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Under Trump, the ideology is on the rise. How do we finally dismantle it once and for all?
Google’s $32 billion purchase of Wiz hands its global data security to an Israeli firm founded and staffed by ex-military cyber spies from the IDF’s notorious Unit 8200.
The post Wiz Acquisition Puts Israeli Intelligence In Charge of Your Google Data appeared first on MintPress News.
Ja, vad ska man säga? Det är onekligen lite intressant att fyra skribenter hittar samma vinkel med bara några dagars mellanrum? Har de haft strategimöte på Timbro och Fritt näringsliv? Högern är ju i dag djupt splittrad och genomgår ett slags existentiell identitetskris. Varför inte damma av det gamla vänsterspöket? Och kanske därigenom mobilisera de […]
In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the deportation machine.
The post Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn’t Actually Have To. appeared first on The Intercept.
Once again, I’m cracking open my favorite cookbook from 1979. Today’s drink is the Spanish Martini from Carlos n’ Charlie’s. The original Carlos ‘n Charlie’s was in Los Angeles, but now it’s a chain of Mexican-themed restaurants located in tourist towns. The majority of them are in Mexican resort towns. Weird. But the most famousContinue reading Benson & Hedges 100’s Presents Drink Recipes from 100 of the Greatest Bars: Spanish Martini (1979)
1. There’s an innovative American automotive manufacturer being run by a total bigot.
2. In large swaths of the country, a marginalized community is banned from using certain bathrooms for no other reason than to make their lives miserable.
3. Marijuana is legal in some states but not others.
4. The US experiences widespread outbreaks of childhood diseases like measles, which many parents treat with homeopathic remedies.
5. It’s trendy to call your bar a “speakeasy.”
6. The US economy is controlled by a handful of cartoonishly wealthy business tycoons.
7. Though it used to be legal everywhere, abortion is now illegal in much of the country.
8. Elites are nervous after an anticapitalist of Italian descent perpetrates an elaborate act of violence in New York City as a protest against corporate greed.
9. Conservatives are drumming up fears of socialism to scare people into voting for them.
10. Americans are disillusioned by a costly war and a global pandemic.
11. The Yankees have a slugger hitting record-breaking numbers of home runs.
DrupalCon Atlanta 2025 brought the spirit of open source to life with vibrant energy, bold ideas, and community connections that stretched across the globe. The event made an unforgettable mark on the Drupal community — from the bustling exhibit hall to the heartfelt hallway conversations, from first-time contributors to long-time collaborators.
Held in the heart of downtown Atlanta, the conference welcomed attendees from around the world for four days of learning, collaboration, and celebration. It was a reminder of what makes Drupal so powerful: our people, our purpose, and our shared passion for creating a better web.
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This year’s conference drew participants from over 25 countries, reaffirming Drupal’s role as a global digital platform and community. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and India topped the list, but the impact spanned continents.
The Trump administration has ordered antitrust prosecutors to shut down their San Francisco field office as the president’s Silicon Valley allies seek to avoid regulation.
So, Trump sent a bunch of demands to Harvard, which basically amounted to “we run this university now.” In the wake of his demand that Columbia submit to a consent decree, Harvard decided to fight and is trying to rally other universities.
This isn’t about free speech or any civil liberties values. Harvard was happily crushing Palestinian protestors. The issue is power: Trump wants to take power away from the people who run it now, and they aren’t willing to give it up.
The multinational oil and gas company is accused of complicity in Israel’s war on the Palestinian people
Under Biden’s administration, prosecution of white collar crime reached a record low. Now, it’s headed for rock bottom.
The United States is rapidly descending into authoritarianism under the Trump administration, argues Matt Gallagher
Recently, in an executive order, President Trump directed the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. That order was, in essence, an attempt to rewrite history on race and gender. One-hundred-and-one-year-old Colonel James H. Harvey, one of the last of the famed Tuskegee airmen of World War II, blamed Trump, saying, “I’ll tell him to his face. No problem. I’ll tell him, you’re a racist.” In addition, government websites began scrubbing African-American history, including in the case of the National Park Service eliminating a photo of the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman and descriptions of the brutal realities of slavery. Black people in America have often led change in this society because our humanity and our liberties... Read more
Source: Facing Trump’s America appeared first on TomDispatch.com.
Following the recent announcement made in the Driesnote at DrupalCon Atlanta, we are glad to share with you that we are kicking off the research process for the Marketplace. And, as per usual, we need your help!
As we are starting to work actively on framing the idea of the Marketplace, we want to hear the thoughts of our partners. Hence, this Monday we sent out a survey to DCPs and contributing partners in order to gather their thoughts on the matter.
Meanwhile we are also looking for individual contributors. So if you feel courageous and excited about this new initiative, please, check out our “Join the Marketplace Volunteer Team!” form and become a part of the crew - we are thrilled to have you on board!
NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2025 Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards which will be presented during NAIDOC Week on 7 July. The awards have been running since 1998 and commemorate Aunty Grace, who worked tirelessly for her community and was feted for her leadership and guidance. Advertise with News of The Area today....
The post Nominations open for Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards appeared first on News Of The Area.
You thought this morning was going well, didn’t you? You even got your kid to put on their shoes without a ten-minute existential crisis about sock seams. You were this close to making it out the door unscathed.
But you forgot one thing.
Me.
I am the zipper on this slightly-too-small, definitely-too-worn hand-me-down jacket, and I am your reckoning.
You try to pull me up—oh, silly, silly parents. I jam immediately. You yank harder—I resist. I am the fortress of defiance. You try to wiggle the teeth free. I laugh in your face.
And now? Now we play.
Your child is whining and squirming. Their patience? Nonexistent. And yet, I remain. Stuck. Permanent. A monument to your failure.
But wait, there is a new phase in this game.
They want to do it themselves. Their tiny hands grip me, their fingers fumbling and pulling in the least effective way possible. They are yanking side to side, tugging at an angle that defies both physics and reason. You gently try to guide them. They shriek in betrayal. This is your job, and you have gravely underestimated their zipping expertise.
In his final months in office, President Joe Biden quietly launched a bombing campaign on Yemen that pushed over 531,000 people from their homes. The media didn’t cover it. The public never consented. And now Trump is building on it.
The post Before Trump Bombed Yemen, Biden Displaced Over Half a Million People—And No One Said a Word appeared first on MintPress News.
The $73 million deal for assisting with deportations went to a company whose executives are accused of retaliating against a fellow ICE worker.
The post No-Bid ICE Contract Went to Former ICE Agents Being Sued for Fabricating Criminal Evidence on the Job appeared first on The Intercept.