Retired US supreme court justice fears ‘democracy is not guaranteed to survive’
Anthony Kennedy told NPR ‘partisanship is becoming ... more prevalent and more bitter’ in the high court’s opinions
Retired US supreme court justice Anthony Kennedy fears “democracy is not guaranteed to survive” as “partisanship is becoming much more prevalent and more bitter” in the legal opinions coming from his former institution, he tells NPR in an upcoming interview.
Strikingly, for the interview set to publish in October, NPR’s Nina Totenberg said she asked Kennedy whether he was still sure the supreme court’s major decisions would remain intact – as he told a small group of journalists that he was when he retired in 2018 during Donald Trump’s first presidency.
NPR reported that Kennedy “demurred”, seven years after that prediction – and three years after the federal abortion rights once granted by the Roe v Wade ruling were eliminated by a supreme court with a conservative supermajority anchored by three Trump appointments.
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Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals
Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’
Naveed Shah, a veteran and activist who served as an enlisted public affairs specialist – an army journalist – uncharacteristically found himself searching for words to describe the address of the newly styled secretary of war to flag officers on Tuesday.
“A lot of the words that are coming to me aren’t fit to print,” said Shah, policy director for Common Defense, a veterans advocacy organization. “The people in that room who have served for 20, 30-plus years in uniform do not need Pete Hegseth to tell them about warrior ethos.”
Hegseth’s hour-long Ted talk-style address touching on physical fitness, the doctrine of lethality and the perils of DEI certainly drew more attention than a policy memo might have, and perhaps more than Donald Trump’s rambling, politically charged hour-long speech that followed.
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Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, and the Cost of Civility-Theater Liberalism
Charlie Kirk, Ezra Klein, and the Cost of Civility-Theater Liberalism
“Talking across divides” is laudable—until it becomes a license to launder antidemocratic and dehumanizing ideas.The New Republic
I massimi leader parlano ai media all'inizio della riunione del Consiglio europeo a Copenaghen — aggiornamenti in tempo reale
Macron warns Europe is now in ‘confrontation’ with Russia — live updates
Top leaders speak to the media as European Council meeting kicks off in Copenhagen.POLITICO
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Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, visits a World War II museum in the base of the Motherland Monument during a visit to the Ukrainian capital on September 30, 2025. (Thomas Peter – Pool/Getty Images)
‘We have to settle it up‘ — Trump calls for Zelensky-Putin meeting again. “The only way we can do that is through strength,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. “If we were weak, they wouldn’t even take my phone call. … Zelensky’s got to get them together and get it done.”
Zelensky warns of ‘critical‘ situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after weeklong outage. Zelensky accused Moscow of obstructing the repair of the power lines through continued shelling: “And this is a threat to absolutely everyone. No terrorist in the world has ever dared to do to a nuclear plant what Russia is doing right now.”
‘Classic false-flag operation‘ — Kyiv denounces Russian allegations of Ukrainian provocations in Poland. The statement comes after the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service alleged that Ukraine was preparing a sabotage and reconnaissance group to stage incidents on Polish territory, using fighters from the “Freedom of Russia Legion” and Belarus’s K. Kalinouski Regiment.
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Kremlin plans record spending hike on law enforcement and security agencies. According to Russian budget documents, federal spending on police, the National Guard, and other law enforcement and intelligence services is set to rise 13% year-on-year to a record 3.91 trillion rubles ($47 billion).
Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian Mi-8 helicopter, military says. The 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed the Russian helicopter near the village of Kotliarivka, in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine assassinates Russian lieutenant colonel far from front lines, intelligence claims. A Russian National Guard lieutenant colonel and two other service members were killed in a Ukrainian intelligence operation in the North Caucasus on Sept. 27, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said.
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Ukraine war latest: Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, media reports
Polish authorities have detained a Ukrainian citizen suspected by Germany of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Polish media outlet RMF 24 reported on Sept. 30.
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As US mulls Tomahawks for Ukraine, here’s how they could be used against Russia
In what would be a significant boost for Ukraine’s offensive firepower capabilities, U.S. Vice President JD Vance confirmed on Sept. 28 that the U.S. is “looking at” providing Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles.
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We asked 5 young Ukrainians why they chose to go to war
Despite not yet being subject to conscription, these young Ukrainians are voluntarily joining the military, trading lecture halls for dugouts, or trying to balance both worlds.
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Russia struggles meeting mobilization targets in Crimea, Ukraine says
Russia is struggling to meet its mobilization goal for 2025 in occupied Crimea, data provided to the Kyiv Independent by Ukraine’s Center of National Resistance shows.
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Human cost of Russia’s war
At least 1 killed, 28 injured in Russian drone attack on Dnipro. According to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak, 28 people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl.
Russian attacks kill 9, injure 15 in Ukraine over past day. Russian forces launched 65 Shahed-type drones and decoys from Russia’s Bryansk, Orel, Primorsk-Akhtarsk, Millerovo, and Russian-occupied Crimea, at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.
International response
Sweden says no agreement yet on Gripen jets for Ukraine. The statement followed the BBC’s reporting that Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk had hinted that Kyiv is “expecting” additional deliveries of Western aircraft, including Gripen jets.
Hungary would shoot down Russian drones violating its airspace, Orban says.
Orban made the comments even as he downplayed concerns over Russian drones violating the airspace of several European countries and criticized the “posture of Western Europeans.”
EU to allocate over $2 billion for drones for Ukraine, von der Leyen says. “This allows Ukraine to scale up and to use its full capacity. And of course, it will also allow the EU to benefit from this technology,” Ursula von der Leyen said.
Czechia bans entry for unaccredited Russian diplomats. “Sabotage operations are on the rise and we will not risk agents operating under diplomatic cover,” Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky wrote on X.
European Council president seeks to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, Politico reports. European Council President Antonio Costa has already discussed the proposal with several EU leaders, according to Politico.
US in contact with Belarus to ‘ensure lines of communication‘ with Putin, Kellogg says. This was one of the reasons why the U.S. lifted sanctions on Belarusian state airline Belavia, U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said.
In other news
Ukrainian specialists join Danish forces for counter-drone drills amid airspace violations. Ukrainian specialists arrived in Denmark on Sept. 29 to join Danish forces in counter-drone exercises after recent airspace violations.
Ukraine completes legislation screening with EU in key step toward accession.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos lauded Ukraine for completing the screening “at record speed” in “the most difficult circumstances.”
Ukraine evacuates 57 people from Gaza, ministry says. The evacuation, carried out Sept. 29-30 in coordination with Ukraine’s military intelligence, included 48 Ukrainian citizens, as well as nine Palestinian nationals.
Kyiv court halts dismissal of Ukraine’s energy grid chief at Energy Ministry’s request. Ukrenergo’s supervisory board fired Zaichenko and three management board members on Sept. 26, just three months after appointing him — prompting questions about potential tensions between the government and the supervisory board or a possible move to seize control of the company.
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Kyiv court temporarily halts dismissal of Ukraine's energy grid chief at Energy Ministry's request
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Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine
Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine
The image-hosting platform - which is widely used to make memes - was facing a fine over its use of children's data.Liv McMahon (BBC News)
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Harassment, humiliation, and death threats: Tibetan activists face threats from China for protesting environmental destruction, report says
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As China continues to ramp up its claim over Tibetan resources, the environmental activists in the region face persistent threats from the Chinese authorities, a report said on Tuesday.It added that between 2010 and 2019, many activists were detained and sentenced to years in prison in China for peacefully protesting against illegal mining activities, the hunting of endangered species, and environmental damage across Tibet.
According to a report in the 'Greek City Times', the imprisoned environmental human rights defenders include Anya Sengdra, Dorjee Daktal, Kelsang Choklang, Dhongye, Rinchen Namdol, Tsultrim Gonpo, Jangchup Ngodup, Sogru Abhu, and Namesy.
The environmentalists, it said, committed to protecting the environment and addressing ecological challenges, continue to face harassment, humiliation, and death threats from China.
"Tibetan environmentalist A-Nya Sengdra, who has spent seven years in jail, was recently denied release. Hence, he will stay in jail until February 2026. Ironically, no explanation was given for the extension of his jail term, which is reminiscent of China’s practice of acting without providing any satisfactory reason," the report detailed.
It stressed that this is not an isolated incident but part of a pattern showing how China has been harassing, torturing, and jailing Tibetan activists for raising their voice against the environmental exploitation in the region.
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Tibetan activists face threats from China for protesting environmental destruction: Report
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) As China continues to ramp up its claim over Tibetan resources, the environmental activists in the region face persistent threats from the Chinese authorities, a report said on Tuesday.IANS News
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Qassam Brigades address video message to former 'Israeli' captive Edan Alexander
The video surfaced shortly after Alexander, who also holds American citizenship, announced his intention to rejoin the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and participate in its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
In the footage, the Qassam Brigades reminded Alexander of moments during his captivity. “You will return to the army that tried to kill you multiple times, and we were the ones who protected you. Do you remember?”
The video includes scenes showing Qassam fighters rescuing Alexander from the rubble of a collapsed underground tunnel, reportedly struck by heavy 'Israeli' bombardment. Fighters are seen providing him with oxygen and urgent medical care.
Other footage depicts his safe handover to Red Cross staff, who later escorted him back to 'Israeli'-occupied territory. His release in May came as part of a goodwill deal involving US President Donald Trump.
The closing message of the video underscored the group’s stance on negotiations. “Exchange deal… freedom and life. Military pressure… death and failure.”
Qassam Brigades address video message to former 'Israeli' captive Edan Alexander
'Israeli'-American captive Edan Alexander being handed over to Red Cross (Credit: Al-Qassam Brigades)Roya News
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Tienimi per mano: un viaggio tra cura, legami, crescita
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- Breve biografia dell’autrice
- Il testo: Tienimi per mano
- Due parole sul titolo
- In sintesi:
- Riflessione personale sulla genitorialità: radici, mani e legami
Tienimi per mano. Primi passi nella vita: un viaggio tra cura, legami e autonomia
Gabriella Picerno
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Breve biografia dell’autrice
Gabriella Picerno è psicologa (e scrittrice) pedagogista, consulente in sessuologia e esperta in psicologia del disegno infantile e dell’apprendimento. Direttrice del Centro di Documentazione Educativa Il Grillo Parlante di Rufina (Firenze). Lavora in progetti di formazione e interventi di educazione alla genitorialità, all’affettività e alla sessualità. Si occupa di problematiche familiari quali la separazione e il divorzio. Svolge attività professionale su tematiche come la formazione dei docenti, il disagio scolastico, i disturbi dell’apprendimento e di relazione.
Il testo: Tienimi per mano
“Tienimi per mano”, si apre con una scena simbolica: il primo giorno di nido, il bambino che stringe forte la mano del genitore come a chiedere rassicurazione mentre si apre a un mondo nuovo. Questo gesto diventa metafora del percorso che attraversa tutto il libro: accompagnare il bambino nei suoi primi passi verso l’autonomia, senza mai lasciarlo solo emotivamente. Il testo sottolinea che i genitori sono i primi maestri e punti di riferimento, ma che il nido rappresenta un luogo di crescita affettiva, cognitiva e sociale fondamentale. Il libro nasce come guida empatica, con suggerimenti pratici e spunti di riflessione, per aiutare le famiglie a vivere con serenità la transizione dei primi anni di vita.
Due parole sul titolo
Tienimi per mano: non solo un gesto fisico, ma un ponte silenzioso tra due mondi, due emozioni, due anime. La mano che stringe un’altra racconta fiducia, sicurezza, accoglienza. In psicologia, questo gesto diventa simbolo della relazione di sostegno, della vicinanza emotiva e della capacità di accompagnare l’altro nei momenti di incertezza. Ogni passo condiviso, ogni stretta di mano, è un linguaggio silenzioso che comunica: “Non sei solo, ci sono con te”. In termini pratici, psicologicamente, la presenza tangibile di qualcuno che ci “tiene per mano” può ridurre lo stress, rafforzare la sicurezza interna e favorire la regolazione emotiva. La psicologia dello sviluppo ci insegna che fin dall’infanzia il contatto fisico e la vicinanza emotiva sono fondamentali: i neonati che ricevono carezze e attenzioni sviluppano maggiore fiducia nel mondo e nelle relazioni future. In età adulta, il gesto si trasforma in un atto simbolico: offrire sostegno, ascolto, comprensione. Autori come John Bowlby sottolineano l’importanza dell’attaccamento sicuro, dove la disponibilità di un adulto o di una figura significativa crea le basi per l’autonomia e la resilienza. Donald Winnicott, invece, ci ricorda che il sostegno emotivo funziona come un contenitore: una mano che stringe diventa metafora della capacità di accogliere, contenere e accompagnare l’altro nella complessità dei sentimenti.
Tienimi per mano è quindi un invito alla presenza consapevole, all’empatia attiva, alla cura relazionale. Non è solo protezione: è riconoscere la fragilità e la forza dell’altro, è creare uno spazio dove il cuore può sentirsi sicuro e libero allo stesso tempo.
In pratica, tendere la mano significa:
- Offrire sostegno emotivo: ascoltare senza giudizio, essere presenti.
- Rafforzare la fiducia: comunicare attraverso gesti, parole e attenzione che l’altro può contare su di te.
- Favorire la resilienza: accompagnare nei momenti difficili senza sostituirsi all’altro.
Così, una mano che si tende diventa un filo invisibile che unisce, una carezza silenziosa che cura, un gesto poetico che parla più di mille parole.
In sintesi:
“Tienimi per mano” è un testo che unisce calore narrativo e basi psicologiche solide. La sua forza è la capacità di tradurre teorie complesse in suggerimenti pratici, valorizzando il ruolo del legame affettivo, del gioco, del linguaggio e della comunità nello sviluppo armonico del bambino.
Riflessione personale sulla genitorialità: radici, mani e legami
La genitorialità è un viaggio che non si misura solo in giorni o anni, ma in silenzi condivisi, gesti di cura e sguardi che rassicurano. Essere genitori significa tenere insieme la fragilità e la forza del proprio figlio, accompagnarlo nei primi passi con mani attente e cuori presenti. In psicologia, questa funzione va ben oltre il semplice accudimento: è un processo relazionale che plasma l’autostima, la sicurezza e la capacità di relazione dell’individuo. Il gesto simbolico del titolo di Gabriella Picerno, Tienimi per mano, racchiude l’essenza di questa funzione. Non è solo un invito alla vicinanza fisica, ma un richiamo alla presenza emotiva, alla capacità di offrire contenimento senza soffocare, protezione senza possesso. Come sottolinea l’autrice, la genitorialità è un equilibrio delicato tra cura e autonomia, tra guida e libertà, tra radici e ali.
Dal punto di vista psicologico, questa dinamica si riflette nei concetti di attaccamento sicuro (Bowlby e Ainsworth), dove la disponibilità emotiva e la sensibilità dei genitori creano basi solide per la fiducia nel mondo; e nella teoria di Winnicott, in cui il “contenitore” genitoriale permette al bambino di sperimentare e crescere, consapevole della sicurezza a cui tornare. Ogni mano tesa, ogni parola di incoraggiamento, diventa così un ponte tra il mondo interno del bambino e quello esterno, un filo invisibile che sostiene lo sviluppo emotivo e relazionale.
Nella pratica quotidiana, la genitorialità richiede presenza consapevole: ascoltare senza fretta, osservare senza giudizio, accompagnare senza sostituirsi. Significa saper accogliere le emozioni del figlio, guidarlo attraverso paure e scoperte, trasformando le difficoltà in opportunità di crescita. Come l’autrice evidenzia, essere genitori non implica perfezione, ma autenticità e coerenza, qualità che insegnano ai bambini a relazionarsi con il mondo con fiducia e resilienza.
In definitiva, la genitorialità è un atto poetico e scientifico al tempo stesso: un intreccio di cuore, mente e relazioni, dove ogni gesto semplice, ogni mano tesa, lascia un’impronta duratura. Tenere per mano non significa trattenere: significa accompagnare, sostenere e permettere al figlio di diventare pienamente se stesso, sapendo che le radici sicure sono sempre lì, pronte a sostenerlo.
“Sta a noi, società degli adulti, trovare gli stimoli per i nostri giovani, aiutarli a costruirsi il proprio cervello, che poi significa il proprio comportamento. È una responsabilità che fa o dovrebbe far tremare le vene e i polsi, perché si tratta di formare le nuove generazioni, il mondo di domani”.
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Matrix vs XMPP vs IRC
Not OP, but what I do lack here is a decent server Implementation in a single binary and easy deployment.
Also decent native clients for various platforms. Do we have any good ones?
This probably isn't a xmpp specific, but I'd like to have it work like wireguard. If the keys are wrong, self hosted instance would just reject it on the packet level. Then only authorized clients could use it. Outgoing connection on some hub instance would give access to outside world. All this would help with self hosting.
AFAIK:
Threads
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Best Practices for Message Threads
This specification defines recommended handling of XMPP message threads.Kevin Smith
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Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
2. In London, John Logie Baird successfully transmits the first television pictures with a greyscale image.
3. Born. Gore Vidal, writer and public intellectual, in West Point, New York (d.2012)
5. The Locarno Conference began in Locarno, Switzerland between several European powers to negotiate a security pact.
13. Born. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (d.2013)
13. The Locarno conference ended with several agreements in place. German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann gave a closing speech in which he said the conference spelled a new era in European relationships, while French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand said it marked the beginning of a new epoch of cooperation and friendship.
16. Born. Angela Lansbury, actress and singer, in Regent’s Park, London (d.2022)
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yt: Which method is best for privacy?
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Please rank these methods from best to least
- Invidious
- NewPipe
- YoutubeRevanced
- ytlocal
- Downloading with yt-dlp
- Using user script to play in local player
- Playing in local player (eg mpv )
- Watching in TOR
Feel free to add other methods to the list or group some
If you're only watching subscriptions and not scrolling the generated feeds, you could presumably run tubearchivist through a VPN and then watch via Jellyfin or Plex (there are plugins).
It will not only be private but it has sponsorblock.
GitHub - tubearchivist/tubearchivist: Your self hosted YouTube media server
Your self hosted YouTube media server. Contribute to tubearchivist/tubearchivist development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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So many climate solutions, so few emissions reductions. A new book explains why.
In The Long Heat, Wim Carton and Andreas Malm argue that capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity.
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I think you are right, but we also need to factor in that the west has been exporting its industrial production to other countries (cheaper labor, cheaper taxes etc). So it seems to be a tricky thing to see this by country.
The way I see things, it's more that the prevelant economic system dictates this kind of behavior, more than any one country. In the sense that the countries in power change, but they all follow some sort of capitalist model, which is also a form of neo-collonialism imo, at least when it comes from western countries . China is another story imo, that follows the economic model.
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Wiki: How to tax the superrich (with pictures)
Wiki: How to tax the superrich (with pictures)
The extreme wealth of the superrich is making our economies insecure. Here's our step-by-step guide on how to apply wealth taxes.Alison Schultz (Tax Justice Network)
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Breaking: humanitarian flotilla accuses Italy of 'undermining' its mission
"The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed us that the naval frigate shadowing our flotilla will soon issue a radio call, offering participants the “opportunity” to abandon ship and return to shore before reaching the so-called “critical zone.” Let us be absolutely clear: this is not protection. It is sabotage. It is an attempt to demoralize
and fracture a peaceful humanitarian mission that governments have failed to take on themselves, even though it is their silence and complicity that led to this point."
"This is cowardice dressed up as diplomacy. If Italy truly sought to protect lives, it would not be acting as Israel’s enabler, nor would it pressure civilians to retreat. It would use its naval fleet to ensure the safe passage of peaceful volunteers to Gaza, to enforce international law, and to deliver life-saving supplies. Anything less is complicity."
Humanitarian flotilla accuses Italy of 'undermining' its mission
The Global Sumud Flotilla has accused Italy of "dressing cowardice up as diplomacy" as Meloni tells them to stop their missionSkwawkbox (The Canary)
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Russia has warned of the risk of a new nuclear arms race
The expiration of the START III Treaty in February 2026 threatens to completely eliminate the last restrictions on strategic arsenals, which could trigger a new arms race. Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the current situation on the West's destructive actions, pointing to the deployment of American nuclear weapons in Germany, the expansion of the missile defense system, and the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty). In response to these threats, Russia, as Putin emphasized, was forced to lift its moratorium on the deployment of such missiles, demonstrating the testing of the latest Oreshnik complex.
Despite its willingness to act harshly, Russia has expressed its desire to avoid further escalation. V. Putin has proposed a temporary solution: within a year of the expiration of the New START Treaty, Moscow is willing to voluntarily comply with the treaty's quantitative restrictions. However, this step will depend on the actions of the United States. Ross
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Ukraine really has no reason to do that, in any case Poland will shoot down the drones next time.
Abyway all this is a turn which isn't a good sign for the next future. Three nazi assholes in clinch and the EU in the middle
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Cyborg dreams move closer to reality with low-power artificial neuron
Cyborg dreams move closer to reality with low-power artificial neuron
: UMass Amherst research promises better bioelectronic communicationThomas Claburn (The Register)
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Image site Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine
Image site Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine
A popular image hosting website has stopped its services in the UK after regulators threatened a fine.Aaron Newbury (Express.co.uk)
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Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation
Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation
Housing and VA departments attack ‘radical left’ despite law limiting political activities of government employeesMelody Schreiber (The Guardian)
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Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station could close six years early
Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station could close six years early
Crisafulli government wants coal plants to run longer – reversing previous Queensland Labor government’s plans to end reliance on coal power by 2035Graham Readfearn (The Guardian)
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Colombia’s Petro fires own Beijing embassy team for ‘sabotaging’ China outreach
Colombia’s Petro fires own Beijing embassy team for ‘sabotaging’ China outreach
Purge follows Bogota’s pivot to China and President Petro’s open tensions with Donald Trump over immigration, Gaza.Igor Patrick (South China Morning Post)
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If you have a DRM-free stream on a mobile device, you can cast from it.
If you have a DRM-free stream on PC, you can use Sunshine (PC) and Moonlight (webOS App, manual install) to stream PC to webOS. You can use webOS Dev Manager to install on TV from PC. docs
GitHub - LizardByte/Sunshine: Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Contribute to LizardByte/Sunshine development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Is there anywhere to watch crappy hotel TV online?
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Slope Rider is an adrenaline-packed endless runner game where speed, balance, and reflexes push every run to the limit. Let’s ride the digital winter now!Slope Rider
How each US senator voted on the Republican plan to avert shutdown
Tracker: how each US senator voted on the Republican plan to avert shutdown
US Senate rejects Republican plan to keep funding flowing as each party mostly unites to block other’s proposalAndrew Witherspoon (The Guardian)
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
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ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.The documents explicitly show that ICE is choosing this product over others offered by the contractor’s competitors because it gives ICE essentially an “all-in-one” tool for searching both masses of location data and information taken from social media. The documents also show that ICE is planning to once again use location data remotely harvested from peoples’ smartphones after previously saying it had stopped the practice.
Surveillance contractors around the world create massive datasets of phones’, and by extension people’s movements, and then sell access to the data to government agencies. In turn, U.S. agencies have used these tools without a warrant or court order.
“The Biden Administration shut down DHS’s location data purchases after an inspector general found that DHS had broken the law. Every American should be concerned that Trump's hand-picked security force is once again buying and using location data without a warrant,” Senator Ron Wyden told 404 Media in a statement.
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Do you know anything else about this contract or others? Do you work at Penlink or ICE? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at joseph@404media.co.The ICE document is redacted but says a product made by a contractor called Penlink “leverages a proprietary data platform to compile, process, and validate billions of daily location signals from hundreds of millions of mobile devices, providing both forensic and predictive analytics.” The products the document is discussing are Tangles and Webloc.
Forbes previously reported that ICE spent more than $5 million on these products, including $2 million for Tangles specifically. Tangles and Webloc used to be run by an Israeli company called Cobwebs. Cobwebs joined Penlink in July 2023.
The new documents provide much more detail about the sort of location data ICE will now have access to, and why ICE chose to buy access to this vast dataset from Penlink specifically.
“Without an all-in-one tool that provides comprehensive web investigations capabilities and automated analysis of location-based data within specified geographic areas, intelligence teams face significant operational challenges,” the document reads. The agency said that the issue with other companies was that they required analysts to “manually collect and correlate data from fragmented sources,” which increased the chance of missing “connections between online behaviors and physical movements.”
A screenshot from the document.
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted market research in May and June, according to the document. The document lists two other companies, Babel Street and Venntel, which also sell location data but which the agency decided not to partner with.404 Media and a group of other media outlets previously obtained detailed demonstration videos of Babel Street in action. They showed it was possible for users to track phones visiting and leaving abortion clinics, places of worship, and other sensitive locations. Venntel, meanwhile, was for some years a popular choice among U.S. government agencies looking to monitor the location of mobile phones. Its clients have included ICE, CBP, and the FBI. Its contracts with U.S. law enforcement have dried up in more recent years, with ICE closing out its work with the company in August, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
Companies that obtain mobile phone location data generally do it in two different ways. The first is through software development kits (SDKs) embedded in ordinary smartphone apps, like games or weather forecasters. These SDKs continuously gather a user’s granular location, transfer that to the data broker, and then sell that data onward or repackage it and sell access to government agencies.
The second is through real-time bidding (RTB). When an advert is about to be served to a mobile phone user, there is a near instantaneous, and invisible, bidding process in which different companies vie to have their advert placed in front of certain demographics. A side-effect is that this demographic data, including mobile phones’ location, can be harvested by surveillance firms. Sometimes spy companies buy ad tech companies out right to insert themselves into this data supply chain. We previously found at least thousands of apps were hijacked to provide location data in this way.
Penlink did not respond to a request for comment on how it gathers or sources its location data.
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Regardless, the documents say that “HSI INTEL requires Penlink's Tangles and Weblocas [sic] an integral part of their investigations mission.” Although HSI has historically been focused on criminal investigations, 90 percent of HSI have been diverted to carry out immigration enforcement, according to data published by the Cato Institute. Meaning it is unclear whether use of the data will be limited to criminal investigations or not.After this article was published, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told 404 Media in a statement “DHS is not going to confirm or deny law enforcement capabilities or methods. The fact of the matter is the media is more concerned with peddling narratives to demonize ICE agents who are keeping Americans safe than they are with reporting on the criminals who have victimized our communities.” This is a boilerplate statement that DHS has repeatedly provided 404 Media when asked about public documents detailing the agency’s surveillance capabilities, and which inaccurately attacks the media.
In 2020, The Wall Street Journal first revealed that ICE and CBP were using commercially smartphone location data to investigate various crimes and for border enforcement. I then found CBP had a $400,000 contract with a location data broker and that the data it bought access to was “global.” I also found a Muslim prayer app was selling location data to a data broker whose clients included U.S. military contractors.
In October 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General published a report that found ICE, CBP, and the Secret Service all broke the law when using location data harvested from phones. The oversight body found that those DHS components did not have sufficient policies and procedures in place to ensure that the location data was used appropriately. In one case, a CBP official used the technology to track the location of coworkers, the report said.
The report recommended that CBP stop its use of such data; CBP said at the time it did not intend to renew its contracts anyway. The Inspector General also recommended that ICE stop using such data until it obtained the necessary approvals. But ICE’s response in the report said it would continue to use the data. “CTD is an important mission contributor to the ICE investigative process as, in combination with other information and investigative methods, it can fill knowledge gaps and produce investigative leads that might otherwise remain hidden. Accordingly, continued use of CTD enables ICE HSI to successfully accomplish its law enforcement mission,” the response at the time said.
In January 2024, ICE said it had stopped the purchase of such “commercial telemetry data,” or CTD, which is how DHS refers to location data.
Update: this piece has been updated with a statement from DHS.
ICE says it’s stopped using commercial telemetry data
Spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FedScoop that the agency is no longer using commercial telemetry data, but regulations are still scant.Rebecca Heilweil (FedScoop)
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Salesforce users grumble after Agentforce AI replaces search on some help pages
Salesforce users grumble after Agentforce AI replaces search on some help pages
: This is one way to add a lot of AI users in a hurry, which Wall Street wants to seeIain Thomson (The Register)
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Bisan Owda (wizard_bisan1) TikTok Collection (December 2021 - September 2024) : Bisan Owda : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Bisan Owda (wizard_bisan1) TikTok Collection (December 2021 - September 2024) : Bisan Owda : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This archive contains TikTok videos from Palestinian journalist, activist, and filmmaker Bisan Owda (@wizard_bisan1), spanning from December 15, 2021 to...Internet Archive
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"The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people."
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Tile trackers are a stalker's dream, say Georgia Tech researchers
Tile trackers are a stalker's dream, say Georgia Tech researchers
: Plaintext transmissions, fixed MAC addresses, rotating 'unique' IDs, and more, make abuse easyBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
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Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio | TechCrunch
Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio | TechCrunch
Users in Ohio will have to verify their age to use Bluesky's social network as of Monday.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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Goodwill Isn’t a Platform (thoughts on the Digg beta)
The new Digg feels a lot like the same ole’ Reddit. The mobile app is basically a clone, even down to the pointless “Trending” bar at the top.
There’s no API support yet, no plan for federation, and no guardrails to stop the slow slide into bloat (notice the Digg Daily AI podcast?) and ads we’ve all seen before.
Right now the only thing holding it together is the community, and the goodwill of Kevin Rose and the team. I respect them, but goodwill isn’t a plan.
Leadership changes. Platforms change. When money starts talking, users always pay the price.
No federation? No thank you.
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Printer with DRM-free inkUses HP cartridges
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Japan's beer-making giant Asahi stops production after cyberattack
A day after one of Japan's biggest brewers, Asahi Group, announced it suspended production due to a cyberattack, the company said it has no timeline for its recovery.
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“At this time, there has been no confirmed leakage of personal information or customer data to external parties,” the press release read.
PayPal's Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance
The features will provide AI chatbot users, who are researching items they want to purchase, Honey's product recommendations, pricing, and access to deals.
PayPal's Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance | TechCrunch
PayPal's Honey will now with with ChatGPT to find shopping deals.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
Armand1
in reply to abbiistabbii • • •The title is a little bit misleading, it's mostly about Imgur not adding the age checking that the UK's infamously disliked new law requires on possibly mature content.
Age verification is a notoriously difficult problem to solve in a privacy-respecting way, and Imgur is literally about unobtrusive image embeds so I doubt they could even make this work.
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in reply to Armand1 • • •The title is completely in line with the known facts. This is the ICO statement which does not mention anything about age checking.
There has been widespread speculation that this is related to age-verification but so far I've seen no evidence of this, and the fact that the investigation started in March makes it seem unlikely.
Statement: Update on Imgur investigation
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in reply to FishFace • • •Thanks for sharing. I should push back on your statement a little.
And in the Children’s code strategy progress update mentioned.
To comply with child data protection rules, you necessarily have to either:
- Know that they are a child by checking their age
- Not collect information on anyone
It does look like the focus is mostly on data collection, not content moderation, so I will concede on that point. I should have read a bit more into this before commenting.
Children’s code strategy progress update – March 2025
ico.org.ukFishFace
in reply to Armand1 • • •Children’s code strategy progress update – March 2025
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in reply to Armand1 • • •It's not a problem at all, though. Parents should be verifying what programs their kids use.
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Echo Dot
in reply to ReCursing • • •Well it is about control they have to at least maintain the illusion that it's about child protection. They have to at least maintain the veneer of legitimacy. So if enough people make enough noise about how this is actually a privacy violating nightmare (even though that's actually the point) they will have to pretend to be concerned about that.
Anyway they have an out, this is mostly a Tory policy anyway that just got implemented under labour, so if it becomes a noose around there necks they can just get rid of the unpopular Tory policy and now they're the heroes.
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in reply to abbiistabbii • • •Wow :
"We have been clear that exiting the UK does not allow an organisation to avoid responsibility for any prior infringement of data protection law, and our investigation remains ongoing."
It's insane. They could be fined even after entirely leaving the country ?
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in reply to oce 🐆 • • •What I'm understanding is imgur could get fine even if they dont offer their service anymore in the UK.
They could go back to just after the law passed and tell them "hey you were infringing on this extremely disrupting law that would completely change your business in the UK so pay up".
I mean if a business just decides to not serve UK customer they should leave them alone... Especially such a complex law for something like Imgur...
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Echo Dot
in reply to AnyOldName3 • • •It's not actually a bad strategy, ultimately the law is probably going to get slapped down as unworkable and there's pretty good evidence to suggest that they knew it wouldn't work even before they implemented it, which won't make them look good.
Unfortunately the courts move so slowly that none of this has happened yet and the law has now gone into effect because the timer ran out, but in theory they could have done all the work to comply only for the law never to have happened.
Venia Silente
in reply to AnyOldName3 • • •Isn't one of the basic principles of law that laws can not be made retroactive so as to arbitrarily extract punishment? if someone tells me "we'll implement this law in 2026" and they do commit, then I'm unconcerned until 2025-12-31.
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in reply to azuth • • •Phoenixz
in reply to Tetsuo • • •Echo Dot
in reply to Phoenixz • • •Practically they can't. In theory they could complain to the United States that a US business is attempting to circumvent UK law, but I can't imagine that having much effect at the moment.
In theory it all works because companies would be more inclined to pay the fine than to lose UK customers, in reality of course it doesn't work because everybody would just use a VPN anyway, but the people who wrote these laws don't know about VPNs because they think computers run on magic smoke.
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in reply to Tetsuo • • •Ignore for a second the law in question. Suppose Temu started importing harmful goods into your country in the knowledge that they were going to poison kids. (This doesn't seem too much of a stretch...) Should it be OK for Temu to just say, "OK, we'll just stop importing to the UK then"? Shouldn't they face the consequences for breaking the law?
I think this take is motivated by disagreement with the law in question (although it's not actually clear exactly what they're alleged to have done - the ICO released a statement saying it relates to an investigation from March, so before the age verification requirement).
Statement: Update on Imgur investigation
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in reply to FishFace • • •Phoenixz
in reply to Tetsuo • • •Well technically, yeah
Practically: good luck getting that money.
On the other side, does the UK now require age of for every website out there, including the millions of semi amateur porn sites?
Because; good luck with that too, that ain't never going to happen
Echo Dot
in reply to Phoenixz • • •This law was thought up by idiots they actually got consultants in who all told them that this wouldn't work but they decided to ignore the consultants because they wanted to implement the law anyway.
So yeah genuine idiots.
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in reply to abbiistabbii • • •Echo Dot
in reply to pumafred09 • • •So you've uninstalled the app because you are concerned about the content they may be hosting, yet you had the app installed on your phone already. Eh? How does that work.
Anyway everyone knows that DeviantArt is where you go for that kind of thing anyway.
pumafred09
in reply to Echo Dot • • •Brewchin
in reply to abbiistabbii • • •This kind of malicious compliance is exactly what this dogshit Think Of The Children Act needs. Convenience is everything to the majority of population.
If other major sites and resources do this, then the pressure from the people impacted by it will force UK PLC to un-fuck this awful legislation.
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