targets online harms. A new legal duty to act responsibly , which would require internet platforms to publish digital safety plans,…

## [City of San José Invites Residents to Help Regulate Data Center Development](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/city-of-san-jose-invites-residents-to-help-regulate-data-center-development/)

_2026-08-03 · San Jose Inside · San Jose Inside_

Community roundtables and listening sessions beginning in late August will give residents an opportunity to share their priorities and inform the city’s proposed standards for data centers. The post City of San José Invites Residents to Help Regulate Data Center Development appeared first on San Jose Inside .

## [Why Doesn&#8217;t California Track Spending of Billions of Dollars in Bonds?](https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/why-doesnt-california-track-spending-of-billions-of-dollars-in-bonds/)

_2026-08-03 · Barry Holtzclaw · San Jose Inside_

Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems, address climate risks, expand housing opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure. Those investments shape daily life across our state. Yet years after the votes are counted \[…\] The post…

## [2026 Nagoya Basho Unfortunate For Yokozuna](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/2026-nagoya-basho-unfortunate-for-yokozuna-08-02-26/)

_2026-08-03 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I learned from a Sumo Stats post that the 2026 Nagoya Basho marked the first grand sumo tournament since the July 1991 Nagoya Basho that multiple Yokozuna failed to reach 10 wins. Yokozuna Onosato finished 9-6 and Hoshoryu finished 7-7-1, which was unfortunate for my pre-tournament predictions. 2026 Nagoya Basho Unfortunate For Yokozuna…

## [NYC Judicial Committee Has Zero Jewish Lawyers. Michigan AG Won't Attend Democratic Convention Due to Antisemitism in her Party, and Canada Can't Reign in its Hate Crimes.](https://abovethescroll.substack.com/p/nyc-judicial-committee-has-zero-jewish)

_2026-08-02 · Agatha Khishchenko · Above the Scroll_

Plus, Columbia student union drops demand to divest from Israel, EndJewHatred rallies against the mayor, and UN issues a report on violence against women with no mention of October 7 or Israeli women.

## [Fixing Failed KOReader OTA Update on PocketBook](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/fixing-failed-koreader-ota-update-on-pocketbook-08-01-26/)

_2026-08-02 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I have a PocketBook InkPad Color and PocketBook Color (both first generation). I run KOReader on both. I tried to do an OTA update of KOReader, but it failed in both cases (locked up after hitting update) and trying to launch KOReader would freeze the device. My first idea was to update manually by connecting \[…\]

## [Letter to the Editor Backlink in Chicago Sun Times](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/letter-to-the-editor-backlink-in-chicago-sun-times-07-31-26/)

_2026-07-31 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

I was checking my backlinks on Ahrefs when I saw one from the Chicago Sun Times. I do not recall having had a Chicago Sun Times backlink, so I checked to see what it was about. On July 1, 2026, the paper published America 250-inspired letters to the editor. One of these letters, from Harvey \[…\]

## [Tell Everyone About Your Hero\[in\]ism](https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/tell-everyone-about-your-heroinism-07-31-26/)

_2026-07-31 · Nicholas A. Ferrell · The Emu Café Social_

A friend sent me a link to an interview in Natiulus titled I Am a Heroin User. I Do Not Have a Drug Problem. I trusted that she sent it to me because she thought based on the headline that it would be a very sober take (or the opposite, either/or). Against my better judgment, \[…\]

## [From CCH to ChatGPT: How Canadian Copyright Law Played the Key Role in Deciding a Leading AI Training Data Case in India](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/from-cch-to-chatgpt-how-canadian-copyright-law-played-the-key-role-in-deciding-a-leading-ai-training-data-case-in-india/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=from-cch-to-chatgpt-how-canadian-copyright-law-played-the-key-role-in-deciding-a-leading-ai-training-data-case-in-india)

_2026-07-30 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

The Delhi High Court has released what may be one of the most consequential copyright decisions yet on artificial intelligence, ruling in ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI that OpenAI’s use of copyrighted news articles to train the models behind ChatGPT is prima facie fair dealing. The 135-page decision of Justice Amit Bansal, released last week, dismissed an Indian news agency’s application for an…

## [radio](https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/radio/)

_2026-07-29 · Author · Comics &#8211; Jesus & Mo_

The story is from one year ago. The script writes itself.

## [Starting Over: Court Filing Confirms the CRTC’s Streamer Contribution Decisions Are Dead With a Full Online Streaming Act Reset to Come](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/starting-over-court-filing-confirms-the-crtcs-streamer-contribution-decisions-are-dead-with-a-full-online-streaming-act-reset-to-come/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=starting-over-court-filing-confirms-the-crtcs-streamer-contribution-decisions-are-dead-with-a-full-online-streaming-act-reset-to-come)

_2026-07-29 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

When the government announced plans last month to kill the CRTC’s Online Streaming Act ruling , it left a critical question unanswered: was the target only the Commission’s decision to increase streamer contributions to 15 percent , or did the reversal extend to the original base contribution decision requiring foreign streamers to contribute five percent of their Canadian revenues? A new court…

## [The Name on the Window Was Enough: The Attacks on Kiva’s and the Normalization of Antisemitic Violence in Canada](https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-name-on-the-window-was-enough-the-attacks-on-kivas-and-the-normalization-of-antisemitic-violence-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-name-on-the-window-was-enough-the-attacks-on-kivas-and-the-normalization-of-antisemitic-violence-in-canada)

_2026-07-28 · Michael Geist · Michael Geist_

Kiva’s, the well-known Toronto Jewish bakery, was struck by gunfire and smashed windows in two locations over the weekend . This one is personal as Kiva was my grandmother’s cousin. Both were Holocaust survivors who rebuilt their lives in Toronto, and though he sold the business years ago, the owners have kept his name on the window ever since. Whoever fired at that window almost certainly knew…