US wants 5 years some tourists' social media to enter the country
US wants 5 years some tourists' social media to enter the country
Digital rights advocates say it’s an affront to civil liberties.Mother Jones
These are not the "Epstein Files": Judge rules Epstein grand jury records from 2019 can be released
But in Wednesday's ruling, he said the materials could now be released because of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by US President Donald Trump last month.
The law requires the justice department to release investigative material related to Epstein by 19 December, including unclassified records, documents and communications.
It also allows the department to withhold files that involve active criminal investigations or raise privacy concerns.
Judge rules Epstein grand jury records from 2019 can be released
A federal judge says materials from the investigation can be unsealed because of a new law passed by Congress last month.Aoife Walsh (BBC News)
US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount
Two US fighter jets were tracked circling the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday as tensions continue to escalate between the two countries.
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appeared on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city, at around 13:00 (17:00 GMT), before circling the gulf for about 40 minutes.
A US defence official told the Associated Press the F/A-18 jets had conducted a "routine training flight" in the area.
The incident comes amid a wave of US strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea, which the White House said were trafficking drugs to the US from Venezuela. Experts have raised questions over the legality of the strikes, which have killed more than 80 people.
US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city.Matt Murphy (BBC News)
France: “We helped prevent a boycott of Israel from Eurovision 2026” - Eurovision News | Music | Fun
A clear message in support of Israel’s participation in Eurovision was delivered by France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Jean-Noël Barrot, who firmly rejected any possibility of a boycott. At the same time, he revealed that France not only voted in favour of Israel remaining in the contest but also played a decisive role in preventing such a boycott, as he characteristically stated.
The French minister expressed his satisfaction that Eurovision “did not succumb to pressure,” stressing France’s role in stopping a potential boycott targeting Israel. At the same time, he expressed deep regret over the decisions of certain European broadcasters who chose a different course.
Barrot condemned what he described as “obscurantism” promoted by those calling for boycotts in cultural venues and universities, questioning whether “we will reach the point of banning the books of David Grossman, the films of Amos Gitaï, or concerts by artists such as Avishai Cohen and Daniel Barenboïm.”
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.
All five countries have withdrawn after Israel's participation in the competition was officially confirmed last week.
"The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) has decided not to participate in the Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria, next year," a statement said after an RÚV board meeting on Wednesday.
"Participation of Israeli national broadcaster, KAN, in the contest has created disunity among both members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the general public."
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.Mark Savage (BBC News)
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.
All five countries have withdrawn after Israel's participation in the competition was officially confirmed last week.
"The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) has decided not to participate in the Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria, next year," a statement said after an RÚV board meeting on Wednesday.
"Participation of Israeli national broadcaster, KAN, in the contest has created disunity among both members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the general public."
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision
Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.Mark Savage (BBC News)
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‘Outright denial’: Genocide prevention group slams Hillary Clinton’s Gaza remarks
A prominent genocide prevention group has termed Hillary Clinton’s recent remarks on Israel’s war on Gaza as “outright genocide denial”, in a statement released on Tuesday.
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security said Clinton had misdiagnosed Israel’s battered reputation among Americans during her talk at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December.
In her talk, the former US first lady and secretary of state said Israel “has the worst PR of any group”, blaming TikTok, in particular, for presenting what she called “pure propaganda”, referring to Israeli violence against Palestinians during its genocide in Gaza.
“Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel,” the institute said.
The institute added that Americans did not fall prey to propaganda, but rather to years of videos “uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves”, referring to the Israeli army in using the acronym "IDF".
‘Outright denial’: Genocide prevention group slams Hillary Clinton’s Gaza remarks
A prominent genocide prevention group has termed Hillary Clinton’s recent remarks on Israel’s war on Gaza as “outright genocide denial”, in a statement released on Tuesday.
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security said Clinton had misdiagnosed Israel’s battered reputation among Americans during her talk at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December.
In her talk, the former US first lady and secretary of state said Israel “has the worst PR of any group”, blaming TikTok, in particular, for presenting what she called “pure propaganda”, referring to Israeli violence against Palestinians during its genocide in Gaza.
“Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel,” the institute said.
The institute added that Americans did not fall prey to propaganda, but rather to years of videos “uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves”, referring to the Israeli army in using the acronym "IDF".
Don’t copy Spotify Wrapped if you care about your customers
Don’t copy Spotify Wrapped if you care about your customers
Spotify's year-end Wrapped is a major marketing success. It's also a privacy landmine. Here's how you can engage your customers instead.Alanna Alexander (Proton)
Don’t copy Spotify Wrapped if you care about your customers
Don’t copy Spotify Wrapped if you care about your customers
Spotify's year-end Wrapped is a major marketing success. It's also a privacy landmine. Here's how you can engage your customers instead.Alanna Alexander (Proton)
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“Stai Distruggendo la BATTERIA del tuo TELEFONO 😱 (non lo ricaricare MAI PIÙ così!)”
Figo, La Fica Fisica Che Ci Piace ha buttato fuori un altro video utile, oltre ai soliti pazzerelli che tipo boh… Oddio, beh, questo forse non è utile per me, perché io da infiniti anni conosco molto bene tutto quello che qui viene spiegato, perché io sono magica e speciale e decisamente meglio della media […]
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"Stai Distruggendo la BATTERIA del tuo TELEFONO 😱 (non lo ricaricare MAI PIÙ così!)" - fritto misto di octospacc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIN07mJ624 Figo, La Fica Fisica Che Ci Piace ha buttato fuori un altro video utile, oltre ai soliti pazzerelli che tipo bohminioctt (fritto misto di octospacc)
Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation
Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation
Facebook agrees to change “pay or consent” model after talks with European Commission.Financial Times (Ars Technica)
Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) filed articles of impeachment against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wednesday, accusing him of abusing the powers of his office and undermining public health, putting Americans’ lives at risk.
He “has got to go,” Stevens said in a video announcing the impeachment articles. In an accompanying press statement, she said Kennedy, who rose to prominence as an ardent anti-vaccine activist, “has turned his back on science, on public health, and on the American people—spreading conspiracies and lies, driving up costs, and putting lives at risk.” She called him the “biggest self-created threat to our health and safety.”
It is very unlikely that an impeachment push will gain traction in the Republican-controlled Congress. No other Democratic lawmakers are backing the articles.
Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power
He’s the “biggest self-created threat to our health and safety,” Stevens said.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
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Sem anistia para golpistas de ontem e de hoje!
Sem anistia para golpistas de ontem e de hoje! - Pastor Henrique Vieira
Assine o abaixo-assinado e pressione o Congresso para impedir a anistia dos golpistas! Nós protegemos seus dados e respeitamos a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados. Veja aqui nossa política de privacidade. Ao enviar o formulário, você concorda com ela.Pastor Henrique Vieira
Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve's Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more than 60 frames per second at 4K resolution are only possible with limitations.
Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.Mark Mantel (heise online)
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As long as the manufacturers are competing against each other, that's never going to happen.
The "gamer" consumer demographic has some of the most whiny, entitled vocal minorities. They're going to endlessly complain about the next generation of console needing a special cable/dongle to connect to their TV, one of the manufacturers are going to fold, and then the other one is going to walk back the lack of HDMI because they don't want to lose sales to their competitor.
When they say CachyOS is mostly for newer machines...what's "newer"
Been Manjaro for years and years. Latest update (due to my own screw-up...not the distro's fault) shit the bed and corrupted my timeshift backups (again...my fault...not the distro)
Wasn't too concerned because a) I keep everything on a backup drive, and b) I'm a big believer that every computer needs to be refreshed with a new install every few years anyway.
But now that that time is upon me, I got to thinking about maybe giving CachyOS a shot for the "performance improvements". But my desktop is coming up on 9 years old (AMD A10 processor). Would it even be worth it to try Cachy in that instance, or would the performance difference between that and Manjaro be negligible on that particular processor?
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What's interesting about CachyOS is you can install mods on any Arch you like. I have EndeavourOS (best Arch distro imho) and recently installed the CachyOS mods and it works great. Check out the following video for an easy guide.
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
CachyOS will work on older hardware as well. There are four repositories for x86-64 v1, v2, v3, and v4. If you have newer hardware, the v3 or v4 packages will theoretically give you better performance. That is probably what you are talking about.
That said, the v1 repos will work on x86-64 machines going back to 2003. Not exactly bleeding edge.
The only thing that I have noticed is that packages are not all in sync between repos with v1 lagging behind v3. For example, I think Cachy is already on the 6.18 kernel but the v1 repos still only have 6.17. I have seen svt-av1 lag as well.
I am not a CachyOS user so apologies if any of my info is dated.
I will never say anything bad about EndeavourOS.
In my personal life I have a few people I can rely on and I’m actually quite happy.
It’s the entire rest of the species that’s the constant disappointment.
How can I feel good about people in general when they’ve done the wrong thing my entire life?
When a video codec wins an Emmy
When a video codec wins an Emmy
The AV1 specification a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its impact on how the world delivers video content.Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)
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More Powerful Hurricanes but Less Frequent: Was 2025 Hurricane Season a Glimpse of the Future?
More Powerful Hurricanes but Less Frequent: Was 2025 Hurricane Season a Glimpse of the Future?
Why we can expect stronger hurricanes in a climate-changed world.The Equation
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BREAKING: Judge Orders Release of Epstein Case Grand Jury Transcripts
BREAKING: Judge Orders Release of Epstein Case Grand Jury Transcripts
Judge Richard M. Berman granted a Justice Department motion on Wednesday to release secret grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case.Alex Griffing (Mediaite)
Wisconsin Tribes Have Helped the Lake Sturgeon Recover. Climate Change Is Stressing Its Ability to Adapt.
The ancient, enormous fish have lived on Earth for more than 150 million years but changing weather conditions have researchers questioning whether future generations will thrive.
Zillow’s short-sighted move to overlook climate risk | Welcome to the ‘la, la, la, can’t hear you’ climate era.
Zillow’s short-sighted move to overlook climate risk
Zillow pulled its flood and wildfire scores after complaints that the numbers hurt sales. But communities that actually act on these risks are saving money.Umair Irfan (Vox)
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I don't see this as a big deal. We all pretty much know what we're in for, even if we're not familiar with the area. You know Texas is hot, California catches fire and the Gulf Coast catches hurricanes.
In any case, I wouldn't trust a private company's data on climate risks. If I'm considering such a huge spend, going to do some due diligence. FEMA gave me a flood map in seconds, free.
Kinda funny the realtors backed Zillow up on this. Zillow should have told them to get bent, we need this because our competition has it. What are they gonna do? Not use Zillow? 😆
How one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet | And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field.
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How one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet
And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field.James Temple (MIT Technology Review)
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EU agrees on a 2040 Climate target that sets a clear path towards a decarbonised and competitive economy
EU agrees on a 2040 Climate target that sets a clear path towards a decarbonised and competitive economy
The EU is setting a legally binding climate target of 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2040.\nEuropean Commission - European Commission
Which Car Brands Have the Best Long-Term Reliability? Tesla is The Least Reliable Car
Which Brands Have the Best Long-Term Car Reliability?
Consumer Reports’ free brand ranking for used cars focuses on the reliability of 5- to 10-year-old models, based on member surveys.Jeff S. Bartlett (Consumer Reports)
dispelling myths
distributing the future isn't possible when profit is measured by greed alone
we are all expenditures in such a capitalist reasoning
COP30: capitalism’s steady march towards climate catastrophe
The latest round of COP talks, which concluded last week, have ended just as we might have predicted. The final agreement contains no direct mention of fossil fmarxist.com
Even taking the Chinese government at its word, they're getting ~60% of their energy from Coal, and are opening new coal-fired power plants at a pace not matched by any other industrialized country. Framing their solar adventures as anything other than supplementary power for their growing fossil fuel economy is wildly irresponsible. China is #1 producing 3x the CO2 as the next largest producer (United States) and they're not resting on their laurels.
People in the pro-Xi camp might claim China is planning to transition to renewables based on the rate of growth of their alternative energy sector, but that's not a claim the Party has ever made or is likely to make. Their top priority is growing their economy, preventing global warming isn't even on the list. They over-produced solar because it seemed like the west was signalling they were going in that direction, but now that demand is depressed, they're likely to cut back production. Based on the Chinese government numbers on installed capacity vs. actual solar energy power use, they're sending surplus panels to the Tibetan desert to rot.
The reporters at NPR are pining for more competent authoritarians. They don't care about global warming either, or they'd do actual journalism on the subject.
"Causing irreversible environmental instability:" Panel Unveils “Dark Side” of the China’s Green Energy Push in Tibet
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/46910935
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China’s dominance in the renewable energy supply chain—especially in rare earth minerals, copper and lithium processing—has led to massive industrial expansion in Tibet. While promoted internationally as sustainable climate action, many projects have instead resulted in water contamination, ecosystem collapse, cultural displacement, and intensified political repression.
“Under the guise of green energy development, Tibet is being reshaped to fuel China’s economic and geopolitical ambitions,” said Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Deputy Director of the Tibet Policy Institute, in his welcome address. “These mines and mega-dams are marketed as climate-friendly, but they have devastated Tibet’s rivers, grasslands, wildlife habitats, and traditional communities.”
The Tibetan Plateau, often called the Third Pole, contains the world’s largest reserve of freshwater outside the polar regions. Its rivers support nearly 1.9 billion people across Asia. Yet, scientists have warned that the plateau is warming at nearly twice the global average, accelerating glacial melt and causing irreversible environmental instability.
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Panel Unveils "Dark Side" of the People's Republic of China's Green Energy Push in Tibet
Experts warn of mining, dam disasters and human rights abuses behind Beijing’s green narrative Dharamshala: A panel discussion was held on 1 December 2025 at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi, brought to light the severe ecological…Central Tibetan Administration
China risks emissions rebound amid policy shifts, experts warn
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/46910756
ArchivedThe world’s biggest carbon polluter is expected to keep total emissions flat in 2025 despite rising energy demand – a sign that clean power may, for the first time, fully offset the growth in electricity consumption, the analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed.
The country’s emissions only rose by 0.6% in 2024, a significantly slower pace of growth than the previous year, according to official Chinese government data published on Thursday.
But the Finland-based research group cautioned that a “concerning” policy environment for the next few years increased the risk of an emissions rebound. It added that China was also set to miss its key target for cutting carbon intensity – CO2 emissions per unit of gross domestic product – this year, meaning steeper reductions will be needed to hit its headline 2030 climate goal of slashing carbon intensity by 65%.
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Record solar energy installations and strong growth in wind power capacity have increased the share of non-fossil fuel electricity this year, with emissions from the power sector set to decline for the first time since 2016, the report said. But that progress has been partially countered by the rapidly growing use of coal for the production of plastics and other chemical products, meaning overall emissions are expected to remain stable.
At the same time, experts have warned that China’s new pricing system for solar and wind projects risks slowing the clean energy boom. Under the new policy introduced last June, developers of new solar and wind power plants need to secure contracts with provincial authorities through competitive auctions, instead of being guaranteed a fixed price.
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Coal power plants, on the other hand, are protected from this market-based system, relying instead on long-term power purchase agreements that lock in prices, Schäpe said, describing it as “unfair competition”.
China’s rapidly expanding coal power fleet is adding to the concerns. In 2025, the country has added the largest amount of coal-fired capacity since 2015, while progress on retiring older plants remains very slow, CREA’s report highlighted.
This runs contrary to a pledge made by President Xi Jinping in 2021 to “strictly control” new coal power projects. That commitment was omitted from Beijing’s updated national climate plan (NDC) submitted in late October ahead of COP30.
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Articles of impeachment introduced against RFK Jr.
Articles of Impeachment Introduced Against RFK Jr.
The Democrat accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr of turning his back on science.Kate Plummer (Newsweek)
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New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
An excerpt:
The 22 Arab region countries covered in the WMO’s new State of the Climate report produce about a quarter of the world’s oil, yet directly account for only 5 to 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from their own territories. The climate paradox positions the region as both a linchpin of the global fossil-fuel economy and one of the most vulnerable geographic areas.WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said extreme heat is pushing communities in the region to their physical limits. Droughts show no sign of letting up in one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, but at the same time, parts of it have been devastated by record rains and flooding, she added.
New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.Inside Climate News (Ars Technica)
New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
An excerpt:
The 22 Arab region countries covered in the WMO’s new State of the Climate report produce about a quarter of the world’s oil, yet directly account for only 5 to 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from their own territories. The climate paradox positions the region as both a linchpin of the global fossil-fuel economy and one of the most vulnerable geographic areas.WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said extreme heat is pushing communities in the region to their physical limits. Droughts show no sign of letting up in one of the world’s most water-stressed regions, but at the same time, parts of it have been devastated by record rains and flooding, she added.
New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.Inside Climate News (Ars Technica)
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No. The middle east (people and governments alike knew the consequences of fossil fuels and they knew their precarious nature.
Make your choice. Live with the consequences of your actions.
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Don’t get me wrong, I hate the use of fossil fuel as much as the next guy, but you can’t blame a people for the consequences of everyone’s actions
Global Carbon Emissions: Richest 1% Match Emissions of 5 Billion People
The new Oxfam study proposes a tax of 60% on the incomes of the richest 1% globally, which would generate approximately US$6.4 trillion.Martina Igini (Earth.Org)
Future generations born in the region, i.e., the people who are actually going to suffer, had nothing to do with this shit.
I know moralizing gives a hit of dopamine but let's just do better.
Current generations made the choice for their progeny.
It's not exactly moralizing. Actions have consequences. *Gestures broadly out the window. Let's stop doing the obviously bad things and clutch our pearls at the obvious and predictable consequences.
Actions have consequences. *Gestures broadly out the window. Let’s stop doing the obviously bad things and clutch our pearls at the obvious and predictable consequences.
Yes, of course 100%. We are together shoulder to shoulder on this. With you 100%.
their progeny
This is where we are having our small difference. The word "their". I say "our". I am not going to wash my hands off of the future humans of the MENA region just because the rulers of their direct ancestors are doing shitty things.
The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention
The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention
A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.Rochmyaningsih, Dyna
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I am not overly surprised by this. The humanitarian response funding has been absolutely gutted this year, and not only by Trump (for example German gov. funding is down by 50% since 2022).
Thus organisations are struggleing to keep the lights on in the many emergency responses they already previously committed to, and have also not yet structurally adjusted, so there is an administrative overhang that further swallows what little funding remains.
And without NGO pushing for it, the shallow self of what journalism has become is totally oblivious to such relatively slow moving disasters. But it also becomes a self-reinforcing death spiral with no media coverage there is little non-government donations, thus further reducing the funds available.
EU climate chief criticises China, India and Saudi pushback on carbon tax
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The carbon border tax, which comes into force from January, was behind an attempt by the big exporters to scupper wider negotiations on climate action at the latest UN summit in Brazil.
Speaking in the aftermath at COP30, Wopke Hoekstra told the Financial Times that the petrostates had also been “more assertive” across the board in a bid to thwart climate agreements as the shift to cleaner energy systems accelerates.
“Some of those making money out of [fossil fuels] are seeking to prolong that process. We have seen this quite explicitly,” he said. “Some of the petrostates are seeking to at least slow down rather than speed up [the energy transition].”
He added: “I have sensed a certain sense of assertiveness that might not have been there five or 10 years ago.”
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During public and closed-door meetings at the two-week talks, some of the developing countries argued the tax, or carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), was a unilateral measure that would drive up costs, restrict trade and hinder their ability to grow their economies.
The tax will initially apply to products such as steel, cement and fertilisers, and aims to ensure imported goods meet similar green standards to those produced inside the EU or face an additional charge.
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Hoekstra said the criticism was “clearly not very credible”, adding that in one-on-one conversations many countries “acknowledge it is clearly a climate tool” rather than a trade measure.
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More than 80 countries had rallied around a proposal at COP30 for a so-called road map to help countries wean their economies off fossil fuels.
But the plan failed to appear in the final agreement after objection from more than 30 other countries [particularly China, Russia, and petro-states in the Middle East]....
EU climate chief criticises China, India and Saudi pushback on carbon tax
Petrostates becoming ‘more assertive’, Wopke Hoekstra tells FTAlice Hancock (Financial Times)
Trump embraces gas guzzlers and air pollution by weakening fuel economy standards
Trump embraces gas guzzlers and air pollution by weakening fuel economy standards
The Trump administration proposed a major reversal of Biden-era fuel economy standards.Justine Calma (The Verge)
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Operation Bluebird – La bataille d’une startup pour arracher la marque Twitter des mains d’Elon Musk
C’est un scénario qui semble tout droit sorti d’une série juridique télévisée, mais qui se joue actuellement dans les bureaux de l’USPTO (l’office américain des brevets et des marques). Une startup de Virginie, baptisée non sans ironie « Operation Bluebird », a lancé cette semaine une offensive contre l’empire d’Elon Musk. Leur objectif ? Rien de moins que de faire annuler les marques déposées « Twitter » et « Tweet » détenues par X Corporation, expliquant que le multimilliardaire les a purement et simplement abandonnées.
Si cette démarche juridique aboutit, elle pourrait marquer l’un des retournements de situation les plus spectaculaires de l’histoire de la tech avec le retour du véritable Twitter, l’oiseau bleu et tout ce qu’il représentait, sous une nouvelle direction. Le cœur de la pétition déposée par Operation Bluebird repose sur l’abandon, un concept clé du droit de la propriété intellectuelle. Selon la startup, Elon Musk a fait bien plus que simplement changer un logo, il a délibérément et publiquement détruit la marque Twitter. Le texte est sans équivoque:
« Les marques TWITTER et TWEET ont été éradiquées des produits, services et du marketing de X Corp., abandonnant effectivement la marque historique, sans aucune intention d’en reprendre l’usage. L’oiseau Twitter a été cloué au sol. »
Les fondateurs d’Operation Bluebird, dont l’avocat Michael Peroff, s’appuient sur les propres déclarations du PDG de X pour étayer leur dossier. En juillet 2023, il avait tweeté une phrase désormais célèbre: « Nous dirons bientôt adieu à la marque twitter et, progressivement, à tous les oiseaux ». Pour Peroff et ses associés, c’était le signal que la marque était libre d’être revendiquée. En droit américain, si l’une d’elles n’est plus utilisée et que son propriétaire n’a pas l’intention de s’en resservir, elle peut potentiellement être annulée et réattribuée.
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Le projet – Ressusciter la place publique numérique
Mais Operation Bluebird n’est pas qu’une simple manœuvre de trolls juridiques. Derrière ce nom de code se cachent des vétérans de l’industrie, dont Stephen Coates, qui n’est autre que l’ancien directeur juridique de Twitter. Leur ambition est concrète, lancer un nouveau réseau social à l’adresse Twitter.new. Un prototype fonctionnel existe déjà et la plateforme invite dès à présent les utilisateurs à réserver leurs noms d’utilisateur. Pour lui, l’objectif est de retrouver la magie perdue de l’ancien Twitter. Il évoque avec nostalgie l’époque où la plateforme était véritablement le pouls de l’actualité mondiale:
« Je me souviens d’il y a quelque temps, des célébrités réagissaient à mon contenu sur Twitter pendant le Super Bowl ou de grands événements. Et nous voulons que cette expérience revienne, cette place publique globale où nous sommes tous connectés. »
Malgré l’émergence de concurrents sérieux comme Threads (Meta), Mastodon ou Bluesky, aucun n’a réussi à capturer l’essence de ce qu’était Twitter avant le rachat de 2022. Michael Peroff souligne qu’aucune alternative n’a atteint l’échelle nécessaire pour peser dans la conversation nationale de la même manière.
Une opportunité commerciale face à la dérive de X
Au-delà de la nostalgie, il y a une logique économique implacable derrière Operation Bluebird. Depuis la transformation de Twitter en X, la plateforme a vu fuir de nombreux annonceurs, effrayés par la montée des discours extrémistes, des arnaques et des contenus pour adultes non modérés. Une étude récente de Kantar Marketplace, publiée en septembre 2024, révélait que 26 % des spécialistes du marketing interrogés prévoyaient d’abandonner leurs campagnes publicitaires sur X. C’est précisément là que Peroff voit une ouverture. Les marques sont coincées sur ce réseau social faute d’alternative viable offrant la même réactivité. Operation Bluebird promet donc un retour à une modération plus stricte et un environnement plus sûr pour les marques, utilisant le nom et le logo (l’oiseau emblématique) pour rassurer instantanément le marché. Alors que Threads commence à peine à intégrer de la publicité et que Bluesky reste pour l’instant sans annonces, un nouveau Twitter capitalisant sur une marque mondialement connue pourrait théoriquement séduire les entreprises orphelines de l’ère pré-Musk.
Les experts juridiques sont partagés
La grande question demeure: cette audacieuse tentative a-t-elle une chance réelle d’aboutir ? Les avis d’experts en propriété intellectuelle sont nuancés, mais la porte n’est pas totalement fermée. La situation est complexe. X pourrait défendre ses marques s’il parvient à prouver qu’il les utilise encore, même de manière minime, ou qu’il a l’intention de les réutiliser. Mais un simple usage symbolique ne suffirait pas. C’est là tout le paradoxe, tout le monde appelle encore le site « Twitter » par habitude, mais l’entreprise fait tout pour effacer ce nom. X Corporation aura quand même du mal à se défendre. L’argument de l’abandon est puissant lorsque le PDG lui-même a publiquement rejeté l’ancienne identité.
Vers un Twitter 2.0 ?
Pour l’instant, ni Elon Musk ni X Corporation n’ont répondu aux demandes de commentaires. Mais le silence ne durera probablement pas. Si l’USPTO donnait raison à Operation Bluebird, cela créerait un précédent fascinant dans le monde des affaires. Imaginez un instant, fin de l’année prochaine, vous pourriez vous connecter sur Twitter.new, voir le logo de l’oiseau bleu et retrouver une plateforme gérée par d’anciens cadres de l’entreprise, pendant qu’Elon Musk continuerait de gérer X de son côté. Ce scénario, qui semblait impossible il y a encore quelques mois, est désormais une possibilité juridique tangible. La bataille pour l’âme (et le nom) de l’oiseau bleu ne fait que commencer.
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The red USB key, the little weakness that will lose you
The red USB key, the little weakness that will lose you
An experiment carried out in Luxembourg this summer shows that, despite ten years of awareness-raising and widely-documented cyber-risks, a significant proportion of the population still pick up and plug into their computers USB keys they come across…en.paperjam.lu
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Poland Weighs Donating MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine in Exchange for Drone, Missile Tech
The Polish armed forces’ General Staff said on Tuesday that “talks are underway,” noting that the aging Soviet-era aircraft are nearing the end of their operational life and will not be modernized.
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Is Europe ready to pull the trigger? Officials whisper about dumping US treasuries if Trump cuts Ukraine deal
European governments US Treasuries: European governments are considering a radical economic strategy by possibly selling off US Treasury bonds to counter a feared Trump-Putin agreement that could jeopardize Ukraine's security. This unprecedented response could trigger a financial crisis in the US and severely impact the global economy.
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Russian children flood Kremlin with complaints after Roblox ban
Russia announced on Dec. 3 that it had banned the platform over child-safety issues.
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Lotto bluray in italiano
Lotto di Blu-ray con titoli vari in lingua italiana. La collezione include film di diversi generi.
ken il guerriero, la leggenda di raoul ultimate edition 40
frankenstein junior 5
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American Beauty 20
Blues Brothers Il mito continua 5
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Il Grande Gatsby 5
Atomica Bionda 5
Fight Club 20
Twin Peaks the entire mystery 60
Bronson 15
Clerks Commessi 20
Profession: reporter (in francese) 10
The Elephant Man 15
Il Padrino edizione da collezione 20
The Sacrament 40
Spiderman trilogia di Raimi 30
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“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time—when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.”“And when the dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites now down to 10 seconds or less, lowest-common-denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.”
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Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.blog.jim-nielsen.com
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Android forks? Blackberry OS? Some other OS that i'm missing?
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This $69 eReader is designed to stick to the back of your phone - Liliputing
I find this mini reader very interesting, maybe a bit too barebone.
- 114 x 69 x 5.9mm (4.5″ x 2.7″ x 0.2″)
- 220 pixels per inch
- no front lighting
- 650 mAh battery
- ESP32 microprocessor: Wifi, bluetooth, usb-C port
This $69 eReader is designed to stick to the back of your phone - Liliputing
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