China’s ‘World Bank’ wants to set up shop in Britain
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China’s ‘World Bank’ wants to set up shop in Britain
The nomination of a new president has reignited long-running concerns about Beijing’s influence over the bank’s governance.Graham Lanktree (POLITICO)
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Mahmoud Khalil Discusses 3-Month Detention in First Interview Since Release
By Jonah E. Bromwich
June 22, 2025 Updated 8:10 p.m. ETThe administration argued that he had contributed to the spread of antisemitism through his role in the protests at the university.
But Mr. Khalil, a Palestinian born in a Syrian refugee camp, rejected the idea that protesting against Israel is inherently antisemitic.
“I was not doing anything antisemitic,” he said. “I was literally advocating for the right of my people. I was literally advocating for an end of a genocide. I was advocating that the tuition fees that I and other students pay don’t go toward investing in weapons manufacturers. What’s antisemitic about this?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-interview-trump.html
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Spotify CEO becomes chairman of AI military business
Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, becomes chairman of AI military start-up after €600 million investment
The company is now valued at approximately €12 billionRachael Pimblett (Far Out Magazine)
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Mercoledì pomeriggio l’incontro con Agnese Pini organizzato dalla libreria Civico14 di Marina
That time a Marine general led a fictional Iran against the US military – and won
That time a Marine general led a fictional Iran against the US military – and won
In 2002, Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper to led opposing forces in a massive military exercise in history. In the first two days, he sank an entire carrier battle group.Blake Stilwell (We Are The Mighty)
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Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future
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For this story, John Woodrow Cox interviewed more than 40 farmers across the country. He and photographer Matt McClain reported from Colorado while Sarah Blaskey talked to more than two dozen employees at the U.S. Agriculture Department and reviewed hundreds of documents and records that revealed the extent of the cuts and freezes.
June 21, 2025 at 6:05 a.m. EDT"The federal government had promised JJ a $200,000 grant, spread across two years, to cover the cost of a seasonal farmhand from Latin America. In a place where local, legal help was nearly impossible to keep, the extra worker would give him the freedom to handle more jobs and invest in his own equipment. It was an opportunity that could transform his family’s future, but, JJ explained to his friend, President Donald Trump had frozen the money."
Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future
For this story, John Woodrow Cox interviewed more than 40 farmers across the country. He and photographer Matt McClain reported from Colorado while Sarah Blaskey talked to more than two dozen employees at the U.S. Agriculture Department and reviewed hundreds of documents and records that revealed the extent of the cuts and freezes.
June 21, 2025 at 6:05 a.m. EDT
"The federal government had promised JJ a $200,000 grant, spread across two years, to cover the cost of a seasonal farmhand from Latin America. In a place where local, legal help was nearly impossible to keep, the extra worker would give him the freedom to handle more jobs and invest in his own equipment. It was an opportunity that could transform his family’s future, but, JJ explained to his friend, President Donald Trump had frozen the money."
In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.
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Governo brasileiro condena ataques dos EUA a instalações nucleares no Irã - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do
O governo brasileiro, por meio do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, manifestou neste domingo (22) “veemente condenação” aos ataques realizados pelos EstadosGazeta Brasil
Labour offers businesses £55K ‘lunch slot’ at party conference
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Labour offers businesses £55K ‘lunch slot’ at party conference
A dip in the polls hasn’t stopped the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party charging ‘crazy’ bucks for access to ministers.Dan Bloom (POLITICO)
Saturday’s attack makes clear that there are no red lines for American imperialism, which will stop at nothing. Its criminality knows no limits. No government has so openly and flagrantly violated international law since the Nazi regime.
American imperialism’s bombardment of Iran: A day that will live in infamy - World Socialist Web Site
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American imperialism’s bombardment of Iran: A day that will live in infamy
July 21, 2025 will be remembered as a day that will live in infamy. In a massive and unprovoked assault, the United States launched a sneak attack on Iran, dropping the most powerful non-nuclear bunker-buster bombs ever used in combat on Iranian nucl…World Socialist Web Site
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With His Eyes on History, Benjamin Netanyahu Aims for Political Resurrection
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Thunder outlasts Pacers in Game 7 for Oklahoma City’s first NBA title
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/06/22/nba-finals-game-7-thunder-pacers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Game 7: After a back-and-forth NBA Finals, it's time for the Thunder and Pacers to decide the title
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Doctors and other medical staff at veterans' hospitals are now permitted to refuse patients based on the patient's national origin, or political views. The organization justifies this as implementation of one of the wrecker's executive disorders.
VA hospitals remove politics and marital status from guidelines protecting patients from discrimination
Department of Veterans Affairs says the changes come in response to a Trump executive order ‘defending women’Aaron Glantz (The Guardian)
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Pearl Jam Do the Evolution
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Hier sind irgendwie alle, die ich in den letzten zwei Wochen auf dem Pamir-Highway immer wieder getroffen habe. Voll toll anzukommen (nachts um elf 🙃) und mit Jubel, Nudeln (vegan mit Soja!) und Bier begrüßt zu werden.
Und jetzt Kaffee. Auftakt in drei Pausentage.
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Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions.
Tesla launched a limited robotaxi service with safety monitors in the passenger seat in a small area in Austin, Texas.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
China y Rusia condenan el ataque estadounidense a Irán
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DeepSeek Researchers Open-Sourced a Personal Project named 'nano-vLLM': A Lightweight vLLM Implementation Built from Scratch - MarkTechPost
DeepSeek releases nano-vLLM, a minimal vLLM alternative with fast offline inference, clean code, and essential LLM optimizationsAsif Razzaq (MarkTechPost Media Inc.)
So, another day, another data breach. This one is the motherload. 16 Billion, with a B, credentials, ie usernames and passwords. Almost all of the data is new, there’s about 200 million records that were known breaches. The breach stretches across providers, operating systems and vendors. It is not from a singular attack, but a compilation of a long exfiltration of data via infostealers and similar.
What does that mean for you? Go change your important passwords, again. Use a password manager. Passkeys are becoming more common, but I haven’t researched them so have no opinion. The ones I’ve seen use biometrics, and my work systems don’t have cameras.
This is a big deal, and you should pay attention to it.
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Reposting this to underscore Trump's shameless hypocrisy.
"Our president [Obama] will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate."
--Donald Trump, 2011
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⚡️Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko released after more than four years of Russian detention.
Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was released on June 20 after more than four years of detention in Russian-occupied Crimea, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.
Yesypenko, a freelance contributor to Crimea.Realities, a regional project of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, reported on various issues in Crimea before being detained by Russia’s FSB in March 2021.
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Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko released after four years of Russian detention
Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was released on June 22 after more than four years in Russian imprisonment, and has left Russian-occupied Crimea.Sonya Bandouil (The Kyiv Independent)
I love cats, card games, cuteness so i am joyful to win this Bananya Card Game at a volunteer picnic earlier today!
We played a (networking type) bingo game and i got to choose the gift for getting “coverall” (when you get all the squares in the entire bingo sheet). I’ve wanted this game last year but couldn’t find it so i feel ecstatic 🤩
Also ate bhelpuri and samosa there for my only meal today. Tired at 18,000+ steps and 🔥 2300+ kcal @3good #3goodthings
The image shows a box for a card game titled "BANYA: The kitty who lives in a banana." The box features a light blue and white striped background with a cartoon illustration of a white cat with pink ears and cheeks, sitting inside a yellow banana peel. The cat has a happy expression with its tongue slightly out. The title "BANYA" is prominently displayed at the top in large, playful letters, with a banana graphic integrated into the letter "A." Below the title, the subtitle "The kitty who lives in a banana" is written in smaller text. The phrase "THE CARD GAME" is displayed in bold, blue letters. The bottom left corner of the box has a red logo with the text "Japanime Games." The overall design is colorful and whimsical, appealing to a light-hearted and playful audience.
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Disability and Anarchism with Richard Amm
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So Penny Wong has said the Albanese government backs illegal attacks on a sovereign country's nuclear facilities. So much for "rules based order".
Ignore whatever laws you like and just say you're following the example of the government. #auspol
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Machinery for democracy. Understand how your representative votes, spends money, talks, and more. Make an informed voting decision.politicalgadgets.com
Europe's far right is growing in both Eastern and Western Europe. Economic crisis, austerity, and historical revisionism are contributing factors with decades of austerity, deindustrialization, and corporate domination having devastated working-class communities.
Meanwhile, pervasive anti-communism, encouraged at the EU level, is distorting history and delegitimizing socialism as a viable alternative.
La imagen es un póster de celebración del Oklahoma City Thunder, con el título "CAMPEONES" en letras grandes y rojas en la parte inferior. El fondo es azul con confeti rojo, creando un ambiente festivo. En el centro, un jugador del Thunder, con una mirada intensa, lleva una banda azul en la cabeza. Alrededor de él, varios jugadores del equipo están en poses dinámicas, algunos con la camiseta del Thunder, que es azul con detalles en rojo y amarillo. El logo del Oklahoma City Thunder está en la esquina superior izquierda, y el logo de Ritmo en la esquina superior derecha. La imagen transmite una sensación de triunfo y orgullo, destacando la victoria del equipo.
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Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 20
Syrian state media reports 52 injured, citing health ministry.Reuters (DAWN.COM)
Today I learned more about the history of Fête de la Musique
On the 21st of June this beautiful event shall take place and I will be part of it in my country of SR SA
This event started in the year 1981 of our Last Century. It is beautiful that France organizes the event in my country also. As you would expect the people from France French Guyana are beautifully Cultural inclined, as the people from my country Suriname SR
#French #France #Culture #Musique #Fête #Music #Annual #Event #June
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Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for Meta's Superintelligence lab, including hundreds of reach outs, $100M+ offers and counter offers, more (Wall Street Journal)
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Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for Meta's Superintelligence lab, including hundreds of reach outs, $100M+ offers and counter offers, more
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Iran’s top diplomat makes it clear option of closing Strait of Hormuz not ruled out
Iran’s top diplomat makes it clear option of closing Strait of Hormuz not ruled out
US President Donald Trump reported overnight into June 22 that the US had conducted a successful attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Isfahan, Natanz, and FordowTASS
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