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Some went “viral” and we’re not surprised that we got contacted about it. Having said that, contacts also came from familiar names that historically participated in the corporate coup against Free software communities. In case there’s character assassination on the way, I’ve decided to record a quick and informal video. The next video will deal with IBM and what it is doing to Red Hat. IBM is very unhappy about our coverage and it generally has a lot of scorn for Free software coders. That’s why it's_trying_to_censor_them in all sorts of way, if not cancel them altogether in campaigns of defamation spearheaded by IBM staff. Baiting luminaries with waffle about “master” and plural words. Apparently believing in a woman’s right to seek abortion is now “ableist”. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 243 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/23/social-control-media-is-going-away-gradually-and-people-need-to-return-to-self-hosting-blogs-rss-truly-independently-news-sites/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/23/social-control-media-is-going-away-gradually-and-people-need-to-return-to-self-hosting-blogs-rss-truly-independently-news-sites/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Social_Control_Media_is_Going_Away_Gradually_and_People_Need_to_Return_to Self-Hosting,_Blogs,_RSS,_Truly_Independently_News_Sites⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Protocol at 8:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 12111370e35d08c1e87a6d4f1f0b8207 Self-hosting, and Not Just WWW Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/after-the-era-of-centralised-nonsense.webm Summary: Social Control Media is about one company or few companies managing/ herding lots of people and media outlets; we need to get away from that and the sooner, the better THE association — either as person or as company — with Twitter is becoming undesirable. To quote an example_we_saw_yesterday: “I occasionally saw it on Twitter, before I quit that hellsite, after which I kinda lost track of it.” Users are still fleeing in droves, albeit some replace Twitter with clones of Twitter [1]. Twitter lost not one but two “trust and integrity” people in just months. The eSafety head in Australia is now complaining publicly [2-4] and there are stories about “racist behavior” [5]. “Social control media is a waste of time and people who replace one network/ platform with another are not correctly diagnosing the problem.”At the moment it seems impossible that Twitter will turn things around. Twitter is dying, but it had a lot of momentum before, so the death is a long process. Social control media is getting smaller, based on reports. It’s not just Twitter. The Press Gazette reported earlier this week that all top 10 new sites saw a decline in traffic this past year. So it seems like the Web as a whole is waning. The Press Gazette has also just said [6]: “There are about 13,000 more PRs in England and Wales than there are journalists.” So there are more people lying to you than trying to tell you the truth. No wonder people walk away. Either way, the above video suggests that self- hosting, even sometimes such as Gemini, would be vastly preferable. Social control media is a waste of time and people who replace one network/platform with another are not correctly diagnosing the problem. █ Related/contextual items from the news: 1. ⚓ Meta_and_Mastodon_–_What’s_really_on_people’s_minds?⠀⇛ It’s a weird own goal for various Mastodon admins who are running a decentralized social network based on interoperable protocols to pledge that they won’t interoperate with services from existing social networks if built on the same open protocols. It’s not even the hypocrisy, it’s just dumb and undermines the entire point of interoperable protocols. 2. ⚓ eSafety_head_goes_after_Twitter_for_content_promoting_online_hate⠀⇛ “This level of online abuse is already inexcusably high, but if you’re a First Nations Australian, you are disabled or identify as LGBTIQ+ you experience online hate at double the rate of the rest of the population. “Twitter appears to have dropped the ball on tackling hate. A third of all complaints about online hate reported to us are now happening on Twitter. “We are also aware of reports that the reinstatement of some of these previously banned accounts has emboldened extreme polarisers, peddlers of outrage and hate, including neo-Nazis both in Australia and overseas.” The statement said If Twitter failed to respond to the legal notice within 28 days, the company could face maximum financial penalties of nearly A$700,000 a day for continuing breaches. 3. ⚓ Australia_says_Twitter_is_top_platform_for_online_hate,_demands explanation⠀⇛ Twitter has lifted bans on 62,000 accounts since new owner Elon Musk took over. 4. ⚓ Twitter_has_‘dropped_the_ball’_on_tackling_online_hate⠀⇛ Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says Twitter has “dropped the ball” on tackling online hate and has issued a legal notice to the social media giant demanding an explanation about what it is doing about the scourge. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says there have been more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past year than any other platform and complaints have spiked since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company in October. 5. ⚓ The_intent_and_impact_of_language:_A_close_reading_of_Glenn Schembechler_III’s_PR_firm_apology⠀⇛ On June 7, 2023, Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler III — son of long- serving Michigan coach Glenn “Bo” Schembechler — published an op-ed in The Michigan Daily explaining and apologizing for the racist behavior he exhibited on social media that led to his resignation. 6. ⚓ Census_reveals_total_number_of_journalists_and_PRs:_More_than_half female⠀⇛ There are about 13,000 more PRs in England and Wales than there are journalists. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 395 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/23/the-ibm-community/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/23/the-ibm-community/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 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version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/23/uk-police-enjoys-impunity/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_10:_A_Month_Has_Passed,_British Member_of_Parliament_Snubbed_by_Action_Fraud_(UK_Police)⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, Servers at 8:14 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Series parts: 1. New_Series:_The_End_of_Sirius_Open_Source 2. Sirius_Open_Source_Cannot_Retain_Staff_and_Clients_(Many_of_the_Remaining Ones_Leave_the_Company) 3. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_3:_Action_Fraud_and_Reports of_Sirius_Fraud 4. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_4:_The_Pokémon_Village_of Sirius_‘Open_Source’_and_British_Government 5. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_5:_What’s_Left_of_the_Company is_a_Skeleton_Crew_(While_Police_is_Dragging_Its_Heels) 6. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_6:_This_Scandal_Has_Become_a Lot_Bigger_Than_Sirius_‘Open_Source’ 7. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_7:_Six_Months_After_Sirius ‘Open_Source’_Gave_the_Victims_of_Its_Crimes_a_Chance_to_‘Cool_Off’ 8. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_8:_Working_as_Contractor_for the_Public_Sector_While_Defrauding_and_Stealing_From_Staff 9. Police_Out_of_Control_(or_Oversight)_–_Part_9:_Waiting_for_Godot 10. YOU ARE HERE ☞ A Month Has Passed, British Member of Parliament Snubbed by Action Fraud (UK Police) Video_download_link | md5sum 0de07faab93ab5373d58e77a04fca707 The MP Comes Marching in Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-month-after-mp-escalation.webm Summary: The pension_fraud at Sirius_‘Open_Source’ (committed against programmers and sysadmins focused on GNU/Linux and Free software) has reached the political level; so far one can observe that politicians aren’t quite in control of the police or, contrariwise, the police enjoys immunity or exercises impunity because it simply doesn’t bother responding to politicians A MONTH ago I turned to my Member of Parliament (MP) after the police had failed to look into fraud complaints (myself and colleagues, GNU/Linux sysadmins for the most part, were victims). My MP’s office said 4 weeks should be more than enough for police to respond, but nothing has happened, so today I disclose what happened and what will happen next (it’s far, far from over). The video above gives a rough introduction to the issue, which is moreover explained succinctly below. When I contacted my_Manchester_MP a month ago I said: Dear █████ ███████, My name is Roy and I live in Manchester. My employer, which I resigned from in December, turned out to have engaged in embezzlement against me for over 5 years. It was pension fraud. My “pension” money was never given to a pension provider as the payslips said, and instead went into the management (black hole). Upon further inquiry this was confirmed by formal letters and I discovered they did the same to my colleagues. I reported this to Greater Manchester Police, which insisted that I file a case with Action Fraud. After 4 weeks of waiting Action Fraud made is abundantly clear that it did not even look into the case. It just turned away victims. According to media reports in reputable sources, this is quite common. I reach out to you as this is a severe political blunder at this point. I chronicled some of this in http://techrights.org/wiki/Sirius_Open_Source and http://techrights.org/wiki/Crimes_of_Sirius_Open_Source though it seems actual enforcement — something only the police can do — is needed now. Will you please bring up this matter or help me pursue justice not just for myself but also my colleagues? Yours sincerely, A lot of time has passed, a lot of messages were exchanged, but no progress could be made because the police is “MIA”. (Missing In Action) Ironically, they call themselves Action Fraud. According to British broadcasters, they're_notorious_for_not_taking_action. Sure, they take reports. They have bots to respond to the reports, but what good are bots? “What we strive to show now is that there’s no system of accountability or, if such a system does exist, it’s clearly not functioning.”The ‘My “pension”‘ sentence (above) could be further elucidated. It might lead with the fact that the company withdrew money from paychecks under the pretence of contributing to the fund but never actually did so. The current wording could be made more clear. “As for turning away victims,” one person noted, “ensure that it is clear that there are many of your former colleagues in the mess as well. The closing line is quite clear, which is important.” In the next part I’ll share some more correspondence from and to the MP. What we strive to show now is that there’s no system of accountability or, if such a system does exist, it’s clearly not functioning. It fails victims and rewards criminals. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 611 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/23/what-ibm-does-to-red-hat/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/23/what-ibm-does-to-red-hat/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ What_IBM_Does_to_RHEL_is_Neither_Surprising_Nor_Acceptable⠀✐ Posted in GNU/Linux, GPL, IBM, Red_Hat, Servers at 4:04 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 0dcb1ded86a76b5882abf5eb6b3758f7 Red Hat Tightens the Grip or Squeeze Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/redhat-rhel-paywalls.webm Summary: IBM is stuck in the mindset of the 1980s and 1990s; it does_not_like the_General_Public_Licence and, having been somewhat of a parasite on GNU and Linux since the mid-1990s, Red Hat (under IBM leadership/command) now pretends that Commons are inherently parasitic THOSE who have been following our IBM_coverage_in_recent_years won’t be surprised at all by what’s happening right now. It’s far from shocking, they just do it one little step at a time, turning RHEL into AIX or treating it like their premium UNIX, which is more or less proprietary (to the extent tolerated by the GPL if not slightly beyond that). “If you wish to help GNU/Linux, please don’t help IBM. Devote time and effort to community-run distros that truly value copyleft rather than barely tolerate it.”While people online are still debating whether IBM complies with the terms of the GPL (see some_links_here_in_Tux_Machines and in our previous batches of Daily Links at Techrights), there’s no doubt that there’s no goodwill here. IBM does not value the community. It’s driving it away. It views volunteers as slaves who, at best, “stand in the way” by expressing their views. It’s removing_them_based_on_their_nationality, especially_the_more_influential_ones. If you wish to help GNU/Linux, please don’t help IBM. Devote time and effort to community-run distros that truly value copyleft rather than barely tolerate it. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 668 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_23/06/2023:_Amiga_Archaeology_and_How_to_Kill_a_Decentralised Network⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:59 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Politics_and_World_Events o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Lemongrass⠀⇛ A sauce made from lemongrass leaves, ginger root, and a frozen chive flower, all crushed together, then covered with warmed sesame seed oil was pretty good. It probably needed either more lemongrass or an actual shallot, or maybe not to pre-heat the oil so the ginger would be sharper. Probably lemongrass makes for a good tea (or herbal infusion or vegetable soup, if you prefer) unless you’re allergic or otherwise cannot partake. It is probably not a morning tea. # ⚓ Friday_link_roundup:_June_23,_2023⠀⇛ Somehow I find this LitRPG-but-it’s-about-sports- simulation weirdly compelling. Sort of in the same neighborhood as Jon Bois’ 17776/20020, but not at all the same genre or writing style. Maybe I just have a thing for “sports fiction” despite not being into sports IRL. It’s not perfect; the MC is written as being clumsy about stuff like gender and race and it seems like that’s on purpose, and yet he still manages to seduce every beautiful woman he encounters because this is a litRPG. Despite that flaw I still find the story engaging. # ⚓ May_and_June_2023⠀⇛ For the first time since I started these monthly updates, I will do this for a two months periods since I’ve been pretty busy lately. Next week I’m traveling so I don’t want to defer more the update. [...] Things got more hectic by the end of the month with the collision of several things: me going to Madrid for an event (more later), having our apartment occupied for a few days by the installation of AC, and the delivery of the news on our first assignment for Bernat’s pre and primary school. That eventually was confirmed and now we know the school for Bernat until he’s 12! 🤯 # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_DILOYTR_Wordo:_FERNS⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pancakes⠀⇛ My partner seems to have developed an intolerance for gluten. She can still eat it, but feels bloated, gets headaches. So for shared meals, we do gluten free. For the two decades prior, I made homemade pancakes every Sunday. This recipe isn’t written down anywhere; it’s just in muscle memory. I’m writing it down here so I don’t forget. o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Exclusivity_in_leftist_activist_circles⠀⇛ Let’s talk about exclusivity in leftist activist circles. i’ve been doing leftist activism for roughly three decades, but have had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for most of that, around 25 years. i’ve also been living with unrecognised / unacknowledged autism and adhd for most of my life, only getting diagnosed only a couple of years ago. Over the years, i’ve continued to try to do activist work where i could – often educational stuff, sometimes organisational and infrastructure stuff, but all too regularly dealing with things like transphobia, biphobia, whorephobia etc. from other leftists. # ⚓ Up_a_little_earlier_than_what’s_become_the_new_normal⠀⇛ Keep in mind that everything self indulges in is self-indulgent by definition, and the notion of self tends to be considered pathetic from points of view suggesting self is merely a conceptual blind spot obscuring a vast, ineffable underlying reality. [...] It’s liberalism gone fundamentalist, and it’s several orders of magnitude worse than what past liberals referred to as “born agains” (amongst other things) in the 1980s. # ⚓ Topspace_and_topdrop⠀⇛ For me, topspace involves an incredible feeling of power – a power constrained, yet one that could be overwhelming were it to be unleashed. It’s a power that comes from not only having a substantial amount of control, but also being very aware of that, and typically involves a sense of strength within a centred calm, rooted in knowing that one can dictate that things will be _thus_. More generally, it feels like being in ‘flow’[b], like being very present and “in the moment”. [...] For me, there are two aspects of topdrop: the sense of power and/or superiority draining away of its own accord, and actively working to ground oneself. Feeling the sense of power-over[c] drain away can feel depressing, to greater or lesser extents, due to a sense of loss. There might be an active internal resistance to letting this happen, for whatever reason, and this can in turn lead to the sort of social issues described above. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Amiga_archaeology,_Windows_95-98⠀⇛ This toolstack works well enough in most cases. The Greaseweazle is normally connected to a small Linux computer I have in my workshop, and I have both a 3,5″ and 5,25″ drive connected to it. In the case of this Amiga disk-box I’m currently going through, I naturally only use the 3,5″ drive. HXC’s software is a bit clunky and I have to run it through wine since I don’t run Windows, but it’s what I’m used to from before. I have realized that I could probably replace it with the disk-utilities by keirf, since I mostly use it to analyze the disk and convert from scp to different formats. # ⚓ (not_quite)_three_years_of_Gemini_(for_me)⠀⇛ My initial commit to the repository that manages this capsule is dated 9/7/2020. Solderpunk says that Gemini dates back from 6/20/ 2019, assuming I’m subtracting by 4 properly. I came for the Calm™ and stayed for the low- friction publishing with a workflow that I’m used to (edit text file, git commit text file, upload text file somewhere, let automated backups do their thing when they get around to it). # ⚓ The_Playdate⠀⇛ In which I discuss my thoughts on the Playdate console and the games I’ve played on it. [...] What is funny is for a month or two before I first heard about the Playdate, I was earnestly looking for a device that was more pocketable than my original model Game Boy Advance but was more capable and/or cheaper than however much GBA Micros are now. I had decided on getting a Miyoo Mini and was just waiting for them to get back in stock when someone on the Fediverse posted about the Playdate, and literally the instant I saw it I knew I had to get one. # ⚓ June_2023_Status_Update⠀⇛ I haven’t posted in a long time here, this is actually the first entry of the 2023… woops! Truth to be told, there are various things I’d like to write about but not enough time, so I thought to copy the big guys and write a “Status Update” post myself. It’s more like sending a message in a bottle though. So, lots of stuff, right? Let’s go! [...] Last month I started to help in the OpenSMTPD- portable repository. It was starting to rot a bit, lagging behind what we have in base on OpenBSD and accumulating cruft. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_am_I_here_(in_Geminispace)?⠀⇛ A preface: I’m severely out of practice wrt writing. This feels kinda meandering, the ideas don’t seem to flow that well and I’m not even sure it makes that much sense. It’s also uncomfortably woe-is-me and humourless. So… sorry, I guess? # ⚓ How_to_Kill_a_Decentralised_Network_(such_as_the Fediverse)⠀⇛ Year is 2023. The whole Internet is under the control of the GAFAM empire. All? No. Because a few small villages are resisting the oppression. And some of those villages started to agregate, forming the “Fediverse”. With debates around Twitter and Reddit, the Fediverse started to gain fame and attention. People started to use it for real. The empire started to notice. # ⚓ How_to_Kill_a_Decentralised_Network_(such_as_the Fediverse)⠀⇛ As Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s prominent investor, put it: “Competition is for losers.” Yep, those pseudo “market is always right” people don’t want a market when they are in it. They want a monopoly. Since its inception, Facebook have been very careful to kill every competition. The easiest way of doing it being by buying companies that could, one day, become competitors. Instagram, WhatsApp to name a few, were bought only because their product attracted users and could cast a shadow on Facebook. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1001 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_23/06/2023:_25_Years_of_KDE_Free_Qt_Foundation_and_Go_1.21_Release Candidate⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o FSF o Programming/Development # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Software_Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ What_OS_you_should_choose_for_dedicated server?⠀⇛ CentOS is a free and open-source operating system that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It has all the important features of RHEL. There is an opinion that CentOS may have fewer features compared to other Linux distributions because it doesn’t include the additional tools and software that come with the paid version of Red Hat. However, CentOS is preferred by organizations that prioritize reliability and security over extra tools and features. In conclusion, there are many options to choose from, which can make it challenging to decide. It’s important to consider what aligns with your business needs, the level of support you require, and you’re existing technical skills. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ 512:_BSDNow_Live!_9_bits_of_BSDNow_– Just_speak_into_the_goat⠀⇛ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Seafile_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Seafile on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. If you’re looking for an easy and secure way to sync and share files on your Ubuntu system, Seafile Ubuntu is a solution worth exploring. # ⚓ Check_if_a_domain_is_available_for_purchase⠀⇛ $ function canibuy { whois "$1" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'Registrant' && echo "taken" || echo "available" } A quick alias to check if a domain is already registered or if it’s available for purchase. ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ 2_Ways_to_Add_Users_to_SUDOERS_Group_in_Debian_[Tutorial]⠀⇛ In Debian Linux, the SUDOERS group plays a crucial role in granting administrative privileges to users. Adding users to the SUDOERS group enables them to execute commands with root privileges, providing them with the necessary administrative access to perform various tasks on a Debian system. This article aims to provide a step-by-step guide on adding a user to the SUDOERS group in Debian, ensuring that you can effectively manage user permissions and system security. § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ * § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ o ⚓ KDE Official ☛ Celebrating_25_years_of_The_KDE_Free_Qt Foundation⠀⇛ On the 22nd of June 1998, the KDE_Free_Qt_Foundation was founded and has accompanied Qt on its amazing journey to become the success story that it is today. Qt has established itself as the go-to solution for UI development because of its high quality, consistency, ease of use, and broad cross-platform support. A key factor in this achievement is Qt’s dual licensing strategy: Qt is available as free software for open source, but it is also available under a paid license for proprietary software development. A legal foundation ensures the continued availability of Qt as free software alongside the commercial licensing options. At the time the KDE Free Qt Foundation was founded, Qt was developed by Trolltech–the company that originally developed the framework. The Foundation has supported Qt through its transitions, first to Nokia, then to Digia, and finally to The Qt Company. It has the right to release Qt under the BSD license if necessary to ensure that Qt remains open source. This remarkable legal guarantee protects the free software community and creates trust among developers, contributors, and customers. The KDE Free Qt Foundation is a collaboration between The Qt Company and KDE. KDE is one of the largest Free Software communities for general-purpose end-user software, and has been around since 1996. o ⚓ Qt ☛ The_KDE_Free_Qt_Foundation:_25_Years_of_Celebration⠀⇛ KDE Free Qt Foundation was founded and has accompanied Qt on its amazing journey to become the success story that it is today. § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ * § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ o ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ RedHat_Limits_Access_to_RHEL_Source_Code,_Sparks Controversy_in_Linux_Community⠀⇛ RedHat has made a significant announcement today that is set to shake up the Linux community. In a move that may not sit well with some users and developers, Red Hat has decided to limit access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code. Going forward, CentOS Stream will become the exclusive repository for public RHEL-related source code releases. o ⚓ Timothée Ravier ☛ Timothée_Ravier:_How_to_make_a_new_rpm-ostree desktop_variant_in_Fedora?⠀⇛ To do that, you can start from the base_container_image that already includes the packages common to all variants. You can then add packages from the comps_group corresponding to your desktop in Fedora. At this point, you should consider which apps are going to be shipped by default, included in the image, and which ones are going to be installed by default as Flatpaks. Take a look at the Universal_Blue_project for examples on how to do container based variants. [...] So you want to make a new rpm-ostree desktop variant in Fedora to join Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and soon Onyx? o ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Flock_2023_CfP_extended to_27_June⠀⇛ Were you keeping an eye on the Flock_2023_call_for proposals? Were you planning a proposal for this year’s event in Cork, Ireland from 2–4 August 2023? Did you miss the deadline to submit? Fear not, because the Flock 2023 CfP is extended for one week only until Tuesday, 27 June. If you were still working on that perfect proposal for our first return to an in-person event in four years, there is still time to submit before the deadline. Submit your proposal for a presentation or workshop in our new CfP system at cfp.fedoraproject.org. The CfP system now supports login with the Fedora Account System (FAS). o ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_create_a_workspace_via_Try_in_Dev_Spaces extension [Ed: Red Hat (IBM) it outsourcing to proprietary prison of Microsoft. Again. What is this company??]⠀⇛ In early June, we released a new web extension for Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces called Try_in_Dev_Spaces. Version 1.0 of the extension is available for Chromium- based browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, etc.), Safari, and Firefox. * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Pico-Based_ZX_Spectrum_Emulator⠀⇛ The ZX Spectrum was a popular computer of the 8-bit era. Now, it’s possible to emulate this machine on a microcontroller so cheap that it’s literally been given away on the front cover of magazines. Yes, we’re talking about the Pico ZX Spectrum project. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ FPGA_Breakout_Board_For_DIP_Package_Shenanigans⠀⇛ FPGAs are supremely flexible and powerful devices. However, they usually come in QFP or BGA packages that are altogether difficult for hobbyists to play with. The DIP-FPGA breakout board aims to solve that problem by using a carrier PCB to put an advanced chip in a friendlier form factor. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DingoQuadruped_Is_A_Cheap_Canine-Like_Robot⠀⇛ Robot humanoids are cool, but also a bit hard to make work as they only have two legs to stand on. Four-legged robots can be a bit more approachable. The Dingo Quadruped aims to be just such an open-source platform for teaching and experimentation purposes. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Particle_launches_Photon_2_Realtek_RTL8721DM_dual- band_WiFi_and_BLE_IoT_board,_Particle_P2_module⠀⇛ Particle has launched the Photon 2 dual-band WiFi and BLE IoT board powered by a 200 MHz Realtek RTL8721DM Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller, as well as the corresponding Particle P2 module for integration into commercial products. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Zvidar_Z-GW-V01_Smart_Gateway_runs_Home_Assistant on_Allwinner_A133_processor⠀⇛ Shenzhen Zvidar Technologies’ Z-GW-V01, also known as the Zvidar Smart Gateway is a single board computer powered by an Allwinner A133 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor and running Ubuntu with the Home Assistant open-source automation framework. The SBC provides Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, and Bluetooth connectivity by default, but also supports plenty of optional wireless modules with Z-Wave, Zigbee, Thread/Matter, LoRa, or 4G LTE connectivity that are either soldered to the board connected by a mini PCIe socket. § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ * § FSF⠀➾ o ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_Events:_Workshop:_Video_editing_with_Kdenlive⠀⇛ Edit your videos with free software! Join us for this virtual workshop with Seth Kenlon. * § Programming/Development⠀➾ o ⚓ Go_1.21_Release_Candidate⠀⇛ The Go 1.21 first Release Candidate (RC) is available today on the download page! Go 1.21 is packed with new features and improvements. Getting the RC (release candidate) allows you to experiment with it early, try it on your workloads, and report any issues before the final release (scheduled for August). Here are some notable changes and features in Go 1.21; for the full list, refer to the full release notes. o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Kernel_5.15.117_compiled_with_9P_features_for QEMU⠀⇛ The “9P” requirement was discussed in this blog post a couple of days ago: https://bkhome.org/news/202306/qemu-recompiled-in-oe- with-more-features.html The “9P” enhancements required in the kernel are explained here: https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9psetup I have compiled the Linux kernel version 5.15.117, with these new features o ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Agile_is_people,_the_rest_is_commentary.⠀⇛ You may have heard of this new idea called “Agile”, where you prioritize people over processes etc etc etc. I occasionally saw it on Twitter, before I quit that hellsite, after which I kinda lost track of it. o ⚓ KDAB ☛ Synchronization_in_Vulkan⠀⇛ An important part of working with Vulkan and other modern explicit rendering APIs is the synchronization of GPU/GPU and CPU/GPU workloads. In this article we will learn about what Vulkan needs us to synchronize and how to achieve it. We will talk about two high-level parts of the synchronization domain that we, as application and library developers, are responsible for: [...] o ⚓ Review_use_of_Qt_module_header_includes⠀⇛ Having come across sources using include statements for some Qt module headers (like #include ), memories arose about a check from the static analyzer tool krazy as once run conveniently on KDE’s former ebn.kde.org site. That check, called includes, poked one not to use Qt module headers. Due to resulting in the inclusion of all the headers of those modules, and then again that of the other Qt modules used by the module. Which them meant more stuff to process by the compiler for compilation units with such module header includes. So is that perhaps in 2023 no longer a real-world noticeable issue? A first look at some preprocessor outputs (with Qt5) for a single line file with just an include statement hinted though it might still be true: [...] o § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust 500⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! § Leftovers⠀➾ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ More_flights_as_Kangaroo_Island_bounces_back_from fires⠀⇛ Qantas is set to add more flights to Kangaroo Island as the region continues its recovery from devastating bushfires. The state government says the airline will aim to have 12 return flights each week between Adelaide and Kingscote during the coming summer, then nine a week during the 2024 winter. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dwindling_Oxygen_May_Be_Biggest_Threat_to_Titanic Submersible’s_Passengers⠀⇛ There may be less than a day’s worth of breathable air left in the Titan, limiting the window for possible rescue of the five people on board. * ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Titanic_Sub_and_the_Draw_of_Extreme_Tourism⠀⇛ Diving to the bottom of the ocean is risky. So is flying to space. But people will keep paying to do both. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alvin_Submersible_Dive_Reveals_Wonder_and_Danger_of Risky_Pursuits⠀⇛ A dive in Alvin, a three-person submersible, revealed not only an alien world but why people engage in such risky pursuits. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Provisional_licence_test_can_now_be_taken_in_Shona,_Ndebele; plastic_driver’s_licence_upon_us⠀⇛ I know many of you have that laminated blue little paper in your glove box right now. There are 800,000 of you in that boat, with the Central Vehicle Registry having a backlog that dates back to 2019. It looks like you are finally getting a proper driver’s licence now. * § Science⠀➾ o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Dead_Star’s_Magnetic_Field_Tricked_Astronomers Into_Thinking_It_Was_Heading_Our_Way⠀⇛ You can stop looking up now. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Tongan_Eruption’s_11_Hours_of_Lightning_Fury Shattered_Records⠀⇛ We’ve never seen anything like this. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Regular_Short_Naps_Could_Be_The_Easiest_Way_to Reduce_The_Risk_of_Dementia⠀⇛ In case you needed an excuse. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 4,000_Year_Old_‘Stonehenge’_Monument_First_of_Its Kind_in_The_Netherlands⠀⇛ “What a spectacular archaeological discovery!” o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Just_Found_One_of_The_Rarest_Stars_in_The Galaxy⠀⇛ We’ve only ever seen this once before. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scratches_on_a_Cave_Wall_in_France_Likely_to_Be Earliest_Example_of_Neanderthal_Art⠀⇛ Creativity runs in the family. * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ Reason ☛ New_Test_Data_Show_That_COVID_School_Closures_Rapidly Accelerated_U.S._Learning_Losses⠀⇛ Nearly two years after most children returned to the classroom, educational losses continue to grow. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ South_Korea_to_Drop_College_Entry_Exam’s_‘Killer Questions’⠀⇛ The exam is notorious for extremely difficult problems, some of which seem to have little to do with the test topic. Even the president has complained. * § Hardware⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ No_Frills_Autonomous_Lawnmower_Gets_The_Job_Done⠀⇛ [Nathan] needed an autonomous mower to help on the farm, so he built his own without breaking the bank. It might not be the prettiest machine, but it’s been keeping his roads, fences and yard clear for over a year. In the video after the break, he gives a detailed breakdown of its build and function. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Congratulations_To_Our_Op-Amp_Challenge_Winners!⠀⇛ The real world is analog, and the op-amp is the indispensable building block of many analog circuits. We wanted to give you analog fanatics out there a chance to shine and to encourage our digital brothers and sisters to dip their toes in the murky waters where ones and zeroes define the ends of a spectrum rather than representing the only choice. Hence, we presented the Op Amp Challenge. And you did not disappoint! o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 3D_Printed_Machine_Shows_How_Braiding_Is_Done⠀⇛ If there’s something more fascinating than watching cleverly engineered industrial machines do their work, we don’t know what it could be. And at the top of that list has to be the machines that do braiding. You’ve probably seen them, with spools of thread or wire dancing under and around each other in an endless ballet that somehow manages to weave a perfect braid. It’s kind of magical. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ NOVELDA’s_latest_UWB_radar_presence_sensor consumes_less_than_100_µW⠀⇛ NOVELDA has unveiled a new low-power ultra-wideband (UWB) radar presence sensor with a power consumption of under 100 µW and designed to operate on two AAA batteries for up to four years. We first wrote about NOVELDA in 2021 where we covered their UWB X4 presence sensor capable of detecting submillimeter movements with a power consumption of under 2mW. The company has further optimized the technology and has come up with a 30x5mm module capable of doing the same with 0.1mW power consumption. The sensor is said to work behind various materials such as plastics, tempered glass, and ceramics, the detection zone size and shape can be adjusted to meet the application requirements, and the device provides accurate angle and distance information. o ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Ethernet_Switching_Still_Booming_As_Routing Soldiers_On⠀⇛ If the datacenter is the computer – and it certainly is for hundreds of companies comprising somewhere well north of half of server sales worldwide – then the Ethernet fabric, consisting of switches and routers, is the backplane of that computer. o ⚓ Louis-Philippe_Véronneau:_New_Keyboard,_Who_This?⠀⇛ My old Thinkpad X220 has been slowly dying1 and as much as it makes me sad, it is also showing its age in terms of computational power. As such, I’ve pre-ordered a Framework 13 (the AMD version) and plan to retire my X220 when I get it. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ ARC_Automotive_is_unrepentant_in_answering_questions about_its_exploding_airbag_inflators⠀⇛ ARC Automotive, which supplies about one quarter of airbag inflators in the US, has responded to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) questions regarding its allegedly defective airbag inflators that have caused at least two deaths. * § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ o ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ NY_Dems_Pass_Medical_Debt_Relief_as_Progressives Push_to_Expand_Healthcare_to_Undocumented_Residents⠀⇛ In New York, a battle is brewing over a bill called Coverage for All that would use a surplus of federal funds to pay people who are undocumented to enroll in the state’s Essential Plan under the federal Affordable Care Act, potentially granting 250,000 people access to healthcare. Immigrant advocates are rallying for the bill’s inclusion in a two-day special legislative session despite Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s resistance, calling the bill a chance for the state to “make history.” o ⚓ ‘Adopt_a_Mediterranean_Beach’_project_starts_to_combat_plastic waste_in_the_basin⠀⇛ The project launched to monitor and raise awareness about plastic waste in the Mediterranean basin will be coordinated by WWF Turkey, WWF Tunisia, and WWF Greece. o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Giant_Paint-Eating_Snails_Spotted_in_Florida, Putting_State_Agriculture_at_Risk⠀⇛ You wouldn’t want to hit one with your car. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Aaron_Rodgers_talks_about_mental_health_at a_psychedelics_conference⠀⇛ Denver is hosting a conference this week that’s being put on by a psychedelic advocacy group. The group is bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers, including NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Texas Republican governor Rick Perry and rapper Jaden Smith. It comes months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. Thousands are expected to attend. Proponents say psychedelics may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism. Medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs’ efficacy and safety. A historian of science who has researched the boom and bust of psychedelic movements says the conference is purely hype. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Indoor_air:_the_next_public_health_frontier?⠀⇛ o ⚓ PHR ☛ One_Year_On_from_Dobbs,_Scientifically-Baseless_Legislation Exacerbates_Danger_to_Patients_and_Providers:_PHR⠀⇛ To mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, the following statement is attributable to Payal Shah, JD, director of PHR’s Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones:   “Over the last year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reverse 50 years of federal protection of reproductive rights, o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Orville_Peck_Postpones_Tour_Due_to_Mental and_Physical_Health_Concerns⠀⇛ Orville Peck postpones the remainder of his Bronco Tour due to concerns over his mental and physical health. Orville Peck has postponed the remainder of his Bronco Tour, a lineup of summer performances across North America that started June 20, due to concerns over his mental and physical health. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_Fentanyl_Laws_Ignite_Debate_Over_Combating Overdose_Crisis⠀⇛ Critics say a fierce law-and-order approach could undermine public health goals and advances in addiction treatment. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Right-Wingers_Push_Death_Penalty_Reinstatement_Bills as_Part_of_Hardline_Agenda⠀⇛ The same forces that are attacking abortion, trans health care and racial justice are also pushing for more executions. o ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Common_food_storage_mistakes_to_avoid⠀⇛ We reveal what should – and shouldn’t – be in your fridge, and the foods to store separately to prolong their life. Plus: the science-based tactics to reduce food waste and save money * § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Group-IB_finds_stolen_ChatGPT_credentials_traded_on dark_web⠀⇛ “Another area of concern is password re-use,” Narang said. “Historically, we know users tend to reuse passwords across multiple sites, so if users have had their ChatGPT account credentials compromised, it’s possible that other accounts are at risk as well if users reused their ChatGPT password elsewhere. “At this time, OpenAI has temporarily paused the enrolment of two-factor authentication for ChatGPT. Once enrolment has been re-enabled, users should add it as an additional security measure. “However, it’s important to note that information- stealing malware also steals session cookies, which can be used to bypass account security features like two- factor authentication if valid ChatGPT session cookies are also being sold on the dark web. Irrespective of this, we still advise users to enable this feature on their ChatGPT accounts.” o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Deus_Ex_Machina:_Church_In_Germany_Conducts_AI_Created Mass_To_Mixed_Reviews⠀⇛ To say that developments in the realm of artificial intelligence are coming fast at this point is a wild understatement. There’s a ton going on in the space, some of it showcasing amazing things we can now do using AI, some of it showing where humans are still very much needed, and much of the rest watching governments trying to figure out how to best screw it all up for everyone else. * § Security⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Critical_WordPress_Plugin_Vulnerabilities_Impact Thousands_of_Sites⠀⇛ Two critical-severity authentication bypass vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins with tens of thousands of installations. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Enphase_Ignores_CISA_Request_to_Fix_Remotely Exploitable_Flaws⠀⇛ Enphase Energy has ignored CISA requests to fix remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in Enphase products. o ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Why_Malware_Crypting_Services_Deserve_More Scrutiny⠀⇛ If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. In fact, the process of “crypting” malware is sufficiently complex and time-consuming that most serious cybercrooks will outsource this critical function to a handful of trusted third parties. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor [.]biz, a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chrome_and_Its_Vulnerabilities_–_Is_the_Web Browser_Safe_to_Use?⠀⇛ Why are there so many vulnerabilities in Chrome? Is it realistically safe to use? Can Google do anything to make the web browser safer? o ⚓ Security Week ☛ DOJ_Launches_Cyber_Unit_to_Prosecute_Nation-State Threat_Actors⠀⇛ New National Security Cyber Section will help the US disrupt and prosecute nation-state threat actors and state-sponsored cybercriminals. o ⚓ SANS ☛ Apple_Patches_Exploited_Vulnerabilities_in_iOS/iPadOS, macOS,_watchOS_and_Safari,_(Thu,_Jun_22nd)⠀⇛ Apple released iOS, macOS, and watchOS updates, patching three vulnerabilities already being exploited. Two vulnerabilities affect WebKit, leading to a Safari patch for older operating systems. The two WebKit issues (CVE-2023-32439 and CVE-2023-32435) can be used to execute arbitrary code as a user visits a malicious web page. The third vulnerability, CVE-2023- 32434, can be used to elevate privileges after the initial code execution. o § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Apple_Patches_iOS_Flaws_Used_in_Kaspersky ‘Operation_Triangulation’⠀⇛ Apple ships major iOS security updates to cover code execution vulnerabilities already exploited in the wild. o § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ UPS_Canada_discloses_data_breach_following ‘smishing’_campaign⠀⇛ United Parcel Service Inc. has alerted Canadian customers that a data breach may have resulted in their personal information getting exposed and used in phishing attacks. The data breach news was first shared today on Twitter by threat analyst Brett Callow, who received a physical letter from UPS advising him of the data breach. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Press_Statement_on_Climate_and_Security_from Frans_Timmermans,_Josep_Borrell,_Jens_Stoltenberg,_and_John_Kerry⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 21 Jun 2023 EVP Frans Timmermans, HRVP Josep Borrell, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, met in Brussels to discuss the impacts of climate change on peace and security. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Cormac_McCarthy’s_Unforgiving_Parables_of_American Empire⠀⇛ It’s nice that Cormac McCarthy made it until the orca revolt, the recent boat attacks by killer whales off the Strait of Gibraltar. At least three ships have been sunk and many hobbled. McCarthy never would have written anything so schlocky in his fiction: His natural world may have been humbling—the closest thing to the divine found in his pages—yet it’s man who is the primary agent of violence in his fiction. But riotous whales do call to mind Melville, who cast a long shadow over McCarthy. Blood Meridian, McCarthy’s magnum opus, is arguably a Moby-Dick turned inside out. Three words, terse imperatives, open both novels: “Call me Ishmael”; “See the child.” And then one is plunged into an abyss of run-on sentences of compounding beauty. Of the two, McCarthy was the more exacting when it came to his prose. His writing is more tightly wound even when he’s letting his sentences and paragraphs unspool. Both novels, devoid of women (except for a few background prostitutes in Blood Meridian), tell of men hunting: a white whale in Melville’s book and Native Americans to scalp and kill in McCarthy’s. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ A_tale_of_two_invasions⠀⇛ The leader of an authoritarian country with enormous energy reserves builds up his armed forces along the border of a weaker neighbour, one he claims has no right to exist as an independent country. H * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ ISS:_Sudan_needs_African_Union_boots_on_the_ground⠀⇛ While international and regional responses to the crisis in Sudan have been swift, they haven’t stopped the violence perpetrated against civilians. Slow, ineffective talks have seen the country’s devastating humanitarian crisis worsen. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan_no_closer_to_peace_as_another_breached_ceasefire ends⠀⇛ The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between warring generals ended without any sign of an end to more than two months of war. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Namibia_Maintains_Open-Door_Policy_for_Refugees⠀⇛ This African country commemorated 2023 World Refugee Day under the theme “Hope Away From Home: a World Where Refugees Are Always Included.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ As_violent_crime_soars,_Israeli_Arabs_ask:_Where’s_the government?⠀⇛ In Arab towns in Israel, violent crime has been the top concern, and the right-wing government is facing accusations of neglect. Is a recent massacre enough to shock officials into effective action? * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Arrest_of_Mexican_Army_General_Ordered_in_Case_of Missing_Students⠀⇛ The 43 students are believed to have been murdered in 2014, an atrocity that galvanized the country. The arrest warrant names a general and 15 other soldiers. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Sanctioning_China_in_a_Taiwan_crisis:_Scenarios_and risks⠀⇛ New research on possible options and their costs of G7 sanctions on China in the event of a Taiwan Crisis. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Biden_likens_China’s_Xi_to_a_dictator;_Beijing_slams_remark as_‘absurd,_irresponsible’⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden likened China’s President Xi Jinping to a dictator in remarks at a fundraising reception on Tuesday, one day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing. China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed Biden’s remarks as an “open political provocation”. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Biden_‘dictator’_comment_sparks_Beijing_backlash⠀⇛ Just days after the Secretary of State’s first visit to Beijing relations take another turn for the worse. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_foreign_ministry_slams_US_President_Joe Biden’s_comments_likening_Xi_Jinping_with_‘dictators’⠀⇛ China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed comments by US President Joe Biden equating Chinese leader Xi Jinping with “dictators” as an “open political provocation”. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Explosion_at_restaurant_kills_dozens_in_northwest_China⠀⇛ At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ Cooking_gas_explosion_leaves_31_dead_at_a_restaurant_in China⠀⇛ An hour before the explosion, employees noticed the smell of cooking gas and discovered that a gas tank valve was broken, according to Xinhua. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Restaurant_explosion_kills_31_in_north-west_China⠀⇛ June 22, 2023 2:15 PM Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered a probe, state media said. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Explosion_at_Barbecue_Restaurant_in_China_Kills_31⠀⇛ The deadly blast, in the northwestern city of Yinchuan, was blamed on a gas leak, and it is likely to prompt closer scrutiny of restaurants that feature gas grills. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_Coast_Guard_ship_transited_Taiwan_Strait_after Blinken’s_China_visit:_US_Navy⠀⇛ The US Navy described the transit as ‘routine’. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ Axios ☛ “Oppressive”_heat_wave_in_Texas_and_southern_U.S._may_linger into_Fourth_of_July_holiday⠀⇛ An “oppressive” record-breaking_heat_wave that’s helped_fuel deadly_storms in Texas and surrounding states could continue through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the National Weather Service warned Wednesday. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Billie_Eilish_to_headline_climate_awareness_concert_at Paris’s_Eiffel_Tower⠀⇛ Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste are headlining a concert aimed at building awareness around climate at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Thursday. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Greta_Thunberg_voices_support_for_climate_group_shut_down_by France⠀⇛ Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday gave her backing to a climate group shut down by the French government amid accusations it foments violence. * ⚓ France24 ☛ France_outlaws_climate_activist_group_involved_in_protest against_agro_industry_reservoirs⠀⇛ The French government issued a decree Wednesday outlawing an activist climate group it accuses of fomenting violence in a series of recent demonstrations, including one that saw fierce clashes with police over an irrigation project. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Will_India_lightning_strike_deaths_rise_as_climate change_worsen?⠀⇛ In India, thunderstorms and lightning are killing 2,500 people every year. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ This_pipeline_was_snarled_in_court._Then_Congress_stepped in.⠀⇛ With construction likely to resume, the controversial pipeline pits goal of energy independence against climate concerns and eminent domain. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Drought_in_Iran_Leaves_Some_Chasing_the_Last_Drops_of Water⠀⇛ Lawmakers are warning that one province will run out within three months, and the shortage is inflaming tensions with the country’s neighbors. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Endangered_Species_Act_to_Be_Strengthened⠀⇛ New rules would void Trump-era changes that made it easier to remove animals and plants from the endangered list. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Beijing_breaches_40_deg_C_for_first_time_in_9 years⠀⇛ The latest round of heatwaves coincide with the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend in China. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ NT_looks_to_revamp_mining_royalties_scheme⠀⇛ The Northern Territory is looking to revamp its mineral royalties scheme after a recent report declared it uncompetitive and a deterrent to investment. The region currently employs a profits-based arrangement to collect royalties on mining projects. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ National_power_grid_‘on_alert’_due_to_high energy_demand⠀⇛ The National Energy Control Center said current energy demand is surpassing the grid’s optimal operating margin, increasing blackout risks. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Green_bank_invests_$50_million_to_cut farming_emissions⠀⇛ Australia’s green bank has joined forces with a Canadian pension fund to reduce the carbon footprint of farming. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $50 million in Wilga Farming, an agriculture investment vehicle for sustainable farming and carbon sequestration. o ⚓ H2 View ☛ South_Korea_and_Japan_to_cooperation_on_hydrogen policy⠀⇛ South Korea and Japan look set to bolster policy cooperation on hydrogen in industry and safety. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Tokyo_residents_find_comfort_in_fluffy, street-strolling_alpacas⠀⇛ Visitors to the indoor alpaca petting zoo pay 1,000 yen to spend 30 minutes with the animals. o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Government_reports_on_Jaguar_National_Park progress_in_Tulum⠀⇛ The new nature reserve will provide a number of services for visitors, as well as connections to the beach and Maya Train. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Lebanese_activists_rally_to_save_remaining_public coastline_from_illegal_development⠀⇛ On June 6, local authorities finally demolished a private home illegally built decades before on Abou Ali, a public beach about 50 miles north of Beirut – a major win for a group of NGOs and citizens called Coast for All. This group has come together to fight the illegal construction that is threatening the Lebanese coastline and preventing the public from accessing the sea and beaches. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Singaporean_man_jailed_and_fined_for_trying to_smuggle_11_wild_birds_into_Malaysia⠀⇛ They included blue and golden macaws, red macaws and a yellow-headed amazon parrot. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_U.S._Population_Is_Older_Than_It_Has_Ever Been⠀⇛ New census data shows that the country’s median age is now 38. In 1980, it was 30. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Experts_divided_on_rent_controls_and_housing supply⠀⇛ A controversial proposal to freeze rents has been criticised as a supply dampener but others argue it could do the opposite. Price protection for renters, preferably in the form of a two- year freeze and then caps on increases after that, has become the biggest sticking point between the Greens and Labor as the federal government tries to push its signature housing fund through parliament.  * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rents_to_Rise_for_2_Million_New_Yorkers_This_Year⠀⇛ Rent-stabilized apartments have enabled many people to stay in a city that grows ever more expensive. But for the second year in a row, rents will rise. * ⚓ Axios ☛ China’s_economy_may_have_slipped_into_a_“liquidity_trap”⠀⇛ Data: FactSet, People’s Bank of China; Chart: Axios Visuals The world’s second-largest economy may be in treacherous macroeconomic terrain known as a “liquidity trap.” Why it matters: China’s massive economy has been the main source of global economic growth for most of the last three decades. ⚓ The Strategist ☛ AUKUS_needs_to_focus_on_critical_minerals⠀⇛ Much of the public policy discourse on AUKUS, the security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, has focused on nuclear-powered submarines (Pillar 1).. ⚓ France24 ☛ Paris_summit_aims_to_overhaul_global_financial_system_for_‘climate solidarity’_with_South⠀⇛ Around 50 heads of state, along with representatives from international institutions and civil society, will attend a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday and Friday in Paris. Their objective is to develop a new global financial system so the most vulnerable countries will be better equipped to combat both poverty and climate change. ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ ZIMRA_denies_allegations_that_it_lost_tax_records_dating_back_6 years⠀⇛ There were reports that the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), the body responsible for collecting taxes and other revenue streams for the government in Zimbabwe, had lost tax records dating back 6 years. The story went, Zimra’s digital repository and server crashed leading to the loss of data. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_Beijing’s_newest_global_initiatives_seek_to_remake_the world_order⠀⇛ Recommendations on how US policymakers and European and Indo-Pacific partners can better understand China’s latest development and security initiatives to meet the rising competition. ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Jokowi_declares_5-day_weekend_to_get_Indonesians spending⠀⇛ Indonesian President declared June 28 and 30 as leave days around Eid al-Adha holiday on June 29. ⚓ County’s_jobless_rate_ticks_up_to_3%⠀⇛ Unemployment in Bartholomew County increased in May but remained among the lowest in Indiana as possible signs emerge nationally that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes may be taking effect. The unemployment rate in Bartholomew County stood at 3% in May, up from 2.2% in May 2022 and tied with several counties for the fourth lowest rate in the state, according to figures released this week by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. ⚓ Turkey ☛ Uber_to_lay_off_200_workers_in_recruitment_division⠀⇛ US-based global ride-hailing firm Uber has decided to lay off 200 workers in its recruitment division, according to multiple reports. The decision is a result of the company trying to maintain a steady headcount and manage costs, said the reports on Wednesday. Although the layoff is less than 1% of the firm’s total workforce of almost 33,000 employees around the world, it represents 35% of its recruitment division. Uber’s rival Lyft started preparing in April to cut at least 1,200 workers, or approximately 30% of its 4,000 workforce, to better meet the needs of riders and drivers. ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 5_Reasons_Why_Xbox_Series_X|S_First-Party_Games_Are_Struggling [Ed: Xbox_is_floundering]⠀⇛ Even with the support of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Studios, Xbox still plays catch-up with PlayStation regarding its first-party exclusive games. But why is this? With all the popularity of Xbox Game Pass and the money Microsoft has invested into Xbox Games Studios, you would think that Xbox Series X|S exclusives would have improved vastly. There are some key aspects associated with how Xbox approaches exclusive games that hold back its first-party roster, but what are they? Let’s take a look. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_is_Congress_suddenly_so_concerned_about_bank_capital requirements?⠀⇛ At Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s latest appearance on Capitol Hill, US lawmakers had the opportunity to ask him about what drove the central bank’s choice to put a hold on interest rate hikes. ⚓ Axios ☛ Fed_chair_expects_interest_rates_will_increase_“somewhat_further” this_year⠀⇛ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday there is still “a long way to go” to cool_inflation and interest rates are expected to rise further this year. Why it matters:Powell began two days of appearances before Congress, where he is facing questions about the rate hiking campaign that the Fed paused as inflation continues_to_runs_hot, as well as the impact of higher rates on the economy and labor market. ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Inflation_remains_at_8.7%_–_are_savings_rates_catching_up_yet?⠀⇛ Rising prices for air travel and recreation keeps inflation high ⚓ Spiegel ☛ The_Camembert_Crisis:_Market_Goes_Soft_for_French_Cheese⠀⇛ Cheeses like brie, Roquefort and Comté are an important part of French culture. But now droughts, inflation and changing diets are putting a dent in sales. Camembert is faring particularly badly. ⚓ Amazon_Layoffs:_A_Deep_Dive_into_Tech_Industry_Trends⠀⇛ In recent times, large tech companies such as Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com, Inc, Alphabet Inc, and others have faced significant layoffs. These layoffs not only impact the tech industry but also have widespread implications beyond it. In this article, we will explore the reasons behind these layoffs and their consequences. Drawing insights from industry experts and former tech leaders, we aim to shed light on the underlying factors that contribute to such workforce reductions. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Vote_‘yes’_and_make_our_lives_better,_say_land councils⠀⇛ Representatives of the Northern Territory land councils have delivered the Barunga Declaration to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and talked up their support for a First Nations voice. The declaration calls “for the recognition of our peoples in our still young constitution by enshrining our voice to the parliament and executive government, never to be rendered silent with the stroke of a pen again”. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Get_on_with_the_program’:_PM’s_blunt_housing message⠀⇛ Anthony Albanese has firmly rejected a Greens plan for rent caps as the government looks for other ways to make housing more affordable and available. The prime minister doubled down on his call for the party to back Labor’s $10 billion housing plan. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Vote_‘yes’_and_make_our_lives_better,_say_land councils⠀⇛ Representatives of the Northern Territory land councils have travelled to Canberra to deliver the Barunga Declaration to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and talk about their support for a First Nations voice. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Alito_defends_using_“vacant”_seat_on_private_jet_for_Alaska fishing_trip [Ed: The accusations come from bribed outlet of Bill Gates... what's he to gain here? Is he weaponising media like Shelton Adelson did? Attacking judges he dislikes?]⠀⇛ Why it matters:The op-ed was posted hours before ProPublica published_an_investigation saying Alito took a luxury vacation with billionaire Paul Singer, who later had cases before the Supreme Court. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Justice_Alito’s_Reply_in_Wall_Street_Journal_Surprises ProPublica [Ed: Bill Gates bribes ProPublica. Another Adelson-styled strategy for dethroning judges via media? Not impossible.]⠀⇛ The Wall Street Journal made the unusual decision to let Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. pre-empt ProPublica’s article about him in its opinion pages. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Justice_Alito_Defends_Private_Jet_Travel_to_Luxury Fishing_Trip [Ed: Murdoch media responds to Gates-funded "media" (increasingly propaganda outlet that omits any mention of Microsoft and Gates crimes). Media has quickly become an oligarch's weapon, not media for the public.]⠀⇛ In an opinion essay in The Wall Street Journal, the justice disputed a ProPublica report, saying he was not required to disclose the trip or recuse himself from his benefactor’s cases. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Peter_Strzok_Claims_He_Spoke_to_John_Durham_about_the Clinton_Conspiracy_Theory_Document⠀⇛ In his report, John Durham claimed that Peter Strzok only ever spoke to his team about Alfa Bank. But Strzok says that’s false, that he spoke to him about Durham’s Clinton conspiracy theory. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ In_the_End,_the_Leopards_Who_Launched_the_Durham Investigation_Ate_His_Face⠀⇛ Durham set off in 2019 to chase down the conspiracy theories of people with close ties to Matt Gaetz. And Durham ended it by having Gaetz accuse Durham of the same things of which Durham accused others. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Mr_Olivér_Várhelyi_addresses_the_participants_of the_“EU_opportunity_week”_in_Belgrade⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Brussels, 21 Jun 2023 Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, Ladies, and Gentlemen, Serbia has made a strategic choice when it applied for EU membership. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Mr_Olivér_Várhelyi’s_speech_at_the_23rd_meeting of_the_PCC_SEE_Committee_of_Ministers_in_Bucharest⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Brussels, 21 Jun 2023 Dear Ministers, [...] * ⚓ France24 ☛ Three_killed_in_Israeli_drone_strike_as_violence_escalates in_West_Bank⠀⇛ Israel’s military on Wednesday killed three members of a “terrorist cell” in a rare drone strike in the occupied West Bank, the army said, further escalating the deadly violence that has roiled the territory in recent days. * ⚓ Astana_talks_highlight_steps_toward_Turkey-Syria_normalization⠀⇛ The Astana guarantors have emphasized the importance of continuing the process of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakhstan_Abruptly_Announces_It_Will_No_Longer_Host_Syria Talks⠀⇛ Kazakhstan abruptly said on June 21 that it will stop hosting talks aimed at resolving the Syrian conflict that erupted 12 years ago. * ⚓ Axios ☛ House_GOP_erupts_into_infighting_over_Boebert’s_resolution_to impeach_Biden⠀⇛ House Republicans erupted into infighting on Wednesday as leadership and members across the conference pushed back on a burst_of_impeachment_votes being forced by right-wing lawmakers. Why it matters:It’s an escalation of an increasingly acrimonious internal GOP dynamic as members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus try_to_seize_control of the party’s agenda. =============================================================== o “I think they’ve kind of gone rogue,” said Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), an ally of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). * ⚓ Axios ☛ Texas_Senate_blocks_state_Sen._Angela_Paxton_from_voting_in husband’s_impeachment_trial⠀⇛ Texas’ Senate voted Wednesday to start state Attorney General Ken_Paxton’s_impeachment_trial on Sept. 5 and to bar his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, from voting on the historic proceedings. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Is_China_a_developing_country?_What_does_international_law_say about_its_status?⠀⇛ Verdict: Partially Correct * ⚓ RFA ☛ Indonesia_moves_ASEAN_military_drills_to_uncontested_waters_in South_China_Sea⠀⇛ The drills scheduled for September were originally planned to take place in an area claimed by China. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ #BalkansDebrief_–_Will_Montenegro_form_a_new government?_|_A_debrief_with_Petar_Popovic⠀⇛ Nonresident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare discusses the post-election political landscape in Montenegro with Petar Popovic, associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Reason ☛ Lab_Leak_Theory:_1,_Misinformation_Cops:_0⠀⇛ Confirmation of Wuhan scientists as “patients zero” makes the lab leak theory look likely—and the misinformation police look like fools. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Reason ☛ Brendan_O’Neill:_A_Heretic’s_Manifesto⠀⇛ Spiked’s leading polemicist defends J.K. Rowling, Brexit, and Enlightenment values of free speech and pluralism. * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ “A_Global_Digital_Compact”_–_UN_promoting_censorship, social_credit_&_much_more⠀⇛ Kit Knightly Late last month the office of the United Nation’s Secretary General published a policy document on aims for the future of the internet. A follow-up to the 2021 report “Our Common Agenda”, the new report’s title says it all really, “A Global Digital Compact”. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“Structuring_a_Subsidy_for_Local Journalism,”_by_Prof._Kyle_Langvardt⠀⇛ Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin “Gus” Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. * ⚓ Axios ☛ States_fight_to_save_books_from_growing_number_of_bans_across U.S.⠀⇛ As a record-number_of_book_bans sweep the nation amid increasing pressure from the political right, some state-level elected officials are pushing back. The big picture: It’s the latest salvo in the culture war that has taken hold between liberals and conservatives over what kids can read — and that has become a rallying cry for top Republicans as the 2024 elections near. =============================================================== Driving the news: Last week, Illinois became the first state to pass a law penalizing libraries that ban books. o Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed_a_bill that will make public libraries ineligible for state funding if they ban materials because of “partisan or doctrinal” disapproval. ✐ Why books are getting banned⠀✐ The book banning movement —which often targets books written by or about members of the LGBTQ community and people of color — is not taking place through “isolated challenges,” Kasey Meehan, director of the Freedom to Read project at PEN America, told Axios. * ⚓ Graduates_read_full_version_of_medical_vow_despite_dean_censoring ‘sexual_orientation’⠀⇛ The Medicine Students branch of the Turkish Medical Association shared the video showing the İstanbul University Medical Faculty graduates not obeying the dean’s censored version, but reading out “sexual orientation” also, among the factors that must not interfere with a doctor’s duty to a patient. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Texas_Book_Ban_Bill_Sets_a_Dangerous_Precedent_for_the Narratives_of_Young_People_in_Education⠀⇛ By Cameron Samuels / Project Censored Amid an unprecedented wave of censorship, many of our state legislators have left no mercy for LGBTQ+ Texans. Censorious legislation like House Bill 900 and Senate Bill 13 attempt to relate queer identity with sexual obscenity. The bills target educators’ expertise and diminish students’ right to read in a vitriolic attack on queer […] * ⚓ IT Wire ☛ eSafety_head_goes_after_Twitter_for_content_promoting_online hate⠀⇛ “This level of online abuse is already inexcusably high, but if you’re a First Nations Australian, you are disabled or identify as LGBTIQ+ you experience online hate at double the rate of the rest of the population. “Twitter appears to have dropped the ball on tackling hate. A third of all complaints about online hate reported to us are now happening on Twitter. “We are also aware of reports that the reinstatement of some of these previously banned accounts has emboldened extreme polarisers, peddlers of outrage and hate, including neo-Nazis both in Australia and overseas.” The statement said If Twitter failed to respond to the legal notice within 28 days, the company could face maximum financial penalties of nearly A$700,000 a day for continuing breaches. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_says_Twitter_is_top_platform_for_online hate,_demands_explanation⠀⇛ Twitter has lifted bans on 62,000 accounts since new owner Elon Musk took over. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Twitter_has_‘dropped_the_ball’_on_tackling_online hate⠀⇛ Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says Twitter has “dropped the ball” on tackling online hate and has issued a legal notice to the social media giant demanding an explanation about what it is doing about the scourge. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says there have been more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past year than any other platform and complaints have spiked since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company in October. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ The_intent_and_impact_of_language:_A_close_reading_of Glenn_Schembechler_III’s_PR_firm_apology⠀⇛ On June 7, 2023, Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler III — son of long- serving Michigan coach Glenn “Bo” Schembechler — published an op-ed in The Michigan Daily explaining and apologizing for the racist behavior he exhibited on social media that led to his resignation. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_station_deletes_thousands_of_shows_in_ongoing_erasure of_public_dissent⠀⇛ Shows and episodes with political and satirical content are being taken down from an online podcast platform. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ What_Juneteenth_Looks_Like_for_Incarcerated_People⠀⇛ “As Black men in prison, we live the tension between celebrating the abolition of slavery and struggling inside the system that replaced it.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Families_push_for_full_school_days_for_children_with disabilities⠀⇛ Some U.S. schools remove children with disabilities from the classroom if they display challenging behavior. While schools say this is necessary for safety, advocates argue that the shortened days amount to discrimination and a violation of civil rights. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Increase_in_prison_population_linked_to_clearing backlogs_from_the_COVID_years⠀⇛ The annual statistical yearbook of the Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency has been released, providing insights into the lengths of punishments for prisoners and community sanctions, the most common types of crimes, and the trends impacting client numbers. One notable finding from the data of 2022 is that the clearance of backlogs resulting from the COVID-19 years has significantly contributed to the increase in the prison population. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Helsinki_police_officer_faces_fines_over_protester_pepper spraying⠀⇛ Charges against six other officers were dropped. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Hollywood_writers_at_rally_say_they’ll_win_as strike_reaches_50_days⠀⇛ Fifty days into a strike, and about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters have marched across Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security. Speakers at Wednesday’s rally emphasized the solidarity the Writers Guild of America has received from other unions, including SAG-AFTRA. Writer and guild board member Adam Conover told the crowd at the La Brea Tar Pits, “We are going to win because they need us.” The group representing studios says the writers’ demands would include paying them when there is no work. There have been no negotiations since the strike began on May 2. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cooperation_or_Competition?_China’s_Security_Industry Sees_the_US,_Not_AI,_as_the_Bigger_Threat⠀⇛ China’s security and surveillance industry is focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the US and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in AI and pressure from rival governments. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Judicial_copying_case_shows_that_legal_system can_correct_its_mistakes,_says_Hong_Kong_justice_minister⠀⇛ The case of a Hong Kong national security judge who was censured by a higher court for copying demonstrates that the legal system can correct its mistakes, according to justice minister Paul Lam. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Three_Uyghur_brothers_who_fled_into_India_a_decade_ago_aim_to seek_asylum_in_Canada⠀⇛ Detained since 2013, the brothers face threat of deportation to China, lawyer says * ⚓ JURIST ☛ New_York_jury_convicts_former_police_sergeant_and_two_others for_acting_as_illegal_agents_of_China⠀⇛ A Brooklyn, New York, jury on Tuesday convicted a former New York City police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of Chinese authorities when they attempted to intimidate US residents to return to China. Michael McMahon, a former New York City police sergeant, faces up to 20 years in prison. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Tibetan_political_leader_calls_for_‘true_autonomy’_within_China in_Australian_address⠀⇛ Sikyong Penpa Tsering says ‘it is the quality of the rule’ that matters most to Tibetans. * ⚓ RFA ☛ INTERVIEWS:_The_forgotten_legacy_of_June_4’s_women⠀⇛ The women of the 1989 democracy movement on Tiananmen Square blazed a trail for the activists who came after. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Don’t_display_slogans,_wear_provocative_T-shirts_in_Hong_Kong, Taiwan_tells_citizens⠀⇛ Taiwan updates security warnings to avoid getting arrested under security law * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_special_representative_claims_Libya_electoral_reforms_fall short_of_aims⠀⇛ UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, noted in his briefing to the UN Security Council on Monday that despite a Libyan joint committee’s progressive efforts to finalize Libya’s electoral laws, the initiatives fall short of resolving some contentious issues. * ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ How_Deterrence_Policies_Create_Border_Chaos⠀⇛ Additional security may work in the short term. But migrants quickly adapt by taking alternative, more dangerous routes. * ⚓ WORLD_REFUGEE_DAY:_At_least_21_refugees_killed_in_racist_attacks_in Turkey_in_three_years,_says_rights_group⠀⇛ The HRFT has called for an immediate end to discrimination and hate speech targeting refugees and asylum seekers * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Malaysian_Government_Asks_Interpol_To_Arrest_An_American Comedian_Over_Her_Airline_Crash_Joke⠀⇛ The government of Malaysia isn’t too concerned about free speech. It may be a tourist destination, but it’s still subservient to a ruling class that likely can thank inbreeding for its current place at the top of the heap. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dozens_of_Migrants_Bound_for_Canary_Islands_Feared Dead_as_Boat_Sinks⠀⇛ Twenty-four people were rescued and two confirmed dead, but 35 others were missing after an inflatable vessel heading to the Spanish archipelago sank, an aid group said. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ IOC_Warns_Afghanistan_About_Paris_Olympics_Status_Over_Blocking Sports_For_Women_And_Girls⠀⇛ The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was put in question by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over growing frustration with the Taliban for blocking access to sport for women and girls. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Comcast_Tells_FCC_It’s_Just_Too_Hard_To_Explain_Its_Bullshit Broadband_And_TV_Fees_To_Consumers⠀⇛ For the better part of the decade, the generally feckless FCC has been trying to require that broadband ISPs be a little more honest about broadband fees and limits at the point of sale. The FCC has been pondering implementing a “nutrition label for broadband” for years but could never quite get around to it. The infrastructure bill demanded it, so the FCC finally got around to acting. * ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ We’ve_Been_Thinking_About_the_Internet_All_Wrong⠀⇛ Instead of imagining online life as a massive town square, we should be turning to the field of public health for inspiration. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Apple_engaged_in_‘coercive’_interviews_and_other anti-union_tactics_at_New_York_store,_judge_rules⠀⇛ A U.S. labor board judge has ruled that Apple illegally subjected employees to “coercive” interviews and interfered with distribution of union leaflets at a New York City Apple Store. Tuesday’s ruling was the first time that an administrative law judge at the National Labor Relations Board has ruled against Apple. The ruling requires Apple to “cease and desist” from activities that the judge found to violate established labor protections. Apple must also post notices at the World Trade Center location informing employees of their labor rights and pledging that the company will honor them. Apple had no comment on the ruling. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_slams_Microsoft_for_locking_customers_into_Azure cloud_platform⠀⇛ Google LLC has accused its longtime cloud rival Microsoft Corp. of engaging in anticompetitive behavior in an official complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The internet giant said in a letter to the FTC today that Microsoft employs software licensing restrictions that effectively force customers to use its Azure cloud computing services… * ⚓ Forbes ☛ Google_Accuses_Microsoft_Of_Tricking_Customers_Into_Cloud Service_Contracts⠀⇛ Google has reportedly filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission accusing competitor Microsoft of tricking customers into contracts with its Azure cloud server business, The Information reported Wednesday. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Novo_Nordisk_is_proactively_protecting_its_weight_loss_drugs from_copycats⠀⇛ Novo Nordisk is making moves to prevent the misuse of semaglutide. The Danish company has filed several lawsuits in the US against certain medical spas, weight loss or wellness clinics, and compounding pharmacies, some of which wrongfully use Novo Nordisk trademarks, to stop them from advertising and selling counterfeits of its semaglutide products. The world’s largest company for diabetes treatments alleges illegal marketing and sales practices by third-parties “created a high risk of consumer confusion and deception as well as potential safety concerns” considering compounded products “do not have the same safety, quality and effectiveness assurances” that its products, approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA), do. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Publishers_square_up_for_new_battle_with_Google_in Spain⠀⇛ Spain is the latest jurisdiction taking action to force the duopoly to pay for news.> * ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ The_US_city_that_scares_Chinese_Amazon sellers⠀⇛ China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Want to know how to make Chinese Amazon sellers anxious? Put Chicago in the delivery address when you order. Why? Because in the last few years, many sellers have been slapped with massive lawsuits for… * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Ozmo_Licensing_Wi-Fi_patent_likely_invalid⠀⇛ On June 20, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S._Patent_9,264,991, owned and asserted by Ozmo Licensing LLC. The ‘991 patent is generally directed to a wireless hub that integrates wireless networks and has been asserted against HP,_Inc, Acer, Dell_Technologies, and TCL. View district_court_litigations_by_Ozmo_Licensing. o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Germany’s_case_numbers_drop,_but_Düsseldorf_remains_most important_patent_location [Ed: JUVE has been bribed by Team UPC and the litigation 'industry' to promote even even glorify illegal agenda, using misinformation and outright lies. This is who and what t hey work for not. It's not journalism.]⠀⇛ In 2022, patent owners showed restraint when it came to filing new patent suits in Germany. Case numbers have once again decreased. o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Conflicts_between_UPCA_and_national_laws:_a dangerous_riddle? [Ed: UPC both illegal and unconstitutional. At least they admit this sometimes.]⠀⇛ “One person’s misfortune is another person’s happiness”  (i.e., “le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres”… This French proverb could easily be applied to the subject I’m dealing with today: conflicts between UPCA and national laws, which will undoubtedly be a joy for legal Counsels and a misfortune of the system’s users… o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Judge_Newman’s_Standoff_with_the Federal_Circuit:_Refusal_to_Comply_as_Misconduct [Ed: CAFC has its own Diane Feinstein]⠀⇛ The Federal Circuit’s special investigation committee recently released an order in focusing on next steps in its ongoing investigation into the conduct and capacity of Judge Newman.  Although the investigation generally centers on disability and misconduct in her role as judge — the most recent order narrows the focus to the question of whether Judge Newman’s refusal to submit to medical testing constitutes misconduct that could potentially lead to her removal from the bench. The committee’s next steps will be to hold a closed-door hearing on July 13 solely on this issue.  The committee appears to be tacitly admitting that its allegations of general misconduct are insufficient alone and that it cannot prove disability without a medical evaluation.  Still, the committee is moving forward methodically and the order indicates that the refusal-to-cooperate is one area that it could fairly efficiently review and reach a conclusion sufficient to make a final recommendation to the Judicial Council, despite Judge Newman’s lack of cooperation. o ⚓ IP5_Offices_discuss_office-led_initiatives_on_climate-related innovations [Ed: Greenwashing by criminals who hijacked the EPO to do highly unlawful things. They give environmentalism a bad name by granting monopolies.]⠀⇛ Annual meeting of the IP5 Offices: addressing climate change through an accessible and inclusive IP system. o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Australian_brain-computer_interface_inventors_up_for European_award [Ed: Why dpes Sam Varghese write puff pieces for EPO criminals now? Is he not aware??]⠀⇛ “The first patients have already received implants, four people in Australia and three in the US. In December 2021, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient used the device to send a tweet using only their thoughts,” the statement said. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dolby_Atmos_Wants_You_to_Listen_Up._(And_Down. And_Sideways.) [Ed: It became a patent troll and it is attacking GNU/Linux distros, too]⠀⇛ True believers in the immersive audio format say it could restore a musical appreciation lost to a generation that has come up during the streaming era. o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Certiorari_Petition:_Wakefield_v. Blackboard_–_Challenging_Judge_Newman’s_Competency⠀⇛ This week, the Supreme Court is considering the re-filed certiorari petition of Franz Wakefield, dba CoolTVNetwork.com v. Blackboard, Inc., No. 22-819.  The petition’s basis stems from the debate over Judge Newman’s competency.  The appellate case was decided by a panel that included Judge Newman, and the petitioner relies heavily upon the public documents circulated in the ongoing disability hearing. Including the repeated statements suggesting that Judge Newman lacks competence and “may suffer from impairment of cognitive abilities (i.e., attention, focus, confusion and memory).”  The petition notes that Judge Newman’s colleagues acted unanimously  to remove her from being assigned new cases.  Wakefield is pursuing his case pro se and so it lacks some fine points, but the thrust of the claims here are quite * § Software Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Another_InterDigital_patent_in_SISVEL_AV1_pool appears_not_essential⠀⇛ As part of an ongoing series examining the patent holders and pools erroneously designating patents as essential, we highlight U.S._Patent_9,674,556 titled “Methods and apparatus for in-loop de-artifact filtering.” This patent is owned by InterDigital_VC_Holdings,_Inc. InterDigital has designated the ’556 patent as essential to the AV1 standard as a part of SISVEL’s_AV1_Patent_Pool. SeeAV1 Patent List, AV1 Family AV1-056, available at https:// www.sisvel.com/images/documents/Video-Coding-Platform/ PatentList_AV1.pdf. InterDigital’s ’556 patent should not be considered to be essential to the AV1_standard. The ’556 patent is directed to in-loop artifact filtering, and in particular, two filters for successively performing in- loop filtering. The claims of the ’556 patent require (1) “a deblocking filter for performing a first pass to reduce blocking artifacts” and (2) “an adaptive sparse de-noising filter for performing a second pass to reduce noise.” ’556 patent, claim 1. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Filmmakers_Take_Reddit_to_Court_Again_to_Unmask ‘Piracy’_Commenters⠀⇛ Through a California federal court, a group of filmmakers wants Reddit to disclose the identities of several users who made piracy-related comments. The filmmakers say the users could provide key evidence in an ongoing lawsuit against Internet provider Grande. In line with its response to a similar request earlier this year, Reddit objects once again, citing its users’ right to anonymous speech. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Brazil_Introduces_a_‘Taylor_Swift_Bill’_to Crack_Down_on_Ticket_Scalpers⠀⇛ Problems caused by scalpers during the sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s South America tour could trigger similar regulations to those proposed in U.S. Congress. Fans trying to score tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour stop in São Paulo have been going through the wringer. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3273 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.23.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_23/06/2023:_SDL_2.28.0_Released,_IBM_Angers_the_Community⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:06 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o BSD o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Optimizing_Web_Performance_with_Linux:_Tools_and Techniques [Ed: This_is_webspam_disguised_as_article_about “Linux”_(see_links_there)]⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to Apple_Calculator⠀⇛ In 2020, Apple began the Apple silicon transition, using self-designed, 64-bit ARM-based Apple M1 processors on new Mac computers. Maybe it’s the perfect time to move away from the proprietary world of Apple, and embrace the open source Linux scene. Apple’s Calculator app lets users perform basic arithmetic calculations with the standard calculator. With the scientific calculator you can also perform exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Apple Calculator is propriety software and not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Remove_Old_Unused_Linux_Kernels⠀⇛ Each installed Linux kernel occupies a significant amount of disk space. Over time, as you update your kernel to newer versions, older kernels can accumulate on your system, taking up valuable disk space. By removing old kernels, you can free up disk space, allowing for more efficient utilization and preventing potential storage shortages. In this guide, we will learn how to find and remove old unused Kernels in Linux operating systems. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ What_Is_the_AUR_in_Arch_Linux,_and_Should_You Use_It?⠀⇛ The AUR is one of the jewels in the crown of Arch Linux, providing thousands of additional software packages. But is this user-driven repository safe to use, or should you avoid it? [...] The AUR (Arch User Repository) is a community driven software repository that provides upwards of 85,000 software packages to Arch Linux users. Unlike other Arch repositories such as the core, extra, and multilib repositories, the AUR doesn’t host ready-to-install packages. In fact, it doesn’t host binary files or packaged software at all. The AUR hosts package build files, called PKGBUILDs. These are shell scripts that are run by the Arch makepkg tool. When makepkg runs, it looks for a file called “PKGBUILD.” If it finds one, it opens it and follows the instructions inside it to create a software package archive on your computer. If you’re familiar with compiling on the command line, a PKGBUILD file and makepkg work together in a similar fashion to a MAKEFILE and the make utility. The PKGBUILD instructions download source code files and other files that are required to create the package archive. The pacman tool is called automatically to install the software from the package archive. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Styling_OPML_and_RSS_with_XSLT_to_XHTML⠀⇛ I do the same thing with my feeds. I normally see JavaScript libraries recommended, but it seems heavy and a bit redundant when our browsers can literally render it however we want for us, for free: [...] # ⚓ Darek Kay ☛ Style_your_RSS_feed⠀⇛ RSS is not dead. It is not mainstream, but it’s still a thriving protocol, especially among tech users. However, many people do not know what RSS feeds are or how to use them. Most browsers render RSS as raw XML files, which doesn’t help users understand what it’s all about: [...] In this post, I’ll explain how to style RSS feeds and educate readers at the same time. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ A_further_update_on_IPv6_extension_headers⠀⇛ Following the publication of RFC 7872 in 2016, a number of research teams have been looking at the nature of network and host behaviours in discarding IPv6 packets with various extension headers (EH). The findings reported in RFC 7872 were a significant level of packet loss (‘significant’ being above 10% in all cases) for IPv6 packets that contained extension headers that carried Destination Options (DST), Hop-by-Hop Options (HBH) and Fragmentation Controls (Frag). # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Set_up_a_Bastion_Server_with_Warpgate on_Debian⠀⇛ A Bastion Server refers to a computer/machine/ server that is designed and configured specifically to withstand attacks on computer networks. The functionality of the Bastion Server is similar to a proxy or load balancer for applications. It allows you to access computers or servers that are located in DMZ networks. # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ How_to_Open_Port_in_Linux:_Simple_Step-by- Step_Guide⠀⇛ Learn how to open port in linux with step-by-step instructions. Discover the essential commands and configurations to enable smooth communication and enhance network connectivity on your Linux system # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Understanding_the_LD_LIBRARY_PATH_Environment Variable⠀⇛ In the world of Linux, environment variables play a crucial role in determining the behavior of various processes in the system. One such environment variable is LD_LIBRARY_PATH. This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable in Linux. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Passbolt_CE_Password_Manager on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Passbolt is a free and open-source password manager based on PHP, MySQL, and OpenPGP. It is a self- hosted application server, you can install it on your server. This tutorial will show you how to install Passbolt Password Manager with a MariaDB database server and Nginx web server on an AlmaLinux 9 server. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Prometheus_and_Node_Exporter on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting platform. In this guide, we’ll go over the installation of Prometheus and Node Exporter step- by-step on AlmaLinux 9 servers. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_LEMP_Stack_(Nginx,_PHP_and MariaDB)_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ The LEMP software stack is a group of open-source software that enables a server to host dynamic websites and apps written in PHP. It is an acronym for Linux, Nginx (pronounced as Engine-X), MySQL, and PHP. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Set_LD_LIBRARY_PATH_in_Linux⠀⇛ Linux, with its unfathomable capabilities, has etched itself into the hearts of developers and system administrators. One of the quintessential elements in sculpting a resilient Linux environment is understanding the usage of environment variables, particularly LD_LIBRARY_PATH. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_setup_SMTP_email_on_Ghost⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to configure SMTP on Ghost. Ghost is a content management system that you can use to manage content on your blog. In order to send emails from Ghost, one needs to configure emails manually on the config.production.json. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Monitor_Memory_Usage_with_Smem_in Linux⠀⇛ In the sophisticated world of Linux, efficient memory management is paramount for optimizing system performance. Smem is a robust memory reporting tool that arms you with the vital ability to keep an eagle eye on memory usage. # ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_start,_stop,_and_restart_services_in Linux⠀⇛ Controlling services in Linux doesn’t have to be a confounding experience. Here’s how the process works and why it is often seen as an overly complicated task. # ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Fedora_Magazine:_How_to_use_Testing_Farm outside_of_RHEL⠀⇛ Continuous integration in public projects is widely used. But it has limitations such as the size of the resources and the execution time. For instance, when you use GitHub actions free tier, you are limited to agents with 2cpu and 7GiB of memory and a total execution time of 2000 minutes per month. Similar limitations are used by other CI providers like Azure Pipelines or Travis CI. The mentioned CI systems are popular. But for some use cases, free tier is not enough. Fortunately, for community projects which are maintained or co-maintained by Red Hat or Fedora/CentOS projects, there is Testing Farm. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Vampire_Survivors_is_getting_a_co-op_mode⠀⇛ Thought you were over your Vampire Survivors fix? Think again, they’re adding in a whole new local co-op mode for the entire game. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Classic_LucasArts_games_emulator_DREAMM adds_early_Linux_support⠀⇛ Want a way to play classic LucasArts games on Linux? While some ways already exist like ScummVM, another is DREAMM and it now has early Linux support. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Fanatical_has_another_Steam_Deck_game bundle_plus_you_could_win_a_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Fanatical are offering up some Summer treats. Not only do they have a bundle of games that work on Steam Deck but you can also enter to win a Steam Deck and a whole bunch more with it. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Metal_Gear_Solid:_Master_Collection_Vol._1 confirmed_for_a_Steam_release⠀⇛ I have to admit I am a little bit excited by this. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is now confirmed to be coming to Steam. So we could be playing classic Metal Gear on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton very soon. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Classic_open_source_FPS_Xonotic_0.8.6 released_with_new_game_modes⠀⇛ Xonotic 0.8.6 is an essential upgrade for anyone playing this classic free and open source arena shooter, due to a security issue but there’s also plenty of new features and additions. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ SDL_2.28.0_released_and_goes_into maintenance_mode,_now_focusing_on_SDL_3⠀⇛ SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware used by a great many companies and SDL 2 is now pretty much finished. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ IPFire Official Blog ☛ IPFire_Location_is_now_available_on Debian_&_Fedora⠀⇛ IPFire Location is a geo location database which will tell you in which country a host on the Internet is located. It will also tell you in which Autonomous System (AS) this host is. In IPFire we use this information to make better decisions about which connections to block and we use it to collect metrics, etc. But it is not only IPFire which benefits from this data. This is something we designed into the project from the very beginning when we launched it as a very lightweight library that is also very portable. So far, one of the many other users of our location database is the Tor project, but the list is getting longer and longer o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ More_HAMMER2_offline_support⠀⇛ You can now create, delete, and snapshot PFS on HAMMER2 even when the drive isn’t mounted; Tomohiro has added offline support. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ AlmaLinux’s_response_to_Red_Hat’s_policy_change [Ed: See the comments]⠀⇛ The AlmaLinux organization has posted a message describing the impact of Red Hat’s decision to stop releasing the source to the RHEL distribution and how AlmaLinux will respond. # ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ Red_Hat_Takes_Aim_at_Rocky_Linux_& AlmaLinux,_Restricts_RHEL_Code_Access⠀⇛ CentOS started out as a downstream, RHEL-compatible community enterprise distro. The project eventually joined Red Hat but remained independent. In 2020, however, Red Hat killed CentOS and announced CentOS Stream, a replacement option that is upstream of RHEL instead of downstream as the original CentOS was. CentOS creator Gregory Kurtzer created Rocky Linux in response, and CloudLinux created AlmaLinux, both of which are RHEL-compatible downstream distros that fill the same role as the original CentOS. Since Red Hat has no control over Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux, it appears the company is taking aim at them by restricting RHEL source code access to CentOS Stream. This will make it more difficult for Rocky and Alma to maintain the 1:1 compatibility they currently have with RHEL. # ⚓ Adam_Young:_RHEL,_Rocky,_and_CentOS⠀⇛ When talking about Rocky Linux or other distros based on RHEL, I don’t think that it is a good idea to paint any one person as the bad guy or that they are the bad guy or operating in bad faith. I do not think this is the case with any of the people behind Rocky. I was in sales at Red Hat during this time, and I winced when I heard the announcement. While Stream was and is a great step forward, closing off the Open But unsupported CentOS option was bad for Red Hat’s business. Instead of walking into an organization built around Yum and RPM, and the tools that managed them, we’d end up waling into organizations built around apt and .deb. As A Linux guy, I don’t care. As Red Hat employee, I did. # ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Dear_Red_Hat:_Are_you_dumb?⠀⇛ So at this point, I have to say: fool me once, Red Hat—shame on you. Fool me twice? At this point I’m determining whether I want to continue supporting just Fedora, or just dropping all support for RHEL and RHEL-like distributions on my open source projects. It’s not worth the hassle if I’m not even sure projects like Rocky or Alma Linux can fill in the gap left by CentOS’s demise for users like me. # ⚓ AlmaLinux Official ☛ Impact_of_RHEL_changes_to_AlmaLinux⠀⇛ This change means that we, as builders of a RHEL clone, will now be responsible for following the licensing and agreements that are in place around Red Hat’s interfaces, in addition to following the licenses included in the software sources. Unfortunately the way we understand it today, Red Hat’s user interface agreements indicate that re- publishing sources acquired through the customer portal would be a violation of those agreements. # ⚓ Rocky Linux ☛ Rocky_Linux_Expresses_Confidence_Despite_Red Hat’s_Announcement⠀⇛ Rocky Linux, a prominent community-driven open- source distribution of Enterprise Linux (EL), remains confident in its ability to continue as a bug-for-bug compatible and freely available alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), despite changes in accessibility. Red Hat’s announcement yesterday states that the sources for RHEL will no longer be accessible from git.centos.org. While this decision does change the automation we use for building Rocky Linux, we have already created a short term mitigation and are developing the longer term strategy. There will be no disruption or change for any Rocky Linux users, collaborators, or partners. # ⚓ Ask_Noah_Show_339_–_Episode_339:_Matt_Hicks⠀⇛ Matt Hicks the CEO of Red Hat joins the Ask Noah Show to discuss his hands on approach in his leadership role! # ⚓ Silcon Republic ☛ Automation_can_feel_like_you_have_‘an expert_sitting_next_to_you’⠀⇛ Red Hat’s Mark Swinson breaks down one of the company’s latest additions to its automation capabilities for developers. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ RHEL:_Behind_the_scenes_of_a_simple backport⠀⇛ Bug fixes and security updates are essential components of the value of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscription. These ensure that you, as a RHEL subscriber, have access to the latest essential updates so your systems remain protected and refreshed. And it’s all possible thanks to Red Hat’s practice of backporting patches. A “backport” is when a critical fix from a new version of software is applied to an old but supported version. Not all operating systems or distributions can manage that workload, but stability and security is important to Red Hat. When Red Hat backports a patch, you benefit from important security updates and bug fixes without the need of upgrading to, and testing, a new version of the software. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Confidential_computing:_5_support technologies_to_explore⠀⇛ This article is the last in a six-part series (see my previous blog) presenting various usage models for Confidential Computing, a set of technologies designed to protect data in use. In this article, I explore interesting support technologies under active development in the confidential computing community. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Compiler_–_Ready_To_Launch⠀⇛ Launching a new product should be cause for celebration. All too often in the tech industry, launch day is a source of worry, and in the worst cases, scrambling panic. But it doesn’t have to be that way. What can we learn from the gaming industry’s frequent launches? Why is it so difficult to get launch day right? And why aren’t companies better prepared for the problems they know are coming? # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Green_opportunity_in_telco:_Transform from_the_packet_networking_to_computing_by_IOWN_(Innovative Optical_and_Wireless_Network)⠀⇛ This past spring, the IOWN Global Forum held its Annual Member Meeting in Osaka, Japan. The event kicked off with a video message from the Prime Minister of Japan, KISHIDA Fumio, during which he said that ”IOWN can be a key to resolve common global issues, and the government of Japan will provide firm support for it.” This was a great endorsement. The goal for this year’s meeting was set by Dr. Katsuhiko Kawazoe, President and Chairperson of IOWN Global Forum, who shared that establishing a ”Vision to Reality” was the main objective. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ 7,000_spam_messages_&_Debian_Day_Volunteer Suicide⠀⇛ In 2022, Software in the Public Interest, Inc filed an opposition against the Debian trademark registration in Switzerland. As a basis for their application, they claim that Debian is a well known trademark under the Paris Convention. To justify this claim, they submitted the following list of companies exploiting Frans Pop & Debian. How many of these companies have a Modern Slavery Policy? o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_Mint_21.2_gets_a_Beta_release⠀⇛ Linux Mint 21.2 is getting close to release now with a Beta available for testing across their Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop environments. Probably one of my favourite Linux distributions, because they’ve been going a long time now and have a real focus on the normal desktop user experience.  # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Kubeflow_vs_MLFlow:_which_one_to_choose?⠀⇛ Data scientists and machine learning engineers are often looking for tools that could ease their work. Kubeflow and MLFlow are two of the most popular open-source tools in the machine learning operations (MLOps) space. They are often considered when kickstarting a new AI/ML initiative, so comparisons between them are not surprising.  This blog covers a very controversial topic, answering a question that many people from the industry have: Kubeflow vs MLFlow: Which one is better?  o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_converted_RC_car_uses_a_Portenta_H7_to_drive itself⠀⇛ After selecting the “RC Pro Shredder” as the platform, Ellis implemented a VNH5019 Motor Driver Carrier, a servo motor to steer, and a Portenta H7 + Vision Shield along with a 1.5” OLED module. After 3D printing a small custom frame to hold the components in the correct orientation, nearly 300 images were collected of double-ringed markers on the floor. These samples were then uploaded to Edge Impulse and labeled with bounding boxes before a FOMO-based object detection model was trained. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Arduino_Portenta_C33_starts_at_$64.00⠀⇛ The Portenta C33 is a compact module based on an ARM Cortex M33 microcontroller from Renesas Electronics. Featuring integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity, as well as several I/Os, the Portenta C33 offers a viable solution for a wide range of applications, including IoT gateways and remote control systems. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Can_this_laptop_finally_make_tech_sustainable?⠀⇛ Framework’s laptops look to solve this. Almost every key component is replaceable – from critical internals such as the screen, speakers, battery and motherboard to things like the keyboard and individual USB ports. So if your laptop is faulty, you damage it or you simply want to upgrade, you don’t have to compromise cost-effectiveness over eco-friendliness. That’s the theory, anyway. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ I_don’t_expect_to_see_competitive RISC-V_servers_any_time_soon⠀⇛ Obviously if RISC-V is going to take over in datacenters, there need to be RISC-V servers that people can buy, including off the shelf. This is especially the case for non-cloud datacenter usage of servers; only the cloud players and a few other big places design and manufacture their own servers. These servers need suitable good RISC- V CPUs and chipsets (either as systems on a chip or separately). Apart from performance, these systems need multi-socket support, lots of PCIE lanes, ECC with large modern RAM standards, and so on. Given that moving to RISC-V will make people’s life harder, these servers and their CPUs need to be unambiguously better than the x86 (and ARM) server systems available at the same time. Given that domination has a lead time these servers need to be available in quantity and proven quality before that five (or ten) year deadline, probably years before. # ⚓ [Old] Wired ☛ NYPD_Intelligence_Op_Targets_Dot-Matrix Graffiti_Bike⠀⇛ Though they’d never seen him use the bike, the police arrested Kinberg on criminal mischief charges prior to the convention start, during an interview on Broadway Avenue with MSNBC’s Ron Reagan. The arrest took place on a spot where, two days earlier, Kinberg had printed out the water- soluble message, “America is a free speech zone” during an interview with MSNBC’s Countdown With Keith Olbermann. # ⚓ [Old] Wired ☛ Cops_Put_Brakes_on_Bike_Protest⠀⇛ Two days before a yearlong project to create a Wi- Fi-enabled bicycle-mounted dot-matrix printer could spray anti-Bush messages in chalk on city streets, it came to a grinding halt. On Saturday, New York City police confiscated the gadgetry-laden bike following the arrest of its inventor, who had just concluded an interview with MSNBC. Joshua Kinberg, the 25-year-old creator of Bikes Against Bush, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and criminal possession of graffiti instruments, according to Sgt. Mary Christine Doherty of the New York City Police Department. He was held for 24 hours and was released on Sunday morning without bail. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Turns_Truck_into_Giant_Dot Matrix_Printer⠀⇛ The printing process works by dropping splotches of water onto the road while the truck is driven. The water is dropped carefully to shape letters and form custom messages. The system is mounted to the back of the truck and controlled from inside the cabin using a web interface. As a message is parsed, a series of tubes direct water into position and activate precisely to create shapes much like a dot matrix printer. The Raspberry Pi is responsible for running the web interface, accepting user input for new messages and sending the command to trigger the water-based printing system. In this case, Ryder has opted to use a Raspberry Pi 4 but you could get away with using an older model like a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ or maybe even a Raspberry Pi Zero. In the video, Ryder breaks down the design and assembly process for the project which relies on several hoses and valves. Solenoids are used to release the water when directed by the Raspberry Pi. A bucket of water is in the back of the truck connected to the printer system making it easy to refill. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ The_Raspberry_Pi_Foundation_and_edX:_A_new way_to_learn_about_teaching_computing⠀⇛ We’ve joined the partner network of edX to bring our high-quality online training to many more educators worldwide and enable them to teach learners about computing. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Turns_Truck_into_Giant_Dot Matrix_Printer⠀⇛ Ryder Damen is using a Raspberry Pi to print custom messages on the road with water while driving around. # ⚓ Xinnor,_ScaleFlux_squish_the_RAID_rebuild⠀⇛ The host server had a dual-socket Xeon Gold 6342 CPU with 48 cores and 512GB of DRAM. It ran Ubuntu 22. [...] An Aerospike certification tool (ACT) was downloaded from GitHub and it generated a workload for the test and monitored the tail latency. The essential latency goal was that at most 5 percent of transactions exceed 1 millisecond. [...] This all looks remarkable. RAID rebuilds normally are lengthy affairs, particularly with disk drives and particularly with high-capacity devices. ScaleFlux CSD 3000 series SSDs run the capacity gamut from 3,2TB through 3.84TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB to 15.36TB. It would be interesting to see the test repeated with the 15.36TB drives, with the rebuild taking 12 hours assuming a linear progression. You could rebuild faster by setting the Xinnor Reconstruction priority differently. # ⚓ NVIDIA_Jetson_AGX_Orin_Edge_AI_Computing_System⠀⇛ IBASE Technology a renowned global manufacturer of embedded boards and systems, announced the launch of its latest EC3500 edge AI computing system designed for AI applications in smart retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Based on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB / Jetson AGX Orin 64GB, the EC3500 is equipped with either an 8-core or a 12-core NVIDIA Arm Cortex A78AE v8.2 64-bit processor, delivering unparalleled processing power capable of handling the most demanding AI workloads with ease. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Ian Betteridge ☛ Meta_and_Mastodon_–_What’s_really_on_people’s minds?⠀⇛ It’s a weird own goal for various Mastodon admins who are running a decentralized social network based on interoperable protocols to pledge that they won’t interoperate with services from existing social networks if built on the same open protocols. It’s not even the hypocrisy, it’s just dumb and undermines the entire point of interoperable protocols. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_release:_Tor_Browser_12.5⠀⇛ Tor Browser 12.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and our distribution directory. Many of the features in this release were made possible thanks to two projects: Since 2021 we’ve provided digital security training to hundreds of journalists and human rights defenders in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico alongside Guardian Project and Tails. During these workshops we documented pain points with our applications’ user experience, and returned to validate potential solutions with Tor Browser Alpha in follow-up trips. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ 3_great_Git_alternatives:_Fossil,_Mercurial, and_Subversion⠀⇛ Git started life as version control software developed to manage the source code for the Linux kernel. It’s since become the default, go-to tool for managing source codebases for just about every open source project—and many closed-source ones, too. [...] If any of these issues trouble you, you might be curious about feasible alternatives to Git. They do exist, and many of them prosper in their own spaces because they offer features Git doesn’t have. In this article, we’ll look at three of the biggest Git alternatives: Fossil, Mercurial, and Subversion. We’ll cover their features and use cases and the projects they’re being used in right now. # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Dev_snapshot:_Godot_4.1_beta_3⠀⇛ We are getting confident in the state of Godot 4.1! To wrap things up here’s the last beta release, bringing more fixes to reported issues. # ⚓ Positech Games ☛ What_I_learned_from_fixing_a_dumb_bug_in my_graphics_code⠀⇛ If you are a coder working on real-time graphics stuff like games, and you have never used a graphics profiler, you need to fix that right away. They are amazing things. You might be familiar with general case profilers like vtune, but you really cannot beat a profiler made by the hardware vendor for your graphics card or chip. In this case, its the intel graphics monitor, which launches separate apps to capture frame traces, and then analyze them. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Adopting_a_low-ops_approach_with_software operators⠀⇛ A software operator can help resolve this paradox. In software operators, the automation is covered by source code, and the DevOps engineer or SRE can exercise control by defining and reviewing this code. Using software operators results in implementations that are testable and more reliable at runtime. Proven engineering methodologies ensure high-quality development leading to stable releases of operators – that is one way of implementing SRE. However, operating applications is not just about writing automation code: operating applications poses challenges when building solutions: [...] # ⚓ IT Tavern ☛ Troubleshooting:_Asking_The_Right_Questions⠀⇛ In this post, I want to present some simple questions on how to start any troubleshooting session. The main goal is to gather enough information to narrow down the root cause of the problem, let you grasp the impact of this incident and set a priority, and decide what the next steps of the actual troubleshooting work will look like. It should be clear that not all questions are needed for every session, but it can give you some ideas, and you can modify them to your needs. I bet I forgot some essential questions, so please let me know, and I’d be happy to add them to the post. The primary motivation for this post is work- related. I’ve just celebrated the 100th ticket with “It doesn’t work” with no further information that was forwarded to me, and I decided to write this post as a reference for the minimum of information any ticket should contain before it gets sent to the next level (besides restarting the device or checking DNS). # ⚓ [Repeat] Buttondown ☛ Agile_is_people,_the_rest_is commentary.⠀⇛ I see this sentiment all over the net: everybody is making Agile too complicated; just follow the principles and do your best. # ⚓ Jay Little ☛ Developer_Brethren,_its_Time_to_Embrace Boring!⠀⇛ Frankly, this situation pisses me off. Mostly because when these developers decide to change everything and rewrite their portion of my tech stack from scratch, it basically forces me to waste a ton of time, which could’ve been spent solving actual user problems, trying to adapt, rework or rewrite my code that depends upon their code. Nobody wins here. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Version_1.0.1_of_NIMBLE_released,_fixing_a_bug_in version_1.0.0_affecting_certain_models⠀⇛ We’ve released the newest version of NIMBLE on CRAN and on our website. NIMBLE is a system for building and sharing analysis methods for statistical models, especially for hierarchical models and computationally-intensive methods (such as MCMC and SMC). # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Several_Key_PerformanceAnalytics_Functions_From_R Now_In_Python_(special_thanks_to_Vijay_Vaidyanathan)⠀⇛ So, thanks to my former boss, and head of direct indexing at BNY Mellon, Vijay Vaidyanathan, and his Coursera course [...] # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Miami-Dade_County_Public_Employee_Salary_Research_– An_Analysis_in_R,_Python,_and_Julia⠀⇛ This analysis was co-authored by data scientists, Scott Fisher and Douglas Davila-Pestana. Mr. Fisher developed the Python code for the […] The post Miami-Dade County Public Employee Salary Research – An Analysis in R, Python, and Julia first appeared on Remix Institute. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Unleashing_the_Power_of_Sampling_in_R:_Exploring the_Versatile_sample()_Function⠀⇛ Sampling is a fundamental technique in data analysis and statistical modeling. It allows us to draw meaningful insights and make inferences about a larger population based on a representative subset. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Design_Studio_4.2_Released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the release of Qt Design Studio 4.2. # ⚓ LinuxTechLab ☛ The_Symbiotic_Relationship_between_DevOps and_Linux⠀⇛ In the sphere of software development, the marriage of DevOps and Linux is as harmonious as a ballet. Their perfectly coordinated dance, twirling in the rhythm of innovation, is an epitome of technical symbiosis. But what fuels this seamless performance? Let’s delve into the intricacies of this unique partnership and how it continues to redefine the world of software development.  Introduction to DevOps and Linux: Unpacking the Enigma  * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ France24 ☛ Titanic_sub_operator_OceanGate_was_warned_of_safety concerns,_documents_show⠀⇛ The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the way it was developed, documents show. o ⚓ France24 ☛ More_ships_join_search_for_missing_Titanic_sub_amid fears_of_dwindling_oxygen_supply⠀⇛ The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site entered a new phase of desperation on Thursday morning as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Rescuers_cling_to_hope_as_‘underwater_noises’_are detected_in_Titanic_sub_search [Ed: This certainly make a lot of noise in the media, but they all died, and they likely deserved it]⠀⇛ Rescuers searching for a missing tourist submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have detected “underwater noises” in the search area, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday, with oxygen for the five on board rapidly running out more than two days after they lost contact. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ I-95_Collapse_in_Philadelphia_Didn’t_Cause_a Traffic_Disaster,_Data_Shows⠀⇛ When an overpass collapsed, politicians and experts predicted calamity for months. After less than a week, things returned “close to normal.” o ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ ‘This_World_Can’t_Tear_Me_Down’_rips_into_the animus_of_Nazis_and_establishments⠀⇛ Italian cartoonist Michele Rech, otherwise known as Zerocalcare, is a household name in Italy as the country’s most prominent cartoonist. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Clash_of_the_Titans⠀⇛ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Scientists_Are_Hunting_for_Alien_Objects in_the_Ocean,_And_They’ve_Just_Found_Something⠀⇛ A team including Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb may have just found a trace of an interstellar object, which Loeb believes could be alien in origin. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Archaeologists_Discover_World’s_Oldest Neanderthal_Cave_Engravings⠀⇛ The mysterious 57,000-year-old designs open up a new window into the lives and culture of our ancestors. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ The_digital_conundrum_facing_Danish education⠀⇛ The education minister, Mattias Tesfaye, has taken a proactive stance and asked Styrelsen for Uddannelse og Kvalitet, Stuk, the agency for education and quality, to craft a set of guidelines on screen usage in schools. In a letter to the country’s public schools, Tesfaye wrote: ”Children’s screen use has been rising rapidly in recent years and more and more research is suggesting that it is not healthy,” according to Politiken. The guidelines could be developed for each stage of the educational system, contends Tesfaye, effectively adapting to the age-specific needs of the users. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Discontinues_Arc_A770_Limited Edition_GPU⠀⇛ Intel has announced that the chipmaker has discontinued the Arc A770 Limited Edition gaming graphics card. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_to_Operate_Foundry_and_Manufacturing More_Like_a_Separate_Business [Ed: Way to hide financial LOSSES, like IBM with Kyndryl]⠀⇛ Intel’s Internal Foundry Services and manufacturing business will report its own P&L, which will sell to both internal and external customers. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ 8K_TV_box_board_features_Amlogic_S928X Cortex-A76/A55_SoC⠀⇛ The “YB910_428_V1.0” is an Amlogic S928X penta-core Cortex-A76/A55 board designed for 8K TV boxes with up to 8GB RAM, an HDMI 2.1a port, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, optical S/PDIF, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a few USB 3.2/2.0 ports. We first started to see Amlogic S928X TV boxes from manufacturers such as SEI Robotics and SDMC last year, but those companies mostly cater to operators and I’ve yet to see any retail Amlogic S928X devices. The YB910 board could mean we are about to see some S928X devices for sale very soon. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Will_an_SSD_improve_my_laptop?⠀⇛ Our tech experts explain how installing an SSD (solid state drive) can result in faster boot times, quicker application loading and improved responsiveness # ⚓ System76 ☛ System76_Unveils_a_Powerful_New_Oryx_Pro,_Making It_the_Favorite_Flagship_Laptop_For_Engineers.⠀⇛ One of the most notable features of the Oryx Pro is the 16:10 screen ratio. The extra vertical real estate provides more space to view code, documents, and other work-related content, making it easier for developers to multitask and streamline their workflow. # ⚓ System76 ☛ Bonobo_WS_Laptop_Returns:_The_Ultimate Powerhouse_for_Demanding_Workloads⠀⇛ Boasting 12TB of storage, the Bonobo WS has the highest max storage of all System76 laptops. With a 24-core Intel i9-13900HX processor, users can expect faster speeds and smoother performance for complex tasks like compiling and rendering. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Japan’s_Fukushima_wastewater_plan_is_safe,_says expert_on_Pacific_islands_panel⠀⇛ The Fukushima nuclear plant operator is testing equipment to dilute the wastewater and pipe it out to sea. # ⚓ LRT ☛ New_survey_peeks_into_sexual_lives_and_satisfactions of_Lithuanians⠀⇛ Around three-fifths (59 percent) of Lithuanians would have sex more often if they had the choice, according to a survey published on Wednesday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_Jewish_community_says_it_feels_unsafe after_MP’s_anti-Semitic_posts⠀⇛ Recent anti-Semitic statements by MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis incite ethnic tensions and make Jewish people feel insecure, say Lithuania’s Jewish community representatives. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_considers_banning_e-cigarette_sales_outside pharmacies⠀⇛ Lithuanian legislators have proposed the idea of confining sales of electronic cigarettes to pharmacies in an effort to discourage smoking among teenagers. The parliament has recently passed amendments, banning electronic cigarettes with added flavours. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Meat_and_milk_consumption_declined_in Finland_in_2022,_says_Luke⠀⇛ MEAT CONSUMPTION continued to decline in Finland in 2022, reveal preliminary statistics released by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finns_eating_less_meat_and_fish_–_higher_prices likely_to_blame⠀⇛ People in Finland devoured around 26 kg of cheese and 11 kg of eggs per capita last year. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ How_to_find_cheap_insect_repellent_that_works⠀⇛ Keep mosquitos, ticks and other biting insects at bay for less # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ How_to_get_rid_of_fruit_flies_and_stop_them coming_back⠀⇛ We reveal the common fruit fly mistakes you could be making – and what to do instead # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Evangelical_leader_hopes_conference is_‘testosterone_booster_shot’_for_anti-abortion_2024 candidates⠀⇛ A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some of the Republican Party’s most powerful evangelical Christian voices are gathering to celebrate a ruling that sent shockwaves through American politics. At the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual conference in Washington, GOP presidential candidates will be urged to keep pushing for stronger abortion restrictions, even as Democrats insist the issue will buoy them ahead of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump will give the keynote address Saturday night. Many of his Republican rivals are set to speak Friday, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finland_ranks_as_the_seventh_most expensive_country_in_Europe⠀⇛ According to an international price comparison, Finland has a cost of living that is over a quarter higher than the EU average. Alcohol, in particular, stands out as exceptionally expensive in Finland, with alcohol prices ranking as the third highest in Europe, trailing only Iceland and Norway. A price comparison coordinated by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reveals that the price level for alcohol in Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Ireland is even four times higher than in Hungary, the cheapest country in Europe. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ AI_Is_an_Existential_Threat_to_Itself⠀⇛ Generative-AI programs may eventually consume material that was created by other machines—with disastrous consequences. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ The_iPad_was_meant_to_revolutionize accessibility._What_happened?⠀⇛ In December 2022, a few months after learning that he’d won an Iowa Arts Fellowship to attend the MFA program at the University of Iowa, David James “DJ” Savarese sat for a televised interview with a local news station. # ⚓ [Repeat] The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_rethinks_death sentence_for_Windows_Mail_and_Calendar_apps⠀⇛ Microsoft intends to shut down its at-times- maligned Mail and Calendar apps, fold their capabilities into a new Outlook for Windows, and use the opportunity to – unsurprisingly – bring in more AI. However, when this will happen is now in flux. # ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ Skydio,_Flyability:_more_drones_focus_on Remote_ID_compliance⠀⇛ Even though Flyability is known for making drones that fly indoors, even it’s seeking to become Remote ID compliant. Today, the Swiss drone maker released a new version of its Elios 3 drone that is compliant with FAA regulation on UAS Remote Identification. That’s despite the fact that its drones are designed to fly in indoor spaces (which are not under FAA regulation). But the company says it doesn’t want its drones restricted to indoor use. In fact, its Elios 3 drone has seen significant use cases outdoors, including inspecting and mapping of pipe racks offshore and on land, as well as radiation surveying of radioactive waste structures. The Elios 3 launched last May as the world’s first collision-tolerant drone equipped with a LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping. # ⚓ Franz Dill ☛ Marc_Andreessen:_Why_AI_Will_Save_the_World⠀⇛ First, a short description of what AI is: The application of mathematics and software code to teach computers how to understand, synthesize, and generate knowledge in ways similar to how people do it. AI is a computer program like any other – it runs, takes input, processes, and generates output. AI’s output is useful across a wide range of fields, ranging from coding to medicine to law to the creative arts. It is owned by people and controlled by people, like any other technology. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Lawyers_who_cited_fake_cases_hallucinated by_ChatGPT_must_pay⠀⇛ Yes, you got that right: the lawyers asked ChatGPT for examples of past cases to include in their legal filings, the bot just made up some previous proceedings, and the attorneys slotted those in to help make their argument and submitted it all as usual. That is not going to fly. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Reddit_Chaos_Continues_as_Hackers Demand_$4.5M_Ransom,_Communities_Still_Dark⠀⇛ As the Reddit blackout chaos continues, a hacker group has claimed responsibility for the February 2023 hack. The BlackCat ransomware group says they were behind the attack, stealing 80GB of data from the company. Now the group is asking for $4.5 million dollars and a rollback of the planned API changes. # ⚓ Hectic Geek ☛ Secure_Your_Business_and_Gain_Customer_Trust with_SSL_Certificate_Management⠀⇛ Data breaches and cyber threats are rising, so safeguarding sensitive information and customer trust is vital for businesses. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Holidaymakers_warned_about_the_dangers_posed_by ATM_scammers⠀⇛ Follow these tips to stay safe when withdrawing cash abroad # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Chinese_malware_accidentally_infects networked_storage_•_The_Register⠀⇛ Malware intended to spread on USB drives is unintentionally infecting networked storage devices, according to infosec vendor Checkpoint. The software nasty comes from a group called Camaro Dragon that Checkpoint’s researchers on Thursday suggested conduct campaigns similar to those run by China’s Mustang Panda and LuminousMoth attack gangs. Checkpoint regards Camaro Dragon as most interested in Asian targets – its code includes features designed to hide it from SmadAV, an antivirus solution popular in the region. # ⚓ SANS ☛ Word_Document_with_an_Online_Attached_Template,_ (Fri,_Jun_23rd)⠀⇛ It has been a while since I spotted such kind of document. Yesterday, I found a Word document (SHA256: 5070e8a3fdaf3027170ade066eaf7f8e384c1cd25ce58af9155627975f97d156) # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Linux_servers_are_being_infected_with_a dangerous_new_malware [Ed: The_problem_here_is_truly_awful passwords,_not_Linux_at_all]⠀⇛ Cybersecurity firm AhnLab’s Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has uncovered an attack against, “inadequately managed” Linux SSH servers whereby malware is being installed and spread. Most notable has been the installation of a Tsunami DDoS Bot, but ShellBot, XMRig CoinMiner, and Log Cleaner malware have also all been spotted. Because Tsunami’s source code is publicly available, it has been used in numerous attacks against IoT devices and is often seen deployed alongside Mirai and Gafgyt, though Tsunami attacks on Linux servers are just as common. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (avahi, hsqldb, hsqldb1.8.0, minidlna, trafficserver, and xmltooling), Oracle (.NET 6.0, .NET 7.0, 18, c- ares, firefox, kernel, less, libtiff, libvirt, python, python3.11, texlive, and thunderbird), Red Hat (c-ares, kernel, kernel-rt, kpatch-patch, less, libtiff, libvirt, openssl, and postgresql), Slackware (bind and kernel), SUSE (bluez, curl, geoipupdate, kernel, netty, netty-tcnative, ntp, open-vm-tools, php8, python-reportlab, rustup, Salt, salt, terraform-provider-aws, terraform- provider-null, and webkit2gtk3), and Ubuntu (bind9, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, and linux-ibm). # ⚓ Two_apprehended_in_CoWin_portal_data_leak_case⠀⇛ In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended a man and a juvenile from Bihar in connection with the alleged data leak from the CoWin portal, the Centre’s official platform for Covid-19 vaccination registration and certification. According to police sources, the adult man, whose identity has been withheld pending further investigation, is suspected of being involved in the unauthorised sharing of sensitive vaccination data on the encrypted messaging app, Telegram. The sources have revealed that the man, believed to be in his late twenties, allegedly gained access to the portal. # ⚓ The Texas Tribune ☛ Stephen_F._Austin_State_University students_grow_anxious_about_falling_behind_as_school_reels from_cyberattack_last_week⠀⇛ More than a week after Stephen F. Austin State University was hit with a cyberattack, leaders at the public university in the East Texas Pineywoods are still working to fully restore email and other online services for the 11,600-student campus. University spokesperson Graham Garner confirmed Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident, which occurred about 10 days ago, but did not provide any additional details. In a statement, a spokesperson for the FBI Dallas field office confirmed the investigation but declined to provide more information about the investigation. While the university has restored access to the internet and the university’s online teaching portal, students and faculty say the hack has caused serious disruptions, especially for students taking summer courses. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Confused_about_the_drama_with_the_new BreachForums?_Reading_this_will_either_help_you_or_make_your head_spin.⠀⇛ Over the past week, DataBreaches has been contacted by a few journalists who have been somewhat understandably confused about the situation with the original BreachForums and a new forum calling itself BreachForums. And from reading news reports this week, I see that some journalists are making errors, so this post is as much for those wishing to report on BreachForums as much as to provide an update as to what has evolved into a bit of a soap opera. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ SMS_Phishers_Harvested_Phone_Numbers, Shipment_Data_from_UPS_Tracking_Tool⠀⇛ The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. “smishing”) messages that spoofed UPS and other top brands. The missives addressed recipients by name, included details about recent orders, and warned that those orders wouldn’t be shipped unless the customer paid an added delivery fee. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Law_enforcement_seizes_domains_owned_by “Pompompurin”_and_one_currently_owned_by_DataBreaches⠀⇛ When the owner of Breached.vc was arrested in March, people expected to see Conor Fitzpatrick’s BreachForums site seized by authorities. Somewhat surprisingly, it wasn’t, and Baphomet, the forum’s administrator, was able to post messages on the site explaining what was going on and that he was taking the site down for fear it had been compromised. For months, the site was empty except for a warning posted by Baphomet not to trust any site claiming to be them. But when a new forum also called BreachForums opened, more warnings appeared on breached.vc. But who was posting them? Was it law enforcement or someone who still had access to the domain? [...] DataBreaches does not know when the warrant for seizure was first written or authorized, but in any event, not all domains seized today were related to BreachForums and DataBreaches hopes the government recognizes the over-reach and corrects it. Tomorrow, DataBreaches will contact the USAO or court and ask about trying to get breaches.net un- seized. DataBreaches makes no predictions as to how this will go. [...] Why the government decided to seize the domains now has not been revealed by the government. There has been no press release today by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, DOJ Main, or the FBI. Perhaps they will issue one tomorrow that explains why they delayed for three months and first seized domains now. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Google_announces_$20_million_investment for_cyber_clinics [Ed: Google also puts back doors in things, so don't be misled. Google is a Gulag and a lab of NSA et al.]⠀⇛ The announcement dovetails with growing interest in Congress to invest in the next generation of the cyber workforce. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Open_letter:_Improvements_to_the_enforcement of_the_General_Data_Protection_Regulation⠀⇛ EDRi has signed an open letter organised by consumer and civil society organisations to welcome the intention of the European Commission to improve the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation. We call on the Commission to ensure that the draft Regulation improves the efficiency of enforcement and ensures data subjects can exercise their rights in a fair, effective, and affordable manner. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Yet_Another_Synthetic_Moral_Panic_over Privacy⠀⇛ Episode 463 of the Cyberlaw Podcast # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Smart_gate_locks_are_still_barred from_the_market⠀⇛ On a recent Internet of Things podcast episode, we took a voicemail from Greg on our podcast hotline. Greg’s property has a fence in the back so it’s not close to the house.. He uses HomeKit today but is planning to add a Hubitat hub as well for Z-Wave support. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Open_letter:_EU_Lawmakers_must_uphold_human rights_to_privacy_and_free_expression_in_the_Political Ads_Regulation⠀⇛ EDRi and 26 civil society organisations, voice our deep concern regarding the worrying developments related to the Regulation on the Targeting and Transparency of Political Advertising. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Apple_is_plotting_the_death_of_the password⠀⇛ Apple’s newest software updates—iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma—will automatically assign users unique passkeys, tied to their Apple IDs, that can replace individual passwords in accounts across the [Internet]. # ⚓ DroidGazzette ☛ Here’s_why_cops_in_this_nation_ask Android_users_to_disable_Emergency_SOS_feature⠀⇛ This problem with accidental Emergency SOS calls has crossed the Atlantic and is now a problem in the U.K. which is quite ironic since we had mentioned the Beatles earlier in this article. According to the BBC, the U.K.’s 999 switchboards (the emergency number is the country is 999) are getting inundated with calls. The National Police Chiefs Council blames this on an Android update that added the Emergency SOS feature that has devices calling 999 after the power button is pressed five or more times.”Nationally, all emergency services are currently experiencing record high 999 call volumes,” says the Council. “There’s a few reasons for this, but one we think is having a significant impact is an update to Android smartphones.” The update the U.K. police are talking about is the one that released the final version of Android 13 to Android device users last August. # ⚓ NYOB ☛ TeleSign_secretly_profiles_half_of_the_world’s mobile_phone_users⠀⇛ Today, noyb filed a complaint against TeleSign, a US company which profiled millions of phone users. TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells its services to various clients like TikTok, Microsoft or Salesforce. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services for many mobile phone companies. # ⚓ NYOB ☛ Advertising_company_Criteo_fined_€_40_Million for_GDPR_infringements⠀⇛ The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) fined Criteo, a major online advertisement and tracking company in Europe, €40 million for violating the GDPR. This decision is based on complaints filed by noyb and Privacy International in December 2018. The CNIL found that the company failed to comply with data subject rights under the GDPR and could not prove that they obtained valid consent. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Army_has_a_critical_role_in_defence strategic_review’s_‘integrated_force’⠀⇛ We tend to look for winners and losers in any Australian government announcement, and the defence strategic review (DSR) is no exception. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Pratt_&_Whitney_to_build_engine_factory_in Morocco⠀⇛ Pratt & Whitney will launch an affiliate, Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM), in Casablanca, to manufacture detailed static and structural machined parts for various engine models. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Cuban_President_Holds_Meeting_With_His_Serbian Counterpart⠀⇛ “…Díaz-Canel will develop an intense work agenda during his visit to Serbia…” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Bomb_Blast_Kills_Three_People_in_Police_Vehicle in_NE_Kenya⠀⇛ “…the victims are two policemen and an engineer…” # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ AI_as_Sensemaking_for_Public_Comments⠀⇛ To help democracy scale better in the face of growing, increasingly interconnected populations—as well as the wide availability of AI language tools that can generate reams of text at the click of a button—the US will need to leverage AI’s capability to rapidly digest, interpret and summarize this content. # ⚓ Greece ☛ The_Taliban_government_[sic]_runs_on_WhatsApp. There’s_just_one_problem.⠀⇛ There was just one problem: WhatsApp had blocked his account to comply with U.S. sanctions. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Daniel_Ellsberg:_Master_of_War,_Champion_of Peacexs⠀⇛ Ellsberg’s second speech, at the 1962 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor commencement, was delivered by Secretary of State Robert McNamara. The Secretary urged a policy of deterrence whereby the US and Soviets agreed to nuke only military targets and to spare the cities and their populations. This seemed to favor the Americans. Khrushchev raged that “it was deceptive to the American people because bases in the United States were in or near large cities.” As far as the First Secretary was concerned, the speech was saying to him,“that McNamara was somehow trying to make nuclear war seem less bloody and therefore more acceptable,” and said Khrushchev, “To get the population used to the idea that nuclear war will take place.” # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Military_Personnel_Receiving Unsolicited,_Suspicious_Smartwatches⠀⇛ The U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Most_Canadians_don’t_know_about_the_bombing_of_Air India,_the_worst_terrorist_attack_in_Canada’s_history:_poll⠀⇛ The flight from Montreal to London exploded off the Irish coast, making the bombing the deadliest terrorist incident in Canada’s history. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ At_Least_Two_Dead_In_Hungarian_Military_Helicopter Crash_In_Croatia⠀⇛ A Hungarian military helicopter crashed on June 21 during a training mission in neighboring Croatia, killing at least two people on board, the country’s Defense Ministry said. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ US_Media_Blind_to_American_War_Carnage⠀⇛ On the first day of March 2022, visitors to The New York Times homepage saw a headline across the top of their screens in huge capital letters: ROCKET BARRAGE KILLS CIVILIANS It was the kind of breaking-news banner headline that could have referred to countless US missile attacks and other military assaults… o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Daniel_Ellsberg:_The_Establishment’s Whistleblower⠀⇛ The Nixon administration was mustard keen to bang up Ellsberg for what would have been 115 years, and Russo for 35. The charges, absurd reading then as they are now, were for conspiracy, espionage, and larceny. Central to this particularly vicious effort on the part of President Richard Nixon and his inner circle was the release of the Pentagon Papers, a government document running into 7,000 pages that was much at odds with public statements made by respective presidential administrations on US involvement in the Indo-China War. Both men had been analysts and researchers at the RAND Corporation, with the former tasked with nuclear wargaming scenarios. Russo had aided Ellsberg in the mammoth task of copying the papers. The treatment dished out by the US national security state was very much the blueprint for what is taking place against the WikiLeaks founder. Initial indictment, followed by further grand jury hearings, followed by another round of indictments. As Sheinbaum remarked, the absurdity of the charges was self-evident. “Conspiracy against whom?” he asked. “The American people to whom the documents belonged in the first place? The press to whom the Pentagon Papers were given – not sold – so that they could better inform the people on how a succession of administrations had deceived them and wasted this country’s lives, resources, and honor?” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Himalayan_glaciers_could lose_up_to_80%_of_their_ice_due_to_global_warming:_Report⠀⇛ “The glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalaya are a major component of the Earth system. With two billion people in Asia reliant on the water that glaciers and snow here hold, the consequences of losing this cryosphere are too vast to contemplate,” said Izabella Kozol, Icimod’s deputy director general. The melting of glaciers will increase the threat of flash floods, avalanches, and droughts. Last year, Pakistan witnessed deadly floods as a result of the severe heatwave that caused the melting of glaciers and record monsoon rains. Multiple experts blamed climate change for the damage witnessed by the South Asian nation. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Tropical_Storm_Bret_grows stronger_as_eastern_Caribbean_islands_prepare_for_heavy flooding⠀⇛ Tropical Storm Bret is growing stronger as it takes aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that are bracing for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) on Wednesday night and was moving westward across the Atlantic Ocean at 16 mph (26 kph). The storm was located some 290 miles (465 kilometers) east of Barbados and is expected to grow stronger before lashing several eastern Caribbean islands late Thursday at near hurricane strength. Tropical storm warnings were issued for St. Lucia, Dominica and the French Caribbean island of Martinique as officials in the region urged people to prepare. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Crematorium_fills_up_as_heatwave scorches_northern_Indian_town⠀⇛ A major hospital in Uttar Pradesh recorded at least 80 deaths since June 15 as temperatures soared. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Panama_Canal_is_restricting_large_ships because_of_drought⠀⇛ Starting Sunday (June 25), container ships in the Panama Canal will be limited to a depth of 43.5 feet or 13.3 meters. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_ESG_investing_can_better_serve sustainable_development⠀⇛ 2022 revealed several roadblocks preventing ESG from contributing to sustainable development. To change course, more clarity and agreement from both private data providers and from regulators is necessary. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ An_Unexpected_Upset_In_EV_Charging Standards⠀⇛ Last November, Tesla open-sourced parts of its charging infrastructure, not-so-humbly unveiling it as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). It’s finally taking off with a number of manufacturers signing on. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ A_green_transition_that_leaves no_one_behind [Ed: Typical greenwashing from career politicians]⠀⇛ European Commission News Brussels, 21 Jun 2023 A world leaders’ open letter on the occasion of the Paris Summit for a new global financial pact # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Fire_Breaks_Out_At_Romanian_Refinery_On_Black Sea_Coast⠀⇛ A blast followed by a fire occurred on June 21 at Romania’s largest oil refinery, Petromidia, located on the Black Sea coast, Romanian emergency services were quoted by local media ​as saying. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Four_electric_buses_a_step_toward cleaner_campus_fleet⠀⇛ The set, manufactured by New Flyer, includes three 40-foot electric buses and one 60-foot articulated electric bus. The buses will be put into regular service this fall. # ⚓ ACM ☛ Keeping_[Attackers]_Off_the_Electrical_Grid⠀⇛ Today, commercial OT networks in the U.S. that strictly follow the NIST guidelines are more secure, but according to Fuhr, new attack vectors are being opened by the numerous “smart” electric meters rolled out in recent years which, on the positive side, allow grid operators to manage power more efficiently, but on the negative side form new vulnerabilities in the OT control infrastructure. “The proliferation of smart meters and grid- controlled home automation devices is outside the scope of our current research project, and realistically a variety of network configurations are used so there is no single answer, but to employ an overused phrase, the attack surface is certainly increasing,” said Fuhr. # ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Getting_Ready_for_Winter⠀⇛ Even though it’s the middle of summer, we had 2 tonnes of fire wood delivered yesterday. We’re obviously not using our fire at the moment, but when it comes to the long, harsh Welsh winters, you need all the firewood you can get. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Scoot_was_one_of_the_worst_airlines I’ve_flown⠀⇛ But while the Scoot planes we flew were spotless, and some of the cabin crew were great, it wasn’t “budget SIA”. I could nitpick dozens of things, but four things stood out. # ⚓ El País ☛ Binance:_The_last_great_ [cryptocurrency]fraud⠀⇛ Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform. Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the United States. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued both for illegal trading on the stock market. As Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine says, there are two ways to be illegal in this business: one is technical, and the other is stealing. All [cryptocurrency] trades have been technically illegal in the U.S. since the SEC decided that most [cryptocurrency] assets are not commodities, which are tangible consumer goods such as oil or grain. Instead, they are securities: financial products that represent an interest in a company such as bills, bonds or stocks. Under U.S. law, securities are subject to certain obligations and regulations that commodities are not. For example, they must be registered and authorized by the SEC. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Will_The_Lilium_Jet_Work?_A_Deep-Dive_Into The_Physics_Behind_EVTOL_Aircraft⠀⇛ The Lilium Jet is a proposed eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft that the German company Lilium GmbH has claimed it will bring to the market ‘soon’, which would made it the first eVTOL aircraft in the world to enter into commercial service. As anyone who has any experience with VTOL knows, it’s a tricky subject to engineer, let alone when you want to do it fully electric. In a deep- dive video on the Lilium Jet and eVTOL in general, [John Lou] goes through the physics behind VTOL take-off, landing and flight, as well as range and general performance. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Why_didn’t_the_deer_cross_the_road_in Latvia?⠀⇛ The total length of the Latvian State road network is 20 000 kilometers, but overall there are around 70 000 kilometers of different roads in the country. More than 200 road accidents with forest animals were reported last year and many are likely unreported. There are no specially installed animal passes, Latvian Television’s “Vides fakti” reported. # ⚓ YLE ☛ All_it_takes_is_one_spark_–_high_risk_of_forest fires_throughout_Finland⠀⇛ When a forest fire warning is in force, it is forbidden to start an open fire in or near a forest. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Warm_waters_prompt_fishing_permit_suspensions⠀⇛ The sale of fishing permits has been suspended for two sites where water temperatures have risen to critically high levels, especially for salmon. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Colorado_River_water_rights:_Supreme Court_rules_against_Navajo_Nation⠀⇛ The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the Navajo Nation Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The Navajo interpreted an 1868 treaty as ensuring a sufficient supply of water to its community, but the court disagreed. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tipping_Gets_‘More_in_Your_Face,’_and_Not Everyone_Likes_It⠀⇛ It seems to be a point of pride for most Australians that we’re not like the U.S., where the minimum wage is so low for many restaurant workers that consumers are effectively required to subsidize their pay through tips. (The minimum wage here is 21.38 Australian dollars, or $14.34 — about double that of the U.S.) # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Perth_Mint_probed_over_money laundering_compliance⠀⇛ A powerful parliamentary inquiry will examine multiple controversies facing the Perth Mint. The inquiry, set up by WA Liberal senator Dean Smith, will investigate the mint’s compliance with money laundering and terror laws. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Warner_Bros_Discovery_Merger_Gets_Dumber_As Layoffs_Continue_And_Company_Licenses_Streaming_Content_To… Netflix⠀⇛ By now we’ve well established that the series of mergers that began with AT&T’s doomed acquisition of Time Warner and ended with Time Warner’s subsequent spin off and fusion with Discovery was some of the dumbest, most pointless “business” exercises ever conceived by man. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ 30%_of_America’s_homeless_population_is_in California⠀⇛ A_new_study is busting myths about homelessnessin California. # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Toronto_police_are_squatting_on_land_meant for_affordable_housing⠀⇛ Under John Tory, Toronto’s police ducked austerity and blocked housing. Under Mark Saunders, the force would be emboldened # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Asia_stocks_subdued,_Powell_testimony fails_to_surprise⠀⇛ Asian shares are off to a tentative start after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stuck to his recent hawkish tone as investors assess the future rate policy path from the Fed. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was marginally lower at 522.93 in early trade on Thursday. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Competition_watchdog_inspects_Latvia’s_food prices⠀⇛ Elsewhere in the world, food prices are declining, but tn the Baltic States they are growing. According to the Central Statistical Bureau, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by nearly 18% during the year. Representatives of the Competition Council (KP) said during the meeting of the Saeima Submissions Committee on June 21 that they are examining food prices in supermarkets. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_producer_prices_up_4.6%_in_May⠀⇛ Data published on June 21 by the Central Statistical Bureau show that in May 2023, compared to May 2022, the level of producer prices in the Latvian industry increased by 4.6 %. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Live_Nation_Shareholders_Vote_Against $139_Million_Pay_Package_for_CEO_Michael_Rapino⠀⇛ Amid tense scrutiny over its ticketing practices, Live Nation shareholders have voted ‘no’ on the proposed $139 million pay package for CEO Michael Rapino. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ Canadians_will_no_longer_have_access_to_news_content on_Facebook_and_Instagram,_Meta_says⠀⇛ Now that the bill has received royal assent, the Department of Canadian Heritage will draft regulations specifying the application of the act and provide guidance on implementing it. It should take six month for Bill C-18 to come into force. “A free and independent press is fundamental to our democracy,” Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said in a statement. “It levels the playing field by putting the power of big tech in check and ensuring that even our smallest news business can benefit through this regime and receive fair compensation for their work.” # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Backs_Creation_of_Cybersecurity Clinics_With_$20_Million_Donation⠀⇛ Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged $20 million in donations on Thursday to support and expand the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics to introduce thousands of students to potential careers in cybersecurity, while also helping defend small government offices, rural hospitals and nonprofits from hacking. b Pichai said the new initiative addresses both the rising number of cyberattacks — up 38% globally in 2022 – and the lack of candidates trained to stop them. # ⚓ Interesting Engineering ☛ Musk_meets_Modi_and_hints_at ‘significant’_Tesla_investment_in_India⠀⇛ Tesla’s decision to enter one of the biggest markets for electric vehicles has been on hold for the past year after the company and officials in India could not come to an agreement over the sourcing of vehicles. The latter insisted that the cars be made locally, while Tesla wanted to export cars to the market first to test demand. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Let’s_make_something_uplifting’_Why_Russia’s liberal_creatives_seek_grants_from_an_institute_that_pours money_into_online_Kremlin_propaganda⠀⇛ IID was founded in 2015 to “establish dialogue between stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem and the government.” The initiative had come from the information scientist Sergey Plugotarenko (head of Russia’s Association for Electronic Communication, or RAEC, who is also on the board of the pro-Putin All-Russia People’s Front) and his longtime colleague Sergey Grebennikov, who then headed ROTsIT, an organization claiming to “develop and disseminate Internet technologies serving the interests of Russian citizens.” Thanks to their history of good relations with the government, “the two Sergeys” (as others sometimes called them behind their backs) secured the support of Vyacheslav Volodin, who was then first deputy chief of staff in the Kremlin. Volodin gave the green light, and IID was launched, with the intent that it would consult the government on “Internet- related questions.” # ⚓ Robert Reich ☛ Does_the_Constitution_Ban_Trump_from_Running Again? Donald_Trump…⠀⇛ Donald Trump should not be allowed on the ballot. Section_3_of_the_14th_Amendment prohibits anyone who has held public office and taken an oath to protect the Constitution from holding office again if they “have engaged in insurrection” against the United States. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_Trial_Setting_Could_Provide Conservative_Jury_Pool⠀⇛ If Judge Aileen Cannon sticks to her initial decision to hold the trial in Fort Pierce, Fla., the jury would be drawn largely from counties that Donald Trump won handily in his previous campaigns. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Biden_rolls_out_the_red_carpet_for_Indian_PM Modi’s_White_House_visit⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to deepen defense and technology cooperation between their countries during Modi’s official visit to the White House, despite lingering concerns about human rights in India. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Indian_Dissidents_Have_Had_It_With_America Praising_Modi⠀⇛ To support the defenders of India’s embattled democracy, just tell the truth. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Modi’s_Visit_to_the_US_Whitewashes_India’s Far-Right_Violence⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York ahead of his first official state visit to the United States in almost a decade. The trip will include a dinner with President Joe Biden, a congressional address, and an invitation-only event to speak to the Indian- American diaspora. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Does_Ro_Khanna_Want_Modi_to_Address Congress?⠀⇛ On June 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be in Washington, D.C., for his first official state visit. And US political elites are busy preparing for his fete. The prime minister will address a joint session of Congress and attend a state dinner in his honor at the White House. This will only be President Joe Biden’s third state dinner. Just a few years ago—from 2005 to 2014—the US barred Modi from entering the country because of his alleged role as Gujarat’s chief minister in the 2002 Gujarat riots in which nearly 2,000 Indians, most of whom were Muslim, were murdered. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Dangerous_Reality_of_Modi’s_India⠀⇛ Mr. Modi’s version of India is no less skewed than Donald Trump’s of the United States, even if Mr. Modi has been more successful at getting the media and global elite to buy into it. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Modi’s_State_Visit:_Biden_Embraces_Indian Leader_Despite_Rights_Crackdown⠀⇛ President Joe Biden is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a four-day state visit this week amid growing concerns about the Indian leader’s human rights record. Modi has been prime minister since 2014, during which time he has cracked down on dissent, curtailed the free press, targeted Muslims and other minorities and pushed an aggressive form of Hindu nationalism that violates the pluralistic vision of modern India’s founders. For years, Modi was banned from even entering the United States over his role in anti-Muslim riots in 2002 that left over 1,000 dead in Gujarat, where Modi was the chief minister. Despite criticism of the state visit from some progressive lawmakers, the White House sees India as a key partner in countering Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region. We go to Mumbai to speak with Rana Ayyub, Indian journalist and global opinions writer for The Washington Post. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Why_Pakistan_army_is_targeting_Imran_Khan’s party⠀⇛ Who’s responsible for the May 9 riots in Pakistan? Some Pakistanis say the army’s furor at former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party is misdirected. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Pentagon_documents_leak_suspect_Teixeira_pleads not_guilty_in_US_court⠀⇛ An Air National Guardsman accused of leaking US military secrets pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six federal counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to national defense, a court filing showed. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_airman_suspected_of_leaking_classified documents_pleads_not_guilty_in_federal_court⠀⇛ Jack Teixeira, the US airman suspected of leaking classified government documents, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday before a federal judge in a Massachusetts courtroom. Teixeira is charged with six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Cuban_President_Miguel_Díaz-Canel_Arrives_in France⠀⇛ “with regret we have learned of the unfortunate explosion that occurred this afternoon in the center of Paris…” # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ Congress_Cites_Records_Obtained_by American_Oversight_that_Show_Durham_Investigation’s Politicization⠀⇛ # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ In_the_Records:_A_Trump_Political Appointee’s_Involvement_in_the_Durham_Investigation⠀⇛ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ EU-US_joint_statement_following_the EU-US_Ministerial_on_Justice_and_Home_Affairs⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Stockholm, 21 Jun 2023 1. On 21 June 2023, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Stockholm. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Brazilian_President_Meets_With_Pope_Francis⠀⇛ After his visit to Italy, Lula da Silva will leave for Paris to attend the summit on a new global financial pact. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Sierra_Leone_opposition_party_protests_Electoral Commission⠀⇛ Opposition-led protests broke out in Sierra Leone on Wednesday amid growing tensions surrounding the country’s presidential elections, set to take place next weekend, according to local JURIST sources. In support of the All People’s Congress, Sierra Leone’s leading opposition party, protesters in the capital city of Freetown demonstrated against the country’s election authorities. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_blames_pandemic_for the_city’s_drop_in_international_competitiveness_rankings⠀⇛ Hong Kong has been ranked seventh in competitiveness among 64 economic entities, falling two places from year, according to the latest report by Switzerland’s International Institute for Management Development (IMD). # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Hunter_Biden_Plea_Deal_Leaves_House Republicans_in_a_Pickle⠀⇛ The White House can now point out that it let the legal process take its course, which is what has happened. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ “The_Final_Battle”:_A_Trip_through_Trump’s America⠀⇛ Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking another term in the White House. A trip through Republican-controlled states reveals just how radically America has already changed. Can the country survive a second Trump tenure? # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Trump_Seems_to_Be_Afraid,_Very_Afraid⠀⇛ That was the big revelation of his interview with Fox’s Bret Baier. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Should_Joe_Biden_Pardon_Donald_Trump?⠀⇛ According to Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, if the President “wants to deliver on his promise to heal the country, he could do so with one action.” # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Trump_is_discussing_his_criminal_case_openly. Can_he_do_that?⠀⇛ In his first televised interview since his indictment for hoarding classified documents, former President Donald Trump discussed the case with Fox News host Bret Baier. Speaking publicly about a legal case is unusual and risky, according to legal experts. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ House_Censures_Adam_Schiff_Over_His_Role Investigating_Trump⠀⇛ The move by the G.O.P.-led House was the first in what could be a series of votes seeking to punish those whom Republicans have deemed enemies of the party. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Former_F.B.I._Analyst_Goes_to_Prison_for Taking_Classified_Documents⠀⇛ Like former President Trump, the former analyst was accused of violating the Espionage Act, taking home hundreds of classified documents and being unhelpful. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Gaps_Between_Media_and_Reality⠀⇛ Readers share examples of media portrayals that are at odds with their own life experiences. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Googling_‘abortion_clinic_near_me’?_The_top result_is_often_an_anti-abortion_clinic⠀⇛ When people are looking for abortion services, they often turn to Google, searching a phrase like “abortion clinic near me” or “planned parenthood.” Yet the ads they’ll see at the top of the Google search results are often not abortion providers at all, but instead misleading ads for anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” — facilities that use various tactics to dissuade or delay pregnant people from getting an abortion. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Malaysia_Says_It_Will_Take_Legal Action_Against_Meta_Over_Harmful_Content_on_Facebook⠀⇛ The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission said Facebook has recently been plagued by a “a significant volume of undesirable content” relating to sensitive issues on race, religion and royalty as well as defamation, impersonation, online gambling and scam advertisements. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zhenya_Berkovich_is_being_prosecuted_on_terrorism- related_charges._But_the_Internet_is_up_in_arms_because_she calls_herself_a_‘directoress.’_Why_do_Russian_feminists_use ‘feminitives’?⠀⇛ One of the critics of the rhetoric of recognition exemplified by the feminitives is the American philosopher Nancy Fraser. She does not believe that inclusive language is enough to solve society’s structural problems. “We are facing,” she writes, “a new constellation in the grammar of political claims-making — and one that is disturbing on two counts.” [...] # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Turkish_journalist_Sedef_Kabaş_facing_new_trial_for ‘insulting’_President_Erdoğan⠀⇛ During the June 22 hearing, which a CPJ representative attended, Kabaş’s lawyers asked to take the case to another court after the current one denied their plea to either dismiss the case or acquit the journalist; the court delayed the second hearing in her case until November 16, 2023, to give Kabaş’s lawyers time to justify that request. Kabaş was arrested for the same charge over her on- air comments in January 2022. She was found guilty and sentenced to two years and four months in prison, but was released pending appeal on March 11, 2022. Insulting Turkey’s president can carry a prison sentence of up to four years, with an added penalty if the insult was made in public, according to Article 299 of the Turkish penal code. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Reddit_Tells_Mods_That_Protesting_By_Changing Sub_To_NSFW_Violates_The_Rules⠀⇛ The enshittification of Reddit continues. Yesterday we wrote about the next move from protesting mods to switch their subs to NSFW, which strips those subreddits of ads, and how Reddit was experimenting with removing the mods who did that. For what it’s worth, just a few days ago, Reddit insisted in a comment that it wasn’t “threatening” mods with removal, and then just days later it literally did remove the mods, so nice going Reddit comms: you’ve completely fucked over whatever credibility you might have had. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Germany_domestic_intelligence_agency_reports extremist_crime_at_record_high⠀⇛ German Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser and President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) Thomas Haldenwang unveiled the BfV’s annual report on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing threat of extremism in Germany as the number of crimes committed by political extremists reached a record high in 2022. # ⚓ Primary_school_staff_suspended_in_İstanbul_after_‘rainbow decorations’⠀⇛ The suspension of the teachers came after a tweet by the former mayor of Ankara. İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Committee has expressed support for the affected teachers. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Volunteer_Yale_Psych_Prof’s_Nonrenewal_for Publicly_Diagnosing_Trump_&_Dershowitz_Doesn’t_Violate_Conn. Law,⠀⇛ holds the Second Circuit. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Can_a_Florida_School_District_Ban_a_Children’s Book_About_Gay_Penguins?⠀⇛ The answer’s more complicated than you might think. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Scaling_trust_on_the_web⠀⇛ The Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web’s report captures analysis of the systems gaps and critical opportunities that will define how the next generation of online spaces will be constructed. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Europe’s_best-selling_newspaper_is_cutting_jobs and_looking_ahead_to_AI⠀⇛ A wave of job cutshitting German tabloid Bild, Europe’s best-selling newspaper, are just a taste of what’s to come as even print publications prioritize digital media and embrace_artificial intelligence. [...] In a memo to staff first reported by German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine on June 19, Bild’s parent company, Axel Springer, shared plans for a reorganization that will involve the loss of some 200 roles. Bild, which currently employs about 1,000 people, will discontinue the publishing of six of its 18 regional editions, and close two- thirds of its regional offices. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_Seeks_19-Year_Sentence_For_Daghestani Journalist,_Co-Defendants_Charged_With_Financing_Terrorism⠀⇛ A Russian prosecutor on June 22 asked for a 19-year sentence for reporter Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev and his two co-defendants from the North Caucasus region and Daghestan on charges of financing terrorism that the three men and their supporters reject as politically motivated. [...] # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_court_rejects_US_journalist’s_appeal_for release_ahead_of_espionage_trial⠀⇛ The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the newspaper that employs Gershkovich, also commented on the court’s ruling. They said, “Although the outcome was expected, it is no less an outrage that his detention continues to be upheld. Evan has been wrongfully detained for more than 12 weeks for nothing more than doing his job as a journalist. We continue to demand his immediate release.” # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Haitian_television_station_owner_disappears_days after_brief_abduction_of_his_journalist_wife⠀⇛ The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Haitian authorities to investigate the reported kidnapping of Pierre-Louis Opont, the president of Haiti’s independent Télé Pluriel channel 44, and the brief abduction of his journalist wife Marie Lucie Bonhomme. The disappearance of Opont on Tuesday, June 20, came days after Bonhomme, a veteran reporter for Haiti’s radio station Vision 2000, was abducted from her home for several hours, according to news reports and Bonhomme. # ⚓ New Eastern Europe ☛ “Justice_is_the_best_prevention”⠀⇛ On February 25th 2018, the bodies of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were found in their home in Veľká Mača, not far from Bratislava. The murder shocked the country, sparking the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism and leading to a political crisis that would culminate on March 15th with the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico. On May 19th, the entrepreneur Márian Kočner, the suspected mastermind behind the killing, was acquitted by the Special Criminal Court. As the country approaches parliamentary elections later this year, we discussed the current situation in Slovakia with Matt Sarnecki, the director of the related film called “The Killing of a Journalist”. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Reporters_Convicted_of_‘Trespass’_for_Doing_Their Jobs⠀⇛ The guilty verdict came the same day the Justice Department blasted Minneapolis for harassing the press. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘The_damage_has_already_been_done’: Hong_Kong_journalist_Bao_Choy_on_winning_a_battle_but_not_the war⠀⇛ After leaving Hong Kong’s top court on a warm June morning, Bao Choy was overwhelmed by a mixture of jubilation and sadness. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_finds_government_is_not_obligated to_secure_Navajo_Tribe_water_access⠀⇛ In writing the 5-4 majority opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh rested on a strict reading of the treaty. The court found that while there is express language regarding water rights via groundwater, rivers, streams, lakes and springs, there was no language regarding the government’s duty to secure water for the tribe. Ultimately, the court held that the 1868 treaty “contained no ‘rights-creating or duty-imposing’ language that imposed a duty on the United States to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Tribe.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Protecting_Marine_Life_Also_Benefits_the People_Nearby,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ Protecting coastal areas of the ocean from fishing, mining and other human activity can also help people living nearby, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Nature Sustainability. People living close to these areas had better food security and greater household wealth, the study found. The region studied is the Mesoamerican coral reef system, which stretches just off Central America’s eastern coast for about 600 miles from Mexico south to Honduras. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ Abolish_Frontex:_Criticism_of_mentioning_activists in_Europol’s_“Trend_Report”_on_Terrorism⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ 50_Years_Later,_the_UpStairs_Lounge_Fire_Is More_Important_to_Remember_Than_Ever⠀⇛ Fifty years ago, on June 24, 1973, an arsonist set the UpStairs Lounge, a queer nightclub in New Orleans’ French Quarter, ablaze. When the flames cleared, 32 people were dead and another 15 were injured. The attack would stand as the largest act of mass murder against the LGBTQ+ community until the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Ted_Kaczynski_We_Hardly_Knew_Ye⠀⇛ However, even with those legendary stats and all the hyped-up true crime mythology that comes with them, at the end of another crowded news day, Ted Kaczynski was still just another number in America’s perpetually swelling human zoo and after the world took a moment to spit on his grave with the cameras rolling, they gleefully returned to their business-as-usual of masturbating to celebrity car crash footage while setting the rainforest on fire. Maybe I’m the sick one here, but I just can’t seem to bring myself to join them back in the daily grind. Something about leaving that broken old man hanging in his cell gives me a dull ache in the pit of my heart. I won’t sit here and try to pretend that Ted Kaczynski was some kind of folk hero. He was a killer and most of his victims were just innocent civilians. So, why then should I mourn the death of such a ghastly creature? If I had to answer this vexing question in the simplest of terms, I would say that it’s because Ted was a fellow outsider and in spite of all his many sins, he was also right about far more things than any truly evil person ever could be. Burn me at the stake if you must but I feel that this lonesome bastard has at the very least earned himself the right to one obituary that acknowledges the uncomfortable fact that he was indeed a human being. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Student_Monitoring_Tools_Should_Not_Flag_LGBTQ+ Keywords⠀⇛ But in practice, these flags don’t work very well—many of the terms flagged by these student monitoring applications are often ambiguous, implicating whole swathes of the net that contain benign content. Worse still, these tools can alert teachers or parents to content that indicates something highly personal about the student—like the phrase “am I gay”—in a context that implies such a phrase is dangerous. Numerous reports show that the regular flagging of LGBTQ+ content creates a harmful atmosphere for students, some of whom have been outed because of it. This is particularly problematic when school personnel or family members do not understand or support a queer identity.  # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Blood-Quantum_Laws_Are_Splintering_My Tribe⠀⇛ The rules were supposed to preserve my community. Instead they are slowly cutting people out of it. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Hackers_Release_Documents_Reportedly Showing_Raisi_Approved_Funds_To_Suppress_Unrest⠀⇛ A group of hackers has reportedly leaked government documents suggesting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi approved the use of at least 100 trillion Iranian rials ($200 million) to put down protests during the recent nationwide unrest. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Waiting_for_the_Justices⠀⇛ We’re covering the coming affirmative action ruling, the search for a submersible and Hunter Biden. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Hunter_Biden:_President’s_Son_Takes_Plea Deal_on_Tax_&_Gun_Charges,_But_Legal_Trouble_May_Not_Be Over⠀⇛ Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, is pleading guilty to federal tax offenses and a separate felony gun charge for which he is avoiding prosecution, according to a plea agreement with the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The deal caps a multiyear probe by the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Delaware. As a result, Hunter Biden is unlikely to spend any time behind bars despite the sweeping investigation into his personal and business conduct that Republicans have attempted to portray as unethical influence peddling directly implicating the president in corruption. But is this the end of Hunter Biden’s legal trouble? We speak with The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein about the plea deal, as well as what other evidence the FBI may have about Hunter Biden. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ It’s_Official:_The_DOJ_Stalled_the Investigation_Into_Donald_Trump⠀⇛ On Monday morning, The Washington Post published a devastating story about attempts by leadership at the Department of Justice—including, most notably, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Chris Wray—to avoid prosecuting Donald Trump. The story exposes how the DOJ quashed efforts to aggressively pursue Trump and other politically connected Republicans for their roles in attacking the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and instead adopted a more “cautious” approach aimed at avoiding the appearance of partisanship. Garland, it would seem, cared more about appearing fair (to Republicans) than seeking justice against the Republicans who tried to overthrow the government. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Let’s_Stop_Casually_Comparing_Donald_Trump_to Eugene_Debs⠀⇛ Donald Trump is in a world of legal trouble, and that’s inspired widespread speculation about whether the frequently indicted former president could end up running for a second term from a prison cell. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kurdish_Prisoner_Reportedly_Executed_In_Iran⠀⇛ Human rights groups say Hayman Mostafaei, a Kurdish prisoner, was executed in the early hours of June 21 at the Sanandaj Central Prison in western Iran. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ WATCH:_Finding_The_Better_Way⠀⇛ In June of 2023, James Corbett delivered two presentations at The Better Way conference in Bath, England: “Between The Raindrops” on the topic “From Electrosmog to Nature’s Frequencies” and “The Limits of My Language” on the topic “From Thought Control to Free Thought.” This is the recording of those presentations. If you couldn’t afford the … # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Largest_and_Fastest_Religious_Shift_in America_Is_Well_Underway⠀⇛ We’re dechurching at a rapid clip. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Paul_Singer_Sets_Fishing_Record_by_Catching Two-Hundred-Pound_Supreme_Court_Justice⠀⇛ The billionaire revealed that the jurist was “much easier to catch” than he had anticipated. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Reddit_Gave_Its_Moderators_Freedom—And Power⠀⇛ A series of recent protests reveal just how much the site depends on its moderators’ free labor. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Eighteen_Belarusian_Activists_Handed_Lengthy_Prison Terms⠀⇛ A court in Belarus has sentenced self-exiled opposition activist Vadzim Prakopyeu to 25 years in prison on multiple charges, including allegedly coordinating an attempted arson attack at the house of a pro-government lawmaker in June 2021. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Republika_Srpska_Assembly_Votes_To_No_Longer Publish_Decisions_Of_Bosnia_High_Representative⠀⇛ The National Assembly of the Republika Srpska has adopted changes in the law which imply that decisions by the high representative in Bosnia- Herzegovina will no longer be recognized. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hun_Sen_likes_proposal_to_build_parks_honoring_his ‘win-win’_policy_to_end_civil_war⠀⇛ But critics see it as a waste of money and suspect he will use the project to pump up image ahead of July vote. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar’s_civilian_death_toll_climbs_amid_soldier massacres,_bloody_clashes⠀⇛ Killings are happening where fighting is fiercest. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Vice_UK_staff_to_strike_for_two_days_over redundancy_terms⠀⇛ Press Gazette understands 23 jobs at Vice are at risk of redundancy. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Census_reveals_total_number_of_journalists and_PRs:_More_than_half_female⠀⇛ There are about 13,000 more PRs in England and Wales than there are journalists. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Lessons_from_ITV_on_how_news_outlets_should cover_their_own_crises⠀⇛ What ITV, the BBC and The Guardian have done right – or wrong – in recent crises about themselves. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ City_Council_bans_traffic_stops_for_minor traffic_infractions,_initiates_the_bidding_process_for unarmed_crisis_response_team⠀⇛ The Ann Arbor City Council met at Larcom City Hall Monday evening to pass the driving equality ordinance, which would prohibit police from conducting traffic stops for certain minor traffic violations including cracked windshields, cracked taillights or expired registration tags on its first read. # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘John_Wayne_Was_a Nazi’_By_Fucked_Up_&_The_Halluci_Nation⠀⇛ The song challenged the celebrated actor for his bigotry and role in helping to prop up an oppressive colonial system. It refers to his movies that often portrayed Wayne as a heroic cowboy fighting against the villainous Native Americans. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ SCOTUS_Upheld_ICWA_But_Questions_Remain_for Native_American_Families⠀⇛ On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act. The decision, by a 7- 2 vote, meant that the law will continue to require giving preference to placing adoptable Native American children with Native families. Kathryn Fort, director of the Indian Law Clinic at the Michigan State University College of Law, represented tribes who appealed after a federal judge in Texas declared ICWA unconstitutional in 2018. She’d spent months anticipating that the Supreme Court would make major changes to the law or even dismantle it. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Seven_Pakistanis_Arrested_For_Alleged_Key_Role_In Migrant_Ship_That_Sank_Off_Greece,_Leaving_500_Missing⠀⇛ Pakistani authorities said on June 21 that they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week’s sinking of an overcrowded smuggling vessel off Greece that left more than 500 migrants missing, including Pakistanis. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ New_Zealand_Immigration_Minister_Resigns, Conflicts_of_Interest⠀⇛ “As Minister of Immigration, Michael made the decision to include telecommunications technicians on the immigration Green List…” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Superyacht_Gave_a_Lifeline_to_100 Migrants_Thrown_Into_the_Sea⠀⇛ A $175 million vessel responded to a distress call and helped rescue survivors in one of the Mediterranean’s worst wrecks in decades, reflecting the new inequality of the seas. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Hopes_of_a_Better_Life_Ended_on_a Migrant_Ship_Off_Greece⠀⇛ About two dozen of those on the fishing vessel that capsized off Greece came from Bandli, a community in northeastern Pakistan with a long history of young men chasing a brighter future abroad. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Immigration_to_Finland_continues_to_be high_–_interest_in_studying_in_Finland_is_growing⠀⇛ Finland has experienced a significant increase in immigration, primarily driven by individuals moving to the country for work or education with their families. Unlike other parts of Europe, Finland has not seen a surge in applications for international protection. These findings are highlighted in the Finnish Immigration Services’ latest report on immigration titled “Immigration_to_Finland.” # ⚓ YLE ☛ Immigration_hardliner_Halla-aho_elected_as_Finland’s Speaker_of_Parliament⠀⇛ With new speakers and cabinet ministers sworn in, Finland’s new legislature and government will finally get down to work, nearly three months after the election. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] The Strategist ☛ Could_Russia_deliver_on_the threat_to_cut_the_US_and_Europe_off_from_the_[Internet]?⠀⇛ Undersea cables, also known as submarine cables, are the physical infrastructure that connects the digital world. Hundreds of fibre-optic cables, some no thicker than garden hoses, are laid out across the ocean floor, enabling the real-time global transmission of data and communications signals. These cables facilitate around 99% of [Internet] traffic as well as the telephone calls, data transfers and other telecommunications that enable modern life to function. The first undersea telegraph cable was laid in 1858; today, there are almost 400, most of which are commercially owned and operated. While Medvedev’s threat may have just been sabre- rattling, if Russia followed through on it and cut undersea cables, the consequences would be immediate and widespread. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ It_Takes_6_Clicks_To_Cancel_Amazon_Prime_and_the FTC’s_New_Lawsuit_Says_That’s_Too_Many⠀⇛ The ideal number of clicks to cancel an online subscription may be four or five instead of six, but we don’t need government to make that decision. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ FTC_sues_Amazon_over_‘tricking_people_into_Prime subscriptions’⠀⇛ “Consumers had to first locate the cancellation flow, which Amazon made difficult. “Once they located the cancellation flow, they were redirected to multiple pages that presented several offers to continue the subscription at a discounted price, to simply turn off the auto-renew feature, or to decide not to cancel. “Only after clicking through these pages could consumers finally cancel the service.” The FTC also alleged that Amazon attempted to delay and hinder its investigation in multiple instances. Amazon has not yet issued any public statement about the FTC move. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ FTC_Sues_Amazon_Over_Tricking_Users_Into Signing_Up_for_Prime⠀⇛ The Commission alleges that Amazon Prime’s “manipulative” enrollment and “labyrinthine” cancellation processes are illegal. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Federal_Trade_Commission_sues_Amazon_over deceptive_subscription_practices⠀⇛ The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued retail platform Amazon.com Wednesday over allegations that Amazon deceived users into purchasing renewable subscriptions to its Prime service, which allows customers to save on delivery fees. # ⚓ NPR ☛ FTC_sues_Amazon_for_‘tricking_and_trapping’_people_in Prime_subscriptions⠀⇛ Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging the company for years “tricked” people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel. \ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ FTC_sues_Amazon_over_Prime_sign-up_and cancellation_interfaces⠀⇛ The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today sued Amazon.com Inc. over the subscription management interfaces of its Prime service. Introduced in 2005, Prime provides access to free shipping, discounts and other benefits for a monthly fee. The service reached 100 million users in 2018. According to Amazon, it passed 200 million users about three years later. ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Hearing_Over_Microsoft’s_Takeover_of_Activision_Blizzard_Begins, With_Bigwigs_Set_to_Testify⠀⇛ Microsoft’s $68.7 billion bid to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard has arrived in court. An evidentiary hearing that pits both tech giants against the Federal Trade Commission began at 8:30 A.M. Pacific (11:30 A.M. Eastern) on Thursday morning. Big money and an industry-wide restructuring are at stake over the corporate merger— which has stoked pushback globally. In the first few hours of the proceedings, a minor bombshell has already dropped—an unsealed email that could undermine the arguments of the merger’s main opponent, Sony. ⚓ [Old] Time ☛ Why_We_Should_All_Be_Worried_About_‘Chokepoint_Capitalism’⠀⇛ Chokepoint Capitalism is the title of a new book co-authored by Doctorow, an [Internet] freedom activist, and Rebecca Giblin, a scholar at the University of Melbourne. The pair coined the term to describe what they say is the defining feature of the modern economy: corporations weaponizing their power to crush competition and lock in customers. The idea behind free market capitalism—that firms would compete fairly and thus drive prices down—has been corrupted in practice, Giblin and Doctorow argue. Chokepoint capitalism, they write, ultimately results in higher prices for customers and lower wages for workers. At the same time, the system diverts record profits to corporations, which they can reinvest to further cement their power. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Gannett_is_piling_onto_the_antitrust_claims_against_Google⠀⇛ Gannett, the largest owner of newspapers in the US, is suing Google, alleging that the tech company’s dominance over the digital advertising market violates federal antitrust law. ⚓ Quartz ☛ California_enlisted_the_likes_of_Amazon,_eBay,_and_Etsy_to_fight organized_retail_theft⠀⇛ California Attorney General Rob Bonta is gathering a squad of sorts to fight organized retail theft. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ European Commission ☛ InvestEU:_EIF_to_facilitate_up_to_€280 million_in_new_financing_to_Czech_and_Slovakian_SMEs_and_mid-caps by_Komerční_banka [Ed: But EU is ATTACKING SMEs. See what it did this month with the ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL Unified Patent Court]⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Luxembourg, 21 Jun 2023 European Investment Fund guarantees will support debt financing for about 6,500 micro [...] * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Is_KOKOMO_for_Fresh_Fruits_Confusable With_KOKOMO_for_Wine?⠀⇛ The USPTO refused to register the mark KOKOMO for “Fresh fruits and vegetables; live plants, namely, live table grape vines; live plant material, namely, live table grape vine plant material; all of the foregoing excluding tomatoes and field corn, rye grass and perennial rye grass” in Class 31, finding confusion likely with the identical mark registered for “wine.” We know that when the marks are identical, a lesser degree of similarity between the involved goods is needed to support a likelihood of confusion refusal. How do you think this one came out? In_re_International_Fruit_Genetics,_LLC, Serial No. 88711163 (June 15, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. Lynch). * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Specimens_of_Fancy_Turning_(1869)⠀⇛ Thirty albumen silver prints of designs created through ornamental lathework. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ How_Much_Does_Spotify_Pay_for_1_Million Streams?_The_Answer_In_2023_Is_Downright_Depressing⠀⇛ How much does Spotify pay for 1 million streams? The answer in 2023 is increasingly depressing — just ask Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth. If you’re wondering how much Spotify pays for a million streams, the answer has only gotten worse since we covered a significant spreadsheet of royalties way back in 2016. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ What_to_Do_About_Fake_Drake_Songs⠀⇛ Generative A.I. has become very good at imitating famous pop stars. How should musicians respond? o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ RIAA_Targets_‘AI_Hub’_Discord_Users_Over Copyright_Infringement⠀⇛ ‘AI Hub’ is a rapidly growing Discord server where users share guides and AI models, including voice models of major musicians. The RIAA suggests that the server is dedicated to copyright infringement and wants it shut down. Through a DMCA subpoena, the anti-piracy group further asks Discord to disclose the identities of several users. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Pirate_IPTV:_Police_Target_13_Suspects,_Seize 620K_Euros_in_Cash/Crypto⠀⇛ Italian police say they have targeted 13 people in Italy and Germany suspected of selling access to pirate IPTV services. Italian police units collaborated with their counterparts in Germany, with international judicial cooperation channels coordinated by Eurojust. Police say they seized over 620,000 euros in cash and crypto, and shut down 60 Telegram channels. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Megaupload_Fugitive_Arrested_By_Armed_Police_11 Years_After_The_Raid⠀⇛ Since 2012, Kim Dotcom has been fighting extradition to the United States where he faces serious charges related to cloud storage site Megaupload. During that time, very little has been said about Megaupload graphic designer, Julius Bencko. A wanted man in the U.S., Bencko was arrested this month by armed police in the Czech Republic, who filmed the event and published it online. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6989 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 73 seconds to (re)generate ⟲