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This is from March 2025. Useful to see other groups concerned at what's happening and an official response. Their concerns:

...included the likely additional costs for taxpayers, risks to compliance, availability of software, and the impacts on unrepresented taxpayers.

Regarding the gov response:

We welcome the Minister’s assurances within this letter to CIOT that the software market will develop the functionality required but await a further update on how the Minister will ensure this functionality to be introduced, and continuously provided, by third party software providers which is outside the direct control of HMRC. 

Tehran (AFP) – A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels falling to their lowest in a century, state media said Tuesday.

Extreme temperatures, which began on Friday, are expected to ease gradually by Thursday, according to meteorological authorities cited by state television.

Government offices in at least 15 of Iran's 31 provinces, including the capital Tehran, have been ordered to close on Wednesday in a bid to conserve water and electricity.

The measure come as temperatures in parts of southern and southwestern Iran topped 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit).

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said authorities would extend office closures "if it deems necessary", while warning of the "critical situation" in Tehran regarding water supplies.

At least 10 provincial capitals recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on Monday, including Tehran, the meteorological agency said.

The heatwave has been accompanied by drought, with the capital experiencing its lowest rainfall in 60 year, according to the Tehran Provincial Water Supply Company.

Water levels in the reservoirs which supply Tehran have fallen to "their lowest level in a century", the company said, advising people to use a tank and pump to cope with mains disruption.

Tehran provincial governor, Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian said the dams are only filled to 14 percent, adding that the capital is going through its fifth year of drought.

Many residents reported water supply cuts lasting several hours in the past few days.

"It's not just the heat -- there's also no electricity and no water," said Ms. Moini, a 52-year-old housewife from Tehran, who only gave her family name.

"Our whole lives have basically fallen apart."

President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that "the water crisis is more serious than people are saying".

Many Iranian newspapers carried photographs of the low reservoir levels on their front pages on Tuesday.

In Iran's hottest provincial capital, Ahvaz in Khuzestan in the southwest, residents complained that scheduled power cuts had continued despite temperatures nearing 50°C on Monday.

In Tehran, drivers were forced to stop to prevent their radiators overheating in temperatures exceeding 40°C.

According to the Fars news agency, the Tehran Provincial Water Supply Company plans to distribute drinking water in plastic bags if the mains supply cuts continue.

While heatwaves are not uncommon in Iran, last July the government ordered banks and public institutions to close amid soaring temperatures.

At the time, officials said electricity consumption had reached a record high of over 79,000 megawatts.

[streamer talking into a microphone] It's just insane how every time I criticize the actions of Israel's government on my stream, people keep accusing me of antisemitism as if I had said "I hate jews"

[blue character looking shocked, showing their phone that shows a clipchimp of the streamer saying "I hate jews"] I knew it! I knew he was an antisemite!

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PerfektBlue is a one-click Bluetooth remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting billions of devices, including Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda cars. In this video, we dive deep into how hackers can exploit this security flaw to gain access to your vehicle's infotainment system, potentially tracking your GPS, accessing your contacts, and even eavesdropping on conversations. We explore the debate between security researchers and car manufacturers on the ease of attack and whether a user has to accept pairing. Learn how a simple Bluetooth connection could lead to a reverse shell, running Linux on a car's computer, and what you can do to protect your car from this serious cyber threat.

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The Ukrainian parliament on July 22 approved amendments that effectively destroy the independence of Ukraine's two key anti-corruption institutions, according to opposition lawmakers and watchdogs.

The legislation grants the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).

The step comes as Ukrainian authorities ramp up pressure against the two agencies established as part of the anti-graft reforms after the EuroMaidan Revolution.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda […]

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Under a freshly enacted Vermont bill on housing that bars discrimination on the basis of citizenship or immigration status, immigrant farmworkers no longer need to submit a social security number on rental applications.

Moreover, landlords cannot refuse an application if that number is not provided; they must accept any form of unexpired government-issued identification. They also cannot charge application fees for a residential dwelling.

Republican Governor Phil Scott signed Senate Bill 127, the Vermont Rental Housing Improvement Program, on June 12, and the next day, Migrant Justice—the Vermont-based organization that conceived the measure—took to the State House steps to celebrate.

“This is a really big deal for us, and maybe it wouldn’t seem like such a big deal for everybody if they haven’t been in that situation,” said a member of Migrant Justice who requested anonymity to protect her from reprisals.

The member said that in Vermont, opportunities for undocumented immigrant families to find housing are slim. While individuals who have been naturalized or received green cards are eligible for federally subsidized housing, undocumented individuals are not, which reduces housing opportunities for them. H-2A guest workers, typically single men employed under seasonal contracts, aren’t generally seeking housing, as their lodging is provided by their employers—often on the farm itself.

As a result, the member continued, many immigrants in Vermont struggle to find secure, safe living situations.

I've played A dark room, and Zork. I'm looking something more like the first one, text-based but able to push some buttons to do things rater than do everything with commands. I've thinking in Dwarf Fortress, but it's too colorish, like Brogue, which I do like a lot.

Do anyone have some recommendations? Thank you.

http://archive.today/2025.07.22-152153/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyregion/mingkwai-typewriter-china.html