Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋 @bibliolater@qoto.org
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Afternoon all
🇪🇺 **Almost 9% in the EU could not afford a proper meal**
"_At the national level, the highest share of people at risk of poverty unable to afford a proper meal was recorded in Slovakia (39.8%), followed by Bulgaria (37.7%) and Hungary (37.3%). On the other hand, the lowest shares were recorded in Cyprus (3.5%), Ireland and Portugal (both 5.1%)._"
🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250828-1.
#Data #DataViz #Statistics #EuropeanUnion #EU #Food #Poverty
🇨🇦 📚 **45 Canadian nonfiction books to read this fall**
"_Our nonfiction roundup includes new memoirs, essay collections, biographies, sports books and more. (CBC)_"
🔗 https://www.cbc.ca/books/45-canadian-nonfiction-books-to-read-this-fall-1.7579955.
🇰🇷 🖋️ **Trump’s praise of pen spurs 60% rally in South Korean stationery stock**
"_Monami shares jumped as much as 24 per cent on Aug 26, bringing their two-day gains to more than 60 per cent._"
🇰🇷 🖋️ **Trump’s praise of pen spurs 60% rally in South Korean stationery stock**
"_Monami shares jumped as much as 24 per cent on Aug 26, bringing their two-day gains to more than 60 per cent._"
🇬🇧 **Eight in ten Britons say the UK is in a bad state**
"_Fully 82% of Britons consider the UK to be in a bad state, including 36% who see the country as being in a “very bad” state. Only 14% think the UK is in good health, with just 1% proclaiming it to be in a “very good” state._"
🔗 https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52842-eight-in-ten-britons-say-the-uk-is-in-a-bad-state.
🇨🇦 ** Canada is leading the U.K. and France in boycotting American goods due to Trump’s tariffs**
#Canada #Tariffs #Trade #Boycott #Economy #Economics @economics
🇺🇸 Is there any correlation between Confederate statues and reducing the US national debt?
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Parents sue OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged teenage son's suicide, company announces safety changes
https://www.techspot.com/news/109243-parents-sue-openai-after-chatgpt-allegedly-encouraged-teen.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Technology (UK Edition) @technology-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
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AI is increasing cyberattacks worldwide and Europe is one of the hardest hit regions. This is why
https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/28/ai-is-increasing-cyberattacks-worldwide-and-europe-is-one-of-the-hardest-hit-regions-this-?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Technology (UK Edition) @technology-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
**Do demographics still weigh in on geopolitics?**
Good afternoon
🇺🇸 🇮🇳 **How hard will Trump’s 50% tariff hit India, and what is Delhi doing about it?**
"_The US is India’s largest export market, worth $86.5bn (£64.1bn) a year. Around two-thirds of shipments are covered by the 50% tariff, threatening jobs and growth across sectors reliant on US demand._"
🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/trump-50-percent-tariff-india-explainer.
#News #India #Tariffs #USA #US #UnitedStates #Economy #Trade #Economics @economics
@Jaycee Mastodon might be a better option.
@badbede So do I, had to edit it to busy. I am not normally awake at this time; but, today was just too busy. Weekly grocery shopping, dropping off and picking up a relative, on top of trying to keep up with reading material.
Finally, after a busy day, I have found enough time to log on to the 'social medias'
**The Man Who Sold a Fake Country**
"His tactics—scarcity, forged credibility, persuasive storytelling—mirror today’s online scams._"
🔗 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/misguided/202508/the-man-who-sold-a-fake-country.
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 **On This Day In History**
On this day in 1776 the British Army led by General William Howe fought the forces of George Washington's Continental Army in the Battle of Long Island.
#History #UK #UnitedKingdom #USA #US #UnitedStates
#Image attribution: Henry Bryan Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gen._Sir_William_Howe.jpg.
🇬🇧 **Food inflation jumps to 18-month high as chocolate and butter prices rise**
🔗 https://www.cityam.com/food-inflation-jumps-to-18-month-high-as-chocolate-and-butter-prices-rise/.
#UK #UnitedKingdom #News #Food #Inflation #Business #Economy #Economics @economics
Not a bot, just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline.
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