Nepal to block some social media including Facebook
Nepal had mandated registration for social media platforms in a bid to crackdown on misuse.
Nepal to block some social media including Facebook
Nepal had mandated registration for social media platforms in a bid to crackdown on misuse. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
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US sheriffs decry White House effort to hire away local law enforcement for Ice
One sheriff calls surprise use of deputy email list offering $50,000 hiring bonus ‘unprofessional and unethical’
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Trump’s second presidency is ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says
Former Senate leader likens administration’s fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s
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UN body finds US and UAE responsible for Afghan refugee's arbitrary detention
GENEVA - A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an Afghan man in arbitrary detention in Abu Dhabi for over two years in a case rights groups say is emblematic of thousands of others.
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UN body finds US and UAE responsible for Afghan refugee's arbitrary detention
GENEVA - A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an Afghan man in arbitrary detention in Abu Dhabi for over two years in a case rights groups say is emblematic of thousands of othe…ST
Reform given almost £1m by former Tory donors in second quarter of 2025
Funders include treasurer Nick Candy, who promised Farage’s party a seven-figure sum when he took the role
Reform secured almost £1m from former Tory donors in second quarter of 2025
Donors include treasurer Nick Candy, who promised Farage’s party a seven-figure amount when he took the role last DecemberRowena Mason (The Guardian)
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Mamdani, AOC and other DSA members should leave party: Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi insists
Mamdani, AOC and other DSA members should leave party: Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi insists
Democratic Socialist of America members who include New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should leave the Democratic Party and create their o…Carl Campanile (New York Post)
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Xi Jinping holds talks with Kim Jong Un
Xi Jinping holds talks with Kim Jong Un
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republi…www.globaltimes.cn
England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North
Passengers can sign up for digital rail ticket trials on East Midlands Rail and Northern trains.Department for Transport (GOV.UK)
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By chasing ideology and empty slogans, the EU has handed its energy lifeline to China and completely subordinated itself to U.S. interests.
At the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Beijing, Russia, China, and Mongolia signed a legally binding memorandum for the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline. Stretching 2,600 km and carrying a price tag of $13.6 billion, this pipeline will deliver 50 bcm/year of Russian gas from the Arctic directly to northern China via Mongolia, bypassing Europe entirely.
In Europe, 50 bcm of Russian gas is worth $16.5 billion today. U.S. LNG for the same volume costs around $25 billion, while direct purchase from Russia, based on recent Gazprom deals with China, would've been roughly $6–6.5 billion. Europe’s cheap Russian pipeline gas, once the backbone of German industry, will now flow to China securing a stable, cheap energy supply.
Pushing Europe to sever its energy ties with Russia has inadvertently transferred strategic leverage to China. Europe now overpays for U.S. LNG, loses industrial competitiveness, and slides toward recession creating a perfect scenario for intra-European tensions.
President Xi framed PoS2 as a cornerstone of the “no-limits” strategic partnership with Russia, guaranteeing China a reliable, land-based energy corridor. Russia secured a guaranteed buyer, China locked in long-term supplies, meanwhile Europe faces the erosion of its industrial and geopolitical position.
By divorcing itself from affordable Russian gas, Europe has eliminated any realistic chance of industrial recovery and viable economic future. The global energy map is being rewritten with European decline accelerating, while China and India continue to rise strategically and economically.
Europe faces the final collapse of its industrial and geopolitical relevance, while the US loses its only truly successful historical project which was the "rules based international order".
What the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Really Means for Russia and China
Moscow and Beijing on Tuesday reached an agreement to build Power of Siberia 2, a long-delayed pipeline to supply Russian gas to China.Moscow Times Reporter (The Moscow Times)
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Why would they have to buy solar panels from China? Europe is more than capable of manufacturing their own.
Russia and China working together, does not mean that Europe loses anything. It's not a zero-sum equation, where success is mutually exclusive.
And your article is over a year old. You are intentionally ignoring the current assessment.
Why Russia's economy is beginning to falter
Hit by falling oil revenues and Western sanctions, growth in the country has slowed while the budget deficit has exploded.Marie Jégo (Le Monde)
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Why would they have to buy solar panels from China? Europe is more than capable of manufacturing their own.
If that was the case then they would be manufacturing them. Also, in case you weren't aware, stuff like solar panels needs rare earths which China has an effective monopoly on.
Russia and China working together, does not mean that Europe loses anything. It’s not a zero-sum equation, where success is mutually exclusive.
Yeah it does because the US is taking advantage of the vulnerable position that Europe is in, and the Europeans are simply accepting it because they have no other choice.
As Sabine Weyand, Directorate-General for Trade at the EU commission, admits: "If you didn't hear me say the word 'negotiation'—that's because there wasn't one." The U.S. dictated terms in a "strategic compromise, not an ideal economic solution" that European leaders know will destroy their economies.
Europe agreed because it is unable to manage its own security. "We have a land war on the European continent. And we are completely dependent on the United States," Weyand explains. Member states were not prepared to risk further escalation, so they chose economic submission out of fear and total dependence on the U.S.
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And your article is over a year old. You are intentionally ignoring the current assessment.
I'm intentionally ignoring propaganda and focusing on the actual facts. The type article you linked have been written on daily basis for the past three years and were proven false each and every time. I guess you happen to be the kind of credulous person who's not capable of learning from past experience that these types of articles are aimed at.
„Das waren keine Verhandlungen“ (Tiefgang) | SZ Dossier
„Wenn Sie mich das Wort ‚Verhandlung‘ nicht haben sagen hören – das liegt daran, dass es keine war.“ Mit diesem Satz beschreibt Sabine Weyand den geopolitischen …SZ Dossier
If that was the case then they would be manufacturing them. Also, in case you weren't aware, stuff like solar panels needs rare earths which China has an effective monopoly on.
As Sabine Weyand, Directorate-General for Trade at the EU commission, admits: "If you didn't hear me say the word 'negotiation'—that's because there wasn't one." The U.S. dictated terms in a "strategic compromise, not an ideal economic solution" that European leaders know will destroy their economies.
That's a criticism of the negotiation tactics used by the US...not an admission that the EU has no choice but to accept those terms. Especially if, as indicated in that last sentence, that it would "destroy their economies".
I'm intentionally ignoring propaganda and focusing on the actual facts.
That's weird. Your original article was citing the IMF as if it were a reliable source of information. The article I posted was also citing the same source, just using a more current assessment. It seems you only trust information that confirms your bias, and ignore it when it doesn't...even when the source is the same?
Rare metals in the photovoltaic industry
What role do rare earths and minor metals play in the clean energy industry? What are the alternatives emerging for solar photovoltaic technologies? Read on to find out.Laura Rodríguez (RatedPower)
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Europe very obviously isn't manufacturing solar panels in anywhere near the volume they would need to make a dent in energy transition. Again, if that was the case Europe wouldn't be in an energy crisis right now.
And yes, China does in fact have an effective monopoly, it's 69% for most rare earth and around 90% actual processing of them
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That’s a criticism of the negotiation tactics used by the US…not an admission that the EU has no choice but to accept those terms. Especially if, as indicated in that last sentence, that it would “destroy their economies”.
It's a clear admission that Europe was forced to take an incredibly bad deal. European economies are literally collapsing as we speak, and the US is making their exports more expensive while forcing them to buy overpriced LNG, invest money in the US, and ramp up military spending. Anybody with even a minimally functioning brain can see what this all means for Europe.
That’s weird. Your original article was citing the IMF as if it were a reliable source of information. The article I posted was also citing the same source, just using a more current assessment.
I don't know what you find weird about the fact that Russian economy has in fact grown as the last assessment indicated while there is zero reason to expect that to change going forward. Russian industry is growing, Russia just secured a whole bunch of trade deals with BRICS countries, there is zero reason to expect that the trajectory of Russian economy will change for the negative.
The article you linked talks about falling oil revenues, but if you bothered looking at Russian economy you'd see that oil exports are not a major part of the overall economy nowadays. Western sanctions have already been turned up to the max, and there's nothing left to sanction. That's why the west was trying to do secondary sanctions on India which caused India to get closer to Russia and China instead. If the sanctions were going to achieve anything that would've happened early on. Now Russia has already restructured its economy away from the west. Meanwhile, it's hilarious to talk about Russian deficit exploding when western deficits are far higher. If Russia is in trouble with a €56 billion deficit what can we say about the US?
It seems you only trust information that confirms your bias, and ignore it when it doesn’t…even when the source is the same?
It seems like I'm using my brain to think about the situation, and relying on historical precedent to extrapolate what we might expect in the future. You should try doing that some time.
China currently controls over 69% of global rare earth production
The global rare earths industry is a complex landscape dominated by China, creating a critical need for global supply chain diversification.GlobalData (Mining Technology)
Lol! I'm not sure you understand what the word "monopoly" means. Sure, China currently controls the majority of rare earth production...but that's based largely on the convenience that results from China's investment in its own infrastructure. It doesn't mean that other sources cannot be utilized. It's always nice to go with the cheapest option, but that hardly amounts to a "monopoly".
And I also think you misunderstand how EU law works, regarding trade agreements. The "deal" that was recently "agreed to", is not binding. It simply represents the first round of negotiations, and consists of a proposed outline. It has also been harshly criticised by nearly all European leaders, and will most likely not be ratified. At least not with the current conditions.
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Controlling vast majority of production is precisely what it means to have a monopoly on a resource. Literally nobody else has significant infrastructure to do refining and processing right now. Building out this infrastructure would take decades. Here's what NPR has to say on the subject:
Many so-called rare earth elements are actually quite common, and they are mined globally, but China has a near-monopoly on refining them for use in everyday electronics, like smartphones and speakers, as well as for crucial defense systems, like fighter jets.When China decided to tighten control over supply chains for seven rare earth elements this spring, O'Connor says he felt the pinch immediately. One investor touring the company's vault at the time offered on the spot to buy O'Connor's entire inventory of terbium and dysprosium, two valuable "heavy" rare earth elements, he says.
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Nah, I understand how the EU "works" perfectly fine. In fact, I wrote about it in detail here and I pointed out precisely this problem:
Yet, there is an obvious problem with this scheme: the EU lacks an independent treasury. It is merely an administrative organization where individual countries must actually provide funds. Every Euro Brussels spends must be squeezed from member state budgets, making any deal signed by Ursula von der Leyen only as good as the day countries actually pony up.
If the EU "leadership" keeps pushing their agenda there likely won't be an EU for much longer because countries will prioritize their national interest over the promises Ursula made to daddy.
The Terminal Crisis of European Neoliberalism
The European project stands at the precipice of collapse, with its fundamental contradictions exposed by accelerating economic deterioration across core member states.Dialectical Dispatches
Why would they have to buy solar panels from China? Europe is more than capable of manufacturing their own.
How are people like this? I'm used to the lib bingo stuff by now but somehow every day we reach new levels of detachment from reality that shouldn't even be possible.
US jobless claims rise, private payrolls growth slows
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, while hiring by private employers slowed in August, offering further evidence that labor market conditions were softening.
The reports were released a day after government data showed there were more unemployed people than positions available in July for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Job growth has shifted into stall-speed, with economists blaming President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs and an immigration crackdown that is hampering hiring at construction sites and restaurants.
The Fed's "Beige Book" report on Wednesday noted that "firms were hesitant to hire workers because of weaker demand or uncertainty." The softening labor tone was reinforced on Thursday with the release of the ADP National Employment Report, which showed private employment increased by 54,000 jobs last month after advancing by 106,000 in July.
The downbeat assessment of the labor market was also evident in the Institute for Supply Management survey, which showed a measure of services sector employment contracting for a third straight month in August.
Economists, as a result, are bracing for another month of tepid job growth when the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its closely watched employment report on Friday. A Reuters survey of economists estimated nonfarm payrolls increased by 75,000 jobs last month after rising by 73,000 in July.
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-jobless-claims-rise-private-payrolls-growth-slows-2025-09-04/
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Nepal bans social media(Facebook, X, Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Signal, YouTube and more) for failing to register with the government; Only 7 to be open(Viber, TikTok, Telegram and more)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36863320
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- Reddit.
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Viber, WeTalk, TikTok, Nimbuzz, and Poppo Live are already registered.Similarly, Telegram and Global Diary are in the process of registration.
Social media platforms to be blocked:
1. Facebook
2. Facebook Messenger
3. Instagram
4. YouTube
5. WhatsApp
6. X (formerly Twitter)
7. LinkedIn
8. Snapchat
9. Reddit
10. Discord
11. Pinterest
12. Signal
13. Threads
14. WeChat
15. Quora
16. Tumblr
17. Clubhouse
18. Mastodon
19. Rumble
20. MeWe
21. VK
22. Line
23. IMO
24. Zalo
25. Soul
26. Hamro Patro::: spoiler Other Sources
- Associated Press;
- The Hindu.
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Nepal bans social media(Facebook, X, Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Signal, YouTube and more) for failing to register with the government; Only 7 to be open(Viber, TikTok, Telegram and more)
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- Reddit.
:::Viber, WeTalk, TikTok, Nimbuzz, and Poppo Live are already registered.Similarly, Telegram and Global Diary are in the process of registration.
Social media platforms to be blocked:
1. Facebook
2. Facebook Messenger
3. Instagram
4. YouTube
5. WhatsApp
6. X (formerly Twitter)
7. LinkedIn
8. Snapchat
9. Reddit
10. Discord
11. Pinterest
12. Signal
13. Threads
14. WeChat
15. Quora
16. Tumblr
17. Clubhouse
18. Mastodon
19. Rumble
20. MeWe
21. VK
22. Line
23. IMO
24. Zalo
25. Soul
26. Hamro Patro
::: spoiler Other Sources
- Associated Press;
- The Hindu.
:::All but these 7 social media platforms to be blocked in Nepal
The government has decided to deactivate all social media platforms except for seven that have registered or applied for registration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.en.setopati.com
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OK so three things:
- How are they going to ban Mastodon. Like they cannot ban every mastodon instance.
- From what I know about people in regimes like this: VPN usage is basically normal because of things like this. I live in the UK and I'm using a VPN.
- Hamro Patro, if you don't know, is the Nepali "everything" app. It's officially a calendar app, but it also does News, Horoscopes (something that's important to Nepalis I guess), Exchange Rates, Radio and Podcasts. It is one of the most popular apps in the country and the most popular Nepali developed app period. This is like if the US banned the CNN app or if the British Government banned the Sky News app.
French regulator(CNIL) fine Google(325 million euros) and SheIn(150 million euros) for failing to comply with the rules on cookies
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French regulator(CNIL) fine Google(325 million euros) and SheIn(150 million euros) for failing to comply with the rules on cookies
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noyb WIN: French DPA fines Google €325 million for “Spam Emails” in Gmail
The CNIL fined Google €325 million for creating spam emails in Gmailnoyb.eu
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The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) Has Been Acquired by Atlassian
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The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) Has Been Acquired by Atlassian
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:::Welcoming The Browser Company to Atlassian - Work Life by Atlassian
Atlassian has entered into an agreement to acquire The Browser Company of New York, the team behind the incredible Dia and Arc browsers.aleaf@atlassian.com (Work Life by Atlassian)
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I'm very mildly pro-AI, in the sense that I remain optimistic there will be at least a few cool use cases and I'd love to find them.
So I tried Dia... And uninstalled it a few hours later. Why would I want to "chat with my tabs"? Even if I didn't think this was a rubbish use case, every browser comes with a chatbot sidebar/extension/whatever, why would I want to change browsers just for that?
Heavy pass. Also, after how they abandoned Arc, I don't think they can be trusted to develop a product and not pull the rug from under the users when it becomes mildly inconvenient to keep working on it.
You’d think a company that makes browsers could make more than one browser.
Hell, opera has a flavour for however you’re feeling that minute.
Poland: Twitter/X facilitated spread of anti-LGBTI hatred and harassment
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:::A Thousand Cuts’: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Against Poland’s LGBTI Community on X
Poland: Twitter/X facilitated spread of anti-LGBTI hatred and harassment
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- Hacker News.
:::A Thousand Cuts’: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Against Poland’s LGBTI Community on X
X-Twitter-contributed-to-anti-LGBTI-hate-in-poland
Social media platform, X contributed to the spread of hate and harassment against members of the LGBTI community in Poland.Amnesty International
Rest of the world: Yeah, we know. Except, it wasn't just in Poland.
X is owned by a guy who supports fascist causes in Europe. He used to support one in the US until they had a falling out. He did the Nazi arm gesture (albeit with the wrong arm, IIRC). Then (or perhaps before) he got rid of a bunch of content moderators.
We know exactly where he stands and what he stands for.
That said, there are still good people on Twitter. My wife and a bunch of her artist friends. I keep telling her, it's bad news up there, it's supporting a bad dude... but this whole community is up there and they won't move. I'm not sure what it will take at this point.
Honestly all social media is kinda trash these days.
Facebook has literally had people killed. Some anti-government rebels were using Facebook in some third world country (I forget the name), and Facebook gave their location data to the government. Volunteered it even. Guess who stopped using Facebook. Wonder what happened. Oh yeah, and you know what Mark Zuckerberg calls his users? "Dumb fucks." Literally. Can't make this shit up.
Reddit was built on CSAM, they even sent one of their early moderators a physical award for running a subreddit with upskirt shots of underage girls. (He was very publicly outed. Guess who didn't even protect the guy who helped build their empire?) They also tried to falsely accuse a third-party app developer of blackmailing them, but the guy recorded the conversation. A bunch of people rebelled but they all came back around. I myself got banned for suggesting stiffer penalties for child abuse, and I lost the appeal (I figured maybe an AI tagged me but a human would overturn it, but no). So I figure they did me a favor.
I think it's mostly the same people who use all these services, from Facebook to right here on Lemmy. And in any group of people, you have a few bad apples. But I think you have to look at the people leading it. What they stand for, how they see the world, the kind of world they want to make.
Half of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Face Loneliness or Rejection, New Report Reveals
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- 50% of young men say they would rather date an AI girlfriend than risk rejection from a human partner
- 31% of U.S. men aged 18–30 report already chatting with AI girlfriends
- 19% of American adults overall say they have explored AI romance
- 80% of Gen Z say they would consider a virtual relationship with an AI girlfriend
- 83% of Gen Z believe they can form a deep emotional bond with AI companions
Half of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Face Loneliness or Rejection, New Report Reveals
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- Hacker News.
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- 50% of young men say they would rather date an AI girlfriend than risk rejection from a human partner
- 31% of U.S. men aged 18–30 report already chatting with AI girlfriends
- 19% of American adults overall say they have explored AI romance
- 80% of Gen Z say they would consider a virtual relationship with an AI girlfriend
- 83% of Gen Z believe they can form a deep emotional bond with AI companions
Half of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Face Loneliness or Rejection, New Report Reveals
AI girlfriends go mainstream: 80% of Gen Z open to virtual relationships as AI girlfriend market nears $140 billionGirlfriend.ai (Half of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Face Loneliness or Rejection, New Report Reveals)
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Mark Zuckerberg, the Lawyer, Is Suing Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO
Mark Zuckerberg, the Lawyer, Is Suing Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO
An Indiana attorney is suing Meta for repeatedly shutting down his Facebook pagesEce Yildirim (Gizmodo)
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Same thing happened after WW1 too btw. The strong anti-German sentiments across the US and Europe prompted multiple changes. William and Vilhelm became Bills or Ville; Müller became Miller; Schmidt became Smith.
I had a lot of Swedish family who did this from around 1915-1930 and as you said, again after WW2.
Idaho attorney general says officers who fatally shot autistic teen won't be charged
Four Idaho police officers who fatally shot an autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was holding a knife on the other side of a chain-link fence in April were justified in their actions and will not face criminal charges, the state attorney general said Wednesday.
Victor Perez, 17, was in a coma for a week before dying April 12 after doctors removed nine bullets during several surgeries and amputated his leg.
The shooting in the southeast Idaho city of Pocatello, which was captured on video, drew outrage from members of the community who questioned why the officers opened fire within 12 seconds of exiting their vehicles.
The Bannock County Prosecutor's Office asked Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador to review the case to determine whether the officers committed a crime and if their use of force was justified. Labrador said the investigation showed that the officers did not know Perez's age or disabilities, and they were only told an intoxicated man was threatening people with a knife.
Idaho attorney general says officers who fatally shot autistic teen won't be charged
Four Idaho police officers who fatally shot an autistic teen boy who was holding a knife on the other side of a fence will not face criminal charges, according to the state attorney general.AP via Scripps News Group (News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF))
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Newsom says Trump’s deployment of National Guard to LA cost taxpayers $120M
Newsom’s office evaluated the costs incurred since June when Trump sent more than 4,200 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines to LA, posting its estimates on X.
According to the office that included $71 million for food and other basic necessities, $37 million in payroll, $4 million in logistic supplies, $3.5 million in travel. “The list goes on,” Newsom’s said.
Most of the soldiers were sent home last month, though 300 remain in Los Angeles, per The Los Angeles Times.
Newsom says the ‘political theater’ of Trump’s deployment of National Guard to LA cost taxpayers $120M
The California Governor’s office evaluated the costs incurred since June when Trump sent more than 4,200 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines to LAMike Bedigan (The Independent)
Republicans end TPS deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security said that the agency had reviewed conditions in Venezuela in collaboration with the State Department, and that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had determined that the 2021 TPS designation for Venezuela was “contrary to the national interest.”
The decision leaves about 257,000 Venezuelans, including many in South Florida, vulnerable to being deported to a homeland deep in crisis and under the repressive governance of leader Nicolas Maduro.
The decision will also be heavily felt in South Florida, the heart of the Venezuelan community in the United States. On Wednesday, advocates and leaders were already reeling from the announcement.
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Afghan earthquake death toll jumps to more than 2,200, say Taliban
Aid agencies plead for funds as rough terrain hinders relief effort and 98% of buildings in one province are damaged
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A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting
GOP megadonor Charles Munger Jr is spending millions on a campaign against California Democrats’ proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts — including a mailer that falsely suggests progressive lawmakers and organizations oppose the plan.
A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting
GOP megadonor Charles Munger Jr is spending millions on a campaign against California Democrats’ proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts — including a mailer that falsely suggests progressive lawmakers and organizations oppose the plan…jacobin.com
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Labour purges Black and brown councillors over Palestine support, but leaves white ones in place
Starmer and his acolytes hands are all over the purging of Black and brown Labour councillors in Brent - over support for Gaza
UN urges nations to submit overdue climate plans 'as soon as possible' ahead of COP30
Most parties, including the EU, missed the February deadline to submit new climate plans, and pressure is mounting as the UN climate summit approaches.
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Texas Passes Ban on Mail-Order Abortion Pills
The bill also lets private citizens sue health providers for mailing, prescribing, or providing abortion pills.
US judge rules that Trump's $2.2bn funding freeze on Harvard University was unlawful
The judge ruled that Trump used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on Harvard
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Legislation meant to delay Dallas investor’s East Texas ground water grab fails
A Dallas investor’s controversial plan to export East Texas groundwater appears poised to move forward, as lawmakers killed a bill that would have delayed the project by two years.
On Wednesday night, state Rep. Cody Harris, a Palestine Republican and the bill’s author, blamed the state Senate for the legislation’s failure, saying the chamber stripped a key provision that would have put a moratorium on new export permits while the Texas Water Development Board studied the effects of pumping groundwater from the area’s aquifers. The House voted not to accept the Senate changes.
“The Senate gutted the most important part of this bill,” Harris said late Wednesday. A moratorium would have given lawmakers “a chance … to make sure we are being good stewards of our most precious natural resource, water,” he said. “One part of the bill is worthless without the other.”
Bill to delay Dallas investors’ East Texas water grab fails
Companies tied to Dallas investor Kyle Bass applied for exploratory permits for wells to pump groundwater out from under Anderson and Henderson Counties.Megan Kimble (Houston Chronicle)
Call for 'blockades' as Israeli president reportedly heading to the UK
Zarah Sultana said in response to the news about Herzog that the "Labour Party is living up to its reputation as The Genocide Party."
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Washington DC sues over deployment of the national guard. City’s AG says troops are an ‘involuntary military occupation’
The city’s attorney general, Brian Schwalb, argued in the federal lawsuit that the deployment is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement.
A federal judge in California recently ruled that Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Los Angeles after days of protests over immigration raids in June was illegal. The Republican administration is appealing that decision and Trump has said he is ready to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition in those Democratic-led cities.
That ruling, however, does not directly apply to Washington, where the president has more control over the guard than in states.
About 2,300 troops from seven states have been deployed in the streets of the US capital since 11 August in a move that Schwalb says exceeds the president’s powers and violates the city’s autonomy, as enshrined in the Home Rule Act.
Washington DC sues over Trump’s deployment of the national guard
City’s attorney general says the hundreds of troops are essentially an ‘involuntary military occupation’Robert Tait (The Guardian)
Call for 'blockades' as Israeli president reportedly heading to the UK
Zarah Sultana said in response to the news about Herzog that the "Labour Party is living up to its reputation as The Genocide Party."
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Florida Is Dropping All Vaccine Mandates, State’s Surgeon General Says
Currently, all states require schoolchildren to receive vaccines against polio, measles, and other diseases.
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Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda
Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda
Google is in the middle of a six-month, $45 million contract to amplify propaganda with Netanyahu’s office. The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.Jack Poulson (Drop Site News)
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EU misled public on Israel drone-kill video
The EU Commission said its ethics adviser was studying an Israeli firm's science grant eligibility in view of a drone-kill ad, knowing its adviser had no mandate to do so.
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US loggers and Latin America try to defang EU forestry law
The EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law could be a victim of the bloc’s new trade deals with the United States and the South American Mercosur bloc, with the EU Commission under concerted pressure to water it down further.
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DC Sues Over Trump Troop Deployment as National Guard Members Say They're Being Used as 'Toy Soldiers's
Washington, DC Attorney General sues Trump administration over "illegal deployment" of National Guard troops, alleges violations of Home Rule Act and Posse Comitatus Act.
DC Sues Over Trump Troop Deployment as National Guard Members Say They're Being Used as 'Toy Soldiers'
"None of this is lawful," said Washington, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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UK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace in four years over summer, Bank of England finds
Companies say increase in employer national insurance contributions has forced them to cut jobs and raise prices
Grand Theft Auto VI Fans Continue To Uncover New Details
Grand Theft Auto VI marketing materials might be few and far between, but fans are still uncovering small tidbits of information.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is breaking Steam, Nintendo’s eShop
Valve’s usually stable platform struggles thanks in part to lack of pre-loading options.
A notorious Louisiana prison was chosen for immigrant detainees to urge self-deportation, Noem says
Officials said 51 detainees were already being housed at Angola. But Gov. Jeff Landry said he expects the building to be filled to capacity, expecting over 400 people to come in ensuing months as President Donald Trump continues his large-scale attempt to remove millions of people suspected of entering the country illegally.
The building holding ICE detainees is not new, but rather refurbished after sitting vacant for years. The rest of Angola, which is made up of many buildings, has remained active. Many of Angola’s 6,300 inmates still work the fields, picking long rows of vegetables by hand as armed guards patrol on horseback.
In addition, the prison is home to more than 50 death row inmates. The most recent execution was in March, using nitrogen gas to deprive the inmate of oxygen, causing death. The state’s electric chair, nicknamed “Gruesome Gertie”, is still on display in the prison’s museum.
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