Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire - Attacks target civilians inspecting their damaged homes
Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire
Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violation of the ceasefire agreement signed last week. According to local health officials, six people were killed in Gaza City and one in Khan Younis.Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)
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'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says
'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says
In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year, a report by the Kiel Institute finds.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpointsJoseph Gedeon (The Guardian)
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Qusay Shows the Cost of War on Our Lives in gaza
We Made It Back to Gaza City Hoping This Is the Last Time We Ever Have to Flee
We finally returned to Gaza City.
We went back to the shelter we left before the Islamic University. I recorded a video of my brother Qusay from inside. Behind him you’ll see fresh rubble, new breaks, damage that happened while we were away. Even the place we thought was safe was not spared.
We tried to reach our home in the North, but it’s still beyond the yellow line. That area’s not open yet we’re hopeful we’ll get there during the second phase of the agreement.
I’m so happy to share this moment with you to say we’re back, even if just in a shelter. We hope this time it lasts, and that we never have to flee again. That the war is over for good, and that peace will hold.
Thank you to everyone who stayed with us through all of it the evacuations, the silences, the fear. Your voices kept us alive.
Here’s the video I recorded from inside:
Our happiness for ceasefire and what’s to come.
🙏 If you can, please help us rebuild our lives and homes. Every donation, share, and voice matters. gofundme.com/f/Two-Brothers-Fi…
Our happiness for ceasefire and what's to come
To help us build a sustainable future donate here https://www.gofundme.com/f/Two-Brothers-Fighting-to-Save-Their-Family-in-GazaVimeo
US Economy Warning Issued as Shutdown Hits Americans
US Economy Warning Issued as Shutdown Hits Americans
The federal government shutdown, which began on October 1, is now in its third week with no resolution in sight.Khaleda Rahman (Newsweek)
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
In January 2012, Altamides zeroed in on a phone belonging to Karegeya’s driver and bodyguard, Emile Rutagengwa. Later that month, General Kayumba’s wife, Rosette, was targeted multiple times by the location-tracking tool. In May, it was again Rutagengwa’s turn. Someone was using Altamides to try to pinpoint the general and the former spy chief, by following the people closest to them
“You have a company that has been able to operate in the shadows without any public accountability or transparency,” said Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, an organization that helped to expose the Pegasus spyware and in recent years has been at the forefront of researching surveillance technology and its impacts. “What’s happening here is a very specialized industry that’s enabling some of the world’s worst dictators and despots to undermine the foundational pillars of liberal democracy.”
The world’s police forces have long had legal access to records of communications within their own jurisdictions. In the mobile phone era, this includes location data, since every mobile phone interaction relies on a tower situated in the vicinity of the person communicating. But First Wap offered something different: instantaneous, global, and remarkable, even to industry insiders.
“I just remember seeing it for the first time, I was stunned, I was absolutely stunned,” said one former sales executive, who gave demonstrations of First Wap’s tools to potential clients around the world. Like other insiders we interviewed, he asked for anonymity, given his involvement in the secretive industry. “The thing about the First Wap system is that you could access it from anywhere in the world,” he said. He also recalled a “scary” lack of control over who used it and for what purposes.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.Mother Jones
Hostages, captives, prisoners: Western media still privileges Israeli over Palestinian lives
Mainstream western media coverage of the exchange reflected the same pro-Israel bias that has long characterised reporting on Israel and Palestine, which privileges Israeli lives over Palestinian ones.
Eco-Libre Life-Line v2025.10 is released
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Life-Line v2025.10 Released -
We just released v2025.10 of the Eco-Libre Life-Line project.Eco-Libre Team (Eco-Libre)
ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations- immigrants are also not given attorneys when asked.
The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of them was from there.
When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.
Referred to as “the burrito” or “the bag,” the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants.
“It was just like a kidnapping,” the Nigerian man, who’s part of a federal lawsuit, told The Associated Press in an interview from the detainment camp in which he and other deportees were being held in Ghana. Like others placed in the restraints interviewed by the AP, he spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The Ukrainian defense is slowly collapsing. There aren't enough people on the front line, soldiers warn
iDNES reports that manpower shortages have led to a collapse of the Ukrainian front line. Wide gaps are forming between Ukrainian units, and on certain sections of the front, it has become impossible to maintain a continuous line of defense. As a result, Russian advances are breaking Ukrainian defenses.
Ukrainian commanders told the publication that the numerical superiority of Russian forces is becoming increasingly evident. They admitted that there are not enough soldiers, and drones are unable to fully monitor the battlefield, leaving many areas exposed.
Russian troops, the report continues, are taking advantage of these vulnerabilities, using fast off-road motorcycles to penetrate deep behind Ukrainian positions and bypass defensive lines. Such tactics allow Russian forces to approach Ukrainian artillery positions, often located 10 to 15 kilometers from the front.
According to Ukrainian officers, the situation on the front has reached a critical point, with a real risk of the defense collapsing. They also acknowledged that Russian reconnaissance units are systematically identifying and exploiting weaknesses in Ukraine’s defensive network.
Ukrajinská obrana se zvolna hroutí. Na frontě není dost lidí, varují vojáci
Po masivním ruském útoku na energetickou infrastrukturu zůstala v pátek část Kyjeva bez proudu, nejezdily trolejbusy a tramvaje.iDNES.cz
Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows
Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows
The Grayzone has geolocated the underground bunker of an important military command and control center nestled within a densely populated Tel Aviv neighborhood. Known as ‘Site 81,’ the U.S.-built facility houses a hyper-secretive intelligence base.The Grayzone
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Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration that would give them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.
The move would allow the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. A local state of emergency can also funnel state money for legal aid and other services.
Funds for rent would be available to people who apply via an online portal that would be launched within two months, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s office said. The motion could also be a first step toward an eviction moratorium, but that would require a separate action by the supervisors.
Landlords worried it could be another financial hit after an extended ban on evictions and rental increases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is disrespectful to common sense.
The number of people KILLED in the mentioned Gulags is in the millions. The total number of killed by the regime is estimated as ~~20 million people. The number of people imprisoned in the US is just a bit north of a million.
Having a mass murderer on a picture and trying to picture it as "wasn't as bad as the US now" is distasteful. Have self-respect, spend effort and verify the numbers. Think critically about the picture you're thinking to upvote.
P.S. I'm not a US citizen or resident. In terms of freedoms, both the Soviet Union was terrible, and a lot of the events happening in the US right now are terrible.
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
The justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal. An FBI agent who responded to the shooting also sued.
Jones filed for bankruptcy in late 2022, and his lawyers told the justices that the “plaintiffs have no possible hope of collecting” the entire judgment.
He is separately appealing a $49 million judgment in a similar defamation lawsuit in Texas after he failed to turn over documents sought by the parents of another Sandy Hook victim.
In the Connecticut case, the judge issued a rare default ruling against Jones and his company in late 2021 because of what she called Jones’ repeated failure to abide by court rulings and to turn over certain evidence to the Sandy Hook families. The judge convened a jury to determine how much Jones would owe.
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Zelensky deprives Odessa mayor, politician, artist of Ukrainian citizenship — decree
Zelensky deprives Odessa mayor, politician, artist of Ukrainian citizenship — decree
Since Gennady Trukhanov is no longer a Ukrainian citizen, he cannot remain mayor, the a Ukrainian host emphasizedTASS
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Delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Kiev could cause 'triple harm' — senator
Delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Kiev could cause 'triple harm' — senator
Alexey Pushkov said that US President Donald Trump can now either carry out his threat and damage the cause of peace, or choose to go a more rational routeTASS
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Deportation of Russians from Latvia inhuman barbarism, Nazism — Russian Foreign Ministry
Deportation of Russians from Latvia inhuman barbarism, Nazism — Russian Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova said that "it is premature to talk about the threat of immediate mass deportation of Russians"TASS
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Exclusive: ICC senior officials accused of 'prejudice' over Karim Khan probe
MEE understands that the woman who made the complaint against Khan met Margareta Kassangana, a vice president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ICC’s oversight body, to discuss the case prior to the decision by the ASP’s leadership bureau to outsource the investigation to the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).
The decision in late 2024 to publicly refer the case to the OIOS was unprecedented and prompted concerns that Khan has been denied both due process and his right to privacy while the allegations are investigated.
This comes as MEE can also reveal details of complaints raised with the ASP in which another member of its leadership bureau is accused of “reckless” and “prejudicial” conduct, after a recording emerged of her making prurient remarks about Khan’s accuser in which she appeared to presume his guilt.
Exclusive: ICC senior officials accused of 'prejudice' over Karim Khan probe
The International Criminal Court is facing fresh scrutiny about its handling of a sexual misconduct complaint against Karim Khan, with Middle East Eye able to reveal that the chief prosecutor’s accuser was in contact with a senior official on the cou…Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
Exclusive: ICC senior officials accused of 'prejudice' over Karim Khan probe
MEE understands that the woman who made the complaint against Khan met Margareta Kassangana, a vice president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ICC’s oversight body, to discuss the case prior to the decision by the ASP’s leadership bureau to outsource the investigation to the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).
The decision in late 2024 to publicly refer the case to the OIOS was unprecedented and prompted concerns that Khan has been denied both due process and his right to privacy while the allegations are investigated.
This comes as MEE can also reveal details of complaints raised with the ASP in which another member of its leadership bureau is accused of “reckless” and “prejudicial” conduct, after a recording emerged of her making prurient remarks about Khan’s accuser in which she appeared to presume his guilt.
Exclusive: ICC senior officials accused of 'prejudice' over Karim Khan probe
The International Criminal Court is facing fresh scrutiny about its handling of a sexual misconduct complaint against Karim Khan, with Middle East Eye able to reveal that the chief prosecutor’s accuser was in contact with a senior official on the cou…Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
Trump is blowing the US lead in AI
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This guy?
Trump announces a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the US
TBH this sinophobic bullshit should be removed. Imagine being so brainwashed by "AI" grifters that you promote imperialism on an ML instance.
Nobody is promoting imperialism here. It's possible to analyze what you see critically. Try actually engaging with what's being said in the video instead of making personal attacks. What the video says is that the whole US strategy is fundamentally unsound and reeks of desperation. They think they can play 4D chess by letting Nvidia sell weaker chips to China, hoping it will make Chinese companies addicted to their tech. They completely ignore the will and the capability of China to achieve self-sufficiency.
The plan is already backfiring. Every time they try to block a chip, it just accelerates domestic chip production in China. Huawei and other Chinese companies are making huge strides, and with the government pumping billions into the sector and mandating the use of domestic chips, American attempt to create dependency is failing. Their own experts are admitting that Chinese chips are going from unusable to workable, and once that threshold is crossed, their market in China is finished.
The biggest flaw is their own greed. Trump caved and reversed the ban because Nvidia wanted profits and the US treasury wanted a cut of the sales. So much for their national security concerns. They're literally funding their own competitor by selling us the tools China needs to stay in the race while their own industry catches up. They're giving China a bridge to a future without them, and they're too short-sighted to see it. Now they're even talking about letting the superior Blackwell chips be sold, which would be a catastrophic miscalculation for them. Their strategy for containment is only ensuring that China overtakes them faster.
Meanwhile, the US has no choice but to stay in the AI race from a strategic standpoint. The potential payoff is too significant to ignore. If this technology delivers, even partially, the nation that masters its application in areas like logistics and automation will command a massive, lasting economic advantage. China’s push into AI alone forces the US to follow.
The central problem is that staying in the race is inherently self-destructive for the US. The US power grid is already strained, with reserve margins at just 15%. The AI industry’s massive, growing energy demand will necessarily diminish emergency buffer, threatening grid stability and making widespread blackouts a real possibility.
Furthermore, you cannot quickly build new power generation. The process takes years and has become prohibitively expensive in part due to the trade war with China. This collision of soaring demand and constrained supply will send electricity prices parabolic for everyone.
There’s a good chance that the AI race will cripple the broader economy in America. Traditionally, the US has relied on cheap energy to sustain its manufacturing base. Now, it risks adopting Europe’s model, where prohibitively high energy costs make running a factory unprofitable. The US is essentially being forced to sacrifice its physical industrial base to power the AI bubble, all because the strategic cost of losing the race is unthinkable.
On the other hand, energy prices in China are already far lower than in the US, and they're only dropping due to massive and accelerating deployment of renewables. China is in a far better position to build things like data centres needed for AI than the US is. Hence, it's actually advantageous for China to drag the US into a sort of an arms race where the US has a significant disadvantage. Americans dumping 500 billion into AI infrastructure is an illustration of Chinese strategy working.
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
China is “set up to hit grand slams,” longtime Chinese energy expert David Fishman told Fortune. “The U.S., at best, can get on base.”Eva Roytburg (Fortune)
Meth disguised as Canadian beer kills 21-year-old in New Zealand
Canadian ‘beer’ kills 21-year-old in New Zealand
On March 2, 2023, Aiden Sagala did what many people do after a long, hot day at work. He cracked open a cold one. Little did he know, that swig of beer would kill him. Aiden didn’t realize that the can was full of liquid methamphetamine, not beer.Avery Haines (CTVNews)
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Un cibo che costa poco e fa molto bene
Le Regine del Mare in Scatola: Perché le Sardine Sono il Tuo Prossimo Superfood Economico e Sostenibile
Oggi parliamo di un alimento spesso sottovalutato, solitamente associato ad un pasto frugale di un tempo che fu, dove la miseria regnava sov...Giuliano (Blogger)
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German State Replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with Open-Source Email
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
Digital sovereignty isn't a phrase you often hear in the US, but it's a big deal in Europe. Here's why.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now | Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.David Brooks (The Atlantic)
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Google to spend $15 billion on AI data centre in biggest India investment
BENGALURU, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Google said on Tuesday it would invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, its biggest ever investment in the world's most populous nation.The U.S. tech giant's plan comes amid a tense diplomatic standoff between New Delhi and Washington over tariffs and a stalled trade deal, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged a boycott of foreign goods.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/google-invest-10-billion-data-centre-south-india-2025-10-14/
Voting Rights Act faces pivotal test at US Supreme Court
Summary
- Case is latest US fight over racial issues in voting maps
- Louisiana map increased Black-majority US House districts
- Republicans could benefit if Voting Rights Act is undercut
The two words Democrats are avoiding in praising the Israel-Hamas deal
The two words Democrats are avoiding in praising the Israel-Hamas deal
Democrats are heaping praise on the peace deal struck between Israel and Hamas. But they're not mentioning one key aspect of the deal.Kevin Frey (MSNBC)
[Barcelona - Catalonia - Spain] 🍉 General Strike for Palestine: Unitary demonstration - 6pm Sants station
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This Wednesday, October 15, 2025, there is a general strike in Catalonia, and in the Spanish state, against the Zionist genocide against the Palestinian people, in solidarity with our fellow Palestinian workers, for the defense of human rights, so that the Palestinian people can decide their political future, for the suspension of the trade agreement between the European Union and the genocidal state of Israel...Participate!!!!!
To find out more:
- Palestinian Community in Catalonia (has not updated the website yet, search on social networks).
- Enough Complicity with Israel (has not updated the website yet, search on social networks).
- Your union (the two major unions, CCOO and UGT have called a 2-hour strike, but you can join the strike of any other union that has called a 24-hour strike).Good Strike!!!! #FreePalestine
Note: Auto-translated from Catalan.
Home - Comunitat Palestina de Catalunya
✌️Palestina.Cat La Comunitat Palestina de Catalunya som l’associació dels palestins i les palestines residents a Catalunya i alhora, un espai de trobada amb la resta de la ciutadania catalana.Comunitat Paletina de Catalunya
Thanks @SolenedeM@piaille.fr !
But that expression, along with the worse "Arriba España", are expressions that have used extensively by the Spanish fascism. They are usually seen as cringe by Spanish leftism (except by nazbols, and other chauvinist than in purity, are not leftists).
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BTW, we're jealous of French strikes here. The only ones I remember that were up to par were those of the Catalan independence struggle.
Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza despite ceasefire - Al Jazeera's Gaza liveblog for 14 Oct 2025
LIVE: Released Palestinians in Gaza allege hunger, abuse in Israeli jails
Deal comes as families in Israel and Palestine reunite with loved ones freed from captivity in Gaza and Israeli jails.Lyndal Rowlands (Al Jazeera)
Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office | CNN Politics
Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over — has been removed from the office, according to two people familiar with the matter.It’s unclear if Cleary is still employed by the Justice Department, potentially now in a different role, the sources said. She couldn’t be reached immediately on Monday, and a Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/politics/federal-prosecutor-maggie-cleary-removed
Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK
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The Istanbul Bridge's maiden voyage, originally expected to take 18 days, was delayed by two days due to a storm off the coast of Norway but the ship still reached Europe earlier than the 40 to 50 days it takes freighters going through the Suez Canal or around the Cape of Good Hope.The new Northern Sea Route, running entirely through Arctic waters and within Russia's exclusive economic zone, can now be navigated by ships due to global warming.
Yeah, as the Clean Arctic Alliance recently said in response to China’s new containership route through the Arctic:
An increase in shipping in the Arctic will lead to
- an increase in shipping’s global climate impact due to black carbon emissions – which have a disproportionately higher impact when emitted in the Arctic,
- an increase in disturbance to wildlife and to communities dependent on marine resources due to increased ship pollution including underwater noise in a comparatively quiet ocean, and
- an increase in the risk of damaging oil spills.
As one report said, as the Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis.
As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis
The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through these freezing waters is expanding.Lara BULLENS (FRANCE 24)
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Gotta catch ’em all: Man under Customs probe for not declaring over $30k of Pokemon cards at airport
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The Singapore Customs is investigating a case where a man entering Singapore did not declare that he was in possession of assorted Pokemon trading cards worth more than $30,000 in total.
Gotta catch ’em all: Man under Customs probe for not declaring over $30k of Pokemon cards at airport
The value of the items exceed the GST import relief granted to travellers. Read more at straitstimes.com.Daniel Lai (ST)
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Container freight traffic between Russia, China along NSR to exceed 400,000 tons in 2025
Container freight traffic between Russia, China along NSR to exceed 400,000 tons in 2025
Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev noted that a new record in container shipping cargo volumes will be setTASS
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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
Satellites beam data down to the Earth all around us, all the time. So you might expect that those space-based radio communications would be encrypted to prevent any snoop with a satellite dish from accessing the torrent of secret information constantly raining from the sky. You would, to a surprising and troubling degree, be wrong.Roughly half of geostationary satellite signals, many carrying sensitive consumer, corporate, and government communications, have been left entirely vulnerable to eavesdropping, a team of researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland revealed today in a study that will likely resonate across the cybersecurity industry, telecom firms, and inside military and intelligence agencies worldwide.
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