Questions about an existing SIM card in GrapheneOS
Hi all!
Newbie here on a privacy journey. My current objective is to create a cute little phone that limits tracking by surveillance capitalists, law enforcement, & the state.
That said, the stakes are not particularly high here. I just miss the world I grew up in & find the call of freedom enticing. So this is more of a hobby project for me to be able to put my main phone down and experience a world without tracking again.
So far I have installed GrapheneOS on my old phone. I'm absolutely in love with it and I'm 100% sold on one day even migrating my main phone to it. But thats not my main concern today.
For now, I have some questions related to SIM cards.
I understand that in order to avoid device number leaks (if that's something one cares about) it's important to not have a SIM card in the device and keep it on airplane mode.
However, years before privacy ever mattered to me I already had a SIM card and two eSIMs in this phone. And all of the advice I read talks about NEVER putting a SIM card in, but I have a hard time thinking critically about what that really means for those of us who ALREADY had one in.
If I remove that SIM card and eSIM and carry on using the phone, what are the privacy implications of such a choice?
Likewise, if I leave the SIM cards in but keep the phone on airplane mode is it really all that bad?
I assume at minimum this means that the IMEI number is stored somewhere in some cell tower logs. If the state were to seize my phone they could I suppose link the phone to things I did with my phone or accounts I used back before privacy mattered to me.
But are there other implications as well? Is this phone forever going to leak a connection to my old activity even if I remove the SIM cards, leave it on airplane mode, use a VPN and ensure it never falls into bad hands?
Thanks!
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Donald Trump Really Is a Lot Dumber Than We Thought. Like, a Lot!
Donald Trump Really Is a Lot Dumber Than We Thought. Like, a Lot!
His reading of American history is shockingly stupid, even for him.The New Republic
alpine linux bootlog for nanopi r4s failed boot - Pastebin.com
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The other option here seems to be using uboot to boot your SD card: docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/usag…
Since you know you can boot it via USB, you can just tell it to then boot from your SD Card instead of relying on the r4s to boot it. Docs say it's possible to flash to the eMMC as well wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/ind…
“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/28122896
Rasha Abou Jalal
Apr 4, 2025"Days after the closure began, Abadleh tried to get her hands on heparin injections in public hospitals and private pharmacies but found none. "Everyone told me the medicine wasn’t available,” she said. “I asked them, ‘What should I do now? ...
Abadleh’s condition deteriorated, when she began experiencing abdominal cramps. The next day, she woke up to a sharp pain and feared the worst... Her husband rushed her to a private clinic nearby, but it was too late: she had suffered a miscarriage."
“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade
Rasha Abou Jalal
Apr 4, 2025"Days after the closure began, Abadleh tried to get her hands on heparin injections in public hospitals and private pharmacies but found none. "Everyone told me the medicine wasn’t available,” she said. “I asked them, ‘What should I do now? ...
Abadleh’s condition deteriorated, when she began experiencing abdominal cramps. The next day, she woke up to a sharp pain and feared the worst... Her husband rushed her to a private clinic nearby, but it was too late: she had suffered a miscarriage."
“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade
Miscarriages are increasing in Gaza as continued Israeli attacks, forced displacement, and a lack of medication and food take a toll on pregnant womenwww.dropsitenews.com
“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade
Rasha Abou Jalal
Apr 4, 2025
"Days after the closure began, Abadleh tried to get her hands on heparin injections in public hospitals and private pharmacies but found none. "Everyone told me the medicine wasn’t available,” she said. “I asked them, ‘What should I do now? ...
Abadleh’s condition deteriorated, when she began experiencing abdominal cramps. The next day, she woke up to a sharp pain and feared the worst... Her husband rushed her to a private clinic nearby, but it was too late: she had suffered a miscarriage."
“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade
Miscarriages are increasing in Gaza as continued Israeli attacks, forced displacement, and a lack of medication and food take a toll on pregnant womenwww.dropsitenews.com
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France hands anti-racism award to media stars accused of racism
France has awarded a top human rights prize to two broadcasters who have been accused of anti-Muslim racism and discrediting critics of Israel by labelling them as antisemites.
Sophia Aram and Jacques Essebag, who is better known by his stage name "Arthur", received the Jean Pierre-Bloch Prize from President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday.
In recent years, Aram has increasingly hit back at "woke" and branded leftists and pro-Palestinian campaigners as antisemites or Hamas supporters.
France hands anti-racism award to media stars accused of racism
France has awarded a top human rights prize to two broadcasters who have been accused of anti-Muslim racism and discrediting critics of Israel by labelling them as antisemites.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Energy storage technology has reached a transformative milestone as the BV100, a miniature atomic energy battery, enters mass production. Popular Mechanic notes that the coin-sized cell from...Skye Jacobs (TechSpot)
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
Nintendo is pushing back preorders for the Switch 2 to “assess the potential impact of tariffs.”Emma Roth (The Verge)
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The White House is only telling you half of the sad story of what happened to American jobs
What happened to American jobs in the 80s
The way White House trade council Peter Navarro tells it, America's jobs problem started in the 90s. That's not the whole story at all.Linette Lopez (Business Insider)
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Wild reading this from Business Insider of all places:
This ideology ultimately led to the financialization of the US corporation — the process of putting shareholders first […] — and its emergence as an actor that takes resources from the economy rather than creating them. This, combined with a government zeal for lowering taxes rather than spending, means no one… is investing enough in America to keep the economy strong across social classes
Do alternative frontends for twitch exist (like pstube/freetube/piped for YT)?
Do you recommend some or know how to find out?
To be more privacy-friendly ofc
EDIT: -possibly working with addons like ublock (vern cc has ad breaks) and emote support (so chat isnt a cryptic jungle)
-Primarily on desktop, but additional app welcome
-Possibly not even communicating with Amazon (like for YT for example only psTube does to my understanding)
QUESTION:
Could it possibly work to still participate in the chats (like i imagine a throwaway account for example) or does that break the whole concept of privacy? How does that work exactly.
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Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Energy storage technology has reached a transformative milestone as the BV100, a miniature atomic energy battery, enters mass production. Popular Mechanic notes that the coin-sized cell from...Skye Jacobs (TechSpot)
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3V at 100 microwatts significantly limits its usefulness.
They say they're planning to make a 1W version, which I assume will be either be much larger or have a much shorter lifespan. How does it work? Does it have a way to stop the reaction or does the 1W battery generate 1W of heat when there's no load attached?
Tech CEOs who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of tariffs
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Tech moguls who supported Donald Trump—including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—lost billions after his “Liberation Day” tariff announcement triggered historic market losses. Standing behind Trump at his inauguration, they had backed his deregulation promises.
Meta dropped 8.96%, Amazon 8.98%, Apple over 9%, and Tesla 5.47%, wiping $208B from global billionaire wealth. Musk lost $8.7B, Bezos $16B, Zuckerberg $17.9B.
Despite their support, their companies face price hikes and AI infrastructure risks.
China’s 34% retaliatory tariffs intensify fears of a looming recession.
Tech moguls who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of his tariffs announcement
Tech executives had argued that backing Trump might improve U.S. regulatory reform and expand investments in AIJosh Marcus (The Independent)
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17-year-old Palestinian child prisoner starved to death by Israeli prison guards | Defense for Children Palestine (2025-04-03)
cross-posted from: hcommons.social/users/adachika…
17-year-old Palestinian child prisoner starved to death by Israeli prison guards | Defense for Children Palestine (2025-04-03)"Walid Khalid Abdullah Ahmad, 17, died while held in Israeli custody in Megiddo prison in northern Israel on the morning of March 22 after collapsing in the prison yard, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Post-mortem examination indicates Walid suffered from extreme body muscle and fat wasting, evidenced by a sunken abdomen, according to a doctor who attended the autopsy on behalf of Walid’s family..."
"'Walid’s autopsy indicates that Israeli prison guards systematically starved and abused him for months until he finally collapsed, struck his head, and died,' said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP."
AK (@adachika192@hcommons.social)
17-year-old Palestinian child prisoner starved to death by Israeli prison guards | Defense for Children Palestine (2025-04-03) https://www.dci-palestine.hcommons.social
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Why Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture)
Before you downvote this post, the title is in fact the title of the Youtube video verbatim.
The man has an interesting theory for why Trump is creating this much chaos and disruption. It even kind of makes sense.
TL;DR: Trump - or rather, his Heritage Foundation handlers, Trump is much too dumb to come up with this on his own - wants to blow up the neoliberal view of the world and come back to a sort of Bretton-Woods world without the gold standard.
If that's the long-term plan, I might almost understand it, were it not for one critical factor: all this assumes that the ultimate bargaining power for the US is access to the US market - which currently is the largest in the world. But this assumes the cretinous tariffs don't kill it completely by creating another great depression - and that's a big assumption.
Anyhow, worth a watch.
On Friday March 21, eight israeli human rights organizations* published a call in Haaretz daily newspaper to oppose the Israeli government’s policy
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On Friday March 21, eight israeli human rights organizations* published a call in Haaretz daily newspaper to oppose the Israeli government’s policy
(original as attached).English translation from B’Tselem:
No to the Israeli government’s policy of death
Tens of thousands killed, entire cities destroyed, millions of people starving, hostages abandoned to suffering and death — all this has not satisfied the bloodlust and urge for destruction of Netanyahu and Ben Gvir’s government.
For the sake of political survival, and in the name of its all-out war on the Palestinian people, the Israeli government is willing to continue committing the gravest of crimes.
This is what a dictatorship looks like: a leader willing to trade in human lives for his own personal interests.
Now is the time to say loudly and clearly: we will not follow him into the abyss.
We must oppose the death policy led by the Netanyahu–Ben Gvir government.
AK (@adachika192@hcommons.social)
Attached: 1 image On Friday March 21, eight israeli human rights organizations* published a call in Haaretz daily newspaper to oppose the Israeli government’s policy (original as attached).hcommons.social
‘Perfect storm.’ Hundreds of South Florida condos now on secret mortgage blacklist
A secretive quasi-governmental condo blacklist is growing exponentially, making it difficult for owners in scores of troubled buildings in Miami and South Florida to sell or get loans for repairs even as their associations face a fiscal and time crunch to meet stringent new state safety regulations.
The number of local condos on the list, which is maintained by federally chartered mortgage finance corporation Fannie Mae, has more than doubled in the past two years, according to new data released by a law firm that has been tracking it.
The total number of condos on the confidential database in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties sits at 696 as of March, the data from Allcock Marcus, which obtained it from a confidential source, shows. That’s nearly half the 1,438 condos that Fannie Mae lists as ineligible for its backing in all of Florida.
Why Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture)
Before you downvote this post, the title is in fact the title of the Youtube video verbatim.
The man has an interesting theory for why Trump is creating this much chaos and disruption. It even kind of makes sense.
TL;DR: Trump - or rather, his Heritage Foundation handlers, Trump is much too dumb to come up with this on his own - wants to blow up the neoliberal view of the world and come back to a sort of Bretton-Woods world without the gold standard.
If that's the long-term plan, I might almost understand it, were it not for one critical factor: all this assumes that the ultimate bargaining power for the US is access to the US market - which currently is the largest in the world. But this assumes the cretinous tariffs don't kill it completely by creating another great depression - and that's a big assumption.
Anyhow, worth a watch.
Trump's new tariffs spark fresh fears for Americans nearing the finish line
Summary
Trump's new tariffs, unveiled on "Liberation Day," have ignited economic fears among soon-to-be retirees, who worry about stock losses, Social Security stability, and inflation.
Experts warn that higher tariffs—like a 25% levy on auto imports—could worsen market volatility and trigger stagflation.
Goldman Sachs projects further S&P 500 declines, while Yardeni Research raised recession odds. Financial advisers urge retirees to keep diverse portfolios with 30–50% equities.
'Retirement Panic': Trump's New Tariffs Spark Fresh Fears for Americans Nearing the Finish Line
Americans planning to retire soon are concerned about recent investment losses amid the US trade war led by US President Donald Trump and worry that new income tariffs could worsen the ongoing market...Niloy Chakrabarti (International Business Times UK)
RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes
RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes
Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforceOliver Milman (The Guardian)
‘Oligarchy’: Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
The sweeping package of tariffs unveiled by Donald Trump on Wednesday includes an exemption for the energy sector, which is a clear sign of the president’s fealty to his big oil donors over the American people, advocates say.
Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs – which are higher for many major economies – are wreaking havoc on the global economy and are expected to increase consumer prices in the US. But the levies will not apply to many fossil fuel products, including liquefied natural gas imports, crude oil from Canada, and materials needed for making petrochemicals.
‘Oligarchy’: Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs will not apply to many fossil fuel products in sign of his fealty, advocates sayDharna Noor (The Guardian)
Daughter of Ottoman princess: How I rejected CIA attempt to make me a spy
Mourad explains that she was an "ultra-leftist" journalist in 1973, the year the CIA approached her. "We were very anti-American because of Vietnam, because of Cuba. Che Guevara was our hero."She was struggling to have her articles published, partly because editors complained that she didn't present the American viewpoint.
"My English boyfriend, who I thought was a journalist, told me he could put me in touch with someone in the American embassy."Mourad agreed and they had lunch with a "gentleman, who was like an old uncle and was very nice". The diplomat invited her to have coffee the next week, and they spoke some more.
As she would soon realise, that was exactly what was happening. The diplomat revealed he secretly worked for the CIA and asked her to join the agency. "While he was talking," Mourad remembers, "I was imagining a fantastic article on how the CIA tried to recruit a left-wing journalist."
She pretended to accept the offer, planning to go along with the process and then write a sensational story about it. "I thought this would impress my editors - I was ambitious, maybe reckless."
A journalist friend warned Mourad that the idea was risky and that the CIA could take revenge. "I became frightened," she recalls. "I worried they would think I tried to cheat them, so a week later I wrote to them saying I had reconsidered. That was maybe a mistake because it left a trace, but I had no courage to confront the man."
One CIA memo quoted in the Sunday Times investigation records that "operational approval was cancelled in April 1979", years later. Mourad says she finds it bewildering. "It could be a bureaucratic mistake, or maybe they didn't want to admit they had failed in their attempt. "There was one week when I thought I could cheat the CIA."
Daughter of Ottoman princess: How I rejected CIA attempt to make me a spy
Next week, Kenize Mourad will be receiving France's most prestigious award - the Legion d'Honneur. But there's something else on the mind of the prominent French writer, who was born in 1939 to Ottoman and Indian royalty: a recent flurry of articles…Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
The study looked at health and wealth data of more than 73,000 adults across the US and Europe who were 50 to 85 years old in 2010. There were more than 19,000 from the US, nearly 27,000 from Northern and Western Europe, nearly 19,000 from Eastern Europe, and nearly 9,000 from Southern Europe. For each region, participants were divided into wealth quartiles, with the first being the poorest and the fourth being the richest. The researchers then followed participants until 2022, tracking deaths.
While less access to health care and weaker social structures can explain the gap between the wealthy and poor in the US, it doesn't explain the differences between the wealthy in the US and the wealthy in Europe, the researchers note. There may be other systemic factors at play that make Americans uniquely short-lived, such as diet, environment, behaviors, and cultural and social differences.
"If we want to improve health in the US, we need to better understand the underlying factors that contribute to these differences—particularly amongst similar socioeconomic groups—and why they translate to different health outcomes across nations," Papanicolas said.
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
World on warcraft on Linux
Hello everybody!
I want to escape Microsoft and windows, and I am looking for a Linux distro. I have some experience with Unix and a very old Ubuntu distro. But that's quite some years ago. I am looking for a Linux distribution where i can play World of Warcraft on. I mainly use Nvidia graphics (RTX 3070).
I have found some distributions that are supposed to be good for gaming. I suppose, as i am still a Linux Noob, I am also looking for a distribution which is easy to get into. Especially for an older gamer ;)
I came with these distro's myself. What does the Linux community say?
Bazzite
- Based on Fedora Atomic
- Pre Installed Steam
- Nvidia drivers and support
bazzite.gg/
docs.bazzite.gg/Gaming/index.h…
Developer: Universal Blue (US?)
Drauger OS
- Based on Ubuntu LTS using KDE Plasma
- Pre for AMD
draugeros.org/
Pop!_OS
- based on Ubuntu
- Optimized for gaming on Nvidia GPU's
system76.com/pop/
Developer: system76 (Denver, US)
SteamOS
-based on Debian 8 (Jessie)
-designed to run steam and steam games
-set to auto update their OS from Valve repo's
store.steampowered.com/steamos
Developer: Valve (US)
Manjaro
-based on Arch (rolling release model for latest software/drivers)
-KDE plasma desktop
(Pro-tip: enable flatpak and install ProtonUp-QT)
manjaro.org/products
Developer: Majaro (EU - Austria, France, Germany)
Ubuntu:
-the go-to linux distro for millions of users, incl gamers
-best for beginners and gamers who want stable well supported distro
-works seamlesssly with steam, lutris, wine
(pro-tip: install the gamemode package (sudo apt install gamemode))
ubuntu.com/download
Developer: Canonical ltd. (UK)
Nobara
-based on Fedora
-optimized for gaming on newer Nvidia graphics (drivers come installed)
nobaraproject.org/download-nob…
Developer: Thomas Crider (Denver, US)
Mint
-based on debian and Ubuntu
-friendly OS, works out of the box, extremely easy to use
linuxmint.com/download.php
Developer : Linuxmint (French, Dutch, UK)
Bazzite - The next generation of Linux gaming
Bazzite is a custom Fedora Atomic image built with cloud native technology that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices - including your favorite handheld..bazzite.gg
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I personally wouldn’t look for a distro made just for gaming. I’m currently using Fedora 41 on my PCs and I’ve just closed Red Dead Redemption 2 a few minutes ago, also played baldurs gate and resident evil 4.
Fedora works great for me using it for everything
Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory, Workers Say-The new head of the FDA division that oversees baby formula is a corporate lawyer who previously defended Abbott against a lawsuit.
Current and former employees told ProPublica that they have seen the plant in Sturgis, Michigan, take shortcuts when cleaning manufacturing equipment and testing for microbes. The employees said leaks in the factory are sometimes not fixed, a dangerous problem that can promote bacterial growth. They also said workers at the facility do not always take required swabs to check for pathogens while performing maintenance during production. Supervisors have urged workers to increase production and have retaliated against workers who complained about problems, the employees said.
One worker complained to the Food and Drug Administration in February, saying the plant has experienced “persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues,” according to correspondence between the worker and the agency viewed by ProPublica. Water and chemicals have pooled on the floor, the worker said. In one spot, white sweetener oozed from a pipe and formed a pile like a stalagmite on top of a tank used for blending, the employee said.
The complaints come as the Trump administration is dismantling wide swaths of the federal government — including conducting mass layoffs at the FDA — and filling some key regulatory positions with industry-friendly voices. The new head of the FDA division that oversees baby formula is a corporate lawyer who previously defended Abbott against a lawsuit.
Abbott Baby Formula Factory Is Using Unsanitary Practices, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublicaProPublica
The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU. It’s a rebranding of Chat Control.
The EU initiative Going Dark has now been launched by the EU Commission. They call it ProtectEU.It’s a rebranding of Chat Control. New name. Same old propaganda.
The EU Commission’s goal is to “access encrypted data in a lawful manner, safeguarding cybersecurity and fundamental rights.”
Read the full release from the Commission here:
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten…
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China-DPRK friendship will continue to strengthen and develop
China-DPRK friendship will continue to strengthen and develop - Friends of Socialist China
The following article, which was originally published on the website of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on March 25, 2025, recalls the seventh anniversary of the first visit to China by the country’s top lead…Friends of Socialist China
Vietnam preparing for grand celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Great Spring Victory
Vietnam to invite China, Laos, Cambodia to send military personnel to parade
The Ministry of National Defence is set to soon send official invitations to leaders of its Chinese, Lao and Cambodian counterparts to attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April…Nhan Dan Online
An improving China-India relationship serves the common interests of both countries and the region - Friends of Socialist China
An improving China-India relationship serves the common interests of both countries and the region - Friends of Socialist China
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), India’s largest communist party, opened its 24th Congress on April 2, 2025, in the historic Tamil Nadu city of Madurai.Friends of Socialist China
Is this a good deal for the Legend tier?
cross-posted from: reddthat.com/post/38409619
Tuta is having a birthday sale, putting their highest Legend tier at the same price as their second-highest Revolutionary tier, and I'm wondering two things:
* Is this a good deal for 36€ per year?
* Is this a deal that comes around every year, or is this a rare sale?I use addy.io to manage aliases, so the extra addresses are whatever. The custom domains might be nice, since I could potentially(?) use that with Addy. I've been pretty judicious with my free 1GB of space, but having 500GB would be more than comfortable (besides being overkill).
I'm not really interested in getting into self-hosting right now, but I might in the future, so I'm also curious how y'all who self-host email feel about a deal like this. Comparable to the cost of self-hosting? Similar features?
Thanks!
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TLDW: vote Blue no matter who
I have no doubt left that Bernie is a grifter whose sole purpose is to prevent people from organizing around alternatives not called the Democrats.
[Video] MAGA Karen embraces Communism
Trump tariffs are 'pure madness' and the European Union should not comply, former Italian PM says
Trump tariffs are 'pure madness' and the European Union should not comply, former Italian PM says
U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called 'Liberation Day' trade tariffs are "madness, pure madness", according to former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.Leonie Kidd (CNBC)
China retaliates against Trump in trade war with 34% tariffs on US imports
Fears of global recession rise as stock markets continue to fall after China responds to US president’s ‘bullying tactics’Stock markets around the world plunged for a second day on Friday as China announced retaliatory tariffs of 34% on US imports, signalling a major escalation of a trade war ignited by Donald Trump and feeding fears of a global recession.
“For all imported goods originating from the US, an additional tariff of 34% on top of the current applicable tariff rate will be imposed,” Beijing’s finance ministry said.
China’s commerce ministry said that it would also impose more restrictions on the export of rare earths which are used in high-tech manufacturing such as batteries and electric vehicles. It added a further 16 US companies and organisations to its export control list, meaning that Chinese companies are restricted from doing business with them.
China had previously promised “resolute countermeasures” against Trump’s tariffs, which slapped a 10% rate on all imports coming to the US, with extra levies for certain countries, including China.
Wang Wen, the dean of Renmin University of China’s Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, said: “China will never give in to Trump, but it does not exclude co-operation with the United States at the level of mutual respect and win-win co-operation. China knows that co-operation is not sought, but fought for.” Wang said that China’s response was “restrained” and limited to trade measures.
However other analysts said that China’s response was forceful.
Stephane Ekolo, a market and equity strategist for Tradition in London, told Reuters: “China comes out swinging with an aggressive response to Trump’s tariffs. This is significant and is unlikely to be over, hence the negative market reactions. Investors are afraid of a ‘tit for tat’ trade war situation.”
Around 60% of duty-free packages coming into the US come from China. But those deliveries will, from May, be subject to a fee of 30% of the value of the goods, or $25, rising to $50 in June.
China has also filed a lawsuit against the US with the World Trade Organisation.
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What were actual Chinese tariffs on US imports like, prior to this?
Because Trump's little chart said they were almost 70%. A number that feels spiritually true, given how China is actively developing its domestic industrial capacity, but is probably false because they apparently made that chart with an AI slop machine.
VINO E TERROIR: DAL MONFERRATO GOZZELINO, VITICOLTORI DAL 1914
Il racconto della visita e degustazione dei vini dell’Azienda Agricola situata tra i pendii del suggestivo Bricco Lù
Milano, 4 Aprile 2025- A Costigliole d’Asti, nel cuore del Monferrato si erge a 360 m slm il magnifico e verdeggiante Bricco Lù, cima di una collina dalla quale si può vedere tutto lo splendido panorama del Monferrato Stesso.
Bricco Lù ha origini molto antiche (celto liguri) e richiama storie e leggende mistiche del territorio circostante, dove sorgeva un Castello distrutto nel XVI secolo e oggi è Patrimonio Unesco, nonché teatro di vigneti tipici della zona come Barbera, Grignolino e Moscato, coltivati ad hoc dall’Azienda Agricola Gozzelino Sergio.
Parliamo di una cantina storica, viticoltori dal 1914, guidata oggi da Lorenzo Gozzelino, coadiuvato dal padre Sergio, che oggi conta circa di 33 ettari avvitati e produce circa 150.000 bottiglie l’anno.
In questa realtà tipica della zona emerge chiaramente il legame tra la famiglia Gozzelino e il terroir locale, che viene rispettato al massimo sia in vigna che in cantina, riducendo l’impatto ambientale: lo stesso terroir, ricco di minerali e complessità viene poi esaltato poi nei calici.
Altro aspetto interessante è che ai vini prodotti viene dedicato un nome di un componente della famiglia Gozzelino, per far risaltare quanta passione ci sia nel produrre vini locali e di qualità.
Borghi d’Europa nella degustazione guidata da Lorenzo Gozzelino ha potuto assaggiare
Il Grignolino d’Asti Doc 2023 Luigi: circa 2000 bottiglie l’anno, versione selezionata delle migliori uve di Grignolino, possiede un naso molto suadente e floreale e in bocca una lunga persistenza,Il Monferrato Doc Nebbiolo Superiore San Goslino 2020: vino nato nel 2011, ne vengono prodotte circa 4000 bottiglie l’anno, risulta gradevolmente speziato (affinato in grandi botte di rovere francese);Barbera d’Asti Docg 2021 Ciabot d’La Mandorla: fa cappello sommerso e un anno di stock in acciaio, per poi invecchiare per 24 mesi in botti di rovere francese da 3000 l, al naso è intenso con note di frutta matura, erbe officinali e al palato risulta armonico, con un gradevole finale ammandorlato (4000 bottiglie prodotte l’anno),Barbera d’Asti Superiore Docg Sergio 2020: anche qui solo 4000 bottiglie prodotte l’anno, ha un naso che è un inno alla balsamicità, mentre al palato ha una bella struttura,Barbera d’Asti Superiore Docg Lorenzo 2019: solo 2000 bottiglie prodotte l’anno, è una selezione dei migliori vigneti che fa 24 mesi in barriques di diversi passaggi che donano robustezza ed eleganza al vino, senza trascurare l’acidità sempre ben presente,il naso è intrigante con nuances di cacao, caffè e liquirizia oltre a frutta nera come marasca ed amarena,Moscato d’Asti Docg Bruna 2021: realizzato col Metodo Charmat Martinotti, fa un mese di Autoclave ed è riconosciuto Sqnpi dalla vendemmia 2024, ha un naso con delle note di mela, pera e di miele di castagno, al palato emerge una grande piacevolezza ( 10000 bottiglie prodotte l’anno)
Un’altra cosa da segnalare è che l’Azienda Gozzelino è attivissima nella promozione del territorio per turisti e wine lovers, con possibilità di visite in cantina e degustazione ( e acquisto sul posto), oltre a consigliare dei locali con cucina tipica della zona di Costigliole d’Asti, che ben si sposa con le etichette di Gozzelino, come ad esempio la Locanda del Bosco Grande a Montegrosso d’Asti.
In alto i calici!
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in reply to Entertain529 • • •Cell towers can use the SIM card to track your IMEI number which is specific to your device and may link to your identity depending on how you purchased it and your carrier.
Generally there's no perfect solution to this short of not using a phone. But as a compromise some people opt to never add a SIM card and instead keep their device WiFi-only while always using a VPN, MAC randomization on in settings, and airplane mode.
Some apps such as simplex allow you to sign up without a phone number for your texting & calling needs. Of course it's not perfect and I assume almost anybody would want a real number somewhere (perhaps on a different device or landline).
For me it's reasonable to not have cell service on this phone because it's only one of several phones I own.
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in reply to Nuxleio • • •Thank you for the explanation! So essentially, you use your sim free phone as a very portable laptop.
I like the idea of having a sim free phone and have a feature phone for cellular service. I miss the aesthetic of flip phones! I would just need to find one that supports hotspot (just in case) and decent navigation.
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in reply to Nuxleio • • •If you want no cellular tracking: remove SIM, disable eSIM, switch on airplane mode and disable WiFi-calling if not disabled already.
Yes unfortunately your device has already been "fingerprinted", but with MAC randomization and GrapheneOS' work on preventing apps from checking software and hardware identifiers, I think you'll be fine unless you're going against the NSA. You shouldn't be using a phone if you're up against multiple 3-letter agencies
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in reply to Nuxleio • • •As you noted in another comment, your IMEI number is out and it has already been mapped to your current location. Which means if you travel with this device and security is tight enough, in theory they will be able to find out where you live. They will then probe for associated metadata from there.
Other than that, there's not much risk as far as I can tell. Clear your list of WiFi networks before you travel and hope Google's firmware for their modem isn't spyware (it likely is though, Qualcomm made it).
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in reply to marauding_gibberish142 • • •IMEI number is out there and associated with home.
But if I remove the SIM, put it on airplane mode, and then travel, how can they detect my IMEI in a new location? Only by seizing the phone physically or perhaps if the emergency services settings leak it without a SIM right?
Interesting stuff tbh. At the end of the day I don't have strong reasons for hiding except simply not liking the invasion of privacy. So I'm fine. But it does make me want to ditch my phone entirely sometimes.
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in reply to Nuxleio • • •Yes, by tight security I meant confiscation of your devices. This has been a regular thing in many middles eastern countries, some European countries and now the US, so it's no longer a joke to the average Joe.
I wish I could survive without a SIM but a realistic look at my life makes it obvious that I cannot. Unfortunate
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