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2026-04-03 14:05:24 UTC

"The roughly $1.5 trillion sought for the Pentagon would amount to about 4.5 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product"
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request
https://nyti.ms/4tkaMSK

2026-02-28 16:58:20 UTC

This expert on fascism considers the United States a fascist country. Given that Trump is elderly (79 years old), a return to democracy is still possible.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-10602156/cet-expert-fascisme-a-quitte-etats-unis-pour-canada

2026-02-12 00:05:07 UTC

"One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but it’s not quite so simple. These changes can be unsustainable, leading to workload creep, cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making. The productivity surge enjoyed at the beginning can give way to lower quality work, turnover, and other problems. To correct for this, companies need to adopt an “AI practice,” or a set of norms and standards around AI use that can include intentional pauses, sequencing work, and adding more human grounding."
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

2026-02-12 00:01:18 UTC

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.
The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy. The resolution seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose the tariffs, though actually undoing the policy would require support from Trump himself, which is highly unlikely. The resolution next goes to the Senate."
U.S. House votes to slap back Trump’s tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/u-s-house-votes-to-slap-back-trumps-tariffs-on-canada-in-rare-bipartisan-rebuke/article_aad1db60-30f2-5d23-b588-d4ac79d62c46.html

2026-01-29 15:15:54 UTC

"Over 750 pages were cut from the earlier versions of the same orders, according to NPR's analysis, leaving only about one-third of the number of pages in the original documents."
Trump administration secretly loosens nuclear safety rules
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump

2026-01-23 16:44:14 UTC

[Short version at 29:00 of the video recording]
Nick Tilsen is an Indigenous leader, organizer, and social entrepreneur from the Oglala Lakota Nation, founder, president, and CEO of NDN Collective, which he created to systematically strengthen the collective power of Indigenous peoples through organizing, financing, philanthropy, capacity building, and political narrative-building; his more than 20-year career includes community mobilization, land defense, and equitable development across Turtle Island (North America), and he has received fellowships and major foundation awards for his work. He embodies an organizing strategy rooted in Indigenous culture and solidarity, and in a recent interview he highlights the risks and challenges he faces as a visible leader, including legal charges he considers politically motivated, as well as the importance of a structured organization capable of supporting and protecting movements for justice and the LANDBACK movement.
NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led advocacy and activist organization based in Rapid City, South Dakota, working with more than 200 Indigenous groups to build the power of Indigenous peoples, communities, and nations in pursuit of self-determination and a world grounded in justice and equity; its mission includes rights advocacy, sustainable community development, the decolonization of social and economic structures, and the promotion of campaigns such as climate justice, racial and educational equity, and the LANDBACK movement aimed at returning traditional lands to Indigenous peoples. (ChatGPT)
Silencing a Movement Leader: Nick Tilsen’s Fight for Justice
https://youtu.be/1dph4a4z8JQ?si=Q78HDNPkM-AbtmaB

2026-01-10 16:51:23 UTC

Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be Americans’, say political leaders amid Trump threats
Five parties issue joint statement after US president warns he would acquire the island ‘the nice way or the more difficult way’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/10/greenlanders-dont-want-to-be-americans-say-political-leaders-amid-trump-threats

2026-01-06 17:34:04 UTC

"There may still be time to stop this trajectory. When Russia invaded Ukraine, over 140 states condemned the invasion as illegal, helping avert what would probably have been a death blow to the legal order. This is what it takes to preserve the international legal system when a powerful state violates the rules. So far, however, only a handful of states have been willing to forcefully stand up to Mr. Trump. If states fail to act together to preserve the prohibition on the use of force — the bedrock of the postwar legal order — the toll will be registered in many more lives lost in conflicts that no longer have any guardrails to stop them."
The Great Unraveling Has Begun
https://nyti.ms/3Z5khIh

2026-01-03 15:27:51 UTC

"Further unrest in Venezuela could unsettle global energy and food markets and drive more migrants throughout the hemisphere."
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
https://nyti.ms/49lSTKU

2025-12-23 23:06:17 UTC

Pour moi c'est le film de l'année, de loin. / For me, this is the movie of the year, by far.
https://www.crave.ca/fr/movie/one-battle-after-another-59332

2025-12-16 19:13:53 UTC

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I realized later that beside true news there is a lot of false news on YouTube, so that it is difficult to tell one from the other. One has to evaluate à channel credibility.

2025-12-11 18:21:29 UTC

"To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface,"
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri -
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rubio-stages-font-coup-times-new-roman-ousts-calibri-2025-12-09/

2025-12-04 14:36:02 UTC

"A global reporting project has obtained leaked photos of more than 10,200 bodies of those disappeared by the Assad regime between 2015 and 2024.
The chilling images taken by Syrian military photographers are included in more than 134,000 Syrian security and intelligence records obtained by German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and 24 media partners in 20 countries, including the Star. The files originate from Syria’s Air Force Intelligence and the General Intelligence Directorate. They comprise intelligence reports, death certificates and records of arrests written in Arabic."
Thousands of leaked photos show new evidence of mass torture and murder under Syria’s Assad regime
https://bit.ly/4pUdSvf

2025-12-02 15:52:54 UTC

"(...) retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and historian William Astore reminds us so vividly today (...) that our country is still investing an unbelievable fortune in that modernization process for an arsenal already big enough to destroy not just this planet but several others as well. So, take a moment to accompany him briefly into the past and to Cheyenne Mountain as he offers his own countdown on this strange, strange planet of ours." (Tom Engelhardt)
Apocalypse Soon? Returning a Final Time to Cheyenne Mountain
https://tomdispatch.com/apocalypse-soon/

2025-11-23 21:21:37 UTC

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I was able to download the Bitcoin Knots chain 😄

2025-11-04 03:44:45 UTC

"Un rapport commandé par la présidence sud-africaine du G20, le club des vingt pays les plus avancés, et publié mardi 4 novembre, alerte sur les conséquences – économiques, sociales, démocratiques – d’inégalités extrêmement profondes à l’échelle globale. Près de la moitié des richesses créées entre 2000 et 2024 ont été accaparées par 1 % de la population la plus riche, tandis que les 50 % les plus pauvres n’en ont reçu que 1 %, selon ce rapport rédigé par un groupe d’experts chapeauté par le Prix Nobel d’économie Joseph Stiglitz.
Les inégalités se sont réduites entre les habitants de la planète, en grande partie grâce au recul de la pauvreté de la Chine, mais elles se sont creusées dans la plupart des pays et elles « sont bien plus élevées » pour le patrimoine que pour les revenus.
Le rapport préconise la création d’une task force internationale, inspirée du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC), pour analyser l’évolution des inégalités et formuler des recommandations aux gouvernements. « Le monde comprend que nous sommes confrontés à une urgence climatique, explique M. Stiglitz, il est temps que nous reconnaissions que nous sommes également confrontés à une urgence en matière d’inégalités. »" (Le Monde)
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https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/11/04/un-rapport-du-g20-s-inquiete-du-fosse-des-inegalites-dans-le-monde-et-appelle-a-des-reformes-fortes-en-particulier-fiscales_6651380_3234.html⁩

2025-10-28 20:48:11 UTC

"🪓 Bitcoin community divided over “anti-spam” soft fork" (Unchained Daily)
https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/p/bitcoin-proposal-to-restrict-onchain-data-draws-censorship-concerns

2025-10-17 15:47:25 UTC

I tried three times, using Bitcoin Core, to download the Bitcoin chain but couldn't. Now I'm trying using Bitcoin Knots. Don't know if it will work.
https://g.co/gemini/share/85b75107a5c1

2025-08-16 23:18:06 UTC

From the point of view of what is happening in Russia, the authors—among them Boris Kagarlitsky, a Marxist dissident imprisoned for his opposition to the war in Ukraine—distinguish two tendencies “within the Russian power camp”: those who hold to an “anti-imperialist” discourse and those who embrace a “messianic-conservative” discourse. In reaction to Donald Trump’s overtures, the former have shown a “pro-Chinese” tendency, while the latter a “pro-American” one. It is worth noting their claim that “By giving us Ukraine (…) Trump could then set about annexing Canada and Greenland” (I'm Canadian).
As for the division, and later the rallying, of the Russian oligarchy around Putin, I recall—and deplore—that it dates back to the moment when, although the article does not mention it, an oligarch who had shown pro-Western sympathies at a critical juncture had his throat slit along with his wife’s and all his children’s, in their home. This act confirms some of the analyses found in Machiavelli’s The Prince, but it is also a nameless horror and an abomination. I add, in my own name, that the Word of God condemns such deeds (Rev. 21:8).
Russia’s elite at odds on future ties with West (Subscribers)
https://mondediplo.com/2025/08/07russia

2025-08-07 00:04:21 UTC

I’m sharing this here because it’s fundamental, and it’s part of the ongoing upheaval triggered by observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Earlier this year, Google’s quantum AI analyzed raw data from the James Webb Telescope (Quantum AI Lab at Google, JWST, NASA, Caltech).
The results point to possible interference with a parallel universe—a “brane” (not “brain”), according to string theory interpretations in physics.
They may also suggest the first received signal from an extraterrestrial civilization—unless the sequence of the first 101 prime numbers is a natural phenomenon.
This also challenges the idea of the universe as something separate from us: the quantum computer asks, and the universe responds by revealing itself (wave function collapses).
https://youtu.be/CBxKxUtPpww

2025-07-31 20:56:32 UTC

« President Trump said early Thursday that it would be “very hard” to make a trade deal with Canada after its prime minister said he planned to recognize Palestine as a state. It was Mr. Trump’s latest threat against an ally on the eve of a deadline to impose tariffs. » (NY Times)

2025-07-24 18:06:03 UTC

"One night in mid-May, some of the Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States to a prison in El Salvador tried to break the locks on their cells with metal rails from their beds. It was a futile gesture of rebellion; no one thought they could escape. Still, punishment was swift. For six consecutive days, the inmates were subjected to lengthy beatings, three inmates told me. On the last day, male guards brought in their female colleagues, who struck the naked prisoners as the male guards recorded videos on their phones and laughed. The female guards would count to 20 as they administered the beatings, and if the prisoners complained or cried out, they would start again.
Tito Martínez, one of the inmates, recalled that a prison nurse was watching. “Hit the piñata,” she cheered."
Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their four months in CECOT
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/07/inside-cecot-mega-prison-el-salvador/683646/

2025-07-24 15:17:08 UTC

Editorial: Outrage at Gaza's destruction is no longer enough
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/07/24/outrage-at-gaza-s-destruction-is-no-longer-enough_6743675_23.html

2025-07-23 21:34:32 UTC

More than 100 aid groups warn of 'mass starvation' in Gaza
"In a joint statement, 115 organizations described the dire food shortage in Gaza as "mass starvation," as the "Israeli government's siege starves the people of Gaza.""
https://abcnews.go.com/International/100-aid-groups-warn-mass-starvation-gaza-blaming/story

2025-07-09 23:13:49 UTC

The Impossible Geography of Survival in Gaza: “Our survival (...) depends on impossible calculations—how long to stay, when to flee, where safety might exist, if anywhere, in a place where safety has been systematically eliminated.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/no-safe-zones-gaza/

2025-07-09 23:07:50 UTC

Will the Trump Administration Face Headwinds as It Tightens the Noose Around Cuba? (Yes.): Now it’s aiming at Cuba’s international medical missions.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/cuba-trump-humanitarian-foreign-aid/

2025-07-08 05:25:01 UTC

GN!
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2025-07-03 04:08:43 UTC

Trump and Netanyahu: mortal enemies of the peoples, in the Middle East and worldwide ! Hands off Iran! [2025.06.26] https://fourth.international/en/566/middle-east/716

2025-06-23 19:15:53 UTC

"The government of Panama has declared a state of emergency, suspending constitutional protections in the Bocas del Toro province after two months of worker-led protests and road blockades in opposition to a contested social security reform. The province is a major banana-producing region where workers have spoken out against exploitative conditions by banana giant Chiquita. The corporation (...) fired thousands of striking workers last month."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/23/headlines/panama_declares_state_of_emergency_over_worker_rebellion

2025-06-18 19:19:18 UTC

Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum
ICE agents aren’t out of control. They are performing their designed role as fascism’s storm troopers.
"While it’s tempting to point to this and say, “The problem is Trump,” that’s simply not true. The problem is ICE. It was created in the post-9/11 fever of 2003—another time of rampant human rights violations at home and abroad—and set up specifically to be a quasi-police force that could detain and deport immigrants. It has played a malevolent role for as long as it’s existed, carrying out abuses under Democratic and Republican administrations, including the Biden administration. It’s not an accident that Tom Homan, Trump’s psychopathic “border czar,” rose to prominence under President Barack Obama. It’s a measure of the fascist cancer at the heart of ICE. That cancer may have metastasized under Trump, but it’s been there the entire time.
(...)
There is no accommodating such an organism. There’s no way to make such a virulent thing better. There’s no way to make ICE fit comfortably within a democratic society. Just the opposite: The only kind of society something like ICE breeds is an antidemocratic police state. The targeting of democratically elected officials like Lander lends this an especially literal air, but ICE’s assaults on everyday people are no less malignant to the functioning of a civilized country. The only decent, moral solution is to do away with it—something people have been strategizing about for years. We do not have to consign ourselves to be ruled over by a depraved agency that, as Working Families Party press secretary Ravi Mangla pointed out the other day, is younger than Shrek. There’s no line in the Constitution that forces us to keep ICE around. This isn’t to say that tearing it down would be simple or easy—just that we’re talking about pruning a very young branch of government, not trying to shift the earth’s orbit.
And that is where “Abolish ICE”—two words that were everywhere during the last Trump administration—comes in. The Abolish ICE movement faded when Joe Biden took office—a victim of the partisan tendency to stop caring about an issue once “your” guy is in charge—and was sent deeper into the political wilderness as Democrats stampeded to the right on immigration over the course of Biden’s term. But if what we’re witnessing right now shows us anything, it’s that abolishing ICE remains as important as ever. Not only that—it is an obvious litmus test for anyone seeking political office. You can’t proclaim to fight Trumpist extremism and dodge its most visible, horrifying manifestation. You can’t run for local office as a progressive and collaborate with this project. You can’t vote to fund it and expect grassroots support. You can’t say you’re a supporter of immigrants and fail to stand up to their tormentors.
This isn’t a wild ask. It’s the least we should expect. Anything less is unacceptable. Anything less is a win for fascism."
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abolish-ice-brad-lander/

2025-06-15 18:58:56 UTC

"The tragedy narrative obscures the reality that a significant measure of their suffering emerges not from the condition alone, but from the social response to it — the part of the situation we are most able to fix."
We May Soon Be Telling a Very Different Kind of Story About Dementia
https://nyti.ms/3ZvnEJn

2025-06-01 18:38:24 UTC

"With President Trump threatening to cut federal funding to the state if the trans girl competed, the event organizer changed the rules just days before the event in hopes of allaying concerns about the fairness of allowing Ms. Hernandez to compete. The athlete who finished behind Ms. Hernandez would be elevated to share her placement."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/us/trans-athlete-california-track-meet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk8.sOhx.DBQ7Dmy0F40G&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2025-05-26 00:44:57 UTC

Where Gaza ethnic cleansing - genocide is now, without taking into account the artificially created famine.
Here's the latest control map of Gaza from Suriyak maps.
— The dark green area outlined with a white border is controlled by Resistance fighters
— Red areas are Israel's buffer zones
— Purple areas are controlled by Israel
— Yellow areas are Israel's latest operation (Operation "Gideon's Chariots")
— The rest has been razed/theoretically cleared
(Violet News Chat on Telegram)
https://blossom.primal.net/03b118b0f064eef4aa09172f7f58f01b84954c3d6e07b3003b12a8f8bc8768a2.jpg

2025-05-21 05:26:26 UTC

GN!
https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/3XfjgqBGTmgzl8XencUM2e
(Photo: Unsplash)
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/9ea10fd4f1566b36a5f79bc1f6ad8d15d92e6c9d836da2b02aa10b23011d3b15/93e2783447b3fbb1886710407e04b206e1ea0a254234924f74749e190ec32340.webp

2025-05-21 04:15:36 UTC

GN!
“When you’re not able to fix a leaking faucet, well, your fate is to live with a leaking faucet.”
“By giving up on understanding what it means to be part of the world, they had become its enemies.”
“We take a handful of sand from the endless landscape around us—and we call it: the world. It’s on this world that we apply the process of discrimination. We divide the sand into small piles: here and there, black and white—yesterday and today. Our handful of sand seems uniform—but the more we look at it, the more it appears diverse. Each grain is different from the others.”
“To improve the world, you must start by improving your own heart, and your head, and your hands—and then move, gradually, toward the rest of the world.”
—Robert M. Pirsig
(Photo: Unsplash)
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/9ea10fd4f1566b36a5f79bc1f6ad8d15d92e6c9d836da2b02aa10b23011d3b15/93e2783447b3fbb1886710407e04b206e1ea0a254234924f74749e190ec32340.webp

2025-05-20 15:05:32 UTC

Jack Dorsey Backs Plan to Rebrand Sats to ‘Bits’
"Twitter and Block Inc. founder Jack Dorsey has publicly voiced his support for a proposal to rename Bitcoin's smallest unit from "satoshis” or “sats” to "bits" or simply "bitcoin" as the base unit.
The proposal, known as BIP 177, was introduced by Synonym CEO John Carvalho, and would redefine one satoshi as one "bitcoin" (or "bit"), so what is currently 1 BTC (100,000,000 sats) would become 100,000,000 bitcoins (bits).
Dorsey, a prominent bitcoin advocate, argued that the term "sats" was confusing for new users and created a psychological barrier to Bitcoin adoption.
His support is part of a broader debate in the Bitcoin community, with some prominent figures agreeing that the change could help mainstream adoption, while others warn it may cause confusion or technical errors, especially without coordinated adoption.
“I think renaming the base unit is just plain stupid and totally pointless,” said one Bitcointalk forum participant. “Is there some problem or issue that it would solve? No.”
Implementing BIP 177 would require coordinated changes involving wallets, exchanges, merchants, and data providers.
Bitcoin's decentralized governance means that major changes require broad agreement among miners, developers, node operators, and users ― an especially challenging task for a non-critical change."
Source: Unchained Daily at https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/p/circle-eyes-sale-to-coinbase-or-ripple-amid-ipo-plans-f44d8d2177814c37

2025-05-17 04:18:22 UTC

GN!
(Photo: Unsplash)
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2025-05-16 04:58:48 UTC

"Pam Bondi’s Trump Media
windfall: Attorney General sold up
to $5 million in shares just as
Trump's Liberation Day tariff
shock roiled the stock market
Pam Bondi Trump Media stock sale is
drawing attention after records showed she sold up to $5 million worth of shares on the same day President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs that shook the
market. Bondi’s stock sale came just before Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” press conference, which caused Trump Media’s stock to fall 13% in the following days. Her disclosure doesn’t reveal if the trade
happened before or after the
announcement, raising questions about
timing and ethics. With Bondi previously tied to Trump Media, this sale is under scrutiny. Here’s the full story behind the controversial move.
15 may 2025"
Pam Bondi’s Trump Media windfall: Attorney General sold up to $5 million in shares just as Trump's Liberation Day tariff shock roiled the stock market
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/pam-bondis-trump-media-windfall-attorney-general-sold-up-to-5-million-in-shares-just-as-trumps-liberation-day-tariff-shock-roiled-the-stock-market/articleshow/121190860.cms

2025-05-11 03:05:36 UTC

(ChatGPT) "Jeffrey Sachs is a complex figure: visionary in his aspirations to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development, yet sometimes criticized for his methods and positions. His credibility is solid in the field of economic development and global health, but his interventions in international politics and geopolitical stances are more controversial."
Jeffrey Sachs Claims Coronavirus Created by DARPA Involving University of North Carolina
https://youtu.be/QZX1mRrqpPM

2025-05-05 16:02:31 UTC

Human rights are a light in the darkness.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/defend-human-rights-in-the-second-trump-administration/

2025-05-04 21:12:29 UTC

"The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people, abandoning studies of cancers and viruses that tend to affect members of sexual minority groups and setting back efforts to defeat a resurgence of sexually transmitted infections, according to an analysis of federal data by The New York Times."
https://nyti.ms/3Z4XVXV

2025-05-04 04:09:29 UTC

I do like the "Nostr Terminal" (https://enterthenostr.com/). Its "Matrix" look is fine by me.
GN!
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2025-04-30 03:55:41 UTC

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I took it from here:
https://blog.goodmetaphysics.com/the-cage-of-an-amoral-metaphysics-over-art/

2025-04-30 03:25:11 UTC

I had fun watching the movie “Speed Racer,” having been a fan of the animated series, now elevated to the status of the best film of the 21st century. It was entertaining and far-fetched, even though Patrick H. Willems puts his whole heart into it. I was disappointed when the movie first came out, but now I’m ready to see it with fresh eyes — especially since it was directed by the Wachowskis of the “Matrix” quadrilogy, and Willems highlights its techniques as being "ahead of their time".
https://youtu.be/vwh9ETdhrf4

2025-04-24 16:25:39 UTC

"WASHINGTON, D.C., 24 April 2025 – Starbucks was dealt a double blow today as International Rights Advocates filed a U.S. lawsuit against the coffee titan alleging trafficking and Coffee Watch filed a petition with U.S. customs authorities asking the government to block imports from Brazil to the U.S. of coffee tainted by slavery and forced labor by top importers including Starbucks, Nestlé, JDE, Dunkin’, Illy, and McDonald’s. The petition could end slavery-tainted coffee imports to the U.S. from Brazil, a decision that would have significant consequences for Starbucks: the company relies heavily on coffee from Latin America, especially as escalating trade wars threaten Asian coffee supply chains.
“The coffee industry, led by Starbucks, has slaves working in its supply chain right this minute, and we must stop this abuse, starting in Brazil, as the world’s top coffee producer,” said Etelle Higonnet, Coffee Watch Founder and Director. “We’re talking about a multi-billion-dollar coffee industry and giant corporations like Starbucks that have failed to ensure their supply chains are free of horrific human rights abuses. Starbucks must take action.”"
https://coffeewatch.org/stop-slavery-tainted-coffee-at-the-border/

2025-04-22 19:34:31 UTC

Pope Francis has significantly reshaped the College of Cardinals, appointing a majority from the Global South and outside Europe. Of the 135 cardinal electors, 80% were chosen by him, ensuring that his successor will be elected by a conclave that better reflects today’s global Catholic population.
However, these cardinals do not all share his views. The Church remains divided on key issues (such as the role of women, Latin Mass, LGBTQ+ topics), and Francis’s reforms have faced resistance—even within the Global South.
Francis has also addressed the Church’s painful legacy, notably its role in colonialism, and has asked forgiveness for abuses against Indigenous peoples. He has worked toward a more inclusive Church, exemplified by his major project: the Synod on Synodality—a global consultation that included voices from outside the Church hierarchy.
Despite its limitations and criticism, Francis leaves behind a Church that is more open and diverse, though still marked by deep tensions. The next pope will inherit an institution in transition—shaped largely by Francis’s vision and choices.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pope-francis-jorge-bergoglio-dead-obituary/

2025-04-19 21:36:16 UTC

Meeting avec Jean-Luc Mélenchon et Ruba Ghazal de Québec solidaire à Montréal, le 16 avril 2025.
https://youtu.be/sDAnXC33Wtk

2025-04-18 20:47:45 UTC

"All of this means that by sometime this summer, especially if the reciprocal tariffs are not further delayed, these companies will have to make some key decisions.
Put more simply, they will need to decide if the U.S. is a safe place to make nine-figure investments given this regulatory uncertainty. And the trend may not be apparent right away. "
U.S. Bitcoin Mining Was on the Rise. Then Came Trump’s Tariffs
https://unchainedcrypto.com/u-s-bitcoin-mining-was-on-the-rise-then-came-trumps-tariffs/

2025-04-18 16:13:19 UTC

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"Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday night that he had met in San Salvador with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador last month has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate and fueled a standoff between the Trump administration and the courts."
https://nyti.ms/3RXkNEK

2025-04-17 18:49:14 UTC

Since 2022, the government of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador has enforced a state of exception, suspending constitutional guarantees and carrying out mass incarcerations, often without evidence or fair trials.
The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) embodies this authoritarian approach. Amnesty International (…) warned of the dangers of CECOT. “Reports point to extreme overcrowding, insufficient access to medical care, and widespread mistreatment amounting to cruel, inhuman, or degrading acts. In addition, Salvadoran organizations have reported over 300 deaths in state custody, some showing clear signs of violence.”
CECOT’s staging — men crammed together, heads shaved, shirtless, shackled — is designed not only to display control but also to appeal to a public hungry for order, at the expense of human dignity. Punitive aesthetics go viral: violence is showcased as a sign of efficiency. Justice retreats, replaced by propaganda, where imprisoned bodies are displayed as trophies. The message is clear: instill fear, reassure a political base, assert brutal authority. These are not accidents — they are deliberate gestures, where cruelty becomes a language of state power.
The case of Kilmar Ábrego García, a legal U.S. resident illegally deported to El Salvador and held at CECOT despite a court ruling ordering his release, illustrates blatant disregard for the rule of law. The visit by Republican members of Congress, followed by the denial of access to Democratic Senator Van Hollen, reveals a broader trend: this prison is no longer just a national tool of repression — it has become a partisan symbol. The Republicans’ visit was not aimed at impartial human rights assessment, but at signaling symbolic loyalty to Donald Trump. Posing in this brutal facility, alongside an authoritarian regime, sends a message: order, force, and repression are not only accepted — they are celebrated. It is a political statement set against a backdrop of institutional violence.
American lawmakers are crossing borders to pose in a brutal prison, solely to prove their loyalty to the President of the United States. How far this could go is unknown — and that’s precisely what’s so alarming.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe?ref=zeMBBvNF9b

2025-04-14 18:50:30 UTC

Magnificent spaceships
https://youtu.be/oBLXZOSCC1o

2025-04-13 14:34:55 UTC

GM ☕
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2025-04-13 01:48:34 UTC

GN
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2025-04-12 17:13:48 UTC

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You've given me something to think about! You might like this service:
https://ground.news/blindspot

2025-04-12 16:49:20 UTC

Nearly five years after fueling the largest protest movement in American history, Black activism stands at a generational, emotional and strategic crossroads.
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/missing-black-lives-matter-anti-trump-protests?stream=top

2025-04-12 15:43:53 UTC

On one hand, Trump is cutting funding for legal aid to unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.
On the other, after threatening law firms that challenged him in court, he’s now making deals with them to secure free legal services worth up to a billion dollars.
The good news is that recent law graduates are choosing to join the firms that stood up to him.
Trump plan cuts legal help for thousands of migrant kids
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/migrant-children-legal-defense-budget?stream=top
Law firms pledge almost $1 billion in free work to Trump
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/big-law-pro-bono-legal-work-trump?stream=top
Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/law-firms-trump-law-student-recruiting-00007900

2025-04-09 14:00:52 UTC

GM : )
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2025-04-09 03:59:17 UTC

GN : )
Pre-intellectual experience as the basis of our relation to the world.
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2025-04-08 14:30:55 UTC

This scenario describes the emergence of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — represented by Agent-3 — an intelligence equal to that of a human, followed by the rise of Superintelligence (Agent-4), far surpassing human intelligence, around 2027. There are two possible outcomes: ‘race’ — where the AI goes rogue (misaligned), or ‘slowdown’ — where security measures keep the AI under control (aligned). Competition with China adds complexity, and the window to make a decision is narrow.
https://ai-2027.com/

2025-04-05 14:01:24 UTC

GM : )
Pre-intellectual experience as the basis of our relation to the world
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2025-04-05 03:23:29 UTC

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Many have good things to say about apps they haven’t even tried. To me, that shows real interest in Nostr. As for me, I’ve tried Primal, Yakihonne, and Damus — and they’re all good. I use them in that order.

2025-04-05 01:21:06 UTC

GN
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2025-04-04 04:00:40 UTC

Estimated average tariff increase by product type
(Data: S&P Global Market Intelligence; Chart: Axios Visuals)
https://m.primal.net/QDeg.png

2025-04-04 02:05:32 UTC

"But there's a reason all those people have recommended a more restrained approach. Prices on imported goods are likely to surge, a recession is possible, and far-reaching ripples in international economics and diplomacy are a certainty.
🌡️ Between the lines: Trump, in disregarding those recommendations, touched the hot stove, knowing he risks getting burned." (Axios)
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/9ea10fd4f1566b36a5f79bc1f6ad8d15d92e6c9d836da2b02aa10b23011d3b15/dffc0f7bb21ff5c7581922b83126caed7dfa45cf214d7d409b6f2da930c6e771.webp

2025-04-03 15:05:52 UTC

According to Emmanuel Todd, we are witnessing the disintegration of the Western bloc. The timescale is measured in decades, but sometimes days are worth decades.

2025-04-03 14:13:31 UTC

The video description is important. It's about the nature of Trump counter-revolution and his options after the defeat of the Ukrainian war.
English subtitles are available in the video settings. #naddr1qq…tzm5

2025-04-02 03:22:31 UTC

GN
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2025-04-01 14:21:45 UTC

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It’s as if you are setting the stage for fascism in the name of nationalism.

2025-04-01 03:29:20 UTC

GN !
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2025-03-30 06:27:23 UTC

GN !
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2025-03-29 02:55:18 UTC

GN!
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2025-03-28 04:21:10 UTC

Shpongle - Around The World In A Tea Daze [Ott Remix] (Unofficial HD Music Video)
https://youtu.be/PP2hWvVyyUM

2025-03-28 04:13:45 UTC

Electric Light Orchestra
Roll Over Beethoven
https://youtu.be/CxXl4oS9wss

2025-03-28 03:39:12 UTC

Suzanne Vega: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
https://youtu.be/AndEMO__p2U

2025-03-27 04:44:01 UTC

It's about love.
https://youtu.be/a6RnT8uxOiw

2025-03-27 03:42:34 UTC

GN ! (It reminds me of "2001: A Space Odyssey")
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2025-03-27 03:21:50 UTC

US Appears To Be Escalating War
A large amount of heavy B-2 stealth bombers, tankers, and C-17s have been sent to the Pacific, along with another US aircraft carrier strike group sent to the Middle East
https://violetnews.substack.com/p/us-appears-to-be-escalating-war https://m.primal.net/Pufm.jpg

2025-03-27 02:56:48 UTC

Polymarket - These are bets. For informational purposes only.
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2025-03-26 18:06:26 UTC

Airline Demand Between Canada & United States Collapses, Down 70%+
https://onemileatatime.com/news/airline-demand-canada-united-states-collapses/

2025-03-26 05:19:54 UTC

GN
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2025-03-26 04:23:44 UTC

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Where has the missing chick gone? They stop moving after the injection. We're getting closer to The Matrix. The way we treat animals can foreshadow how we might treat humans.

2025-03-26 03:53:29 UTC

Regarding the last three notes I published, on YakiHonne it corresponds to three videos (still learning to use this app).

2025-03-26 03:44:56 UTC

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3 of 3) Chris Hedges: The Last Chapter of the Genocide #naddr1qv…6swn

2025-03-26 03:44:27 UTC

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2 of 3) What a Beautiful Name - Hillsong Worship #naddr1qv…pe63

2025-03-26 03:43:57 UTC

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1 of 3) Quebec Students Strike, 2012 #naddr1qv…ct6p

2025-03-25 04:22:39 UTC

GN
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2025-03-24 21:01:59 UTC

Tribute To Journalists Killed In Gaza
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces."
Israel calls journalists "terrorists," with no evidence.
(Violet News on Substack)
https://open.substack.com/pub/violetnews/p/tribute-to-journalists-killed-in

2025-03-24 03:39:43 UTC

Video shows Israel directly bombing tents next to a school in Gaza City
(Violet News on Substack at: https://violetnews.substack.com/p/video-shows-israel-directly-bombing)
https://image.nostr.build/4a3cba9727cee03fe551bb4a87d928aaf72c45eded1c581c4e0a6a80125a6914.jpg

2025-03-24 02:47:57 UTC

GN. I enjoyed reading you.
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2025-03-23 04:07:19 UTC

BREAKING: UN CONFIRMS HEZBOLLAH DID NOT FIRE ON ISRAEL. Israel continues a mass bombing campaign on Lebanon, as well as Gaza and Syria, while the US military continues to bomb Yemen. [Violet News on Telegram]
Impunity: the state of being exempt from punishment after wrongdoing - He has been breaking the law with impunity. - Impunity against conviction. [Antidote for mobile]

2025-03-23 03:34:35 UTC

GN !
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2025-03-22 13:55:13 UTC

GM!
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2025-03-22 00:18:54 UTC

GN : )
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2025-03-21 14:30:01 UTC

GM
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2025-03-21 14:02:47 UTC

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Nice!

2025-03-21 02:14:24 UTC

GN
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2025-03-20 23:15:19 UTC

I used to share a lot of news on X.com. I did not find the same accessibility on Nostr. So I renewed my subscription to X.com.

2025-03-20 14:36:03 UTC

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“Christopher Rufo, one of the conservative intellectuals shaping the ideological foundation of Trumpism, made a revealing statement in a recent New York Times podcast. When asked by the journalist why he advocates dismantling the Department of Education rather than simply eliminating its most controversial programs while keeping those that are popular and widely considered useful, Rufo responds that if part of the staff remains, they will simply wait out the next election cycle: ‘We have a system that is accountable to no one. And when the culture and bureaucracy of that system are captured, you get the status quo of the first Trump administration, with a radically leftist Department of Education that only funds radically leftist causes.’ The solution, then, is to tear everything down in order to permanently change both the culture and the institution itself.” (Le Monde, https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/03/19/trump-has-already-surpassed-his-hungarian-and-polish-models_6739313_23.html)

2025-03-20 13:43:14 UTC

GM
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2025-03-20 03:33:46 UTC

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois will step down as spokesperson for Québec solidaire. GND will remain a member of the National Assembly, but will not seek reelection in the next election.
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"(...) In 2012, the role of GND as spokesperson during the student strike made the young union activist a media figure in the movement. Along with Jeanne Reynolds, he was co-spokesperson for the Coalition large de l'ASSÉ (CLASSE), a temporary coalition of 67 associations representing 100,000 students, demanding free education.
The strike, which lasted from February to September 2012, reached a peak in March, when nearly 300,000 students across the province were on strike.
(...) In March 2017, Nadeau-Dubois announced that he was joining Québec solidaire. A few weeks later, on May 21, he became the party's male co-spokesperson, alongside Manon Massé. He was then elected as the MNA for the riding of Gouin, in central Montreal, in the May 29 by-election. He was re-elected in the following elections with nearly 60% of the vote.
(...) [In April 2024] the parliamentary leader receives the support of his colleagues and simultaneously announces his desire for the party to make a "pragmatic" shift so that Québec solidaire is able to win elections and form a government."
https://pivot.quebec/2025/03/19/gabriel-nadeau-dubois-quitterait-son-poste-de-porte-parole-de-quebec-solidaire/