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Windows and Linux Users: Deadline To Update Secure Boot Keys Is Near (Maria)

The author writes, “The clock is ticking for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect their systems against firmware-based UEFI infections, a pernicious form of malware that loads before operating system and anti-malware protections start. Beginning June 24, three certificates that verify that each piece of firmware and software that loads during system boot will expire. The certificates are the linchpins Secure Boot, a Microsoft-designed chain of trust.”

Democratic Socialists Surge in Mayoral Races Across the US as Anti-Trump Fervor Rises (Reader Steve)

From the Associated Press: “As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor’s office in Washington, D.C., she’s told voters they could have it all. Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free childcare, increased down payment assistance for homebuyers and community resources to reduce crime, plus a promise to aggressively confront President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape the nation’s capital. ‘People are tired of hearing what government can’t do. They want to hear what government can do,” Lewis George said.”

Brexit 10 Years Later: How the UK Economy and Politics Changed, in Charts (Dana)

From CNBC: “On June 23, 2016, Britons headed to the polls to vote on whether to stay in the European Union. A shock result emerged overnight: the electorate had voted to leave the bloc by 52% to 48%. The pound tanked. London’s FTSE 100 tumbled. Then-Prime Minister David Cameron — who had called the referendum and led the campaign for the Remain vote — resigned. … The Brexit campaign promised to ‘take back control’ of immigration, free up more money for the country’s health service, and forge trade deals with the rest of the world. A decade later, Brexit still looms over life in Britain. Here’s how the U.K.’s economic and political scene has fared since then, in charts.” 

Two Websites Restrict Reviews of JD Vance’s Book After Savage Critiques (DonkeyHotey)

The author writes, “Two websites have restricted or banned reviews of Vice President JD Vance’s new book following a stream of savage critiques. Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, published June 16 by HarperCollins, is Vance’s memoir detailing his conversion to Catholicism. … On Friday, The Daily Beast reported that Amazon restricted reviews of the vice president’s new book to verified purchasers only, leaving the tome with just seven reviews: six five-stars and one two-star. On Goodreads, which is owned by Amazon, reviews were disabled entirely.”

They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway (Sean)

The author writes, “Four UK-based Palestine solidarity activists were sentenced as terrorists [this month] for damaging military drones and other equipment at an Elbit Systems U.K. factory in 2024. Elbit, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, has provided the vast majority of drones used in the Israeli military’s genocidal bombardment of Gaza, among other horrors. The terrorism sentences, handed down by Justice Jeremy Johnson, set a frightening precedent.”

80 Years Ago, Parachuting Beavers Helped Save America’s Wilderness. Today, They’re Furry Legends. (Laura)

From Popular Mechanics: “Elmo W. Heter had a problem: beavers were dying during overland relocations. His solution? Custom crates, surplus parachutes, and a very patient test beaver.”