YouTube is testing a series of new unskippable 30-second ads that will appear far more often for viewers.Michael Gwilliam (Dexerto)
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The US approach to Georgia is still shaped by the need to contain rival actors in Georgia and expand NATO influence. After Georgia gained independenceСамьяр Ростами (New Eastern Outlook)
Of course Israel attacked Iran. Who was going to stop them? If the world hasn't stopped Israel from committing genocide; from bombing Lebanon, Syria, Lebanon and assassinating people (including the negotiators) why wouldn't Israel attack Iran?
This is the logic of impunity.
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It's about a week until we sail from southern Spain towards southern Italy.
We've started 're-assembling' our boat for seagoing after seven months of boat-camping on the dock (including a month ashore in a boatyard): we've rigged the headsail and tested its furler, laced on dodgers, shackled fore/aft safety lines, tested VHFs (we have three) and navigation lights, and run the engine in gear, forward and astern.
Tonight I'm updating my Navionics charts on both our iPhone and iPad. I've also looking over a set of new, large scale charts for the Western Med, along with hand-me-down pilot books for the Spanish west coast, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, and southern and western coasts of mainland italy.
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Trump is now in a tighter corner than ever about trying to bring peace to the region. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us:…Strategic Culture Foundation
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Self-Adapting Language Models
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2506.10943
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Large language models (LLMs) are powerful but static; they lack mechanisms to adapt their weights in response to new tasks, knowledge, or examples.arXiv.org
BREAKING: Democrat Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed For Heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem During Briefing on LA Riots (VIDEO)
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Democrat Senator Alex Padilla was physically restrained and removed for heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while she was giving a briefing on the Los Angeles riots.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Israel has risked a potentially devastating conflict with Iran that could engulf the region and undermine the world economy with an unprovoked attack on nuclear facilities and Iranian leaders on Thursday, reports Joe Lauria.Consortium News
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Reports of the US Embassy in Baghdad under missile attack
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The United States has maintained a military presence in the Middle East for decades, currently stationing between 40,000 and 50,000 troops across at least 19 sitesEd Newman (Radio Habana Cuba)
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Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on the latest wave of Iranian counter strikes against Israel on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ #foxnews #news...YouTube
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The self-called elites had been arriving at Stockholm for the closed-doors bilderberg meeting to decide what will happen in the next six months in advance
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Democratic and Republican lawmakers took to social media following Israel's strikes in Iran overnight into Friday, with some praising the attack and other slamming itBen Samuels (Haaretz)
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BREAKING: George Soros and Neville Singham have been summoned to testify before Congress over claims they funded violence at anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. @GeneralMCNewsTelegram
In the South Caucasus, people don’t wait for permission to solve problems. They build what they need with what they have, rarely expecting help from above.
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Israel early on June 13 launched hundreds of strikes against Iran, targeting nuclear sites, missile factories and senior leaders, in...Anonymous1199 (South Front)
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On Thursday June 12, 50 prisoners at Delaney Hall, the privately owned ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, banded together and pushed down the wall of a dormitory room. Four men managed to escape.
Attorney Mustafa Cetin reported: “Based on what he told me it was an outer wall, not very strong, and they were able to push it down.”
Organizations representing some of the detainees reported that Thursday afternoon’s unrest was started by detainees frustrated over inadequate food, missed meal times and other concerns, including boiling water in the pipes and a lack of family visitation.
The four men that escaped are Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, both of Honduras, and Joan Sebastian Casteneda-Lozada and Andres Pineda-Mogollon, both from Colombia.
Immigration attorney Mustafa Cetin said he spoke Thursday evening to one of his clients detained at Delaney Hall. He said his client told him a group of about 50 detainees protested conditions, like lack of food, and some attacked guards. Some of them pushed down a exterior wall, and escaped to the ground by tying bedsheets together into a rope, he said.
People from the community rushed to the site to show support. On previous evenings, many had gathered outside Delaney Hall for a nightly vigil and were speaking to visiting family members.
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C’mon guys march in step!, synchronize arm and leg movements… YOU GOTTA MARCH AS ONE!… head up, shoulders back… be proud!
They act like they never marched before!…
It’s evident, a complete lack of drill & ceremonies practice!
C’mon troopers, march like you are presenting yourselves to your CIC & not walking to the corner drugstore.
You troops gotta shine tomorrow!
Strac it up!
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Not many people can say they’ve spent four years in a hand-to-hand legal knife fight with a giant corporation. I don’t recommend it.
I came with facts and filings. Apple brought smear campaigns, surveillance, and literal poison.
Still here, somehow. Tardigrade mode.
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Meanwhile, deportation of three Madleen activists delayed due to Israel-Iran escalationMEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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>> Based on two eyewitnesses, the people gathered as usual near the aid site in Netzarim. At around 2 AM, four quadcopters hovered above them (a third eyewitness told me he got scared and had to leave).
>> ... Suddenly an Israeli tank got nearer and nearer before opening fire at the people there. Quadcopters also opened fire.
>> It’s reported that dozens were killed and wounded. Some people who were killed are still to be removed from the massacre site.
RAMALLAH / PNN/The Palestine Liberation Organization’s Refugee Affairs Department has strongly condemned a new wave of Ienglish.pnn.ps
Head of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement Sayyed Abdul Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi indicated on Thursday that the extermination rate among the population in Gaza has reached nearly 9% — an extremely high and unprecedented level in modern warfare.
In a televised speech, Sayyed Houthi maintained that the American enemy is engineering this extermination through starvation, coupled with mass killing via death traps and execution centers.
The “Israeli” enemy is forcing Palestinians to choose between dying of hunger or approaching so-called aid distribution centers to be killed, he noted, adding that targeting those waiting for aid is among the most heinous crimes and worst forms of exploitation.
Sayyed Houthi pointed out the “Israeli” enemy has blocked aid entry through the United Nations for over 100 days to turn its centers into traps of extermination and execution.
“Zionists continue almost daily storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, performing their Talmudic rituals, mocking dances, and expressing hostility toward Islam and Muslims.”
The “Israeli” decision to build 22 new settlements in the West Bank equates to a massive land seizure, he added.
“Practically, building new settlements ends the concept of a “two-state solution” as promoted by the UN and others. The Israeli enemy never intended to implement a two-state solution — it was merely a tactic of deception.”
Sayyed Houthi emphasized that the brave fighters in Gaza continue to confront the “Israeli” enemy with strength and effectiveness, inflicting direct losses, adding that there are precise, successful ambushes, and the enemy’s weekly losses testify to the effectiveness of these operations.
“Al-Qassam Brigades conducted over 16 diverse operations this week, including targeting vehicles and sniping enemy soldiers. The weekly losses of the Israeli enemy are significant, highlighting the resistance’s bravery, steadfastness, and impact.”
All Lebanese should rally further around the Resistance in Lebanon and Hezbollah as the true safeguard against the “Israeli” threat, Sayyed Houthi maintained.
“The support front from Yemen, the land of faith and jihad, continues its military operations in the battle of the Promised Conquest and Sacred Jihad, striking deep into occupied Palestine.”
Our operations this week are part of the continuous effort to impose an aerial blockade on the “Israeli” enemy, Sayyed Houthi maintained.
“Our forces aim to achieve this aerial blockade in response to the enemy’s escalation and its genocidal crimes. The naval blockade in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Bab Al-Mandeb remains ongoing; navigation for the Israeli enemy is banned, and it has ceased operations in the area of engagement.”
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Did the old laptop boot up?
If so, you could put the NVME drive back in and turn off Bitlocker.
I just dealt with a Bitlocker encrypted drive today on a broken Dell XPS laptop. I was able to connect to an external display and then turn off Bitlocker.
The old laptop no longer powers on. It's deader than a doornail sadly 🙁.
If the key is in their account then all might not be lost.
If you can help them login to their Microsoft account and look for Bitlocker device list, the recovery key is usually there.
I was able to walk the guy today through it over the phone and he sent me a screenshot of his laptop's Bitlocker recovery key. I plugged it in and unlocked it.
I'm sick of the Jews poisoning and murdering our children and people with MRNA bioweapon vaccines. I'm sick of the Jew's being behind international terrorism, including aiding the enemies of the United States of America. I'm sick of the Jews steal…BitChute
Did you know Africans usually blame white people for the poor state of Africa? And not the people of Africa? They say it is because Africa was colonized.
Here is an African man coming to the realization that its the fault of Africans and not their colonizers, after seeing Singapore, one of the greatest cities in the world and a former colony.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that direct dialogue between Russia and the United States on the Ukrainian crisis is ‘very important.’ ‘What President [Donald] Trump has done is very important.newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
WHY CLOUD BACKUPS WILL BURN YOU
#UNTRACEABLE #privacy
The Hidden Dangers of iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox and What to Use Instead
Cloud backups feel convenient. Set it and forget it. Your files, synced across devices. Your memories safe, easy to get to. Your work recoverable and backed up.
Until it isn’t.
This illusion of safety is exactly how cloud giants trap you. Beneath the glossy UX is a surveillance machine that doesn’t work in your favor. Rely on iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox, and sooner or later you will get burned.
#1: YOU DON’T OWN YOUR DATA
Cloud storage isn’t internet magic. It’s just someone else’s computer. That means:
You follow their rules. They can lock you out at any time, no appeal, no warning. One flagged file, one “terms of service” violation, and poof. All your files are gone.
They scan your content. Apple and Google scan photos, documents, and backups. “To detect abuse,” they say. But mission creep is real. From CSAM detection to “misinformation,” your personal data is fair game to build a even better profile of you.
Your data feeds their AI. Google’s updated terms allow it to train AI models on what you store in Drive or Gmail. Even if you opt out, it’s unclear where your data ends and their model begins.
You wouldn’t hand your safety deposit keys to a stranger. Why hand over your digital storage?
#2: ENCRYPTION THEATER
They love to say your data is encrypted. But here’s what they won’t say:
They hold the keys. If they can reset your password, they can unlock your files. That’s not real encryption. That’s encryption for show. I’m looking at you Proton.
Zero-knowledge? Rarely. Dropbox claims “encryption at rest,” but their employees can access your data. iCloud encrypts most content, but not iCloud Mail, metadata, or shared files.
Apple’s Advanced Data Protection? Better, but still opt-in, confusing, and incomplete. And even then, you’re still in Apple’s walled garden. (It got challenged and even the option was removed in the UK)
Encryption only works when you control the keys. Anything else is trust based security. And trust is not a security model.
#3: LEGAL COMPLIANCE ISN’T ON YOUR SIDE
When your data lives in the cloud, it lives under someone else’s jurisdiction.
US CLOUD Act. Government agencies can compel access to your files, even if servers are overseas.
Secret warrants and gag orders. You will never know it happened. They know how to keep secrets from you, just not for you.
Shared folder? Shared exposure. One compromised account in a shared Drive folder can give attackers a pivot point into your files.
And yes, this applies even if you did nothing wrong. Your files are just collateral damage.
#4: FAILURES HAPPEN MORE THAN YOU THINK
Cloud providers fail. Quietly. Often.
Dropbox has lost user data. Not once, but multiple times. Search “Dropbox data loss” and see for yourself.
Google Drive file disappearances. In 2023, a bug deleted months of data for users. Google said: “Don’t sync, wait for an update.” No timeline. No guarantees.
iCloud sync issues. Mac users often find corrupted Notes, missing Contacts, overwritten files with zero recourse.
These are trillion-dollar companies. Keeping your files safe is not their priority, collecting your data is.
SO WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE?
Simple: Own your backups. Encrypt everything. Sync on your terms.
Here’s what to use instead:
1. SYNCING: Syncthing
A free, peer-to-peer sync tool. Works across Windows, Linux, Android, macOS. No servers. No cloud. Files stay in your hands. End-to-end encrypted if needed. You control everything.
2. BACKUPS: BorgBackup + rclone
Borg is fast, deduplicated, and encrypted. Pair it with rclone to push backups to external drives, VPS, or S3-compatible storage under your control, encrypted with your keys.
3. ENCRYPTION: Cryptomator or VeraCrypt
Cryptomator wraps files in secure containers, even if you use cloud providers. VeraCrypt works better for entire volumes. Use one or both.
4. REDUNDANCY: 3-2-1 Rule
3 copies
2 different media types
1 offsite (not Google Drive)
Backups are only as good as your recovery plan. Test it. Regularly.
IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, DO THIS
Stop backing up plaintext to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox.
Encrypt before sync. Always. (try picocrypt it’s a beginner simple GUI and tiny)
Treat cloud providers as hostile. Not because they always are, but because they can be.
FINAL WORD: CONTROL OR CONVENIENCE?
The promise of cloud backups is convenience. But the cost is control.
You’re not paranoid for wanting ownership. You’re not extreme for saying no to surveillance disguised as service. It’s your data.
Cloud backups will burn you. It’s not a question of if, only when.
Own your data. Own your keys. Or lose them both.
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As the FIFA Club World Cup begins, fans across over 30 countries are demanding Israel’s suspension over its war on Gaza.Jessica Buxbaum (MintPress News)
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BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.BRICS
As nuclear talks falter, U.S. officials deny Washington was involved in the strikes.Murtaza Hussain (Drop Site News)
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Impossible problems:
1. The Deep State vs The People
2. Israel vs Gaza and vs Iran
3. Russia/Ukraine
4. Inflated fiat money system
5. Corruption
And so on.
These impossible problems became fixtures in all of our lives. They became assumptions regarding reality because everyone pretty much gave up on fixing them. Impossible (seemingly) problems are the cause and the core of citizen apathy.
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Who has been more abandoned than the ordinary, good people who get up every day to put food on their family's table? Who has been more abandoned than people who just want to be left alone to live as they choose? Who has been abandoned more than simple, moral, heterosexual, and God-fearing people?
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Well folks, unlike the American Revolution that saw overt revolutionary patriots in the minority, outnumbered by Loyalists and 'moderates', the abandoned today are overtly the MAJORITY.
We have Trump. We have the majority. We hold the levers of productivity. We will LEARN audacity.
It is happening right now!
Luxon claiming Iran’s nuclear program and missile capability is a “threat to peace” at a time when Israel has sparked a war is absurd and endangers the safety of our country. He should walk that back, condemn Israel, cancel his visit to the NATO summit, and distance us from the western bloc immediately.
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