Firefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones
If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or later with iOS 26+, the summary is created on your device using Apple Intelligence. On other devices with earlier iOS versions, the page text is sent securely to Mozilla cloud-based AI, which creates the summary and sends it back.
On Firefox for iOS, summarize a page with a shake or a tap
Firefox for iOS lets you summarize long articles and recipes with a simple shake or tap. Get privacy-first AI summaries on your iPhone.Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)
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US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/45704477
“Every move in my own home is monitored,” Yang said, sitting behind black curtains that block him from the glare of police lights trained straight at his house. “Their surveillance makes me feel unsafe all the time, everywhere.”Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus. Most of this technology came from companies in a country that has long claimed to support freedoms worldwide: the United States.
Over the past quarter century, American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known, an Associated Press investigation found. They sold billions of dollars of technology to the Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, despite repeated warnings from the U.S. Congress and in the media that such tools were being used to quash dissent, persecute religious sects and target minorities.
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
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Trump’s Takeover of DC: Traffic Stops Turn Into Immigration Arrests for Delivery Riders and Workers
Four masked men in police tactical vests surround a young scooter rider, cuffing his hands behind his back. One person, whose face is fully obscured with a cap, sunglasses and a balaclava, is heard on eyewitness video telling the scooter rider: “You came into this country as a J1, as an exchange student. You didn’t show up … You lied, ok?”
“Yeah, he’s illegal, either way,” another person is heard saying, before they lead him to an unmarked car.
Screengrab from a video showing a man being arrested by federal agents along Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington DC on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Source: Instagram/@will.allendupraw
Nearby, two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cars are seen blocking part of the lane. Uniformed MPD officers stand around the area, neither intervening nor appearing to participate directly in the arrest.
MPD vehicles seen blocking part of a lane where federal officers are arresting a man on a scooter along Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington DC on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Source: Instagram/@will.allendupraw
The video was posted by Will Allen-DuPraw, whose profile says that he is a photographer and videographer based in DC, on Sept. 2. Allen-DuPraw wrote in the post that bystanders reported that authorities were stopping Latino men on scooters along Florida Avenue Northwest, a major road in Washington DC, and had arrested two.
An urgent alert sent out on the morning of the same day by Stop ICE Alerts, a community-driven alert network for those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, reported similar information. The alert said that ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – a branch of ICE focused on investigating transnational crime – and MPD were “stopping Latinos on scooters” and had arrested one or two people along Florida Avenue Northwest.
A Metropolitan Police officer directs traffic at a checkpoint on New York Avenue after US President Donald Trump deployed US National Guard troops to Washington and ordered an increase in the presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, DC. Source: Reuters/Al Drago
With US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, scenes of federal agents detaining people while accusing them of immigration offences have been cropping up all over social media from around the country. An analysis of ICE arrest data by DC-based think tank Cato Institute found that in June and July alone, ICE conducted almost 9,000 street arrests nationwide of immigrants who had no criminal convictions, charges, or removal orders. About 90 percent of these were immigrants from Latin America.
The incident on Florida Avenue Northwest was one of 42 that Bellingcat and our partner Evident Media geolocated and verified using videos and photos from social media and news reports. These showed federal agent encounters in the capital, in the month or so since Trump’s federal takeover of DC on August 11. The full dataset can be downloaded here.
In the three weeks after DC was placed under federal control, Trump’s administration said more than 300 people without legal immigration status were arrested in the District.
Like previous immigration raids that we documented in Los Angeles, the federal agents involved in the DC cases were often masked and in military wear. Some wore generic “Police” vests, while others had attire indicating specific government entities such as ICE and HSI. The vehicles they used were usually unmarked, with plates from a variety of US states.
Car plates from a variety of US states that federal agents in DC were filmed using in Washington DC. Source: Evident Media
There is one key difference, however. In LA, a state law prohibits local law enforcement from using its resources for immigration enforcement in most cases. But in DC, where no such law applies, MPD has frequently been seen working with federal officers since the federal takeover last month.
In half of the incidents in our dataset, local DC law enforcement could be seen working alongside federal agents. Most of the DC local police were from MPD, though some were from the Metro Transit Police Department. Aside from ICE and HSI, agents from federal agencies including the US Park Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were also seen in the videos.
Agents from US Park Police, FBI, DEA and ATF were seen in the videos. Source: Evident Media
“We are definitely seeing MPD cooperate at a level we’ve never seen before, and it is resulting in people getting arrested and sent to detention,” Michael Lukens, who runs immigrant rights centre Amica, told Evident Media.
MPD has not replied to Evident Media’s queries about their cooperation with federal law enforcement agencies as of publication.
Of the cases we analysed, 22 involved the arrest of delivery drivers or tradespeople, such as workers in an air conditioning and heating truck.
In two widely shared videos, DC resident Tyler DeSue claimed agents pulled over his Uber Eats driver for having “incorrect tags” on his bike, then checked his registration and insurance and saw it was valid. DeSue said they then asked for his immigration status and detained him.
Police officers, one in an HSI vest, seen questioning a man in a video posted by Tyler DeSue on Aug. 17. Source: TikTok/@td13__
The videos DeSue posted did not show the initial encounter between the agents and the driver, but did show the arrest. DeSue can be heard in one video telling agents that the man they were questioning did not understand what they were saying, and they should use Google Translate. Another witness is heard calling the arrest “ridiculous” and questioning if the agents have “better things to do than to harass Uber Eats drivers”.
In a second video, also posted by DeSue, agents are seen wrapping the man in chains before putting him in an unmarked car.
A second video posted by DeSue on Aug. 17 show agents wrapping the man in chains before putting him into an unmarked car. Source: TikTok/@td13__
Another video posted by NPR reporter Chiara Eisner on Aug. 21 shows an agent in a “Police” tactical vest handcuffing a man in front of a truck, with US Park Police nearby. When Eisner asks what is happening, a Park Police officer says this is a traffic enforcement because the man was driving a commercial vehicle on park roads.
US Park Police stand by as a man is arrested by an agent in a “Police” tactical vest, after what they said was a traffic enforcement for driving a commercial vehicle on park roads. Source: TikTok/@chiaraeisner
Evident Media asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about videos of these two specific incidents, as well as whether federal agents were using race or language as factors in their stops and arrests. In response, a DHS spokesperson said:
“What makes someone a target for immigration enforcement is if they are illegally in the US – NOT their skin colour, race or ethnicity. America’s brave men and women are removing murderers, MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, rapists – truly the worst of the worst from our communities.”
The spokesperson also claimed that the men detained in these two incidents were undocumented immigrants who entered the country illegally. They did not mention any other criminal record for the men or comment on why the men were stopped by local police in the first place.
Lukens told Evident Media that ICE agents had been seen in areas with larger immigrant populations, such as Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan, which he described as “high-level racial profiling”.
Constitutionally, the Fourth Amendment protects anyone in the US, regardless of immigration status, from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
“If you are an ICE officer and the only thing that you have to fall on or to fall back on in justifying arrest is a person’s racial makeup and what vehicle they are driving, then you have conducted an illegal stop and an illegal arrest,” Lukens said.
Melissa Zhu, Eoghan Macguire, Pooja Chaudhuri, Kolina Koltai, Vladimir Zaha, Fraser Crichton and Bonny Albo contributed research to this piece.
From Evident Media, Jennifer Smart, Kevin Clancy and Zach Toombs contributed to research and production for the video report.
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‘How far does this go?' Uber Eats driver detained while making delivery in DC
A D.C. man says he ordered Uber Eats over the weekend, but his delivery driver was detained by federal agents before he could make that delivery.Aimee Cho, News4 reporter (NBC4 Washington)
Commissioner: Ohio schools would need doubled sales tax to replace property tax
A Mahoning County Commissioner contends that Ohio’s sales tax would need to more than double to replace property tax revenue used to fund schools.
Commissioner Geno DiFabio stated on Monday in a social media post that the state’s current tax structure would not support a full repeal of property taxes without a significant increase in other taxes.
DiFabio said the state's property tax system generates about $15 billion for schools annually. He contrasted this with the state's portion of sales tax, which is 5.75% and yields about $14 billion a year.
His analysis suggests that to cover the current school funding, the sales tax would need to increase. In Mahoning County, the current sales tax rate is 7.5%, while neighboring Trumbull County has a rate of 6.75%, and Columbiana County's is 7.25%.
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Investigation: IBM, Dell, Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, and other US tech companies helped design and build China's vast digital surveillance state
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UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37143047
The government has today (8 September) announced urgent action to toughen the Online Safety Act by putting stricter legal requirements on tech companies to hunt down and remove material that encourages or assists serious self-harm, before it can destroy lives and tear families apart.While platforms already have to take specific steps to protect children from this dangerous self-harm content, the government recognises that adults battling mental health challenges are equally at risk from exposure to material that could trigger a mental health crisis or worse.
The new regulations mean that content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm will be treated as a priority offence for all users.
UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
The government has today (8 September) announced urgent action to toughen the Online Safety Act by putting stricter legal requirements on tech companies to hunt down and remove material that encourages or assists serious self-harm, before it can destroy lives and tear families apart.While platforms already have to take specific steps to protect children from this dangerous self-harm content, the government recognises that adults battling mental health challenges are equally at risk from exposure to material that could trigger a mental health crisis or worse.
The new regulations mean that content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm will be treated as a priority offence for all users.
Online safety laws to strengthen to protect people of all ages from devastating self-harm content
Vulnerable people across the UK will be shielded from the most dangerous content online, as new laws are set to be introduced to prevent devastating self-harm material from reaching people of all ages.Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (GOV.UK)
Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age: Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37144665
UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age: Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids
UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age: Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids
UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age
: Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kidsConnor Jones (The Register)
Latin American musicians say AI is stealing their streams
- Latin America’s diverse music scenes — from bachata to reggaeton — are under threat as AI-made tracks overwhelm streaming platforms.
- Musicians say AI-generated songs are flooding Spotify, Deezer, and YouTube Music, drowning out human artists and shrinking their royalties.
- Even global stars like Bad Bunny have faced AI clones, underscoring how deeply the technology is impacting the region’s music industry.
AI-generated music floods Spotify and Deezer in Latin America - Rest of World
Independent musicians across Latin America say AI music is overwhelming Spotify and Deezer, leaving them with fewer listeners and lower royalties.Gayathri Vaidyanathan (Rest of World)
In eigener Sache: „Unterschiedlich schnell verderbliche Ware!“
Öffentlich-rechtliche Mediatheken, als auch kapitalistische Streamer unterscheiden sich eigentlich nur in Nuancen, wenn es darum geht, ihre Ware an ihr Publikum zu bringen. Da gibt es Sortierungen nach Geschmacksrichtungen, Label wie: „Gefühlvoll“, „Spannend“ oder Genrebezeichnungen, von denen einige auch dringend darauf warten neu erfunden zu werden. Der heißeste Scheiß, sind dabei Empfehlungsalgorithmen, die genau das versuchen, was Social-Media zu einem Höllenloch gemacht hat: Die Kund:innen immer länger bei der Stange zu halten, als diese eigentlich wollen – oder sollten… „Wir wissen besser was sie wollen, als Sie selbst. Also suchen Sie sich gefälligst was aus, was andere auch ausgesucht haben.“ (Blog)
Nepal’s prime minister resigns after 19 killed in protests against social media ban and corruption
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UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
The government has today (8 September) announced urgent action to toughen the Online Safety Act by putting stricter legal requirements on tech companies to hunt down and remove material that encourages or assists serious self-harm, before it can destroy lives and tear families apart.While platforms already have to take specific steps to protect children from this dangerous self-harm content, the government recognises that adults battling mental health challenges are equally at risk from exposure to material that could trigger a mental health crisis or worse.
The new regulations mean that content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm will be treated as a priority offence for all users.
Online safety laws to strengthen to protect people of all ages from devastating self-harm content
Vulnerable people across the UK will be shielded from the most dangerous content online, as new laws are set to be introduced to prevent devastating self-harm material from reaching people of all ages.Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (GOV.UK)
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Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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7,814 likes, 125 comments - graffiti1000graus on June 17, 2025: "Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Rolê feito nas linhas, sem passar por cima, sem atropelo, no modelo tradicional brasileiro de rapel.".Instagram
Project Orbion aims to create a real-time digital twin of the Earth
Aechelon and Partners Niantic Spatial, ICEYE, BlackSky and Distance Debut Project Orbion: the First AI-Enabled Digital Twin of the Earth
/PRNewswire/ -- Aechelon Technology, a global defense leader in geospatial simulation technology and human/machine AI training systems today announced 'Project...Cision PR Newswire
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Flipper Zero, Car Thieves, and a Brewing Security Crisis: What’s Really Going On?
Flipper Zero, Car Thieves, and a Brewing Security Crisis: What’s Really Going On?
Flipper Zero is at the center of car theft fears—but is it the culprit or are weak keyless systems to blame? A deep dive into the hype, risks, and regulatory fight.Philip Uwaoma (Cars&Horsepower)
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Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37138319
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
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The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
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- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
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The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
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- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
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The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
a minimal text-based reddit alternative
hey guys, so i’ve been working on this minimal, text-based reddit alternative for the past few weeks, and i think it’s coming along nicely.
i'm calling it nooki (name might change in the future). for now, you can only share text-only posts (this could also change if it takes off and people want to share images or other media)
it has most of the basic features of reddit, and i’d love to get your feedback on the UI and any features you’d like to see added
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Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::
The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::
The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
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Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
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Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
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The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.::: spoiler Investigation Partners
- Paper Trail Media;
- DER STANDARD;
- Follow the Money;
- The Globe and Mail;
- Justice For Myanmar;
- InterSecLab;
- The Tor Project.
:::The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
Klimapolitik, Geopolitik und Mario Draghis Rede – Überlegungen zum Standard-Interview mit Kywan Riahi
Der Standard bringt heute ein langes Interview zur Festlegung der europäischen Klimaziele, dass Benedikt Narodoslawsky mit Kywan Riahi geführt hat (Narodoslawsky 2025b). Riahi sagt deutlich, dass Europa bis 2050 nicht CO2-neutral werden kann, wenn die Emissionen nicht bis 2040 um 90% gesenkt werden. Der Standard hat in der letzten Woche darüber berichtet, dass die ÖVP aktiv versucht, dieses Ziel zu blockieren (Narodoslawsky 2025a), die österreichische Regierung darüber aber nicht einig ist. Über die Konflikte auf der europäischen Ebene gibt es einen ausführlichen Artikel im Guardian (Harvey 2025). Macron und Merz spielen hier unrühmliche Rollen und setzen dabei offenbar auch auf den Antieuropäer Orbán.
Die geopolitische Dimension dieser Entscheidung wird in dem Interview nicht erwähnt. Für mich gehört die Rede, die Mario Draghi vor zwei Wochen in Rimini gehalten hat, zum Hintergrund (Draghi 2025). Draghi fordert eine gemeinsame europäische Industriepolitik, eine Stärkung des Binnenmarkts und eine viel engere politische Integration Europas, damit Europa seine Interessen gegenüber China und den USA durchsetzen kann. Er stellt fest, dass die neoliberale Ära, in der Europa fast ausschließlich auf wirtschaftlichen Erfolg gesetzt hat, um internationales politisches Gewicht zu haben, endgültig vorbei ist. Die Klimakrise erwähnt er dabei nicht. Die Dekarbonisierung spielt aber in dem genau vor einem Jahr entstandenen Draghi-Report eine wichtige Rolle, wenn sie auch nur unter dem Aspekt der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und damit des Wachstums behandelt wird (“The Draghi Report: In-Depth Analysis and Recommendations” 2024).
Die Politik, die Riahi befürwortet, und Draghis Konzepte sind nicht nur kompatibel, sie setzen sich gegenseitig voraus. Um die (bereits verwässerten) Ziele der EU-Kommission durchzusetzen und damit wenigstens im Wesentlichen bei der bisherigen EU-Klimapolitik zu bleiben, ist die Bereitschaft zu einer Art Neugründung der europäischen Institutionen nötig, wie sie Draghi vorschlägt. Anders ist die dazu nötige Industriepolitik nicht zu finanzieren. Das wäre das Gegenteil der Politik der Rechtspopulisten, mit denen Leute wie Macron im Zweifel gegen die Linke zusammenarbeiten. Eine solche Politik wäre auch weit entfernt von der bisherigen Politik der deutschen und österreichischen Konservativen, die sich vor allem an der kurzfristigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der eigenen nationalen Industrien orientiert.
Um die schlimmsten Folgen der Klimakatastrophe zu begrenzen, ist allerdings viel mehr nötig als das Erreichen der derzeitigen europäischen Klimaziele. Auch das wird im Interview mit Riahi nicht angesprochen. Es gibt kein CO2-Budget mehr zu verteilen, um das 1,5°-Ziel des Pariser Abkommens auf irgendeinem Reduktionspfad zu erreichen. Die CO₂-Uhr des Potsdam-Instituts zeigt, dass das globale Budget für 1,5° in nicht einmal 4 Jahren aufgebraucht sein wird. Auch die Politik die Draghi vorschlägt und zu der Riahis Argumentation passt, entspricht also nicht dem Ernst der Lage.
Ich lese gerade Karl Polanyis The Great Transformation (Polanyi 2001). Ausführlich schildert Polanyi darin, wie das, was wir heute als kapitalistische Marktwirtschaft kennen, Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts durchgesetzt wurde – bevor man begriffen hatte, dass die Grundlagen der bisherigen ökonomischen Strukturen vor allem durch die Industrialisierung bereits zerstört waren. Über Jahrzehnte bemühte man sich mit nicht funktionierenden Gesetzen, an bisherigen Herrschaftsformen festzuhalten und gleichzeitig die Industrialisierung nicht zu blockieren. Mir kommen die Auseinandersetzungen in der EU ähnlich vor. Die Radikalität der nötigen Transformation wird entweder nicht wahrgenommen – oder, und das scheint mir bei Draghi der Fall zu sein – sie wird wahrgenommen, aber im Sinne des bisherigen Wachstumsparadigmas interpretiert. Zu Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts mussten ökonomistische (wie es Polanyi nennt) Paradigmen erst durchgesetzt werden, um zu begreifen, wie radikal sich Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft verändert hatten. Heute verhindert vor allem der Ökonomismus das Verständnis der nötigen Transformationen. Wenn man Draghis Konzepte „dreht“ und von der Fixierung auf Wachstum und den globalen Markt löst, kommt man einem solchen Verständnis näher. Man erkennt aber auch – denn Draghis Argumente sind stringent – wie eng jede Form der Bekämpfung des Klimanotstands an geopolitische Auseinandersetzungen gebunden ist.
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Harvey, Fiona. 2025. “EU States Still Fighting over Crucial Targets in Run-up to Cop30, Leaked Draft Shows.” The Guardian, September 8, 2025, sec. Environment. theguardian.com/environment/20….
Narodoslawsky, Benedikt. 2025a. “ÖVP Bremst in Brüssel EU-Klimaziel Aus – Ohne Zustimmung von SPÖ Und Neos,” September 5, 2025. derstandard.at/story/300000028….
———. 2025b. “Klimaziel Aufweichen? ‘Das Wäre Unverantwortlich,’ Warnt Klimaforscher Riahi.” Der Standard, September 9, 2025. derstandard.at/story/300000028….
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EU states still fighting over crucial targets in run-up to Cop30, leaked draft shows
Exclusive: Experts decry lack of nationally determined contributions in negotiating document with weeks to go before UN-set deadlineFiona Harvey (The Guardian)
galleria miuistica fa lo schifo e ruba spazio porta così ai peli del dentro telefono
Mi sembra strano di non aver mai raccontato questa cosa prima, ma in effetti non l’ho mai fatto… il cosa sono costretta a patire per colpa della MIUI. Non in generale, perché quello lo avrò già raccontato, ma con la app Galleria, che ha un comportamento a dir poco insensato per cui finisce a rubare […]
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galleria miuistica fa lo schifo e ruba spazio porta così ai peli del dentro telefono
Mi sembra strano di non aver mai raccontato questa cosa prima, ma in effetti non l’ho mai fatto… il cosa sono costretta a patire per colpa della MIUI. Non in generale, perché quello lo avrò già raccontato, ma con la app Galleria, che ha un comportamento a dir poco insensato per cui finisce a rubare spazio di archiviazione silenziosamente… (e, ci mancherebbe altro, il pulitore integrato nella MIUI non se ne accorge nemmeno di ciò, maremma sputtanata.) 😾
Praticamente, con il semplice uso, si può notare che il peso dei dati della app aumenta relativamente a dismisura: a me era più di 1 GB ieri sera, quando mi sono ricordata di questa schifezza e sono andata a fare la pulizia a mano… cosa per niente immediata, visto che per qualche motivo questa app non ha nemmeno il tasto “cancella dati” nella schermata impostazioni; solo il “cancella cache”, che però in questo caso è inutile, #Xiaomi di merda. Per fortuna, questo ammasso di dati spazzatura da più di 1 miliardo di byte si trova in/sdcard/Android/data/com.miui.gallery/, non in/data/data/com.miui.gallery/, quindi chi non ha il root non è fottuto. 💩Non capisco bene cosa sia questa cartella “
gallery_disk_cache“ in sé, e perché venga popolata di migliaia di piccoli file fino ad arrivare a sprecare una buonissima parte dell’archiviazione interna del telefono (e poi magicamente io sto sempre senza spazio…); ma, i file, basta ignorare il fatto che siano senza estensione ed aprirli con un visualizzatore di immagini qualsiasi, sono proprio immagini, quindi io suppongo siano delle specie di miniature che la galleria genera per velocizzarsi… che schifo. E ce ne sono due set a quanto pare: uno di immagini a risoluzioni più basse, e l’altro a risoluzioni intermedie, più basse delle originali ma comunque relativamente alte. 🥱Non riesco a non ripetermi: al di là di tutto, davvero, che schifo. Che schifo che ‘sto rottame di software sia programmato così male da non curarsi di come vada a peggiorare i problemi di questo rottame di hardware, e che schifo che lo faccia così silenziosamente… a me il pulitore di #MIUI spamma sempre pop-up quando ho l’archiviazione pienissima, ma non sia mai che si accorga che la galleria ha 1 GB di file inutili; va solo a guardare le cache di altre applicazioni, che ho già cancellato qualche ora prima, e non si libera quindi mai niente. (E ok, in generale non può cancellare i file che le app classificano erroneamente come dati persistenti anziché come cache, ma mi aspetterei che una app di sistema interagisca al meglio con altre app di sistema…) 💔
Ma la cosa più grave della storia forse è che, a quanto temevo, e facendo un test al volo per confermare… questa #cache di merda conserva anche immagini che vengono altrimenti prima cestinate e poi cancellate da dentro la galleria, quindi è pure un gran rischio di privacy se non si è al corrente e pronti a rimediare a mano! Sarebbe bastato aggiungere al codice un controllo per cui, nel momento in cui un’immagine viene cancellata definitivamente dal cestino, se la relativa miniatura è presente in questa stramba cache allora viene cancellata a sua volta… ma figurarsi se quei cretini che hanno sviluppato questa merda erano in grado di arrivarci. (Ovviamente, non cacha mai immagini che la galleria stessa non vede, quindi per esempio quelle dall’archiviazione privata di altre app… però che schifo comunque.) 🙏
#cache #galleria #MIUI #Xiaomi
Pakistan: Mass surveillance and censorship machine is fueled by Chinese, European, Emirati and North American companies
Full Report: “Shadows of Control”.
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The investigation exposes how Pakistani authorities have obtained technology from foreign companies, through a covert global supply chain of sophisticated surveillance and censorship tools, particularly the new firewall (the Web Monitoring System [WMS 2.0]) and a Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS). The report documents how the WMS firewall has evolved over time, initially using technology supplied by Canadian company Sandvine (now AppLogic Networks). Following Sandvine’s divestment in 2023, new technology from China-based Geedge Networks, utilising hardware and software components supplied by Niagara Networks from the U.S. and Thales from France, were used to create a new version of the firewall. The Lawful Intercept Management System (LIMS) uses technology from the German company, Utimaco, through an Emirati company called Datafusion.
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and KazakhstanJames Griffiths (The Globe and Mail)
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ASML becomes largest shareholder in Mistral AI after 1.3 billion EUR deal
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Asma ad orologeria: possibile?
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Just sold a special edition set, never been happier about it
Some years ago I found in a garage sale an amazing Power Miners set, 8709. The box was opened, but the plastic bags were intact, instructions a bit crumpled, but everything else was in perfect conditions. I snagged it at a ridiculous price, like 30 euros for this and other random stuff.
I put it up on sale online, I wanted to make some money from it, but didn't want to ship it. Nobody has asked me about the set for 3 years, until last week a guy asked me if I was available to meet for the transaction. At that point, I had lost all interest in buying reselling stuff, I can say that I still enjoy flea markets, but the idea of taking advantage of people on the internet gives me the ick.
I met this guy yesterday, sold him a set that's nearly impossible to find and at a ridiculous price.
Today, he sent me this picture. I am so glad that I made a person this happy, he couldn't believe it and kept on thanking me, I felt like Santa Claus.
Ho creato il mio tracker e ho abbandonato Google Timeline
I built my own self-hosted location tracker and ditched Google Timeline
Discover Reitti, an open-source, self-hosted location tracking app that offers a powerful alternative to Google Timeline. Import data from various sources and enjoy a polished, feature-rich dashboard for visualizing your location history.Dhruv Bhutani (XDA)
Steve McQueen – „Small Axe“ (2020)
Vermutlich ist er der profilierteste schwarze Filmemacher Europas, in jedem Fall aber Großbritanniens, sicher der prominenteste und der bisher einzige, der für einen seiner wenigen Filme einen Oscar mit nach Hause nehmen durfte. Wenn Sie sich an „12 Years a Slave“ (2013) noch erinnern, dann sollten Sie keine weitere Erklärung brauchen, warum Sie die fünf Filme der „Small Axe“ (2020) unter gar keinen Umständen verpassen dürfen! (ARTE, Neu)
Meta hid harms to children from VR products, whistleblowers allege
Meta hid harms to children from VR products, whistleblowers allege
Company accused of manipulating virtual reality research as senator attacks Meta’s ‘disgusting web of lies’Dara Kerr (The Guardian)
C'est comme ça qu'on arrête un foutu génonide!
L'autre jour je suis allé à une manifestation en soutient à la Palestine. Et j'ai invité ma mère pour m'accompagner!
C'était à Repentigny, devant une usine d'armes. Des chercheurs militants ont découvert que cette usine appartenant à General Dynamics a fabriqué des munitions qui ont été vendues aux États-Unis à destination d'Israël. Officiellement, les armes sont vendues aux États-Unis, mais en réalité, c'est pour les renvoyer à Israel.
Je ne savais pas à propos de cette manigance. C'est ce qui permet à nos gouvernements de dire que "on ne vend pas d'armes à Israel" tout en laissant les compagnies continuer à vendre des armes à Israël indirectement. Au final, le Canada est quand même complice du génocide à Gaza. Et nos politiciens nous mentent en jouant sur les mots.
Je suis allé à cette manif avec ma mère. Elle n'est pas vraiment pas habituée d'aller à ce genre d'événements. D'autant que je sache, elle a participé à une ou deux manifs du jour de la Terre mais sinon c'est tout. Je pense qu'elle était un peu intimidée et craintive. Elle me demandait qui l'organisait, si ça allait être bien organisé. J'imagine qu'elle avait peur que ça vire en manif violente ou que la police fonce dans le tas. Je comprends ce genre d'inquiétude, puisque c'est les seules images que les médias nous montrent. Mais de mon expérience, j'ai jamais vu ça dans aucunes manifs où je suis allé. Alors j'ai rassuré ma mère du mieux que j'ai pu.
Et finalement ça s'est super bien passé. Il y avait 100-200 personnes sur le trottoir. Il y avait de la musique, des joueurs de tambours. Des gens ont distribué du melon d'eau et des bouteilles d'eau (c'était jour de canicule). Des gens ont donné des pancartes avec des slogans pour celleux qui n'en avait pas. J'étais bien content de ça, puisque j'étais venu les mains vides.
Les gens chantaient des cris de ralliement. Je ne connaissais pas très bien les slogans, mais j'ai répété comme j'ai pu. Ma mère criait aussi. Je l'ai rarement vu aussi participante à un événement comme ça. Elle était sur le bord de la rue avec moi à faire des signes pour encourager les autos et les camions de klaxonner! Chaque coup de klaxon déclenchait des cris de joie dans la foule! 😄
Mais au final, est-ce que ça a servi à faire changer les choses? Je me pose souvent cette question quand je vais à des manifs. Est-ce que les ministres nous voient? Est-ce qu'ils nous entendent?
Dans ce cas-ci, je pense que la manif a été particulièrement utile pour 2 raisons:
Premièrement, elle ciblait une usine précise. Pas des bureaux vides de ministres. Les employés de l'usine ont tous vu le message. C'était durant leur journée de travail, à l'heure du changement de quart des travailleurs de jours aux travailleurs du soir. On était présents à toutes les sorties de stationnement donc c'est sûr qu'ils nous ont vu. Maintenant qu'ils ont eu le message, ils peuvent décider d'appuyer le mouvement eux aussi. Ils peuvent demander à leurs patrons des preuves que leurs travail n'ira pas alimenter un génocide. Ils peuvent décider collectivement d'arrêter de travailler sur les commandes qui iront à Israël (ou aux États-Unis), comme font de nombreux travailleurs d'usine et débardeurs partout dans le monde.
Deuxièmement, l'usine est sur une rue très passante de Repentigny, donc on a été vu par des centaines voire des milliers de personnes. Toutes ces personnes ont maintenant vu que le soutient pour la Palestine se rend même à Repentigny. Beaucoup d'autos ont klaxonné, crié ou souri en nous voyant. Y'a beaucoup plus de soutient qu'on pense pour la Palestine dans la population en général et dans les banlieues. C'est pas juste à Montréal! Tout ces gens vont peut-être en parler à leurs ami·e·s ou à leurs collègues de travails. Peut-être qu'eux aussi vont découvrir qu'ils achètent des produits de compagnies qui supporte le génocide (Airbnb, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, CIBC, Coca-Cola, Pepsi et plusieurs autres) et décider de boycotter à la maison ou sur leur lieu de travail. Peut-être qu'ils vont mettre un peu plus de pression sur leurs élus. Peut-être que la prochaine fois ils viendront à d'autres manifs!
C'est comme ça qu'on arrête un génocide!
Au final, c'est comme ça qu'on arrête un fucking génocide! En arrêtant de transporter les marchandises de l'oppresseur. En arrêtant de travailler pour l'oppresseur! En arrêtant d'acheter leur produit. En arrêtant de les garder comme client.
On peut pas attendre que les politiciens bougent leurs fesses. On n'a pas besoin d'attendre que les politiciens bougent. On a plus de pouvoir qu'on pense!
Même au Québec, on peut bloquer les usines qui fabriques des armes génocidaires. Celle de Repentigny, mais aussi les autres! On peut et on doit arrêter les usines d'armes de Longueuil, St-Bruno et Montréal qui continuent de vendre des pièces d'avion ou de bombes à Israël!
On peut s'inspirer des débardeurs en Italie:
Italian dockworkers have threatened to “shut down all of Europe” and block all shipments to Israel if communication with the latest aid flotilla bound for Gaza is lost.Speaking at a procession in the port of Genoa – one of Italy’s two largest commercial ports – on behalf of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), a syndicate of various grassroots unions in Italy and thought to be the largest of its kind, the dockworker said: “If we lose contact with our boats, with our comrades – even for just 20 minutes – we will shut down all of Europe.”
“Our young women and men must come back without a scratch, and all this cargo, which belongs to the people and is going to the people, must reach its destination, down to the very last box.” “13,000-14,000 containers leave this region every year for Israel. Not a single nail will leave anymore."
De la résistance comme celle des débardeurs en Italie, il y en a partout dans le monde. En Espagne, en Afrique du Sud, au Maroc.
Il est temps que nous, au Canada, on soit courageux nous aussi.
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In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”
In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”
Google’s position on the state of the Internet is murky to say the least.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
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Philadelphia public transit “death spiral” is a warning for other underfunded cities across the US
Philadelphia’s transit system plunged into crisis on August 24, when the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) slashed bus, trolley, subway, and Regional Rail service by 20%. SEPTA eliminated 32 bus routes, shortened 16 more, and reduced the frequency of other bus and train lines. The crisis occurred as a result of state lawmakers failing to close a USD 213 million budget gap. The funding standoff left the city’s 746,500 SEPTA riders stranded and pushed the nation’s sixth-largest transit agency toward what officials call a “death spiral” – which has deeply impacted the disproportionately Black and lower-income SEPTA ridership. Nearly three-quarters of Philadelphia transit riders don’t own a car; more than half are Black, and nearly half earn under USD 30,000 a year.
Cuts to public transit in Philadelphia have forced commuters to double their commute time, says longtime Philly-based organizer Talia Giles. In the process of interviewing Philly residents following SEPTA cuts, Giles said, “one of the people that we spoke to was a student, and she said that she’s lucky now if she makes it home within 45 minutes. But originally her commute was 20.”
But amid this crisis, as students and workers struggled to get to their destinations, a sports betting company stepped in to fill in the gaps to make sure that people could get to the first football game of the season on September 4. FanDuel, an online gambling company, pledged USD 80,000 to keep trains running on the Broad Street Line for the Philadelphia Eagles’ home opener.
Transit across the country faces similar crisis
What led to this mass transit crisis? A huge boost in funds from the federal government to SEPTA during the pandemic has since been exhausted.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, aid was distributed by the US government to transit systems of major cities. Federal COVID relief funds provided to SEPTA amounted to about USD 1.5 billion, but this money was exhausted by June 2024. SEPTA never recovered its pre-pandemic ridership, and this, combined with the end of federal relief funds, contributed to the budget crisis that has raised new questions about the federal government’s role in supporting transit systems in major cities.
In Philadelphia, the lack of federal aid for SEPTA was exacerbated by the fact that unlike New York or Los Angeles, Philadelphia lacks a dedicated regional tax to fund transit.
Other transit systems which could face similar budget challenges with the end of federal COVID relief include the public transit in Chicago, Dallas, Portland, and San Francisco. For example, Chicago transit faces a USD 771 million budget deficit.
Service returns, but at a cost
On September 4, days after the service reductions went into place across Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania court ordered SEPTA to halt all planned service cuts, including eliminations of bus routes, Regional Rail lines, station closures, and curfews, and to immediately restore any services that had been reduced or eliminated. On Monday, September 8, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro approved SEPTA’s request to redirect up to USD 394 million in capital assistance funds initially earmarked for infrastructure, to maintain and restore daily operations. This funding shift is expected to stave off further cuts for approximately two years.
Despite the restored service, SEPTA plans to implement a 21.5% fare hike, from USD 2.50 to 2.90, effective September 14. Despite the cuts to service, Giles claims that “we’ve also seen increased police presence and then increased fines and arrests” for fare evasion.
Philadelphia is labeled as the “poorest big city” in the US, with the highest poverty rate of any of the nation’s 10 largest cities. The SEPTA cuts hit lower income riders the hardest, a disproportionate number of whom are Black in a city with a plurality of Black residents, making up almost 40% of the city’s population. In 2023, the Transit app conducted a survey which revealed that in Philadelphia, nearly three-quarters of transit riders lack access to a car. Over half are Black, and almost half live in households making under USD 30,000 a year.
“The SEPTA crisis is a clear example of how poor and working people are so often denied basic public services,” said Walter Smolarek, a longtime Philadelphia resident and editor of Liberation News. “Even though major corporations like Comcast and Vanguard Financial are headquartered in the Philadelphia area, the city still lacks the tax revenue to meet its residents’ needs. Philadelphia is also home to about half of Pennsylvania’s Black population, and right-wing politicians from majority white areas routinely refuse to provide the city its fair share of state funding.”
In response to SEPTA’s restoration of transit services, some riders are reacting with indignation to the upcoming fare hikes. “It’s a racket, it’s a money grab. They already knew they had the money, they had the funding. They just want people to possibly suffer who can’t afford it as is at 2.50 dollars. It wasn’t that long ago we went up to 2.50 dollars and now 2.90 dollars, it’s impossible,” said Goldie Chavous, a SEPTA rider, told FOX 29.
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New details on SEPTA restoring services, fare hikes and funding controversy
A deadline has been set for SEPTA to reverse all the service cuts it has recently made. Plus more on the fare increases.Steve Keeley (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
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La singolarità genetica della formica che incorpora due specie nella sua discendenza
La singolarità genetica della formica che incorpora due specie nella sua discendenza - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
C’è solo un’altra specie di esseri, su questo pianeta, che vive quotidianamente il nostro stesso stato di conflitto, completo e totalizzante, nei confronti dell’ambiente che si trova attorno.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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