UK, Australian, Canadian regimes launch $4 million fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts

Source: Reuters

“Britain, Australia and Canada on Thursday ​launched a peace fund to ‌complement broader efforts towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian ​conflict, with each country ​contributing £1 million ($1.34 million) to ⁠the initiative. … The fund will focus on new ​and existing grassroots ​projects – particularly those that include youth ‌groups, ⁠civil society organisations and women. The £3 million fund will seek to scale up and ​attract ​additional donors ⁠once operational.” (06/11/26)

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-australia-canada-launch-4-million-fund-israeli-palestinian-peace-efforts-2026-06-10/

US House rejects last-ditch FISA extension ahead of Friday deadline

Source: Axios

“The House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, putting the government’s foreign surveillance authority on track to expire. A standoff over President Trump’s decision to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence has jeopardized what lawmakers in both parties consider one of the government’s most important intelligence tools. The vast majority of House Democrats opposed the extension through July 2, along with dozens of conservatives who are upset about a lack of reforms. The vote was 198-218. If Congress doesn’t act, Section 702 will lapse Friday.” (06/11/26)

https://archive.is/p0sBN

When It Really is Racist to Talk About Racial Gaps

Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan

“I have a dream. I dream of a world where well-informed people calmly and candidly discuss society’s ugliest statistical realities. I dream of a world where no one stigmatizes those who participate in these discussions as ‘racist’ (or ‘sexist,’ ‘homophobic,’ ‘xenophobic,’ ‘anti-Semitic,’ or ‘Islamophobic’). I dream of a world where everyone in these discussions speaks respectfully about all of the groups under consideration. I dream of a world where the point of these discussions is to help craft humane tailored policy responses, not rationalize collective punishment or bless the status quo. Above all, I dream of a world where all participants are mindful that individual exceptions to statistical rules are ubiquitous. The hashtag #NotAllX is never far from the thoughts of any intellectually honest person.” (06/11/26)

https://www.betonit.ai/p/when-it-really-is-racist-to-talk

Why I’m done with “Heteropessimism”

Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz

“‘Heteropessimism’ is top-half women aping their bottom-half counterparts. It’s a rich person performing poor-person behavior. Like a man wearing Dickies to his graphic design job, top-half women pretend to swear off men while bottom-half women really do it.” (06/11/26)

https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/why-im-done-with-heteropessimism