Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
The report from the county medical examiner said the detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide.
A Cuban immigrant’s death in an El Paso detention center this month was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the county medical examiner’s office.
The detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, became unresponsive while he was physically restrained by law enforcement on Jan. 3 at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility called Camp East Montana, the report said. Emergency medical workers tried to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The autopsy listed the cause of death as “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression.” The report also described injuries Mr. Lunas Campos had sustained to his head and neck, including burst blood vessels in the front and side of the neck, as well as on his eyelids.
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She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.
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In a video posted online last week, two detectives with the Miami Beach Police Department were filmed questioning Raquel Pacheco, a former candidate for statewide office and longtime resident of the seaside resort city, over a post she made criticizing what she said was Mayor Steven Meiner’s hypocrisy around Israel and Palestine.“This Facebook post was protected speech, and it’s not a close question — not remotely,” said Daniel Tilley, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. “In context, the actions and statements by government officials here are likely to have a chilling effect on those who would otherwise voice their critique of the government.”
Pacheco’s comment came in response to a post by Meiner in which he called out New York City for alleged antisemitism after Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded his predecessor’s controversial executive orders on Israel. Meiner post echoed the Israeli government’s response to Mamdani.
She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.
In a video posted online last week, two detectives with the Miami Beach Police Department were filmed questioning Raquel Pacheco, a former candidate for statewide office and longtime resident of the seaside resort city, over a post she made criticizing what she said was Mayor Steven Meiner’s hypocrisy around Israel and Palestine.“This Facebook post was protected speech, and it’s not a close question — not remotely,” said Daniel Tilley, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. “In context, the actions and statements by government officials here are likely to have a chilling effect on those who would otherwise voice their critique of the government.”
Pacheco’s comment came in response to a post by Meiner in which he called out New York City for alleged antisemitism after Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded his predecessor’s controversial executive orders on Israel. Meiner post echoed the Israeli government’s response to Mamdani.
She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.
She criticized the Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner’s “blind support for Israel.” Then the cops showed up at her door.Noah Hurowitz (The Intercept)
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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42034557
Wed 21 Jan 2026 21.24 EST
When she arrived, Stenvik said the father’s car was still running and the father and son had already been apprehended. An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied. Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing, Stenvik said. Two school principals from the district also arrived at the home to offer support.
Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Wed 21 Jan 2026 21.24 ESTWhen she arrived, Stenvik said the father’s car was still running and the father and son had already been apprehended. An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied. Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing, Stenvik said. Two school principals from the district also arrived at the home to offer support.
Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to TexasSam Levin (The Guardian)
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42034557
Wed 21 Jan 2026 21.24 EST
When she arrived, Stenvik said the father’s car was still running and the father and son had already been apprehended. An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied. Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing, Stenvik said. Two school principals from the district also arrived at the home to offer support.
Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Wed 21 Jan 2026 21.24 ESTWhen she arrived, Stenvik said the father’s car was still running and the father and son had already been apprehended. An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied. Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing, Stenvik said. Two school principals from the district also arrived at the home to offer support.
Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to TexasSam Levin (The Guardian)
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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Wed 21 Jan 2026 21.24 EST
When she arrived, Stenvik said the father’s car was still running and the father and son had already been apprehended. An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied. Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing, Stenvik said. Two school principals from the district also arrived at the home to offer support.
Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to TexasSam Levin (The Guardian)
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Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42034383
Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 EST
The tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 ESTThe tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
After covering Trump’s immigration policies from Chicago and LA, the Twin Cities operation feels like a marked escalationMaanvi Singh (The Guardian)
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42034383
Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 EST
The tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 ESTThe tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
After covering Trump’s immigration policies from Chicago and LA, the Twin Cities operation feels like a marked escalationMaanvi Singh (The Guardian)
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 EST
The tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.
Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs
After covering Trump’s immigration policies from Chicago and LA, the Twin Cities operation feels like a marked escalationMaanvi Singh (The Guardian)
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
A medical examiner has determined that an Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died as a result of homicide.
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US | Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Searching Data Seized During Raid on Reporter's Home
“The search and seizure of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s records is unconstitutional and illegal in its entirety," said one free press defender.
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US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
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Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 EST
Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 ESTTwo protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protestRoque Planas (The Guardian)
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US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/42033604
Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 EST
Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 ESTTwo protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protestRoque Planas (The Guardian)
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Sat 17 Jan 2026 08.00 EST
Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protestRoque Planas (The Guardian)
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'The Fourth Amendment Literally Exists to Prevent This': Memo Claims ICE Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants
Lawyers, journalists, and others are alarmed by an internal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo claiming that ICE agents can forcibly enter a private residence without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.
'The Fourth Amendment Literally Exists to Prevent This': Memo Claims ICE Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants
"Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door and storm into your home," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, demanding congressional hearings.jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)
The New World Situation: The decline of U.S. imperialism and the centrality of the class struggle
cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/2174…
The writer is the First Secretary of Workers World Party. In assessing the new world situation, we should start here in the U.S. At this moment, the epicenter of the struggle is Minneapolis. What’s happening there poses a fundamental question that is germane to the changing world situation, the global . . .
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The New World Situation: The decline of U.S. imperialism and the centrality of the class struggle
The writer is the First Secretary of Workers World Party. In assessing the new world situation, we should start here in the U.S. At this moment, the epicenter of the struggle is Minneapolis.Workers World
Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis
Youth are self-administering the plant to treat depression only to find their conditions worsen.
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Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis
Youth are self-administering the plant to treat depression only to find their conditions worsen. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
Rand Paul Only Wants Google To Be The Arbiter Of Truth When The Videos Are About Him
Just a year and a half ago, Senator Rand Paul sponsored a bill that would make it illegal for federal government employees to ask internet companies to remove any speech. Now, in a NY Post op-ed, Paul proudly announces that he did exactly that—formally contacting Google executives to demand they remove a video he didn’t like.
Rand Paul Only Wants Google To Be The Arbiter Of Truth When The Videos Are About Him
Just a year and a half ago, Senator Rand Paul sponsored a bill that would make it illegal for federal government employees to ask internet companies to remove any speech. Now, in a NY Post op-ed, P…Techdirt
Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows
FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
The Belarusian government is threatening three ham radio operators with the death penalty, detained at least seven people, and has accused them of “intercepting state secrets,” according to Belarusian state media, independent media outside of Belarus, and the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna. The arrests are an extreme attack on what is most often a wholesome hobby that has a history of being vilified by authoritarian governments in part because the technology is quite censorship resistant.The detentions were announced last week on Belarusian state TV, which claimed the men were part of a network of more than 50 people participating in the amateur radio hobby and have been accused of both “espionage” and “treason.” Authorities there said they seized more than 500 pieces of radio equipment. The men were accused on state TV of using radio to spy on the movement of government planes, though no actual evidence of this has been produced.
State TV claimed they were associated with the Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR), a long-running amateur radio club and nonprofit that holds amateur radio competitions, meetups, trainings, and forums. WhatsApp and email requests to the BFRR from 404 Media were not returned.
On Reddit, Siarhei Besarab, a Belarusian amateur radio operator, posted a plea for support from others in the hobby: “MAYDAY from Belarus: Licensed operators facing death penalty.”
“I am writing this because my local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide,” Besarab wrote. “They have detained over 50 licensed people, including callsigns EW1ABT, EW1AEH, and EW1ACE. These men were paraded on state television like war criminals and were coerced to publicly repent for the "crime" of technical curiosity. Propagandists presented the Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR) as a front for a ‘massive spy network.’”
“State propaganda unironically claims these men were ‘pumping state secrets out of the air’ using nothing more than basic $25 Baofeng handhelds and consumer-grade SDR dongles,” he added. “Any operator knows that hardware like this is physically incapable of cracking the modern AES-256 digital encryption used by government security forces. It is a technical fraud, yet they are being charged with High Treason and Espionage. The punishment in Belarus for these charges is life in prison or the death penalty.”
The Belarusian human rights group Viasna and its associated Telegram channel confirmed the detention and said that it spoke to a cellmate of Andrei Repetsi, who said that Repetsi was unable to talk about his case in jail: “The case is secret, so Andrei never told the essence of the case in the cell. He joked that his personal file was marked ‘Top secret. Burn before reading,’” Viasna wrote.
Most hams operate amateur radios for fun, as part of competitions, or to keep in touch with other hams around the world. But the hobby has a long history of being attacked by governments in part because it is resistant to censorship. Amateur radio often works even if a natural disaster or political action takes down internet, cell, and phone services, so it is popular among people interested in search and rescue and doomsday prepping. Amateur radio has been used to share information out of Cuba, for example, and in 2021 the Cuban government jammed ham radio frequencies during anti-government protests there.
Cuba Is Jamming HAM Radio Frequencies, Operators Say
Amateur radio operators regularly communicate between Florida and Cuba. Last week, mysterious signals originating from Havana jammed the most popular frequencies.Jason Koebler (VICE)
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5 Top ICE 'Corporate Collaborators' Saved $19 Billion in Taxes Under Trump: Report
"While masked officers terrorize communities—smashing into cars, harassing citizens, and inflicting violence with impunity—Trump’s corporate backers are laughing their way to the bank."
HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
"My local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide."
Archived version: archive.is/20260122003355/404m…
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Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty
The Belarusian government is threatening three ham radio operators with the death penalty, detained at least seven people, and has accused them of “intercepting state secrets,” according to Belarusian state media, independent media outside of Belarus, and the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna. The arrests are an extreme attack on what is most often a wholesome hobby that has a history of being vilified by authoritarian governments in part because the technology is quite censorship resistant.The detentions were announced last week on Belarusian state TV, which claimed the men were part of a network of more than 50 people participating in the amateur radio hobby and have been accused of both “espionage” and “treason.” Authorities there said they seized more than 500 pieces of radio equipment. The men were accused on state TV of using radio to spy on the movement of government planes, though no actual evidence of this has been produced.
State TV claimed they were associated with the Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR), a long-running amateur radio club and nonprofit that holds amateur radio competitions, meetups, trainings, and forums. WhatsApp and email requests to the BFRR from 404 Media were not returned.
On Reddit, Siarhei Besarab, a Belarusian amateur radio operator, posted a plea for support from others in the hobby: “MAYDAY from Belarus: Licensed operators facing death penalty.”
“I am writing this because my local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide,” Besarab wrote. “They have detained over 50 licensed people, including callsigns EW1ABT, EW1AEH, and EW1ACE. These men were paraded on state television like war criminals and were coerced to publicly repent for the "crime" of technical curiosity. Propagandists presented the Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR) as a front for a ‘massive spy network.’”
“State propaganda unironically claims these men were ‘pumping state secrets out of the air’ using nothing more than basic $25 Baofeng handhelds and consumer-grade SDR dongles,” he added. “Any operator knows that hardware like this is physically incapable of cracking the modern AES-256 digital encryption used by government security forces. It is a technical fraud, yet they are being charged with High Treason and Espionage. The punishment in Belarus for these charges is life in prison or the death penalty.”
The Belarusian human rights group Viasna and its associated Telegram channel confirmed the detention and said that it spoke to a cellmate of Andrei Repetsi, who said that Repetsi was unable to talk about his case in jail: “The case is secret, so Andrei never told the essence of the case in the cell. He joked that his personal file was marked ‘Top secret. Burn before reading,’” Viasna wrote.
Most hams operate amateur radios for fun, as part of competitions, or to keep in touch with other hams around the world. But the hobby has a long history of being attacked by governments in part because it is resistant to censorship. Amateur radio often works even if a natural disaster or political action takes down internet, cell, and phone services, so it is popular among people interested in search and rescue and doomsday prepping. Amateur radio has been used to share information out of Cuba, for example, and in 2021 the Cuban government jammed ham radio frequencies during anti-government protests there.
Cuba Is Jamming HAM Radio Frequencies, Operators Say
Amateur radio operators regularly communicate between Florida and Cuba. Last week, mysterious signals originating from Havana jammed the most popular frequencies.Jason Koebler (VICE)
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US | Trump Claims 'Concept of a Deal' Reached for Greenland, Says He'll Cancel New Tariffs
The president says he "assumes" Denmark knows about the deal.
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Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October.
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The boy’s mother, Safaa al-Sharafy, told The Associated Press that he had left to gather firewood so she could cook.“He went out in the morning, hungry,” she said, tears running down her cheeks. “He told me he’d go quickly and come back.”
Killing starving children is Israel's specialty.
US sanctions six Palestinian aid groups it accuses of ties to Qassam Brigades
The Trump administration says the organisations take instructions from Hamas's military wing
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US sanctions six Palestinian aid groups it accuses of ties to Qassam Brigades
The US Treasury on Wednesday announced it is sanctioning six Palestinian aid organisations in Gaza that it accuses of being part of a "covert support network" for Hamas through its military wing, the Qassam Brigades.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
ICE Officially Launches Operation 'Catch of the Day' as Maine Braces for Authoritarian Surge
“These masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage to our state and to our country,” said the mayor of Lewiston.
Putin claims Russia will use frozen assets to restore territories 'damaged' in its war
Russia agrees to use its financial assets frozen in the U.S. to restore territories "damaged during military actions," Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Jan. 21.
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Russian Anti-Air Missile Reportedly Misses Its Target, Hits Apartments Near Krasnodar
Independent analyses confirm that a missile incident in Novaya Adygeya led to damage in residential zones, contradicting claims of the air defenses.
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Duolingo Max Now Powered by GPT‑4 Turbo: Smarter Conversations, Better Feedback, Real Learning
Duolingo Max Now Powered by GPT‑4 Turbo: Smarter Conversations, Better Feedback, Real Learning
Fun Fact Duolingo reports that over 60% of users who try its AI-powered features return […]TechFusionDaily
Apple Partners with Google to Power Siri and Apple Intelligence Using Gemini AI
Apple Partners with Google to Power Siri and Apple Intelligence Using Gemini AI
🧠 Fun Fact to Kick Things Off Before Siri became the voice of the iPhone, […]TechFusionDaily
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute prison sentence
US justice department’s website shows the disgraced former CEO petitioned Donald Trump over fraud conviction
Irony alert: Hallucinated citations found in papers from NeurIPS, the prestigious AI conference
Research from startup GPTZero points to the impossible problem prestigious conferences face in the age of AI slop.
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Netflix will add TikTok-style doomscrolling feed to keep users hooked longer
Netflix announced during its Q4 earnings call that it will redesign its app in 2026 with a TikTok-style vertical video feed. The feed will feature short-form clips from Netflix shows, movies, and podcasts, essentially turning Netflix into a doomscrolling platform.
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16 Years After Citizens United, Critics Say Trump Exemplifies Dangers of Corporate Political Spending
Sixteen years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen says it "paves the way for demagogues like Donald Trump to seize power."
16 Years After Citizens United, Critics Say Trump Exemplifies Dangers of Corporate Political Spending
Campaigners at Public Citizen say the unchecked flood of corporate money unleashed by the Supreme Court's 2010 decision "paves the way for demagogues like Donald Trump to seize power."stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
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US-led Gaza plan to force Palestinians into dystopian re-education camp leaked
Leaked — US-led Gaza scheme to confine Palestinians in a ‘planned community’, complete with biometric tracking and political 're-education'
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House panel advances contempt charges against Clintons over Epstein probe
A Republican-led House committee voted on Wednesday to advance contempt of Congress resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, escalating a high-profile investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and setting the stage for potential votes by the full House next month.
House panel advances contempt charges against Clintons over Epstein probe
A Republican-led House committee voted on Wednesday to advance contempt of Congress resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, escalating a high-profile investigation into the late financier Jeffr…FRANCE 24
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
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US | New York must redraw congressional map before midterms, judge rules
Ruling presents Democrats with opportunity to pick up another US House seat in November elections
China | Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group
Beijing treats its 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as taboo and allows no public remembrance.
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Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group
Beijing treats its 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as taboo and allows no public remembrance. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
Transport union boss Eslamdoust de-recognises GMB union for doing union stuff
TSSA transport union leader moves to de-recognise GMB for doing its job — representing staff.
Transport union boss de-recognises GMB for representing workers
TSSA transport union leader moves to de-recognise GMB for doing its job — representing staff. The absurdly anti-union transport unionSkwawkbox (The Canary)
Your projector screen is probably more important than your projector
Just wanted to share a lesson I learned the hard way, in case it helps someone else who is just getting into projectors.
I recently upgraded to a pretty decent 4K laser projector and for the first week, I was just using a smooth, matte-white wall as my screen. To be honest, I was underwhelmed. The image was dull and looked washed out unless the room was pitch black, which is totally impractical for watching sports or casual viewing.
I was close to thinking I'd wasted my money on the projector. After some digging on various forums, I realized my bottleneck wasn't the projector—it was the surface.
I decided to properly invest in an ALR (Ambient Light Rejecting) screen. I ended up getting a VIVIDSTORM screen, and the difference is not subtle, it is night and day.
The contrast has skyrocketed, and colors actually pop now, even with some indirect daylight in the room. It finally looks like the high-end, cinematic image I was expecting to get.
TL;DR: Don't cheap out on your screen! A great screen with a good projector beats a great projector on a mediocre surface every single time. It's the component that brings the whole experience together.
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Well there ya go...
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