News of the Bogus:




* 0:43 – NRC Approval Paves Way For Historic Restart Of Palisades Nuclear Plant https://www.nucnet.org/news/nrc-approval-paves-way-for-historic-restart-of-palisades-nuclear-plant-7-5-2025



* 5:50 – Elon Musk’s X scores federal court win for free speech and open disclosure https://reason.com/2025/07/25/xs-win-in-federal-court-is-a-victory-for-free-speech-and-open-disclosure/



* 11:30 – Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation https://about.fb.com/news/2025/07/ending-political-electoral-and-social-issue-advertising-in-the-eu/

* An update on political advertising in the European Union https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/political-advertising-in-eu/



* EU introduces new rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/11/eu-introduces-new-rules-on-transparency-and-targeting-of-political-advertising/






18:20 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Mastercard and Visa




* After Valve and Steam, credit card companies spurred by anti-porn group sink their teeth into Itch https://www.gamesradar.com/games/itch-follows-steam-in-conceding-to-scrutiny-from-our-payment-processors-with-a-move-that-affects-thousands-of-nsfw-games/



* Gaming’s recent run-ins with payment processors set a dangerous precedent https://www.destructoid.com/gamings-recent-run-ins-with-payment-processors-set-a-dangerous-precedent/



* Petition · Tell MasterCard, Visa & Activist Groups: Stop Controlling What We Can Watch, Read, or Play https://www.change.org/p/tell-mastercard-visa-activist-groups-stop-controlling-what-we-can-watch-read-or-play




26:42 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Authors Guild




* Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion – #528 in Authors Guild v. OpenAI Inc. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67810584/528/authors-guild-v-openai-inc/




This Week’s Quote: “The roots of copyright lie in censorship.