This was a great read (and a fantastic initiative), @deobald! Looking forward to more of these as time goes on 😄
#SCOTUS could stop this #Qatar #bribery dead in its tracks. US Congress sets the #POTUS salary and has the power to impound that plane and impeach and prosecute Trump for #corruption ―but we know John Roberts and Republican corruptocrats wont do shit.
25 years ago this was the nightmare scenario described in an article about Putin; and why it was confounding that Clinton and Bush welcomed his corruptocracy with open arms.
Trump is running a billionaire crime syndicate from the White House.
![1999 statement from Richard Palmer, former CIA chief of Russia station on Putin's plans:
«For [USA] to be like Russia is today, it would be necessary to have massive corruption by the majority of the members of Congress as well as by the Departments of Justice and Treasury, and agents of the FBI, CIA, DIA, IRS, Marshal Service, Border Patrol, state and local police officers, the Federal Reserve Bank, Supreme Court justices, U.S. District court judges, support of the varied Organized Crime families, the leadership of the Fortune 500 companies, at least half of the banks in the U.S., and the New York Stock Exchange. This cabal would then have to seize the gold at Fort Knox and the Federal assets deposited in the entire banking system. It would have to take control of the key industries such as oil, natural gas, mining, precious and semi-precious metals, forestry, cotton, construction, insurance and banking industries—and then claim these items to be their private property. The legal system would have to nullify most of the key provisions against corruption, conflict of interest, criminal conspiracy, money laundering, economic fraud, and weaken tax evasion laws. This unholy alliance would then have to spend about 50 percent of its billions in profits to bribe officials that remained in government and be the primary supporters of all of the political candidates. Then, most of the stolen funds, excess profits and bribes would have to be sent to off-shore banks for safekeeping.»](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/45715500 "1999 statement from Richard Palmer, former CIA chief of Russia station on Putin's plans:
«For [USA] to be like Russia is today, it would be necessary to have massive corruption by the majority of the members of Congress as well as by the Departments of Justice and Treasury, and agents of the FBI, CIA, DIA, IRS, Marshal Service, Border Patrol, state and local police officers, the Federal Reserve Bank, Supreme Court justices, U.S. District court judges, support of the varied Organized Crime families, the leadership of the Fortune 500 companies, at least half of the banks in the U.S., and the New York Stock Exchange. This cabal would then have to seize the gold at Fort Knox and the Federal assets deposited in the entire banking system. It would have to take control of the key industries such as oil, natural gas, mining, precious and semi-precious metals, forestry, cotton, construction, insurance and banking industries—and then claim these items to be their private property. The legal system would have to nullify most of the key provisions against corruption, conflict of interest, criminal conspiracy, money laundering, economic fraud, and weaken tax evasion laws. This unholy alliance would then have to spend about 50 percent of its billions in profits to bribe officials that remained in government and be the primary supporters of all of the political candidates. Then, most of the stolen funds, excess profits and bribes would have to be sent to off-shore banks for safekeeping.»")
⚡️🇵🇱Polish PM Tusk: The world expects Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire before any further steps. “In response to our call, the Russians proposed starting peace talks on May 15. But the world expects a clear (more) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Poland #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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🇵🇱 Polish PM Tusk: The world expects Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire before any further steps “In response to our call, the Russians proposed starting peace talks on May 15.Telegram
Japan’s Stock Futures Rise on Optimism US-China Tensions to Ease
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‼️🇬🇧UK Unleashes Largest-Ever Sanctions Package Targeting Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet. The UK has imposed its largest sanctions against Russia, targeting about 100 tankers in (more) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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🚢 UK Unleashes Largest-Ever Sanctions Package Targeting Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet 🇬🇧 The UK has imposed its largest sanctions against Russia, targeting about 100 tankers in Moscow’s “shadow fleet” to bypass oil export restrictions.Telegram
🕊️ Pope Leo Hints At Support For Ukrainian, EU Approach to Peace Talks
“I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people”, said Leo XIV. "Everything must be done to achieve authentic, just and lasting peace as soon as possible."
He also pleaded for “all prisoners to be released and for the children to be able to return to their families”.
This phrasing is close to that used by Kyiv and its EU allies, who argue that a simple halt to fighting will not solve anything, while the US admin. pushes Kyiv to accept a peace deal under Moscow’s terms closer to outright capitulation.
The words of the new pope, elected on May 8, come as Vladimir Putin relaunched the idea of “negotiations without any preconditions”.
In 2022, while still in Peru, Cardinal Robert Prevost, future Leo XIV, had firmly condemned … the “unjust aggression” launched by Moscow, and spoke of “an imperialist invasion” and “crimes against humanity” perpetrated by Russian forces.
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Le pape Léon XIV laisse entrevoir une rupture avec François sur la guerre en Ukraine lors de sa première prière dominicale
Le nouveau pape a souhaité, dimanche, « une paix authentique, juste et durable » entre Kiev et Moscou. François appelait plus volontiers de ses vœux une paix immédiate et avait demandé à l’Ukraine d’avoir « le courage du drapeau blanc ».Benoît Vitkine (Le Monde)
⚡️🇺🇦President Zelensky: “Starting tomorrow, we await a ceasefire – this proposal is on the table. A full and unconditional ceasefire, one that lasts long enough to provide a necessary foundation for diplomacy (VIDEO and more) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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Starting tomorrow, we await a ceasefire – this proposal is on the table. A full and unconditional ceasefire, one that lasts long enough to provide a necessary foundation for diplomacy, could significantly bring peace closer.Telegram
Revolutionizing Code Generation: Meet AutoGenLib - Your AI-Powered Python Companion
Imagine a world where importing a non-existent function automatically generates the code you need. Enter AutoGenLib, a groundbreaking Python library that leverages OpenAI's API to create code on-the-f...
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Evening lights - Silhouette fades into the city ✨🌃🚶♂️
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#fujifilm #streetphotography #urbanlife #urbanexploration #newyorkcity #streetphoto #photography #street #view #nyc #documentaryphotography #photo #newyork #view #walking #city #nightwalk
#Djibouti’s balancing act: #Ethiopia’s #Somaliland port deal pressures neutrality, while #France locks in 20-year military presence. #Egypt aligns with Djibouti on #RedSea security. GDP growth (6.6%) relies on ports & stimulus, but debt & regional volatility loom. #Africa #Geopolitics
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Djibouti: Red Sea Realignment Tests Neutrality While Debt-Funded Infrastructure Masks Underlying Risk |
Djibouti faces intensifying regional pressure as Ethiopia’s engagement with Somaliland challenges existing port dependencies and draws the country deeper into polarized alignments with Somalia and Egypt.News Desk Editor (SaxafiMedia)
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Russian POWs report no complaints about conditions in Ukrainian captivity – Lubinets
Employees of the Ombudsman's Office spoke with Russian prisoners of war during the swap on Mya 6, according to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People'
The wall-to-wall union of Blizzard Team 4 includes nearly 200 developersEthan Gach (Kotaku)
US Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
Washington (Quds News Network)- A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts University, whose video-recorded arrest by masked federEditing Team (Quds News Network)
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Estonian rescuers donate vehicles, equipment to Ukrainian SES units
The Estonian Association of Rescuers has donated vehicles, equipment, and supplies to support the psychological units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, as well as emergency responders in the Poltava regi…Ukrinform
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Evacuation ongoing from frontline communities in Sumy region
Evacuation of local residents from frontline communities in Sumy region continues. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Dem governor launches plan to counter RFK Jr.’s autism registry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to undermine the autism registry RFK Jr. keeps talking about.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to protect autism-related data from RFK Jr.’s absurd plans to create a disease registry tracking autistic people.
Pritzker plans to sign an executive order Wednesday that will prevent state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless it’s required for medical care or legal matters, according to a copy of the order obtained by the Chicago-Sun Times.
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Trump fires head of Copyright Office two days following report that AI training may not be fair use; The report suggests it might not be okay to use copyrighted data for AI training.
Trump fires head of Copyright Office two days following report that AI training may not be fair use
The report suggests it might not be okay to use copyrighted data for AI training.Wes Davis (The Verge)
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World Catholics see the first American pope as hardly American
The new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has signaled that his identity will defy easy categorization.Patricia Mazzei (The Japan Times)
I've listened to over 50+ cybersecurity shows and podcasts, and I can confidently say that these are the top 5 cybersecurity podcasts you must listen to in 2025.
Read the full blog: go.openexploit.in/mastodon-ser…
#CyberSecurity #OpenExploit #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #Technology
Top 5 Cybersecurity Podcasts You Must Listen to in 2025
Keeping yourself informed on cybersecurity trends isn't optional—it's a necessity. But let's be real, not everyone has the time to sift through lengthy reports or research papers. That's where podcasts fill in.Pawan Jaiswal (OpenExploit)
I've listened to over 50+ cybersecurity shows and podcasts, and I can confidently say that these are the top 5 cybersecurity podcasts you must listen to in 2025.
Read the full blog: go.openexploit.in/mastodon-ser…
#CyberSecurity #OpenExploit #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #Technology
Top 5 Cybersecurity Podcasts You Must Listen to in 2025
Keeping yourself informed on cybersecurity trends isn't optional—it's a necessity. But let's be real, not everyone has the time to sift through lengthy reports or research papers. That's where podcasts fill in.Pawan Jaiswal (OpenExploit)
Gallego, Dem Crypto Ally, Defends Fundraiser With Trump Crypto Donor
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego defended his ties to crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen, arguing Democrats need a big tent.Andrew Perez (Rolling Stone)
Why can't Democrats seems to find Senate candidates that aren't corrupt?
Kirsten Sinema -- in bed with pharmaceutical industry special interests.
Gallego -- in bed with crypto special interests.
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Tusk says Russia ordered 2024 arson attack on Warsaw shopping centre
"We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X.The Kyiv Independent
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Apple's iPhone Plans for 2027: Foldable, or Glass and Curved. (Plus Smart Glasses, Tabletop Robot) - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Verge: This morning, while summarizing an Apple "product blitz" he expects for 2027, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter that Apple is planning a "mostly glass, curved iPhone" wit…apple.slashdot.org
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Hungary cancels meeting on national minorities with Ukraine over spying scandal
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.The Kyiv Independent
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"Here, land tenure is communal. That’s how the people of Barra attained what few others in the region have achieved: keeping income from surf tourism inside their community. Communal property cannot be sold. That fact opposes the interests of the tourism industry, which seeks to privatize oceanfront land and guarantee legal certainty for investors."
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Surf’s up, land defenders down on the Oaxacan coast
In the town of Barra de la Cruz, communal lands are under threat of privatization, and speaking out has proven deadly.Areli Palomo Contreras (Ojalá)
Q: just how cavernous are Odin’s jowls?
A: he hoovered up this enormous rubber cube (I have no idea why there was an enormous rubber cube on the ground) and I didn’t notice until we got home, I went to unhook his halter, and saw that he was firmly holding his mouth shut which he only does when committing a crime
While Donald Trump attempts to bypass Congress in cutting funding to NPR and PBS, his senior advisor Kari Lake is cutting a deal with right-wing One America News to “provide” the outlet’s “newsfeed” to government-funded outlets—Voice of America being the most prominent among them.
Here’s the Deranged MAGA Propaganda Coming to Voice of America
Kari Lake announced a deal to feed content from One America News, the pro-Trump network, to the government-funded international news outlet. It won’t cost anything—except the truth.The New Republic
Façade van het Ca' Sagredo te Venetië, Italië, Carlo Ponti, c. 1854 - c. 1875
albumen print, h 302mm × w 441mm
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#Djibouti walks a tightrope in 2025—balancing neutrality amid #RedSea tensions, #Ethiopia’s maritime pivot, & rising debt risks. With #France’s renewed military presence & reliance on sovereign-led investments, can it sustain its strategic edge #Somaliland #Geopolitics #HornOfAfrica
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Djibouti's Tightrope Walk: Balancing Neutrality Amid Red Sea Tensions And Debt Risks | Saxafi Media
Djibouti, a tiny nation strategically perched on the Horn of Africa, is facing an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.News Desk Editor (SaxafiMedia)
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I have no use for Bernie sanders&AOC. I supported Bernie so hard in 2020 I got accused of being a Bernie bro. The very same VBNMW cult now is in love with him. He's them its painful to watch. I'm anti Bernie sanders&AOC because they are full of it. Pretending in bad faith.
Credits: SubaruTelescope, NAOJ, Hubble SpaceTelescope, Wolfgang Promper, Robert Gendler
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and link to the Emoluments Clause
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me sounding the alarm to Canada NOVEMBER OF 2023:
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❝ BTW CANADIANS
don't think that it would beneath the the gringoligarchy to destroy your health care system, poison your democratic processes and invade the shit out of your country for resources
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do not underestimate what's in essence A MAFIA. Trump is just the low hanging fruit of the gringoligarchy mafia.❞
Danielle Smith is most likely being paid to break Canada up by the same people.
#ElbowsUp
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