Ethical doubts over role of campaign backers and investors with financial ties to president worth hundreds of millions

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Trump donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with Greenland land-grab

^{Tom Perkins (The Guardian)}

High temperatures are already worsening mental health, from anxiety to schizophrenia

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Scientists warn rising heat could cause more mental health disorders

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An Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people

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Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9

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European Commission is considering plans to allow energy firms to declare force majeure, absolving them of obligations

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EU could end penalties for companies that break Russian gas contracts

^{Jennifer Rankin (The Guardian)}

South Korea said on Tuesday it will expand its financial support package for its crucial semiconductor industry to 33 trillion won (about €22.43 million) as part of efforts to address uncertainties posed by the Trump administration’s tariff hikes.

South Korea to boost chip industry support in face of Trump's tariffs

^{Angela Barnes (Euronews.com)}

A Twitter user noticed evidence in Mario Kart World's art materials that suggests that it could be set in multiple continents.

This Fan Believes They Found Evidence That Mario Kart World Has Three Continents - Gameranx

^{Ryan Parreno (Gameranx)}

Nintendo's website has confirmed that the Switch 2 has Auto Low Latency Mode, optimizing the console for performance on any TV.

Nintendo Switch 2 Confirmed To Have Auto Low Latency Mode - Gameranx

^{Ryan Parreno (Gameranx)}

Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs

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Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds

^{Damian Carrington (The Guardian)}

President Trump last week revoked security clearances for Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who was fired by Trump after declaring the 2020 election the most secure in U.S. history. The White House memo, which also suspended clearances for other security professionals at Krebs’s employer SentinelOne, comes as CISA is facing huge funding and staffing cuts.

Trump Revenge Tour Targets Cyber Leaders, Elections

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Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.

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China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defense 

^{Jason Ma (Fortune)}

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/28636656

By Julie TurkewitzJazmine UlloaIsayen HerreraHamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
April 15, 2025

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"And in this case, the Venezuelan men were declared “alien enemies” and shipped to a prison with little or no opportunity to contest the allegations against them, according to migrants, their lawyers, court testimony, judges and interviews with dozens of prisoners’ families conducted by The New York Times.

The government’s public declaration of the act was made on March 15 at 3:53 p.m., according to court records. The migrants were all on flights to El Salvador by 7:36 p.m.

Yet most of the men do not have criminal records in the United States or elsewhere in the region, beyond immigration offenses, a New York Times investigation has found. And very few of them appear to have any clear, documented links to the Venezuelan gang. "

Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backgrounds or links to the gang.

^{Julie Turkewitz (The New York Times)}

Summary

Donald Trump is escalating a battle against institutions that challenge his strongman instincts, including the courts, the legal profession, elite education and the media. The administration is projecting presidential authority in a broader and more overt way than any modern White House.

Its expansive interpretation of statues and questionable interpretations of judges’ rulings is causing alarm about its impact on the rule of law, freedom of expression and the Constitution.

Trump’s own hardline aspirations were revealed through the prism of his increasingly ruthless deportation policy, raising profound questions about apparent abuses of due process and human rights.

The sense of a coming constitutional collision is growing impossible to ignore.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/politics/trump-bukele-immigration-colleges-media/index.html

Contro ogni previsione personale, nonché anche più in generale degli appassionati del #TIMfonino — di cui a questo punto non posso troppo biasimare un’eventuale perdita di interesse nell’argomento (cosa che mi renderebbe l’unica persona sul pianeta Terra a cui frega ancora qualcosa di questo merdaio telefonico, pensate che vita), ecco che ho appena finalmente rilasciato […]

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minioctt

2025-04-15 10:46:19

Tim Easy 4G Smartphone (2017) — Unboxing e Primo Avvio di un device Android da un altro pianeta

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Contro ogni previsione personale, nonché anche più in generale degli appassionati del #TIMfonino — di cui a questo punto non posso troppo biasimare un’eventuale perdita di interesse nell’argomento (cosa che mi renderebbe l’unica persona sul pianeta Terra a cui frega ancora qualcosa di questo merdaio telefonico, pensate che vita), ecco che ho appena finalmente rilasciato l’unboxing di questo smartphone dell’assoluta malora… 👹 (Stavolta senza fare troppi danni col taglierino, sto diventando bimba grande.)

Che dire a riguardo? Nulla di troppo buono. Né sul telefono in sé, che giustamente avendo avuto già da un mese (per quanto ancora non provato tantissimo, perché in questa vita saltano sempre fuori gli impedimenti e gli inconvenienti, al punto che aiuto non è possibile aiuto perché non riesco a trovare mai un minimo di pace e stare veramente bene senza distrarmi con le cose più assurde ed inumane di questo piano di realtà pur di poter resistere allo stesso e poter quindi evitare di passare definitivamente a quello etereo—) ho già potuto leggermente commentare in questo video, anche se è solo un #unboxing e primo avvio (altro che sbusto!)… e nemmeno roba troppo buona su di me che, qualcuno lo saprà, ho procrastinato per intere settimane il completamento del montaggio del video, nonostante ammontasse alla semplice scrittura a schermo dei sottotitoli (per non lasciare a secco di parole un #video che è altrimenti muto). 🤗

A parte il fatto che incredibilmente ha VoLTE (altro che JioPhone…), ma non so se funziona su Vodafone, per ora non ho nient’altro da dire su questo dispositivo… guardatevi il video, che dura una frazione del tempo che ci ho messo io a prepararlo. Anche perché, se dopo quasi 1 mese preciso alla fine l’ho caricato, vuol dire che è buono… il video, non il telefono. Godetevi i momenti #ASMR con sotto la lieve musica caricante-rilassante, e rallegratevi pensando che i 16 euro li ho buttati io per questo aggeggio, non voi… poi, se sarà il caso (se), uscirà una recensione. 💣

#ASMR #smartphone #Tim #TIMfonino #unboxing #video

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Top Trump official Stephen Miller's recent declaration that anyone who "preaches hate for America" will face deportation has ignited alarm online, with critics warning the statement disregards First Amendment protections.

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Social media users and legal analysts raised immediate concerns, pointing out that expressing dissent or criticism of the government is protected under the First Amendment. Some worried the administration was veering into authoritarian territory.

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The backlash has reignited broader debates over the limits of free speech, especially as civil liberties fall under scrutiny. While immigration enforcement remains a core theme of President Donald Trump's platform, critics are increasingly questioning whether rhetoric like Miller's is a precursor to more aggressive suppression of dissent.

Trump Official Declaring 'Anyone Who Preaches Hate for America' Will Be Deported Worries Users: 'They Just Skip the First Amendment'

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller's pledge to deport those who "preach hate for America" has sparked fears of free speech violations.

^{M.B. Mack (Latin Times)}

Heavy Weather è il settimo album dei Weather Report, pubblicato nel 1977 dalla Columbia Records. L'album vendette circa 500.000 copie e si sarebbe rivelato l'album di maggior successo commerciale della band. Heavy Weather ricevette una recensione a 5 stelle dalla rivista DownBeat e fu votato album jazz dell'anno dai lettori della rivista... Leggi e ascolta...

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2025-04-15 09:06:25

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977)

Heavy Weather è il settimo album dei Weather Report, pubblicato nel 1977 dalla Columbia Records. L'album vendette circa 500.000 copie e si sarebbe rivelato l'album di maggior successo commerciale della band. Heavy Weather ricevette una recensione a 5 stelle dalla rivista DownBeat e fu votato album jazz dell'anno dai lettori della rivista. Con lo standard jazz “Birdland”, l'album è uno dei più venduti del catalogo jazz della Columbia. Il brano di apertura fu un notevole successo commerciale, cosa non tipica della musica strumentale. La melodia era stata eseguita dal vivo dalla band come parte di “Dr. Honoris Causa”, tratto dall'omonimo album solista di Joe Zawinul. Sebbene non sia menzionato come registrazione dal vivo nelle note di copertina, “Rumba Mamá” (con percussioni e voce di Manolo Badrena e Alex Acuña) fu registrato durante un concerto della band a Montreux, in Svizzera, durante l'estate del 1976, e da questo brano sarebbe stato tratto un film in DVD nel 2007.

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Why is the contrast in this picture so brutal? Is it only because of the lighting?

I took the picture with my Canon A1 through a Canon FD 1:4 70-210mm lens on CinestillXX with ISO 400.
I used a pretty small aperture because I had the setting sun on 10 o’clock.

cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/32710446

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Volt Typhoon has been responsible for intrusions into vital critical infrastructure both in the continental United States and its possessions through the Pacific.

The group has made transport hubs and water utilities a particular target, with the hackers so far not causing any disruption but rather prepositioning themselves ahead of any hostile action.

The admission of Chinese responsibility came during a secret meeting between outgoing Biden administration officials and Chinese representatives on the sidelines of a summit in Geneva in December 2024. According to two anonymous observers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported late last week that the Chinese attendants referred indirectly to the activity as being a warning for the US to stay away from any attempts to support or defend Taiwan.

According to the WSJ, the comments were “indirect and somewhat ambiguous”; however, US officials present felt the meaning was plain.

Speaking to Cyber Daily’s sister brand, Defence Connect, earlier this year, Adam Meyers, SVP of counter-adversary operations at CrowdStrike, said that Volt Typhoon’s activity was clearly aimed at disrupting any US action in the region.

Hotznplotzn

2025-04-15 06:27:36

China admits to being behind Volt Typhoon cyber activity targeting US

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Original article behind paywall

Volt Typhoon has been responsible for intrusions into vital critical infrastructure both in the continental United States and its possessions through the Pacific.

The group has made transport hubs and water utilities a particular target, with the hackers so far not causing any disruption but rather prepositioning themselves ahead of any hostile action.

The admission of Chinese responsibility came during a secret meeting between outgoing Biden administration officials and Chinese representatives on the sidelines of a summit in Geneva in December 2024. According to two anonymous observers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported late last week that the Chinese attendants referred indirectly to the activity as being a warning for the US to stay away from any attempts to support or defend Taiwan.

According to the WSJ, the comments were “indirect and somewhat ambiguous”; however, US officials present felt the meaning was plain.

Speaking to Cyber Daily’s sister brand, Defence Connect, earlier this year, Adam Meyers, SVP of counter-adversary operations at CrowdStrike, said that Volt Typhoon’s activity was clearly aimed at disrupting any US action in the region.

China admits to being behind Volt Typhoon cyber activity targeting US

Chinese officials made the admission last year during a closed-door meeting at a Geneva summit in late 2024.

^{David Hollingworth (Cyber Daily)}

Archived

Original article behind paywall

Volt Typhoon has been responsible for intrusions into vital critical infrastructure both in the continental United States and its possessions through the Pacific.

The group has made transport hubs and water utilities a particular target, with the hackers so far not causing any disruption but rather prepositioning themselves ahead of any hostile action.

The admission of Chinese responsibility came during a secret meeting between outgoing Biden administration officials and Chinese representatives on the sidelines of a summit in Geneva in December 2024. According to two anonymous observers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported late last week that the Chinese attendants referred indirectly to the activity as being a warning for the US to stay away from any attempts to support or defend Taiwan.

According to the WSJ, the comments were “indirect and somewhat ambiguous”; however, US officials present felt the meaning was plain.

Speaking to Cyber Daily’s sister brand, Defence Connect, earlier this year, Adam Meyers, SVP of counter-adversary operations at CrowdStrike, said that Volt Typhoon’s activity was clearly aimed at disrupting any US action in the region.

China admits to being behind Volt Typhoon cyber activity targeting US

Chinese officials made the admission last year during a closed-door meeting at a Geneva summit in late 2024.

^{David Hollingworth (Cyber Daily)}