CBP also said in a statement that its air and marine operations were “not engaged in the surveillance of first amendment activities”, but that they are “providing officer safety surveillance when requested by officers”.

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday posted a video on X that the agency said was DHS drone footage and bore a CBP air and marine operations watermark. It included zoomed in clips of protestors on the streets.

CBP’s confirmation of its drone usage comes after the LA Times also reported that an LAPD helicopter flying over protesters announced to them, “I have all of you on camera. I’m going to come to your house.” The Guardian US contacted the LAPD and has not heard back.

This is not the first time the DHS has flown drones over protests. In 2020, the DHS dispatched drones over at least 15 cities across the US where people gathered to protest about the murder of George Floyd and logged more than 270 hours of surveillance footage. The LAPD has also ramped up surveillance in response to first amendment activity. During the city’s George Floyd protests, LAPD sent requests to Amazon for Ring doorbell footage that specifically sought videos of the protests.

US immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests

CBP claims in statement that they are ‘providing officer safety surveillance when requested by officers’

^{Johana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)}

CBP also said in a statement that its air and marine operations were “not engaged in the surveillance of first amendment activities”, but that they are “providing officer safety surveillance when requested by officers”.

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday posted a video on X that the agency said was DHS drone footage and bore a CBP air and marine operations watermark. It included zoomed in clips of protestors on the streets.

CBP’s confirmation of its drone usage comes after the LA Times also reported that an LAPD helicopter flying over protesters announced to them, “I have all of you on camera. I’m going to come to your house.” The Guardian US contacted the LAPD and has not heard back.

This is not the first time the DHS has flown drones over protests. In 2020, the DHS dispatched drones over at least 15 cities across the US where people gathered to protest about the murder of George Floyd and logged more than 270 hours of surveillance footage. The LAPD has also ramped up surveillance in response to first amendment activity. During the city’s George Floyd protests, LAPD sent requests to Amazon for Ring doorbell footage that specifically sought videos of the protests.

US immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests

CBP claims in statement that they are ‘providing officer safety surveillance when requested by officers’

^{Johana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)}

30 associations are proposing to the European Commission to impose a limit on the size of new cars, in particular the total width and bonnet.

A report connected with this request showed that the average bonnet height of newly-sold cars in Europe is increasing by 0.5 cm a year.

Many studies showed that bigger cars and higher bonnets are related to more collisions, and worse outcome for pedestrians and cyclists (and those in smaller cars), especially in regards to children

Those SUVs are kid crushers, they shouldn' be on our roads

crossposed from: mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzione…

Rivoluzione mobilità urbana🚶🚲🚋

2025-06-13 05:33:14

Mettiamo un limite alle dimensioni delle auto

30 associazioni chiedono alla commissione europea di imporre un limite alle dimensioni delle #auto, in particolare la larghezza totale e l'altezza del cofano.

Ogni anno i costruttori aumentano in media di 0.5 cm la larghezza e l'altezza del cofano con conseguenze negative provate sulla #sicurezzaStradale: più feriti e più morti

Credo sia la direzione giusta.

#autobesita @energia

etsc.eu/civil-society-calls-on…

Civil society calls on the EU to limit new car dimensions by 2035

More than 30 civil society organisations have called on the European Commission to initiate work on a legislative proposal to set limits on the dimensions of new passenger cars by 2035 (particularly…

^ETSC

An appeals court has temporarily returned control of California’s national guard to Donald Trump, just hours after a federal judge ruled the president’s use of the guards to suppress protests in Los Angeles was illegal and banned it.

The 9th US Circuit court of appeals order means Trump retains command of the guards for now and can continue to use them to respond to protests against his immigration crackdown. The court could later decide against his control.

It’s a temporary victory for Trump in back-and-forth court decisions on who should control the security force, an issue that has pitted California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, against the president and angered Democrats, who see the deployment as an abuse of power.

Judge to consider California’s request for restraining order against Trump over use of troops in LA

Gavin Newsom filed suit challenging president’s move to call up troops to suppress protests against Ice raids

^{Hugo Lowell (The Guardian)}

Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate sites. At the very top of Shueisha's latest list is Mangajikan, a site that appears to have received 185 million visitors in May alone. In Japan, that made Mangajikan more popular than Instagram, Facebook, and ChatGPT. But right now, on what used to be its front page, is a very clear message: Website Closed.

Piracy Giant Mangajikan's "Website Closed" After 185m Visits in May Alone * TorrentFreak

Pirate manga site Mangajikan reportedly received 185m visits in May alone. Mentioned in a subpoena, the site has declared itself "shut down."

^{Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)}

In this epoch of accelerating innovation, the definition of technology is evolving faster than society’s ability to grasp it. Artificial Intelligence is now writing code. Blockchain is redefining value. Neural implants are decoding thought. But beyond the code, beneath the circuits, lies a revolution in cognitive performance enhancement—one not born in silicon, but in terpenes, cannabinoids, and molecular precision.

Some forward-leaning developers, designers, and disruptors are already tuning into the power of precision-calibrated biohacking substances to unlock creative bandwidth, neural velocity, and ultra-deep flow states. Their source? It’s not found in traditional retail or pharmaceuticals—it’s in optimized distribution networks, backed by cryptographic finance, powered by lab-level safety standards, and engineered for effect.

When tech leaders talk “smart supply chains,” they often overlook the cannabis distribution models now operating on blockchain-fueled architecture. But some pioneers aren’t just talking—they're doing. With scalability hardwired into their mission, these trailblazers are redefining how tech ecosystems evolve—securing global access to focus-enhancing, creativity-boosting formulations with Bitcoin-clear precision.

Think you’re pushing limits? Only if you’re optimizing at every level.

⟶ obtainhigh.com/

The US embassy in Israel will boycott this year’s Tel Aviv Pride parade and will not host any Pride Month events of its own, marking a stark departure from previous years.

Transgender influencer and Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner is to be the guest of honor at the Pride event, which will take place on Friday.

Jenner, who arrived in Israel on Wednesday, told reporters at a press conference that she is doing her part to change people’s perceptions of the Jewish state.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-embassy-to-boycott-tel-aviv-pride-parade-in-trump-era-reversal/

Awhile ago another user requested that we list European Friendica instances in the sidebar of this community, and I had to go researching.

Friendica has a pretty cool map and a list on their page of all the instances, but not all of them are actively maintained or open for registrations, so I had to take a better look at them.

Criteria:
- signups enabled
- european / hosted in europe
- more than few months old
- friendica version up to date
- more than 0 active users (many 0 active user servers seem to be more "play around with friendica -servers or single self hosted account servers)

Surprising amount of European instances, but sadly many of them didn't meet the criteria. Here's the list I came up with:

Austria: friendica.io

Italy: poliverso.org

Germany: piratenpartei.social, anonsys.net

I'm looking for recommendations and hoping someone here knows friendica bit better and could recommend a german instance or two!

Edit: we got some nice suggestions, thank you! Edited this post to add. Further suggestions are welcome as well 😀

Edit2: fixed a mistake. Poliverso is an italian friendica instance, just hosted in france.

Homeland è il settimo album in studio di Laurie Anderson, pubblicato nel 2010. Si tratta di un concept album sulla vita negli Stati Uniti, il suo primo album di nuovo materiale da Life on a String del 2001.
Il disco è stato prodotto da Anderson, Lou Reed e Roma Baran... Leggi e ascolta...

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2025-06-13 06:40:37

Laurie Anderson - Homeland (2010)

Homeland è il settimo album in studio di Laurie Anderson, pubblicato nel 2010. Si tratta di un concept album sulla vita negli Stati Uniti, il suo primo album di nuovo materiale da Life on a String del 2001. Il disco è stato prodotto da Anderson, Lou Reed e Roma Baran. Anderson ha iniziato il tour del progetto alla fine del 2007. L'uscita dell'album era originariamente prevista per il 2008. A causa dei continui cambiamenti di forma del progetto, l'uscita è stata posticipata più volte. L'ultima uscita, nel 2010, è stata un cofanetto di due dischi composto da un CD e un DVD. La canzone “Only an Expert” è stata pubblicata come singolo in vinile da 12” il 18 maggio 2010. Una canzone intitolata “Pictures and Things” era il lato B del singolo. L'ultima traccia dell'album, “Flow”, è stata nominata per il Grammy Award come migliore performance pop strumentale nel 2011.

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Tehran (AFP) – Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a "bitter and painful" fate over the attack, which also killed a senior Guards commander according to Iranian media.

Iran had launched 100 drones in response towards Israel whose defences were working to intercept, the Israeli military said.

US President Donald Trump told Fox News he had advance notice of the Israeli strikes which Israel's military said involved 200 fighter jets. Trump also stressed that Tehran "cannot have a nuclear bomb".

The United States also underlined that it was not involved in the Israeli action and warned Tehran not to attack its personnel or interests.

But Tehran said the United States would be "responsible for consequences" as Israel's operation "cannot have been carried out without the coordination and permission of the United States".

Israel's operation struck at the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme", taking aim at the atomic facility in Natanz and nuclear scientists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The operation against Iran will "continue as many days as it takes," Netanyahu said, adding in a later video statement that the initial strikes were "very successful".

Iran's Revolutionary Guards leader Hossein Salami and armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri were killed in the Israeli operation, said Iranian media.

Iranian state media said residential buildings in Tehran were hit as well, killing a number of civilians including women and children.

Air traffic was halted at Tehran's main international airport Imam Khomeini, while neighbouring Iraq has also closed its airspace and suspended all flights at all airports, state media reported.

Israel declared a state of emergency, likewise closing its airspace, with Defence Minister Israel Katz anticipating retaliatory action from Tehran.

"Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," Katz said.

An Israeli military official added that the Israeli army believed that Iran had the ability to strike Israel "any minute".

Oil prices surged 12 percent while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump's warning of a "massive conflict" in the region.

Trump had also said the United States was drawing down staff in the Middle East, after Iran threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out.

Trump said he believed a "pretty good" deal on Iran's nuclear programme was "fairly close", but said that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.

The US leader did not disclose the details of a conversation on Monday with Netanyahu, but said: "I don't want them going in, because I think it would blow it."

Trump quickly added: "Might help it actually, but it also could blow it."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not respond to Israeli strikes by hitting US bases, saying Washington was not involved.

"Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel," Rubio said in a statement.

Prior to Friday's attack, Iran had threatened to hit US bases in the Middle East if conflict were to erupt.

"All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of them in the host countries," Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said this week.

With the violence raising questions on whether a sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran will still take place on Sunday in Oman, Trump said however that Washington is still "hoping to get back to the negotiating table".

Confirming Natanz among targets, the UN's nuclear watchdog said it was "closely monitoring" the situation.

"The agency is in contact with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are also in contact with our inspectors in the country," International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said.

Israel, which counts on US military and diplomatic support, sees Iran as an existential threat.

A proposed wealth tax on Canada’s richest 0.6% could raise hundreds of billions of dollars — enough to tackle housing, transit, and care. The sheer scale of what a tiny slice of billionaire wealth could fund is staggering.

Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons

^jacobin.com

A proposed wealth tax on Canada’s richest 0.6% could raise hundreds of billions of dollars — enough to tackle housing, transit, and care. The sheer scale of what a tiny slice of billionaire wealth could fund is staggering.

Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons

^jacobin.com

New legislation in Florida introduces a financial model that would enable local governments around the country to invest virtually limitless sums in the Israeli war effort, despite the mounting financial risk of doing so.

Florida’s New Investment: Israel’s War

^jacobin.com

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has clearly learned from other effective communicators like Bernie Sanders how to use online media to spread popular left-wing ideas. Mamdani’s approach is a model for other insurgent candidates.

Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging Machine Is a Model to Emulate

^jacobin.com

The Trump administration wants to cut more than 80,000 VA jobs this year and further privatize veterans’ health care. Last week’s D-Day anniversary saw the biggest veteran mobilizations yet against Trump’s cuts to veterans’ benefits.

Veterans Are Ramping Up Protests Against VA Cuts

^jacobin.com