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An 1895 8th Grade Final Exam: I Couldn’t Pass It. Could You?
Martin Peretz,  Staff Writer  -  The New Republic

_Stephan: I got two emails this week from Trump supporters telling me that I am lying to my readers when I say that Trump and the Republicans are destroying the quality of education. That, in fact, “President Trump and the Republicans at the state level are just eliminating all the DEI nonsense and leftist propaganda. Actually, they are improving education to … ⌘ Read more

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Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
David Corn and Dan Friedman,  Washington Bureau Chief | Senior Reporter  -  Mother Jones

_Stephan: The coup continues and becomes more and more blatant. Here is the latest on Kash Patel, who last year it has been revealed was a Russian propagandist against the FBI. The same FBI that “emperor” Trump has now nominated him to head. There are so many stories of the … ⌘ Read more

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Sommet de l’IA à Paris : connivences dans le secteur de la tech
Le gouvernement met en place un événement pour la promotion de startups à des investisseurs dans l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA) : depuis ce 6 février se tient en effet le « Sommet pour l’action sur l’IA » à Paris, et pour une semaine. Le site de l’événement explique ainsi : “Cette rencontre internationale rassemblera près d’une centaine de pays et […] ⌘ Read more

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10 Things You Might Not Know About the Panama Canal
Building the Panama Canal was one of the greatest civil engineering projects of all time, but how much do you know about the history of this waterway that joins two oceans? The building caused thousands of deaths and cost an enormous amount of money, but it has bestowed priceless benefits to world trade and prosperity. […]

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10 Video Game Villains Who Foolishly Aided the Hero to Win
Video game villains come in various shapes and sizes. They possess different capacities, but there is only one end to everything they do: to ensure that the protagonist does not fulfill their mission in the long run. Video game villains employ different tricks and tactics to achieve this objective. Some disguise themselves as a friend […]

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Top Stories: Apple ‘Invites’ App, iPhone SE 4 Imminent, AppleCare Changes, and More
While we’re still waiting for Apple’s first major hardware releases of the year, we may not have much longer to wait, though Apple has also been tiding us over with this week’s release of a new “Invites” app.

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MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 15 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 15th 2025 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.

The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.

_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more

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Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.8.0
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.8.03 with various improvements and bugfixes:

This release is making the use of advanced submenu and simple submenu together sound. New feature to hide tabs you don’t use. New fields in advanced submenu for Node,P2Pool,Xmrig and Proxy tabs.

Changes overview


[UI] Node: button to enable "fast mode"
[UI] P2pool: binding port field
[UI] Xmrig: token field
[Internal] processes are now aware of custom va ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.8.0/)

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Enjoy a Tropical Floral Miami Wallpaper from Apple
Apple is opening a new retail store in Miami, which might interest you if you live in Florida, and to celebrate the occasion they have released a nice tropical floral wallpaper for iPhone, Mac, and iPad. Of course you don’t have to live in Florida or Miami to appreciate the wallpapers, so grab the appropriate … Read More ⌘ Read more

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Apple Deals of the Week: $99 AirPods, $200 Off MacBook Air, 18% Off Apple Watch 10, & More
Amazon consistently offers some of the best deals on Apple products, and this week is no exception. Check out some fantastic deals on the all new AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, MacBook Air in 13″ and 15″ screen sizes, and a 4-pack of AirTags. AirPods 4 – $99 (down from $129) … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/07/apple-deals-of-the-w … ⌘ Read more

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From finding to fixing: GitHub Advanced Security integrates Endor Labs SCA
The partnership between GitHub and Endor Labs enables application security engineers and developers to drastically reduce time spent on open source vulnerabilities, and gives them the tools to go from finding to fixing.

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(#elzuxba) @thecanine@thecanine The thing is, all these IVR phone systems are so fucking useless it’s not even funny. They either can’t understa …
@thecanine @twtxt.net The thing is, all these IVR phone systems are so fucking useless it’s not even funny. They either can’t understand you, are stupid as fuck, or somewhere in between. You spend minutes to hours trying to figure out how to get anywhere you basically just end up giving up. I think it’s done on purpose 😱 ⌘ Read more

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So I was advised by the FTC to file a complaint with the Internet Crimes Complaints Centre (IC3) – That is, the FBI. They have an online form t …
So I was advised by the FTC to file a complaint with the Internet Crimes Complaints Centre (IC3) – That is, the FBI. They have an online form that you can use, however it is clearly designed for US citizens, not designed for cross-country complaints such as from AU. Needless to say, I tried to speak with a lovely woman on the phone ( _who would not say here name, only … ⌘ Read more

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ProcessOne: Join our community: Free Memberships now available
We’re excited to announce a new way to connect with our community at Process-One. As of today, we’ve enabled free memberships on our site, giving you even more ways to stay updated, interact, and engage with our content.

Why Sign Up?

By becoming a member, you get access to specific benefits, including:

  • The ability to engage with our content in new ways, such as commenting on posts, participating in discussions like … ⌘ Read more

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In some organizations, engineers in the general field of IT (Software, SRE, etc) are recognised hierarchically as: Intern, Graduate, Junior, …
In some organizations, engineers in the general field of IT ( Software, SRE, etc) are recognised hierarchically as: Intern, Graduate, Junior, Mid, Senior, Staff, Principal, Distinguished. ⌘ Read more

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Notes to the American People — and Government Workers — on How to Stop Trump
Brendan Ballou,  Former Federal Prosecutor and Contributing Writer  -  Politico

_Stephan: The only thing that is going to stop the authoritarian MAGAt coup which is underway is we ourselves. Please call or write your representative and both Senators and tell them your feelings about the coup, and ask them outright: What are you doing to stop the dismantlement of our democracy … ⌘ Read more

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School district warns parents of border patrol agents boarding buses for citizenship check
David Edwards,  Senior Editor  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: Militarily armed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are going into apartments in the Denver area to drag possible illegal immigrants out of their homes. Texas is warning parents, as this report describes, that agents may board school buses to check children for their citize … ⌘ Read more

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Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
Bobby Allyn, Shannon Bond,  Reporters  -  npr

_Stephan: Did you know that almost all your personal data was made available to an openly racist sexist bully boy who was one of Elon Musk’s lieutenants until he was outed by journalists? The hallmark of the men and women committing the Republican coup is their objectively verifiable racism, sexism, dishonesty, and marginal competence. These ar … ⌘ Read more

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Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role
Andrew Kaczynski, Jennifer Hansler and Em Steck,  Staff Writers  -  CNN

_Stephan: Just to prove the point I made in my previous comment, here is another fascist racist “emperor” Trump appointment. And please notice not a single “Republican” member of Congress has spoken out about any of this. They are co … ⌘ Read more

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La Taxe Lapin, illustration de l’effondrement du système de soins français
Chaque année, 27 millions de consultations ne sont pas honorées par les patients qui posent un lapin à leur docteur. C’est scandaleux, c’est intolérable, et c’est pourquoi le gouvernement agit ! Tout le pays l’attendait depuis un moment et enfin, le gouvernement s’est emparé du sujet : la « Taxe Lapin » fait son apparition dans un prochain projet […] ⌘ Read more

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Famous Historical Myths That Were Created for Political Purposes
History is full of myths that have shaped national identities, justified wars, and influenced public perception. Many of these stories were deliberately crafted or distorted for political purposes—turning leaders into legends, framing conflicts in black and white, or erasing inconvenient truths. In this list, we’ll uncover some of the most famous historical myths that were […]

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(#ydmhcsa) @lyse@lyse @bender@bender The funny thing is, this person, is still trying to convince me to go to this thing. I don’t …
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org @bender @twtxt.net The funny thing is, this person, is still trying to convince me to go to this thing. I don’t even know wut da fuq it is?! Do they smoke peace pipes or something? Is it a hooker joint or something?! I have no idea 🤷 ⌘ Read more

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Go 併發 Bug 殺手鐧:如何正確處理 Goroutines 中的錯誤?
📌 引言—–你是否遇到過這樣的情況:明明 Goroutine 已經執行,但程序結果卻異常? 錯誤似乎消失了,日誌中卻找不到任何線索? Goroutine 發生 panic,主程序卻沒有任何反應? 這些問題的根本原因通常是 Goroutines 中的錯誤處理缺失。如果沒有正確捕獲和處理錯誤,Go 的併發機制可能會讓 Bug 變得難以察覺,甚至導致程序崩潰。本文將深入剖析 G ⌘ Read more

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golang 每日一庫之 spf13-viper
spf13/viper 是一個非常流行的 Go 語言庫,主要用於處理應用程序的配置文件。它提供了一種靈活且強大的方式來讀取、解析和管理不同來源的配置數據,比如文件、環境變量、命令行參數等。Viper 以其簡潔、易用以及高度的可定製性在 Go 生態中廣受歡迎。1. Viper 的核心功能Viper 主要用於配置管理,它支持從不同來源加載配置、處理複雜的數據結構、以及提供對配置項的靈活訪問。以下是 V ⌘ Read more

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在 Go 中如何將 [][]byte 轉爲 io-Reader ?
起因:在春節前的某一天,我在 ekit 項目的交流羣裏看到大明老師發了這樣一條消息: 各位大佬,問個小問題,有咩有誰用過 byte 轉爲 io.Reader 的東西?我以前搞過一次,但是我忘了是我手搓了一個實現,還是用的開源的,還是 SDK 自帶的並且大明老師還爲此開了一個 issue。看到這條消息,我想起了我在對 Go 還不太熟悉時,曾寫過一個 io.MultiReader 的實現(當時寫完了 ⌘ Read more

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解密 Go 語言中的雙生函數:main– 與 init– 的隱祕世界
在 Go 語言的開發實踐中,main()和init()這兩個看似簡單的函數,承載着程序生命週期的核心邏輯。它們如同程序世界的守門人,一個負責搭建舞臺,另一個負責拉開帷幕。本文將通過深度剖析二者的差異,揭示它們在 Go 運行時系統中的運作機制,並提供多個完整代碼示例幫助開發者掌握正確使用姿勢。 函數本質與定位差異———main():程序的唯一入口main()函數是每個可執行 Go 程序的 ⌘ Read more

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hinto-janai submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Cuprate, Monero/FCMP++ work
hinto-janaiyo1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to continue full-time development work on Cuprate 3 and contribute to Monero (FCMP++ reviews) for 3 months:

Cuprate is preparing its first alpha release, with a 4-week cycle. [..] I will be buying/renting a variety of hardware for testing/development and will post receipts for all hardware acquired a … ⌘ Read more

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Using AirTags for Dogs: Track Your Pet for Added Peace of Mind
Using AirTags to keep track of a dog can offer some additional peace of mind, especially if you’re worried about your fuzzy companion wandering off. Whether your dog has a penchant to escape out of your yard, has a tendency to bolt, or simply likes to run off at any opportunity, AirTags can provide a … Read More ⌘ Read more

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Mathieu Pasquet: XMPP Summit 27 and FOSDEM 25 Report
Here is an account of my trip to FOSDEM & XMPP Summit this year.
Note: for privacy reasons on the broader internet, I am keeping names out of
my description of the events, but my goal here is not to diminish anyone’s merit.

Glossary

I use a bit of acronyms and jargon in this article because it talks about technical things,
so I will define them here:

  • XMPP: eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, the internet standard for
    instant messaging and much more. … ⌘ Read more

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Erlang Solutions: Women in BEAM
In this post, I will share the results of the Women in BEAM 2024 survey. But first, I would like to share my experience in the BEAM community to understand the motivation behind this initiative.

My journey

I’ve been working with Elixir since 2018, but my interest in it wasn’t driven by technical advantages—it was sparked by my experience at my first ElixirConf in Mexico.

Since 2017, I’ve been involved in initiatives supporting women in tech, frequently attending events t … ⌘ Read more

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Axon Platform Featuring RockChip RK3588S and Support for LLM Frameworks
The Axon platform, powered by the RockChip RK3588S processor, combines an 8-core CPU and an NPU delivering up to 6 TOPS of AI performance. Designed for advanced computing tasks, it supports various LLMs, including Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek, with benchmarks showcasing performance for AI workloads. The Axon platform is built on the RockChip RK3588S system-on-chip, […] ⌘ Read more

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SECO Introduces New Intel-Based Embedded Solutions at Embedded World 2025
SECO will unveil its latest embedded computing solutions at Embedded World 2025, featuring Twin Lake and Arrow Lake architectures. The lineup targets industrial, medical, and AI-driven applications, focusing on performance, scalability, and efficiency. Among the new products built on the Twin Lake architecture, the SOM-SMARC-TWL follows the SMARC form factor, offering a compact and modular […] ⌘ Read more

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> Hi James, great to hear your interest. So this is an exclusive roundtable luncheon with people in the IT, Engineering, DevOps and Technical pr …

Hi James, great to hear your interest. So this is an exclusive roundtable luncheon with people in the IT, Engineering, DevOps and Technical professionals. This is an opportunity to benchmark and share stories and experiences with like-minded peers in a closed-door, Chatham House Rule environment where you will be given the opportunity to speak openly and candidly.

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Editor’s Note
Stephan A Schwartz,  Editor  -  Schwartzreport

_Stephan: The coup continues. We are just 17 days into the destruction of our democracy, our economy, and poised to become involved in wars. And the effect of the coup is not just affecting Americans. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of women, children, and men in poor countries around the world have had their already meager lives ripped apart.. Tens of thousands of children in those countries are predicted to die as a result of this. Rather … ⌘ Read more

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Apple Prototypes Tabletop Robot With Lifelike Movements Ahead of Rumored Launch by 2027
A team of robotics researchers at Apple have designed and prototyped a lamp-like robot with lifelike movements, according to a blog post and accompanying video published last month on the Apple Machine Learning Research website. The lamp, which reminds us of the cute Pixar mascot [Luxo Jr.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX0CmJa … ⌘ Read more

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Top 10 Strangest Things Done with Hearts Throughout History
Hearts can be seen everywhere when Valentine’s Day rolls around—from romantic cards adorned with hearts to heart-shaped chocolates and candies filling stores. But throughout history, humans have also done some strange (and less saccharine!) things with actual hearts, such as in the organ, not the symbol. Below, you’ll find a few morbidly fascinating funerary practices, […]

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10 Bad Movies with Great Effects
As filmmaking progresses, the craft evolves. That pattern is evident in numerous aspects of a project, but the most noticeable are the special effects. Technology advances to new heights, and the artists use those breakthroughs to enhance the image onscreen. Their hope is to further immerse audiences in the film. That said, their efforts are […]

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Go 項目裏的 API 對接,這樣做 Mock 測試才舒服
我們在開發項目的過程中總會遇到要調用依賴方接口的情況,如果依賴方的 API 接口還沒有開發好,通常我們會先約定好 API 接口的請求參數、響應結構和各類錯誤對應的響應碼,再按照約定好請求和響應進行開發。除了上面說的情況外,還有一種就是當你開發的功能需要與微信支付類的 API 進行對接時,因爲各種訂單、簽名、證書等的限制你在開發階段也不能直接去調用支付的 API 來驗證自己開發的程序是否能成功完成對 ⌘ Read more

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Golang Option 模式看這一篇就夠了
在 Go 語言中,我們經常需要定義結構體,並通過構造函數初始化它們。然而,Go 不支持默認參數,如果一個結構體有很多可選參數,我們會面臨以下問題:構造函數參數過長,調用時不夠直觀。 需要維護多個 NewXXX 函數,擴展性較差。 代碼可讀性降低。 爲了解決這個問題,Golang 社區廣泛採用 Option 模式,讓我們可以優雅地管理可選參數。本文將詳細講解 Option 模式的 ⌘ Read more

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You Can Now Use ChatGPT Search Without Signing In
ChatGPT’s search engine feature can now be accessed by anyone, OpenAI announced on Wednesday. Previously, users needed an account to use ChatGPT search, but the sign-in requirement has now been removed.

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binaryFate publishes long overdue February 2025 Monero General Fund transparency report
Core Team member binaryFate1 has published a long overdue and much welcomed2’3 preliminary Monero General Fund transparency report4 which presents data until February 6th 2025:

I will give it few days for any discussion to take place and see if anything needs further clarification. After that we can make a blog post on getmonero.org. [..] End of 2023 … ⌘ Read more

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m2049r releases Monerujo v4.1.6 with Exolix fixes
m2049r1 has released Monerujo2 patch version 4.1.63 with minor fixes - including for the Exolix 4 exchange integration - and various other changes and updates:

Changes overview


Minimum weblate requirements
Add Arabic Translation
Updated Swedish translation
Update Turkish and French translations
fix toolbar under notification bar
make node parsing and formatting ipv6-friendly
Update default nodes
update exolix ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/monerujo-v4.1.6-released-exolix-fixes/)

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[ANN] Cuprate 2024 progress report

Cuprate is a Monero node implementation written in Rust that independently validates consensus rules and is interoperable with the Monero network. [..] Cuprate has been funded by Monero’s Community Crowdfunding System. There will be further proposals opened soon to continue development on the 2025 roadmap. If you are interested in this project continuing, consider leaving feedback.

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How to Cancel App Download on iPhone & iPad
Sometimes you might start downloading an app onto an iPhone or iPad but then decide you either don’t need the app, don’t want the app, or perhaps just don’t want to download the app right now, whether due to bandwidth or connectivity issues, or any other reason. If you need to cancel an app download … Read More ⌘ Read more

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Docker Bake is Now Generally Available in Docker Desktop 4.38!
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies. ⌘ Read more

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Introducing the Beta Launch of Docker’s AI Agent, Transforming Development Experiences
Learn about the beta release of the Docker AI Agent and how this context-aware assistant helps developers seamlessly integrate into the Docker suite. ⌘ Read more

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Deals: AirPods Pro 2 for $169, AirPods 4 for $99, & More
Amazon is back with more great deals on AirPods, offering AirPods Pro 2 at a 32% discount for just $169, AirPods 4 for 22% off at $99, Apple Watch Series 10 for 18% off at $329, and more. AirPods Pro 2 – $169 (down from $249) AirPods Pro 2 include Active Noice Cancellation, hearing aid … Read More ⌘ Read more

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Self-hosting my emails again
After three years with Purelymail, I’m back at self-hosting my mail server. Not because it’s cheaper (it’s actually much pricier to pay for a VPS), but because my mails are now hosted in Europe (who knows what happens next in the USA), I have more control to configure things how I want, and I can comply with GDPR. ⌘ Read more

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Advancing Open Source Gateways with kgateway
At KubeCon NA 2024, Solo.io announced its intention to donate the Gloo Gateway open source project to the CNCF, to benefit the broader cloud native ecosystem. In case you are not familiar with Gloo Gateway, it… ⌘ Read more

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Trump says US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza Strip and says US troops will be deployed ‘if it’s necessary’ – live
Léonie Chao-Fong, Christy Cooney and Yohannes Lowe,  Staff Writers  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: As you have probably already heard, Benjamin Netanyahu, an international war criminal and Donald Trump, a convicted sex offender and multiple felon just stood at a press conference in the White House and com … ⌘ Read more

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How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Abrahm Lustgarten,  Contributing Writer  -  ProPublica

_Stephan: War criminal Trump and his servants care nothing for climate change, don’t believe it is a real threat, and are doing everything they can to promote the interests of the petroleum oligarchs who bought Trump’s election for him, as well as the seats of the MAGAt Republicans in Congress. But as Los Angeles, California and Asheville, North Carolina have demonstrated … ⌘ Read more

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Trump administration finalizing plans to shutter Education Department
Juan Perez Jr.,  Staff Writer  -  Politico

_Stephan: The MAGAt Republican – and yes as we watch it happen it is clear that this is not just Trump, it is the entire “Republican” Party – coup that is taking place, just as was described in Project 2025, involves ending federal involvement in public education. That trend is now underway. In my opinion, this part of the coup has several pu … ⌘ Read more

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CIA Sends ‘Buyout’ Offfers to Entire Workforce
Katie Bo Lillis and Kaitlan Collins,  Senior Reporter | Anchor and Chief CNN White House Correspondent  -  CNN

_Stephan: As you have no doubt noticed part of the “Republican” coup that Trump and Musk are engineering is to dismantle federal law enforcement, the FBI, and national security, the CIA, agencies. As the dismantlement of American democracy proceeds why is this happening? Again for several reasons, in my opinion. First, beca … ⌘ Read more

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