White House Clashes With Jack White, Whose Song They Used to Promote Deportation
The Trump administration frequently uses popular music in its propaganda videos, including by artists who oppose Trump.
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Facing troop shortage, Israeli army looks to deserters and the diaspora
Israel is looking for new ways to recruit soldiers to fill up to 12,000 vacant positions, Israeli Army Radio announced this week. Struggling after 23 months of war, the longest in Israeli history, the army is looking to the Jewish diaspora abroad, the Orthodox community and even former deserters, who have been offered a one-time amnesty if they sign up.
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Facing troop shortage, Israeli army looks to deserters and the diaspora
Israel is looking for new ways to recruit soldiers to fill up to 12,000 vacant positions, Israeli Army Radio announced this week.Sophian Aubin (FRANCE 24)
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Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones
Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying app
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California resident tests positive for the plague after camping, officials say
South Lake Tahoe resident was probably bitten by infected flea while camping in the area, local health authorities say
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U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage after selling secrets to Chinese intelligence officer
The attorney’s office said Jinchao Wei gave the intelligence officer about 60 technical and operating manuals about Navy ships and dozens of photographs.
U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage after selling secrets to Chinese intelligence officer
A U.S Navy sailor was convicted Wednesday of espionage after he sold Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer, federal officials said.Minyvonne Burke (NBC News)
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ICE Goes Full Hegseth: Adds Random Person To Group Chat Discussing Ongoing Manhunt
The Trump administration has been described as many things, none of them good. What no one will ever accuse it of being is “competent.” Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants, most of them known only for waving the MAGA flag when not hosting shows on Fox or podcasts celebrating the debut of American fascism.
ICE Goes Full Hegseth: Adds Random Person To Group Chat Discussing Ongoing Manhunt
The Trump administration has been described as many things, none of them good. What no one will ever accuse it of being is “competent.” Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants, mos…Techdirt
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UN rights chief urges protection of ICC officials after new US sanctions
The UN human rights chief on Thursday said the imposition by the US of further sanctions on judges and deputy prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should prompt the international community to take measures to protect them, Anadolu reports.
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Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say
Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters.
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Classified Israeli military data reveals 83% civilian death rate in Gaza
Five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip are civilians, according to research based on the Israeli military’s own data, Anadolu reports.
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Cybertruck Owners Sue Over Expensive Upgrade
This is the third major lawsuit against Musk that saw major developments this week.
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Trump to sign order directing DOJ to criminally charge flag burning despite being protected speech
Trump pledged to ban flag burning through constitutional amendment, if necessary, in 2024
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Treasury Secretary quashes hopes that Americans will get rebate checks from tariffs
Bessent says debt, not rebate checks, will be administration’s priority for tariff revenue as prices rise for Americans
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Here's a Map of What Trump-GOP Destruction of US Hospitals Looks Like
Protect Our Care's Hospital Crisis Watch tracks hospitals at risk of closure due to Medicaid cuts in GOP budget, highlighting rural areas most vulnerable.
Here's a Map of What Trump-GOP Destruction of US Hospitals Looks Like
"Hospitals count on Medicaid to keep their doors open," said healthcare advocacy group Protect Our Care.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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US | Court Rules With SpaceX in Case Seeking to Gut NLRB, in Blow to Workers’ Rights
“This disastrous decision cannot stand,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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AMD discontinues B650 chipset to transition to the newer B850 chipset — affordable AM5 motherboards just got a bit pricier
We're seeing the last of budget AMD B650 motherboards.
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Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza ‘amount to genocide,’ says Scottish leader
The first minister of Scotland on Thursday warned of the planned Israeli occupation of Gaza City, saying it “only intensifies” the ongoing genocide in the Palestinian enclave, Anadolu reports.
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Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why
Federal auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to tell them quickly about crashes involving its self-driving technology that may soon be deployed in millions of its cars on U.S. roads.
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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
A man holds an orange and white device in his hand, about the size of his palm, with an antenna sticking out. He enters some commands with the built-in buttons, then walks over to a nearby car. At first, its doors are locked, and the man tugs on one of them unsuccessfully. He then pushes a button on the gadget in his hand, and the door now unlocks.The tech used here is the popular Flipper Zero, an ethical hacker’s swiss army knife, capable of all sorts of things such as WiFi attacks or emulating NFC tags. Now, 404 Media has found an underground trade where much shadier hackers sell extra software and patches for the Flipper Zero to unlock all manner of cars, including models popular in the U.S. The hackers say the tool can be used against Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other brands, including sometimes dozens of specific vehicle models, with no easy fix from car manufacturers.
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Do you know anything else about people using the Flipper Zero to break into cars? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at joseph@404media.co.These tools are primarily sold for a fee, keeping their distribution somewhat limited to those willing to pay. But, there is the looming threat that this software may soon reach a wider audience of thieves. Straight Arrow News (SAN) previously covered the same tech in July, and the outlet said it successfully tested the tool on a vehicle. Now people are cracking the software, meaning it can be used for free. Discord servers with hundreds of members are seeing more people join, with current members trolling the newbies with fake patches and download links. If the tech gets out, it threatens to supercharge car thefts across the country, especially those part of the social media phenomenon known as Kia Boys in which young men, often in Milwaukee, steal and joyride Kia and Hyundai cars specifically because of the vehicles’ notoriously poor security. Apply that brazeness to all of the other car models the Flipper Zero patches can target, and members of the car hacking community expect thieves to start using the easy to source gadget.
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“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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VS Code Chat Checkpoints: A Safety Net for AI Coding
Ever let GitHub Copilot get a little too creative and make a mess of your project? We've all been there. A single misguided prompt can lead to chaos across multiple files, leaving you with a cleanup job you didn't ask for.
The latest VS Code update (v1.103) is here to save the day with a new feature called VS Code chat checkpoints. Think of it as a powerful "undo" button for your entire AI conversation. You can now instantly roll back your whole workspace to a previous state, making it safe to experiment with even the most ambitious AI-driven edits. This update also brings support for OpenAI's new GPT-5 model, making Copilot smarter than ever.
VS Code Chat Checkpoints: A Safety Net for AI Coding
VS Code's 1.103 update introduces VS Code Chat Checkpoints, a feature to roll back misguided AI prompts. Learn how this safety net, plus GPT-5 support, is changing development. Explore the new features now!Owais Makkabi (Tygo Cover)
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UK | Man arrested in dawn raid after sharing Facebook posts backing Palestine Action
Exclusive: Baroness Chakrabarti said the latest arrest demonstrates the dangers of the ongoing proscription of Palestine Action, which is being challenged in the courts
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Netanyahu says Israel will attack Gaza City regardless of ceasefire deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will attack Gaza City regardless of whether it reaches a ceasefire with Hamas that sees the release of Israeli captives.
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Elon Musk's X may finally settle $500M severance lawsuit
Elon Musk's X is settling a severance lawsuit with former Twitter employees.
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US: DHS reviews security funding to Muslim organisations, places of worship
President Donald Trump's administration has already cut $8m across dozens of similar projects
US: DHS reviews security funding to Muslim organisations, places of worship
The US's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing security grants to Muslim organisations and places of worship that have been accused by a pro-Israel think tank of having ties to "radical" groups.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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One of China's Largest Tech Companies Just Copied Apple's Biggest Flop
No, seriously, it stole part of the name and everything.
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Trump officials cut California sex-education funds over gender identity references
Move comes after state refused to remove gender identity, trans and nonbinary references from sex-ed curriculum
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Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appears to have published messages without users' knowledge.Liv McMahon (BBC News)
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Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation - but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online.
This is t he r second article about chatbots “leaking” ended users share their chats with search indexing enabled.
That isn’t leaking. That’s just shitty journalism.
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US | New York appeals court tosses $465 million award in Trump civil fraud case
A divided New York appeals court on Thursday unanimously struck down a nearly half-billion-dollar financial penalty against US President Donald Trump as unconstitutionally excessive, while issuing a fractured ruling on the underlying fraud allegations that produced no clear majority.
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New York appeals court tosses $465 million award in Trump civil fraud case
A divided New York appeals court on Thursday unanimously struck down a nearly half-billion-dollar financial penalty against US President Donald Trump as unconstitutionally excessive, while issuing a f...JURIST Staff (- JURIST - News)
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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
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Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says
A new report looks at barriers to EV charging.
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The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest
The Jobs AI Is Replacing the Fastest
Around 92 million jobs are projected to disappear by 2030.Riley Gutiérrez McDermid (Gizmodo)
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Mexico launches 'Health Routes' to address medication shortages
Mexico has started delivering medications and medical provisions to health centers, under a new program to resolve supply shortages.
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Mexico launches a new program to address medication shortages
Mexico has started delivering medications and medical provisions to health centers, under a new program to resolve supply shortages.MND Staff (Mexico News Daily)
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Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it's not a bad idea.
Berlin-based non-profit search engine Ecosia has asked a U.S. judge to turn Chrome into a foundation it controls, funding billions in climate projects.
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AMD accidentally marks FSR 4 open-source — source code reveals potential support for older Radeon GPUs
AMD has at least tried to make FSR 4 compatible with GPUs other than RDNA 4 GPUs.
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Florida gymnastics coach gets 12 years for sexually assaulting underage girls who were his students
A South Florida gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting at least three underage girls who were his students has been sentenced to 12 years in prison as part of a plea deal
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Google launches dedicated Password Manager app for Android
Google has rolled out a new Android app, aiming to change how users access and manage their digital credentials.
https://www.neowin.net/news/google-launches-dedicated-password-manager-app-for-android/
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Drone attack destroys 16 trucks carrying UN food to Sudan's famine-hit Darfur region
The United Nations says a drone attack on a U.N. convoy set fire to all 16 trucks carrying desperately needed food to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur region and destroyed all the vehicles
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in reply to kbal • • •Arr, ye be wantin’ the secrets o’ the Servarr fleet, eh? Then lend me yer ears:
Sonarr – This be the lookout in the crow’s nest, keepin’ watch fer new episodes o’ yer favorite shows. When it spies ‘em, it signals the crew to fetch ‘em down from the digital seas.
Radarr – Aye, this one’s the treasure hunter, scourin’ the oceans fer full-length films instead o’ episodes. It marks the map, finds the booty, an’ brings the shiny reels aboard.
Lidarr – The ship’s bard, huntin’ down new shanties an’ albums to keep the crew’s spirits high on long voyages.
Readarr – A learned scribe, fetchin’ tomes an’ scrolls fer them what likes a quiet night with words instead o’ waves.
Bazarr – The translator, givin’ ye subtitles fer shows an’ films in whatever tongue ye fancy, so no sailor be left in the dark.
Prowlarr – The scout, integratin’ all yer trackers an’ indexers into one mighty spyglass, so the rest o’ the crew can search the seas more smartly.
All together, they be runnin’ like a well-oiled pirate crew, each wit’ a role in findin’, organizin’, and keepin’ yer plundered media shipshape.
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in reply to 0x0 • • •it helped me be able to conceptually put the pieces together a little better. it still took actually setting them up and using them for a bit to really understand certain aspects of them, or see 'why' certain things are how they are when I'd previously had no clue for some settings.
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in reply to 0x0 • • •They're just media library organizers that can download media for you using torrents or Usenet. There's a different one for each type of media:
There's also prowlarr, which you can use to set up a list of indexers (torrent/Usenet sites) that the other *arr servers can use, so you don't have to configure each server's indexer list individually. You can also use it as an aggregated indexer search for other things that arent managed by the rest of the suite (like software).
There's also bazarr which you can use to automatically download subtitles for your TV/movie library.
And there's flaresolvarr which can be used by prowlarr to bypass captchas for indexers that use them.
It's all pretty easy to set up, especially if you're using docker containers, although there is a community install script that'll do everything for you if you want them installed directly on Linux.
You do need a separate download client set up, like qbittorrent for torrents and sabnzbd for Usenet.
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in reply to somerandomperson • • •A collection of programs that will track your media directory and automatically start a torrent on a missing piece of media with a web interface that you can use to browse what you do and do not have.
So you basically start these programs, connect them with prowlarr so that they can find torrents, point them to a media directory, and then connect that back to a torrent client such as Qbittorrent. When a new TV show comes out, they will automatically download that into your downloads directory and hardlink it to your media directory, torrent keeps seeding, it's filed away properly and no extra storage use until the hardlink breaks. So if you also have Jellyfin / navidrome pointing at your media directory, you will just see new media pop up each week.
I recommend using qbitorrent in a docker container that enforces a vpn, then you can just drop a WireGuard profile in there. AirVPN Works well for this as it supports port forwarding as well.
I personally manage the entire thing in a single docker compose file, and that's what I would recommend, because then it's set and forget.
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in reply to somerandomperson • • •So there's the "official" set of tools from servarr.com, but there's a few "unofficial" tools as well, but they all function similarly in that they glue several things together to make workflows nicer.
After adding your media library so the component knows what you "have" already, you tell the component (say "Sonarr" for TV shows) what you "want" and it's added to a wanted list. It also knows what you already have. When you add a new show to your wanted list it can immediately download it, or it can wait for new episodes to be released and only download those. When downloading it will download to the downloads folder and then copy (you can change settings so it uses hard links, so these copies don't take up extra space). It will only copy the media files and ignore .nfo/readme.txt style files, and it will change the format to the one Plex/JellyFin want (with //S__E__ - Episode title.mkv) By default it will seed for a certain amount and then delete the files from the downloads folder/remove from the torrent client, but this is configurable. It can also look for higher quality versions like if you have 480p versions of a show and 1080p versions become available it can download them and replace the lower quality versions with higher quality (it does not do this by default).
But that's fundamentally how they work, they have a media library with certain things, and a list of things you "want" and then a way to download things to get from the want list into the media library without needing to do any manual intervention (except manually adding things to your wanted list)
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in reply to jatone • • •You could say this about a lot of automation tools. A properly-functioning *arr stack is nothing more than an automation tool. Punch a movie/tv show into Overseerr, the *arrs work in the background with your downloader client (torrent or Usenet), and some time later - depending on your internet bandwidth - it appears in Plex/Jellyfin.
The convenience of the end result is worth the work.
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in reply to Lka1988 • • •No its just not that convenient for the LOE. You know what just requires punching in the title you want? Most private tracker uis. Click download and the client picks up the torrent file from your downloads folder
Fuck retrovibed has an rss feed reader and you can just click bookmark in a trackers ui and it'll download in the background.
I took one look at the arr stack and noped right the fuck out.
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in reply to jatone • • •Maybe not useful to you, and that's ok.
That said - just because you don't find them useful, doesn't mean you have to be a stick in the mud about it.
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in reply to somerandomperson • • •I setup a tdarr server/node today, it automatically sets up videos to be transcoded. I'm using it so my mini pc hosting jellyfin doesn't have to. This means the videos should direct play, saving significant resources on the mini pc. That should allow me a handful of streams at the same time if it happens.
I put the node on my main desktop pc with a GPU, so when my server sees new videos land in my jellyfin folder it should have the windows pc grab the video, transcode it over on it's own ssd, then replace the original video on the server.
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in reply to somerandomperson • • •meant to automate grabbing content from torrents or usenet, sending them to your torrent client, and also moving or linking the dowbloaded files
the available settings, filter for formats, etc. are pretty complex and the usecase is broad
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in reply to somerandomperson • • •Typical piracy requires you to search sources/indexers yourself, decide on the best search result for what you're trying to download, pass that to your download client, then manually name and sort the downloaded files into media folders once the download completes.
The arr's automate this entre process for several media types (movies, tv, music, etc), combining search results from dozens of indexers to make its decision on what to download.
Now, I open a webpage, search for a movie/show (results from imdb) and select an item I want to watch. ~15min later, that item has been found, downloaded, and sorted into my media folders where Emby/Jellyfin can display it to myself or friends.
Add on to this with Ombi, a requests platform that allows my friends+family to request media and have the arrs automatically grab it. Since setting that up a little over a year ago, it's filled almost 400 requests (not including media I've grabbed/requested myself) without me having to manually manage requests ever.
Ontop of grabbing media on request, the arr's also monitor the sources you've configured, watching for new uploads, and grabbing content that's missing from your library but monitored for, such as: newly aired episodes, media that couldn't be found earlier, or upgrades in quality for existing media (if configured/allowed to upgrade existing media).
Every time a new episode airs for a show I've added, it automatically grabs it for me. (currently 486 series monitored here)
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