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Is she an #astronaut or environmental #pollution?
Source: arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/…
#space #tourism #holiday #question #women #politics #usa
Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”
It turns out the FAA now takes no role in identifying who is an astronaut.Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
#politics #economy #economics
Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.The Conversation
Crime is nonpartisan, and neither party is better at fighting crime in cities.
But evidence-backed programs like youth jobs initiatives can help improve public safety. buff.ly/RGmW1ht
Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides
Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.The Conversation
My #first contribution as a #new person here.
I’m a #dancer and lost instagram to the right wing, as well as Facebook and stuff. I’m politically left. Change my mind.
I‘m from #munich seeking #community. I like #politics, #dance, #physics, #it ( a lot ) and some good joints. I’m honest, playful and kinda funny.
Let’s see if I can find some likeminded persons :)
About when Sen. Cory Booker spoke on the Senate floor for 25 hours, breaking a record and shifting the spotlight away from the president.
His real move was turning a long speech into a media moment – and it worked, briefly taking national attention off of Trump.
In a fragmented media landscape, attention is power. Booker’s marathon showed that even in the age of short clips, the long speech still has bite.
More analysis:
theconversation.com/cory-booke…
Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape
The length of Booker’s speech grabbed headlines, but the senator’s media strategy helped sustain attention afterward while disrupting Trump’s public spotlight.The Conversation
Just out from @josephinelee and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against #vouchers, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. texasobserver.org/abbott-trump…
#education #schools #Trump #GregAbbott #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #Texas #Republicans #democracy
Ending 30 Years of Resistance, Trump and Abbott Break the ‘People’s House’
The Legislature’s lower chamber has finally blessed school vouchers—and denied ordinary Texans the chance to weigh in.Joelle DiPaolo (The Texas Observer)
Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.The Conversation
#Israel Called Off #Iran Strikes After #Trump Intervened: Report
Source: newsweek.com/israel-iran-strik…
The Times reported that Israel was planning to #strike Iran as soon as May, but Trump stepped in because the #WhiteHouse was leaning toward taking a diplomatic approach toward #Tehran as opposed to a #military one.
#usa #politics #diplomacy #war #warfare #MiddleEast #news #trump
Israel Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Intervened: Report
Israel was reportedly planning to launch multiple strikes against Iran but called them off after Trump stepped in.Sonam Sheth (Newsweek)
The results suggest that while the #IEA has accurately anticipated primary and final energy demand growth, it has historically overestimated the growth in #fossil #fuels and #nuclear #electricity generation and severely underestimated the growth in key #renewable #technologies including solar #photovoltaics and #wind #power, the latter occurring across scenarios.
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/arti…
• #WEO #energy scenarios have significantly underestimated #solar PV growth potential.
• Outlook and normative scenarios indicate bias for nuclear and against renewables.
• Power-to-X flexibility options exist in the #GEC model, though their use is limited.
• Increased #transparency of assumptions for key technologies is required.
• Exogenous limitations of key technologies may impede global energy transitions.
#corruption #science #future #fail #environment #technology #news #co2 #politics #climate #humanity #economy
Only two federal officials have ever been jailed for contempt of court – and that was back in 1951.
Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on #deportations.
Quick explainer: theconversation.com/federal-ju…
Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.The Conversation
Two stories regarding the transgender community today:
In the U.K., the Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. @BBCNews has a live blog: flip.it/a-6ZWn
In the U.S., the Trump administration is suing the state of Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women's sports. @abc has the latest: flip.it/d1EDwq
#Transgender #Trans #News #LGBTQ #Equality #Politics
Trump DOJ files civil suit against Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women's sports
It alleges Maine’s policy on transgender athletes violates Title IX.Alexander Mallin (ABC News)
Dissent against #war grows in #Israel’s #military as reservists from elite unit join #protest movement
source: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/11/mid…
Israel has a relatively small standing military, but a much larger reserve corps upon which it relies during an extended #conflict. A growing protest movement within the #reserves could potentially affect the Israeli military’s ability to conduct an extended campaign in #Gaza.
#soldier #middleEast #reservist #politics #government #news #idf #army
Put a warning on the real threat:
“DANGER: CAPITALISM INSIDE” – the sticker your local bank kiosk doesn’t want to see.
🛒 Order now, rebel later: etsy.com/listing/1796089151/da…
#StickerAddict #Stationery #Sticker #Stickers #StickerArt #StickerCommunity #Etsy #EtsyShop #Anarchy #Anarchism #Anarchist #Socialism #Socialist #Communism #Communist #Marxism #Marxist #Ecology #Politics #Economics #History #Danger #Capitalism
#Vance: "If the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire #world from the strategic #disaster that was the American-led invasion of #Iraq."
source: france24.com/en/live-news/2025…
#EU #Europe #politics #history #military #war #news #usa #government #statement #warfare #news
Vance urges Europe not to be US 'vassal'
US Vice President JD Vance hailed his country's transatlantic alliances, striking a more positive note, but in an interview urged European states to show greater independence.France 24 (FRANCE 24)
You know why countries in #Europe are so quiet about the #ElSalvador situation?
They started the normalisation of extraterritorial #detention of #migrants & #asylumseekers, often without any due process. The #UK #Rwanda plan. #Italy plan with #Albania. & some still want to do it.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
#NATO inks deal with #Palantir for #Maven #AI #system
source: defensescoop.com/2025/04/14/na…
NATO announced Monday that it has awarded a contract to Palantir to adopt its Maven Smart System for artificial intelligence-enabled #battlefield operations.
#military #war #warfare #news #future #intelligence #technology #politics #defense #conflict #terminator #skynet
NATO inks deal with Palantir for Maven AI system
NATO announced Monday that it has awarded a contract to Palantir to adopt its Maven Smart System for artificial intelligence-enabled battlefield operations.Billy Mitchell (DefenseScoop)
#UK: #Rayner calls in #Army to tackle #Birmingham bin #crisis
source: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
The Local #Government Secretary has used formal powers known as #Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (Maca) to summon Army experts after a #strike by bin workers, which has lasted over a month, left more than 17,000 tons of #waste rotting in the streets.
#news #politics #capitalism #problem
Angela Rayner calls in Army to tackle Birmingham bin crisis
Military personnel take up office-based role to help during strikeDanielle Sheridan (The Telegraph)
#Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran #Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme #Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
source: techdirt.com/2025/04/14/trump-…
#usa #politics #government #whitehouse #president #crime #humanrights #news #press #journalism #justice
Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the sort, Donald Trump and Salvadoran dictator Nayib B…Techdirt
El Salvador's Bukele won't return man the U.S. mistakenly deported
The Trump administration has deported hundreds of people to El Salvador, which is receiving $6 million to house the migrants in a high-security mega-prison.Gram Slattery (The Japan Times)
Burner #phones only for #EU staff on US trips, Commission says
source: euractiv.com/section/politics/…
The European Commission is equipping #staff bound for the US with burner phones amid #surveillance fears
#Europe #travel #privacy #politics #security #border #ICE #USA #Trump #government #WhiteHouse #travel #news
Burner phones only for EU staff on US trips, Commission says
New guidance for European Commission staff entering the US echoes that for China or Ukraine, the Financial TimMagnus Lund Nielsen (EURACTIV)
Meanwhile Democrats in the U.S. still haven't figured out the most basic facts that we are also in a war and they also need to be doing daily primetime press conferences.
The former comedian gets it; the career politicians don't.
It's incredibly unbelievable how much Democratic leadership has failed to live up to this moment.
#politics #USPol
#FTC is expected to soon grill Mark #Zuckerberg in #Meta's #antitrust #trial
Source: businessinsider.com/meta-antit…
In the trial, FTC regulators want to force Meta to spin off the two services. If it succeeds, it would be a major blow to Meta's #business. #Instagram and #WhatsApp both have over 2 billion active users, according to the latest available data from those companies.
#usa #economy #politics #trump #news #facebook #internet #socialmedia
FTC to soon grill Mark Zuckerberg in Meta's antitrust trial
The FTC's case against Meta is the result of a yearslong probe into whether the social media behemoth violated US competition laws.John L. Dorman (Business Insider)
Statements like this from Scottish Green Co-Leader Lorna Slater, at their Spring Conference will suggest to many that the Greens (in Scotland, and across the UK) are likely to be a more amenable recipient of the Left vote in future elections than a party now widely depicted as Labour in Name Only (LINO).
The difficulty will be if any momentum for the Greens (across the country) does not gain them the seats their increased voter share might imply (if people do shift their alliance).
#Florida’s New #SocialMedia Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an #Encryption #Backdoor
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/flor…
#cybersecurity #privacy #politics
Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption Backdoor
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subp…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Looks like the part of the economy that runs on bribes still works.
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, Chips From ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
#Apple #Politics #tariffs
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Is #MahmoudKhalil a #threat of the US foreign #policy?
Source: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge…
The Louisiana #judge affirmed the #Trump administration's argument that Khalil's beliefs threaten national #security and justify his #deportation.
#usa #politics #migration #news #justice #syria #protest #palestine #greencard
Judge permits Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
An immigration judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, a decision that comes a month after his arrest prompted national outrage and marked the start of the federal government…Matt Lavietes (NBC News)
Another successful Universal Basic Income study. There was no drop in productiveness "On average, study participants worked 40 hours a week and stayed in employment" “We find no evidence that people love doing nothing,” instead "their lives were “more valuable and meaningful” and felt a clear improvement in their mental health" since poverty is on purpose to keep us feeling stressed and beaten so we don't fight back #1984book
ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/a…
A German experiment gave people a basic monthly income. The effect on their work ethic was surprising
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.CNN Staff (CTVNews)
#War #crimes in #Gaza: middleeasteye.net/news/ten-uk-…
#justice #crime #politics #military
Ten Britons accused of war crimes in Gaza referred to police after legal complaint
A war crimes complaint against 10 British nationals accused of committing war crimes for the Israeli military in Gaza will be handed to the Metropolitan Police on Monday.Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
You'll recall the case of the Polish women denied the right to remain in the UK because she filled out the wrong (an online version rather than a paper form), well now the Home Office has relented.
Interestingly, the Home Office (no doubt instructed to be more business like) now seems to respond well to cases that are high-lighted by the media... just like commercial firms responding to consumer page complaints!
If only they could just be humane!
#politics #HomeOffice
theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
Polish woman, 80, threatened with deportation can stay in UK
Elzbieta Olszewska had previously been told she faced deportation after mistakenly filling in form onlineDiane Taylor (The Guardian)
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
The Constitution does not grant Congress authority to set voter-eligibility requirements in federal elections.The Conversation
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
The Constitution does not grant Congress authority to set voter-eligibility requirements in federal elections.The Conversation
