Donald Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on China
Donald Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on China
The US president warns of the extra tax unless China withdraws its own 34% counter-tariff on US goods.Emma Haslett and Charlotte Edwards (BBC News)
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US Justice Dept mobilized armed Marshals to warn ex-lawyer over congressional testimony
Oyer has since told various media outlets that her firing came shortly after she declined to recommend restoring gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, a supporter of President Donald Trump.
She is one of several Justice Department officials slated to testify on Monday afternoon before a hearing organized by Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senate about the Trump administration's treatment of the Justice Department and law firms who act in cases disliked by the Republican president.Democratic U.S. Senator Adam Schiff of California called the mobilization of the Marshals to deliver a letter an effort to "intimidate and silence" Oyer, while U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland compared it to a move "ripped straight from the gangster playbook."
EU considers tariffs on digital services Big Tech
EU considers tariffs on digital services Big Tech - Techzine Global
EU prepares countermeasures to Trump tariffs with focus on Big Tech digital services after the 20% import tax on European products.Coen van Eenbergen (Techzine)
No, not tariffs. Tariffs would make Europeans pay more.
Hit the US where it hurts: intellectual property. The US forced the rest of the world to adopt its absurd intellectual property protections as a condition of getting tariff-free access to the US markets. Now that the US has reneged on that, the EU should restore rights to EU citizens that were restricted with these new laws.
‘Hands Off’ protests take off across US to oppose Trump agenda – live
‘Hands Off’ protests take off across US and Europe to oppose Trump agenda – as it happened
Protesters gather at more than a thousand events across the US and in cities abroad, such as London, Berlin and Paris. This blog is now closed.Maya Yang (The Guardian)
A very sad thing is that it's a protest. Even if it was reported on what would happen? What is the result of any of this?
Now imagine all those people went online and just created and shared content. Imagine all those people creating 5 things a week. They countered every bullshit on YouTube. If they countered every ounce of bullshit on Reddit. If they fucked with the algorithm by calling out the Rogan sphere and other podcasters making them look like the dumb asses they are. If they just culture jammed the fuck out of this broken fucking culture. But they don't.
They drive 2 hrs to stand in the cold hoping a media that doesn't listen will spread a message. I bet the protestors are not very clear on what the expected result is here either. Most probably seen that someone asked them to show up and they did. They're willing to do the work but in my opinion, it's directed into an energy sink with minimal reward. I think we can do better with understanding how content is king. How this is about culture and message and ideas rather than old school methods like protest in the streetds. People can laugh all they want thinking online content is just stupid jokes. It is. But also it's culture and this is about culture.
When Republicans and Russia wanted to change our culture to favor the right wing they didn't invest millions into protests. They hired influencers and created networks. They paid college kids to make memes. They ran bot farms to flood spaces with comments that dismissed opinions that didn't favor their view. Money and power were directed to dumb assholes that could get more people on brand. Joe Rogan went from being a dumb comedian to a platform to introducing people to those networks. And it branched out from there. It was strategic. All I'm saying is we all should think more systematically and strategically. Protests have a use case. I'm not sure how effective it is in a digital world. Protests should evolve I think.
We won't beat corporate funded media in their game.
You think those people aren't online?
This is exactly my point. You're proving it. The left have no idea what they're doing. This is why the right are winning. They aren't wasting their effort and time. They're targeting key areas using modern techniques and even inventing their own. The left are so hell bent on this romanticized ideals of the hippie putting flowers into barrels that they haven't progressed at all. It has cost so much and will continue to lead us into obscurity or worse.
I'll tell you what, let's come back in a couple weeks and see what these protests accomplished
Do they? I've seen the headlines but do they really?
Every few years it seems like they are circling the same drain as everyone else.
Protests where we all just gather and walk around aren't effective. You need to be proactive and anticipatory. We saw it with George Floyd protests. There's no win. Either people will show up and go home. Or, the protests will grow to a point that it becomes out of control. When it's out of control then the police salivate and pull out their black book training manual for how to beat hippies and they get to work. Just as a farmer leads his cows to slaughter. The police have solved the protestor problem. You will not win. Tactics need to adapt
Congo, M23 rebels hold first talks after months of conflict
DOHA, April 5 (Reuters) - Congo's government and M23 rebels last week held private talks in Qatar for the first time since the rebels conducted a lightning offensive in the country's east, a source briefed on the discussions told Reuters.
The talks, which will continue next week in Doha, offer the greatest hope of a halt to hostilities since M23 seized eastern Congo's two largest cities, a rapid advance that since January has resulted in thousands of deaths and forced hundreds of thousands more from their homes.
The fighting has raised fears of a wider regional war, as Congo's neighbours Uganda and Burundi also have troops in the region.
Reuters reported last week that Kinshasa and M23 planned to hold their first direct talks in Doha on April 9. But the source with knowledge of the situation said private talks were also held last week.
They were positive, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity, and prompted the rebels to withdraw from the strategic town of Walikale, in an area rich in minerals including tin, as a goodwill gesture.
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Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/35711976
A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Judge Denise L. Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially rejected the defendants’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed Feb. 11 on behalf of two labor unions and individual current and former government workers across the country. This decision is a victory: The court agreed that the claims that OPM illegally disclosed highly personal records of millions of people to DOGE agents can move forward with the goal of stopping that ongoing disclosure and requiring that any shared information be returned.
Cote ruled current and former federal employees "may pursue their request for injunctive relief under the APA [Administrative Procedure Act]. ... The defendants’ Kafkaesque argument to the contrary would deprive the plaintiffs of any recourse under the law."
Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge r…Electronic Frontier Foundation
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DOJ demands SCOTUS stop judge from forcing Trump to return wrongfully deported father
Summary:
With just hours to go before the Trump administration has to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a protected Maryland resident who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador as part of President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants under an 18th-century wartime authority — back to the United States as part of a judge’s order, the Justice Department has tossed up a “Hail Mary” bid to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to put the kibosh on the efforts.
“On Friday afternoon, a federal district judge in Maryland ordered unprecedented relief: dictating to the United States that it must not only negotiate with a foreign country to return an enemy alien on foreign soil, but also succeed by 11:59 p.m. tonight,” wrote Solicitor General D. John Sauer in the DOJ’s Supreme Court application to vacate the order.
“This order sets the United States up for failure,” Sauer said.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Friday granted a preliminary injunction and gave the DOJ just over three days to facilitate bringing Abrego Garcia back to the country, referring to his deportation as “an illegal act” in her order. The 29-year-old was sent to El Salvador on March 15 in error as part of President Trump’s proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to rush through mass deportations — which have since been blocked by a federal judge — without providing due process to those being flown out of the country, often not to their country of origin. Abrego Garcia was in the country with protected legal status at the time of his deportation. His wife and 5-year-old child are U.S. citizens. The DOJ admitted to the lower court on Friday that his deportation was an “administrative error,” leading to the suspension of a 15-year DOJ vet who made the public confession.
On Sunday, Xinis issued a 22-page opinion saying she would not back off from forcing the Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who are being sued, to return Abrego Garcia to U.S. soil. The DOJ filed an emergency motion to stay Xinis’ preliminary injunction on Saturday with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and lower court, “given the urgency of harms to the government,” the DOJ filings said. The 4th Circuit denied the motion on Monday shortly before the DOJ filed its Supreme Court application.
DOJ demands SCOTUS stop judge from forcing Trump to return wrongfully deported father
The Trump administration tossed up a "Hail Mary" bid to SCOTUS on Monday, asking it to stop the return of a protected Maryland resident who was sent to El Salvador just hours before they have to.Law & Crime
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Hamas slams US claim it uses ambulances for ‘terrorism’ after medics killed
“[The remarks] are a hideous example of immoral solidarity with the Nazis of our time in their brutal war against defenceless civilians and humanitarian organisations,” the group said.
“Hughes’s accusations that Hamas is using ambulances are pure lies, devoid of any evidence, propagated by the US administration, alongside the government of war criminal Netanyahu, to justify its heinous and documented crime against paramedics and rescue workers.”
Updates: Netanyahu meets Trump as Israeli attacks continue in Gaza
Israeli forces kill two in attack on a tent housing journalists and issue new displacement orders for Deir el-Balah.Ted Regencia (Al Jazeera)
YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy
YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy
TariffTokers, Gen Z’s ‘it couple’, Easter potatoes, anti-MAGA hats, Zuck's D.C. mansion, Amazon's TikTok bid, Silicon Valley's cupid, and the fastest growing political channels on YouTubeTaylor Lorenz (User Mag)
The Kleptocracy Presidency | Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
The Kleptocracy Presidency
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic)
Trump death threat by hardline newspaper divides Iran
An Iranian state newspaper has issued a death threat against Donald Trump, as fears grow of war between Iran and the US.
Kayhan newspaper is widely regarded as the voice of the most hardline factions in the country’s clerical establishment. Its editor is appointed directly by the supreme leader.
However, the death threat sparked outrage in Iran, with political figures warning that it gave the US president a pretext to strike their country.
Trump death threat by hardline newspaper divides Iran
Column in state-run paper describing ‘several bullets fired into Trump’s empty head’ seen as giving US a pretext to attackAkhtar Makoii (The Telegraph)
Seriously, fash news?
The empire has been threatening iran with a nuclear holocaust for decades... Ofc no mention.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block order requiring US bring back man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/25857740
This is INSANE! Trump is asking the Supreme Court to bless his administration screwing up TO THE POINT THEY CEEDED CUSTODY OF A PERSON THEY DIDN’T HAVE LEGAL CUSTODY OVER and not require them to fix it?If SCOTUS backs Trump here, literally all is lost. Due process will have NO MEANING if this isn’t fixed ASAP.
Remember, if they did it to this guy the only thing stopping them from doing it to you or me is dumb luck.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/supreme-court-mistaken-deportation-case/64408087
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This shit is going down today. There are three possibilities:
- Supreme Court grants a stay, ignoring the rule of law, and hastening the slide to authoritarianism.
- No stay, and the government hustles to get this man back to the US by midnight tonight. I'd guess it's like 6-8 hours of flying just to get to El Salvador and back, so the clock is really ticking on this option.
- No stay, and the deadline expires. The government will clearly be in continuous and ongoing contempt of court.
If they don't get a stay and they make some kind of half hearted "bad man Bukele won't cooperate" argument, I don't think Xinis will buy that, and they'll be back to #3.
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they make some kind of half hearted “bad man Bukele won’t cooperate” argument
That's not half-hearted. It's a very, very real possibility especially if Bukele wants to cozy up to Trump and give him an out.
"Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador and is currently in our custody awaiting trial on criminal charges for crimes he committed before he fled the country to escape justice. He will remain in the custody of El Salvador until he is tried for those charges and any sentence imposed on him has been completed. He will not be sent back to the United States."
From there, Trump can easily make a "good faith" argument that he tried to have the citizen returned but was unable to secure his release. His MAGA base will eat it up, and it's very likely that the Supreme Court would dismiss the case based on lack of jurisdiction and lack of enforcement mechanism. Even if they don't, any ruling would be a symbolic gesture at best and carry as much practical weight as me making the same demands from my front porch.
Remember, El Salvador has absolutely no reason to send this guy back. Bukele is under no circumstances going to defy Trump's wishes when he's actively trying to cozy up to Trump. If anything, he's only going to run cover for Trump.
We don't have to like it, but that's the reality of the situation. There is no method of enforcement. If El Salvador is unwilling to send him back, he's staying there. And the Supreme Court could very well recognize that reality. They could easily vote 9-0 that Trump was in the wrong but dismiss Xinis' order anyway due to it being unenforceable.
They're paying $6 million. At a geopolitical level, that would barely qualify as a rounding error on one of their budgets.
That, and we don't know the details of the agreement that Trump made with El Salvador. This is Trump we are talking about. He very well could have made a deal to give Bukele $6 million and dump a bunch of random gang members to rot away in CECOT while getting nothing in return and having no recourse if mistakes are made. This is a Trump deal we're talking about after all.
Assuming Trump even wanted to cooperate (spoiler alert: He doesn't), the only leverage is that $6 million payment. And that's assuming that the payment hasn't already been made. If Trump handed over a plane full of random people and a $6 million check, it very well could be a case of Trump dropping them off and saying bye.
If they managed to get Bukele to make such a statement, and they got it into the district court record, I would guess that Xinis would back off and not press contempt.
If I had to predict the supreme court on this pending appeal, I'm going with 7-2 to deny the stay, with Thomas and Alito dissenting.
This case is moving so fast because the DOJ career lawyer basically conceded the government's entire case at the hearing last week. The normal rule is that you can't introduce evidence and arguments on appeal if you didn't raise them at the district court. The government is now furiously trying to bypass that in these appeals.
So I think some of the conservative justices will be upset with that, and they will also not want to concede power from the courts to the executive branch. They want that power for themselves.
Has Bukele said this? Has the administration made any attempt to return him?
It is possible that they will stonewall, but it is important to force them to do so rather than obeying in advance.
No, he has not said that, and I agree that it's important to get it on the record for a variety of reasons.
I'm just saying that there is a very likely possibility of this being the end result, even if only so Bukele can cozy up to Trump, and that if he does say this, the geopolitical reality of the situation is that it would essentially be the end of the case.
100% agree that really the supreme Court's decision here is likely to determine how much longer the horrors last.
If things go well, this won't last more than 4 years.
If things go poorly this could be the end of the free world as we know it.
Thankfully, there are two other options in this game theory square that both offer a glimmer of hope even if they suggest a period of darkness.
Edit: the supreme court paused the decision. This represents one of the "other two options" in this game theory square. It's not ideal, but there's still a path forward.
Psst. Justice Roberts granted the stay.
Americans and America are fucked that much more.
Anyone who's watched Trump for any length of time shouldn't be at all surprised by this. Just ask the five Black men who wrongfully spent years in jail for the 1989 assault of a jogger in Central Park, before being exonerated in 2002 due to DNA evidence and a confession by the man who actually did it; because a full fourteen years after their release from prison, Trump maintained that they were guilty (and probably still does).
The man is biologically incapable of apologizing or taking responsibility for his actions.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 32, mostly women and children
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The Real Housewives of Hasbara: When the Gaza War Is Good for Business
Makes me wonder how deep does the algorithm divide go.
In these 1.5 years I was never served an explicitly pro-Israel content. On the other hand I was served pro-Palestinian and even some anti-Israel creators.
Sure this is just anecdotal, but there must be something behind it. The algorithmic bubble, or intentional manipulation, idk?
salvinanza mattoide contro la sinistra che odia — vs adolescente pazzo nazista odiatore
So che ridere o lamentarmi di Salvini ormai è praticamente come sparare sulla Croce Rossa… ma non è colpa mia se lui si mette in condizione di dire cose (stavo per scrivere “o fare”, ma lui non fa mai niente, parla solo…) che vengono completamente ribaltate o smentite dall’universo nel giro di giorni! E stavolta […]
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salvinanza mattoide contro la sinistra che odia — vs adolescente pazzo nazista odiatore
So che ridere o lamentarmi di Salvini ormai è praticamente come sparare sulla Croce Rossa… ma non è colpa mia se lui si mette in condizione di dire cose (stavo per scrivere “o fare”, ma lui non fa mai niente, parla solo…) che vengono completamente ribaltate o smentite dall’universo nel giro di giorni! E stavolta è bella succosa… 😋Questo è cosa il signorotto ha scritto in un post di due giorni fa, dove cita (omettendo una o due parole) una frase pronunciata da Saviano in un video che lui stesso allega; per giunta, così facendo dimostrando o di non aver capito cosa Saviano volesse dire, o di averlo volutamente travisato per portare avanti la sua retorica inutile. (facebook.com/salviniofficial/p…)
Ahh signora mia, ma come dobbiamo fare con questa sinistra che sa solo odiare odiare e odiare? Ma vi sembrano parole normali signora Concetta? Visto che il povero self-made man Trump è già stato vittima di ben due tentativi di omicidio, poi… Che faccia tosta questo signor Saviano, per permettersi di ricordare che chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta, che chi sparge sangue perderà anche il proprio! 😤😤Io voglio anche far finta che a Salvini, poveraccio, non sia mai arrivata nota del fatto che quei due sparatori non avevano niente a che fare con “la sinistra”, essendo il primo addirittura repubblicano registrato, e l’altro non si sa ma comunque non era sostenitore dei blu, mentre Saviano tutto ha detto in questo video tranne che parole di incitamento all’odio… Ma ora c’è una novità! 🤡
È notizia di poche ore fa infatti che, negli Stati Uniti, sia stato appena scoperto che un adolescente che ha ammazzato i genitori faceva parte di un gruppo neo-nazista dove, oltre ad esaltare Hitler, si pianificava (principalmente lui, a quanto pare, che avrebbe anche prodotto diversi scritti) di rovesciare l’attuale governo, passando giustamente per l’uccisione del Donaldo… 😳
- Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI — bbc.com/news/articles/c62g8d47…
- A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/us/…
- Teen charged with killing parents also planned to assassinate Trump, FBI says — nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-…
- Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-te…
- Teen killed parents in Wisconsin as part of plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
- Wisconsin teen charged with parents’ murders is accused in extremist Trump assassination plot — cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-tee…
- Teen suspected of murdering parents now tied to ‘cult’ and conspiracy to kill Trump to spark a ‘political revolution’ — independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
- Usa, 17enne accusato di aver ucciso i genitori voleva assassinare Trump — adnkronos.com/internazionale/e…
- Ammazza i genitori e compra un drone per uccidere Trump. Il folle piano del 17enne Nikita — quotidiano.net/esteri/uccide-g…
- Studente di 17 anni uccide i genitori, il movente folle: «Voleva i soldi per assassinare Trump». L’adesione al gruppo ispirato a Hitler — leggo.it/esteri/news/studente_…
Ma come?! Non era la sinistra che odia? In realtà quelli che odiano sono semplicemente scarti della società che si fanno abbindolare da movimenti politici estremisti che, nei casi in cui non sono ascrivibili a nessuna parte dello spettro politico, in realtà sono puntualmente assimilabili invece a quella destra ultra-estrema che non va avanti ad ideali veri, condivisibili o meno, ma semplicemente a violenza e convenienza personale? Ma tu pensa… 😓
Tutto è bene quel che finisce con un subumano nazista prossimamente incarcerato? Purtroppo, nonostante la realtà dei fatti sia questa, ho paura che gli esponenti della nostra destra — non estrema, ma nemmeno vera ed onesta, semplicemente stupida come la merda — continueranno a tenere gli occhi chiusi. E comunque, questo bimbo è stato anche molto cretino: il motivo per cui lo hanno sgamato è che ha smesso di andare a scuola dopo il duplice omicidio, quindi giustamente le autorità hanno iniziato a cercare i genitori, ed ecco qua. 🥱
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Studente di 17 anni uccide i genitori, il movente folle: «Voleva i soldi per assassinare Trump». L'adesione al
Uccide entrambi i genitori (madre e patrigno) per mettere in atto un piano più grande:...Redazione Web (Leggo)
Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says
Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad, who had been held for six months without being charged, suffered from extreme malnutrition, and also showed signs of inflammation of the colon and scabies, said a report written by Dr. Daniel Solomon, who watched the autopsy, conducted by Israeli experts, at the request of the boy’s family.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of Solomon’s report from the family. It did not conclude a cause of death, but said Ahmad was in a state of extreme weight loss and muscle wasting. It also noted that Ahmad had complained to the prison of inadequate food since at least December, citing reports from the prison medical clinic.
Palestinian teenager ~~who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation~~ starved to death by zio terrorists, medical report says
Imperial news up to its old tricks...
They didn't list a cause of death, so it could be the case that they just shot him to death after starving him for a while.
Not that that's better...
Full DC Circuit Unfires—For Now—NLRB, MSPB Board Members That Trump Lawlessly Axed
Full DC Circuit Unfires—For Now—NLRB, MSPB Board Members That Trump Lawlessly Axed
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has reinstated a member of the National Labor Relations Board and a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board that…John Light (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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China Displaces U.S. as Global Leader in Research - FPIF
The latest Nature Index rankings reveal an astonishing trend: nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now ChineseTo fully appreciate China’s meteoric rise, one must look back at the academic landscape a decade ago. When the Nature Index Global rankings were first released in 2014, only eight Chinese universities made it into the top 100. Today, that number has more than quintupled, with 42 Chinese institutions now ranking among the world’s best
One of the most notable policy shifts has been the move away from publication-based evaluation metrics. Previously, Chinese academics were incentivized to publish as many papers as possible, often at the expense of quality. However, recent reforms have introduced a more rigorous peer-review system that prioritizes impactful and innovative research over sheer volume. This shift has resulted in a significant improvement in the credibility and global influence of Chinese scientific output.
China Displaces U.S. as Global Leader in Research - FPIF
Nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now Chinese.John Feffer (Foreign Policy In Focus)
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Taiwan stocks plummet in biggest one-day drop on record after US tariffs
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What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within]
cross-posted from: lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/pos…
Companion article here: blog.gardinerbryant.com/what-e…
What Eddy Got Wrong About His Phone
Eddy's solution of locking his phone in a safe is not a sustainable solution. So I wanted to explore what I believe to be the next best thing!Gardiner Bryant (The Bryant Blog)
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I loved his video, but there were some pretty key actions that he could have done to reduce his phone usage, e.g., limiting/deleting his social media apps, reviewing/turning off his notifications, or setting Focus times to limit distractions during productive times of the day.
Fun experiment overall, but I wasn’t expecting any new revelations on attention spans from a comedian.
I think he made a good video but I couldn't stop thinking about this new "anti-consumerism consumerism". So many "I needed my phone to do x, so I bought this to do that." Even without the immediate ability to buy anything anywhere he is fundamentally locked into this mindset of "I need so I buy".
Could have used parental controls(like so many "adults" need to have their friends set on their phone) and locked your phone as only a phone. Delete every app that isn't essential. You can make your phone useless when you're bored, you can pick it up but nothing will be there to give you "relief". No distractions, no ability to install distractions. Your phone is yours, you can have it do whatever you want. I guess some people are just so addicted they can't even be near it. They're like people that stop smoking just to get addicted to vaping. Still addicted, just not to the old dirty style of getting your fix.
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China's 10-year initiative aims for a more secure food supply by 2035
China has announced a 10-year plan to build an agricultural powerhouse, aiming for stable grain production and a more secure food supply by 2035.
The plan, reported by state media Xinhua, outlines several key strategies to enhance food security, modernize agriculture, drive technological innovation, and promote rural revitalisation.
By 2027, China aims to achieve a grain output capacity of around 700 million metric tons, strengthen self-sufficiency in key crops, make breakthroughs in agricultural technologies like seeds and machinery, and boost global competitiveness, according to the plan.
This initiative comes amid escalating tensions with the United States, an economic slowdown, and challenges posed by climate change.
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There’s no specific reason why the reported Chain-of-Thought must accurately reflect the true reasoning process; there might even be circumstances where a model actively hides aspects of its thought process from the user.
1980s-2000s : the information age
2000s-present : the data age.
Information implies it's correct, data implies it can be anything , true or false.
Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.
How Trump’s Forest Service Cuts Could Affect Wildland Firefighting
The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.ProPublica
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Don't worry. With increases to the prison state there will be plenty of prisoners to coerce into doing this dangerous job for free/pennies... smh.
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The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.Justin Hawkins / Made by History (Time)
Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI.
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
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In general, the federal government is hungry for facial recognition. The Department of Homeland Security is experimenting with using facial biometrics to monitor migrant children “down to the infant” and algorithmically predict how they will age so they can be identified if they cross the border years later.
Seems a bit unnecessary.
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
The testimonies are some of the first accounts by Israeli soldiers to be published since the latest war started in October 2023 after Hamas’s attack on Israel. They were collected by Breaking the Silence, a group founded in 2004 by Israeli veterans who aim to expose the reality of the military’s grip over Palestinians. The Guardian interviewed four of the soldiers who corroborated the accounts.Titled “The Perimeter” and published on Monday, the report said the stated purpose of the plan was to create a thick strip of land that provided a clear line of sight for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to identify and kill militants. “This space was to have no crops, structures, or people. Almost every object, infrastructure installation, and structure within the perimeter was demolished,” it said.
The IDF did not respond to a request for comment on the report and combatants’ accounts.
Satellite imagery has previously revealed the IDF destroyed hundreds of buildings that stood within 1km to 1.2km of the perimeter fence, in a systematic demolishing act that rights groups say may constitute collective punishment and should be investigated as a war crime. Last week, Israel’s defence minister said the military would seize “large areas” in Gaza in a fresh offensive.
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’Quique Kierszenbaum (The Guardian)
Elisa Sighicelli: vetri di Murano e arte contemporanea al Poldi Pezzoli
Elisa Sighicelli: vetri di Murano e arte contemporanea al Poldi Pezzoli
Vitroepifanie di Elisa Sighicelli: l’arte contemporanea incontra l’eccellenza dei vetri di Murano al Poldi Pezzoli A Milano, tra le eleg...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
Trump tariffs: Why are Asian markets seeing a 'bloodbath'?
As a region that manufactures so many of the goods sold globally, Asian countries and territories are being hit directly by the tariffs.
They are also particularly sensitive to the impact of fears that a global trade war could trigger a slowdown or even a recession in the world's biggest economy.
Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark index closed down by 7.8% and ASX 200 in Australia lost 4.2%.
In afternoon trading, the Kospi in South Korea was 4.7% lower.
Asian stocks see their worst drop in decades after Trump tariffs
Asian markets from Tokyo to Sydney plunged amid increasing fears of a global economic downturn.Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
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Open source is just that
"Open" is an unspecific, a range of openness from not redistributable to (libre) free software.
- Free Redistribution
The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.
- Source Code
The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably downloading via the Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator are not allowed.
- Derived Works
The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.
The Open Source Definition
Introduction Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria: 1. Free Redistribution The license shall…Open Source Initiative
It seems like the author is confusing open source with Open Source. The latter has a formal definition which includes a lot more than simple access to source code.
I also agree that no one is entittled to free support or enhancements, bugfizes, etc.
The Open Source Definition
Introduction Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria: 1. Free Redistribution The license shall…Open Source Initiative
Free and open source software. "Open Source" has always been an attempt to attract big fish, hoping they are not evil, just slow. It's morally obsolete, while FOSS still isn't.
And BSD\ISC\MIT understanding of FOSS is even less morally obsolete every day that comes, no expectations that a properly designed virus license will somehow convert the humanity, just letting out seeds of knowledge that will eventually change the world or maybe not. It's sacrificial, but also very potent.
Anyway, most of those expecting free support are companies making money on products they haven't spend a dime improving. Or employees of such companies.
The whole world is using Java, but where is Sun? The whole world is using Asterisk (ok, maybe not all of it), but its developers are not millionaires AFAIK.
Entitled script kiddies are just dumb and rude, but I think there's much less of them than the former group. And they are less persistent, than that former group.
It seems like the author is confusing open source with Open Source
No, they made it pretty clear that they do understand it. Here's a relevant quote:
When software is open-source, it is open-source, not necessarily free and open-source (FOSS), and even if it is FOSS, it might still have a restrictive licence[sic]. The code being available in and of itself does not give you a right to take it, modify it, or redistribute it.
- open source - the definition you linked
- FOSS - includes free software - wording is wonky here, but I'm pretty sure OP means Free Software here given the italics and whatnot
- code being available - source available != open source; e.g. Unreal Engine is source available, provided you agree to their terms, but distribution is very limited
They didn't go into depth, which is fine (would've made the post much longer), but I think they did a fair job. A lot of people assume that if they have access to the source, they can do whatever they want with it, which absolutely isn't the case. Read the terms of the license, or at least be familiar w/ the major licenses and how to recognize them.
Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli settler, officials say
The incident is the latest in a surge of violence and near-daily confrontations in the volatile West Bank, where settler violence and clashes between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians have kept it on edge.
The mayor of Turmus Ayya, Adeeb Lafi, told Reuters earlier in the day that Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to Turmus Ayya and that the Israeli army pronounced him dead after detaining him.
However, the Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the incident as an “extra-judicial killing” by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel’s “continued impunity”.
Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli settler, officials say
Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, killed alongside two other teenagers in West Bank town as settler violence escalatesGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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“During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, IDF soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,” the Israeli army said in a statement.“The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.”
How the fuck does anyone defend Israel when they are literally gunning down children for throwing rocks at cars.
What the honest fuck. I honestly cannot fathom how anyone could support Israel after they have committed atrocity after atrocity.
That's if you believe they actually threw any rocks to begin with.
"They threw rocks at us" is a perfect excuse in a rocky, desert landscape. There are always loose rocks around the victims and the murders.
Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping
Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, more than a decade in the making, that could finally deliver a plan to decarbonise shipping over the next 25 years.
If the most ambitious proposals are realised, the agreement would also require all ships to pay a small charge based on the greenhouse gases they emit, with the proceeds going to fund climate action in poor countries. This levy is seen as a crucial source of funding for poor countries, which are seeing increasing economic devastation from extreme weather.
But powerful economies, including China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, oppose the levy, while others, including the EU, may agree to drastically water it down.
Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping
Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economiesFiona Harvey (The Guardian)
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Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza
Michael Mansfield KC is one of a group of lawyers who will on Monday hand in a 240-page dossier to Scotland Yard’s war crimes unit alleging targeted killing of civilians and aid workers, including by sniper fire, and indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, including hospitals.
The report, which has been prepared by a team of UK lawyers and researchers in The Hague, also accuses suspects of coordinated attacks on protected sites including historic monuments and religious sites, and forced transfer and displacement of civilians.
For legal reasons, neither the names of suspects, who include officer-level individuals, nor the full report are being made public.
Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza
Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workersHaroon Siddique (The Guardian)
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Fun fact; Israel is literally worse than ISIS
The nature of Israel’s crimes in the Gaza Strip must be denounced, particularly the crimes’ horrifying scope, methodical execution, and wide-ranging effects, which surpass those of armed groups like ISIS
Israel’s brutality in Gaza surpasses all recent forms of terrorism
thousands of crimes committed by Israeli forces, constituting overwhelming evidence of mass atrocitiesEuro-Med Human Rights Monitor
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Protests broke out against Hamas in Gaza. What do Palestinians think about the militant group?
Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip, the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the war.Protesters said they were venting anger and desperation as they endure a new round of war and displacement after Israel ended a ceasefire. They leveled unusually direct criticism at Hamas even while remaining furious at Israel, the United States and others for their plight.
Public expressions of dissent have been extremely rare since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. The militant group has violently dispersed occasional protests and jailed, tortured or killed those who challenged its rule. Hamas has faced no significant internal challenge since the start of the war and still controls Gaza, despite losing most of its top leaders and thousands of fighters.
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It’s way past time to make Israel leave back to their border
"Israel" has no borders. It's just whatever land the zios can steal from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, etc.
The majority of isrealis support genociding the palestinian people.
The majority of palestinians support genociding the isreali people.
There will be no peace in the region, not now, not in a hundred years. Not until the last man has slain his last enemy will that holy land be free of violence.
International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT.
Study of writing quality analyzed more than 1 million student submissions at a large public university
International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT
The public release of ChatGPT in November 2022 changed the world. A chatbot could instantly write paragraphs and papers, a task once thought to be uniquely human.Jill Barshay (The Hechinger Report)
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Trump expected to host Netanyahu at White House Monday
Trump expected to host Netanyahu at White House Monday
President Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit on Monday, a White House official told NewsNation.Ashleigh Fields (NewsNation)
It was never good, never acceptable, and something that I fervently criticized.
The distinction I am making here is that I now consider them to be in league with Trump. It's a talking point that I will use with Democratic supporters of Israel to try and get them to reconsider their position. Not that I expect much traction, but given how much of a "team sport" American politics is it seems like something to call them out for.
Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
US experts who work in artificial intelligence fields seem to have a much rosier outlook on AI than the rest of us.
In a survey comparing views of a nationally representative sample (5,410) of the general public to a sample of 1,013 AI experts, the Pew Research Center found that "experts are far more positive and enthusiastic about AI than the public" and "far more likely than Americans overall to believe AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the United States over the next 20 years" (56 percent vs. 17 percent). And perhaps most glaringly, 76 percent of experts believe these technologies will benefit them personally rather than harm them (15 percent).
The public does not share this confidence. Only about 11 percent of the public says that "they are more excited than concerned about the increased use of AI in daily life." They're much more likely (51 percent) to say they're more concerned than excited, whereas only 15 percent of experts shared that pessimism. Unlike the majority of experts, just 24 percent of the public thinks AI will be good for them, whereas nearly half the public anticipates they will be personally harmed by AI.
Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
Rare survey of AI experts exposes deep divide with public opinion.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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in reply to don • • •It's not gullibility. It's intentional ignorance and simply believing what they want to believe so they can hate the people they want to hate.
Even now the majority of republicans will defend Trump's actions.
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in reply to return2ozma • • •“If he does impose the additional 50%, US companies would pay a total rate of 104% on Chinese imports.”
This was the bit of information I was confused about before reading this article. I was under the impression that we were already charging over 50%, and for some reason I didn’t realize that we can charge more than a 100% tariff.
As others have already said, JFC we are cooked.
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in reply to return2ozma • • •The problem is that China can live very easily without American goods, while the opposite isn't true. They already called his bluff even before inauguration, good luck continuing bluffing.
Now I understand how he managed to bankrupt a casino
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in reply to return2ozma • • •Who wants to bet that the idea of retaliatory tariffs wasn't gamed out beforehand and they have no strategy?
It seems like if you want a trade war with China, you'd want partners to help you apply pressure and replace Chinese goods you can't do without. Maybe somewhere like Vietnam for cheap labor; Canada for rare-earth minerals; and the EU to buy expensive American goods and services. Oh no.
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