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A free chicken nugget hack helped uncover multiple McDonald's cybersecurity fails: 'All I had to do was change login to register in the URL' to access 'highly confidential and proprietary information'

'They fixed the vulnerabilities after I literally had to cold-call their HQ pretending to know security employees. This is that story.'

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Systemic Terrorism and The Illusion of #Democracy – George Tsakraklides

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The most effective way to keep democracy permanently disabled is to maintain the illusion that it exists. Rather than dissolving democratic institutions, global capital zombified them much like a deep fake that steals your voice, your face, and your reputation. This pseudo-democracy may sound like an oxymoron, but it isn’t. Technically people can still vote, but their votes are the result of microtargeted brainwashing by media empires owned by global capital. Decision-making and debate continue to take place via “democratic” parliamentary procedures, but all MPs are prostitutes to corporate stakeholders.
But along with the illusion of democracy, there is an illusion of politics altogether – that is, the illusion that people have choices when they enter the voting booth. We live with the delusion that our vote still counts for something, because we have not started questioning this system. We may have more plurality than ever, but it is different flavours of the same narrative. While old fascism dismantled all political parties, the capitalist terror state has made them all the same, achieving the same result. Voting is pointless when the necrosystem owns us, the media have rendered truth irrelevant, and choice is now limited to one corrupt politician over another. We are powerless as long as profit owns our politics.



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Μαλάκας είσαι Κυριάκο μου και ολέθρια τα έργα σου Νο2

Αναλυτικό ρεπορτάζ του Guardian περιγράφει γλαφυρά την οικονομική περιδίνηση του ελληνικού λαού, ο οποίος δεν μπορεί να απολαύσει τα ελληνικά τουριστικά θέρετρα την ώρα που η χώρα «πλημμυρίζει» από τουρίστες

- «Ταϊλάνδη της Ευρώπης» για τους εργαζόμενους η χώρα.

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#PrivateEquity just can't stop doing what #PE does!#SouthwestAirlines was a great #airline precisely because it wasn't like any of the others.
So let's see, now not only is now just the same as everyone else but...
Same shitty planes.
Same shitty and uncomfortable seats.
Worse service.
Worse routes.
Same price.
...
Used to #FlySWA all the damn time.
Guess it's #Delta from here on out.
And when #Southwest goes under, they'll blame everyone and everything but themselves. #aviation #transportation

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With gamescom queues over an hour and Reddit in overdrive, Hollow Knight: Silksong hype has outpaced everything from Opening Night Live

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The French Foreign Ministry has warned that Israel has not notified #France of any plan to close its consulate in #Jerusalem, stressing that #Paris would respond strongly if such a move occurs.
The warning follows media reports that the Israeli government decided on Monday to shut down the French consulate in Jerusalem, marking a new escalation after France officially recognized the State of #Palestine. #gaza #israel #genocide #Diplomacy #westbank #fascism #EUpol #FRpol
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe
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When Owning the Libs Trumps Fighting Fascism
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"Recently Beth, an online anarchist friend, commented that “people’s models for genocide are wrong.” Genocide “rarely looks like the Holocaust,” involving the killing of “thousands and millions in camps.” It’s more likely to result from “ordinary prisons and deportations run so badly people start dying. It is an extension, not a break with everyday abuses.”..."

If you think israel can be trusted to stick to a peace deal with Gaza, take a look at the ethnic cleansing they are doing in the #WestBank

Middle East: Israel approves West Bank settlement project
A controversial settlement project has been approved that critics have said will divide the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israel is preparing to expand its offensive in Gaza City. Follow DW for more.
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#Palestine #Gaza #Westbank #Gazagenocide

#israelterroriststate #israelPariahState

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As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push the boundaries of what’s possible in air travel. The quiet supersonic aircraft’s historic first flight is on the horizon, with final ground tests about to begin. Following completion of low-speed taxi tests in July 2025 in Palmdale, […]

When I first graduated highschool I took a job as a cashier at the local grocery store. One day an elderly woman approached my checkout counter, clutching a small list and a determined expression. “Young man,” she said, “I’d like to buy half of a watermelon.”
I was caught off guard. “Uh, I’m sorry, ma’am, but we only sell whole watermelons,” I explained.
Undeterred, the woman leaned in slightly, “Well, I’m old, and I don’t eat much. Whenever I buy a whole watermelon, half of it goes to waste. Could you ask your supervisor if there’s anything he can do?”
Reluctantly, I nodded, and headed toward the back of the store to find my supervisor. As I entered the office, I muttered, “You’re not going to believe this—some cranky old lady wants to buy half a watermelon.”
I froze mid-sentence. The elderly woman had followed me, and was now standing directly behind me, Thinking quickly, I turned back to my supervisor with a smile. "..And this delightful young lady would like to purchase the other half.
My supervisor chuckled, impressed by my quick recovery. They worked out a solution, and the elderly woman left the store with exactly what she needed, a satisfied smile on her face.
Later, my supervisor turned to me, still amused. “That was some quick thinking back there. Where are you from?”
I puffed up slightly, flashing a confident grin. “Oh, I’m from Canada, but I left because it’s just full of hockey players and hookers.”
My supervisor’s expression shifted.
“My wife is from Canada.”
Without missing a beat, I leaned in with a grin. “That’s fantastic! What team did she play for?”

Off to Never-Never Land

An high-ranking #pedo was not only released and allowed to leave Nevada after being arrested and charged, but was even permitted to flee the country:


A senior #Israeli #official was #arrested in the #UnitedStates earlier this month and charged with seeking sexual conduct with a minor, only to be released on bail with no conditions or monitoring, allowing him to flee to Israel. The case involving #TomArtiomAlexandrovich in #Nevada is now stirring controversy, with politicians and social media commentators accusing the government of interfering in the judicial process to allow the cybersecurity official to return home without facing justice.

Court records from Nevada’s #ClarkCounty show that #Alexandrovich was charged with luring or attempting to lure a child online to engage in sexual conduct – a felony that carries up to 10 years in jail in the case of a conviction. He was released on a $10,000 bond, but no monitoring appeared to take place.

Richard Davies, a criminal defence lawyer in Nevada, told #AlJazeera that the apparent lack of conditions on Alexandrovich’s release despite the seriousness of the charges was “fishy”.

“Average Joe gets arrested, he would appear in front of the justice of the peace within 24 hours. The justice of the peace in that county would issue bail conditions, which very typically would include a GPS device, restrictions on movement, not being allowed to leave the state,” Davies said.

“So the fact that this individual was not only allowed to leave without an ankle bracelet or a GPS device, not only to leave the state, but also leave the country, is highly unusual and suspect.”


This is why no more #dual-nationals can be permitted to vote or hold office anywhere in the world. Whether they are #Jewish or #Somali, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that the only thing they really care about is their fellow #nationals, which most certainly does not mean Americans even when they happen to be U.S. citizens. Dual-nationalism shouldn’t even be legal, and at least in the #USA, it’s not even actually law.

If it’s true that the U.S. government was not involved, then Occam’s Razor would focus attention on the nationality of the judge who let the pedo run away to what is apparently a sanctuary zone for child abusers.

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Libya Rejects Normalization with Israel, Condemns Gaza Siege iranpress.com/content/309084

Dass all das keine "Krise", sondern ähnlich wie bei der Bahn jahrelanges Managementversagen ist, wissen wir aber auch oder?
Wir haben seit Jahrzehnten eine visionlose, monothematische, auspuffokussierte Verkehrspolitik, die einfach willentlich alles zerschrottet hat, was in die richtige Richtung ging.
Alle Lösungen sind da - sie werden systematisch ausgebremst.
So fahren wir rückwärts gegen die Wand einer Sackgasse.
Mark my word.

Good news stories still exist if you look for them
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Cancellation of GPC anniversary celebration: A preemptive move foiling foreign plots against Yemen en.ypagency.net/366658

A terrorist state run by psycopaths and out of control

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interesting observation: so there are pretty okay looking German-ish women outside the upscale clothing store who chat up guys who come out. I don't know what the scam is though, but I watch in fascination. they do it wrong though. they compliment men with like "wow, nice suit!" men immediately notice and distance themselves. it would be more fruitful to ask for help. they are too offensive.

Musician Paul Weller is suing his former accountants after they stopped working with the singer after public statements alleging Israel was committing genocide in Gaza, according to a legal letter.

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