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The #NYTimes is failing its obligation to serve its customers and the public in general.
Instead of showing #Trump as he is, they are #Sanewashing him and downplaying his #Fascist tendencies.
HT: @thetnholler
#Journalism #Press #Media #News #USA #Politics #USPol #GOP #Authoritarianism
Venezuela has cancelled passports of dozens of activists and journalists
Rights group in Caracas says at least 40 people affected, as Maduro government continues clampdown on oppositionGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Thousands rally at Christian nationalist event in DC to ‘turn hearts back to God’
Jenny Donnelly, leader of anti-trans Don’t Mess With Our Kids, bills first pre-election event as rallying call for mothersAlice Herman (The Guardian)
#MiddleEastWar
#GeoPol #Lebanon #Israel
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"‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern #Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go #breakingnews #news"
As I was explaining in this thread 1), #European and #Israeli security interest have begun to diverge, not to say be diametrically opposed.
The millions of refugees caused by the #ArabSpring and the war in #Syria a decade ago and the ensuing waves of refugees have caused huge...
‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go
Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation ordersBethan McKernan (The Guardian)
In a State With #School #Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them
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Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in #Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the costs of #transportation, meals and uniforms.
#News #Education #Parenting #Students #PrivateSchools #Learning #Family #WorkingClass #Teachers #Kids
Arizona’s Low-Income Families Aren’t Using School Vouchers
Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the costs of transportation, meals and uniforms.ProPublica
Poland to temporarily suspend asylum rights amid Belarus border tensions
The move aims to curb a border crisis that Warsaw says has been orchestrated by Minsk and its ally Russia.Al Jazeera
“Minnesota nice, whether represented in policies or in being kind to neighbors, is a worthy ideal,” writes a scholar who has studied the experience of Vietnamese refugees in Minnesota.
But “...the trope of Minnesota nice has a more complex history – especially when it comes to nonwhite people.”
https://theconversation.com/the-contradictions-of-minnesota-nice-236751
#USPolitics #TimWalz #Midwest #Refugees #News
The contradictions of ‘Minnesota nice’
While Americans like to think of themselves as kind, generous people, many refugees would beg to differ.The Conversation
More Conservatives Choose Kamala Harris Over Trump!
Charlie Sykes, among the most prominent conservative voices in Wisconsin for over two decades, has publicly announced he will vote for Kamala Harris this upcoming elections.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://www.latintimes.com/kamala-harris-gains-another-prominent-conservative-endorsement-562007
Kamala Harris Gains Another Prominent Conservative Endorsement
Former conservative radio host Charlie Sykes explained why he'll vote Democrat this coming electionDemian Bio (Latin Times)
Hackers take control of #robot vacuums in multiple cities, yell racial slurs
The PIN code system protecting the robot's video feed — and remote control feature — was also known to be faulty, and the warning sound that is meant to play when the #camera is being watched was able to be disabled from afar.These #security issues could explain how attackers took control of multiple robots in separate locations, and how they could've silently surveilled their victims once they'd gotten in.
#cybersecurity #news #hack #hacker #privacy #surveillance #Software #vulnerability #Problem #fail #economy #technology
Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple cities, yell racial slurs
Ecovacs robot vacuums in multiple US cities were hacked in the space of a few days, with the attacker physically controlling them and yelling obscenities through their onboard speakers.Julian Fell (ABC News)
Trump was asked about raising his kids. He went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump
Trump was asked about raising his kids. He went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty
Trump explained why fentanyl-related offenses should receive the death penalty when asked about his kidsKatie Hawkinson (The Independent)
Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief
In a sane world it would be Watergate-level news.
In a Trump-cancerous US, it's just a typical Friday.
Ponder for a moment the damage Trump has done to our democracy with this being the case!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking
In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
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From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.
#News #Texas #Politics #Government #Election2024
Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government
From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.ProPublica
Can you go 9 for 9 in today's #news #quiz? It's a hard one.
Here's the first question: The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists who used machine learning to better understand how proteins do what?
Check your answer and try the full quiz:
https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437
#Newstodon #NewstodonFriday
The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz
Test your knowledge with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories.The Conversation
- Wash (0%, 0 votes)
- Rinse (0%, 0 votes)
- Fold (92%, 78 votes)
- Wrinkle (7%, 6 votes)
The Devotee and the Angry Saint - Study in the Inner Workings of God
#lordkrishna #krishna #hindu #hinduism #hindumythology #india #news #mastodon
https://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/ambarisha/
The Devotee and the Angry Saint - Study in the Inner Workings of God
Narrates the story of Ambarisha, a true devotee of Lord Krishna and his encounter with sage Durvasa.ExoticIndiaArt
FRIDGE SAVES MAN IN OCEAN!
A fisherman found himself in the open ocean during Hurricane Milton
The US Coast Guard rescued a fisherman whose boat ran aground 30 miles off the coast.
The man had not been in contact for 24 hours.
He was found in the Gulf of Mexico, holding onto a refrigerator.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #hurricane
#Israeli forces fire on UN #peacekeepers in #Lebanon
Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1155551
On Wednesday, #IDF soldiers deliberately fired at and disabled the position’s perimeter-monitoring cameras, UNIFIL said, adding that the IDF also deliberately fired on UNP 1-32A, where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the conflict began, damaging lighting and a relay station.
#uno #news #conflict #MiddleEast #war #military #fail #problem #peacekeeper
Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which they patrol.UN News
LG Smart TVs, including OLEDs, now show screensaver ads
Source: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?id=1727255253
Do you remember the dystopia of #Bladerunner? You were bombarded by neon #advertising everywhere in a gloomy city. Apparently, this is exactly what the #digital #economy dreams of. Consumers who can no longer save themselves from advertising. Who voluntarily buys such devices?
#tv #business #ad #entertainment #consum #buy #Problem #news #Hardware #future #capitalism
LG Smart TVs, including OLEDs, now show screensaver ads
Turning your TV into a digital billboardFlatpanelsHD
#axios #news #usnews
Green energy firms promise more than £24bn of new investment in Britain
Industry bosses to meet prime minister before government’s international investment summit next weekJillian Ambrose (The Guardian)
Trump demands CBS be stripped of licence over edited Harris interview
FCC chair denounces ex-president’s threats and denies possibility of broadcast station’s licence being revokedRobert Tait (The Guardian)
https://theconversation.com/us-inflation-rate-fell-to-2-4-in-september-heres-what-that-means-for-interest-rates-and-markets-240872
#news #inflation #economy
US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what that means for interest rates and markets
Fed policymakers will be paying close attention to the latest data as their next policy meeting draws nearer.The Conversation
People who choose to stay in a #hurricane aren’t just being stubborn or over-confident.
In many ways, evacuating is a privilege. It requires money, planning, transportation, access to accurate information and perhaps most importantly – the life experience and trust to believe that evacuating is better than staying put.
https://theconversation.com/evacuating-in-disasters-like-hurricane-milton-isnt-simple-there-are-reasons-people-stay-in-harms-way-and-its-not-just-stubbornness-240869
#HurricaneMilton #HurricaneHelene #Florida #evacuation #news
Evacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton isn’t simple – there are reasons people stay in harm’s way, and it’s not just stubbornness
Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying despite the storm.The Conversation
"In a 2021 University of South Florida survey, over half of the state’s residents said that finances would impact whether they evacuated from a hurricane or not, with almost 43 percent saying they had under $1,000 for emergencies."
https://www.vox.com/climate/377365/hurricane-milton-helene-evacuation-cost-expensive
#news #hurricane #HurricaneMilton #HurricaneHelene
What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?
The cost of gas, flights, and lodgings can be a huge financial obstacle.Whizy Kim (Vox)
Automakers are removing AM radios from electric vehicles, jeopardizing the future of over 4,000 stations. The radio industry is lobbying for legislation to mandate AM radios in vehicles, calling it essential for emergencies and public access.
A media historian looks back at the long history of car radio (our story republished by @yahoonews):
https://www.yahoo.com/news/congress-trying-force-carmakers-keep-122559915.html
#news #radio #Histodons @histodons
"They laid hoses for water because they are afraid to fly close on helicopters. It's explosive."
Video captured near the burning oil depot in Feodosiia, Russia appeared online.
The Russian EMERCOM notes that the fire will not be extinguished until all the fuel in the tanks burns out. This means that the refinery will continue to burn for several more days.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin
Kadyrov has posted a video declaring blood revenge against a senator of the Federation Council and two Russian MPs.
He claims they wanted him assassinated and tried to find out how much that would cost.
In another country, that would mean going to the police. But Kadyrov announces blood revenge.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline
In yesterday's video, Solovyev again talks about a large war and prepares the Russian population for future food rations and the fact that teenagers will have to make shells in factories.
For now, he thinks it is still good and fun to live in Russia.
They are preparing for an even larger and more horrible war in Europe.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia
UTTER DESTRUCTION
Hurricane Milton HIT... FLORIDA... HARD.
Now we'll see what daylight brings.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #hurricane #noaa #GlobalWarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #Breaking #BreakingNews
THE DAY AFTER
What will Floridians find when the sun comes up this morning?
IT'S TIME to take climate change seriously.
Hurricane Milton formed in the Western Gulf, hit in the Eastern Gulf, spawned 30+ tornadoes and reached the extremes of wind speed and pressure drops.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #hurricane #noaa #GlobalWarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #Breaking #BreakingNews
Axios:
Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin
A spokesperson for the Harris campaign told Axios Tuesday that Trump's engagement in diplomacy outside of the government could be illegal under the Logan Act — a view echoed by former Biden White House advisor Susan Rice on X Wednesday.
"Private citizens are forbidden under the federal Logan Act from engaging in foreign policy undercutting America..."
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/09/logan-act-trump-putin-calls-explained
NOW THE STORM SURGE!
Water rescues ongoing in Florida where possible as the promised 8 to 15 feet of storm surge with Hurricane Milton is now inundating affected areas.
Some areas have received 13 inches of rain in TWO HOURS!
Emergency personnel are unable to go out in life threatening conditions.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #hurricane #noaa #GlobalWarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #Breaking #BreakingNews