Posting this now from my draft pile.

 

Wash. Post, U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact

Wash. Post, Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, restart peace talks

Trump started this war all on his own, so this now is his war, meaning that he alone will decide when and how to end it.  Iran has little to say in the matter.

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The Guardian

Five arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF base used by US

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The New York Times

Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now (He will end it when he's good and ready.)

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Lesbian and gay bars have seen shrinking attendance as folks now just meet on line.

Most such bars have already been closed now, marking the end of an era.

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Here below is a recent message from a former Cuban prisoner who was released 42 years ago, a release which I had facilitated and witnessed back then. He is a man whose memoirs and even poetry I'd then later translated into English completely pro-bono, without ever mentioning my own name there as translator. (No translator is even mentioned.)

In English, we always want to be concise and direct. In Spanish, we would usually not say something so very bluntly, rather would embellish it a bit.  I don't know how Google handles such nuances in its online translations.  Every language has its own particular style, reflecting the cultural practices associated with it.

So get out your own Google translator right now.  I suspect that most translations are done currently by artificial intelligence.  So are they also being culturally sensitive? 

Ernesto Diaz	Sat, Sep 26, 3:22 PM (19 hours ago)
to me

Querida Barbara: De acuerdo a lo que yo recuerdo, la excarcelación y salida de parte de los presos que habían extinguido previamente la totalidad de sus sanciones, fue debido a una gestión, en 1984, del reverendo Jesse Jackson.  Nada tuvo que ver, que yo sepa, ni en eso ni en el traslado a USA del grupo de los excarcelados, la organización Hermanos al Rescate.     

.... Un abrazo. 

Ernesto Diaz

           Yes, I was right there, right then.  Of course, I still remember Ernesto and he still remembers me.