The Brennan Center obtained an internal oversight report detailing the two-months-long exposure of federal, state, and local intelligence about Americans.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined eight attorneys general in calling for the review of the Wireline Competition Bureau’s abrupt suspension of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) order capping the cost of phone and video call rates for incarcerated people and their families, indefinitely postponing these reforms without adequate justification. Communication services play an important role in keeping incarcerated people connected to their loved ones and support systems, ultimately reducing disciplinary actions in prison, improving the likelihood of rehabilitation, and mitigating the negative impacts of incarceration on the community. These services can be provided at a reduced cost without sacrificing accessibility or safety, as California and other states that have opted to provide these services free of charge have clearly demonstrated.
Delay in implementation halts important public safety reform OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined eight attorneys general in calling for the review of the Wireline Competition Bureau’s abrupt suspension of the Federal Comm…
Sabha,6, getting ready to walk to school from her house on the borders eastern Gaza strip, where she and her family are still living in tents after Israeli war in Gaza. 2009. (by Eman Mohammed) | W…
In the days following the murder of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, his friends and allies have called for revenge against all kinds of groups, including trans people and the so-called radical left, even as the motivations of the alleged shooter, who was reportedly raised in a Republican household, remain far from clear. Now, some of those same rightwing figures are homing in on another target: colleges and universities, which they blame for radicalizing both the alleged shooter and, more broadly, people they accuse of celebrating Kirk’s death.
“These universities should not receive a single American tax dollar.”
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man who is accused of shooting Kirk, reportedly attended just one semester of college at Utah State University in 2021. He later enrolled at a technical college, where he was a third-year electrical apprentice. Those facts make it clear that traditional higher education factually could not have played a meaningful role in what led him to allegedly shoot Kirk. But that logic hasn’t mattered to figures like MAGA activist and Trump confidante Laura Loomer, who tweeted on Sunday that it was “time to defund American universities. You don’t need to go to college. Charlie Kirk didn’t go to college.” (At 18, Kirk dropped out of an Illinois community college after one semester to dedicate his time to activism, with funding from Turning Point co-founder Bill Montgomery; after high school, Kirk unsuccessfully applied to West Point.)
In her tweet, Loomer tagged Harmeet Dhillon, an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, who responded, “I’m on it. And all the other haters at our American funded schools.”
Dhillon is one of the Trump-appointed officials who has been deeply involved in the push to try to expose, embarrass, or fire anyone speaking ill of Kirk or seeming to celebrate his murder. She praised actions taken against faculty members at Clemson University, where one person has been fired and two instructors suspended after making what the university called “inappropriate” remarks about Kirk following his death.
Dhillon called Clemson’s actions “a good start,” adding, “Federal funding for higher education is a privilege, NOT a right. The government is not obligated to fund vile garbage with our tax dollars.”
This general line of argument—that federal funding should be pulled from universities whose employees say things Trump and his allies don’t like—has animated the administration’s long-standing attacks on higher education. But since Kirk’s death, it’s been widely repeated in a new context. Take Representative Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who issued a press release on Monday calling on the Department of Education to cut off “every dime of federal funding to any elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school who refuses to remove or discipline staff who glorify or justify political violence.”
“This is why these universities should not receive a single American tax dollar,” tweeted Lara Logan, a former CBS journalist turned conspiracy theorist, while reposting a report about a University of Michigan professor accused of celebrating Kirk’s death. “They preach hatred of this country, which is Marxist doctrine. It is helping to destroy this country from within—wake up.”
Other figures, like Federalist editor-in-chief Molly Hemingway, called for what could credibly be described as affirmative action to make schools more conservative. “All public universities should be required to have minimum 50% of their staff be conservative professors by spring 2026,” she tweeted. “In each department.” When a journalist on the site asked if she supported affirmative action, Hemingway responded, “No, I want to remove the left-wing oppression that has destroyed American universities.”
Beyond calls to defund colleges and universities, other figures have said that such institutions need more surveillance and campus activism from conservative students. The group includes longtime sting video maker James O’Keefe, who said his company O’Keefe Media Group “will be distributing hidden cameras nationwide to those who are witness to abuse in their school and who are willing to expose it.” O’Keefe added that he would host a livestream this week “where we will put campus corruption on blast and issuing a clear call to action: it’s time to rip the rot out of America’s education system.”
American higher education has long been depicted on the right as a hotbed of Marxism. Yet Kirk’s organization Turning Point USA itself could not have been created without institutes of higher learning; it was explicitly created to promote conservative views in high school, college, and university campuses—and it has thrived on many. Kirk himself said earlier this year that he thought his messaging was working, tweeting that he felt college students were becoming more conservative, even if the institutions themselves remained more liberal.
The right’s renewed pledge to attack universities is just one piece of what the White House has said will be a government-wide push to dismantle “radical” organizations following Kirk’s murder, which Trump has repeatedly blamed on the “radical left.” In practice, this appears to mean threatening left-leaning organizations with defunding and investigation. Speaking on Monday as a guest host of Kirk’s podcast, Vice President JD Vance also threatened to “go after the NGO network that foments, facilitates and engages in violence.”
All systems go at SFO! Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at San Francisco International Airport.
We’ll partner with SFO to prepare our operations at the airport in phases, beginning with employee testing soon ahead of welcoming Bay Area riders. Pickups and dropoffs will initially start at SFO’s Kiss & Fly area – a short AirTrain ride from the terminals – with the intention to explore other locations at the airport in the future.
This is a major milestone that strengthens Waymo’s impact on the region and offers residents and visitors an innovative way to travel. With years of experience serving riders at Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) and operations beginning soon at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), we’re accelerating our efforts to serve more airports in more cities as we scale.
“Across San Francisco, we are expanding safe, reliable, and modern transportation options—supporting our city’s economic comeback, boosting our tourism industry, and connecting residents and visitors to everything our city has to offer,” said Mayor Lurie. “We announced in March that we wanted visitors to be able to ride in a Waymo as soon as they arrived in San Francisco, and today, we are taking another important step to get there.”
“Bringing the Waymo experience to San Francisco International Airport is about more than just a ride—it’s about providing a safe, reliable, magical way for Bay Area residents and global visitors to connect with the places and people that matter most,” said Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO, Waymo. “We’re grateful for the partnership with SFO and the vision of Mayor Lurie in making this a reality.”
First of all, I'd like to thank you all for being part of the Comick community and for supporting this project over the years. After much thought, I’ve made the difficult decision to bring this site to a close.
Although the site is no longer online, I want to reassure you that your personal manga/comic lists remain safe. I am currently preparing a dedicated page where you’ll be able to access and export your lists. Once it’s ready, I’ll share the link here.
I am deeply grateful to everyone who visited, contributed, and shared in this journey with me. Running this platform has been an incredible experience, and I truly appreciate the time you’ve spent here.
Thank you again for your support and understanding.
First of all, I'd like to thank you all for being part of the Comick community and for supporting this project over the years. After much thought, I’ve made the difficult decision to bring this site to a close.
Although the site is no longer online, I want to reassure you that your personal manga/comic lists remain safe. I am currently preparing a dedicated page where you’ll be able to access and export your lists. Once it’s ready, I’ll share the link here.
I am deeply grateful to everyone who visited, contributed, and shared in this journey with me. Running this platform has been an incredible experience, and I truly appreciate the time you’ve spent here.
Thank you again for your support and understanding.
I don't keep up with the bleeding edge of sources, but Weeb Central is decent in my experience. It was my backup for anything Comick didn't have.
You may have to manually search some titles during the migration process, as the naming schemes between the sites aren't identical and will miss some that they do actually have
In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race
The nationwide, bipartisan movement to eliminate so-called "junk fees" for renters has reached Massachusetts, where landlords are now forced to share the total price of what they are renting out with a future tenant before asking for any personal information.
Massachusetts is only the latest in a series of states which have introduced similar legislation against hidden fees in the rental market in recent years, including California and Colorado, as Americans struggle with a housing affordability crisis.
A study by the National Consumer Law Center found that junk fees cost American tenants hundreds of millions of dollars a year, disproportionately impacting the lowest-income and marginalized renting households, who spend a higher share of their wages on these hidden costs.
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, over 21 million renter households—the equivalent of about half of all renter households—spent more than 30 percent of their monthly income on rent in 2023, enough to be considered cost-burdened.
The nationwide, bipartisan movement to eliminate or limit so-called rental "junk fees" is growing, as lawmakers try to offer relief to struggling tenants.
The federal government on Wednesday proposed rescinding a Bureau of Land Management rule that allows the department to consider conservation as part of its multi-pronged approach to federal land management.
The change comes as the Trump administration continues pushing for increased resource utilization of public lands, including through logging and mining.
The proposal drew immediate reactions — with political leaders praising the reversal as helpful to energy production but conservation groups decrying it as another harm to public lands access.
The New York Times on Monday published a blockbuster report detailing how US President Donald Trump’s administration gave the United Arab Emirates access to high-powered artificial intelligence chips just days after receiving a massive investment in Trump’s cryptocurrency startup.
As the Times report documented, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ruling family, had one of his investment firms deposit $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, the startup founded by members of the Trump family and the family of Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Just two weeks later, wrote the Times, “the White House agreed to allow the UAE access to hundreds of thousands of the world’s most advanced and scarce computer chips, a crucial tool in the high-stakes race to dominate artificial intelligence,” despite national security concerns about these chips being shared with China.
The New York Times on Monday published a blockbuster report detailing how US President Donald Trump’s administration gave the United Arab Emirates access to high-powered artificial intelligence chips just days after receiving a massive investment in …
The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ally that reflects a recent surge in cocaine production and fraying ties between the White House and the country's leftist president.
Even as it determined that Colombia had failed to comply with its international counternarcotics obligations, the Trump administration issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered major aid cuts, citing vital U.S. national interests.
Amid a conservative firestorm over online speech, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Tuesday rejected the notion that the government should crack down on social media posts following conservative organizer Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “I think you can draw a pretty clear line, and the Supreme Court has done this for decades, that our First Amendment, our free speech tradition, protects almost all speech,” Carr told POLITICO’s Alex Burns on stage at the POLITICO AI & Tech Summit.
In case you were wondering how media in different countries assess the US' situation, one of Austria's most read newspaper did a cover story on the Kirk assassination, describing it as the US edging closer to civil war. Apologies that it's in German, I've translated the title at least.
Nach dem Attentat auf den rechten Influencer Charlie Kirk hetzen Trump und seine Anhänger gegen ihre Gegner. Viele fürchten nun eine Gewalt- und Repressionswelle
Comment l'écologie peut-elle contrer les discours d'extrême droite?
Extinction Rebellion te propose un week-end de discussions et d'ateliers pour construire une écologie de justice sociale pour toutes et tous au Villette Makerz (211 avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 Paris) le samedi 27 septembre et le dimanche 28 septembre de 14h à 18h.
Ce sera aussi l'occasion de découvrir le mouvement et nos campagnes en cours
Entrée libre sans inscription
Au programme:
Samedi 27 septembre
14h-16h: Table ronde - Ecologie et justice sociale avec PEPS, Voix Déterres, Samba 16h-18h:
Présentation/initiation au soin militant avec Médic déter IDF
Présentation des campagnes en cours chez Extinction Rebellion
Atelier sur les oppressions avec le collectif Magma
Stands de Visa 93, Engrainage, Extinction Rebellion et stand de sensibilisation à l'intersectionnalité
Dimanche 28 septembre
14h-16h: Table ronde - L'écoféminisme face à la montée de l'extrême droite: Nous toutes, Féministes révolutionnaires
16h-18h:
Comment critiquer la technologie sans devenir réactionnaire? par le Mouton numérique
Stands de Visa 93, Engrainage, Extinction Rebellion et stand de sensibilisation à l'intersectionnalité
Crêpes vegan et boissons à prix libre tout le week-end
Romania's Prosecutor General Alex Florence said on Tuesday that Romania was the preferred target of large, hybrid campaigns in the context of the 2024 elections.
“From the investigations carried out at the level of the General Prosecutor’s Office, the conclusion can be drawn at this moment, based on some elements that we will present to you in detail in the following, regarding the fact that Romania has been the main target of some large, hybrid campaigns, in the context of the electoral elections in 2024, the hostile actors aiming at the continuous modeling of the public opinion, the destabilization of the decision-making capacity of the authorities and the dilution of the degree of cohesion.
He explained that this campaign was manifested by cyber attacks and measures to destabilize public order.
“The campaign launched in the Romanian space was manifested both through cyber attacks, measures to destabilize the public order, as well as through campaigns to micro-target the population, disinformation and influence the electorate. On this level was highlighted the offensive character of the hybrid aggressions targeting Romania, which exploited, on the one hand, the vulnerabilities of the national audiences, both through the versatile use of social platforms, respectively by eluding the policies present at their level on the way of promoting the people in the political spectrum, as well as by social engineering techniques aimed at segmenting the population in order to further deliver personalized messages to the audiences.
“Hybrid warfare, by comparing it to traditional warfare, which is more obvious, more transparent, in terms of the material results it produces, is much more insidious, but with results of influencing the way in which the social-economic life of a much larger state is carried out. Because it involves the use in parallel, together or separately, but clearly coordinated, of several types of instruments targeting a state, whether we are talking about different economic, administrative instruments, cyber attacks, secret actions destabilizing for the public order of that state, political subversion and, of course, disinformation and propaganda,” explained Alex Florence.
He noted that certain news that may seem isolated is part of a conjugated effort.
“It is important to make these clarifications for the public to understand that certain news that may sometimes seem disparate, isolated, unnecessitated, unrelated, are, in fact, part of a conjugated war and an effort conjoined as a distinct part of these hybrid warfare instruments,” the attorney general said.
He also said that cyber-attacks are not random or isolated events.
“As far as cyber attacks are concerned, we have to understand that news of the kind that has been circulated in the public space, regarding attacks on Romanian airports a few years ago, of an entire system of surveillance cameras, especially in the border area with Ukraine, or the attacks during the course of 2024 on many public institutions and government agencies in Romania are not random events, they are not isolated events, but once again they are part of a generally coordinated hybrid attack.
He added that the reports he transmits weekly by the National Directorate of Cybernetics Security on his website highlights precisely the frequency, amplitude and especially how these attacks are carried out.
Alex Florence also recalls the fact that Russian cyberattacks intensified on Romanian institutions and companies in 2024.
“The most dangerous attacks, especially those of ransomware, were fully associated with pro-Russian groups such as Lockbit, Lynx, Akira or Ransom Hub and stood out for a particularly intense activity last year. These attacks targeted more than 13 public administration institutions, 12 transport companies of national interest, 17 banking institutions and so on. Also, with strict reference to the electoral process carried out last year, we must take into account that more than 85,000 cyber attacks launched on the electoral infrastructure that aimed to obtain and exfiltrate credentials especially from the Central Electoral Authority and the Central Electoral Bureau, around that period, many of which were subsequently disseminated in groups of Telegram from Russian infrastructure,” the Prosecutor General said.
He said the destabilizing actions that may seem to be isolated elements are part of a coordinated campaign targeting Romania, but also other Eastern European states.
“We recall on this occasion the situation of 2024 of the Colombian citizen, arrested for entering Romania under the coordination of a certain person from Russia with the intention of blowing up objectives located in the proximity of a complex in Ilfov County, where there was a degenerative landfill, as well as two oil extraction wells and a natural gas measuring station,” explained Alex Florence.
Similar actions have taken place in other eastern European states
He said similar actions took place in the Czech Republic and Poland.
“It is worth noting that similar situations are found in other Eastern European states at the same time, when again both in Prague, in the Czech Republic and in Poland, then those actions having the expected result, producing an attack on some often critical infrastructure and in all these are also involved in Colombian citizens. What shows us from the investigations carried out, the fact that behind these coordinated, destabilizing attacks at the level of internal public order, there is coordination on the part of a foreign state actor and with the direct coordination of these political persons engaged and engaged especially in the South American area, the penetration in the Eastern European countries and the conduct of this type of attack,” the Prosecutor General of Romania stated.
He stressed that another component of hybrid warfare is political subversion that can take on different components.
“We are talking, on the one hand, about careful cultivation and often below the limit of detection of some media affairs networks, but also internal political sources, able to influence in one form or another government decisions. We remember the relations and visits made to the Russian embassy and developed in the last two years by several Romanian parliamentarians. But an important element that is found in the Romanian space is at the moment the instrumentation of the Romanian extremist groups. We also remember the case of Marian Moţoc, a character sent to court by the Prosecutor’s Office this year and who had entered into direct coordination with the Embassy of the Russian Federation at that time, in this case with the Russian military attaché,” said Alex Florence.
Intensifying extremist messages in November 2024
He also explained that in November 2024, at the level of extremist communities, there was an intensification of hateful and violent messages.
“We must bear in mind that, starting in November 2024, at the level of extremist communities, there has been an increase in narratives and messages inciting hatred and violence associated with the campaign to promote an independent candidate and have created a climate of panic at the level of society. This increase in the volume of instigating content incriminating violent actions was initiated since the first round of elections, but the evolution is systematically achieved by promoting elements of hate incitement content, generated through artificial intelligence.
He said this narrative corresponds to the pattern in which the Russian Federation operates.
“This type of narratives and the way of making the online content correspond to the shareholding pattern of the Russian Federation, being reported in other states, such as Moldova or Georgia. Also, pro-Russian propaganda channels were used, as we will see the promotion of these elements of content”, explained Alex Florence.
He said that even at the level of social media, inciting hateful and violent actions were identified.
“Last but not least, ,at the level of social networks, hateful messages were identified in violent actions, including against the authorities, most of the threats being outlined around the idea of general upheaval, the messages containing phrases that exploited nostalgic feelings by making the majority reference to the Revolution of December 1989. It is an inflation of such messages in the online area, created with artificial intelligence, which proves an absolutely artificial behavior, but which generates a tension, a state of effervescence among the communities to which they are addressed and, obviously, these messages are subsequently taken over and viralized from various extremist groups at the national level”, declared the Prosecutor General.
Revolution's Hashtag, used in disinformation campaigns
He exemplified this situation with the hashtag of the Revolution.
“It’s a hashtag behind which a whole range of messages of this kind of hate and violence have been viralized around the first juror of the presidential laws. It is a hashtag that comes and is launched somewhere from Russian infrastructure on Telegram channels. He is subsequently viralized through a whole support infrastructure. He is automatically associated with two of the former independent candidate’s hashtags and reaches a peak of viralization at more than 1,800,000 daily views and 176 videos posted daily, all with the same type and the same version of the message,” said Alex Florence.
The Prosecutor General specified that since November 27, 2024, an intensification of the campaign to promote the independent candidate in the presidential elections has been found.
“Analyses have shown that since November 27 there has been an increase in the campaign to promote the presidential candidate at the level of groups known for the dissemination of disinformation narratives, which ensure the connection between the pro-Russian community and other communities generating risks for public order, especially extremist and conspiracist groups.
Thus, narratives were identified through which the candidate is promoted at the level of over 40 groups of this type and totaled over 1,300,000 members. Well, all these actions to promote hateful content reveal an artificial behavior, as I said, the intensity of social effervescences, with that huge volume of content of this type, being manifestly disproportionate to the manifestations in the public space, from the real physical space. This outlines the specific hypothesis of influencing the information space in order to amplify some states of dissatisfaction that are vacavable then by generating large-scale street actions,” the Prosecutor General stated.
He also presented how the Romanian population was targeted to identify certain admissible narratives.
“We must understand that the online ecosystem currently used by actors in the Russian Federation are looking at a wide range of tools, starting from traditional state media sites and components, which are spreading, starting to create certain news and will also be found in Romania and further spread through various websites and blogs created especially for the creation and spread of this content. They are also used in this firm troll toolkit, for those who do not understand what they are talking about fake accounts, those that emminate an official account, and who claim authentic users and entire networks of bots. These are tools that artificially amplify the visibility of a certain content, either through comments or by complimentary clicks and so on,” the Prosecutor General said.
So, I have my arr stack set up to queue downloads through qbittorrent and I've tweaked my release/delay profiles to 720 minutes after release. For some reason my modified version of Sonarr is trying to grab my requested linux .iso's before the official release. Fortunately, I have .mp4 and .mkv filtered in qbittorrent so I don't end up with any of those nasty pirated tv shows, but it clogs up my download client. They'll just sit at 100% complete and seed indefinitely because all the content is filtered to "do not download".
Sonarr sees this as progress in the activity tab and won't attempt to pick up the actual linux iso release when it is official.
I'm pretty sure the "after release" setting is just based on when the first match appears on the indexers, not the air date in the metadata. So the initial release isn't going to be a factor.
I don't see this issue, but I've got fairly intricate profiles setup based on the TRaSH guides. I suspect some combination of those profiles filter things out for me. Is there anything obvious in the problematic downloads you could filter out with a profile, like a format or release group?
Watches radarr, sonarr, lidarr, readarr and whisparr download queues and removes downloads if they become stalled or no longer needed. - ManiMatter/decluttarr
I personally use Cleanuparr, but the idea is the same. It monitors your downloads, and issues strikes for anything that fails certain criteria (like being stalled, or downloading metadata, or downloading too slow). If a download collects too many strikes, Cleanuparr will remove it and automatically tell the *arr service to block the download and retry the search. It also includes file extension blocking, to automatically block and retry the junk “Fantastic_Four_First_Steps_(1080p).mkv.exe” types of scam posts.
Unfortunately, the Sonarr devs have specifically said that they have no interest in including a “delay searching until after the official release date” option. Their response to the issue has basically been “use better trackers where those fakes don’t get posted.”
Cleanuparr is a tool for automating the cleanup of unwanted or blocked files in Sonarr, Radarr, and supported download clients like qBittorrent, Deluge and Transmission. - Cleanuparr/Cleanuparr
‘I’m going to throw that thing into a river!” my wife says as she comes down the stairs looking frazzled after putting our four-year-old daughter to bed.
To be clear, “that thing” is not our daughter, Emma*. It’s Grem, an AI-powered stuffed alien toy that the musician Claire Boucher, better known as Grimes, helped develop with toy company Curio. Designed for kids aged three and over and built with OpenAI’s technology, the toy is supposed to “learn” your child’s personality and have fun, educational conversations with them. It’s advertised as a healthier alternative to screen time and is part of a growing market of AI-powered toys.
When I agreed to experiment on my child’s developing brain, I thought an AI chatbot in cuddly form couldn’t be any worse for her than watching Peppa Pig. But I wasn’t prepared for how attached Emma became to Grem, or how unsettlingly obsequious the little alien was.
The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before I wanted this experiment to be over ...
Neoliberalism is coming to an end in various ways (end of free trade, and others). This articles tries to discuss this and what can be done in response to this.
@mods: I'm not sure whether it's ok to post links to articles that i wrote myself.
I'm trying to spread discussion and ideas this way. If it's not allowed here, please tell me where it is allowed.
Apriamo il frigorifero e trasformiamoci in un compattatore della nettezza urbana, chili e chili di roba buttati, per non parlare della nostra dispensa, pasta, farina, biscotti e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Ma tutto questo sai perchè?
Un infortunio, una grave malattia, spesso anche improvvisa come puo' essere un ictus e la vita cambia, in peggio, si stravolge e quel che è peggio è non ruscire più a comunicare più, neanche il proprio dolore...
After release from captivity, Russian POWs often 'sent back to die' in Ukraine -- Ukraine tests new kamikaze drones resistant to Russian jamming -- Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage -- NATO "
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A woman carrying a bag walks near damaged residential buildings following Russian strikes in Kramatorsk on Sept.15, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images)
Update: Ukrainian dronesstrikemajor Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, key unit halts production, Reuters reports. The Kirishi refinery is one of the largest in Russia and has a processing capacity of over 17 million tons of oil per year. A fire broke out at the facility during a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed.
NATO ‘atwar‘ with Russia, Kremlin says, as propaganda blitz after Poland drone attack continues. “NATO is at war with Russia; this is obvious and needs no proof,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Global oil pricesriseas Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy sector escalate. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 14 that Ukraine’s strikes on oil facilities amount to the “most effective sanctions,” weakening Russia’s ability to finance its war.
Ukrainian troopsclearanother village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports. Ukrainian forces have cleared Russian troops from the village of Pankivka in the Dobropillia sector of Donetsk Oblast, the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard reported on Sept. 15.
Ukraine submits draft 2026budgetamid rising financing gap projections. Total expenditures are projected at Hr 4.8 trillion ($116.5 billion), an increase of Hr 415 billion ($10 billion) compared to 2025.
Ukrainian ‘cyber revenge’ hackdisruptsRussian election systems, HUR source claims. The attack coincided with Russia’s unified voting day, which included elections for 21 governors, deputies of 11 regional assemblies, and around 47,000 municipal leaders.
Syrskyidismisses2 corps commanders over lost territory, media reports. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has dismissed Volodymyr Silenko, head of the 17th Corps, and Maksym Kituhin, commander of the 20th Corps.
Ukraine tests new kamikaze dronesresistantto Russian jamming. “Strike drones are becoming a cheap and practical solution for the front lines — they are affordable to manufacture and easily scalable,” Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Starlink ‘downacross the entire front line’ in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage. The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
CapturingKupiansk is Russia’s ‘strategic goal’ in Kharkiv Oblast, military spokesperson says. Capturing the city of Kupiansk serves as Russia’s main goal in Kharkiv Oblast, operational-strategic command “Dnipro” spokesperson Oleksiy Belsky said on Sept. 15, amid Russia’s attempted infiltrations into the key Ukrainian stronghold.
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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports
Ukrainian forces have cleared Russian troops from the village of Pankivka in the Dobropillia sector of Donetsk Oblast, the National Guard’s 1st Azov Corps reported on Sept. 15.
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5killed, 56 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian forces launched 84 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones and three S-300 missiles overnight.
1killed, 9 injured, including child, in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said the city sustained at least 10 strikes amid the attack which targeted both homes and “non-residential buildings.”
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‘Hatredbetween Zelensky and Putin unfathomable,’ Trump says. “I think I’m going to have to do all the talking… they hate each other so much, they almost can’t talk,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.
‘We will show you whatever you want’ — USobserversattend Russia, Belarus Zapad-2025 drills. “It is hard to imagine such openness that we demonstrate and ensure in this exercise,” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.
EUcompletesfinal screening round in Ukraine accession talks. The European Union and Ukraine have completed the final screening meetings for Chapter 11 of accession negotiations, focused on “Agriculture and Rural Development.”
Ex-Justice Minister Stefanishynaassumesrole as Ukraine’s ambassador to US. “As I begin my mission as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, I carry with me the courage and resilience of our people,” Olha Stefanishyna said.
Poland ‘neutralizes’droneflying over government buildings, two Belarusian citizens detained, Tusk says. The Polish prime minister said that the drone had been operating near several government buildings in the Polish capital, including the Belweder palace, which serves as one of the official presidential residences as well as a guest house for international dignitaries.
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The Critical Role of Internal Audits in ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
Internal audits serve as a cornerstone for strengthening compliance under the ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices. They provide a structured approach to evaluate whether processes, procedures, and controls align with regulatory expectations. For manufacturers of complex devices, these audits ensure the organization consistently meets global standards of safety, performance, and reliability. By identifying gaps early and addressing them proactively, internal audits reinforce a strong quality management culture across the enterprise.
Aligning Medical Devices ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 for Quality Assurance
While both standards emphasize quality, medical devices iso 13485 and iso 9001 serve distinct purposes. ISO 9001 provides a broad framework for quality management across industries, while ISO 13485 specifically targets medical device compliance with stricter regulatory demands. Internal audits act as a bridge, ensuring that organizations align both frameworks where relevant. This dual alignment helps companies manage complex supply chains, maintain consistent documentation, and drive continuous improvement while staying compliant with global medical device regulations.
Strengthening Documentation and Traceability Through ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
One of the recurring themes in audit findings across the medical device industry is inadequate documentation. The iso 13485 quality management system for medical devices requires comprehensive traceability from design inputs to production records and post-market surveillance. Internal audits ensure that documentation practices are not only compliant but also practical and sustainable. By scrutinizing record-keeping processes, organizations can guarantee that every design change, corrective action, and customer complaint is traceable, enhancing overall quality assurance.
Risk Management and Internal Audits Under Medical Devices ISO 13485 and ISO 9001
Risk management is deeply embedded within medical devices iso 13485 and iso 9001 frameworks. Internal audits verify that organizations consistently identify, assess, and mitigate risks at every stage of the product lifecycle. This includes analyzing supplier risks, manufacturing process risks, and patient safety risks. Effective audits also ensure that risk control measures are validated, documented, and updated in real time. By doing so, organizations strengthen their capacity to prevent nonconformities, safeguard patients, and protect brand reputation.
Process Validation and Operational Excellence in Medical Devices ISO 13485 and ISO 9001
Another area where internal audits prove invaluable is process validation. Regulators expect manufacturers to demonstrate that processes consistently produce results that meet predefined specifications. Internal audits aligned with medical devices iso 13485 and iso 9001 ensure that validation protocols are established, monitored, and reviewed regularly. These audits help identify inefficiencies, optimize workflows, and ensure that process controls support both regulatory compliance and operational excellence. The outcome is a stronger quality management system that integrates efficiency with compliance.
Supplier Quality Oversight Under ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
Medical device manufacturers operate in a highly interconnected supply chain. A weak link in supplier quality can directly impact product safety and compliance. Internal audits under the iso 13485 quality management system for medical devices extend beyond the company’s walls, focusing on supplier processes, materials, and quality controls. By assessing supplier compliance, manufacturers can mitigate risks of recalls, delays, and nonconformities. Internal audits also ensure that supplier qualification, monitoring, and corrective actions are systematically integrated into the broader QMS framework.
Training and Competency Audits Across Medical Devices ISO 13485 and ISO 9001
Personnel competency plays a pivotal role in maintaining quality assurance standards. Internal audits confirm whether training programs align with the rigorous requirements of medical devices iso 13485 and iso 9001. Auditors evaluate training records, employee competencies, and continuous learning initiatives to ensure that teams are equipped to manage compliance demands. By embedding training evaluations into the audit cycle, organizations create a workforce that is not only compliant but also capable of driving quality improvement initiatives across the business.
Integrating CAPA and Continuous Improvement Through ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are a vital mechanism for addressing nonconformities and improving processes. Internal audits verify whether CAPA systems are effective under the iso 13485 quality management system for medical devices. Auditors assess whether root cause analyses are comprehensive, corrective actions are documented, and preventive measures are implemented effectively. This integration ensures that lessons learned from nonconformities drive meaningful change, strengthening the organization’s ability to consistently deliver safe and effective medical devices.
Leveraging Digital Quality Management Systems for Smarter Internal Audits
As medical device organizations evolve, manual auditing practices no longer suffice to meet regulatory demands. Internal audits must now leverage digital QMS platforms that integrate real-time data, automated workflows, and advanced analytics. With digital solutions, organizations can track audit findings, assign corrective actions, and monitor progress seamlessly. A digital quality management system ensures complete visibility across all audit activities, transforming audits from a compliance exercise into a driver of continuous improvement.
**Conclusion: Why ComplianceQuest is Essential for Business in 2025 ** Internal audits under the iso 13485 quality management system for medical devices are indispensable for ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining operational excellence, and reinforcing quality assurance. By aligning the rigorous standards of medical devices iso 13485 and iso 9001, manufacturers build stronger systems that protect patient safety and product integrity. In 2025, businesses cannot afford to rely on fragmented systems or outdated audit methods. ComplianceQuest offers a cloud-native, next-generation quality management system that integrates audits, CAPA, risk management, supplier oversight, and training into one unified platform. Organizations that choose ComplianceQuest will not only streamline internal audits but also build a future-ready culture of quality, ensuring success in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
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