Inside Trump's Frantic, Failing Mission to Crush the Epstein 'MAGA Rebellion'
Inside Trump's Failing Mission to Crush the MAGA Revolt Over Epstein
President Donald Trump and his administration are doing everything they can to make MAGA forget about Jeffrey Epstein. They are failing.Ryan Bort (Rolling Stone)
Three people killed, 34 injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus — Syrian Health Ministry
Three people killed, 34 injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus — Syrian Health Ministry
Earlier, Israel launched several airstrikes on DamascusTASS
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FBI's Video Game Piracy Crackdown Leads to Domain Confusion
Late last week, the FBI seized the domain names of several gaming piracy websites, including NSW2U.com. The sites in question were used to download more than a million games per month, according to a press release, which inadvertently identified a nonexistent domain. The FBI eventually seized the correct domain, and the investigation continues. Meanwhile, opportunists are moving in to lure displaced pirates to new "NSW2U" domains.
FBI's Video Game Piracy Crackdown Leads to Domain Confusion * TorrentFreak
The FBI's gaming piracy crackdown on NSW2U is complicated by a domain error and the appearance of new, potentially troubling domains.Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.
Originally published on The Lever, but that one asks you to sign up.
How Google Ruined Your Phone
Google has sabotaged its phones’ open-source technology in order to stamp out its competitors and intensify surveillance of its customers.The Lever
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Zuckerberg and former Meta execs sued for billions over user data
Meta has been accused of harvesting user data without consent in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit by company shareholders against chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.The case dates back to a 2018 scandal, which saw the data of millions of Facebook users accessed by a now-defunct political consulting firm.
The firm, Cambridge Analytica, worked for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Now, Meta shareholders are suing Mr Zuckerberg and several current and former company executives, claiming they violated a 2012 agreement to protect user data.
They want Mr Zuckerberg and his co-defendants to reimburse the company for more than $US8 billion ($12.2 billion) in fines and other costs Meta paid following the controversy.
Mr Zuckerberg has dismissed the allegations in court filings as "extreme claims".
Jeannie Paterson, who specialises in consumer protection and AI regulation, said the lawsuit was "unusual".
"This is an action by some minority shareholders against the company they hold shares on, and they're saying that the bad behaviour of the company … would have caused them loss, for which they should be compensated for by the directors," Professor Paterson, from the University of Melbourne, said.
ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Ahmed Yussuf (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering
Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering
Researchers led by computer scientists at MIT have mapped the challenges of AI in software development, and outlined a research agenda to move the field forward.MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Almost.
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Add Steel as an optional plugin system by mattwparas · Pull Request #8675 · helix-editor/helix
Notes: I still need to rebase up with the latest master changes, however doing so causes some headache with the lock file, so I'll do it after some initial feedback. Also, this depends on the ...GitHub
China's Tianzhou-9 Docks with Tiangong Space Station in Just 3 Hours
China's Tianzhou-9 Docks with Tiangong Space Station in Just 3 Hours
Instance PeerTube généraliste francophone. General French-speaking PeerTube instance.Mes Numériques
Iran’s Parliament rejects US talks without preconditions, citing deception
Iran’s Parliament rejects US talks without preconditions, citing deception
Iran’s Parliament has issued a statement declaring that the country cannot engage in talks with the United States as it did before the recent aggression and that no new negotiations with the United States should take place unless preconditions are me…PressTV
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Donbass on the Brink: Russia’s Summer Offensive is Shattering Ukraine’s Defenses
Donbass on the Brink: Russia’s Summer Offensive is Shattering Ukraine’s Defenses
The war in Ukraine has entered its new phase in the summer of 2025, with Russian forces intensifying offensives across...Anonymous103 (South Front)
Germany invaded Poland, and in response, the USSR went into Poland to keep Germany from occupying all of Poland, which would have broken the agreement regarding “spheres of influence.” In fact, Germany did break that agreement, and the “parade” was about Germany withdrawing from its overreach into the USSR’s “sphere.”
It marked the withdrawal of German troops to the demarcation line secretly agreed to in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and the handover of the city and its fortress to the Soviet Red Army.
Once Germany entered Poland, all of Poland would have been occupied by the Nazis if the USSR did nothing, and that would have put the German forces right on the USSR’s border.
And why did generous general Stalin agree to that whole spheres of influence thing in the first place? If he wanted to protect poor Poland from the evil Germanz, surely telling the world about Hitler's evil plans would have been even better? Or at least warning Poland.
But hm, strange, nothing of the sort was done. One could get the impression generous general Stalin didn't care for the plight of the common polish citizen that was just to be unleashed on them.
If he wanted to protect poor Poland from the evil Germanz, surely telling the world about Hitler’s evil plans would have been even better? Or at least warning Poland.
This assumes that 1) Poland was somehow unaware of what its neighbor was up to and 2) the USSR was aware and chose not to tell them. Those are some big assumptions.
That Germany was very likely going to invade Poland was hardly a secret. Why else would the USSR have two weeks before offered Britain & France to send in a million of its troops to kill the baby while it was still in the crib? And why did they wait until that offer was refused before signing a non-aggression pact with Germany, a week before Germany invaded?
"Had the British, French and their European ally Poland, taken this offer seriously then together we could have put some 300 or more divisions into the field on two fronts against Germany - double the number Hitler had at the time," said [Major General] Lev Sotskov, who joined the Soviet intelligence service in 1956. "This was a chance to save the world or at least stop the wolf in its tracks.""It was clear that the Soviet Union stood alone and had to turn to Germany and sign a non-aggression pact to gain some time to prepare ourselves for the conflict that was clearly coming," said Gen Sotskov.
It was only two years later, following Hitler's Blitzkreig attack on Russia in June 1941, that the alliance with the West which Stalin had sought finally came about - by which time France, Poland and much of the rest of Europe were already under German occupation.
The USSR had known for years that Nazi Germany was going to eventually try to destroy it. The Anti-Comintern pact had been signed six years before. Destroying communism was one of Nazi Germany’s primary goals, which is why first they came for the Communists. The USSR agreed to the Pact in order to buy itself time to built up its military for the inevitable invasion attempt by Germany.
First They Came - by Pastor Martin Niemöller - Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Download a copy of First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemöller First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they c…Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
On March 17 [1939] the British Government suddenly remembered the existence of the Soviet Union and inquired what its attitude would be toward the Hitler threat in Eastern Europe. Moscow replied promptly and proposed an immediate conference between Britain, France, the U.S.S.R., Poland, Rumania and Turkey to consider how to resist German aggression. This was exactly and obviously what was urgently needed. Nothing less than a drawing together of all the threatened states could be of any avail. Rumania was under intense pressure to turn over her economy to Germany and the quickest action was needed.
However, the Chamberlain clique could not make the shift. Knowing that they wanted to solve the Nazi menace on the plains of Russia, they ascribed to Russia the very same design of which they were guilty, as devious men so often do. They had a “deep seated conviction,” shared also by the French Rightists, that Russia wished to destroy the capitalist system in Europe by provoking a war from which she would remain aloof.5 The entire diplomatic record of the past five years belied this self-justifying suspicion. It showed that Russia was desperately anxious to avoid war, but also that on every occasion, without exception, she had sought to avoid war for herself by combining with others to prevent aggression or nip it in the bud. It was Russia which had incessantly pleaded that “peace is indivisible,” warning that if war came all would be engulfed in it.
All this had meant nothing to conservative men bent on making terms with fascism and preserving it. Now, therefore, Chamberlain hesitated a week until Rumania capitulated and on March 18 notified Russia that her conference proposal was “premature.” This was the same rebuff given to Russia when she had proposed a conference a year earlier, at the time of Hitler’s conquest of Austria. Again there was no hurry, but this time Chamberlain did propose a substitute plan whereby Britain, France, Russia and Poland would consult if any further acts of aggression were believed to be imminent, but even this proposal was abortive, since it was at once learned, says Chamberlain’s biographer, that “Poland would refuse contact with the Soviet, which alone was enough to prevent us from taking up the Russian proposal for a six-power conference.” Chamberlain did not blame the Polish Government. He confided to his diary, on March 26: “I must confess to the most profound distrust of Russia,”6
The Cold War And Its Origins, 1917–1960. Vol. I, 1917–1950 By Denna Frank Fleming, Chapter 5
He literally did try to warn about the fascist threat repeatedly and was constantly rebuked by the west due to anti-communism and "appeasement" politics.
They also weren't in a position to go on an offensive against Germany all alone if that's what you're gonna suggest next.
Their only option was a deal along these lines to buy time for themselves to build up productive forces.
He literally did try to warn about the fascist threat repeatedly and was constantly rebuked by the west due to anti-communism and "appeasement" politics.
They also weren't in a position to go on an offensive against Germany all alone if that's what you're gonna suggest next.
Their only option was a deal along these lines to buy time for themselves to build up productive forces.
Are there donation platforms that can accept Monero donations?
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Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33257134
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33257133
By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST
In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long.""These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."
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To kickstart that process, the group said that 12 states from across the world - Bolivia; Colombia; Cuba; Indonesia; Iraq; Libya; Malaysia; Namibia; Nicaragua; Oman; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and South Africa - have committed to implementing the six measures immediately through their domestic legal and administrative systems.The six measures are as follows:
- Prevent the provision or transfer of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel.
- Prevent the transit, docking, and servicing of vessels at any port…. in all cases where there is a clear risk of the vessel being used to carry arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel.
- Prevent the carriage of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel on vessels bearing our flag… and ensure full accountability, including de-flagging, for non-compliance with this prohibition.
- Commence an urgent review of all public contracts, to prevent public institutions and funds from supporting Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian Territory and entrenching its unlawful presence.
- Comply with obligations to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law, through robust, impartial and independent investigations and prosecutions at national or international levels, to ensure justice for all victims and the prevention of future crimes.
- Support universal jurisdiction mandates, as and where applicable in national legal frameworks and judiciaries, to ensure justice for victims of international crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Hmm no China in this list. Disappointing. But this is real progress.
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Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33257133
By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST
In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long.""These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."
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Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit
By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST
In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long.""These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."
Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit
A coalition of states from around the world gathering in Bogota on Wednesday agreed to implement six measures to stop Israel's onslaught on Gaza and prevent violations of international law.Laura Gamba (Middle East Eye)
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TikTok propelled our account into a pro-eating disorder void
TikTok propelled our account into a pro-eating disorder void
The National Eating Disorder Association's website, screening tool, and 24/7 crisis support via text (send NEDA to 741-741) are free resources available for those who need support and treatment options.Media Matters for America
Views of the U.S. have worsened while opinions of China have improved in many surveyed countries
Views of the U.S. have worsened while opinions of China have improved in many surveyed countries
Across 24 countries, more people have a positive view of the United States than of China.Beshay (Pew Research Center)
Views of the U.S. have worsened while opinions of China have improved in many surveyed countries
Views of the U.S. have worsened while opinions of China have improved in many surveyed countries
Across 24 countries, more people have a positive view of the United States than of China.Beshay (Pew Research Center)
EFF and 80 Organizations Call on EU Policymakers to Preserve Net Neutrality in the Digital Networks Act
EFF and 80 Organizations Call on EU Policymakers to Preserve Net Neutrality in the Digital Networks Act
As the European Commission prepares an upcoming proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA), a growing network of groups are raising serious concerns about the resurgence of “fair share” proposals from major telecom operators.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected Israel's request to withdraw arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Israel made the request while the ICC reviews its challenge over the court's jurisdiction to weigh in on its war on Gaza.
The decision, dated 9 July 2025, was published on the ICC website on Wednesday. The judges also rejected an Israeli request to suspend the court's broader investigation into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian Territories.
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[JS] Trump's Tax Bill Gave Huge Handouts to Big Tech Monopolies
“Guess those inaugural donations are starting to pay off, because Trump and Republicans’ ‘Big Ugly Bill’ not only funded tax breaks for Meta, Amazon, Google, and Apple, but also for the billionaires who run them. To pay for these Big Tech giveaways, Republicans are throwing everyday Americans off their healthcare and ending lifesaving scientific research and public broadcasting,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project. “Rest assured, when Democrats are back in power, law-breaking Big Tech companies will pay their fair share.”
TOP REPORT: Trump's Tax Bill Gave Huge Handouts to Big Tech Monopolies - Tech Oversight Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following report calling out Donald Trump’s big handouts to Big Tech platforms in his budget reconciliation bill.techoversighteditor (Tech Oversight Project)
macOS/iOS Kernel bug
Write up of a simple trigger for kernel panic in latest iOS and macOS
Case Study: Kernel Bug in latest Apple Software involving VM_PROT_NONE and Named Entries
Panicking macOS 15.5 and iOS 18.5 with two system callssubstack.com
3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought | 404 Media
3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought
Early studies show that 3D printers may leave behind similar toolmarks on repeated prints.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
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Russian Forces Take Control of Novokhatskoye Settlement in DPR
Russian Forces Take Control of Novokhatskoye Settlement in DPR
The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Novokhatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.Sputnik International
The wrong country was called Honduras: Zelensky is rushing to NABOO and digging a hole for himself
The wrong country was called Honduras: Zelensky is rushing to NABOO and digging a hole for himself: EADaily
EADaily, July 16th, 2025. Ukroreikha decided to nail NABU — the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. For the very thing with which it is obliged to fight.EADaily
How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should
Google is quietly rolling out its Gemini AI tool as the default assistant on Android, even on devices where users never explicitly enabled it. In many cases, Gemini replaces Google Assistant by default, making it increasingly challenging to disable fully.
This deep integration means Gemini can still be active in the background, accessing your apps, system features, and personal info.
Here's what Gemini can access:
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Drive & Docs
Maps, Keep, Tasks
Messages, Phone, and even WhatsApp
Even more concerning:
Your data is used to train Google’s AI.
Human reviewers may see your chats.
Data can be shared with 3rd parties.
As of July 2025, Gemini stays connected to apps even when activity tracking is turned off.
🛑 You can’t fully disable Gemini, but you can limit it:
How to limit Gemini on Android:
Turn off activity tracking
Revoke permissions
Uninstall it (if possible)
Further options, if you’re privacy-conscious:
Reduce your reliance on Google services or fully de-Google
Consider a privacy-first OS like GrapheneOS or CalyxOS
⚠️ Google is making Gemini the default assistant for all Android devices by the end of 2025.
Choose privacy over AI surveillance.
If you want tools that respect your data, ensure you use encrypted email, a private calendar, and a secure cloud, with no AI training or human review.
How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should | Proton
Learn how to turn off Gemini on Android, what the Google AI can see, its privacy risks, and how to limit its reach across your device.Proton
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The problem I have with disabling or turning off permissions is that it assumes that Google respects you enough to honour your requests and actually disable them.
And I have absolutely zero faith in Google to do that.
Remember when google track users even airplane mode is on? Pepperidge farm remember.
Fuck google.
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Google is tracking you even with Airplane Mode turned ON...
GOOGLE is tracking the movements and activities of Android smartphone users, even when they have their phones set to Flight Mode. Its tracking technology logs the times at which users move from one…Simon Chandler (The Sun)
Borse di studio univeritarie 2025/2026: Lazio, Toscana ed Emilia‑Romagna aprono i bandi. Tutte le scadenze da non perdere
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Borse di studio univeritarie 2025/2026: Lazio, Toscana ed Emilia‑Romagna aprono i bandi. Tutte le scadenze da non perdere
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corriereuniv.it/borse-di-studi…Anche per l’anno accademico 2025/2026 le Regioni italiane garantiscono il diritto allo studio universitario con bandi regionali che offrono borse di studio, posti alloggio, accesso agevolato alla
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in reply to JairajDevadiga • • •2 days ago I moved from GrapheneOS back to Stock Pixel in my 8 Pro, just to see what all the hype about the new android 16 in Pixel is about. Jesus, this is way worse than I remember. i tried it for 2 whole days, and that shit just won't allow me to have ANY control over my phone. It's fucking ridiculous. On Android 15 I was able to uninstall Google Drive, Meet, Youtube, and many other Google apps, this time around all it would allow was "disable". What's next, removing the ability to disable (which I don't trust anyway)?
Fast forward to today, I'm back on GOS, and my anxiety levels are down again. This shit is insane, and I honestly can't understand why anyone would put up with this crap.
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GrapheneOS: the private and secure mobile OS
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in reply to oskin • • •Yes, with a heavy grain of salt.
First- it seems like a huge pain in the ass to get your bootloader unlocked (a locked bootloader can not have custom ROMs installed) Relavent XDA thread
Second- None of the ROMs I listed officially support your device it appears. However, there are other ROMs available for the device. I can not speak to their reputability or trustability. XDA thread of various ROMs available for the device.
The only ROM I listed which can be used on your device is an unofficial LineageOS port.
A great place to look, ask, and get help is at the XDAForums for your device. They usually have helpful and friendly people who can help you as long as you read their previous relavent threads first.
If at some point you are looking to replace your current phone, a good place to look for recommendations is CalyxOS' modern devices page. The reason I recommend using CalyxOS' device page over something like Graphene's is because in many parts of the world Google's Pixel is not available. Calyx includes devices that are easier to get such as some Motorola's, and other OEMs on a best-case basis.
Android 15 custom ROMs - list
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in reply to JairajDevadiga • • •I'm thinking about getting the new FairPhone 6 when it comes out and running /e/ OS, but I'm so reliant on Google Maps and Gmail (my email account, not necessarily the app ... but I do rely on the app).
I'm afraid that I'll either install Google apps and end up with a phone just as compromised as a stock Android install, or if I don't it will be too much of a pain in the ass to use.
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