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Greta Thunberg departs Israel on flight to Paris after detention aboard aid ship

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/middleeast/greta-thunberg-departs-israel-gaza-flotilla-int-hnk

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dinren

in reply to Björn Tantau • 3 mesi fa • •

Nah. That’s when people care. They’ll put her in a golden prison and use her to look good after they free her.

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rumimevlevi

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One of the activist is a journalist who said thst they didn't allow her to sleep. Rima hassan was threaatned to smash her face.

‘Complicit with a totalitarian regime’: Canada’s border rules are landing asylum seekers in ICE detention

Canadian authorities have returned more than 1,600 asylum seekers to the United States in 2025 without hearing their case for refugee protection, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Many have landed in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

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alterforlett

in reply to Arcanepotato • 3 mesi fa • •

The removals are a product of the longstanding Safe Third Country Agreement, which requires anyone seeking refugee protection in Canada or the U.S. to claim asylum in the first of the two countries they reach.

I understand why they've had that agreement. However, it should've been obvious for some time now that maybe that's an agreement they should bin? It's blatantly obvious the us don't treat refugees/asylum seekers the way they deserve at the moment

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CanadaPlus

in reply to alterforlett • 3 mesi fa • •

Yep. Politicians and the kind of people that hang out with politicians seem to be behind the curve on understanding what's happening, but even they must know this by now. The trick is that rolling it back could provoke Trump, and they're trying to keep that to a minimum at the moment.

That being said, if Carney doesn't fix the rules within the next year I'm going to be very disappointed. The courts will probably strike it down eventually regardless.

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Arcanepotato

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Folks have been suing the gov about the Safe Third a country agreement since 2005 - opposition isn't new. And yes, the courts did strike it down but the gov appealed, and it's still under review.

The govs website about the agreement even includes a section on why the US is considered a safe country.

I think assuming they are 'behind the curve' is
... generous.

Safe Third Country: more information | Canadian Council for Refugees

This page has historical information about the Safe Third Country Agreement. More the main page about Safe Third Country, with current information, see ccrweb.ca/en/safe-third-country.

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CanadaPlus

in reply to Arcanepotato • 3 mesi fa • •

I mean, in 2005 the US was a lot closer to Canada on multiple fronts when it comes to human rights. I'm kind of surprised that the court sided with the challengers - and not at all surprised the decision was successfully appealed in 2009, which you probably should mention.

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Arcanepotato

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It was successfully appealed in 2008, if we're being picky.

The appeal was based in the fact that the judge found that the basis upon which a regulation was made (i.e. the position that the states is a safe country) does not have to be absolutely correct, so long as the gov considered if it might be true.

(See: decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-ca…)

[57] Understanding precisely what is in issue in a judicial review application is important when it comes time to determine the standard of review as well as the scope of the review that can be conducted by the Court. An attack aimed at the vires of a regulation involves the narrow question of whether the conditions precedent set out by Parliament for the exercise of the delegated authority are present at the time of the promulgation, an issue that invariably calls for a standard of correctness.

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[60] Despite this language, the matter raised by the application is a pure vires issue (see the relevant part of the application for judicial review quoted at paragraph 15 above).

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[78] Subsection 101(2) does not refer to “actual” compliance or compliance “in absolute terms” nor does it otherwise specify the type and extent of compliance contemplated. However, Parliament has specified the four factors to be considered in determining whether a country can be designated. These factors are general in nature and are indicative of Parliament’s intent that the matter of compliance be assessed on the basis of an appreciation by the GIC of the country’s policies, practices and human rights record. Once it is accepted, as it must be in this case, that the GIC has given due consideration to these four factors, and formed the opinion that the candidate country is compliant with the relevant Articles of the Conventions, there is nothing left to be reviewed judicially. I stress that there is no suggestion in this case that the GIC acted in bad faith or for an improper purpose.

I mentioned it was challenged back then to demonstrate that it's been known to be problematic since the beginning.

If we want to follow along with the details there have been further challenges, started in 2017, which were on the basis that it violated the charter. The courts agreed in 2020, but again it was appealed and the court gave it's ruling in 2023: decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/s…

I remember watching Trudeau respond to this in 2020, when he was doing his daily appearances from the governor generals cottage.

I'm not trying to shame anyone for not knowing, I get that there is a lot going on in the world and people are struggling in an individual basis too. But it really shocks me when are surprised that it's not all sunshine and rainbows and open arms. I actually learned about it in 2017, when the PM was on TV saying canada would welcome people. Not if they are being deported from the US, I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

Canada v. Canada (Council for refugees) - Federal Court of Appeal

Web Experience Toolkit (WET) includes reusable components for building and maintaining innovative Web sites that are accessible, usable, and interoperable.

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corsicanguppy

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going to be very disappointed

What's that look like? We don't vote Red* because we like all the policies, but because the only alternative capable of pulling even a minority would be Trump levels of disastrous for us all.

So, would "disappointment" just be a harder grimace while continuing to vote to block the blue*?

*Note that in my country the blues are like Republicans and reds are the business-friendly investment/consolidated socialist-adjacents at centre of our spectrum.

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CanadaPlus

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I'm actually in a safe riding, on top of it all. I do activism as well, but it's a drop in the bucket. The sweet, sweet taste of powerlessness...

Oh well. In a world of 8 billion it's only fair.

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AlexLost

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Legislation takes time to change when you don't ha e a king passing edicts from the throne.

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alterforlett

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That is true

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News outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website traffic

Major news outlets are in panic mode as artificial intelligence chatbots push by Google and other Big Tech firms crush website traffic.

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flop_leash_973

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With what passes for news these days at most outlets I can't say I feel too bad for them that someone else beat them at their own game of feeding the masses surface level doom scrolling slop for engagement and ad impressions.

Hell, a large chunk of the junk being put out by these same outlets is trash written by the AI solutions they are paying for. Probably solutions from the likes of Google that is giving it to them at both ends.

Once the snake finishes eating its own tail maybe the good reporters will still have somewhere that pays them for the good work they do.

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explodicle

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Where does one pay for quality news?

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Ernest

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User Mag | Taylor Lorenz | Substack

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

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npr.org/donations/support

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SpaceCheeseWizard

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PBS is a good option too.

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CandleTiger

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arstechnica.com/

Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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YiddishMcSquidish

in reply to flop_leash_973 • 3 mesi fa • •

Yeah, they did it to themselves buying into the rage bait bullshit they've been doing for years.

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youmaynotknow

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Glad this is happening. These are the same news outlets that provide Google with your information and pay Google for ads.

They can all bust for all I care.

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Syria orders women to cover up on beaches with conservative new dress code

Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all public beaches, the latest cultural shift since Islamist-led rebels toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December.

The Tourism Ministry said the new guidelines were made in “the requirements of public interest.”

“Visitors to public beaches and pools, whether tourists or locals, are required to wear appropriate swimwear that takes into account public taste and the sensibilities of various segments of society,” Tourism Minister Mazen al-Salhani said in a directive posted to Facebook.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/middleeast/syria-dress-code-women-beaches-burkinis-latam-intl

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empireOfLove2

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Well any hope for the new government to be reasonable went right out the window.

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tal

in reply to empireOfLove2 • 3 mesi fa • •

We used to have considerably-more-restrictive rules on women's swimwear ourselves in the US, not that long ago.

npr.org/sections/npr-history-d…

A "beach cop" measures bathing suits in Washington, D.C., in 1922.

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PugJesus

in reply to empireOfLove2 • 3 mesi fa • •

It was never going to be a liberal government. The rule is conservative dreck, make no mistake, but the norm was already for burkinis and other such swimsuits to be worn. It's not a radical departure from extant behavior.

My concern, going forward, is more towards whether the government will resolve itself in a reasonably democratic way.

I'm not holding out hopes for a Tunisia, but a Jordan or Lebanon might be reasonable to cross one's fingers for.

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ISOmorph

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Never thought I'd see Tunisia mentioned as a beacon of democracy and/or progressiveness. It's just as oppressive there, just in the opposite direction. People are getting harrassed by police for going to friday prayers. Establishments seat you in the back for wearing headscarves, if you even get to enter. Source: got family there

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PugJesus

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I mean I wouldn't call it a beacon of democracy, but all things are relative. I picked one of the more reasonable polities in MENA with a mostly-functioning multiparty system. The alternative would've been saying I hoped for Turkiye, but, uh, considering Erdogan's behavior, I wasn't sure I wanted to make that comparison as a positive.

My point is simply that there is still hope for Syria to improve into something better than it was - and certainly better than some immensely calcified repressive regime like Iran or the Saudis, and that this... immensely distasteful conservative dreck does not necessarily sink that hope.

We look for Syria to take a step forward, not to become Sweden in a decade (though that would, obviously, also be immensely welcome; just less likely). Institutions are built a year at a time, a battle at a time, not all once.

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mlg

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Not that it matters that much anyway, HTS is essentially a joint puppet project by Turkey and the USA.

As long as whoever is in charge follows their geopolitical demands, they really won't care how they handle the internal country.

Still at least it's a significant upgrade from Assad. Anyone would take this over chemical weapon civil war again.

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Gsus4

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Dude's backed by trump, Erdogan and Saudis, did you expect him to be liberal?

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dinren

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On the bright side, less skin cancer.

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idiomaddict

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Probably more drownings though 🙁

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dinren

in reply to idiomaddict • 3 mesi fa • •

Hey, at least your husband can’t beat you when you’re dead!

I’ll see myself out.

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A_norny_mousse

in reply to MicroWave • 3 mesi fa • •

A new government after the revolution. What is the first thing they do? Try to fix what is broken? No, oppress women some more!

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burgerchurgarr

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Not good because no one should tell wear anyone what to wear or what not to wear. Let’s not forget the obsession of conservatives and even liberals with banning hijabs and niqabs in the western world under the guise of "liberating“ women. I find it ridiculous that the whole world seems obsessed with telling women how to dress.

Anyway, this is definitely a hint at the society they imagine and I don’t think it’s a good direction. On the other hand I think westerners don’t understand the Middle East either.

The Middle East is very much class divided and the upper class wouldn’t go to public beaches anyway, while middle class and below is usually very conservative, no matter which religion or even if not religious.

That’s why even without this ban you wouldn’t really see women in a bikini on public beaches because that’s not the culture. You can find it good or bad but that’s how the culture is. Even in Tunisia which people love mentioning it’s not a common thing.

If you go to hotels it’s gonna be different because that’s where all the rich locals will go to be on their own and usually they have a more "western" lifestyle. To illustrate, not even in hotels in Saudi Arabia would they enforce such a dress code (we’re talking about luxury hotels here) because money talks.

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OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe

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I don't labor under the belief that anyone operating in an area that fraught with fundamentalist religious groups controlling all key functions of society actually KNOW what their own culture is. If half your population can't speak freely, you don't have an accurate view of your people's beliefs.

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burgerchurgarr

in reply to OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe • 3 mesi fa • •

Yeah I mean that’s definitely true but I think it’s also very western centric to assume that everyone will automatically start stripping naked just because they can. I certainly don’t even though I absolutely can, and I don’t wanna take it away from anyone. It’s just not what I wanna do.

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OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe

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Yeah I'd agree with the idea that a society historically repressed would slingshot to nude beaches right away. I just wouldn't make commentary on how likely a populace of oppressed people might seek freedoms and make the same mistake of assuming what their culture is when neither of us has heard what the people of said country wants.

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burgerchurgarr

in reply to OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe • 3 mesi fa • •

I mean I’m from the Middle East just fucked off from there a while ago

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OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe

in reply to burgerchurgarr • 3 mesi fa • •

And my neighbors are rural Trumpers. I still don't grasp what the hell it is they're after.

Big data, plot points from individuals, statistical regressions. That's what you need to make those claims. If not, it's personal anecdotes, personal anecdotes from someone who lived in the geographical region, yes, but just anecdotes.

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burgerchurgarr

in reply to OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe • 3 mesi fa • •

Fair enough, I don’t think you understand how different middle eastern societies are though from your individualistic American society. It’s normal to have 10 siblings and literally 100s of cousins and uncles/aunts. It’s normal to have family spread across the entire Middle East, the entire world actually. Our diaspora communities are huge, we have friends from all kinds of places and we talk a lot. In the end all I can offer you is a perspective, take it or leave it and most importantly enjoy your day!

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madcaesar

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Religion: Wrong about everything, everywhere all at once.

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vanta rainbow black

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christ, what a shithole. i would rather blow my brains out than ever be forced to wear a "burkini"

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Lumps in Trump's Pants Revive Health Concerns as Speculation of 'Leg Braces' Grows Days After Tumbling Up Stairs

The internet is debating whether President Donald Trump is wearing leg braces, a catheter or just pants after the latest viral photos appeared to show lumps.

^{Taylor Odisho (Latin Times)}

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Sho

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I have never seen the word "concern" used so incorrectly.

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Default_Defect

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I'm concerned that he isn't sick enough.

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Maduro calls on the US people to stop its government's madness (+Foto) - Noticias Prensa Latina

Maduro llama al pueblo de EEUU a detener locura de su Gobierno (+Foto) - Noticias Prensa Latina

Caracas, 18 jun (Prensa Latina) El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, llamó al pueblo estadounidense a detener la locura de su Gobierno de involucrarse en la guerra que sostienen hoy Israel y la República Islámica de Irán.

^{Juan Carlos Díaz Guerrero (Prensa Latina)}

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blobjim [he/him]

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Translated by Yandex:

Caracas, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, called on the American people to stop the madness of his government to get involved in the war that Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran are fighting today.
June 17, 2025 | 22:16
When participating in the Workshop of the Seven Transformations (7T) with the elected deputies on May 25, in the Ríos Reyna room of the Teresa Carreño Theater Cultural Complex, in Caracas, the ruler assured that “only the people of the United States can stop this madness.”
I am calling on the American people, do you want another war, do you want the United States to be involved in the slaughter, in the destruction of Muslim, Iranian and Arab peoples? Maduro asked.
They want the United States to be marked as the initiator of the Third World War, he added, noting that this is the call he makes from “pacifist and Bolivarian Venezuela.”
The president called for that, from the streets, from all corners, from North to South and from East to West, in the American nation “a single voice be raised, no to war!”.
Maduro recalled the destruction and death every time the United States gets involved in a conflict in the Middle East as happened in Iraq, where a million people lost their lives, as well as in Libya and Afghanistan.
The head of state urged the countries that are powers in the region and the world to “sit down and force the Zionist state of (Benjamin) Netanyahu to stop its attacks and respect international law.”
I call on all the governments of the new powers: China, Russia, Turkey, the countries of the Gulf Council, the nations of the Global South, but especially the Muslim countries, to “support and accompany the Islamic Republic of Iran in its struggle for peace,” he emphasized.
"That has to be the way, not the way of escalation of violence, of deaths, of bombs, no,” he reaffirmed.
He also reiterated his call to the Jewish people to stop the war and to Netanyahu to "stop this madness of hellish war with all neighboring countries and of wanting to conquer and colonize the entire Middle East and Western Asia."
It is a Hitlerite, supremacist and Nazi idea, which must be defeated by the Global South, he stressed.
About the 7T Workshop, the ruler proposed the creation of a Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentary Political School, named after the Venezuelan revolutionary David Nieves Banchs.
The objective of this center would be to contribute to the formation of political leaders, he said, and he called on revolutionary parliamentarians to prepare to become “a sounding board for People's Power.”

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TacoButtPlug

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Maybe do some undercover shit and help us out

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Liberals tell me to protest Drumpf: fuck you you don't control me

Maduro tells me to protest Trump: YES SIR MR MADURO SIR

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Maduro Uchiha is busting out his Mangekyō sharingan’s genjitsu to brainwash the people against Hokage trump

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Sumoud Convoy to Return to Tunisia after Permission Denied to Enter Egypt - Palestine Chronicle (2025-06-16)

Sumoud Convoy to Return to Tunisia after Permission Denied to Enter Egypt - Palestine Chronicle (2025-06-16)
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>> Organizers of a land convoy seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip have reportedly announced their decision to cancel the convoy’s journey after authorities in eastern Libya refused to allow them to cross into Egypt.
>> In a statement on its Facebook page, the group said: “We have been informed by the Libyan authorities that the Egyptian authorities have rejected the licenses requests that we sent to the Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia through all possible legal and diplomatic channels.”
>> “We decided to return to Tunisia and look for other ways to lift the siege” in Gaza, the statement added.
>> ... the convoy “is peaceful and will remain peaceful and we will remain on the spot peacefully waiting” for the release of the detained participants.
#Soumoud #BreakTheSiege #Maghrib @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel

Sumoud Convoy to Return to Tunisia after Permission Denied to Enter Egypt - Palestine Chronicle

Organizers of a land convoy aimed at breaking Gaza's seige have decided to cancel the journey after permission was denied to enter Egypt.

^{admin (Palestine Chronicle)}

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via United States | News & Politics

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Mike Huckabee Is A Deranged Armageddon Cultist

Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

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Türkiye, China renew $4.7B currency swap deal to bolster bilateral trade

Deal supports local currency transactions worth up to ₺189B ($4.79B), 35B Chinese yuan

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Update of my $65 4tb nvmes 🤣🤪

So i'm testing one of the drives I got on amazon using an old computer. It started off promising, didn't get any errors when formating the drive, write speed using a usb adapter at 25mb/s... Then it dropped off to 7mb/s and the expected time shot up from 40hours to 156h🤣

I'm going to let it run over night and see what happens in the morning. If I can get it to show 4tb without error I might still keep them to test out my geekworm pi nas, otherwise back to amazon you go!

#datahoarder

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TonyTonyChopper

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7 MB/s is insane. That's 1000x slower than a real SSD.

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Scrubbles

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It's probably either failed or they faked the size, and that's the average speed of the entire operation now. But yes, it's abysmal

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The0utc4st

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Don't worry, it's much worse than that now. It's showing 1.63 now and estimated 611h until completion. These are going back to amazon

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adarza

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$65 for 4tb? they're almost certainly fake crap. just got done giving someone the bad news on some similarly-priced sd and ssd they bought off ebay.

grc.com/validrive.htm will verify real capacity in seconds.

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Laptop left charging on bed causes house fire in Bendigo

Ms Robinson said the laptop was an 18-month old AppleMac Pro and it had started to lose charge more often in the lead up to the fire.
"It seemed to be going flat a lot, which can identify a faulty battery," Ms Robinson.
Fire Rescue Victoria commander Craig Houlahan attended the blaze.
"It was clear the fire had actually started from the bed," he said.
"It was quite obvious with the development of the fire that it was the laptop, because of the battery."

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Experts warn mobile sports betting could be gateway to gambling crisis for young men in New York

The popularity of online gambling, especially among young men, has addiction researchers worried in New York, where mobile sports betting has surpassed casino gambling as the primary reason for calls to the state’s helpline.

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Experts warn mobile sports betting could be gateway to gambling crisis for young men in New York

The popularity of online gambling, especially among young men, has addiction researchers worried in New York, where mobile sports betting has surpassed casino gambling as the primary reason for calls to the state’s helpline.

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ICE Taking away a 3 year old from the parents

it is undoubtedly the ethical thing to shoot at those terrorists on sight.

https://www.reddit.com/r/johnoliver/s/RSPbRlJI20

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US Always Planned to Use Israel as Proxy to Attack Iran

Donald Trump did everything he could to make sure that the war between Israel and Iran began, military and political observer Evgeny Mikhailov tells Sputnik.

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ZephyrXero

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Worse, they want to coax Iran into bombing the shit out of Israel so they can claim the biblical battle of Armageddon has begun. They're accelerationists

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Grapho

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I now know how my father must have felt when Reagan had the nuclear codes and a leaky brain

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geneva_convenience

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This is such nonsense. Netanyahu has been trying non-stop to get the US to attack Iraq and Iran for literally 30 years. And the US kept saying no.

The US is not benefiting from having all their regional assets and oil fields blown up by Iranian missiles. The only party which does not care about this whatsoever is of course Israel. The cart and the horse keep getting switched around.

Further evidenced by lemmy.ml/post/31869269/1932291…

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jackeroni via World News

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Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine: How It is Progressing [Video]

Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine: How It is Progressing

In February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after Kiev intensified attacks on the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

^{Sputnik International}

#Worldnews

MicroWave via politics

3 mesi fa • •

MicroWave
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‘No Kings’ was biggest protest in U.S. history: data analyst

The “No Kings” protests in every state may have been the biggest day of demonstrations in American history, a data analyst has suggested.

“Based on hundreds of crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don’t have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6m people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday,” independent data journalist G Elliott posted to X Sunday.

For reference, that’d mean Saturday’s demonstrations featured 1-2% of the total population of 340 million taking to the streets in more than 2,000 cities to voice their opposition to the increasingly authoritarian, far-right policies the president has pursued since assuming office for the second time.

‘No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst

For reference, that’s between 1 and 2 percent of the total population of the United States.

^{Will Neal (The Daily Beast)}

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Gbagginsthe3rd via Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

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MakeMKV down - cant find firmware to flash Verbatim 43888

Hi all,

I recently bought a Verbatim 43888. Went to rip my first disc, which is just a regular DVD. But MakeMKV isn't even able to detect the disc. I checked a few forums which all recommend Makemkv forums, however the site seems to be down.

I may need to rollback the firmware from version 1.05 to 1.03. Has anyone else had experience with this issue? Can it be done using linux?

I know the drive is working because I can see the video/audio files. It also works with Handbrake.

Cheers

#piracy

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tkw8

in reply to Gbagginsthe3rd • 3 mesi fa • •

Check out LibreDrive. forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewto…

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NaibofTabr

in reply to tkw8 • 3 mesi fa • •

umm...

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ElectroLisa

in reply to tkw8 • 3 mesi fa • •

OP says the website you've linked cannot be reached by them (neither by me).

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tkw8

in reply to ElectroLisa • 3 mesi fa • •

I can reach it?

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ElectroLisa

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tkw8

in reply to ElectroLisa • 3 mesi fa • •

Here you go 😀 Link

It doesn’t call home to makemkv so OP is played by this again, he/she won’t have this issue.

What is LibreDrive? - www.makemkv.com

^{web.archive.org}

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Gbagginsthe3rd

in reply to tkw8 • 3 mesi fa • •

Thanks, this link saved me -web.archive.org/web/2024092605… if anyone else needs the summary link for updating firmware

Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023 - www.makemkv.com

^{web.archive.org}

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SatyrSack

in reply to Gbagginsthe3rd • 3 mesi fa • •

Lemmy seemed to parse that as two separate hyperlinks for me. This should work as a simple clickable link 🤞 web.archive.org/web/2024092605…

Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023 - www.makemkv.com

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via United States | News & Politics

3 mesi fa • •

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3 mesi fa • •

OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

WSJ report says OpenAI mulling federal complaint as Microsoft stalls restructuring plan.

^{Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)}

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via Space, the final frontier

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Sunspots AR4114 erupted X-class solar flare today

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via Memes

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3 mesi fa • •

US invasion of...

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And that list isn't even complete

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New US defense headquarter

cm0002 via Technology

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Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators

Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators | TechCrunch

Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups.

^{Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)}

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everydayhiker via Photography

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Roche Miette as seen from Hidden Valley in Jasper National Park

Hidden valley
Another short but steep hike in eastern Jasper National Park, this hike takes you to a valley nestled under Roche Miette before you get to the bald up top. Much less intimidating than the wall on Morro Peak, but just as physical. One ladder section is easily climbed along the way and you may see some mountain goats while you’re up there! Hopefully he doesn’t see you eat it on the muddy slope like he did for me! At the trailhead is a great spot to watch Bighorn as well.

The ladder chained to the rock face leads to a slippery section made easier by the heavy duty chains running the length of it.

Looking back towards the Athabasca river valley below. The trail is in the lower valley and not on top of the ridgeline.

A look back towards the highway shows how quickly this trail rises before entering the canyon. The Athabasca river valley sprawls below.

The front face of Roche Miette in black and white.

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Octt via Blogs

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letmarciscenza più elaborata del facile

Ho dei pensieri forse un po’ confusi a riguardo, e certamente rifletterci e scriverci su a quest’ora non aiuta — nonostante questo sia a dire il vero proprio l’orario migliore possibile per scrivere cose di questo tipo, perché il lieve sonno mi porta inevitabilmente alla stesura di righe che nemmeno sotto effetto di droghe sarebbe […]

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letmarciscenza più elaborata del facile

Ho dei pensieri forse un po’ confusi a riguardo, e certamente rifletterci e scriverci su a quest’ora non aiuta — nonostante questo sia a dire il vero proprio l’orario migliore possibile per scrivere cose di questo tipo, perché il lieve sonno mi porta inevitabilmente alla stesura di righe che nemmeno sotto effetto di droghe sarebbe possibile concepire — però diavolaccio… Se davvero devo avviarmi sulla strada del bedrotting professionale, portando buona parte delle giornate ad essere concettualmente assimilabili a questa mia ultima trascorsa, ci sono un paio di appunti da tenere in conto per massimizzare il valore dell’esperienza, soprattutto in chiave di ricorrenza medio-alta. ✋
Innanzitutto, il top bedrotting dovrebbe essere visto con più grande passione; ossia, nel modo in cui a quanto pare diverse persone su Internet già fanno… e non nel modo su cui senza volerlo ripiego io, ossia come “piano B”, come “ops oggi mi sento così e quindi farò così perché non mi va di fare come al solito“. In effetti, il marcimento lettifero nella sua forma più pura altro non è che un momento di straordinaria connessione con il sublime attraverso attimi altrimenti normali, banali; è lo stato di esistenza che più precisamente di tutti gli altri si trova a metà tra la vita e la morte, l’ordine ed il caos; insomma, l’equilibrio perfetto che, se non fosse per la fame e in molti casi il dover pagare l’affitto, potrebbe rappresentare la modalità dell’essere ideale permanentemente per tutti gli esseri umani… con la sofferenza tangibile della specie che sarebbe estremamente più limitata come conseguenza, e tutte le guerre che si formerebbero per sempre (…così come lo sviluppo della società ed il mantenimento dei servizi, in realtà, ma è un piccolo prezzo da pagare a confronto dei grandi benefici per tutti). 🥰
Quindi, boh: a parte le digressioni, serve più convinzione, più integrità. Innanzitutto, dovrei forse programmare il bedrotting come attività fissa all’interno della mia giornata, non sindacabile, da onorare e rispettare senza se e senza ma; e che occupi quanto più tempo possibile dei miei momenti di veglia, idealmente, anche se ciò non è sempre possibile nella pratica. Probabilmente, poi, dovrei rifarmi il letto appena mi sveglio dopo la notte, o almeno poco prima di darmi al bedrotting per la prima volta nella giornata dopo essermi alzata… non perché io ora dalla sera alla pre-notte creda alla propaganda dei rifattisti (quelli che dicono che il letto va rifatto subito perché bla bla bla e per giunta è una forma mentis zzz…), ma perché indubbiamente è più comodo sprofondare nel letto ordinato e senza pieghe, rispetto allo schifo che diventa durante la notte di sonno turbato, non prendiamoci in giro. 🌚
Questi due punti, dopo una piccola riflessione, mi appaiono veramente come il minimo da tenere in considerazione per un’esperienza di marciscenza spirituale decente. Ma, ovviamente si può, e probabilmente si deve, fare ancora di meglio… E dunque, da un lato temo di dover ammettere che bisogna ogni giorno lavarsi, per bene e subito, per dedicarsi alla funzione… e dall’altro bisogna porre un po’ di attenzione anche nel po’ di vestiario che si indossa durante la cosa. Lo sappiamo come questi giorni più scarichi portano a viziarci — e a viziarmi, personalmente, con io in particolare che finisco per lavarmi solo ben dopo pranzo, per poi indossare magliette e pantaloni veramente a casaccio, sotto l’influenza del diktat per cui sarebbe sconveniente tenere dentro casa quegli indumenti di maggior pregio estetico e morale che invece sarebbero meglio riservati solo per uscire. Ma, tra la puzza di ascelle dormite, e i vestiti con sopra i pallini di cotone consumati, l’anima ne soffre… e poi, che figura ci si fa con gli spiriti delle pareti che ci guardano da molto (molto) vicino durante la giornata in casa? 🪱
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Ora, però, per concludere, un piccolo momento di rovescio della medaglia, che sento essere necessario anche se a molti non farà affatto piacere… Se vi considerate appassionati di bedrotting, o comunque in qualche modo siete praticanti più o meno abituali dell’attività, ma quello che ho detto qui vi sembra assurdo, fuori misura, o comunque non ne considerereste nemmeno mai la semplice idea di applicazione… ahimè, voi siete probabilmente nella trappola della marciscenza non introspettiva, la variante con buona ragione strettamente criticata persino dal Consiglio Assoluto degli Stellari. Oh, per carità: nessuno è perfetto, menchemeno io che stavolta mi permetto di fare questa predica (in parte auto-predica) che mi rendo conto essere a dir poco sconclusionata… però quantomeno mantenete la mente aperta a nuove formule di riposo più arricchenti del sé, suvvia! 😳
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MicroWave via politics

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported to DC-area hospital after allergic reaction, DHS says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.

“Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.

CNN observed several Secret Service agents posted at several entrances outside the emergency room at the hospital where the secretary was admitted.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/politics/kristi-noem-hostpital

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Red0ctober via politics

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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

All 17 experts ousted from the federal vaccine advisory committee have spoken out about the drastic changes that anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made since taking office. Those changes include unilaterally restricting access to COVID-19 vaccines and summarily firing the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which had guided federal vaccine policies for more than 60 years.

"We are deeply concerned that these destabilizing decisions, made without clear rationale, may roll back the achievements of US immunization policy, impact people’s access to lifesaving vaccines, and ultimately put US families at risk of dangerous and preventable illnesses," the fired experts write in an editorial published in JAMA.

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

The experts say RFK Jr.’s actions show “troubling disregard for scientific integrity.”…

^{Beth Mole (Ars Technica)}

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davel via Privacy

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Welcome to Peak Palantir [Naked Capitalism]

Welcome to Peak Palantir | naked capitalism

The company that " knows everything about you" is going from strength to strength as war rises and and the so-called "liberal" West turns into a dystopian novel.

^{Nick Corbishley (naked capitalism)}

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Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]

in reply to davel • 3 mesi fa • •

Hang these fucking freaks

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quickenparalysespunk

in reply to davel • 3 mesi fa • •

in all seriousness, palantir and clearview are way more dangerous than most of the other shit going on out there. only Putin has greater max evil potential (when considering not only politics and military but also Russian Mafia and western politician campaign secret donations).

theyre basically Albion from watch dogs legion.

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davel

in reply to quickenparalysespunk • 3 mesi fa • •

It’s amazing how Russiagate malarkey and the Ukraine war has people thinking Putin is some cartoon evil mastermind. There is no greater “max evil potential” in the world than the US empire itself, of which Palantir & Clearview are constituent parts.

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hansolo

in reply to quickenparalysespunk • 3 mesi fa • •

I 100% agree with you about Clearview and Palantir. Really, 1,000%.

Putin, on the other hand, has passed his peak unless he's gong to get the nukes out. His potential at this point is simply how much longer he is around to keep perpetuating his "3 day war." Which is not nothing. The guy needs to go the fuck away, and the US justification for using nukes in Japan was that forcing a surrender via attack against civilian targets prevented a years-long slog and invasion. Well, here we are again. Justify whatever is needed to ensure he falls out a window one day this week. The power vacuum without Prighozin around is just going to revert to 1992 style robber barons anyway. It always would. There's never been an alternative to that.

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davel

in reply to hansolo • 3 mesi fa • •

🙄, but I’ll only address:

the US justification for using nukes in Japan was that forcing a surrender via attack against civilian targets prevented a years-long slog and invasion.

That was the US’s public-facing narrative, not its actual justifications. Japan was already ready to surrender at that point, but the US was worried that Japan might surrender to the USSR instead, and the US wanted an unconditional surrender, not one with conditions. It also wanted to scare the living shit out of the USSR, to discourage it from further spreading its influence. And it wanted to test the bomb on a city that had been left intentionally undamaged during the war, namely Hiroshima, for its own nuclear weapons research & development.

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Photuris

in reply to quickenparalysespunk • 3 mesi fa • •

The company I work for is using software sold by palantir.

The software itself is benign, and quite clever and useful, but regardless it feels like we’ve made a deal with the devil to me.

silence7 via politics

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Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at Jan. 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC

The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

Archived copies of the article:
* Archive.today
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Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Flown Above Government Agency in DC

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

^{Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)}

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BrikoX via Path of Exile

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[Patch Notes] 3.26.0b Hotfix

3.26.0b Hotfix

Fixed a client crash when failing to fall back to DirectX11 if DirectX12 is not supported.

Patch Notes - 3.26.0b Hotfix - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

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[Patch Notes] 3.26.0b Patch Notes (restartless)

3.26.0b Patch Notes

Reduced the damage of the Memory Influence Monsters.
The Refiner's Bargain Atlas Keystone now has Lifeforce found in your Maps is granted as a random Crop instead at 150% of the value (from 300%). The client will display the old value until updated in a later patch.
Vastly reduced the gold cost of extremely rare Unique items from Cadiro in Betrayal. The rarest unique will cost at a maximum ~135000 gold. This is to alleviate an issue where you'd have to keep a huge amount of gold on your character at all times just in case the right unique item was offered. This is approximately twenty-five times cheaper now for the most expensive unique items.
Fixed a bug where the Cannot have Minions other than Animated Weapons Modifier on the Dark Monarch Unique was not removing Animated Guardian.
Fixed a bug where some Mercenaries would be unable to take actions while taunted by non-players.
Fixed several cases of Mercenaries attempting to target players that had not opted into duels. They couldn't damage them, just try to.
Fixed Veiled Chaos Orbs not being listable on the Currency Exchange.
Fixed Syndicate Medallion, Echo of Loneliness, Echo of Trauma and Echo of Reverence not being in the Fragments tab of the Currency Exchange.
Fixed Blessed Orbs not being usable on Expedition Logbooks.
Fixed Kingsmarch resources not being collected if you hadn't visited Kingsmarch yet.
Fixed a bug with Memory Lines sometimes not generating when talking to Eagon in your hideout.
Fixed a bug where the Quisitive Quandaries The Dweller of the Deep Challenge was being completed when clearing the Fetid Pool instead.
Added a tooltip for disabled Currency Exchange orders to clarify they can manually be migrated from Character Selection.
Changed the Controller button for opening the Bestiary book and Heist inventory to avoid clashing with Mercenaries.
Fixed a bug when using Controller where the dropdown selection in the Farm Plot UI was not working.
Fixed a bug when using Controller where the Expedition Explosives placement not responding to right stick movement.
Fixed a bug when using Controller where the Atlas Passive Tree selector on was not functioning correctly.
Fixed a client crash when using Controller that could occur when talking to Sin about the Pantheon.
Fixed a client crash when using Controller that could occur in the Challenges panel.
Fixed a crash when using Controller that could occur when entering the socket management mode UI.
Fixed 2 instance crashes.

This patch was deployed without restarting the servers, you'll need to patch your client to get the client changes.

Patch Notes - 3.26.0b Patch Notes (restartless) - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

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[Announcement] How Secrets of the Atlas Launch Went

We wanted to give an update talking about how the launch went and what we're immediately working on.

Over the weekend we launched Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas. We are so thrilled to see the number of people who joined us for launch day. Welcome back, Exiles!

Starting with the elephant in the room, unfortunately primarily our European servers but also servers across the globe have been facing a barrage of DDOS attacks. We understand that this issue has ruined such an anticipated launch for many players. This is unacceptable service and we are deeply sorry. We want to assure you that we are taking this very seriously and it is the highest priority problem for our company to solve. Due to the nature of these attacks, we're unable to provide a timeframe on when it will be resolved but we do want to acknowledge that we do see the issue and are doing everything we can to mitigate this.

Another thing we caught just prior to the launch was an issue with our final console builds which did not affect our internal realms so couldn't have been caught sooner than it was. Because this required brand new builds to be created, tested and then certified, this process took quite a long time to fix, but the console realms are now fully operational and players are able to login and play. We are implementing measures to prevent this occurring in the future.

While our system administration and backend team address the issues with the servers, our development team continues to monitor feedback. Currently the leading issue we're looking to address with the league is that a number of Mercenary skills, especially once you get to the middle of the campaign start to deal overwhelming amounts of damage to the player, often instantly killing you, you should expect a patch in the near future that puts all these skills more in line. This will not affect the Mercenary balance when they are your ally.

Additionally we're looking at making some improvements to the Memory Skills granted in maps influenced by The Originator, we'll have more updates on this later this week.

We also just wanted to give a huge thank you to all our players, be it those who have returned to play Path of Exile after a year with no expansions, and all those who are new to the game.

We're very excited to not only once again be delivering content, but playing the game alongside you all.

Thank you Exiles!

Announcements - How Secrets of the Atlas Launch Went - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

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Mangoholic

in reply to BrikoX • 2 mesi fa • •

Very cool that this is now on lemmy.
EU league start was very frustrating, hopefully you ll find a solution. Seems like a tough problem to solve.

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BrikoX

in reply to Mangoholic • 2 mesi fa • •

Community is not affiliated or run by Grinding Gear Games.

As far EU issues, they said that their service providers were being DDoSed so not much they can do themselves apart from diversifying the infrastructure.

cyber attack disrupting service by overloading the provider of the service

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Pro via Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

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Napster and Sonos Sued for Millions in Unpaid Music Royalties

Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Together with audio giant Sonos, Napster faces a lawsuit demanding over $3.4 million in alleged unpaid copyright royalties. Filed by SoundExchange, the complaint centers on missed payments related to the "Sonos Radio" service, which until 2023 was powered by Napster's music catalog.

Napster and Sonos Sued for Millions in Unpaid Music Royalties * TorrentFreak

Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, now finds itself facing a new copyright challenge.

^{Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)}

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Grass

in reply to Pro • 3 mesi fa • •

what kind of parallel timeline shit is this? napster having any sort of presence at all until 2023? are you for real?

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nocturne

in reply to Grass • 3 mesi fa • •

I canceled Spotify and moved to Napster a few years ago because supposedly Napster pays artists better, but their apps were such shit. And there would be random songs missing from an album, or an album would only have a single song. A lot of newer stuff was unavailable, as were small artists. I ended up cancelling with Napster.

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johnwicksdog

in reply to nocturne • 3 mesi fa • •

I did the same but joined Tidal for the same reason. Their app isn’t terrible—could do with more features but it’s been robust in my experience.

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nocturne

in reply to johnwicksdog • 3 mesi fa • •

I am using tidal now. I like it. But I hate that it loses my place in my playlist quite often. I also dislike that it is difficult to remove a song from a playlist, as you cannot remove it from the song while it is playing, you have to go to the playlist to remove it.

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drspawndisaster

in reply to Grass • 3 mesi fa • •

While Napster did get decked hard a long while ago, it's still a well known cultural icon, so some company was inevitably going to buy the rights to its branding/trademarks after it ate dirt to attract attention to whatever product they decide to slap it on.

The same thing kinda happened to Atari. That company got burned to a crisp by Nintendo and Sega after the 2600, but some nobodies bought it and things keep having the Atari logo even today because it was a well known brand. It sucked ass and failed... but we remember it.

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Steve Dice

in reply to drspawndisaster • 3 mesi fa • •

I think you're confused. The 2600 is 575 years away.

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drspawndisaster

in reply to Steve Dice • 3 mesi fa • •

I'm actually from the future, I was talking about Atari, the interkiric rockware organization based in Florida, Canada

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XXIC3CXSTL3Z

in reply to Pro • 3 mesi fa • •

Who the fuck still uses Napster? Much less for media piracy 😭😭🙏🙏

Protestation via Communism

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Protestation

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Nemeski via Meta

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Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds

A new ‘Fediverse feed’ in your Following section will show posts from Mastodon, Flipboard, and elsewhere.

^{David Pierce (The Verge)}

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Nemeski via Meta

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Meta is making all Facebook videos reels

In the coming months, all Facebook videos will be shared as reels, Meta announced. You’ll be able to make them as long as you want.

^{Jay Peters (The Verge)}

#meta

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via Memes

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3 mesi fa • •

The EU vs the US

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via Socialism

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‘Waste colonialism’: world grapples with west’s unwanted plastic

Germany and UK are big exporters of plastic, much of which lies rotting in ports in Turkey, Vietnam and other countries

^{Ruth Michaelson (The Guardian)}

#socialism

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rodneyck via Progressive Politics

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A friendly reminder, the USA took 4 Presidents, thousands of lives, trillions of dollar and 20 years to replace Taliban with Taliban.

Submission Statement

Between 2001 and 2021, under four U.S. presidents, the United States spent approximately $2.3 trillion, with 2,459 American military fatalities and up to 360,000 estimated Afghan civilian deaths.

After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, approximately $7.12 billion worth of military equipment was left behind, according to a 2022 Department of Defense report. This equipment, transferred to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) from 2005 to 2021, included:

Weapons: Over 300,000 of 427,300 weapons, including rifles like M4s and M16s.  
Vehicles: More than 40,000 of 96,000 military vehicles, including 12,000 Humvees and 1,000 armored vehicles.  
Aircraft: 78 aircraft, valued at $923.3 million, left at Hamid Karzai International Airport, all demilitarized and rendered inoperable.  
Munitions: 9,524 air-to-ground munitions worth $6.54 million, mostly non-precision.  
Communications and Specialized Equipment: Nearly all communications gear (e.g., radios, encryption devices) and 42,000 pieces of night vision, surveillance, biometric, and positioning equipment.

The total equipment provided to the ANDSF was valued at $18.6 billion, with the $7.12 billion figure representing what remained after the withdrawal. Much of this equipment is now under Taliban control, though its operational capability is limited due to the need for specialized maintenance and technical expertise.

The United States has provided at least $93.41 billion in total aid to Afghanistan since 2001. This includes:

Military Aid (2001–2020): Approximately $72.7 billion (in current dollars), primarily through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund ($71.7 billion) and other programs like International Military Education and Training, Foreign Military Financing, and Peacekeeping Operations ($1 billion combined).  

Humanitarian and Reconstruction Aid (2001–2025): Around $20.71 billion, including $3 billion in humanitarian and development aid post-2021 and $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan assets transferred to the Afghan Fund in 2022. Pre-2021 reconstruction and humanitarian aid (e.g., $174 million in 2001 and $300 million pledged in 2002) adds to this, though exact figures for the full period are less clear.

A friendly reminder, the USA took 4 Presidents, thousands of lives, trillions of dollar and 20 years to replace Taliban with Taliban.

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in reply to Rivalarrival • 3 mesi fa • •

Come back to me in 80 years

On the one hand, props for putting a number to it, on the other, Jesus Fucking Christ.

You realize that all the countries' governments you listed have at least consented to us being there, whereas Afghanistan specifically said they wanted us gone?

Just going full Genghis Khan over here. As if the brazen conquest wasn't bad enough, you want to condemn our grandkids to the continued subjugation of their grandkids. Absolutely insane.

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Ehhh kinda. For many of those countries, the troops were a leftover of occupation, it was a choice but kind of a forced one, you don't want to upset your overlords.

In the EU, with the increased independence as the organization grew, calls to send the American troops home became stronger and stronger.

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