AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents
Just when I thought I couldn't have a lower opinion of flock.
What does it take to become the most successful AI surveillance company in 2025? If you’re anything like Flock, the startup selling automatic license plate readers and facial recognition tech to cops, you don’t really need much AI at all — just an army of sweatshop workers in the global south.
Bombshell new reporting from 404 Media found that Flock, which has its cameras in thousands of US communities, has been outsourcing its AI to gig workers located in the Philippines.
After accessing a cache of exposed data, 404 found documents related to annotating Flock footage, a process sometimes called “AI training.” Workers were tasked with jobs include categorizing vehicles by color, make, and model, transcribing license plates, and labeling various audio clips from car wrecks.
In US towns and cities, Flock cameras maintained by local businesses and municipal agencies form centralized surveillance networks for local police. They constantly scan for car license plates, as well as pedestrians, who are categorized based on their clothing, and possibly by factors like gender and race.
AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents
The powerful surveillance startup Flock was caught using workers in the Philippines to collate data on US residents.Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
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Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace talk about the parallels between ICE and mass Japanese internment
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What folders do you make in addition to the default ones ?
I realized I always make a source folder under home and then subfolders named after programming languages to organize projects but then I realized I somehow had my own convention for how to store my source code and I have no idea where I got it from
Then I thought. what about other Linux users ?
What sorts of conventions do you have that pertains to folder structure in Linux ?
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~/Scripts for any bash or python scripts
~/Gits for any repos I clone
~/Projects for any projects im working on (not organized by programming language, but I do have some dirs called zig, go, etc., for when im learning a new language and want to make some projects for learning purposes)
Most other files go into ~/Documents if they don’t have a home already, or don’t fit into the above directories
I make an \~/all/ directory as a catchall for things that don't fit elsewhere, since \~ is used by so many automatic softwares and config files, I like having a place that only I'll write to.
I also make \~/bin for general use and \~/all/GitHub/ for software I install from GitHub.
Goodbye RMA, hello Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill
It's a short article.
::: spoiler AI Summary (for the lazy)
Govt has finally revealed its replacement for the Resource Management Act (RMA). Instead of one giant law, we’re getting two new ones: a Planning Bill (452 pages – focuses on enabling development and land use) and a Natural Environment Bill (292 pages – focuses on managing environmental impacts and protections). Both are expected to pass by mid-2026, with transitional changes kicking in immediately.
Key points:
- Transition period: Existing RMA consents get a 2-year extension, with a goal of clearing everything by 2031. New applications use a transitional RMA process that starts to mirror the new system.
- Fewer consents: Officials estimate around half of current consents/permits won’t be needed under the new framework. Govt claims a $3.1b GDP boost per year and $13.2b in compliance savings over 30 years.
- New ePlan system: A centralised digital planning/consenting/compliance platform. Regional Policy Statements are scrapped.
- Plans merged: 100+ council plans will be merged into 17 regional plans, with 30-year spatial plans for infrastructure corridors.
- Property rights & relief: Councils will have to provide relief (possibly financial) when heritage/nature protections or other rules significantly restrict what owners can do with their land.
- More national direction: More nationally-set policy and standards, less local variation, supposedly faster plan changes (aiming to cut plan change time from ~7 years to ~2).
- Less micromanagement: Trivial rules like which way your door opens, where it’s located, or where you mount your TV are explicitly out – framed as decisions for homeowners, not councils.
- New Planning Tribunal: A specialist body to act as a “clearing house” for disputes and appeals, aiming for faster resolution.
- Environment enforcement: Centralised enforcement of environmental protections rather than leaving it fragmented.
- Treaty position: Govt says existing Treaty of Waitangi provisions from the RMA are carried over into the new laws.
Chris Bishop is pitching this as a “once-in-a-generation” reset that will unblock housing and infrastructure while still protecting the environment. Critics are likely to see it as a big tilt toward development and private property rights, with a lot riding on how those 744 pages get applied in practice.
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A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.Bionic Bay
‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief
‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief
Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving it control of more than half of the territoryEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
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Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
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Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Drop Site Daily: December 8, 2025Drop Site News
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40050986
Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Drop Site Daily: December 8, 2025Drop Site News
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40050986
Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.
Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Israel kills seven Palestinians in attacks on Saturday. A humanitarian aid coordinator tells Drop Site the ceasefire masks a “catastrophic reality” on the ground in Gaza. Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in Jerusalem. In Doha, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa responds to questions about his militant past; diplomats discuss the International Stabilization Force and reproach Israel for its ceasefire violations; Saudi Arabia is the lone voice in support of disarmament. A secret meeting between Qatar, Israel, and the U.S. The White House wants more economic and diplomatic meetings between Israel and its neighbors. The FBI is making a list of “extremists.” Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper-sprayed by ICE. Mass rapes and spiking malnutrition reported in Sudan. LIBRE alleges fraud in Honduras and calls for new elections. A major rally in support of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum draws 600,000 people. Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia renewed. Coup in Benin foiled. U.S. Senate to vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. A vote for the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act is expected in the House this week.Israel raids UN compound in Jerusalem; FBI making a list of American “extremists”; Mass rapes by RSF in Sudan
Drop Site Daily: December 8, 2025Drop Site News
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The company whose ‘AI’ was actually 700 humans in India
This was just too hilarious not to post.
These guys are really on their resistance game, already stealing jobs from AI
The company whose ‘AI’ was actually 700 humans in India
Disaster as Microsoft-backed unicorn implodes.Information Age
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builder.ai has been tricking customers and investors for eight years – selling an advanced code-writing AI that, it turns out, is actually an Indian software farm employing 700 human developers
The company whose ‘AI’ was actually 700 humans in India
Disaster as Microsoft-backed unicorn implodes.Information Age
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It's not true, you can check this article debunking this claim written by Gergely Orosz (Pragmatic Engineer Blog) : blog.pragmaticengineer.com/bui…
The racism against Indians is so normalized, trying to discredit and dehumanize Indians, it's horrendous! Be objective and have some empathy...
Builder.ai did not “fake AI with 700 engineers”
The claim that the AI startup “faked AI” with hundreds of engineers went viral – and I also fell for it, initially. The reality is much more sobering: Builder.Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer)
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How this Microsoft-backed billion-dollar London startup made 700 engineers sitting in India pose as AI tool
Tech News : Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and backed by tech giants, has filed for bankruptcy after being exposed for misleading investors about its AITOI Tech Desk (Times Of India)
Big Brother Is Watching Your Online Criticism of ICE Crackdowns
When it can be assumed that you are being surveilled while expressing negative opinion about the federal government, it’s probably best to go ahead and make the assumption, particularly during the punitive heights of the second Donald Trump administration. New reporting from the Associated Press this weekend detailed some aspects of not only United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) latest anti-immigrant and deportation campaign in New Orleans, but also some interesting insights into how both the federal and state law enforcement agencies involved have been engaged in online surveillance campaigns to track public sentiment toward that crackdown. The story paints a chilling profile of a United States in which dissent against the regime’s campaign of immigrant-targeted cruelty is being carefully compiled, filed away for the potential of future use against American citizens. Not that any of this should be a surprise for any of us.
We have, after all, been warned over and over that organizations like ICE have been wanting to vastly expand their online operations, using the same vastly expanded budget that recently saw them purchase a new $7.3 million fleet of (Canadian made) armored vehicles. The online expansion of ICE, meanwhile, is not just in the name of locating more groups of undocumented immigrants to target, but also to compile sprawling digital enemies lists, creating databases of those who have expressed anti-ICE sentiment. Earlier this year, The Intercept wrote about surveillance contractors sought by ICE, who would be expected to perform algorithm- and AI-aided deep dives into social media users’ post histories, searching for, among other things, “proclivity for violence,” which could include “empathy with a group which has violent tendencies,” among other things. Hope you haven’t expressed “empathy” at any point for any group with “violent tendencies,” right? How does it feel to know that you’d be at the mercy of a freelance surveillance contractor’s mastery of “social and behavioral sciences” and “psychological profiles,” according to ICE’s statement of objectives?
How much of these draconian operations have already been implemented isn’t entirely clear thanks to the shroud of secrecy surrounding the DHS and ICE, but fresh reporting in October noted that ICE was in the process of seeking an additional 30 full-time surveillance contractors to staff two of its “targeting centers”–and yes, that is apparently the official, deeply dystopian term for these facilities. These facilities, in Williston, VT and Santa Ana, CA, would run 24/7 shifts as surveillance analysts “receive tips and incoming cases, research individuals online, and package the results into dossiers that could be used by field offices to plan arrests.” The obvious question: How long until the same resources are being used to target those critical of ICE, or those organizing to impede ICE crackdown efforts, under the guise of “interference with law enforcement operations”? It should also be noted that even if ICE isn’t directly targeting those individuals yet, the unspoken threat of this kind of online surveillance could be intended to have a chilling effect on anti-ICE criticism.
Big Brother Is Watching Your Online Criticism of ICE Crackdowns - Jezebel
New reporting on the federal government's online surveillance indicates they're paying close attention to ICE crackdown reactions.Jim Vorel (Jezebel)
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We keep allowing The Dotard Regime to weaken us and our enemies are picking their moment.
Our country is in danger from enemies domestic and foreign.
Prestiĝa scienca premio al Jesper Jacobsen
La Akademio de Sciencoj de Francio atribuis la Premion Ampère, sponsoritan de la elektrokompanio Électricité de France, al la konata esperantisto Jesper Jacobsen kaj lia longdaŭra kunlaboranto Hubert Saleur. Ekde 2002 ili kune verkis proksimume 65 sciencajn artikolojn kaj kune gvidis 12 doktoriĝantojn. En ampleksa artikolo verkita por Libera Folio Jesper Jacobsen rakontas pri la scienca laboro kiu kondukis al la premio.
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Condemnation as Israel raids UNRWA HQ in East Jerusalem, removes UN flag
Condemnation as Israel raids UNRWA HQ in East Jerusalem, removes UN flag
The agency’s commissioner-general condemns raid as a direct violation of international law.Caolán Magee (Al Jazeera)
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Associated Press (AP) correct truth?
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Réunissons-nous autour d'un verre lors de notre permanence ! Que vous soyez une Chtitedev convaincue ou simple curieuse, que vous restiez deux heures ou 5 minutes, nous serons heureuses de discuter de manière informelle avec vous. Et pour celles qui ont une petite faim, le lieu a un grand choix de stands de nourriture ! Les organisatrices resteront jusque 20h30 (et plus si affinité ;) )
Rendez-vous au Kitchen Market dans la Galerie des tanneurs, 27 rue des tanneurs 59800 Lille
Nous serons à proximité du bar et de la girafe (entrée principale)
Pas besoin de s’inscrire. Venez quand vous voulez 😉
Accès PMR : Oui.
Toilettes payantes.
La denatalità in Italia
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Il sondaggio: gli italiani non fanno più figli perché hanno paura del futuro
La rilevazione dell'Istituto Noto per il Sole 24 Ore: la società non valorizza la genitorialitàAlba Romano (Open)
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify,” Murray said in a statement. “Another agent, accompanied by a dog, was hiding nearby and released the dog on Wilmer shortly after he stepped outside.”
Murray said Toledo-Martinez, who was brought to the US at age 15 and is undocumented, was not resisting arrest or attempting to flee when the dog attacked. He is being held at the Northwest ICE processing center, Murray said. She said Toledo-Martinez was detained in front of his wife and two young children, who are all US citizens – and she called for his immediate release.
“Following the attack, Wilmer was left shaking and dizzy, and at one point his vision went black, yet he was denied medical care for hours,” Murray said.
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked himAdam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
Supreme Court to hear case that could vastly expand presidential powers
Proving that history does repeat itself, in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to fire an FTC commissioner over ideological disagreements. In that case, called Humphrey's Executor, the court unanimously held that while the president has the power to remove purely executive officers for any reason, that unlimited power does not extend to agencies like the FTC, whose duties "are neither political nor executive, but predominantly quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative."
Following that 1935 decision, Congress went on to create many more multimember, independent agencies whose members likewise can only be removed for cause. Since January, Trump has also removed Democratic members from some of those agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Supreme Court to hear case that could vastly expand presidential powers
The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. At stake is a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies.Alyssa Kapasi (KUOW Public Radio)
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Britain will beef up anti-corruption force amid national security fears
The U.K. government announced more funding for a police force investigating corruption.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/politico.eu/…
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The "Kahanist Plan": Inside the Zionist Far-Right
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Ukraine | New Worries at Chernobyl After IAEA Finds Radiation Shield Has 'Lost Primary Safety Functions'
Chernobyl's protective shield compromised by drone strike, IAEA warns. Urgent repairs needed to restore nuclear safety at the site.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/commondreams…
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New Worries at Chernobyl After IAEA Finds Radiation Shield Has 'Lost Primary Safety Functions'
"Timely and comprehensive restoration remains essential to prevent further degradation and ensure long-term nuclear safety," said IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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'One Battle After Another' leads Golden Globe nominations with nine nods
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum in the run-up to awards season. Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" claimed eight nods on a year that saw international films rival Hollywood productions.
Israel | Ben-Gvir's fascist lynch-mob wears noose lapel pins
Israel's fascist Otzma Yehudit party sinks to a new low, wearing 'noose' lapel pins in support of the death penalty against Palestinians
Archived version: archive.is/newest/thecanary.co…
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Donald Trump's Border Patrol weapons spending skyrockets
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-chemical-less-lethal-weapons-pepper-spray-dhs-ice-cbp-11150372
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rima lo scontro a colpi di bastoni, poi lo scontro verbale in ospedale tra i parenti dei giovani coinvolti. È successo a Merano, dove i carabinieri della stazione di Postal hanno denunciato 6 persone
I militari sono intervenuti nei pressi del poligono per la segnalazione di una lite; sul posto hanno trovato i due giovani che si stavano ancora colpendo con bastoni in plastica e ferro, entrambi con vistose ferite sanguinanti. Disarmati e bloccati, i due sono stati trasportati all'ospedale Tappeiner di Merano. Per entrambi è scattata la denuncia per lesioni personali aggravate e porto abusivo di armi
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Merano: loro si prendono a bastonate, la rissa la continuano i parenti in ospedale
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Loro si prendono a bastonate, la rissa la continuano i parenti in ospedale
Le indagini dei carabinieri hanno permesso di scoprire i motivi della faida sfociata in ferite sanguinanti. E che erano presenti altre quattro persone, fuggite...Redazione Cronaca (TrentoToday)
Tarquinia, tomba dei Pigmei: inaugurazione del nuovo sistema di accesso l’11 dicembre, ore 11
L’Associazione Amici delle Tombe di Tarquinia, in collaborazione con la Soprintendenza per la provincia di Viterbo e per l’Etruria meridionale, in occasione delle iniziative per la valorizzazione della Necropoli etrusca di Tarquinia, ha organizzato per giovedì 11 dicembre prossimo, l’inaugurazione del nuovo sistema di accesso alla straordinaria Tomba dei Pigmei, realizzato grazie al generoso contributo della Socia Federica Wiel Marin e, fino ad oggi, difficilmente accessibile a causa del lungo e ripido dromos.
L’appuntamento è alle ore 11 al parcheggio della Tomba dei Tori.
L’ingresso sarà contingentato e gratuito, senza obbligo di prenotazione.
Alla fine è previsto anche un brindisi per festeggiare l’evento: un importante intervento volto a garantire una maggiore fruibilità e accessibilità di un sito così prestigioso.
Tarquinia, tomba dei Pigmei: inaugurazione del nuovo sistema di accesso l’11 dicembre, ore 11 - Occhioviterbese
L’Associazione Amici delle Tombe di Tarquinia, in collaborazione con la Soprintendenza per la provincia di Viterbo e per l’Etruria meridionale, in occasione delle iniziative per la valorizzazione della Necropoli etrusca di Tarquinia, ha organizzato p…Occhioviterbese
There is a large amount of Anarchist larpers on Lemmy I can't name them all.
edit: Guess not, I have them blocked so I have no idea what they're posting or if they're an Anarchist. I think they crashed out on my instances music comm
Pietramelara (CE) – Stadio e misteri: al Leonardo i tifosi ospiti sistemati in “gabbia per polli”. E i lavori di adeguamento?
Pietramelara – Stadio e misteri: al Leonardo i tifosi ospiti sistemati in “gabbia per polli”. E i lavori di adeguamento?
Pietramelara – “… Il problema è che si annuncia in pompa magna l'apertura di uno "stadio" ristrutturato e invece ospitate i tifosi ospiti in un recinto per galline... Almeno fateci vedere la partita.La redazione (PaeseNews quotidiano di Terra di Lavoro online)
Gondolieri sub raccolgono 18 quintali di rifiuti a Venezia
Gondolieri sub raccolgono 18 quintali di rifiuti a Venezia - Notizie - Ansa.it
Record assoluto per i Gondolieri Sub, che questa mattina a Venezia hanno riportato alla luce 18 quintali di rifiuti, ripulendo i fondali del rio di Santa Marta-Santa Maria Maggiore.. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report
A massive defense policy bill, revealed by US lawmakers on Sunday, does not include a provision that would have provided broad healthcare coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) for active-duty members of the military, despite Donald Trump’s pledge to strengthen access to the procedure.
Both the House and Senate previously approved the provision, which was added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as an amendment earlier this year. But Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House and a diehard anti-abortion Republican, worked behind the scenes to strip the provision from the new version of the NDAA, MS NOW reported last week.
Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report
House speaker worked behind the scenes to strip provision after it was added as an amendment earlier this yearCarter Sherman (The Guardian)
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PalestinaHackathon 10 januari Göteborg
10 januari 2026 kl 11-18, Norra Hamngatan 14 Göteborg
Välkommen på en heldag där vi avslöjar kopplingar mellan svenska aktörer och folkmordet i Palestina. Det finns uppgifter för dig som vill koda, skriva, gräva fram info eller designa. Vi kommer att analysera data, researcha, designa visualiseringar och andra uppgifter som du kan hitta på. Tillsammans tar vi fram underlag för artiklar, material till kampanjer eller publicerar saker direkt.
Det kommer finnas lite öl och pizza, ta gärna med din överblivna glögg eller nåt annat du vill bjuda på.
Vi som ordnar det här är journalist och IT-konsult. Senaste halvåret har vi samlat på oss dokument och data om svenska kopplingar till Israel som vi inte riktigt hinner gå igenom själva. Och vi tror att vi tillsammans kan få fram ännu mer genom att söka i datamängder, begära ut fler handlingar och visualisera data. Både du som har koll på det här och du som vill lära dig mer är välkommen.
Maila anmälan eller frågor senast 7 januari till
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Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.Frank Landymore (Futurism)
Greek farmers rise up and the KKE stands by their side
cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/1232…
Photo: Eurokinissi The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has taken a clear, decisive position in support of the escalating struggle of poor farmers across the country.
With a series of on-site visits to the roadblocks in Larissa, Karditsa, Trikala, Tirnavos and other areas, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, conveyed the Party’s full solidarity and its commitment to stand at the side of those fighting for their survival.
During his meetings with farmers, Koutsoumbas underlined that the government bears full responsibility for the explosive situation in the countryside. It refuses to address the just demands of small farmers because it is structurally committed to the interests of big capital—large agricultural businesses, exporters, energy monopolies, shipowners, and all those who profit from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. As he stressed, the government subsidises industrial groups and big exporters, guarantees tax exemptions to shipowners, supports companies in renewable energy sources, and even allows them to charge exorbitant prices, while farmers are forced to pay out of pocket for their essentials.
In this framework, even the most elementary measures for farmers—such as reducing production costs, securing fair prices, or establishing real protective mechanisms—are dismissed as “fiscal impossibilities,” while billions are channelled to capitalist groups. The recent example of forcing livestock breeders to destroy their animals instead of ensuring vaccinations demonstrates, once more, that state policy sacrifices small producers for the benefit of monopoly interests.
The KKE places this entire confrontation within a broader class context. The struggle of the poor farmers concerns not only those who work the land in Thessaly or Macedonia; it affects workers, employees, and the popular strata across the country. High food prices—driven not by farmers but by wholesalers, middlemen, and state taxation—burden working-class households daily. The same political forces that crush farmers are those that attack labour rights, public services, wages, and social provisions.
For this reason, the KKE calls on the working class to actively support the farmers’ mobilisations. It denounces efforts by the government and the mass media to divide workers and farmers or to present the struggling rural poor as an obstacle to society. Such divisive tactics, alongside the deployment of riot police, chemicals, and arrests, aim to wear down the movement. The KKE demands the lifting of all repressive measures, the release of all detained demonstrators, and the immediate withdrawal of police forces from the roadblocks.
In his interventions, Koutsoumbas also linked the farmers’ struggle with Greece’s deeper political commitments to NATO and EU militarism. He pointed to the transformation of regions like Thessaly—especially Larissa—into strategic hubs for U.S. military drones and operations extending from the Balkans and Black Sea to the Middle East and the Red Sea. While the government spends more than €30 billion on armaments for NATO missions, it claims a lack of resources for essential support to farmers and workers. The KKE exposes this contradiction as proof that the state serves imperialist designs rather than the needs of the people.
Against this backdrop, the Party promotes a clear political perspective: no sustainable solution for poor farmers can be found within the current framework of capitalist development, EU policies, and market competition. Partial adjustments or temporary subsidies cannot reverse the relentless concentration of land and production in the hands of agribusiness. The KKE argues that the only real alternative is a radical shift—a people’s economy based on social ownership, central planning, and cooperatives of small producers integrated into a unified plan for food production, infrastructure, and supply. Such a system can guarantee low-cost inputs, stable and fair prices, rational use of resources, and the elimination of parasitic intermediaries.
The Party thus calls for escalation of the people’s struggle, not only to defend the urgent demands of the farmers but to build the political and social alliance capable of confronting monopoly power, breaking with the EU and NATO, and paving the way for workers’ and people’s power.
The KKE’s presence at the roadblocks, its intervention in Parliament, and its continuous activity across unions, associations, and popular organisations highlight a consistent line: the battle of the poor farmers is a battle of the entire working people. The Party urges both workers and farmers to strengthen their unity, reject any attempt at division, and continue the fight with confidence, determination, and a clear orientation toward the real solution—popular power and a socialist reconstruction of agriculture and the economy as a whole.
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