RFK Jr. is completely reshaping vaccine policy. This is the man helping him do it.
“Who is Stuart Burns?” a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention texted me from the organization’s all-hands meeting in June, attaching a photo of a man seated in front of his name card.
The 60-year-old conservative with a stout build and a boyish haircut was mostly unknown to the doctors, epidemiologists and officials who had gathered to ask questions about what many have described as the gutting of their agency and the threat many believe its new leaders pose to public health.
When asked about the researchers and doctors reportedly aligned with the anti-vaccine movement who had replaced the qualified experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal vaccine advisory committee, deputy director of public affairs Nina Witkofsky opened the floor to Burns, who was seated at a long table with other agency leaders.
RFK Jr. is reshaping vaccine policy. Stuart Burns is helping him do it.
Stuart Burns, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, appears to be leading a network of aligned staff advancing RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.Brandy Zadrozny (MSNBC)
question about gaming distros
hey there, im looking for the best distro for swapping entirely from windows 10 to linux, while keeping my steam library useable. i have over 300+ games and would like to use the distro thats most likely to support most of them now, and into the future.
thats basically it. just looking for recommendations, warnings, do's and dont's, etc. and maybe a guide on removing windows entirely once its all said and done. i dont want microsoft having access once i make the move to linux.
they disgust me.
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International Criminal Court refers Hungary to its oversight body for failing to arrest Netanyahu
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/apnews.com/a…
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Trump FCC's Approval of Paramount-Skydance Merger 'Reeks of the Worst Form of Corruption'
"The stench of this transaction will linger over the commission for years," said a pair of Democratic senators.
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Antitrust Group Demands Probe of Bondi's Role in 'Corrupt' Merger Settlement
"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."
Antitrust Group Demands Probe of Bondi's Role in 'Corrupt' Merger Settlement
"Looks like there was just an attempted coup at the antitrust division, led by Pam Bondi's chief of staff and a set of corporate lobbyists."jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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'Art of the Stupid Deal': Trump's Japan Trade Pact Bashed by Automakers, Unions, Economists
President Trump's Japan deal lowers tariffs on Japanese cars to 15%, but major automakers and unions are not happy. Critics call it a "stupid deal."
'Art of the Stupid Deal': Trump's Japan Trade Pact Bashed by Automakers, Unions, Economists
“American workers are once again being left behind,” said the United Auto Workers.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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'Call of Duty' maker goes to war with 'parasitic' cheat developers in L.A. federal court
"Call of Duty" publisher Activision-Blizzard is suing hacking developers worldwide over cheats designed for the popular first-person-shooter video game.
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Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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In the DPRK, they put political dissidents in prison camps.
In the rest of the world, agitators and terrorists are put in prisons that aren't camps.
From a recent funny thread:
I usually don’t get bothered by people on the Internet, but holy fucking shit how I was absolutely going crazy over the fact that people unironically shill North Korea.I’m Korean. We are under constant threat of shit balloons and missiles. They punish people and their family members for trying to leave the country. How can one possibly look at that and say, “Yep, that’s fine”?
Meanwhile the actual, very scary NK apologist rhetoric on lemmy.ml, lemmygrad, and Hexbear: the DPRK is just another country and doesn't deserve to be an outcast and pariah for doing things every country does, like have prisons, a military, and emigration controls.
8,000 Kroger Workers in Indiana Have Authorized a Strike
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700, representing 8,000 Kroger retail workers in Indiana, voted earlier this month to reject a tentative agreement for a second time. The vote authorized the union to strike the grocery giant.
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Trump Moves to Kill PEPFAR, Potentially Dooming Millions to Death From AIDS
The U.S. program that has saved 26 million lives and prevented millions of new HIV infections is now under threat by the Trump administration. The devastating funding cuts could lead to 6 million new infections, experts say. #SavePEPFAR
Trump Moves to Kill PEPFAR, Potentially Dooming Millions to Death From AIDS
"There will be an additional 6 million newly infected persons in the world," said the United Nations' top AIDS prevention official recently. "That has started already."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes - AT&T and Verizon refused to hand over the security assessments, says Cantwell.
Cantwell Seeks Digital Forensics Expert’s Assessments of AT&T and Verizon Network Security After Chinese “Salt Typhoon” Hack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, is pursuing key security reports from the digital forensics expert Mandiant, hired by both AT&T and Verizon to c…U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
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US | Diplomats Informed That Trump Refugee Program 'Intended for White People' Only: Report
U.S. diplomats in South Africa were told a controversial refugee program was intended for whites only
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Diplomats Informed That Trump Refugee Program 'Intended for White People' Only: Report
Trump earlier this year lobbed baseless accusations at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that his government was engaging in "genocide" against white farmers.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
U.S. and European leaders shift rhetoric, call for humanitarian aid. Gaza in famine, children at risk. Will the U.S. continue to support Israel's actions? #EndTheBlockade #FreePalestine
At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
"You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said one organizer. "You need to actually make an impact, NOW."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
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Sanders-Omar Bill Would Repeal Big Oil 'Welfare' in Trump Budget Law
Progressive lawmakers Sanders and Omar introduce bill to repeal nearly $200 billion in fossil fuel subsidies and tax loophole.
Sanders-Omar Bill Would Repeal Big Oil 'Welfare' in Trump Budget Law
"We are done letting fossil fuel executives write the rules while our communities pay the price," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33671952
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025
Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Jul 25, 2025
Israel attacked the Cairo Elementary School for Girls in central Gaza City just as people had gathered in the school yard for Friday prayers, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Many of the displaced in the school are from areas in northern Beit Hanoun, which has been nearly completely destroyed and emptied by the Israeli military. So far, Israel has not published even a perfunctory justification for the strike and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to questions submitted by Drop Site about the attack.
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
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ADL-Backed Bipartisan Bill Threatens to Censor Israel Criticism on Social Media
A bill introduced Wednesday, backed by the Anti-Defamation League, claims to target antisemitism on social media. But the two congressmen who introduced it have indicated it is also meant to force social media companies to silence criticism of Israel.
ADL-Backed Bipartisan Bill Threatens to Censor Israel Criticism on Social Media
The bill’s lead sponsors described it as part of an effort to prevent antisemitic hate. But their comments during a press conference on the measure suggest it will also target critics of Israel.stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
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DNS security is important but DNSSEC may be a failed experiment
Systems Approach: Nobody thinks of running a website without HTTPs. Safer DNS still seems optional
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'A Horror So Vast, It Could No Longer Be Ignored': US Media Finally Centering Starving Gazans
However, one critic lamented that corporate media "continues to act like starvation is the unfortunate byproduct of 'war.'"
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'A Horror So Vast, It Could No Longer Be Ignored': US Media Finally Centering Starving Gazans
However, one critic lamented that corporate media "continues to act like starvation is the unfortunate byproduct of 'war.'"brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)
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US | Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library
Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Book Talk: Lucky Day with Chuck Tingle (IN-PERSON)
The Internet Archive is thrilled to host Chuck Tingle and his upcoming novel Lucky Day, for a book talk presented by The Booksmith! We can\'t wait to see you there, […]\nblog.archive.org
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'The Orban Playbook': Trump Assault on Media Matters Seen as Dire Warning to Other Critics
Media Matters for America faces financial crisis due to legal battles with Elon Musk and Trump allies. Experts compare situation to authoritarian tactics.
'The Orban Playbook': Trump Assault on Media Matters Seen as Dire Warning to Other Critics
"The speed of the collapse in the media environment is something I had not foreseen," wrote John Hopkins University economist Filipe Campante.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.
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Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.
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As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By
Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.
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Israel Is Now Blaming the UN for Its Famine. Here’s the Reality.
Ryan Grim
Jul 24, 2025
The Israeli government has pivoted to a new deflection: The famine in Gaza is not the result of Israel’s publicly announced March 2 blockade of all food entering Gaza, nor is it connected to the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which replaced the UNRWA aid system Israel shut down with its own militarized version in late May. Instead, according to the new Israeli campaign, the blame lies with the United Nations. “Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza with Israel’s approval, but the supplies are standing idle, undelivered,” the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared on X. “The reason? The UN refuses to distribute the aid.”
Israel Is Now Blaming the UN for Its Famine. Here’s the Reality.
A man-made famine is imminent in Gaza and its people require at least 600 trucks a day to stave it off, as Israel deflects blame to the UN.Ryan Grim (Drop Site News)
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Trump Wants 18,000 New Federal Agents
Immigration enforcement, more than Epstein, threatens the president’s popularity
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Cybercrime forum Leak Zone publicly exposed its users' IP addresses
Exclusive: The popular "leaking and cracking" forum left one of its databases exposed to the internet without a password, exposing the IP addresses of its users logging in.
Advisor to Brit tech contractors Qdos confirms client data leak
Updated: Policy management not affected, but some personal data may have been snaffled
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Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for Easy Anti-Cheat users
Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some Easy Anti-Cheat users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update because of a known issue that triggers restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors.
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Last Epoch devs Eleventh Hour Games have been acquired by Krafton
Last Epoch devs Eleventh Hour Games have been acquired by Krafton
Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton have acquired Last Epoch devs Eleventh Hour Games, ahead of the latest season launching next month.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33670538
Photographs and text by Julius Constantine Motal
Fri 25 Jul 2025 12.00 EDT
A brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door.These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan.
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
Photographs and text by Julius Constantine Motal
Fri 25 Jul 2025 12.00 EDTA brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door.These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan.
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
The Guardian observed a spate of detentions at a Manhattan courthouse on 16 July 2025, despite the fact that some of those detained had been granted follow-up hearingsJulius Constantine Motal (The Guardian)
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Hacker sneaks infostealer malware into early access Steam game
A threat actor called EncryptHub has compromised a game on Steam to distribute info-stealing malware to unsuspecting users downloading the title.
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One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33670538
Photographs and text by Julius Constantine Motal
Fri 25 Jul 2025 12.00 EDT
A brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door.These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan.
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
Photographs and text by Julius Constantine Motal
Fri 25 Jul 2025 12.00 EDTA brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door.These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan.
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
The Guardian observed a spate of detentions at a Manhattan courthouse on 16 July 2025, despite the fact that some of those detained had been granted follow-up hearingsJulius Constantine Motal (The Guardian)
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Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
Israel Bombs Gaza School With U.S.-Made Missile During Friday Prayers
The school was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
Photographs and text by Julius Constantine Motal
Fri 25 Jul 2025 12.00 EDT
A brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door.These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan.
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
The Guardian observed a spate of detentions at a Manhattan courthouse on 16 July 2025, despite the fact that some of those detained had been granted follow-up hearingsJulius Constantine Motal (The Guardian)
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CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years
LANGLEY, VA—A report released Tuesday by the CIA’s Office of the Inspector General revealed that the CIA has mistakenly obscured hundreds of thousands of pages of critical intelligence information with black highlighters.
According to the report, sections of the documents— “almost invariably the most crucial passages”—are marred by an indelible black ink that renders the lines impossible to read, due to a top-secret highlighting policy that began at the agency’s inception in 1947.
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in reply to Alloi • • •I'm using pop os (24.04 cosmic de in alpha state) and it's been my daily driver for about a month now. Generally everything works without fussing. I'm eagerly waiting cosmic beta, but to be honest I'm not sure I'm expecting anything to get "fixed" because everything is already working.
Regarding games, some things need a tiny bit of fussing (open game, unmaxamize and then remaximize screen... Just as an example) and some don't work quite yet, but I've been shocked at how many games "just work" even though they're not made for Linux.
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in reply to Alloi • • •"Gaming Distro" just means some various gaming softwares are preinstalled, like Steam and Heroic (for GOG, Amazon, and Epic games). I mention this just to keep you from overly worrying about picking the "wrong" distro.
If you plan to switch over all at once, during the install, tell Linux to use the entire drive (ie, do a full format). That will completely remove Windows during the install.
If you are going to dual boot, you can format the Windows drive at some later time.
If you are going to dual boot, don't dual boot on a single drive. Windows likes to fuck with other things on the same drive as it, including other Windows installs.
If you get a prompt about codecs during the Linux install, install them.
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