Trump Returns to Washington Ready Deploy New Tariff Tactics
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Trump Returns to Washington Ready Deploy New Tariff Tactics
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Every Friday, White House correspondent Akayla Gardner delivers a roundup of the key news and events in politics, policy and economics that you need t…Akayla Gardner (Bloomberg)
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Estonia leads Europe in startups, unicorns and investments per capita - Estonia
“Estonia once again tops the charts,” states Atomico’s recent report, where Estonia is continuously leading Europe in terms of startups, unicorns and investments per capita.Stina Vürmer (Estonia)
After covering a press conference by the Free Philip Vance team in December 2024, Unicorn Riot has published several reports & videos bringing further context to Vance’s case, including a slew of documents & an analysis.
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Coverage of Philip Vance's 'Wrongful Conviction' - UNICORN RIOT
Serving a life sentence for a deadly robbery in South St. Paul in 2002, Philip Vance has always insisted he is innocent.UNICORN RIOT
#Meta argues #enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss #FTC #monopoly trial
According to Meta, the FTC failed to show evidence that "the overall quality of Meta’s apps has declined" or that the company shows too many ads to users. Meta says that's "fatal" to the FTC's case that the company wielded monopoly power to pursue more ad revenue while degrading user experience over time (an Internet trend known as "enshittification").
#facebook #instagram
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Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial
How many ads is too many? Meta denies ad load harms users in bid to end trial early.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Governo Federal e Estadual Anunciam R$ 250 Mil para Famílias Desalojadas da Favela do Moinho em SP - Gazeta
O ministro das Cidades, Jader Barbalho Filho, anunciou nesta quinta-feira (15) uma parceria entre o governo federal e o Estado de São Paulo para conceder R$Gazeta Brasil
Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred'
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Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred' | Africanews
Succès Masra's opposition party, the Tranformers, says he's been kidnapped and are demanding his unconditional release.Africanews
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The article should be entitled "CEOS Are Drinking The AI Kool Aid"
Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail
Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail is being translated into 66 languages using Weblate. Join the translation or start translating your own project.Hosted Weblate
No joking for this #FailureFriday - an interim report on the foundering of the sailing megayacht Bayesian has been released by the MAIB, and it's absolutely eyepopping.
You can read the report for yourself - it's not overly technical - and I'll pull some bits out into a thread below.
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Foundering of the yacht Bayesian with loss of 7 lives
Location: 0.5 nautical miles south‑east of Porticello, Italy.Marine Accident Investigation Branch (GOV.UK)
Sinner nella storia: batte Paul è va in finale agli Internazionali di Roma, un italiano dopo 47 anni
Battuto in rimonta Tommy Paul in tre set. L’azzurro sfiderà Alcaraz per il titolo. L’ultimo italiano in finale fu Adriano Panatta nel 1978 Jannik Sinner entra nella storia del tennis it…LiberoReporter
Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's bronze statue in her native Slovenia
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Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's bronze statue in her native Slovenia | Flipboard
The life-size bronze sculpture was unveiled in 2020 and replaced a wooden statue that had previously been set on fire. The stolen statue was sawed off at the ankles and removed.Flipboard
BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration from carrying out Alien Enemies Act proclamation deportations from the Northern District of Texas.
Thomas and Alito dissent.
The 7-2 court roundly rejects the current AEA proclamation notice.
More to come at Law Dork: lawdork.com/
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Opinie | Frans Timmermans: ‘Zwijgen en wegkijken over Gaza kan niet meer’
Politiek: Schort de voordelige toegang van Israëlische producten tot de Europese markt op en verbied de inreis van de eerstverantwoordelijke ministers zoals Netanyahu, betoogt Frans Timmermans.NRC
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7-2 SCOTUS decision again.
Pretty clear that if they had a case where the Trump administration said the Earth was flat, or gravity doesn't exist, Alito and Thomas would side with Trump.
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Supreme Court rules administration must give Venezuelans more time to challenge deportation under Alien Enemies Act
Venezuelan men held in Texas had urged the court to prevent the government from sending them to a prison in El Salvador before they could challenge the move in court.Lawrence Hurley (NBC News)
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Ukraine, Russia agree to mass POW swap
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Ukraine, Russia agree to mass POW swap
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war’s largest — at direct peace talks in Istanbul.Al Jazeera
Das Bild zeigt eine majestätische Engelgestalt, die auf einem felsigen Berggipfel steht. Der Engel hat große, transparente Flügel, die mit goldenen Sternen und einem leuchtenden Sonnenhintergrund verziert sind. Sie trägt ein fließendes, hellblaues Gewand, das von einem sanften Licht erstrahlt. Der Hintergrund ist ein dunkler Nachthimmel mit Wolken, die die Szene umrahmen. Der Engel blickt nach unten, und seine Haltung strahlt Ruhe und Weisheit aus. Die Farben sind tief und mystisch, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Blau- und Goldtönen, die die himmlische Atmosphäre unterstreichen.
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Peaceful Reflection
This is one of my early images, and I was immediately drawn to the ripples and the reflection. There’s a painterly quality to it that I truly appreciate. I captured it in Georgia at a small, hidden pond tucked away across from our hotel. It was near dusk—quiet and serene, despite being on the edge of the city. Oh, and the subject? A great egret (Ardea alba), standing in perfect harmony with its surroundings.
Explore a curated collection of heron and egret images in my photo gallery. Take a look!
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #GreatEgret #egrets #herons
Coy Pearson - Official Website
This is the website of Coy Pearson. Shop for nature art, wildlife art, bird art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, and other products. Retired soldier.Coy Pearson - Official Website
Windsurf: conheça a empresa de programação por IA que a dona do ChatGPT quer comprar
https://www.tecmundo.com.br/mercado/404571-windsurf-conheca-a-empresa-de-programacao-por-ia-que-a-dona-do-chatgpt-quer-comprar.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Windsurf: conheça a empresa de programação por IA que a dona do ChatGPT quer comprar
Responsável por maior chatbot da indústria pode desembolsar mais de R$ 16 bilhões pela Windsurf, uma plataforma que auxilia desenvolvedores na criação de códigos e até já usa o modelo de linguagem da companhiaNilton Cesar Monastier Kleina (TecMundo)
The image features a vinyl record player and an album cover. The record player, branded "Linn Sonder LP2," is positioned on the left side of the image, with its lid open, revealing the turntable platter. The album cover, titled "Children of Sanchez" by Chuck Mangione, is prominently displayed in the center. It shows a person playing a trumpet against a desert landscape with a clear sky. The cover is white with the artist's name and album title in black and red text. Below the image, there is a small wooden object, possibly a record cleaning brush. To the right, a red container holds various items, including a woven basket and colorful objects. The background is a light-colored surface, possibly a table or shelf, with a metal shelf visible behind the album cover.
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Chinese parody of India-Pakistan jet clash fuels nationalism
By Iris Zhao
A racist parody mocking India's fighter jet losses has gone viral in China, exposing deep nationalist sentiment and growing online hostility toward India.
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#SocialMedia #WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #IrisZhao
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Iris Zhao (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
boy, i really want to install windows 98 on this very specific computer, if only there was someone who made an article and a video explaining exactly how to do such a thing on the near exact model i have
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HP Compaq t5710 – How To Install Windows 98 from USB Flash Drive with Easy2Boot
The HP Compaq t5710 makes a great DOS and Windows 98 retro gaming machine. But how can you install Windows 98 with no CD drive? Here's how ...www.jamesfmackenzie.com
"According to figures compiled by Al Jazeera, at least 370 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since Sunday. The violence has been particularly deadly in the second half of the week, with medical sources reporting the killing of at least 100 Palestinians on Friday, and 143 on Thursday."
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@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza
Breaking down a deadly week in Gaza as Israel kills hundreds
More than 370 Palestinians have been killed by Israel this week, as the UN continues to warn of imminent mass starvationAl Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
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Thoughts on Thinking
Link: dcurt.is/thinking
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Thoughts on thinking • Dustin Curtis
I have been stuck. Every time I sit down to write a blog post, code a feature, or start a project, I come to the same realization: in the context of AI, what I’m doing is a waste of time. It’s horrifying. The fun has been sucked out of the process...Dustin Curtis on Svbtle
Tomorrow will mark the anniversary of my mum passing last year.
She loved the spring garden and azaleas and rhododendrons in particular.
Her garden (which used to be my garden) is full of rare and unusual double flowered azaleas and rhododendrons.
She also loved acers & has some amazing ones too.
I will always remember my mum for the absolute joy she had whenever this month came around.
One of the final things she asked me was to show her photos of the garden.
Love you forever mam xxx
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The New York Times Really Asked Ms. Rachel If She's Paid By Hamas | Defector
The house style of the New York Times is severely outdated. Depending on the topic, the newspaper’s purportedly impartial tone instead reads as smug, self-amused, and deeply lazy.defector.com
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A few more shots of the juvenile Starling.
#Birding #GardenBirding #Wildlife #Nature #UK #Photography #Darktable #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Norfolk #Starling #UKWildlife
In the last 40 years the only party that cut the deficit is the Democrats. That's true whether you believe it or not. Raise taxes on the top and the math "magically" works, but Republicans want to give the top more tax cuts.
This bill also removes a $200 tax on gun silencers that has been in effect since 1932.
Your gun silencer is cheaper but you lose Medicaid. How nice. Priorities.
Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders:
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Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders
WASHINGTON — The GOP-led House Budget Committee voted to reject a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda on Friday, dealing an embarrassing setback to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders.Scott Wong (NBC News)
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Oniux: le app Linux comunicano solo sulla rete Tor
La comunità Tor ha annunciato Oniux, uno strumento da riga di comando per Linux che isola le applicazioni all’interno di uno spazio di esecuzione sicuro, forzandole a comunicare esclusivamente tramite rete Tor.Michele Nasi (ilsoftware.it)
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CBC: Cows running loose on Highway 400 in King Township, causing traffic chaos: OPP
From a post on BlueSky
In case you’re wondering if there is a level of depravity that 🇮🇱 won’t stoop to the answer is no, a load of orphaned Gazan children had gathered at Jabalia mosque to receive orphan funds, 🇮🇱 bombed the mosque & killed them, Starmer still has OUR RAF flying the surveillance flights for 🇮🇱 war crimes
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“I Thought I Was the Only One Left Alive”: A Child Survivor of the 1948 Dawayima Massacre Speaks
In the hills west of Hebron, where silence now blankets olive groves and fenced-off ruins, a Palestinian village once thrived. Al-Dawayima was its name — a farming community of nearly 6,000 people, fuEditing Team (Quds News Network)
BREAKING: Supreme Court slaps down Trump administration’s rushed deportation plan! In a 7-2 ruling, SCOTUS says Venezuelans in TX must get a fair chance to challenge deportation—rejecting 24-hour notice without due process.
Justice prevails, but Alito and Thomas disagree. shorturl.at/2uIJ1 #press
[Le Parisien] - Refus d’obtempérer à Paris : non-lieu pour le policier qui a tué Rayana, les proches de la passagère scandalisés
Les trois policiers qui ont ouvert le feu après un refus d’obtempérer en 2022 à #Paris bénéficient d’un non-lieu. Y compris celui qui a tué la passagère de 21 ans, totalement innocente.
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#ViolencesPolicières #ChroniqueJudiciaire #RevueDePresse #Press
Refus d’obtempérer à Paris : non-lieu pour le policier qui a tué Rayana, les proches de la passagère scandalisés
INFO LE PARISIEN. Les trois policiers qui ont ouvert le feu après un refus d’obtempérer en 2022 à Paris bénéficient d’un non-lieu. Y compris celui qui a tué la passagère de 21 ans, totalement innocente.Timothée Boutry (Le Parisien)
“The less booze thing is not working out for me.”
Who said it: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth? trib.al/a8nb93r
Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?
They’re both unqualified for their jobs and love to drink. Can you tell them apart?The New Republic
Quixote's Bane
#Photography #Fotografia #Lisboa #Lisbon #Portugal #BlackAndWhite #Windmills #Darktable
Sources: Binance and Kraken have been targeted by the same type of social engineering hack recently disclosed by Coinbase, but were able to fend off the attacks (Bloomberg)
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Binance, Kraken Are Said to Have Been Targets of Hacks
Binance and Kraken are among major crypto exchanges that have been targeted by the same type of social-engineering hack that was recently disclosed by Coinbase Global Inc., according to people familiar with the situation.Olga Kharif (Bloomberg)
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Corriere di borse di lusso ucciso, in tre a giudizio: per l’accusa agirono con crudeltà
Grosseto, per il delitto di Nicolas Matias Del Rio contestata anche la premeditazione: no al rito abbreviato. La tesi delle difesedi Matteo Scardigli (Il Tirreno)
oops, I'm a few days late, but MS finally released a patch for the issue I reported last year - CVE-2025-26684
Defender for Linux can be tricked into executing arbitrary code as root. Writeup: astr.al/notes/2024-11-28_mdatp…
some reboosts would be much appreciated ❤
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It's worth noting that MS is lying about the prerequisites:
> Microsoft’s advisory notes that successful exploitation hinges on an attacker already possessing administrative rights, limiting immediate remote exploitation risks.
This is false. Any unprivileged user can trigger this problem, my proof of concept was tested as uid=99/nobody.
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Roberto Ciufoli a Latina è un Homo Ridens per La Caramella Buona
Roberto Ciufoli in scena a Latina con "Homo Ridens" 17-18 maggio: un recital comico a scopo benefico per sostenere le vittime di abuso minorileAlessia de Antoniis (Globalist.it)
⚖️ Montana just became the first U.S. state to ban law enforcement from purchasing personal data from brokers — and it’s a privacy milestone 🚫📱
Under this new law:
📍 Government agencies can’t buy sensitive data (location, biometrics, etc.) without a warrant
🔍 It closes a major loophole used to sidestep Fourth Amendment protections
📄 Agencies also can’t require people to waive rights through service terms
🧱 It sets a precedent for digital due process in a data-saturated world
This isn’t just a state law. It’s a model for what digital civil liberties legislation should look like nationwide.
#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalRights #DataBrokers #CyberLaw #security #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity
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Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the dreaded, invasive, unconstitutional, but easily fixed “data broker loophole.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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#Trump didn’t make the numerous #trade deals he promised were in the works. Instead he says the US will send "letters" w/ #tariffs.
In reality he made 2 deals. 1 w/ %Britain which is not legally binding. The other w/ #China which is just a deal to keep talking.
Trump claimed Friday that the #US will set tariff rates for its trading partners within the next few weeks. He claimed his admin cannot negotiate trade deals w/ all countries at once because there are so many.
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Trump Says US Will Set Tariff Rates for Other Nations in Weeks
President Donald Trump said he would set tariff rates for US trading partners “over the next two to three weeks,” saying his administration lacks the capacity to negotiate deals with all of its trading partners.Jennifer A Dlouhy (Bloomberg)
“I think we’re going to be very fair. But it’s not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us,” #Trump said during a meeting w/ business executives in the UAE.
Trump said #Treasury Secy #ScottBessent & #Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick “will be sending letters out essentially telling people” what “they’ll be paying to do business in the United States.”
The #US & #China paused most #tariffs for 90 days & sent markets into temporary & misguided euphoria on Monday, after last week's announced #trade deal w/ the #UK.
China’s state-backed Global Times said Friday the 90-day US tariff truce is too short & should be extended. Analysts say China seeks flexibility, as tariffs may return after the truce.
*Talks* continue in #SouthKorea, but #Trump's tariffs are likely to stay high beyond the 90-day pause.
So, where I would slightly finesse this is the thing about 'midterm unpopularity' is: it is important to ask yourself 'why are you unpopular, and why will it be better at the end of the parliament?' It's very rare that a government is well-positioned to be popular in midterm *and* at the end.
#SCOTUS maintains block on #Trump #deportations under wartime #law #AlienEnemiesAct
The US #SupremeCourt on Friday kept in place its block on Trump's deportations of #Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime after their lawyers said the government was set to remove the men without #judicial review in #violation of a prior #CourtOrder by the justices.
#immigration #DueProcess #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers
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Notably, #Kavanaugh issued a concurring opinion saying,
“I would prefer not to remand to the lower courts & further put off this Court’s final resolution of the critical legal issues. Rather,… I would grant certiorari, order prompt briefing, hold oral argument soon thereafter, and then resolve the legal issues.”
#SCOTUS #law #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #Rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower #Trump
All that said, this does nothing to help the people who were already rendered to #ElSalvador illegally by the #Trump admin. That’s a separate case. Which is why this issue should be addressed in a #ClassAction as
argued yesterday before #SCOTUS.
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#law #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #Rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower
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Ad Amalfi si rievoca la storia della marineria italiana
Il vessillo frustato dal vento, la spuma del mare che sale impetuosa e i colori dei quattro galeoni di Amalfi, Genova, Pisa e VeneziaRedazione Web (Amalfi Notizie)
"Relocate'
Cleanse.
#BREAKING: The #Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya
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Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Details are murky, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.Courtney Kube (NBC News)
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •He's directly confirming a suspicion I've had ever ever since I learned about the pre-buyout Twitter algorithms that basically hid messages for "VIPs".
That is, that the point of these "communication channels" are not for actual communication but for giving the appearance of it. They have built a system where they get to stay in their isolated world, free of the reality of the lessers, while giving the appearance of being "directly accessible" and "caring about your concerns". But there is none. You could send him all the direct messages and emails you want and he's just not going to see it.
"Here's my email/teams name/twitter handle", but technology ensures he never has to even know you messaged him.
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Tech bros are building an army of really stupid people with power, lacking liberal arts education, who are told what to think by a programmable and hackable machine (replacing their annoying, demanding family) that's telling them exactly what they want to hear, facts be damned. What could possibly go right?
When this bubble bursts, there will be considerable shrapnel. Invest in helmets.
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •LMAO I once moved Microsoft engineers off their shit Teams app to Jitsi for a pitch meeting from them to us because it wouldn't screen share.
Nadella is a fucking liar.