No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33714981
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of controlBy Natan Odenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem
July 26, 2025 Updated 1:34 p.m. ET
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned this past week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The European Union and at least 28 governments, including Israeli allies like Britain, France and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to Gaza’s two million Palestinian residents.Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.
David Mencer, a government spokesman, said this week that there was “no famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed Hamas and poor coordination by the United Nations for any food shortages.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of controlBy Natan Odenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem
July 26, 2025 Updated 1:34 p.m. ETMore than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned this past week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The European Union and at least 28 governments, including Israeli allies like Britain, France and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to Gaza’s two million Palestinian residents.Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.
David Mencer, a government spokesman, said this week that there was “no famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed Hamas and poor coordination by the United Nations for any food shortages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html
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Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress.thecradle.co
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress.thecradle.co
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’Maanvi Singh (The Guardian)
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AfD or not, serving in a foreign army is a felony in German criminal law.
I'm unaware of any law prohibiting that. IIRC, it's illegal to be a mercenary. But serving in a foreign military under the same terms as their own professional soldiers is legal.
This article from the beginning of the war said so as well: lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/f…
Internationale Legion: Ist Kämpfen für die Ukraine strafbar?
Nach einem Aufruf Selenskyis schließen sich Freiwillige aus aller Welt in einer 'Internationalen Legion' dem Krieg an. Was droht ihnen bei Gefangenschaft?Legal Tribune Online
Orkney carved stone head could be more than 900 years old - BBC News
How SpaceX's rocket diplomacy backfired in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, July 29 (Reuters) - When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation's territory, Elon Musk's company offered a sweetener: complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country's defense vessels, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The rocket landing deal, unlocking a more efficient path to space for SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9, was then signed in February last year by Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, who bypassed consultation with several other key government ministers, one of the sources and another person familiar with the talks said.
Reuters found no evidence that Cooper broke any laws or regulations in striking the deal with SpaceX, but the people said the quick approval created tension within the Bahamian government.
https://www.reuters.com/science/how-spacexs-rocket-diplomacy-backfired-bahamas-2025-07-29/
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Technology reshared this.
SpaceX's deal with the Bahamas, also included a $1 million donation to a University, where the company pledged to conduct quarterly seminars on space and engineering topics. The company must pay a $100,000 fee per landing, pursuant to the country's space regulations it enacted in preparation for the SpaceX activities.
musk makes more than that in single morning and this relatively tiny price tags reeks of corruption.
Video friendly communities for news, etc.?
OP seems to be talking about posting videos which I imagine are links instead of uploading videos.
Wouldn't that solve the whole storage issue?
Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand as death toll rises
Cambodia has called for an "immediate" ceasefire with Thailand, as the two countries have seen more than 30 people killed, including civilians, in the ongoing border clashes.
Cambodia's ambassador to the UN, Chhea Keo, said his country asked for a truce "unconditionally", adding that Phnom Penh also wanted a "peaceful solution of the dispute".
Thailand's foreign minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Saturday that Cambodia needed to show "genuine sincerity in ending the conflict" for ceasefire talks to proceed.
At least 32 people - soldiers and civilians - have been killed and nearly 200,000 displaced in the two Southeast Asian countries, who accuse each other of firing the first shots on Thursday.
Fighting continued for a third day on Saturday. Thailand's military said the Cambodians launched attacks in a new area near the coast in the south, but were pushed back by the navy.
Earlier, Thailand reported fighting in its Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Srisaket provinces, along the border with Cambodia. It has declared martial law in eight districts bordering Cambodia.
Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand as death toll rises
Thailand has not yet commented on the proposal, as fighting continues for a third day with 32 confirmed killed.Jaroslav Lukiv (BBC News)
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Taiwan Straits not a ‘projection screen’ for Britain’s imperial nostalgia
Taiwan Straits not a ‘projection screen’ for Britain’s imperial nostalgia
The Taiwan Straits are not a “projection screen” for Britain’s imperial nostalgia, a stage for some politicians to perform their political grandstanding, nor an arena for countries to show off their geopolitical relevance.www.globaltimes.cn
Taiwan Straits not a ‘projection screen’ for Britain’s imperial nostalgia
Taiwan Straits not a ‘projection screen’ for Britain’s imperial nostalgia
The Taiwan Straits are not a “projection screen” for Britain’s imperial nostalgia, a stage for some politicians to perform their political grandstanding, nor an arena for countries to show off their geopolitical relevance.www.globaltimes.cn
At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
As Common Dreams reported this week, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has said that 85% of people in Gaza are now in Phase 5 of famine, defined at "an extreme deprivation of food."Organizer and attorney Aaron Regunberg said that instead of simply doing "reputational damage control by speaking up in these very last moments," powerful political leaders must "shut shit down."
”You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said Regunberg. "One speech now—after countless speeches condemning those who have been speaking out—ain't gonna cut it... You need to go to Gaza. You need to actually make an impact, NOW."
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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Clinton didn't mention the Israeli blockade that has kept food from reaching Palestinians, more than 120 of whom have now died of starvation, or the at least $12.5 billion in military aid the U.S. has provided to Israel since the blockade first began in October 2023—in violation of U.S. laws prohibiting the government from giving military aid to countries that block humanitarian aid.
Well, yeah...
Neoliberals only pick the ethically right side when they're powerless to do anything.
She couldn't say anything while Biden was in office, especially the first two years, because Dems had the numbers to stop it. Even when Biden went around Congress to provide arms to Israel.
Because there was no one else to blame it on.
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Maybe a hot take but I think the people who say history will judge anyone are the same people who don't think/realize the United States committed genocide against the Indigenous population.
The good guys always win because the good guys dictate how the story is told
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Gaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
"I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians," Anthony Aguilar told the BBC.
He added that in his entire career he has never witnessed such a level of "brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population".
Gaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.www.bbc.com
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“avete visto come la gente sblocca i bootloader Xiaomi adesso”
C’è una notizia divertente dal fronte smarfonico che per ora è caduta un po’ in sordina… forse perché quelli che si fermano alle ricerche superficiali non riescono a risalire alla vera fonte (perché cercando solo in inglese non si arriva all’originale), e a quanto pare nemmeno a verificare se le premesse sono corrette… almeno, questo […]
octospacc.altervista.org/2025/…
“avete visto come la gente sblocca i bootloader Xiaomi adesso”
C’è una notizia divertente dal fronte smarfonico che per ora è caduta un po’ in sordina… forse perché quelli che si fermano alle ricerche superficiali non riescono a risalire alla vera fonte (perché cercando solo in inglese non si arriva all’originale che, sottinteso, è cinese), e a quanto pare nemmeno a verificare se le premesse sono corrette… almeno, questo accade su Reddit e sulla sua controparte federata, dove puntualmente le discussioni sembrano approfondite ma i contenuti stanno a zero. Ma, io ho trovato qualcosa di più (ovviamente, e sennò che esisto a fare). 😈
Ecco, nel 2025 la situazione con i telefoni (e suppongo i tablet) Xiaomi è così terribile per quanto riguarda lo sblocco del bootloader — questione che non è il caso di approfondire ora, pena il perdere in un lampo completamente fiducia nell’intera industria dei personal computer tascabili (oltre che in #Xiaomi in particolare, ovviamente; -50 crediti sociali) — che un tizio evidentemente disperato ha diffuso un nuovo META: chiedere ad un negozio ufficiale di fare un downgrade del firmware, processo per cui ti devono temporaneamente sbloccare il bootloader, quindi scippare il tuo stesso dispositivo all’impiegato al momento giusto! 😤
- People found new ways to unlock xiaomi bootloader and its hilarious😂 — old.reddit.com/r/PocoPhones/co… — old.reddit.com/r/IndiaTech/com…
- lemmy.world/post/33551940
- t.me/techcrimes/14378 — t.me/techcrimes/14378?comment=…
- imgur.com/P4n0pcI — imgur.com/8UWg5hv
Dai vari repost giustamente sono stati sollevati diversi dubbi su se le premesse fossero davvero queste, ma, cercando meglio, pare proprio di si. Grazie ai watermark nei video, sono riuscita a risalire all’utente di Internet che ha per l’appunto creato questa nuova moda, o almeno il suo canale su Bilibili, dove ha pubblicato a dire il vero svariati video a riguardo della storia… ce ne sono ben 4 tra remix del suo atto originale (che, se guardate bene dalla data in sovraimpressione, è del marzo di quest’anno, quindi nonostante la storia si stia diffondendo solo negli ultimi giorni in realtà risale a prima) e la messa in scena di altri che hanno gradito l’idea (che poi, la cosa strana è che sono tutti filmati di videosorveglianza, quindi non capisco da dove minchia escono… da qualche telegiornale, o li hanno condivisi gli impiegati del negozio esasperati?):
- Quello che dovrebbe essere il video originale, che però è sparito dal canale Bilibili: facebook.com/groups/1357432617…
- L’intero processo di sblocco del telefono cellulare Xiaomi BL da parte del servizio post-vendita della persona divina: bilibili.com/video/BV1Y8bQzRE8…
- (File supplementare) Seguito dello sblocco del metodo di fuga post-vendita Xiaomi: bilibili.com/video/BV1jA8szpEJ…
- Casi di successo e fallimento dello sblocco post-vendita Xiaomi: bilibili.com/video/BV1vg84zxEv…
- Il metodo di esecuzione post-vendita Xiaomi Marathon sblocca la famosa raccolta di scene BL: bilibili.com/video/BV1Wv87z7ED…
- Esame di sblocco per reclutamento speciale Xiaomi Sports: bilibili.com/video/BV1Qp8gzGEU… (remix/compilation da un altro canale)
Una curiosità: per quanto mi è concesso comprendere attraverso i traduttori, la pratica ha subito preso l’appellativo informale di “小米马拉松” o “小米馬拉松”, cioè “MARATONA XIAOMI“… non ce la posso fare!!! E data questa denominazione, giustamente, è partito il meme dell'”esame fisico di ammissione al college sportivo di Xiaomi“… perché giustamente devi prendere rapidamente il dispositivo e scappare, immediatamente. Anche se non capisco in realtà come mai si debba scappare, visto che non si sta commettendo un furto (come sarebbe facile pensare a primo impatto); ci si sta semplicemente riprendendo il proprio dispositivo affidato in assistenza prima che il lavoro sia compiuto… Boh. Certamente comunque il tempismo è importante, e per completare la missione con successo devi aiutarti guardando in qualche modo cosa accade sul computer dell’impiegato… se stacchi e porti via l’affare troppo presto rischi che ancora non sia sbloccato, mentre se lo fai troppo tardi potrebbe già essere iniziato il flash del firmware, e quindi il rischio brick è dietro l’angolo. Statv’ accort. 😳
Non ricarico qui nel post i video, perché se ne metto uno poi voglio metterli tutti, e sarebbero troppi… però, questo meme piazzato alla fine di uno dei video non potevo assolutamente lasciarlo lì. Questo sblocco del #bootloader è diventato una fottuta missione alla Assassin’s Creed per davvero… ahi ahi…
#bootloader #news #Xiaomi
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Brazil rallies to defend Pix payment system from Trump’s attack - US President says Pix unfairly discriminates against american companies
Source: Financial Times
ft.com/content/e17e6de1-d863-4…
Brazil rallies to defend much-loved payment system from Donald Trump’s attack
US president says the country’s popular Pix system unfairly discriminates against US credit card companiesMichael Pooler (Financial Times)
discriminates
… by being better for everyone involved. smh
Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas
Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas
Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversionGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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People want democracy.
Authoritarian state known for overreach tries to kidnap critics living in other countries.
I hope these people manage to stay safe.
Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust China-friendly lawmakers in closely watched poll
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/44807313
Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party
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Jordan fuelling 'internal crisis' with Palestine solidarity crackdown, sources say
Jordan fuelling 'internal crisis' with Palestine solidarity crackdown, sources say
Jordanian authorities are inadvertently fuelling an "internal crisis" with their decision to crack down on Palestine solidarity activists, sources have told Middle East Eye.MEE correspondent (Middle East Eye)
'A distraction': Unrwa says Israeli and GHF claims over UN aid delivery are baseless
'A distraction': Unrwa says Israeli and GHF claims over UN aid delivery are baseless
The United Nations Reliefs and Work Agency (Unrwa) has hit back at a smear campaign launched by Israel and the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF) accusing the UN of failing to deliver aid and being responsible for the mass famine underway in Gaza…Syma Mohammed (Middle East Eye)
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Right, cause as we all know, it was the UN that illegally boarded a ship in international waters and pretty much kidnapped it's crew just cause their efforts to get supplies into Gaza was topping the news cycle. Wait, no, that of course was Israel's doing.
Fuckin fascist assholes. I'm referring of course to that mission that Greta joined. But can't let compassion for the indigenous people of the land they are stealing overtake the news cycle cuz that makes it hard to convince people that Israel are the victims.
I cannot comprehend reacting with anger and hatred cause somebody is trying to get food to starving children, let alone the disgusting level of bigotry it takes to intentionally starve an entire population to death.
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Russia moves to deepen military ties with Togo
Russia moves to increase influence in West Africa by deepening military ties with Togo
A draft agreement would see Moscow help train Togo’s troops.Eric Kliszcz/rl (Telewizja Polska S.A)
UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".Helen Sullivan (BBC News)
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Taiwan polls close in controversial vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers
Great Recall Taiwan: 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out
Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.Tessa Wong (BBC News)
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Article/ broadcast publications.
I would like to publish the articles given in newspapers(newspapers like New york times, Washington post, USA today) and so on.
Or it can be broadcasting in channels like CNN, NBC, CBS and so on.
I would like to add the following to each publication:
A link to assaf social networks:
linktr.ee/72assaf
A link for donations:
paypal.me/assaf148?country.x=I…
A link to “soul fighters” organization in ISRAEL:
lanefesh.org.il/
A link for the articles: list.ly/l/CdoM
my first language is Hebrew(עברית).
India wrestles with how census can count tribe that shuns contact with outside world
India wrestles with how census can count tribe that shuns contact with outside world
Experts say it would be hard to assess numbers of Sentinelese without causing them alarm and figures would be inaccurate anywayGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Always make we wonder, how would I feel if one day I woke to the fact that aliens, orders of magnitude more advanced, were protecting Earth from their influence. I can't internalize the difference in a stone age tribe and my life now. Logically, yes. Emotionally, no even close.
For those saying we shouldn't bother, I'd counter that we want to know how they're doing. If the population drops steeply, that's a cause for concern. Maybe the modern world we're protecting them from slipped in.
Iran: At least 9 killed in attack on courthouse
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FAA sees no mechanical issue with 787 Boeing fuel control unit after Air India crash
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing BA.N 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical issue or inadvertent movement of the fuel control unit or switches.
Reuters reported last week, citing a source, that the cockpit recording on the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick suggested the captain cut fuel to the engines.
FAA sees no mechanical issue with 787 Boeing fuel control unit after Air India crash
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing BAReuters (NBC News)
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Great, now look at electrical issues.
Blaming the pilot benefits the airline, to avoid claims of poor maintenance, and the airplane maker, to avoid claims of a shitty aircraft.
If it was an electrical issue, they wouldn't have been able to just turn them back on, which one of the pilots did.
The two switches were moved to off sequentially with the right amount of gap for a human doing it quickly. One of the pilots then questioned why they were off, and they were then both turned back on individually a short time later.
The possibility the FAA was investigating was whether the latches on the switches may not work, allowing them to be moved unintentionally. This was unlikely due to the timing, but they still had to eliminate it.
I've read that the flight-deck voice-recorder captured something like "why did you shut-off the fuel-lines?"..
Those powerplants need fuel measured in litres-PER-SECOND, not per minute, the way piston-engines do.
( There's a channel on yt by a guy AgenJayZ, he has a turbojet-repair shop in the Praries, in Canada..
he showed, in 1 of his videos, how he tests a single fuel-nozzle, for 1 ( of 5 ) combustor-cans in a jet he was working-on..
28-imperial-gallons/minute, that nozzle sprayed-out..
Times 5, & you've got 140-imperial-gallons/minute pouring into that SINGLE jet-engine..
that's around 635-litres/min, aka 10.5-litres-per-second for that engine..
You CAN'T survive killing the fuel-lines on an airliner, while just after takeoff:
Flamout, & you can't restart before crashing.
Here's a yt-search, & the video I say may be in that list, but it's been a few years..
youtube.com/results?search_que… )
To me the only question left isn't "how", but why:
Did the person on the flight-deck who killed the airliner do it of their unconscious-mind's belligerance, XOR did they do it consciously-intentionally?
( the video, I hope you've seen it, of the gorilla-suit guy walking through some people tossing a ball around, & half the people in the game didn't notice the gorilla-suit guy..
Normal people can't imagine just how much of our lives our unconscious-mind blocks from our awareness, & be "well adjusted"..
I'm not accusing that person's conscious mind of doing it,
but their unconscious-mind's intent definitely was involved, either-way. )
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Having snubbed China as a partner, the EU finds itself at the mercy of the US
How an Indian temple town is at the centre of hundreds of alleged murders
How an Indian temple town is at the centre of hundreds of alleged murders
An ex-worker at Karnataka’s Dharmasthala temple says he was forced to bury hundreds of bodies, including children.Yashraj Sharma (Al Jazeera)
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Religon is a mass murderer. Doesn't matter what religion. It's people first or religion first, it can't be both. So, they choose religion - and many people die. Horribly.
This happens continually all over the world. Religions hurt people far, far, far more than their bullshit claims about how they help people. You can never help people by putting ficitonal people over real people.
Here you can see jainists, widely considered one of the most peaceful religions on the planet - that are mass murderers. But, how can that be if they're so peaceful? Well, it's lies and extremism. They lie about how peaceful they are, and people give them trust for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Take anything too far, and it's a bad thing. So they take it too far, it's bad, and people die.
Stay away from all religions and the asshole religious people that support them.
Study Reveals How Mobile Apps Track Users Through WiFi and Bluetooth: 86% of these apps collect at least one type of sensitive data, such as GPS location or unique device identifiers
A study involving IMDEA Networks reveals how mobile apps track users through WiFi and Bluetooth - IMDEA Networks
Researchers from IMDEA Networks, in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, IMDEA Software Institute, and the University of Calgary, have conducted the first large-scale study — “Your Signal, Their Data: An Empirical Privacy Analysis of …Marta Dorado (IMDEA Networks)
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Yes wifi and Bluetooth are used to track your location. That's why Android requires you to grant location permissions to apps that want to access them.
In other words, if they have this information, it's because you explicitly gave them permission to collect it. Don't do that.
Study Reveals How Mobile Apps Track Users Through WiFi and Bluetooth: 86% of these apps collect at least one type of sensitive data, such as GPS location or unique device identifiers
A study involving IMDEA Networks reveals how mobile apps track users through WiFi and Bluetooth - IMDEA Networks
Researchers from IMDEA Networks, in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, IMDEA Software Institute, and the University of Calgary, have conducted the first large-scale study — “Your Signal, Their Data: An Empirical Privacy Analysis of …Marta Dorado (IMDEA Networks)
Ghislaine Handed DOJ 100 Names in Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo
Ghislaine Handed DOJ 100 Names in Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo
The convicted child sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate met with the deputy AG for two days of questioning.Sarah Ewall-Wice (The Daily Beast)
“Donald J. Trump in no way knew about any of Jeffry’s illicit doings. In fact, he was a model, moral and honorable person - perhaps the most moral and honorable person in the history of the world, except for maybe Jesus. Jeffery used to come to me, tears in his eyes, and say I wish I could be as strong, powerful and moral as Donald. Any mention of him in any files were related to him going to church and praying.”
-Ghislaine Maxwell
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies
A federal judge on Friday dismissed “in its entirety” the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago over “sanctuary city” policies that the Trump administration has said impede its efforts to crack down on undocumented immigrants.U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division said the Trump administration “lacks standing” to invalidate the state, city and county laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, adding in her ruling that “contrary to the United States’s arguments, the Sanctuary Policies here do not comparably regulate [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] operations or meddle with the contractual rights of private individuals working with ICE.”
"Illinois just beat the Trump Administration in federal court. Their case challenging the bipartisan TRUST Act was dismissed — unlike the President, we follow the law and listen to the courts,” Pritzker wrote in a post on X.
In February, the Trump administration sued Illinois and Chicago for interfering with the federal immigration crackdown, arguing that the city’s Welcoming City ordinance and the Illinois Trust Act reflects “an intentional effort to obstruct the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law and to impede consultation and communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials that is necessary for federal officials to carry out federal immigration law and keep Americans safe.”
The lawsuit also named Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling, and Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart.
Fuck yeah Illinois and fuck yeah Chicago for standing together and standing up to fascist takeover. And fuck yeah rule of law for reminding us this is still the United States of America (at least in some parts of the country)
"Donald J. Trump in no way knew about any of Jeffry's illicit doings. In fact, he was a model, moral and honorable person - perhaps the most moral and honorable person in the history of the world, except for maybe Jesus. Jeffery used to come to me, tears in his eyes, and say I wish I could be as strong, powerful and moral as Donald. Any mention of him in any files were related to him going to church and praying."
-Ghislaine Maxwell
Inside the collapse of Builder.ai: Was it even an AI company?
Builder.ai promised AI-built apps. Who really did the work? - Rest of World
The $1.5B startup said it could automate app development, but former workers say humans did most of the work — and the company burned through $445M before collapsing.Kate Bubacz (Rest of World)
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People in Latin America: "First time?"
Every time I see another fucking CPAC being held in my country I pray for america to just collapse already.
but if you're so much better than America why are:
- your citizens falling for the propaganda
- your politicians succumbing to corruption
your cognitive dissonance is showing. also, fascism isn't an American export. it's a Russian export.
show us Americans how to protest and stop a fascist takeover! don't be weak like us Americans.
Who are you arguing against? Who said "We're just so much better than America"? Seems like a straw man. People say what they don't want the USA to export fascism to their country and some Americans hear "We're better than America" because some Americans react weirdly to criticism of their country.
Fascism is a danger everywhere. The USA is spreading it everywhere. A lot of people understandably don't like this.
sounds like a red herring to me. I'm not arguing against a person, I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of non-Americans on lemmy that say "Americans bad! Europe is better!" Americans aren't the problem, our government is. And even if it was Americans, wouldn't the rest of the world that claims to be better than America not have problems with fascism spreading if they were as good as they claim?
that said, the US is simply a tool being used by Putin through Trump to spread influence everywhere.
Lets dismantle this part by part:
1: The one who came up with these idea that America needs to model itself after other countries is you. I don't care about America. I want America to stop pressuring other governments to model themselves after them. I want American foreign policy to stop intervening with other countries and in particular the country where I live.
2: It is rich that you are saying with a straight face that our citizens are falling to propaganda when your citizens have voted for two terms for a huckster, sex offender mentally challenged, child molester.
3: There is a latent right wing coalition in my country that is home grown, yes we had years of political tumult. We have fascists down here and everyone does! We don't have a secret to subdue them we have a fragile emerging resistance that has won a couple of elections: We just had presidential elections a few years back; and the very unpopular right wing candidate suffered a devastating loss despite all the very suspicious financial and media support they had. Which means that the population hasn't entirely "succumbed to propaganda." For our next elections, the republicans are already grooming a couple of candidates for our country. One of them is a Catholic conservative that has been spotted with Elon Musk and the rest of ghouls more than a couple of times.
Here is one of the weasels Eduardo Verastegui doing the Nazi salute on the American Financed CPAC:
4: My country has very little contact with Russia. The ultra right wing coalition of my country does not meet with Putin, They meet with Conservatives from the USA. Maybe you are trying to impose your own biases on me. Personally I am frustrated that my government cannot do something about this bastards coming here. At least not for now, while they have all the might of American military power and economy backing them.
5: Lastly. I think America is hopeless. Your arguments are a good case study for why I feel you people are hopeless. Even in your failures and aggression there is a deep seated narcissism where It's our turn to "show you the way"; We don't have to show you shit. We don't owe you anything. You have allowed the plutocracy poisoning your country to fester and I believe it is a problem that runs deeper than just Trump. You will keep shifting the blame, acting all high and mighty and fail to address the fact that you don't even have a democracy anymore. And in the spirit of American exceptionalism even as those systemic issues are reaching critical mass you will continue to try and shift the blame. Nobody improves by neglecting self reflection. If Putin is pulling the strings of your right wing grifters, he has been enabled by the mounting of corruption that eliminated any legal checks and balances for your billionaire and political class. America has lost the ability to enforce it's laws on it's Oligarchy and you are surprised that an international web of criminals are eager to make connections with that dangerous emerging power?
In the end this feels like a conversation about wounded national Ego. "Hey man don't talk about my shortcomings, you all have it much worse."
I can't believe I fell for the worst honeypot, a .ml user.
my mistake, carry on with your propaganda shilling.
edit: btw isn't gringo a slur?
edit 2: aww, you removed it before the mods removed it! not fair!
I guess you can teach old lemm.ee new .ml tricks?
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like this
The problem with leaving it in the hands of corporations...
Is that some are run by pieces of shit with very warped ideas
What they allow might be worse than what they ban
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in reply to Skavau • • •That link doesn’t say lemmy.world
Unless I missed it.
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