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Plus, it was one of the earliest Un*xy things for game consoles circa 2001, predating PlayStation 2 Linux by about a year or so, though PS2 Linux was at least Sony-official. (While at least one Linux purports to run on an O.G. PlayStation, this was a later development.)” o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Going Linux ☛ Going_Linux_#437_·_Listener_Feedback⠀⇛ In this episode: Bill goes deep down the rabbit hole, pihole, Bitwarden, LG Gram, and Synology. Episode_Time_Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #437 · Listener Feedback 01:34 Bill went down the rabbit hole 03:27 Alpinejohn: Topic suggestion – pihole 05:56 Carlos: Bitwarden 09:04 Carl: Definitions – minion and gremlin 12:32 George from Tulsa: Update on LG Gram 16:39 Liam: Synology issues 21:53 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904- 468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 23:09 End # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ BSD_Week_Extended_by_an_Extra_Week!⠀⇛ Listen now (16 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast – Feb 20, 2023 o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ AppleInsider ☛ Linux_6.2_includes_M1_Mac_support,_but_it’s not_fully_ready_to_use_|_AppleInsider⠀⇛ Linux 6.2 brings native support for M1 processors on Mac, but it isn’t totally finished or ready for primetime. # ⚓ 9to5Mac ☛ M1_Mac_Linux_6.2_support_for_M1,_M1_Pro,_M1_Max, and_M1_Ultra⠀⇛ M1 Mac Linux 6.2 support is now available – an achievement that Linux creator Linus Torvalds originally saw as an impossible task. It can be run on the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips. Torvalds had long wanted an ARM laptop capable of running Linux, and when the M1 MacBook Air came out said that it would have been the perfect machine but for the fact that Apple wouldn’t allow another OS to access the GPU and other elements … Torvalds was pessimistic back in 2020. “I’ve been waiting for an ARM laptop that can run Linux for a long time. The new Air would be almost perfect, except for the OS. And I don’t have the time to tinker with it, or the inclination to fight companies that don’t want to help,” he wrote. Later adding: “The main problem with the M1 for me is the GPU and other devices around it, because that’s likely what would hold me off using it because it wouldn’t have any Linux support unless Apple opens up.” # ⚓ Ghacks ☛ Linux_6.2_offers_benefits_for_Mac_users⠀⇛ The time has come as the newest Linux 6.2 is out, offering multiple benefits for its users. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Enhancing_Your_Linux_Experience:_Install_Linux Kernel_6.2_in_Ubuntu_and_Linux_Mint⠀⇛ For all of those Ubuntu Linux users out there, you can rejoice as the newest and most up-to-date version – Linux 6.2 kernel series – is available for your computer or Ubuntu-based distribution! o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Make_Old_Low-Resolution_Images_Look_Great_on Linux_With_Upscayl⠀⇛ With the latest generation of phones, we’re used to having images automatically sharpened, upscaled, and otherwise polished to perfection by machine learning models and on-device neural nets. Older photos or those taken without advanced hardware have suffered in comparison. Upscayl runs on your Linux machine and uses AI models to sharpen and upscale low-resolution images into ultra HD. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Setup_AppArmor_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup AppArmor on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. = # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_GitLab_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install GitLab on Fedora 37. # ⚓ IT Pro Today ☛ How_to_Create_a_Linux_Virtual_Machine_in Hyper-V⠀⇛ This video explains how to use the Hyper-V Manager to create Linux virtual machines. You’ll learn the standard process, as well as the Quick Create method. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ How_to_Check_What_Display_Server_in_Use: Wayland_or_Xorg?⠀⇛ Xorg and Wayland are the main display servers in Linux. Xorg, (X Display Server) is the legacy display server… # ⚓ Bootlin ☛ Test_a_Linux_kernel_USB_Device_Controller_driver with_testusb⠀⇛ At Bootlin, we recently developed from scratch a new Linux kernel for the USB Device Controller found in the Renesas RZ/N1 processor. This driver is already accepted upstream, is currently visible in linux-next and should hopefully be part of the upcoming Linux 6.3 release. # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Automate_OpenStack_using_Ansible⠀⇛ I demonstrated how I manage OpenStack using Terraform in my previous_article. Using Terraform as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a significant advantage, but it also requires the staff to support it. Sometimes, all you really need is the ability to provision infrastructure as timed resources, with no intention of building lasting data structures. When I design a flexible environment, I prefer the declarative language of Ansible. Ansible’s flexibility allows me to design for use cases that include: 1. A test environment that’s timed and can be deleted after use. 2. A training environment provided for a specific amount of time and then destroyed. 3. Moving from a manual to an automated infrastructure when Terraform is difficult because it maps your existing infrastructure. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Netdata_Monitoring_Tool_on Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Netdata is a free and open-source performance and health monitoring solution for Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. It provides real-time statistics and allows you to monitor cloud-based servers, containers, and your entire IT infrastructure. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Manage_Packages_with_APT_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ APT also known as Advanced Packaging Tool is the command-line tool for managing packages in Debian- based distributions like Debian and Ubuntu. In this tutorial, we will explain how to manage packages using APT command line tool on Ubuntu. # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Syslog-ng_101,_part_8:_Macros_and templates⠀⇛ This is the eighth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about network logging. Today, we learn about syslog-ng macros and templates. At the end of the session, we will know how to do a simple log rotation using macros. # ⚓ Peter_Czanik:_Syslog-ng_101,_part_8:_Macros_and_templates⠀⇛ # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Configure_a_container_to_start automatically_as_a_systemd_service [Ed: Vendor lockin]⠀⇛ # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_and_Configure_GlusterFS_on Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ GlusterFS is a free, open-source and software- defined distributed storage developed by Gluster Inc, and then by Redhat. It provides interfaces for object, block, and file storage and is used for high data-intensive workloads such as cloud storage, CDN, and media streaming. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Laravel_with_Docker_on_Ubuntu 22.04⠀⇛ Laravel is a free and open-source PHP framework that provides a set of tools and resources to build modern PHP applications. This guide will use Docker Compose to containerize a Laravel application for development. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Setup_Jenkins_Master_and_Slave_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ Jenkins is an automation server with support for many SCM (Source Control Management) systems including Git, SVN, and Mercurial. Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to automate your project. In this tutorial, we will learn how to set up Jenkins master-slave architecture using the latest Ubuntu version Ubuntu. We will learn to set up the Jenkins master server, and then add other Ubuntu nodes as Jenkins slaves. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Mirror_Your_Web_Site_With_rsync⠀⇛ This tutorial shows how you can mirror your web site from your main web server to a backup server that can take over if the main server fails. We use the tool rsync for this, and we make it run through a cron job that checks every x minutes if there is something to update on the mirror. Thus your backup server should usually be up to date if it has to take over. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Fork_CMS_in_Ubuntu_Server 22.04⠀⇛ Fork is an open-source content management system for beginners and professionals. It is designed to create a user-friendly environment to build, monitor, and update your website. This tutorial will show you how to install Fork CMS with Apache and Let’s Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 22.04. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_limit_CPU_usage_with_CPULimit_on Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ This tutorial describes how to limit CPU usage in Ubuntu. I will use CPU-limit utility for this purpose. Cpulimit is a tool which limits the CPU usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in CPU time). It is useful to control batch jobs when you don’t want them to eat too many CPU cycles. The goal of cpulimit is to prevent a process from running for more than a specified time ratio. It does not change the nice value or other scheduling priority settings, but the real CPU usage. # ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ error:_cannot_open_‘.git/FETCH_HEAD’:_No space_left_on_device⠀⇛ After moving the poudriere jail (pkg01) to the new host (r730-01), I noticed this message from Nagios: [...] # ⚓ Layer_2_–_relating_IP_and_MAC_addresses_using_ARP⠀⇛ Introduction In computer networks, layer 2 and layer 3 protocols play an important role in communication. Layer 2 protocols deal with the data transmission over a single link while layer 3 protocols are responsible for routing data between multiple networks. # ⚓ Network_basics_–_the_OSI_model⠀⇛ The world of computer networks can be confusing, especially if you are new to the field. However, once you understand the basic building blocks of a network, it becomes much easier to understand how data is transmitted and received. # ⚓ Window_functions_in_MySQL⠀⇛ Window functions are a new feature that was introduced in MySQL 8.0 and they have the ability to perform advanced analytics within the database itself. With these functions, users can perform operations like running totals, moving averages, and ranking without having to write complex subqueries or temporary tables. # ⚓ MAC_address_OUI_values⠀⇛ A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. # ⚓ Layer_4_–_how_TCP_and_UDP_ports_work⠀⇛ When it comes to computer networking, there are various protocols and technologies that are used to establish communication between devices. Layer 4 of the OSI model is one such technology that plays a crucial role in this communication. # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Create_Home_Directory_for_Existing_Users in_Linux⠀⇛ Created a user but without the home directory? Worry not. You can add home directory for existing users too. Here’s how to do that. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Configuring_Nginx_to_Handle_100_Thousands Request_Per_Minute⠀⇛ In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses need to be able to handle large amounts of web traffic to stay competitive. One way to achieve this is by using a high-performance web server like Nginx. Configuring Nginx to handle 100,000 requests per minute requires a well-optimized and tuned server. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Use_‘tee’_Command_in_Linux_[8_Useful Examples]⠀⇛ Almost all power users prefer to use the command line interface while interacting with Linux systems. By default, all Linux commands display their output on the standard output stream. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_enable_Ubuntu_Pro_to_gain_10_years_of security_for_your_desktop⠀⇛ Ubuntu Pro is a service Canonical introduced a while ago that ensures your operating system and over 23,000 applications receive security updates for 10 years. That’s impressive. For those who might not understand the implications, imagine you could install an operating system and never have to re-install it for 10 years. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Delete_a_File_in_Linux⠀⇛ As is the case with any operating system, file management is an important part of using Linux. Sometimes, it becomes necessary to delete files in order to free up space or to remove unnecessary files. While it sounds like a simple task, deleting a file in Linux can be challenging for beginners. In Linux, there are various methods to delete a file, including using the command line (CLI), graphical user interface (GUI), and more. That said, we have covered five different methods to delete files and folders in Linux in this guide. So without further ado, let’s dive right in. # ⚓ Network World ☛ Bash_scripting_tips_that_can_save_time_on Linux_|_Network_World⠀⇛ Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your bash scripts work as intended and are easy to update. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Check_Disk_Usage_in_Linux_(4_Methods)_| Beebom⠀⇛ In this guide, we show you the best ways to check disk usage on Linux using GUI tools as well as CLI commands like du and df. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Rename_a_File_in_Linux_in_2023_(4_Methods) |_Beebom⠀⇛ In this article, we have explained how to rename and batch rename files in Linux through two different Command Line (CLI) or GUI methods. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ Fact_Check:_Can_you_play_Valorant_on_Linux machines?⠀⇛ Valorant is a tactical first-person shooting game in which two teams of five players fight against each other using Agents. It has grown in popularity due to its diverse content, appealing cosmetics, and enriching gameplay experience. However, its restricted platform availability may limit its prominence. The famous Agent-based game can only be played on Windows-based computers. As a result, players cannot run it on a Linux-based machine. However, there are certain methods by which one can play the game, albeit not as smoothly. The following article will cover every aspect a player should be aware of before attempting to play the game on their Linux machine. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Octopath_Traveler_II:_Prologue_is_Out,_and Works_Perfectly_on_Linux_with_Proton⠀⇛ Octopath Traveler II is coming out on February 24th 2023 on Steam (just a few days later), and the Prologue (aka Demo) has just landed on Steam. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ How_to_Upgrade_Your_64GB_Steam_Deck’s Storage_Capacity_Now_to_512GB_for_Just_$60⠀⇛ At the time when I pre-ordered my Steam Deck, I went the cheap way by securing a 64GB version, My rationale was that by the time the Steam Deck would be in my hands…. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Fix_for_incomplete_French_translation⠀⇛ Caramel and other testing easy 4.99 have reported the French translation to be less than before: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=81950#p81950 The problem with apps not being translated is due to .mo files being in /usr/share/locale.in, whereas they should be in /usr/share/locale The scripts in woofQ that build easy are supposed to move all .mo files for inbuilt packages from /usr/share/locale.in to /usr/share/locale. In my eagerness to bring out 4.99, I missed some of the code required to do this. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ GParted_1.5_Enables_Repair_When_Checking_exFAT File_Systems⠀⇛ GParted 1.5 is here almost a year after GParted 1.4, but appears to be a small update to the very popular partition editor utility that only enables repair support when checking exFAT file systems, increases the minimum size for XFS filesystems to 300MB, and adds resolves FAT16/32 label and UUID issues under Alpine Linux. This release also brings a few improvements for the Btrfs file system, which require btrfs-progs 4.5 or later to be installed on your GNU/Linux system, and fixes an issue where the path used to resize a Btrfs file system needs to be a directory. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ openSUSE_Leap_15.5_Beta_Is_Out_for_Testing, Final_Release_Expected_in_June_2023⠀⇛ Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 (Service Pack 5), the openSUSE Leap 15.5 release looks to ship with the same kernel as the previous release, Linux 5.14, but will offer the latest KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment by default. openSUSE Leap 15.5 won’t have the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies and Open Source software like openSUSE Tumbleweed, but it will still offer some newer software versions like the Mesa 22.3 graphics stack. # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_15_Service Pack_5_Public_Beta_is_out!⠀⇛ We are thrilled to start our Public Beta Program for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 5 with the release of PublicBeta-202302. The Public SLE Beta webpage is now live! Please check it out for all the Public information. # ⚓ Update_on_the_SCM/CI_Integration_–_Performance_and Documentation_Improvements⠀⇛ We took another step on the SCM/CI integration of the Open Build Service. This time we improved the rendering time of the workflow runs UI and enhanced the user documentation. Reduced Rendering Time of Workflow Runs UI Previously with a lot of workflow runs being present, the UI took multiple seconds in order to load and render. This was above whats acceptable, so we took another look onto it and reduced the overall rendering times… o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ 5_steps_to_install_Microsoft_SQL_on_RHEL_8_via automation [Ed: Red Hat continues to promote Microsoft proprietary software that does not even (truly) run on GNU/ Linux)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Open_source_communities:_How_CIOs can_leverage_their_power [Ed: IBM encourages the 'suits' to exploit unpaid volunteers or 'slaves']⠀⇛ # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Discover_hidden_security_talent:_How to_harness_security_champions⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ SparkyLinux_is_a_no-frills_Linux_distribution anyone_can_use_|_ZDNET⠀⇛ If you’re looking for a desktop operating system that focuses more on ease of use and getting work done, and less on frills, SparkyLinux might be what you’re looking for. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Elektrobit_and_Canonical_announce_EB_corbos_Linux –_built_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Two leading companies in open-source and automotive software combine complementary strengths to create the next-generation automotive operating system. EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu is an open-source ECU software solution that complies with automotive industry standards to facilitate rapid innovation and simplify vehicle development. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ EB_Corbos_Linux_–_built_on_Ubuntu:_Elektrobit and_Canonical_Join_Forces_to_Bring_Linux_to_the_Automotive Industry⠀⇛ EB corbos Linux, constructed atop of Ubuntu and open-source ECU software, adheres to automotive industry standards for accelerated innovation and simplified vehicle development. Elektrobit and Canonical have combined forces to launch EB Corbos Linux – the first open-source Linux community tailored for automotive software! Powered by Ubuntu, this revolutionary solution is now available from Elektrobit. # ⚓ Automotive World Ltd ☛ Elektrobit_and_Canonical_announce_EB corbos_Linux_–_built_on_Ubuntu,_bringing_largest_open-source Linux_community_to_software-defined_vehicles⠀⇛ Elektrobit and Canonical today announced EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu, an industry first bringing the largest open-source Linux community to automotive software. Available immediately from Elektrobit, the new solution provides OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers with the benefits and flexibility of an open-source operating system for developing electronic control units (ECUs) in software-defined vehicles. It integrates Ubuntu, provided by Canonical, in a solution that addresses the specific needs of the automotive sector. Elektrobit has provided embedded and connected software products and services to the automotive industry for more than 35 years. EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu will enable the application of open-source Linux to ECU application development, while ensuring compliance to processes needed for automotive mass production across development and in-vehicle systems with embedded devices. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Raspberry_Pi_launches_low-cost_Debug_Probe⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi announced today the Raspberry Pi Debug Probe designed to interface with RP2040-based targets or any other Arm-based microcontroller with Serial Wire Debug 3.3V I/O port. This new debug kit has been launched for just $12.00. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Badger_2040_W_e-Paper_display_gets_WiFi_& Bluetooth_with_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_W⠀⇛ It is an update to the Pimoroni Badger 2040 with the exact same display, but instead of using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, Pimoroni fitted a Raspberry Pi Pico W on the back of the board, probably to avoid going through FCC and CE certifications. Badger 2040 W specifications: MCU board – Raspberry Pi Pico W board with: Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM Storage… o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Upgrade_Your_Librem_5_To_A_Laptop:_Announcing the_Lapdock_Kit⠀⇛ The Librem 5 is a privacy-focused Linux smartphone developed by Purism, a company that focuses on creating hardware and software that respects users’ privacy and security. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ iPhone_15_finally_catching_up_to Android_with_8GB_of_RAM⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_phones_have hidden_‘emergency_alarm’_–_find_it_before_you_really_need_it |_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Google_details_how_it’s_protecting_firmware_on Android_devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Nothing_Phone_1_Gets_Android_13-Powered_OS_1.5 Update_–_Here’s_What_It_Includes⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Android_13_Easter_egg_can_double_as_wallpaper for_your_phone’s_screen_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Android_13-based_Nothing_OS_1.5_now_seeding_to everyone_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ How_to_downgrade_from_Android_14_to_Android_13 on_Pixel_[Video]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Gen_Z_Android_adoption_shrinking_fast_– Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Stable_Paranoid_Android_Topaz_starts arriving_for_Xiaomi_phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_phones_have secret_‘clean_button’_that_owners_should_press_every_week_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ OnePlus_11_5G_Review⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Preferential_treatment_for_Apple_means_TSMC has_no_3nm_capacity_left_for_Android_phones_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ Nothing_Phone_(1)_finally_gets_full_Android 13_rollout_with_Nothing_OS_1.5⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Nothing_Phone_(1)_officially_gets_Android_13⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Asus_ROG_Phone_6_and_6_Pro_start_receiving_stable Android_13_update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ OnePlus_11_vs_Google_Pixel_7:_Great_value for_different_needs⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Hurrah!_The_SamMobile_Android_app_is_finally here_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PGDay/MED_Schedule_and_Registration⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce that we have finalized the schedule for PGDay/MED 2023! We were fortunate enough to get a large number of submissions, and the program committee is proud of the line-up that we’re featuring for this first-ever Mediterranean PGDay. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ simstudy_0.6.0_released:_more_flexible_correlation patterns⠀⇛ The new version (0.6.0) of simstudy is available for download from CRAN. In addition to some important bug fixes, I’ve added new functionality that should make data generation with correlated data a little more flexible. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Manchester_United_Sale_Fetches_Billion-Dollar Bids⠀⇛ Several bidders have emerged to buy the English soccer club, promising to pay billions to own a big piece of the world’s most popular sport. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UN_Continues_Cross-Border_Aid_to_Syria_Post Earthquakes⠀⇛ A UN spokesman said that ten trucks carrying shelter and other items from the International Organization for Migration crossed earlier Monday through the Al Ra’ee border crossing into northern Aleppo, Syria. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ At_Least_3_Killed,_213_People_Injured_in_New_Quakes_in Türkiye⠀⇛ At least three people were killed and 213 others were sent to hospitals after two fresh earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Boy,_16,_found_in_shipping_container_in Malaysia_returns_to_Bangladesh⠀⇛ The teen was unintentionally locked up in the container while playing with friends. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Finally_Know_What_Japan’s_Eerie Mummified_Mer-Monkey_Really_Is⠀⇛ Surprise! # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ These_underwater_cables_can_improve tsunami_detection⠀⇛ The residents of Vanuatu, a clutch of islands in the South Pacific, are no strangers to flooding. The ocean floor around them is frequently shaken by tsunami-triggering earthquakes. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Engineers_Create_an_‘Impossible’_Light Sensor_With_an_Efficiency_of_200%⠀⇛ They’re still not quite sure how it’s possible. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Wooden_Phallus_Might_Be_a_Rare_2,000- Year-Old_Dildo⠀⇛ It’s been well worn. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Astronauts_stranded_on_ISS_to_return_to_Earth_in September,_Russia_says⠀⇛ Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday the three astronauts who were left stranded by a pressure leak in their return capsule last year will be able to return on the Soyuz MS-23 replacement capsule in September. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_and_Taiwan_agree_to_cooperate_on_laser tech⠀⇛ < Deputy economy ministers of Taiwan and Lithuania have signed a memorandum of understanding on laser technology cooperation, under which the two sides will jointly set up an R&D and innovation centre in Taiwan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan reported on Tuesday. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China’s_CRISPR_baby_scientist_approved_for_Hong_Kong talent_visa_despite_jail_term⠀⇛ At a brief news conference, He Jiankui repeats an official line about being optimistic about Hong Kong’s future. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ No_criminal_checks_required_for_new talent_scheme_applicants,_Hong_Kong_official_confirms⠀⇛ Applicants to Hong Kong’s new talent scheme do not need to declare their criminal history, an official has said. His comment came after a controversial scientist who produced genetically edited babies and was jailed in mainland China for violating medical regulations had his application approved. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Controversial_doctor_who_gene-edited babies_gets_Hong_Kong_visa⠀⇛ Dr He Jiankui plans to explore opportunities to work in Hong Kong on gene therapies for rare diseases.  o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ To_Increase_‘Equity,’_This_California_High_School Is_Eliminating_Honors_Courses⠀⇛ “I was born in Cuba, and it doesn’t sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone,” said one parent. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Maryland_CAIR_(Council_on_American-Islamic Relations)_on_Public_School_Restrooms⠀⇛ An interesting press release from last Thursday: The Maryland office of the Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system to amend its new school bathroom guidelines in response to privacy complaints reported to the organization in recent weeks. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Wall_Street_cares_less_about_Nvidia’s_earnings_and more_about_its_future⠀⇛ Nvidia’s revenue is poised_to_fall_again when it reports fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow (Feb. 22), but Wall Street won’t mind. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Reportedly_Delays_TSMC_3nm_Orders for_15th_Gen_Arrow_Lake_CPUs⠀⇛ Intel’s 15th-generation Arrow Lake processors will arrive in late Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. This adjustment is being done to help reduce costs amid weakened PC demand. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Denmark_to_lead_transformation_of_EU_food system⠀⇛ The CLEVERFOOD project seeks to mobilise EU citizens to change their habits in order for member states to reach climate goals # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Unusual_Deaths_in_NYC_Are_Still_Up._Drug Overdoses_Are_the_Largest_Factor.⠀⇛ The rising tide of death that began during the pandemic is now the “new normal” for the New York City medical examiner’s office. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Four_to_receive_compensation_for_Covid_vaccine side_effects_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Following the decisions taken by the State Agency of Medicines (ZVA), on Tuesday, February 21, the government supported a total of €30,000 in compensation costs for 4 people in relation to severe and moderate health damage caused by adverse reactions to the vaccine against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health said. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Largest_Study_of_Its_Kind_Shows_How_Long Immunity_Really_Lasts_After_COVID_Infection⠀⇛ Some questions answered. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Death_Toll_From_Lassa_Fever_Rises_to_85_in Nigeria⠀⇛ Humans usually contract the disease through exposure to food or household items contaminated by the urine or feces of infected Mastomys rats. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Omicron_Subvariant_Xbb.1.5_Prevalence_Hits_Over 80_Pct_in_US⠀⇛ XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 80.2 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases in the week ending Feb. 18, up from 73 percent in the week prior, according to the CDC. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Enfamil_maker_recalls_potentially contaminated_baby_formula⠀⇛ The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the possibility of cross-contamination with a bacteria that can cause serious illness or death. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition company, said over the weekend that is voluntarily recalling two batches of Enfamil ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula, but that no illnesses or “adverse events” have been reported. The company said it identified the cause of the potential cronobacter contamination and are no longer using the supplier. According to the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, cronobacter infections in infants can be deadly. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ The_Train_Derailment_in_Ohio_Was_a_Disaster Waiting_to_Happen⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ EPA_chief_returns_to_the_site_of_a_toxic train_wreck_as_Ohio_opens_a_health_clinic_for_residents reporting_symptoms⠀⇛ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Buttigieg_will_finally_visit_Ohio_train_wreck_site —_‘when_the_time_is_right’⠀⇛ Embattled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday he will travel to Ohio “when the time is right” to review the devastating effects of the train derailment. # ⚓ PHR ☛ At_Least_707_Attacks_on_Health_Care_in_Ukraine_During One_Year_of_Russia’s_Assault_on_Civilians:_Report⠀⇛ KYIV/NEW YORK– 707 violent attacks on hospitals, health workers, and other medical infrastructure devastated Ukraine’s health system during the first year since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion, according to a new investigation published today by human rights investigators. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Exclusive:_Hong_Kong_police_leave 100s_of_spent_tear_gas_rounds_on_marine_park_island_after exercise⠀⇛ Police have left hundreds of spent tear gas grenades and debris from crowd control weapons on one of the Soko Islands following a training exercise. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Ohio_Metal_Plant_Blast_Leaves_13_Injured,_One Dead⠀⇛ Molten metal and debris rained down around the factory after the blast, which caused smoke to billow into the sky. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Quality_of_life_on_the_internet_is_coming_at_a higher_price⠀⇛ A better quality of life on the internet is becoming increasingly pricey. Driving the news:The world’s biggest social platforms are experimenting with charging people for everything from improved account security and support, to the promise of wider public exposure. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Apple_Updates_Advisories_as_Security_Firm Discloses_New_Class_of_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ Apple has updated its security advisories to add new iOS and macOS vulnerabilities, including ones belonging to a new class of bugs. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ AI_Helps_Crack_NIST-Recommended_Post- Quantum_Encryption_Algorithm⠀⇛ The CRYSTALS-Kyber public-key encryption and key encapsulation mechanism recommended by NIST for post-quantum cryptography has been broken using AI combined with side channel attacks. # ⚓ Port Swigger ☛ CVSS_system_criticized_for_failure_to address_real-world_impact⠀⇛ JFrog argues vulnerability risk metrics need complete revamp # ⚓ SANS ☛ Phishing_Page_Branded_with_Your_Corporate_Website,_ (Tue,_Feb_21st)⠀⇛ Here is another perfect example that shows how attackers abuse free services… # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ The_Insecurity_of_Photo_Cropping⠀⇛ The Intercept has a long_article on the insecurity of photo cropping: One of the hazards lies in the fact that, for some of the programs, downstream crop reversals are possible for viewers or readers of the document, not just the file’s creators or editors. Official instruction manuals, help pages, and promotional materials may mention that cropping is reversible, but this documentation at times fails to note that these operations are reversible by any viewers of a given image or document. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ HardBit_Ransomware_Offers_to_Set_Ransom Based_on_Victim’s_Cyberinsurance⠀⇛ HardBit ransomware operators want to work with victims to negotiate a ransom behind the back of cyberinsurance companies. # ⚓ Sobeys_admits_to_data_breach_in_November_2022_|_CTV_News⠀⇛ Months after a suspected cyberattack shutdown pharmacy services for a number of days, the Maritime company that owns Sobeys is alerting customers and employees, past and present, about a data breach of personal information. # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ [Cr]ackers_Scored_Data_Center_Logins_for_Some of_the_World’s_Biggest_Companies⠀⇛ In an episode that underscores the vulnerability of global computer networks, hackers got ahold of login credentials for data centers in Asia used by some of the world’s biggest businesses, a potential bonanza for spying or sabotage, according to a cybersecurity research firm. # ⚓ St._Paul,_Minnesota:_KFI_Engineers_pays_$300k_ransom,_Black Basta_ransomware_group_thanks…⠀⇛ A negotiation that lasted a few days was enough for the group of cybercriminals Black Basta to pocket a ransom of $300k, the initial amount requested by the ransomware group was $600k. The American company KFI Engineers, with its headquarters in St. Paul in the state of Minnesota, finally decided to come to terms with its extortionists; more money that enters the coffers of a group of cybercriminals, more money that will allow Black Basta to finance his group and his illegal actions. # ⚓ HardBit_ransomware_gang_adjusts_their_demands_so_the insurance_company_would_cover_the_ransom_cost⠀⇛ The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. The gang threatens victims of further attacks if their ransom demands are not met. Once infected the network of an organization, the HardBit ransomware group instructs victims to contact them by email or via the Tox instant messaging platform. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Facebook_and_Instagram_Start_Hawking_Blue Badges_Just_Like_Twitter⠀⇛ With Elon Musk’s Twitter making an absolute mess with paid verification and Twitter Blue, rival Meta has stepped up to the plate with a similarly ludicrous plan to have users pay for the privilege of proving they are who they say they are on Facebook and Instagram. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ PI’s_submission_on_“new technologies_and_enforced_disappearances”⠀⇛ # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ PI’s_comments_on_the_zero draft_of_the_WHO’s_Pandemic_Treaty⠀⇛ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ WA_mayors_call_for_return_of cashless_debit_card⠀⇛ Mayors of Western Australia’s crime-hit Goldfields region have called for the return of the controversial cashless debit card in a bid to stop alcohol-fuelled violence harming their communities.  Regional areas including Laverton and Leonora are experiencing a spike in youth crime and violence. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Tor_Project_Moves_Away_from Infrastructure_Ran_by_Internet_Monitoring_Firm⠀⇛ After Motherboard announced Team Cymru sold internet monitoring tools to the U.S. military, the Tor Project announced it would stop using infrastructure donated by the company. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Biden_set_for_latest_symbolic_clash_with_Putin_after surprise_Ukraine_trip⠀⇛ The last time President Joe Biden spoke from the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Poland, the content of his 27-minute speech was mostly obscured by what he ad-libbed about Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Putin_falsely_claims_West_‘started_the_war’_in Ukraine⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has used an address to parliament to falsely claim Western nations started the war in Ukraine and that Russian ‘used force in order to stop it’. # ⚓ CNN ☛ ‘Alternative_reality’:_CNN_correspondent_fact-checks Putin’s_speech⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his war in Ukraine and sought to blame the West for the conflict during his state of the nation speech. He rolled out a familiar list of justifications for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports. # ⚓ CNN ☛ China’s_top_diplomat_visits_Moscow_ahead_of anniversary_of_Russia’s_Ukraine_invasion⠀⇛ null # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Maersk_gets_closer_to_ending_Russian_operations_by selling_two_logistics_sites⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Biden’s_Ukraine_visit_upstages_Putin_and leaves_Moscow’s_military_pundits_raging⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Philippine_shift_to_territorial_defense_downplays internal_security_challenges⠀⇛ Manila mustn’t forget domestic security threats as it deepens defense ties with Washington and Tokyo. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Russia_Suspends_Last_Remaining_Nuclear Weapons_Treaty_With_the_U.S.⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin says Russia will no longer abide by New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Blinken_tells_China’s_top_diplomat_balloon ‘unacceptable_violation_of_US_sovereignty’⠀⇛ The US Secretary of State met Wang Yi during a security conference in Germany. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ YLE:_Most_Finnish_political_parties_ready, if_necessary,_to_join_Nato_before_Sweden⠀⇛ FINLAND and Sweden joining Nato together and without delay remains the primary objective for all political parties in the Finnish Parliament, reveals a survey conducted by YLE. The Finnish public broadcasting company reported late last week that the majority of political parties are nevertheless prepared to join the military alliance before Sweden, a possibility that has emerged as Turkey continues to air objections about the membership bid of Sweden. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_shelling_injures_4,_forces_more_than_1,000_to flee_Kayin_state_town⠀⇛ Myanmar’s military was battling a powerful ethnic army in the eastern state. # ⚓ ‘One_in_three’_Ukrainian_refugees_in_Denmark_wants_to_stay after_war⠀⇛ Around a third of Ukrainian refugees currently in Denmark say they would prefer to continue their lives in the Nordic country once the war in Ukraine is over, according to a government survey. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Kim_Jong_Un’s_making_North_Korea’s nuclear_arsenal_bigger,_deadlier⠀⇛ Mr Kim fired off a record number of missiles in 2022 and brought his pre-teen daughter to displays of military might, signalling there’s another generation of leaders for the family dynasty that will depend on nuclear weapons for its survival. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Stop_blaming_China_for_Ukraine_war, says_Foreign_Minister⠀⇛ Beijing will continue to “promote peace talks and provide Chinese wisdom” for a political solution to the conflict. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Ukraine_crisis_could_get_worse_before it_gets_better:_Vivian⠀⇛ Dr Balakrishnan also said he is glad to see the new Chinese foreign minister already engaging South- east Asia. # ⚓ RFA ☛ US-China_war_over_Taiwan_would_be_biggest_since_WWII, Australian_expert_says⠀⇛ Other defense strategists say the US couldn’t win a war, even with regional support. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Report:_Chinese_Leader_Preparing_To_Visit_Moscow For_A_Summit_With_Putin⠀⇛ Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Moscow for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming months, The Wall Street Journal reported on February 21, citing people familiar with the plan. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Lawmakers_Approve_Bill_On_Death_Penalty For_High_Treason⠀⇛ The Belarusian parliament’s lower chamber has approved the second and final reading of a bill that envisages the death penalty for high treason for civil servants and members of the military. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ West_Warns_Of_Instability_As_Putin_Suspends_Russian Participation_In_Nuclear_Treaty⠀⇛ President Vladimir Putin says Russia is suspending its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining nuclear arms accord with the United States, further raising concerns over global security during Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ More_Than_8,000_Civilians_Killed_In_Ukraine_Since Start_Of_War,_UN_Says⠀⇛ The United Nations says the Russia’s war in Ukraine has caused more than 21,000 civilian casualties since its start on February 24, 2022, with 8,006 people killed and 13,287 wounded. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Ramaphosa_on_continental_conflicts_and instability⠀⇛ South African president Cyril Ramaphosa used this week’s edition of his newsletter to tell citizens the country is chairing the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) this month (February) and elaborating for “peace, stability and development” in Africa. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ The_West_Wrongly_Imagined_The_Russian_Economic Collapse:_Putin⠀⇛ In March 2022, President Putin allocated US$13.4 billion for a macroeconomic program, which allowed not only to stabilize the ruble but to achieve a recovery of its value. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Western_Countries’_Weaponizing_Ukraine_Prolongs Crisis:_Gezer⠀⇛ While Europe is facing a huge energy crisis, the United States has benefited from the war by selling its LNG to European markets at much higher prices. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Daugavpils_plans_‘environment_object’_in_place_of Soviet_monument⠀⇛ In place of the toppled obelisk glorifying the Soviet regime in Slavas Square, Daugavpils, the Daugavpils City Council will install a new environmental object, the portal LSM.lv was informed by the municipality on February 21. The site of the monument is expected to get plants and three large rocks. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ 20_Years_Ago,_the_World_Said_No_to_War⠀⇛ Originally published in Institute for Policy Studies. Twenty years ago – on February 15, 2003 – the world said no to war. People rose up in almost 800 cities around the world in an unprecedented movement for peace. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_will_be_stating_values,_not_jousting with_Putin,_a_top_adviser_says.⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia’s_shelling_of_a_Kherson_bus_station kills_at_least_six.⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ Ukraine:_New_Light_on_Russia’s_Rail_Station_Attack⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_says_deeply_concerned_over ‘out_of_control’_Ukraine_conflict⠀⇛ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_Suspends_Participation_in_The_New_START Treaty⠀⇛ This agreement was expected to reduce the number of nuclear warheads by 30 percent. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Jihadist_Attack_Leaves_51_Dead_in_Burkina_Faso⠀⇛ Since April 2015, Burkina Faso has suffered frequent attacks perpetrated by groups linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_futsal_team_to_play_with_Belarus_in Armenia_amid_threat_of_FIFA_sanctions⠀⇛ An agreement has been reached for Lithuania and Belarus to play their Futsal World Cup qualifying match in a neutral country, Armenia, the Lithuanian Football Federation said on Tuesday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_boycott_OSCE_session_in_Vienna_over Russian_participation⠀⇛ Lithuanian representatives will boycott the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna after Austria allowed Russian representatives to attend. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Investigation_unveils_Belarus_is_circumventing sanctions_via_Lithuania⠀⇛ Investigative journalists have uncovered a possible scheme involving Lithuania for circumventing the EU sanctions for Belarusian fertilisers. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Belarus_to_create_a_new_paramilitary_force⠀⇛ On Monday, Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said the country will create a new territorial paramilitary force. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_joins_33_other_countries_calling_to reconsider_decision_on_Russians_in_Olympics⠀⇛ Sport ministers of 34 countries, including Lithuania, have signed a joint statement calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes into next year’s Paris Olympics as neutral competitors. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Inside_Biden’s_Surreal_and_Secretive Journey_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Are_North_Korea’s_Nuclear_Weapons_Tests_as Safe_as_the_Country_Claims?⠀⇛ The country has conducted six underground nuclear tests, and a seventh may be on the way. Rights groups fear their environmental and health consequences. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Visits_Kyiv,_Ukraine’s_Capital,_as Air-Raid_Siren_Sounds⠀⇛ President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration’s “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia’s invasion. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Nobel_Peace_Prize_Winner_Juan_Manuel Santos_Criticizes_West’s_Focus_on_Ukraine⠀⇛ Juan Manuel Santos, a former president of Colombia, said the Ukraine war was “sucking all the energy” away from fighting other challenges, including climate change. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Blinken_Says_He_Warned_China_Against Providing_Arms_to_Russia⠀⇛ Josep Borrell Fontelles told international leaders meeting in Munich that Western allies’ recent decision to provide Ukraine with tanks took too long. # ⚓ Axios ☛ A_year_after_Ukraine_invasion,_Russia’s_reliance_on China_deepens⠀⇛ China’smilitary, economic and political ties with a weakened Russia a year after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continue to deepen, even as Beijing presents itself to the West as a responsible global leader working towards peace. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Putin:_Russia_to_suspend_participation_in_last remaining_nuclear_treaty_with_U.S.⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that Russia was suspending its participation in the New_START_nuclear_arms_control_treaty — the last remaining arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow. The big picture:The announcement capped off Putin’s state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers in which he raged against the West with many of the same claims he has previously used to justify the war in Ukraine. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Nordstream_2:_Seymour_Hersh_feeds_the_fake binary⠀⇛ Kit Knightly Back in October 2022, when the Nordstream 2 sabotage was first hitting the headlines, I predicted the following: The “official story” will never prove who bombed the pipeline one way or the other and is not intended to. Resolution is not desired. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Rinkēvičs:_Pressure_on_Russia_must_be_maintained⠀⇛ Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, used a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels on February 20 to remind his colleagues of the need to maintain pressure of aggressor state Russia. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Another_convoy_heads_from_Rīga_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Sleeping bags for use in snow, Ukrainian army uniforms, special food and a pick-up truck adapted to host a large machine gun – on Monday, February 20, a convoy organized by the Confederation of Ukrainians in Latvia traveled to Bakhmut. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Kremlin_official_urges_deeper_ties with_China_to_resist_West⠀⇛ Russia’s security head has held talks with the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief, saying Moscow and Beijing must deepen their cooperation in the face of Western pressure. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s National Security Council, said during Tuesday’s meeting with Wang Yi, the party’s most senior foreign policy official who is visiting Moscow, that the West has been trying to preserve its global domination. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Key_moments_in_a_year_of_war_after Russia_invaded_Ukraine⠀⇛ The war in Ukraine has killed thousands, forced millions to flee their homes, reduced entire cities to rubble and fueled fears the confrontation could escalate into an open conflict between Russia and NATO. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Wagner_owner_blasts_‘treason’_of Russian_military_chiefs⠀⇛ The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he charged amounts to an attempt to “destroy” the force. Yevgeny Prigozhin said that both Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov are handing out orders “left and right” not to supply Wagner with ammunition and not to support it with air transport. # ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘My_life_is_here’:_The_foreigners_living_through war_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Issa, Gérard and Rachel have built lives in Ukraine, despite coming from Guinea, France and the US. On February 24, 2022, they were shocked to see their adopted home engulfed in war with Russia – but they chose not to leave Ukraine. One year later, they are still living through the war, side by side with Ukrainians. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Live:_Biden_rallies_NATO_allies_in_Poland_after surprise_trip_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Fresh from an unannounced visit to Kyiv, US President Joe Biden rallied NATO allies in Poland on Tuesday to stress that the United States is squarely behind Ukraine and committed to bolstering the alliance’s eastern flank. Earlier, Russia’s Vladimir Putin said Moscow would suspend its participation in the last remaining arms control treaty with Washington as part of an anti-Western speech delivered days before the anniversary of his Ukraine offensive. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Key_battles_in_the_Ukraine_war:_from_Kyiv’s stand_to_the_Kharkiv_counterattack⠀⇛ Russia expected it would quickly seize control of Ukraine at the outset of the invasion, as did many Western observers. But Ukraine fought back with remarkable tenacity and skill, boosted by Western weapons – and the front lines have shifted dramatically since Russian troops moved in on the northern, southern and eastern flanks. FRANCE 24 looks back on some of the decisive battles in the first year of Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Taiwan_vows_to_deepen_ties_with_US_amid_tensions with_China⠀⇛ Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism”, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Prolonged_low_tides_see_smaller canals_dry_up_in_Venice⠀⇛ Some of Venice’s secondary canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system. Since the canals essentially serve as streets in car-less Venice, the phenomenon of the last days has added to the challenges of every-day life in the lagoon city. Ambulance boats in some cases have had to tie up farther from their destination, forcing medical crews to sometimes hand carry patients on stretchers over longer distances. # ⚓ France24 ☛ France_goes_31_days_without_rainfall, unprecedented_in_winter⠀⇛ France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country’s weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year’s severe drought. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Laid-off_Northshore_Mining workers_called_back_to_work_in_northeastern_Minnesota⠀⇛ # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ HS:_51%_of_Finns_ready_to_adjust_standard of_living_for_climate⠀⇛ OVER A HALF of Finns are ready to compromise on their standard of living to tackle the climate crisis, reveals a survey conducted for Helsingin Sanomat by Kantar Public. Helsingin Sanomat reported last week that the share of respondents who are ready to adjust their standard of living for the climate stands at 51 per cent, a rise of four percentage points from 2021. Almost two-thirds (62%) of respondents estimated that the voluntary choices of people will not suffice to combat climate change, a rise of nine points from 2021. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Government_rejects_Skulte_LNG_terminal developer’s_requests⠀⇛ The Latvian cabinet, on the basis of an analysis by the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM), rejected the terms of the project proposed by Skulte Liquefied Gas Terminal developer AS Skule LNG Terminal and its strategic investor, the Ministry said on February 21. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Sam_Bankman-Fried_reportedly_caught_napping during_flight_to_NYC_court_hearing⠀⇛ Bankman-Fried was purportedly photographed sleeping peacefully on an Alaska Airlines flight from San Francisco International Airport to Newark last week. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_did_China_come_to dominate_the_world_of_electric_cars?⠀⇛ Tech Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Motorists’_association_plan_EV_charging stations_network_across_Finland⠀⇛ There are currently around 150,000 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the roads of Finland, but charging stations can be few and far between. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Car_sales_slump,_EV_sales_up_by_43%⠀⇛ By year’s end, plug-in cars (including hybrids) made up nearly half of all cars sold in Finland. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Effective_Altruism’_Led_Bankman- Fried_to_a_Little-Known_Wall_St._Firm⠀⇛ The FTX founder joined Jane Street Capital not to learn about controlling risk, which is its focus, but because the tenets of a philanthropic movement drew him there. # ⚓ Over_500,000_households_left_without_electricity_in Türkiye’s_earthquake_zone,_says_MP⠀⇛ While hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after the devastating earthquakes, those who continue living in their homes have difficulties in access to basic needs. # ⚓ ‘Earthquakes_are_warning_us;_Akkuyu_Nuclear_Power Plant_construction_should_be_stopped’⠀⇛ The Anti-Nuclear Platform of Mersin, which was one city that felt the February 6 earthquakes although not faced any destruction, warned the government and the opposition against the building of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in the city. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Fusion_Fuel_receives_€10m_grant_from Portuguese_Government_for_6.6MW_green_hydrogen project⠀⇛ Fusion Fuel has signed a term of acceptance for a €10m grant approved through Component 14 (C-14) of Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ EXPOSED:_The_Dirty_Boning_Between Big_Oil_and_Think_Tanks⠀⇛ As these massive global corporations reap record profits, Lee Camp exposes the corruption and massive amounts of corporate welfare given to oil companies through public funds and tax breaks. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ American_fridge_freezers_cost_44%_more_to run_than_regular_fridge_freezers,_says_Which?⠀⇛ They look great and hold loads of food, but before you splurge on an American-style fridge freezer, make sure you know the facts # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Bear_necessities_discussed_by_Latvian_nature guards⠀⇛ As the number of bears in Latvia increases, the public should acquire at least the ‘bear’ minimum of education on how to adapt and live with these animals, according to hunter Linda Dombrovska. Meanwhile, the Nature Conservation Agency is discussing the number of bears allowed in Latvia and supporting beekeepers, Zemgale Television reported February 21. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland’s_bear_population_down_by_20%_year-on- year,_report_says⠀⇛ Hunting of brown bears has increased in recent years, especially along Finland’s eastern border, according to Luke, the Natural Resources Institute. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Volunteer_animal_rescuer_under_police investigation⠀⇛ On social networks, another animal welfare violation has caused a major storm. A property was found in Talsi municipality, where a voluntary animal rescuer kept a variety of animals but then disappeared and the animals were left to fend for themselves, Latvian Television reported on February 20. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ Religion_and_religiosity_pose challenges_for_fertility_decline_in_Sub-Saharan Africa⠀⇛ Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the only world region projected to continue population growth in the second half of this century, and even beyond 2100. In SSA, religion and religiosity are major factors contributing to the persistent high birth rates. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Farmers_must_innovate_to_meet global_food_demand⠀⇛ Producers must think differently to meet global food demand, an international agrifood conference has been told. After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the evokeAg industry event reopened its doors in Adelaide on Tuesday. In his keynote address, American tech investor Scott Amyx said Australia is a global leader in exponential technologies. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_‘Made_in_China’_Is_Becoming_‘Made_in Mexico’⠀⇛ Some Chinese companies manufacturing goods for the U.S. are shifting production closer to their biggest market. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ UK_companies_tried_a_four-day_week_and_loved it—but_not_everyone_feels_the_same⠀⇛ In a recent trial of the four-day work week, 61 UK companies experimented with giving all their employees a paid day off every week. The experiment—the world’s largest, till date—has been hailed as a resounding success by its organizers. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ 4-day_workweek_trial_in_UK:_Shorter hours,_happier_employees⠀⇛ A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world’s largest, has found that most employees are less stressed, burned out and have better work-life balance. Findings from the University of Cambridge, Boston College and other researchers released this week show that most of the 61 companies that participated from June to December will keep going with the shorter hours. They say revenue largely stayed the same over the trial period and even grew compared with the same six months a year earlier. Employees have reported more job satisfaction, better sleep and improved mental health. There was also a 57% drop in the likelihood of employees quitting from the same period a year earlier. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Producer_prices_up_by_a_fifth_on_the_year⠀⇛ Data publised by the Central Statistical Bureau February 21 show that in January 2023, compared to January 2022, the average level of producer prices in Latvian industry rose by 22.9 %. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Wall_Street_slumps_as_higher_rates keep_tightening_squeeze⠀⇛ Stocks are slumping on Wall Street amid worries about upcoming profits for companies and the tightening squeeze of higher interest rates. The S&P 500 was 1.3% lower Tuesday in its first trading of the week following Monday’s holiday. Home Depot fell to one of the market’s sharper losses after it gave a financial forecast that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. Treasury yields kept climbing further on worries that the Fed will stay aggressive on rates to fight inflation. They’ve shot higher this month following several reports on the economy that were stronger than expected. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ FTX_Japan_Unfreezes_Funds,_Resumes_Customer Withdrawals⠀⇛ Blockchain investors in Japan rejoice. The Japanese subsidiary of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX announced that customers could begin withdrawing funds from their accounts beginning on Tuesday, after a months long freeze. # ⚓ Why_prices_in_Denmark_could_still_increase_despite_falling inflation⠀⇛ Around half of retail businesses in Denmark say they expect their prices to go up within the next three months. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_aims_to_lift_price_controls for_chicken,_eggs_from_June⠀⇛ Malaysia hopes lifting price controls and growing corn for poultry feed will ease supply challenges. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea’s_‘jeonse’_rent-free renters_hit_by_property_downturn⠀⇛ Jeonse tenancy is particularly popular among people in their 20s and 30s. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Home_Sales_Finish_a_Year_of Decline_as_Prices_Increase_Ever_So_Slightly⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Pence’s_Previously_Redacted_Documents_and The_Corcoran_Scapegoating⠀⇛ There’s a funny story about Trump’s stolen document lawyers that neglects to mention Boris Epshteyn. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Jan._6_committee_aide_hits_Tucker_Carlson’s surveillance_footage_access⠀⇛ This exhibit from a House Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 9 shows one of the Capitol’s many fixed camera angles. Photo: House Select Committee via AP # ⚓ Quartz ☛ What_to_watch_for_in_Nigeria’s_presidential election⠀⇛ Nigerians are going to the polls in one of the most crucial times of their lives to decide who will leadthe country’s affairs for at least the next four years. This election is one of the most important ones taking place this year. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Can_Nigeria’s_Peter_Obi_ride_his_newfound momentum_all_the_way_to_presidency?⠀⇛ The rise of Peter Obi in the campaign for Nigeria’s presidential election on February 25 has shaken up the country’s politics, hitherto dominated by two major parties since the end of military rule in 1999. But analysts say that Obi still faces an uphill struggle. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Thai_politicians_banned_from_using TikTok_to_woo_voters⠀⇛ The platform aims to maintain a safe community ahead and during Thailand’s general election. # ⚓ YLE ☛ HS:_Ministry_to_probe_how_Russian_oligarch’s_family gained_Finnish_citizenship⠀⇛ The 70-year-old billionaire, Gennady Timchenko, has been close friends with Russian President Vladimir Putin for decades. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Jill_Biden_to_visit_Namibia,_Kenya, part_of_US-Africa_push⠀⇛ First lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a United States push to step up engagement with Africa. President Joe Biden told African leaders at a summit last year that the U.S. is “all in” on the continent’s future. He promised multiple visits by U.S. officials, including himself. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Kevin_McCarthy_Makes_Sensitive_Security Footage_Available_to_the_Insurrectionists’_Propagandist⠀⇛ Two hours before Marjorie Taylor Greene took credit for Kevin McCarthy’s decision to give Tucker Carlson access to all the security footage from January 6, she called for Civil War. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Dubai_Summit:_Elon_Musk_against_the_idea of_World_Government⠀⇛ The World Government Summit in Dubai has held under the theme of “Shaping Future Governments”. The Summit will bring thought leaders, global experts and decision makers from around the globe to share and contribute to the development of tools, policies, and models that are essential in shaping future governments. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Threats_to_Pakistan_could_be_threat_to United_States⠀⇛ In the coming decade, US-Pakistan security relations will be more important than any other type of relationship. After Pakistan’s impending elections this year, the US cannot turn a blind eye to engage Pakistan in healing bilateral US-Pak relations, whether the subject is Afghanistan or the TTP. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ India’s_Presidency_of_the_G20_must_Focus on_Inclusivity_Beyond_the_‘20’⠀⇛ India’s role as the G20 chair is being viewed as a real opportunity for it to share the experiences of the global South with the rest of the world. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ One_Belt,_One_Road:_China’s_Initiative to_Connect_Eurasia_and_Expand_its_Influence⠀⇛ Abstract: One Belt, One Road (OBOR) is a Chinese- led initiative that seeks to enhance Eurasian economic connectivity through the overland Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road. OBOR covers 58 countries and accounts for 65% of global economic production. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Exploring_the_Relationship_Between Nationalism_and_Liberalism:_Case_Studies_from_Europe⠀⇛ The relationship between liberalism and nationalism has been of particular importance, especially in the 21st today. Western Europe, particularly nations like Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, which were seen as champions of liberalism, are now hubs for rising nationalist movements. Liberalism and nationalism are often seen as two opposing ideologies. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ A_Tragedy_for_an_Historic_City⠀⇛ With over 46,000 dead, the Turkey-Syrian earthquake is the worst in living memory for the two countries.  Unfortunately, it struck early in the morning at 4:17 local time when most people were asleep and unable to flee the buildings with the first tremors. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ A_fresh_6.4_magnitude_quake_hit_Turkey_and_Syria⠀⇛ Less than two weeks after a_7.8_magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, killing tens of thousands of people, another massive quake ripped through an adjacent region. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ In_Syria,_the_West’s_Humanitarian_Claims_Crumble to_Dust⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden’s administration relented last Thursday and finally lifted sanctions on Syria. The change of policy came after four days of relentless and shocking footage from the disaster zone in southern Turkey and northern Syria caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_parliament_gives_initial_approval_to judicial_reform_bill_amid_protests⠀⇛ The Israeli parliament backed a key part of a controversial judicial overhaul at first reading Tuesday despite protests across the country against a bill critics see as a threat to democracy. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ The_Ambassadors:_‘Half_the_population_of Stockholm_was_German_in_medieval_times’⠀⇛ In the latest article of our Ambassadors series, The Local speaks to German ambassador Joachim Bertele, who says relations between the two countries are “very tight”, today ranging from collaborating on electric cars to Sweden’s Nato bid. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Could_Sweden’s_‘unique’_Gripen_fighters_help Ukraine?⠀⇛ The Swedish JAS Gripen fighter jet is one of the planes Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has asked for to “close the sky” and protect Ukraine from Russian air and missile attacks. In this article, Loukas Christodoulou looks at how suitable they are for the job. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Economic_Cooperation_Between_Indonesia_& East-Timor:_The_Dilemmas_Behind_Strategic_Decision⠀⇛ The highlight in ASEAN news for the past few weeks, Indonesia has agreed that East-Timor will be included in the ASEAN agenda for 2023, which Indonesia will be the Chairmanship for this year. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Democracy_is_no_longer_Euro-Atlantic⠀⇛ On 18 February, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar gave a keynote address at the inaugural Raisina @ Sydney dialogue, organised by ASPI and the Observer Research Foundation. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Offensive_friendshoring_and deteriorating_US-China_relations⠀⇛ The increasingly offensive use of an offensive US friendshoring policy will make it more challenging to manage US-China strategic competition # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ ‘You_cannot_outlast_us’:_Biden’s_Kyiv visit_sends_strong_message_to_Moscow⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden’s bold surprise visit to wartime Kyiv sent a strong message to Moscow that time is not on Putin’s side and Russia should not pin its hopes on a weakening of Western resolve to stand with Ukraine. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_Biden’s_Ukraine_trip_was_received_in Kyiv_and_Moscow⠀⇛ Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine featured photo ops and promises for more military aid. Now, Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the visit and what’s next. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_proposes_curb_on overseas_lawyers_participating_in_national_security_cases⠀⇛ >The Hong Kong government has submitted a proposal to introduce legislative amendments which would require local courts to obtain a certificate from the city’s leader before considering whether to allow foreign counsels to act in national security cases. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_is_bolstering_military_exchanges with_US,_President_Tsai_says⠀⇛ Taiwan will work with other friendly nations to deal with authoritarian expansionism, Tsai said. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan_to_bolster_military_ties_with United_States,_President_Tsai_says⠀⇛ Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism”, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers. The five-day US congressional visit comes after a top US defence official reportedly made a rare stopover to the self-ruled island while Washington-Beijing tensions flared over alleged Chinese spy balloons. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Art_treasures_from_Lviv_exhibited_in_Vilnius_give glimpse_into_Lithuania’s_own_lost_collections⠀⇛ The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania opens the international exhibition entitled “Lviv Welcomes Vilnius. Masterpieces of European Painting from the Borys Voznytsky Lviv National Art Gallery”. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Christopher_Hope_to_leave_Telegraph_for_GB News_after_almost_20_years⠀⇛ Hope is arguably the most prominent political journalist GB News has attracted since Andrew Neil. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Stand_News_sedition_trial: Prosecution_asks_if_supporters_of_Hong_Kong_localist camp_more_prone_to_misinformation⠀⇛ Prosecutors in the sedition trial against defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News have asked one of its former editors whether he believed that supporters of the localist camp were more susceptible to misinformation, as they continued their questioning on Tuesday. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Storm_Otto_the_strongest_since early_last_year,_but_Copenhagen_apartment_building sturdier_than_suggested_by_the_BBC⠀⇛ Winds peaked at hurricane-strength 38.1 m/ s in northwest Jutland # ⚓ Axios ☛ Chatbots_trigger_next_misinformation nightmare⠀⇛ o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Equality_of_Injustice_for_All’:_Saudi Arabia_Expands_Crackdown_on_Dissent⠀⇛ The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Vermont,_a_School_and_Artist_Fight_Over Murals_of_Slavery⠀⇛ Created to depict the brutality of enslavement, the works are seen by some as offensive. The school wants them permanently covered. The artist says they are historically important. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Many_displaced_Ukrainians_want_to_stay_in Denmark⠀⇛ It is particularly the younger Ukrainians who want to remain once the War in Ukraine finally comes to an end # ⚓ CNN ☛ CNN_special_report_uncovers_dozens_of_‘black_sites’ used_for_torturing_protesters⠀⇛ A CNN investigation has uncovered a network of black sites used by Iranian authorities to perpetrate the worst torture and abuses at an industrial scale. Cross-referencing witness testimony and satellite imagery, the CNN International investigations team has exposed at least two dozen sites, where due process is suspended and regime operatives have free reign. CNN has reached out to the Iranian government for comment on the allegations of torture and abuse at these unofficial locations but has not received a response. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israeli_Lawmakers_Move_to_Rein_In_Judges as_Protests_Rock_Jerusalem⠀⇛ Two contentious bills were approved in an initial vote in Parliament on Monday, including one that would reduce the power of the Supreme Court. # ⚓ HRW ☛ Zimbabwe’s_President_Shouldn’t_Sign_Repressive_NGO Bill⠀⇛ # ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ Humza’s_Lies_on_Gay_Marriage⠀⇛ In their urgency to foist Sturgeon’s nominated devolutionist successor on Scotland, the media are going all out against Kate Forbes for saying she could never vote for gay marriage. But they have not noted that Humza Yousaf also did not vote for gay marriage, he absented himself. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ UNESCO’s_guidelines_for_regulating_digital platforms_must_center_human_rights_for_everyone,_everywhere⠀⇛ UNESCO must work with all stakeholders to ensure guidelines on regulating digital platforms center human rights for people everywhere. … # ⚓ Reason ☛ Gonzalez_v._Google_Liveblog,_in_Progress⠀⇛ Moderated by Kate Klonick, with Mary Anne Franks, Mike Godwin, James Grimmelmann, Gus Hurwitz, Jeff Kosseff, Emma Llanso, Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, Jonathan Zittrain, and me. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Liability_for_Recommendations⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in two internet-law cases focusing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.  That provision That  cases: C Section 203(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act immunizes an “interactive computer service” (such as YouTube, Google, Facebook and Twitter) for “publish[ing] … information provided by another” “information content provider” (such as someone who posts a video on YouTube or a statement on Facebook). This is the most recent of three court of appeals’ decisions regarding whether section 230(c)(1) immunizes an interactive computer service when it makes targeted recommendations of information provided by such another party. Five courts of appeals judges have concluded that section 230(c)(1) creates such immunity. [...] # ⚓ CNN ☛ Supreme_Court_to_hear_oral_arguments_in_Google_case with_potential_to_upend_the_internet⠀⇛ The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear oral arguments in the first of two cases this week with the potential to reshape how online platforms handle speech and content moderation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Supreme_Court_to_Hear_Case_That_Targets_a Legal_Shield_of_Tech_Giants⠀⇛ The justices are set to hear a case challenging Section 230, a law that protects Google, Facebook and others from lawsuits over what their users post online. # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ I_Changed_My_Mind_About_Section_230⠀⇛ This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could upend the way we’ve come to understand freedom of speech on the internet. Both Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh ask the court to reconsider how the law interprets Section 230, a regulation that protects companies from legal liability… # ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Will_the_Supreme_Court_End_Social_Media_as_We Know_It_This_Week?⠀⇛ > The Supreme Court’s ruling on a pair of ISIS terrorism cases this week will rest on the nine justices’ interpretation of 26_words_written in 1996 that collectively have come to define the nature and scope of modern online expression. # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Only_a_third_of_Zimbos_connecting_to_the internet_in_2023,_why_so_few?⠀⇛ According to DataReportal, there were 5.74 million internet users in Zimbabwe at the start of 2023. That’s 34.8% of the population. This data is from the Internation Telecommunications Union. That sounds too low, doesn’t it? # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Is_it_me_or_does_the_report_that_we’re_getting 11Mbps_from_Econet,_NetOne,_and_Telecel_sound_wrong?⠀⇛ I have to tell you, I don’t buy data bundles like I used to. I’ve lost count of the number of times I had to stay up at 3 am just so I could deplete a bundle before it expired. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Music_Streamers_Spend_Substantially More_on_Music_Than_Non-Streamers_—_According_to_Streaming Music_Trade_Organization_DiMA [Ed: People who stream, i.e. never own what they listen to, end up wasting a lot of money]⠀⇛ o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Trastuzumab_x_recombinant_human hyaluronidase:_the_French_Supreme_Court_clarifies_the interpretation_of_article_1_b)_of_the_SPC_Regulation [Ed: Pushing Big Pharma agenda at EU, irrespective of public interest]⠀⇛ “Jamais deux sans trois”. The French Supreme Court (“Cour de Cassation”) has issued no less than seven decisions relating to SPCs on February 1st, 2023. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Fare_Technologies_taximeters_patent prior_art_found⠀⇛ Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S._Patent_RE46727, owned by Fare_Technologies,_LLC, an NPE. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ A_Typical_Eligibility_Case in_2023 [Ed: When software patents get shut down]⠀⇛ In Bilski, the Supreme Court recognized that the traditional exclusions of “abstract ideas” and “laws of nature” were not textually derived, but were of such antiquity that their precedent could be maintained and justified. Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. 593 (2010). Later, in Mayo and Alice, the Supreme Court fleshed-out its two step test for determining eligibility for these categorical exclusions. 1. Ask whether the claimed invention is directed toward a categorical exclusion. 2. If yes, ask whether the claimed invention includes something more, such as an inventive concept that transforms the abstract idea into a patent eligible invention. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Precedential_No._9:_Business_Card Specimen_Does_Not_Prove_Use_of_Collective_Membership Mark,_Says_TTAB⠀⇛ Section 4 of the Trademark Act provides for registration of a collective membership mark, defined as a trademark or service mark adopted by a collective and used by members to indicate membership in the collective. Mission American Coalition sought to register the mark THE TABLE COALITION“to indicate membership in a group of church leaders, senior church members, ministers, independent evangelical preachers, and other evangelical principals to promote and support evangelistic activities.” However, its specimen of use failed to show use by members to indicate membership in the collective organization. And so, the Board affirmed a refusal to register under Sections 1, 4, and 45 of the Act. In_re_Mission_America Coalition, Serial No. 90019480 (February 17, 2023) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Cataldo). # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Canadian_Copyright,_Fair_Dealing_and Education,_Part_One:_Setting_the_Record_Straight⠀⇛ Canadian copyright lobby groups have relentlessly lobbied the government to overturn decades of Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence, seeking unprecedented restrictions on fair dealing that include eliminating it for educational institutions if a licence is available. In doing so, they have relied on a steady diet of misleading claims about the state of the law, the licensing practices of Canadian educational institutions, the importance (or lack thereof) of copying of materials in course packs, and the effects of fair dealing. This week is Fair_Dealing_Week, which provides an opportunity to set the record straight on Canadian copyright and education, backed by actual data on what takes place on university campuses across the country. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AHIOPXY_Wordo:_ANNEX⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hogwarts_Legacy:_Impressions⠀⇛ My wife and I both loved the original Harry Potter series, both in print and movie form, though she is frankly more devoted to the franchise than I am. We’ve both seen each movie multiple times and have been to the Wizarding World parks in Orlando. As such, we spent many of our evenings in the last two weeks playing Hogwarts Legacy for PlayStation 5. After investing a combined 40 hours into the game so far, we have several thoughts about it. I hate disclaimers, but I’m going to put one here regardless. Nothing in this post will state or imply anything regarding my feelings about the social and political discourse surrounding Hogwarts Legacy, the wider Wizarding World, or J K Rowling herself. This post is nothing more than a review of the game as a game and as a tie-in to an existing fictional franchise. # ⚓ A_while_ago_now,_Veritasium_released_a_video_about Hilbert’s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel⠀⇛ I think I saw the video on the day of release. The solution seemed kind of obvious to me at the time. I wrote up a comment explaining my answer, but I never posted it because I was too lazy to make a Youtube account for it. This was before I realized what a shill Veritasium is. The video misrepresents infinity. It was created as setup for follow-up video clickbait. It would be irresponsible to link a Veritasium video without also linking the Tom Nicholas video. It highlights a trend I was beginning to see in Veritasium’s videos soon after the one above, once I started really watching him. His willingness to avoid applying critical thinking to selective topics. (I stopped watching after the video where he gives a platform to a conspiracy theorist selling a book by “interviewing” them with no challenging questions. It was so transparent.) I was so glad to see someone else had also taken notice. It happens in way more than the one video, but the focused deep dive is really worth the look to understand how corporate propaganda manifests in the media you consume. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Tech_–_Compy_–_Raspad_Fun_(a_todo_list)⠀⇛ This is a short post on where my Raspad (Raspberry Pi tablet) tinkering has gotten. The past week I’ve cleared out a few cobwebs off my todo list. But there is always more to be done. I don’t know if one can justly state that the Raspad is the Volkswagen of tablet computing. But it is certainly more flexible than any I’ve seen, both in hardware and soft. The downside to this has been the necessity to get my hands dirty with compiling source code. This is not really a bad thing… unless I can’t figure it out. Lately I’ve been muddling through. I’ve hit a small wall on certain seemingly obvious and basic interface issues. I have Touchégg running, but not the gui Touché. (Or is that vice versy?) The most annoying of these include the edge mismatch on the touch screen. I’ve recalibrated X, but it still won’t correct on that outer 5mm or so. Likewise, the lack of decent CJK handwriting IME in Linux land is bizarre. The only one which isn’t a moribund project uses Google servers, and so that is entirely not on. # ⚓ PinePhone_to_Samsung_Galaxy_S20_Ultra_adapter⠀⇛ 3D-printed back cover for PinePhone that fits Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra accessories, such as battery cases. # § Announcements⠀➾ # ⚓ Static:_A_Gemlog_Notifier⠀⇛ I wrote a tool – previously prophesied in my “On Nim” post – that periodically polls gemlogs for new posts and sends digests of them over email. It has support for multiple users with different feeds. I think it’s kinda nifty, but it’s almost certainly buggy – if anyone tries running it and finds issues, please mail me at sunset@arcanesciences.com! This is alpha- quality software. I’m also likely to run a public instance of this if that would be something anyone would find useful – it has a Gemini frontend that allows user registration, feed management, etc. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3287 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 02.21.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_21/02/2023:_OpenSUSE_Leap_15.5_Beta_and_Tor_Browser_12.5a3⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 9:50 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Python o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Software_Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Real Linux User ☛ The_14_things_I_always_do_when_setting_up Linux_on_a_laptop⠀⇛ I perform clean Linux installs regularly. On my own computers and those of others. For my personal use and for review purposes. # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ A_new_Slimbook_is_on_its_way⠀⇛ My laptop fleet is quiet old. Excluding the other Slimbook in my possession, which I use primarily for work, the youngest laptop dates back to 2015. The machines are anywhere between fourteen and just eight years old, and most have fairly modest specs for today’s standards. The only truly capable machine is the Y50-70 rig, which still pulls its weight, but the mechanical disk is slow, and nine years is a respectable time to look for a replacement. And so I decided to get myself a new laptop – a Slimbook Titan no less. Why? Well, first I wanted a powerful mobile system that I can use for all sorts of purposes, including gaming. After all, that’s what the Y50-70 did for a fair share of its life span. Second, I wanted a Linux-only machine so I can fully and totally prepare for the inevitable move away from Windows sometime in 2025 or so. I already did a lot of preliminary work in this regard, and even just recently turned the previously dual-boot Y50-70 into a Linux-only system. Highly encouraged by that experience, including the hybrid graphics support, I decided, yes, I want a new machine, a powerful machine, with solid graphics, and it’s going to be Linux only, and I’m going to tweak it into a total productivity host equivalent to what I get with Windows. Slimbook Titan, it is. # ⚓ LinuxInsider ☛ Not_All_Linux_Systems_Are_Created_Equal,_but They’re_All_Equally_Linux⠀⇛ A friend of mine with decades of experience in tech made a wittily apt remark that I’ve been thinking about lately. When discussing how to overcome a thorny technical hurdle that most desktop OSes would obstruct the user from addressing, he quipped that Linux was easily up to the task because “Linux is a real operating system.” o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Destination_Linux_313:_KDE_Plasma_5.27_Review_&_Is_System Tray_Returning_to_GNOME?!⠀⇛ # ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_217⠀⇛ More reverse-engineering, free tech books, a handy tool for fixing things you’ve aCCIDENTALLY CAPITALISED, Chromium in the terminal, putting apps and config files in a “box”, more on aviation tracking, GUI vs CLI backups on Linux, and loads more. # ⚓ GNU World Order (Audio Show) ☛ GNU_World_Order_500⠀⇛ **parley** , **partition-manager** , **picmi** from the Slackware **kde** package set. shasum - a256=b78f6646d0fe9b8ceefb8925cb5f705311754fcc6d0b8795e9b29cf78ea8a74b # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Destination_Linux_313:_KDE_Plasma_5.27_Review &_Is_System_Tray_Returning_to_GNOME?!⠀⇛ This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we take the new KDE Plasma 5.27 for a spin! Then we talk about GNOME . . . kind of, sort of, almost bringing back App Indicators . . . or something close to it. Plus, we have our tips/tricks and software picks. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ DroidGazzette ☛ Linux_6.2:_The_first_mainstream_Linux kernel_for_Apple_M1_chips_arrives⠀⇛ Getting Linux to run on the M1 family wasn’t easy. When these high-powered ARM chips first arrived, Torvalds told me in an exclusive interview that he’d like to run Linux on these next-generation Macs. But, while he’d been “waiting for an ARM laptop that can run Linux for a long time,” he worried, saying, “The main problem with the M1 for me is the GPU and other devices around it because that’s likely what would hold me off using it because it wouldn’t have any Linux support unless Apple opens up.” # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_kernel_6.2_is_out_now,_here’s_a feature_highlight⠀⇛ You can have a little Linux kernel update, as a treat. The Linux kernel 6.2 is officially out now so here’s some notes on some of what’s new. In the release announcement Linus Torvalds requested people to “please do give 6.2 a testing” and that it may not be a “sexy LTS release like 6.1 ended up being, but all those regular pedestrian kernels want some test love too”. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Linux_6.2:_The_first_mainstream_Linux_kernel_for Apple_M1_chips_arrives⠀⇛ Linux is now ready to run on modern Macs. # ⚓ Talospace ☛ Linux_6.2⠀⇛ Expect 6.2 to make it to bleeding edge users and Fedora in the very near future. # ⚓ Ubuntu Pit ☛ Reducing_Hardware_Noise_on_Linux_6.3_with_the New_‘hwnoise’_Tool⠀⇛ Exciting news for Linux 6.3 – the introduction of a brand new feature, hwnoise! Developed by Daniel Bristot de Oliveira over the past few months, hwnoise works in conjunction with the operating system noise (osnoise) tracer to quantify and monitor hardware noise efficiently. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ My_favorite_open_source_tools_for_personal finance⠀⇛ There are tons of open source personal finance apps out there. These apps are useful because they help you take control of your finances. I find it much easier to use an app rather than a spreadsheet or a ledger. Here are some of my favorite apps. GnuCash is a popular open source personal finance or small business accounting program for Linux users. It is a full-featured double-entry accounting system that supports multiple accounts, investments, and currency conversions. The app also provides a variety of helpful financial tools, including budgeting, reporting, invoicing, and more. GnuCash is a great choice for users looking for a comprehensive and powerful financial management solution. GnuCash is my own personal favorite that I have been using every day for over six years. GnuCash can be installed from the command line or as a Flatpak depending on your distribution and personal choice. GnuCash is licensed with the Gnu Public License. GnuCash is also available for MacOS and Windows users too. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 11_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_GPS Tools⠀⇛ This article focuses in selecting the best free software for undertaking a wide variety of GPS related tasks. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for anyone who needs to keep track of where they are, to find the way to a specified location, or determine what direction and how fast they are going. We make the following recommendations captured in a LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Host_Your_Own_Youtube_with Peertube⠀⇛ Peertube is a federated and open source video hosting platform that you can run from your own computer. Iit allows you to completely control all the content that you host and share from your website. This tutorial shows you how to install and host Peertube on Ubuntu. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Kodi_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kodi on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. # ⚓ Djalel Oukid ☛ Beautify_your_terminal_with_Powerline!_(Part I:_Installation_&_Configuration)⠀⇛ Linux distributions have come a long way in the past decade to the point where it is possible today to use Linux without getting into the dark of the terminal (CLI). However, the more you use and learn about Linux, the more you realize that it is inevitable to use the command-line interface. By default, the CLI has a simple interface that gets boring quickly. Luckily, you can illuminate the darkness of the terminal by beautifying it with plugins like Powerline. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ How_to_Safely_Remove_a_Swollen_Battery from_Your_Laptop⠀⇛ If you decide to go the DIY route, then it is best to be prepared and apply all safety precautions even though you may end up not needing them. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Zeit_Tool_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to install Zeit on Ubuntu. This tool provides you with a simple graphical interface for scheduling tasks on Linux. Written in C++ and with a QT interface, Zeit provides a graphical interface to schedule tasks using crontab and at. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Barrier_on_Gentoo⠀⇛ Barrier is an utility to share a keyboard and a mouse between multiple computers, just like we used to do with old school KVM switches. And why someone would like to do that? # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_guide_to_managing_users_and_groups_in Ubuntu⠀⇛ In Ubuntu, managing users and groups is an essential task that allows system administrators to control access to the system and its resources. A user is an individual who can log into the system and perform tasks, while a group is a collection of users that share the same permissions and access rights. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ What_is_the_difference_between_Homebrew_and NPM?⠀⇛ Homebrew and NPM are two popular package managers which are essentially used to install various packages for modern development environments. Although they appear similar, they have distinct characteristics. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Elastic_Stack_on_Ubuntu_20.04 LTS⠀⇛ Elastic Stack (Formerly ELK Stack) is a group of open-source software created by Elastic for collecting data from multiple sources. It allows you to collect, store, process, analyze, and visualize data from various sources in any formats to the centralized Elastic Stack platform. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Nginx_with_Brotli_Compression on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ Brotli is an open-source compression algorithm created by Google. It can be used as an alternative to Gzip, Zopfli, and Deflate. This tutorial will show you how to install Brotli with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04 server. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Add_a_Swap_File_On_Ubuntu⠀⇛ A swap file enables an operating system (OS) to utilize hard disk space to simulate additional memory. Effectively, as the system goes on the low- memory mode, it swaps a certain section of the RAM that an idle program may be using onto the hard disk to release memory capacity for other vital programs. Subsequently, when the user returns to the swapped out program, it swaps places with another program in RAM. This intelligent mix of RAM and swap files is commonly referred to as virtual memory, and its use allows the system to run a far greater number of programs than possible using only the built-in RAM. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Apache_Maven_on_Fedora Linux⠀⇛ Apache Maven is a powerful build automation tool widely used in Java-based projects to manage dependencies, build, and deploy applications. It provides a comprehensive set of features that automate the entire build process and simplify the development of Java applications. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Neofetch_on_Linux_Mint_21_or 20⠀⇛ Neofetch is a command-line tool that provides system information in a simple and easy-to-read format. It is available for Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems. It provides a quick and convenient way to view important information about your system, including the operating system, kernel, CPU, GPU, memory usage, and more. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_qBittorrent_on_Linux_Mint_21 or_20⠀⇛ qBittorrent is a free, open-source torrent client that has become increasingly popular among users who want to download and share files through peer- to-peer (P2P) networks. Its user-friendly interface, powerful features, and robust performance have made it a preferred choice for many, especially those who prioritize privacy and security. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Opera_Browser_on_Linux_Mint 21_or_20⠀⇛ Opera Browser is a popular web browser known for its speed, security, and unique features. It was developed by Opera Software and was first released in 1995. Opera is available on various platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices. It is also popular among users who value privacy, including a built-in VPN and ad-blocker. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Building_a_Retro_Linux_Gaming_Computer_– Part_26:_Coming_to_You_Live⠀⇛ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dead_Space_got_a_small_update_for_Steam Deck⠀⇛ In case you missed it in my recent Steam Deck news video, Motive released an update for the new Dead Space to improve it even more on Steam Deck. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Open_source_evolution_game_Thrive_adds_part upgrades_and_a_benchmark_mode⠀⇛ Benchmark the cells! Evolve all the things! Thrive 0.6.1 is a fun sounding upgrade to this free and open source scientific evolution sim. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ OpenRA_has_another_test_release_improving Dune_2000,_Red_Alert_and_major_bug_fixes⠀⇛ OpenRA is closing in on another big new release to improve the experience of playing Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000. # ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Sonic_the_Hedgehog_on_TheC64_with_SNES_Style Gamepad⠀⇛ One of the games that I think is a great accomplishment is the direct port of “Sonic the Hedgehog” from the SEGA Master System to the Commodore 64. This was manually converted from Z80 to 6502 assembly by Mr. SID. The game plays great on real hardware with a RAM Expansion Unit or REU. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Free_2D_space_exploration_sim_Endless_Sky v0.10.0_adds_new_factions,_gets_better_AI⠀⇛ If you love free and open source games keep an eye on the 2D space sim Endless Sky, which just got a new Beta release with version 0.10.0 giving some fresh gameplay improvements. Currently in Beta, so it’s not quite a full release yet. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ CryoUtilities_2.0_helps_boost_Steam_Deck performance⠀⇛ CryoUtilities has a big new 2.0 release out now, with plenty of tweaks to help you get the most out of your Steam Deck. Previously it simply offered some Swap sizing tweaks but now it can do more, and makes it easier than ever to use. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_keeps breaking_player_records⠀⇛ One Valve game that is clearly unstoppable is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, their first- person shooter from 2012 just keeps growing. Being free to play certainly helps too of course. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_upcoming_Team_Fortress_2_update_may_not be_as_big_as_expected⠀⇛ Remember all the hype over the announced Team Fortress 2 update? Well, it seems Valve edited the announcement silently and hoped no one would notice. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Old VCR ☛ Dusting_off_Dreamcast_Linux⠀⇛ But jokes aside, Dreamcast Linux has something to teach later Johnny-come-latelies with a distro surprisingly well-adapted to its target platform, support for many peripherals, and an all-in-one batteries-included philosophy. Plus, it was one of the earliest Un*xy things for game consoles circa 2001, predating PlayStation 2 Linux by about a year or so, though PS2 Linux was at least Sony-official. (While at least one Linux purports to run on an O.G. PlayStation, this was a slightly later development.) o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Missing_build-choices_file_in_initrd⠀⇛ I am very grateful to the guys who are patiently testing Easy 4.99. I know what is causing the reported bugs, so can fix them. There is one very odd problem; williwaw reported an error message “/build-choices: No such file or directory”: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=81976#p81976 …from subsequent posts, I deducted that the framebuffer device /dev/fb0 must be missing, which is very odd. Without /dev/fb0, Xorg server is unable to run, hence the gtk app that asks for locale and keyboard-layout is unable to run. In that case, there is fallback to /sbin/ask-language, which is a CLI app. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Leap_15.5_Reaches_Beta_Phase⠀⇛ The release manager for openSUSE Leap Luboš Kocman is expected to announce the Beta release phase of Leap 15.5 soon. The first Beta release is syncing on mirrors globally for people to download it and test it out. Users can begin testing the beta versions to find bugs before the general release, which is scheduled for official release at the beginning of June, according to the roadmap. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_775⠀⇛ Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 775 for the week of February 12 – 18, 2023. # ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue 775⠀⇛ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Auspicious_Machine_modular_handheld_Linux_PC with_keyboard_takes_various_Arm-based_SoMs⠀⇛ The “Auspicious Machine” may look like a Blackberry phone, but it’s actually a handheld Linux PC with a built-in QWERTY keyboard and a 3.5-inch display that can be powered by a range of system-on-modules (SoM). The computer, whose name can also be translated as the “Auspicious Phone”, can be used as a Linux terminal with GPIO control, and for gaming with Linux distributions such as Batotera or RetroBat with the D-Pad and ABXY buttons found on the device. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Purism ☛ USB-C_Type_Universal_Travel_Chargers_Available from_Purism⠀⇛ We just added a new accessory product to our shop, a USB type-C universal travel charger offering up to 65 Watt output power. It can charge and operate our Librem 5 phones as well as the Librem 14 laptop, the Lapdock Kit and upcoming products using USB type-C Power Delivery (PD). # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ WIZnet_board_features_Raspberry_Pi_2040_and hardwired_internet_controller_chip⠀⇛ The W6100-EVB-PICO is a compact embedded device integrating the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and the WIZnet W6100 hardwired internet controller chip. This board provides up to 30x GPIOs, 1x RJ45 port and it supports internet protocols such as TCP, UDP, IPv6, IPv4, etc. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Debug_Probe_eases_bare_metal development_for_$12⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Debug Probe is a USB serial adapter based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and designed to debug the Raspberry Pi Pico, third-party RP2040 boards, and pretty much any Arm board through SWD and/or UART interfaces. The main advantage over a typical USB-to-serial adapter is the presence of a Serial Wire Debug (SWD) bridge used for bare metal code development and debugging through tools such as OpenOCD. # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ Debug_Your_Pi_Pico⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Debug Probe provides both a processor serial debug interface (by default this is the ARM Serial Wire Debug interface) and an industry-standard UART interface. Both interfaces use a 3-pin debug connector, as specified in the Raspberry Pi 3-pin debug connector specification. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Debug_Probe:_a_plug-and-play debug_kit_for_$12⠀⇛ While it has been designed with Raspberry Pi Pico, and other RP2040-based targets, in mind, the Raspberry Pi Debug Probe can be used to debug any Arm-based microcontroller that provides an SWD port with 3V3 I/O. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The Hindu ☛ Lava_launches_entry_level_smartphone_Yuva_2_Pro with_pure_Android_12_–_The_Hindu⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ 7_Best_Offline_Music_Player_Apps_for Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Android’s_new_OEM_rules_in_India_swap “requirements”_with_“revenue_sharing”_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ How_to_setup_Android_Auto_–_Geeky_Gadgets⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ How_to_play_Android_games_on_a_PC_with_Google Play_Games⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Stop_YouTube_Videos_From_Lagging_On_Your Android_Phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_Android_phones_have hidden_body_detection_feature_–_all_shoppers_and_runners should_turn_it_on_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 5_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Web-Based_Email Clients⠀⇛ Thunderbird is widely regarded as an exceptional open source desktop email client, especially on Linux. It is highly customizable, has a rich set of features, and is geared for both novices and professional users. But you may prefer a web-based email client. Gmail is a free email service which offers 15GB of storage, a search-oriented interface and a ‘conversation view’. It’s hugely popular with more than 1.8 billion active users. But you might not like the automated scanning of email content. The following programs are alternatives to Gmail. The chart below summarises our findings. They are all free and open source goodness. o ⚓ Eric Bailey ☛ My_Mastodon_strategy⠀⇛ I know, I know. Yet another “how to Mastodon” post. That said, I feel like I’ve finally gotten at least a semblance of traction on making my Mastodon feed worthwhile. Reader, it was not easy. I should also point out that I was incredibly invested in Twitter for staying on top of industry goings on, networking, friendship, and entertainment. A lot of the following is an attempt of a highly motivated individual in a state of mourning trying to recapture what I once had. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Alpha_Release:_Tor_Browser_12.5a3_(Android, Windows,_macOS,_Linux)⠀⇛ Tor Browser 12.5a3 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This release updates Firefox on Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux to 102.8.0esr. It includes important security updates to Firefox and GeckoView. There were no Android- specific security updates to backport from the Firefox 110 release. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ GNU_Linux-libre_6.2-gnu_(la_quinceañera)⠀⇛ GNU Linux-libre 6.2-gnu cleaning-up scripts, cleaned-up sources, and cleaning-up logs (including tarball signatures) are now available from our git-based release archive git://linux- libre.fsfla.org/releases.git/ tags {scripts,sources,logs}/v6.2-gnu. Compressed tarballs and incremental patches are also available at . The cleanup scripts haven't required changes since rc7, but there was a small change since rc6, the first published for this series. This week we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the initial release of the Linux-libre project by Jeff Moe. (A separate announcement about the anniversary is planned for later this week, stay tuned :-) https://web.archive.org/web/20221001004945/https:// lists.autistici.org/message/ 20080221.002845.467ba592.en.html We've codenamed this release "la quinceañera", and we're celebrating it with a picture of Freedo dressed up for the occasion in a tuxedo. Thanks a gazillion to co-maintainer and artist Jason Self for tending to the last-minute request! Freesh and RPMFreedom, the distributions of .deb and .rpm packages of GNU Linux-libre maintained by Jason Self, already have binaries of 6.2-gnu available. == Cleaning-up changes in this release This release cycle had a reminder of the early days of Linux-libre, in which Linux carried tons of actual blobs disguised as source code: v6.2 upstream introduced a brand new old-fashioned sourceless binary blob disguised as a sequence of numbers, i.e. binary object code encoded as pseudo-sources. Now, sequences of numbers in Linux are common, and many of them are just configuration numbers, developed and maintained as such. They are not an attack on our freedom, so they stay. But this is not the case of those we've been removing, or disabling (*). The numbers encode executable instructions that control the embedded processor it is supposed to run. They are programs, or fragments thereof, and there is certainly actual source code for them somewhere. The binaries encoded as numbers are active software rather than passive data, and we're deprived of their actual sources, so they have to go: a device under someone else's control is worse for the user's freedom than a device that does no harmful work at all. (*) Years ago, upstream moved most (but not all) of the firmware dependencies (free and nonfree) into separate files, and then out into packages distributed separately, to mitigate legal risks for developers and distributors of the kernel Linux (the GNU GPL requires distributors to offer *complete* corresponding sources), but ultimately this move made no concrete difference for users' freedom: accepting that a third-party master will control your device, under the threat that it will otherwise turn into a brick, is not freedom; it does not amount to having control over your own computing. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2017- 11/msg00004.html === The usual Every release also brings new blob names and requests in drivers we cleaned up before (too many to mention in this release), and that sometimes also requires other adjustments and updating (nouveau, radeon, mt7921, new and preexisting aarch64 dts files). There were also several new drivers containing blob names and requests (mt7622, mt7996, bcm4377) that we have disabled. One driver we used to clean up, s5k4ecgx, was removed upstream, so we could drop its cleaning up logic. We've also removed commented-out logic left over from when we were not sure whether PCMCIA CIS loadable files were code (they aren't, they are just a compact encoding of configuration data), and whether Sound Open Firmware should be cleaned up (the code can load Free firmware indeed, even though some devices seem to require the otherwise-Free firmware to be signed, which effectively Tivoizes those signed programs, but the loading code cannot distinguish between them, so it is left enabled). For up-to-the-minute news, join us on IRC (#gnu- linux-libre on libera.chat). I often mention our releases on P2P or federated social media as well. The link in my email signature has directions. Be Free! with GNU Linux-libre. What is GNU Linux-libre? ------------------------ GNU Linux-libre is a Free version of the kernel Linux (see below), suitable for use with the GNU Operating System in 100% Free GNU/Linux-libre System Distributions. http://www.gnu.org/distros/ It removes non-Free components from Linux, that are disguised as source code or distributed in separate files. It also disables run-time requests for non-Free components, shipped separately or as part of Linux, and documentation pointing to them, so as to avoid (Free-)baiting users into the trap of non-Free Software. http://www.fsfla.org/anuncio/2010-11-Linux-2.6.36- libre-debait Linux-libre started within the gNewSense GNU/ Linux distribution. It was later adopted by Jeff Moe, who coined its name, and in 2008 it became a project maintained by FSF Latin America. In 2012, it became part of the GNU Project. The GNU Linux-libre project takes a minimal- changes approach to cleaning up Linux, making no effort to substitute components that need to be removed with functionally equivalent Free ones. Nevertheless, we encourage and support efforts towards doing so. http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LinuxLibre: Devices_that_require_non-free_firmware Our mascot is Freedo, a light-blue penguin that has just come out of the shower. Although we like penguins, GNU is a much greater contribution to the entire system, so its mascot deserves more promotion. See our web page for their images. http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/ If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer. You can find instructions on how to do so at https://www.gnu.org/help/ evaluation. We look forward to hacking with you! :) What is Linux? -------------- Linux is a clone of the Unix kernel [...] (snipped from Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst) -- Alexandre Oliva, happy hacker # ⚓ GNU ☛ GNU_Guix:_Dissecting_Guix,_Part_2:_The_Store_Monad⠀⇛ Hello again! In the_last_post, we briefly mentioned the with-store and run-with- store macros. Today, we’ll be looking at those in further detail, along with the related monad library and the %store-monad! Typically, we use monads to chain operations together, and the %store-monad is no different; it’s used to combine operations that work on the Guix store (for instance, creating derivations, building derivations, or adding data files to the store). However, monads are a little hard to explain, and from a distance, they seem to be quite incomprehensible. So, I want you to erase them from your mind for now. We’ll come back to them later. And be aware that if you can’t seem to get your head around them, it’s okay; you can understand most of the architecture of Guix without understanding monads. § Yes, No, Maybe So Let’s instead implement another M of functional programming, maybe values, representing a value that may or may not exist. For instance, there could be a procedure that attempts to pop a stack, returning the result if there is one, or nothing if the stack has no elements. maybe is a very common feature of statically-typed functional languages, and you’ll see it all over the place in Haskell and OCaml code. However, Guile is dynamically typed, so we usually use ad-hoc #f values as the “null value” instead of a proper “nothing” or “none”. Just for fun, though, we’ll implement a proper maybe in Guile. Fire up that REPL once again, and let’s import a bunch of modules that we’ll need: (use-modules (ice-9 match) (srfi srfi-9)) We’ll implement maybe as a record with two fields, is? and value. If the value contains something, is? will be #t and value will contain the thing in question, and if it’s empty, is?‘ll be #f. # ⚓ GNU ☛ a2ps_4.14.95_released_[alpha]⠀⇛ This alpha release benefits from feedback from the platform-testers list (mostly Bruno Haible, thanks Bruno!) The work is all on the build system. If you have not tried a previous alpha release for functionality, now is the time! Here are the compressed sources and a GPG detached signature:   https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/a2ps/a2ps- 4.14.95.tar.gz   https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/a2ps/a2ps- 4.14.95.tar.gz.sig Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth:   https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html Here are the SHA1 and SHA256 checksums: 3169e01029bb2eec80feb488bafdd417fb35c7d5  a2ps- 4.14.95.tar.gz pP7eBLeaAn/4x48sq8548vTAkj0rpMi2yToQuCRRgvg  a2ps- 4.14.95.tar.gz The SHA256 checksum is base64 encoded, instead of the hexadecimal encoding that most checksum tools default to. Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without the .sig suffix) is intact.  First, be sure to download both the .sig file and the corresponding tarball.  Then, run a command like this:   gpg –verify a2ps-4.14.95.tar.gz.sig The signature should match the fingerprint of the following key:   pub   rsa2048 2013-12-11 [SC]         2409 3F01 6FFE 8602 EF44  9BB8 4C8E F3DA 3FD3 7230   uid   Reuben Thomas   uid   keybase.io/rrt If that command fails because you don’t have the required public key, or that public key has expired, try the following commands to retrieve or refresh it, and then rerun the ‘gpg –verify’ command.   gpg –locate-external-key rrt@sc3d.org   gpg –recv-keys 4C8EF3DA3FD37230   wget -q -O- ‘https://savannah.gnu.org/project/ release-gpgkeys.php?group=a2ps&download=1′ | gpg –import - As a last resort to find the key, you can try the official GNU keyring:   wget -q https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-keyring.gpg   gpg –keyring gnu-keyring.gpg –verify a2ps- 4.14.95.tar.gz.sig This release was bootstrapped with the following tools:   Autoconf 2.71   Automake 1.16.5   Gnulib v0.1-5836-geecd8afd69 NEWS * Noteworthy changes in release 4.14.95 (2023-02- 20) [alpha]  * Build   – Build man pages in a simpler and more robust way, using x-to-1 from     gnulib.   – Don’t install useless liba2ps.h.   – Other minor build system improvements, including updating to more recent     autoconf and gettext.   – Don’t require help2man or gperf to build from source.   – Document runtime dependencies.   – Minor code quality improvements. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ Moving_the_poudriere_jail_from_slocum_to r730-01⠀⇛ I recently moved the pkg01 jail from one host to another. I’m having trouble getting it to build packages. # ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ Moving_one_jail_from_host_to_host⠀⇛ This is a quick post about the steps I’m using to move my jails from one host to another. This is bing done as I merge two hosts into one. I have not attempted to automate this, apart from the initial syncoid copying of data. This post is base roughly upon my Mastodon post from yesterday. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Pivoting_in_tidyr_and_data.table⠀⇛ We all need to pivot data at some point, so these are just some notes for my own benefit really, because gather and spread are no longer in favour within tidyr. I tended to only ever need gather, and nearly always relied on the same key and value names, so it was an easy function for me to use. pivot_longer and pivot_wider are much more flexible, they just take a little bit more thinking about. # ⚓ Johan Halse ☛ What_to_expect_from_your_framework⠀⇛ There’s been a bit of a brouhaha these last weeks as parts of the Internet suddenly woke up to the realization that most Single Page Apps are slow and overcomplicated, and — shock horror — it turns out that Facebook, the lovable scamps that brought us React and QAnon, have conducted themselves badly! Refreshingly, rather than launching a thousand caustic subtweets, this little stormwind has caused the blog posts to start flying again. Thank you, Elon “Vain gobshite” Musk. I’m totally here for it. For a bit of backstory, the best place to start is probably Zach Leatherman’s History of React criticism followed by Alex Russell’s long and eloquent assault on SPA stacks. You can easily lose an entire afternoon reading the various pieces linked from those (a fun afternoon! so much tech drama!) but what got my delicious brainmeat reaching for the blog this time was the most recent shot, fired over at Laurie Voss’ site. It’s called “The case for frameworks” and you should go read that, too. All caught up? Great. # ⚓ Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky ☛ What’s_in_my_software_engineering tool_belt?⠀⇛ One of my favorite things is reading about the tools other people use, and talking about the tools I use. When I read a post recently about a data journalist’s data tool belt, well… I knew I’d have to share my own software engineering tool belt, too. So, here’s my software engineering tool belt. There are a lot of tools that I use, and not all of them bear mentioning. I’ve left out some of the tools that are probably very common or not super interesting, unless I particularly love those tools. The tools I’ve included are categorized roughly based on things that are directly for coding, vs. all the other supporting tasks that are part of software engineering. # ⚓ Hillel Wayne ☛ NP-Complete_isn’t_(always)_Hard⠀⇛ A common assumption I see on the ‘net is that NP- complete problems are impossible to solve. I recently read that dependency management in Python is hard because package resolution is NP-complete. This is true in principle, but the reality is more complicated. When we say “NP-complete is hard” we’re talking about worst-case complexity, and the average-case complexity is often much more tractable. Many industry problems are “well- behaved” and modern SAT solvers can solve them quickly. Okay I’ve probably lost 40% of my readers by this point so let’s back up and explain “NP-complete” and “SAT solver” and stuff. # ⚓ Aral Balkan ☛ End-to-end_encrypted_Kitten_Chat⠀⇛ Sorry, your browser doesn’t support embedded videos. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch it! You can download Small Is Beautiful #27 directly, and watch it with your favourite video player. # ⚓ [Reposted] Daniel Stenberg ☛ My_2023_dev_machine⠀⇛ My desktop computer is my trusted work machine that I do the majority of all my (curl) development on. When the 15th computer I’ve owned through the times was ten years old the time was ripe to bump things up a notch. I don’t do games (as in: never) and I don’t do any other 3D stuff. I just need my two 4K monitors to display my desktops and browser windows fine. In my ordinary days I compile C code and I run tests. CPU and memory will be used to build and test faster and to be able to run separate VM runtimes in parallel without problems. I rarely even build very large or complicated software projects. (The days of building Firefox are long gone…) Ideally, this upgrade will last for a long time again so I’ve tried to push it a little to increase those chances. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Code_review_vs_code_proofreading⠀⇛ § Administrative Stuff # Just one month until the March_TLA+_Workshop! Thanks to everyone who already signed up, I’m in the process of revising everything and am real excited to share the new content. There’s still nine slots left if you want to join! # I have a new blog post up: NP-Complete_isn’t_ (always)_Hard, about NP-complete problems and modern SAT solvers. § Code review vs code proofreading So in my last_newsletter I had an aside on code review: This is also why a lot of people hate code review. It’s good when you’re acting as an editor, looking for foundational improvements to the code, but it’s awful when you’re acting as a proofreader. That probably deserves its own essay! Let’s dig into that a bit more. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ A_bit_on_unspecified_unique objects_in_Python⠀⇛ Tratt notes that Python’s language specification doesn’t specify the behavior here, so both implementations are correct. Python does this to preserve the ability of implementations to make different choices, and goes on the use the example of __del__ destructors. This might leave a reader who is willing to accept the difference in destructor behavior to wonder why Python doesn’t standardize object identity here. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Jonathan_McDowell:_Fixing_mobile_viewing⠀⇛ It was brought to my attention recently that the mobile viewing experience of this blog was not exactly what I’d hope for. In my poor defence I proof read on my desktop and the only time I see my posts on mobile is via FreshRSS. Also my UX ability sucks. Anyway. I’ve updated the “theme” to a more recent version of minima and tried to make sure I haven’t broken it all in the process (I did break tagging, but then I fixed it again). I double checked the generated feed to confirm it was the same (other than some re-tagging I did), so hopefully I haven’t flooded anyone’s feed. # ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ The_voice_control_challenge⠀⇛ A lot of software these days is difficult to use with accessibility tools. A lot of this problem is not really exposed to the people that create the software. A lot of software seems to be made with the assumption that people have working hands, they can use a mouse, and that the text is legible. This is simply not the case for many people. I would like to propose a challenge for people. Let’s call it the voice control challenge. For this challenge, you need to use voice control on your mac, iPad, or iPhone and see how many of your day-to-day tasks you can do without having to reach for a keyboard or type on the phone manually. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CNN ☛ Magnitude_6.3_aftershock_strikes_southern_Turkey,_killing_3 and_injuring_hundreds_2_weeks_after_massive_quake_killed thousands⠀⇛ A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian officials, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in both countries. o ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_Citizen_is_trying_to_remake_itself_by recruiting_elderly_Asians⠀⇛ This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. o ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_AI_can_actually_be_helpful_in disaster_response⠀⇛ This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Another_Deadly_Quake_Rocks_an_Already_Ravaged Area_of_Turkey⠀⇛ Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many people are still sleeping outdoors for fear of building collapses. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Jet_Engine_Powers_Tea_Kettle⠀⇛ While there are plenty of places around the world to get a great cup of tea, no one has quite burned it into their culture like those in the United Kingdom. While they don’t have the climate to grow the plants themselves, they at least have figured out the art of heating water extremely rapidly in purpose-built electric kettles while the rest of us wait to heat water on our stoves and microwaves. But that’s still not fast enough for some, like [Finlay Shellard], who just completed this jet- powered tea kettle. o ⚓ Reason ☛ “Strangers_on_the_Internet”_Podcast_Episode_23:_A Rationalist_Guide_to_Dating⠀⇛ Volokh Conspiracy blogger Prof. Ilya Somin gives tips on taking a scholarly approach to achieve dating success o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Breaking:_New_6,4-Earthquake_Hits_Hatay_in_Turkey⠀⇛ The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center issued a tsunami warning for the coastal regions of Syria and Turkey. o ⚓ Axios ☛ Turkey_hit_by_new_earthquakes,_leaving_3_dead_and_more than_200_injured⠀⇛ A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, just two weeks after a massive_earthquake_and aftershocks devastated the region. o ⚓ Magnitude_6.4_earthquake_kills_three_in_southern_Türkiye⠀⇛ The earthquake in Hatay, which was already in ruins after the major earthquakes two weeks ago, was followed by a second one with a magnitude of 5.8. o ⚓ FEBRUARY_6_EARTHQUAKES:_Another_threat_for_the_earthquake-hit region:_Asbestos⠀⇛ Asbestos demolition expert warns: FFP3 masks should be distributed in the region, watering should be done against dust formation, and debris should be removed without creating hills and on impermeable soil. o ⚓ Hatay_Archeology_Museum_puts_artifacts_under_protection_after quakes⠀⇛ In one of the hardest-hit cities from the Maraş earthquakes, the museum is left relatively unscathed, with world-renowned artifacts and mosaics undamaged, according to the manager of the museum. o ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Panel_Recap:_3D_Scanning_for_Cultural_Heritage Preservation,_Access_and_Revitalization⠀⇛ We have an opportunity as a community to explore how 3D scans might offer greater access to artifacts that are disputed for repatriation. Cosmo Wenman was curious to see how institutions might repatriate objects, but possibly retain scans of them. He also noted other tactics with institutions: “I used freedom of information laws to release scans of public domain materials… Institutions leverage secrecy of their policies to preserve their commercial interest.” There is no global consensus on the public domain yet, the policies that should govern it, and what the public domain means to different communities. Teresa Nobre stated: “How can we protect public domain works from appropriations from other intellectual [sic] property [sic] (IP) laws, like trademarks? In Europe, we have addressed the issue of 3D scans, but are still facing issues of cultural heritage laws and IP appropriation of the public domain.” Michael Weinberg noted additional nuances: “The consensus is that 3D scans of public domain material are also in the public domain, but cultural heritage institutions wrestle with questions of copyright.” o ⚓ France24 ☛ Death_toll_from_flooding_in_Brazil_rises,_Lula_visits disaster-hit_region⠀⇛ The death toll from devastating rainfall in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Monday, official figures showed, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the region and said homes should no longer be built in areas at risk of landslides and major floods. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Powerful_quake_rattles_southern_Turkey_two_weeks_after devastating_tremor⠀⇛ A 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday rocked Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing three people and sparking fresh panic after a February 6 tremor that left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Jupiter’s_Largest_Moons_All_Have_Aurorae That_Glow_Deep_Red_And_15x_Brighter_Than_Ours⠀⇛ Imagine the view! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Discovery_of_Two_New_Forms_of_Salt_Water Could_Rewrite_Fundamental_Chemistry⠀⇛ Solving a mystery on the Solar System’s icy moons. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Why_it’s_time_for_the_UK_to_introduce mandatory_training_for_new_dog_owners⠀⇛ In 1987, the UK government discontinued its dog licensing system as politicians felt the old licence scheme cost too much for the limited benefits it gave. It was replaced by dog controls in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. But people told my research team that most dog bites are preventable, meaning the system is letting down both dogs and humans. One idea researchers have discussed is that when an owner has a problem with an out-of-control dog they should have to take training, similar to the kind of “speed awareness” courses for drivers in the UK. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Graphics_Card_Shipments_in_China_Down_42% Y-o-Y,_Up_From_December⠀⇛ Shipments of third-party cards fell year over year but are trending up from the prior month. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Tidy_Breadboard_Uses_Banana_Bread⠀⇛ Self-described passionate maker in the electronics and 3D printing world, [Jakob], aka [testudor], was getting frustrated trying to connect banana plugs to solderless breadboards. Project Banana Bread was born — small banana jack adaptors and a companion tray with pockets to hold up to six modules. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Low_Power_Challenge:_Weather_Station_Runs_For Months_Thanks_To_E-Ink_Display⠀⇛ Having a device in your living room that shows weather information is convenient, and building one of those is a great project if you enjoy tinkering with microcontrollers and environmental sensors. It’s also a great way to learn about low-power design, as [x-labz] demonstrated with their e-ink weather station which works for no less than 60 days on a single battery charge. It has a clear display that shows the local temperature and humidity, as well as the weather forecast for the day. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Clear_PLA_Diffuses_LEDs⠀⇛ [Chuck] often prints up interesting 3D prints. But we enjoyed his enhancement to a cheap LED Christmas tree kit. The original kit was simply a few green PCBs in the shape of a tree. Cute, but not really something a non-nerd would appreciate. What [Chuck] did, though, is printed a clear PLA overcoat for it and it came out great. You can see how great in the video below. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Digital_Library_Of_Amateur_Radio_And Communications_Is_A_Treasure_Trove⠀⇛ Having a big bookshelf of ham radio books and magazines used to be a point of bragging right for hams. These days, you are more likely to just browse the internet for information. But you can still have, virtually, that big shelf of old ham books, thanks to the DLARC — the digital library of Amateur Radio and Communications. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ First-generation,_2007_iPhone_sells_for_more_than $63,000_at_auction⠀⇛ The Apple relic sold for for an eye-popping $63,356.40 Sunday — more than 100 times its original price of $599 in 2007. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump’s_Former_Budget_Director_Is_Advising_GOP to_Cut_Medicaid_by_$2_Trillion⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Lawsuit_Uncovers_Chicago’s_Failure_to_Provide Disability_Protections_in_Housing⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Empty_egg_fridge_spotted_at_Woolies_in Melbourne⠀⇛ Woolworths customer in Melbourne shares footage of empty egg shelves, prompting speculation of further egg shortages. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ U-M_leaders_announce_COVID-19_policy changes⠀⇛ U-M announced that effective Feb. 20, 2023, only UM-Ann Arbor students living in Michigan Housing are required to report COVID-19 vaccination. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ The_Growing_Popularity_of_CBD_Oil_in Germany⠀⇛ In recent years, the popularity of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been rapidly growing in Germany. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Pete_Buttigieg_slams_Norfolk_Southern_amid criticism_over_his_response_to_Ohio_train_derailment⠀⇛ Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg penned a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, alleging that the railway company is putting profits over safety after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Food_safety_recall:_Lidl_salami_may_contain salmonella⠀⇛ Lidl is recalling its Deluxe Strolghino Salami due to salmonella risk # ⚓ India Times ☛ Jeff_Bezos,_Bill_Gates-backed_brain_implant startup_testing_mind-controlled_computing_on_humans⠀⇛ Synchron is part of an emerging crop of companies testing technology in the brain-computer interface industry, reports CNBC. The Synchron Switch is implanted through the blood vessels and allows patients to operate technology using only their minds. So far, the experimental technology has been tested on three patients in the US and four in Australia, according to the report. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Mom_who_fled_with_baby_after_toxic_derailment_wants officials_to_‘drink_the_water’_in_Ohio_town⠀⇛ In response to the derailment and safety concerns it raises, U.S. Senate commerce committee chair Maria Cantwell late on Friday said she has opened an inquiry into railroad hazardous materials safety practices. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Calls_Grow_for_Public_Ownership_of_Rail_System Following_Ohio_Train_Derailment⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Investigation_Shows_Rail_Giant_Donated_to Ohio_Governor_a_Month_Before_Toxic_Crash⠀⇛ An investigation published Monday revealed that just weeks before a Norfolk Southern-owned train overloaded with hazardous materials derailed and caused a toxic chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the rail giant donated $10,000—the maximum amount allowed—to help fund the inauguration of the state’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Log_Off”:_1_in_3_U.S._Girls_Weighs Suicide._Will_Congress_Restrict_Big_Tech?⠀⇛ As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns teen girls face record levels of depression and hopelessness, we host a roundtable on the role of social media and a bipartisan push against Big Tech in Congress. Several child safety-focused bills to curtail children’s exposure to harmful online interactions are being proposed this session. Critics say the measures may not actually help children while limiting speech and privacy rights. We are joined by three people who testified last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee: Emma Lembke, a college student and founder of the LOG OFF movement, which promotes healthy social media use among teens; Mitch Prinstein, professor of psychology and neuroscience and chief science officer at the American Psychological Association; and Josh Golin, executive director of Fairplay, a consumer advocacy group dedicated to ending marketing targeted at children. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Third_patient_cured_of_HIV_after_receiving_stem cell_cancer_treatment⠀⇛ A man known as “the Duesseldorf patient” has become the third person declared cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant that also treated his leukaemia, a study said on Monday. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Think_You_Know_What_Normal_Blood_Pressure Is?_New_Study_Suggests_You’re_Probably_Wrong⠀⇛ False confidence can be deadly. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Another_Person_Has_Been_‘Cured’_of_HIV, Almost_a_Decade_After_Treatment⠀⇛ Here’s what you need to know. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ AUDIO:_Michael_Bryant_on_Perspective_with Jesse_Zurawell⠀⇛ Independent journalist (and regular OffG contributor) Michael Bryant joins Jesse Zurawell on Perspective to discuss Italy’s role in establishing the Covid narrative in 2020. They talk demographics, pollution, struggling hospitals, and how misinformation stoked the hysteria. Michael Bryant is a freelance journalist/activist and researcher who presently focuses primarily on issues surrounding health freedom. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Meta_Verified_Coming_—_A_Subscription Service_for_Creators⠀⇛ Meta is following in Twitter’s footsteps, offering an account subscription aimed at creators. Here’s what’s coming in Meta Verified. Meta says it wants to make it easier for creators to establish a presence online that is verified, so they can focus on building communities on Instagram or Facebook. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Twitter_Shuts_Off_Text-Based_2FA_for_Non- Subscribers⠀⇛ Twitter started a security ruckus over the weekend with the sudden decision to turn off text message/ SMS method of two-factor authentication (2FA) for non-subscribers. [...] The decision — and the way it is positioned as a paid feature — attracted backlash from security professionals who argue that text-based 2FA is better than nothing at all. Worse, it creates a false sense of security among paying subscribers who may think the weakest form of 2FA is a premium feature. Twitter’s own internal data shows that multi-factor adoption remains startlingly low. According to a 2021 transparency report, Twitter found that barely 2.3 percent of all its active accounts have enabled at least one method of two-factor authentication between July and December 2020. # ⚓ Forbes ☛ Why_Did_Google_Stadia_Die?_Experts_Point_To_Lack Of_Content,_Technology_Incompatibilities⠀⇛ New insights, plus expert commentary, suggest why Google may have folded the project: lack of content and less-than-ideal technology infrastructure. In fact, some regulators are using Stadia’s closure as key evidence that may stop Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the UK. “Google’s recent decision to shut down its own cloud gaming service, Stadia, shows that merely having some strengths relevant to cloud gaming is not enough to guarantee a platform’s success,” wrote the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in a report. # ⚓ India Times ☛ 80%_of_Indian_firms_face_cyber_attacks_due_to miscommunication_in_IT_security⠀⇛ According to the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, in terms of personal attitudes, the majority of non-IT executives (48%) cited a decreased sense of cooperation among different teams and stated that the situation causes them to question their colleagues’ skills and abilities when communicating with their IT-security employees is unclear (43%). # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_rolls_out_memory_and_energy_saving features_to_Chrome⠀⇛ The first new capability, dubbed Memory Saver, aims to reduce the amount of RAM that Chrome requires to run. Chrome is considered a memory-intensive browser because it deploys each tab as a separate process, or program, which increases hardware requirements. The new Memory Saver feature can reduce browser’s RAM usage by up to 40% or 10 gigabytes when running demanding web applications. o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ The_benefits_of_RPKI_Signed_Checklists⠀⇛ An RSC is a new type of RPKI-signed object that permits a resource holder to sign arbitrary files or documents with a set of Internet Number Resources. The recipient of an RSC can then cryptographically verify that the holder of those resources attests to the signed files/documents. There are several use cases for this functionality. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The North Lines IN ☛ Facebook-Owner_Meta_To_Roll_Out Paid_Subscription⠀⇛ [...] It was not immediately clear how Mr. Zuckerberg planned to price Meta Verified in countries where users cannot afford to pay $12 a month, or in cash-based economies where they may have fewer ways to get the money to Meta. Mr. Musk’s initial attempts to launch a similar service at rival social media network Twitter last year backfired wildly with an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site’s future. He was forced to briefly suspend the effort before relaunching it to muted reception in December. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Blue_badge_coming_to_Facebook_and_Instagram_as Meta_tests_paid_subscription_services⠀⇛ The social media giant’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has earlier said it was planning to launch several new products that would “empower creators to be way more productive and creative,” while cautioning about the cost associated with supporting the technology for a large user base. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Aviacode_remains_silent_after_0mega dumps_200_GB_of_their_files⠀⇛ On January 9, DataBreaches noticed that Aviacode had been added to the leak site for 0mega. Aviacode, which is part of GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, offers medical coding services, medical coding audits, coding denial management, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue cycle management for billings and claims. As such, it is often a business associate for HIPAA-covered entities. Seeing 0mega’s claims, DataBreaches sent an inquiry to Aviacode. They did not reply. As 0mega later told DataBreaches, Aviacode did not respond to them, either. On February 11, 0mega dumped more than 200 GB of Aviacode files. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Our_Freedoms_Shrink_as_Our_Military_Expands⠀⇛ The Merchants of Death even own our sidewalks. That’s what we were told when we arrived at Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, to issue a “Contempt Citation” for Raytheon’s failure to comply with a subpoena issued last November by the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, a People’s Tribunal scheduled […] # ⚓ CNN ☛ China_and_Russia_are_closer_than_ever⠀⇛ As US President Joe Biden touched down in Ukraine to meet with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, China’s top diplomat was traveling in the opposite direction, on his way to Russia. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ With_the_„TCG_Anadolu“,_Ankara_wants_to_be_a_naval drone_power⠀⇛ Turkey wants to be the first country in the world to equip an aircraft carrier with armed drones # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Hensoldt_South_Africa’s_presence_at_IDEX_2023 highlights_importance_of_Middle_Eastern_market⠀⇛ Hensoldt South Africa is presenting an extensive portfolio of products at the IDEX 2023 exhibition in Abu Dhabi as it continues to focus on the strategic Middle Eastern market. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Etion_Create_out_in_force_at_IDEX_under Reunert_umbrella⠀⇛ Pretoria-based electronics company Etion Create is out in force at the IDEX 2023 exhibition in the United Arab Emirates – the first time it is attending the show since becoming part of the Reunert Limited group. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Calls_for_police_to_deal_with_crime_not falling_on_deaf_ears,_says_Minister⠀⇛ Calls by South Africans for police to decisively deal with crime are not falling on deaf ears, said Police Minister Bheki Cele. # ⚓ LRT ☛ EU_ministers,_Kasparov_meet_at_Lithuania’s_initiative to_talk_about_Russian_opposition⠀⇛ EU foreign ministers met with Garry Kasparov in Brussels on Monday at the initiative of Lithuania and Poland to discuss the activities of Russia’s opposition. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russian_Draft_Resolution_on_Nord_Stream_Is Legitimate_–_China⠀⇛ “We see the request is legitimate,” a Chinese diplomat told reporters about the Russian call for a meeting of the UN Security Council. # ⚓ CNN ☛ A_powerful_symbol_of_Vladimir_Putin’s_failure⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Poland_closes_last_available_border_checkpoint_to Belarusian_freight_traffic_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Poland will suspend Belarusian freight traffic through the only checkpoint still available to freight vehicles on the two countries’ border, the Kukuryki–Kozlowicze crossing, at 7:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the Polish Interior Ministry has reported. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Evgeny_Prigozhin_demands_Russian_Defense_Ministry provide_ammunition_to_Wagner_Group_amid_mercenaries’_‘shell famine’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, said Monday that the mercenary company is experiencing a “complete shell famine” and called on the Russian Defense Ministry to provide ammunition to Wagner “in the amount needed, which it has in storage.” # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Six_Russian_soldiers_killed_in_Kursk_region_bunker fire_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Six Russian soldiers were killed and one was injured in a fire at a bunker in the country’s Kursk region on Monday morning, Russian state news outlet TASS reported. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_to_End_Putin’s_Forever_War⠀⇛ As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second year, it increasingly resembles an earlier example of imperial hubris, the Global War on Terror launched by George W. Bush, which became the quagmire known as the Forever War. Russia has failed to subdue Ukraine and institute regime change. But Ukrainian resistance, fueled by patriotic fervor and NATO assistance, has only been partially successful in rebuffing the invasion. Some territory has been regained, but Russia still occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine. The war is being fought in Ukraine, which means it is Ukraine’s landscape and infrastructure that are being devastated. Russian bombs are turning a significant part of the country into a barely inhabitable hell on earth.1 # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Biden_declares_‘Kyiv_stands’_in surprise_visit_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ “One year later, Kyiv stands,” Biden declared after meeting Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_says_UN_Security_Council_silence_on North_Korea_is_dangerous⠀⇛ The council last took action on North Korea in 2017, when it adopted a resolution to strengthen sanctions. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Joe_Biden_makes_surprise_visit_to_Kyiv_—_Meduza⠀⇛ U.S. President Joe Biden has arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit as part of his trip to Europe marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full- scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian media. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_open_criminal_case_against military_doctor_for_refusing_to_serve_in_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Medical Corps Lieutenant Denis Vasilyev for refusing to take part in combat, Pavel Chikov, the founder of the human rights group Agora, reported on Monday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Officials_Are_Denying_Ammunition_To_Wagner Fighters,_Says_Prigozhin⠀⇛ Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, has accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Biden_in_Ukraine_on_War_Anniversary:_Matt Duss,_Medea_Benjamin_Debate_U.S._Involvement,_Hopes_for Peace⠀⇛ President Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine ahead of this week’s first anniversary of Russia’s invasion and announced another $500 million in military aid to Ukraine and more sanctions on Russia. The visit underlines what Biden called his “unwavering support” for Ukrainian independence at a time when growing numbers of people in the United States and other countries are pushing for a negotiated end to the fighting. “For an American president to make a trip like this is enormously symbolic,” says Matt Duss, visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Bernie Sanders adviser. “I feel this is a propaganda move to shore up support for a senseless war that the American public are starting to realize has no end in sight except for more senseless waste of lives,” says CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ VP_Harris_Says_Russia_Is_Guilty_of_Crimes Against_Humanity_in_Ukraine,_But_U.S._Limits_Power_of International_Law⠀⇛ At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the United States has formally determined Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Her remarks come amid a “massive justice mobilization” in Ukraine, where investigators are documenting abuses and seeking to prosecute Russian soldiers and leaders, says Reed Brody, a veteran war crimes prosecutor and former counsel for Human Rights Watch. Brody notes that for international law to have force, it must apply to powerful countries including the United States. “You can’t have it both ways. The tools of international justice should not only be aimed at enemies and outcasts,” says Brody. # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ ERR_in_Munich:_Western politicians_might_not_be_ready_for_long_war⠀⇛ While Western politicians reiterated their promises to stay behind Ukraine for as long as it takes at the Munich Security Conference, PM Kaja Kallas said there were also signals to suggest countries might not be in it for the long haul. # ⚓ The Times Of Israel ☛ Iran_said_on_cusp_of_ability_to_make nukes,_having_enriched_uranium_to_84%_purity⠀⇛ Inspectors from the UN atomic agency discovered uranium enriched to 84-percent purity in Iran last week, closer than ever to weapons-grade levels, Bloomberg reported Sunday, citing two unnamed senior diplomats. Iran has been known thus far to have enriched uranium to 60%. A purity of 90% is needed to produce nuclear weapons. # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Met_police_and_MI5_foil_15_plots_by_Iran against_British_or_UK-based_‘enemies’⠀⇛ Police and the security services have foiled 15 plots by Iran to either kidnap or kill British or UK-based individuals it considers “enemies of the regime”, counter-terrorism police revealed on Saturday. The toll of attempted assassinations and abductions was made public hours after a London-based Iranian broadcaster announced it had moved operations to the US after mounting safety concerns against its journalists from Tehran. # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Al-Qaeda-linked_Uyghur_militant_group seeks_India’s_help_against_China_over_Xinjiang_–_report⠀⇛ Turkistan Islamic Party, a militant group linked to Al-Qaeda and Taliban, has sought India’s help against China over Xinjiang issue [...] # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Inside_the_Taliban_slaughterhouses where_Western_‘collaborators’_are_tortured_to_death⠀⇛ The family is among half a dozen who have spoken to The Independent about cases that, according to local activists, journalists and rights groups, show an alarming trend: far from keeping its promise not to seek retribution against those associated with the previous government, the Taliban has merely been biding its time before enacting vicious extrajudicial “justice” against its perceived enemies. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_Surprise_Visit_to_Kyiv,_Biden_Approves $500_Million_in_Aid_as_War_Nears_One-Year_Mark⠀⇛ U.S. President Joe Biden made a brief surprise trip to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday to pledge his “unwavering and unflagging commitment” ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, which has left tens of thousands dead, sparked a massive humanitarian crisis, and raised fears of a broader war between nuclear powers. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Negotiated_Resolutions_the_‘Only_Way’ Guantánamo_Prison_Will_Ever_Close⠀⇛ On February 2, U.S. prisoner and former al-Qaeda courier Majid Khan was released from the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba after more than 16 years of imprisonment. “We are very pleased with Majid’s release,” says J. Wells Dixon, a senior staff attorney at the New York City-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ US_Is_Pushing_Olympics_to_Exclude_Russia,_But What_About_Its_Own_War_Crimes?⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Olympics-Australia_Aligned_With Other_Nations_on_Russia,_Belarus_Athlete_Ban⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Chris_Hedges:_Rage_Against_The_War Machine_Speech⠀⇛ On Feb. 19, 2023, Chris Hedges spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC at a bipartisan anti-war rally called “Rage Against the War Machine.” Hedges was joined by prominent anti-war figures on the political left and right, drawing ire from some on both sides and making apparent the ever-growing schism that has come to characterize modern Americana. Here is the text of his speech in its entirety. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Rage_Against_the_War_Machine_Speeches⠀⇛ At the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, February 19th, on the anniversary of the Ukraine War, protestors from the Right and the Left gathered to demand an end to the American funding of the war in Ukraine and an end to the War State. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Admits_Weather_Pushed_Chinese_Balloon_Off Course,_US_Shot_Down_Hobbyist’s_$12_Balloon_in_$2_Million Attack⠀⇛ US officials acknowledged the Chinese balloon they shot down on February 4 had likely been blown off course by unexpected weather. The US Air Force later spent $2 million using missiles to blow up what appeared to be a $12 hobbyist balloon. # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ March_to_War_In_Iraq,_20_Years_Later: February_20,_2003⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Dozens_of_soldiers_killed_in_jihadi_attack_on Burkina_Faso_army_unit⠀⇛ The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ France_Eyes_Ivory_Coast_After Burkina_Faso_Boots_Out_French_Troops⠀⇛ By Ange Aboa and Thiam NdiagaABIDJAN/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – France’s defence minister pledged on Monday to boost military support to Ivory Coast… # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Policeman_Arrested_Over_Death_Of_Young Kurdish_Man⠀⇛ Iranian authorities say they have arrested a police officer over the killing of a Kurdish youth in a rare move against security forces who have been leading a brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ “This_Here_Is_Hell”:_A_Visit_to_the_Front_in Bakhmut⠀⇛ As the West continues to debate how many modern tanks should be delivered to Ukraine and when, soldiers in Bakhmut continue to rely on their Soviet-era weaponry. But how much longer can they hold out? A visit to the front lines. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ “We_Are_Not_Going_To_Give_Up”:_The_Day_That_Never Ended_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russian forces marched into Ukraine. Nothing has been the same since – for Kyiv or for Europe. A chronicle of the hours leading up to the war and the immediate aftermath. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ German_Defense_Minister_Visits_Tank_Training_For Ukrainian_Crews⠀⇛ The training of Ukrainian tank crews in Germany on how to operate advanced German-made tanks is on schedule, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said while visiting a military training ground in northwest Germany on February 20. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ What_if_Putin’s_plan_for_a_quick_victory in_Ukraine_had_succeeded?⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t met any of the strategic objectives he alluded to when he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ AUKUS_will_redefine_government–industry partnerships⠀⇛ Australia’s defence and technology industry will be tested like never before by the AUKUS partnership in managing the torrent of sensitive information flowing from partner countries and in defining the shape of the agreement itself. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Building_Bangladeshi–Australian_ties_for regional_prosperity_and_security⠀⇛ Australia’s economic opportunities in South Asia extend far beyond India. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Eyes_$15_Billion_Program_After_Meeting_With IMF_Chief⠀⇛ Ukraine is hoping to clinch a multiyear support program of at least $15 billion, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on February 20 after meeting the head of the International Monetary Fund. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ German_Foreign_Minister_Says_No_Legal_Grounds_To Declare_Iran’s_Revolutionary_Guards_A_Terrorist_Entity⠀⇛ German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said that German experts have found no legal grounds to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Six_Russian_Soldiers_Killed_In_Fire_At_Military Site_In_Kursk_Region⠀⇛ Six Russian soldiers were killed in the country’s Kursk region in a fire blamed on a “gross violation” of safety rules, Russian state media reported on February 20. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ China’s_Top_Diplomat_Urges_End_To_Hostilities_Ahead Of_Moscow_Visit⠀⇛ China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, called on February 20 for negotiations and peace for the sake of the world. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Hear_Wagner_leader_complain_of_ammo_shortages⠀⇛ Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, acknowledged a “major problem” with ammunition supplies for his troops, amid a public spat with the leaders of Russia’s defense establishment. # ⚓ CNN ☛ Special_prosecutor_in_‘Rust’_case_drops_firearm enhancement_charge_against_Alec_Baldwin⠀⇛ The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” have been downgraded by prosecutors in New Mexico, which will reduce the prison time the actor could face in the death of the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Rust’_Prosecutors_Downgrade_Alec Baldwin’s_Manslaughter_Charges⠀⇛ The actor’s lawyers had argued that a firearm law included by the prosecutors was not in effect at the time of the fatal shooting. It would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ US_urges_UN_to_condemn_North_Korea; China,_Russia_blame_US⠀⇛ The United States and its allies are urging the U.N. Security Council to condemn North Korea’s unlawful ballistic missile launches. But China and Russia blamed the U.S. for escalating tensions by increasing military exercises targeting Pyongyang. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the council at an emergency meeting Monday that at a minimum all 15 members should be agreeable to condemning the North’s missile launches, to urging Pyongyang to comply with its resolutions, and “to engage in meaningful dialogue.” She warned the council that its silence leads to “irrelevance.” Pyongyang’s allies China and Russia countered that what’s needed now is dialogue between North Korea and the Biden administration, a de-escalation of military exercises and an easing of sanctions. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Inside_Biden’s_Surreal_and_Secretive Journey_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Biden’s_Unannounced_Visit_to_Kyiv,_a Preview_of_an_Increasingly_Direct_Contest_With_Putin⠀⇛ The vastly different world views of President Biden and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will become vividly apparent in a rare split-screen moment on Tuesday. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden’s_Kyiv_Visit_Lifts_Spirits_of_War- Weary_Ukrainians⠀⇛ The American president was the most prominent Western leader to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded, and the capital was swept up in the excitement. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ With_an_Eye_on_China,_Philippines_Moves Closer_to_U.S._Interests⠀⇛ Driven by worry about China’s aggression, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted the most muscular foreign policy approach that the Philippines has seen in close to a decade. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Problem_With_Russia_Is_Russia⠀⇛ Ukrainians will survive the Russian Federation, just as we survived the Soviet Union. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Married_Couple_Shared_a_Trench_on Ukraine’s_Frontline._They_Died_in_It_Together.⠀⇛ Taras and Olha Melster signed up to help the war effort. Like many other urban professionals in Ukraine, they never expected to be sent to the front line. # ⚓ Axios ☛ How_President_Biden_secretly_visited_Ukraine⠀⇛ President Biden arrived back in Poland on Monday evening following a roughly five-hour surprise visit_to_Kyiv ahead of the one-year anniversary of the war. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Exclusive:_Kevin_McCarthy_gives_Tucker_Carlson access_to_massive_trove_of_Jan._6_riot_tape⠀⇛ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News’ Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot, McCarthy sources tell me. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Russia_sells_weapons_at_Abu_Dhabi arms_fair_amid_Ukraine_war⠀⇛ Russia is offering weapons for sale ranging from Kalashnikov assault rifles to missile systems despite facing sanctions from the West over its war on Ukraine. The offer is on display at the biennial arms fair just outside of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday. The fair — known as the International Defense Exhibition and Conference — underscores the UAE’s intentions to embrace Moscow while balancing its ties to the West, even as the war on Ukraine approaches its first anniversary this Friday. A sanctioned Russian trade official was seen attending the event. At the same fair, U.S. forces displayed the Javelin anti- tank missile that Ukraine has used to devastating effect against Moscow’s tanks. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ 13_people_taken_to_hospitals_after explosion_and_fire_at_Ohio_metal_factory⠀⇛ Thirteen people were taken to local hospitals after an explosion at a metal factory near Oakwood, Ohio, according to Captain Brian DiRocco with the Oakwood Village Fire Department. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Kevin_McCarthy_gives_Tucker_Carlson_access_to_Jan. 6_riot_surveillance_tapes⠀⇛ The 44,000 hours of footage, most of which Carlson claims has never been seen by the public before, has been under review by the Fox News host’s producers “for about a week.” o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ PJ Media ☛ Leftist_Group_Rocked_by_Revelation_That_Its ‘Queer,_Muslim,_Multiethnic’_Equity_Chief_Is_Really_A_White Lady⠀⇛ Raquel Saraswati apparently really is “queer” and Muslim, although her affectation of the hijab suggests that she adheres to a moral code that would have her executed for homosexual activity. And of course, she certainly isn’t a person of color. The contradictions and absurdities in her story should have raised eyebrows among the American Friends Service Committee. But her story was just too good, so good as to be irresistible. Now, despite the fact that the truth has come out about her, one thing is certain: among Leftists, no lessons will be learned. # ⚓ Jewish Journal ☛ Why_That_Ohio_Town_Is_Named_“East Palestine”⠀⇛ The tragic spotlight now shining on Ohio’s “East Palestine” naturally leaves some people curious as to why it has such as unusual name. The answer is that it’s not a very unusual name at all. Elsewhere in Ohio, there are towns named Hebron, Gilboa, Canaan, and Shiloh (two of them, in fact). There’s even a Sodom, which was given its name after a prohibition advocate, disappointed at the small turnout for his lecture in 1840, jokingly compared the locale to that infamous biblical center of sin. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Change_Is_Actually_Made_on_Campus⠀⇛ In September 2022, Princeton University announced plans to divest its $35 billion endowment and to end financial research ties with 90 fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Synergy, and Total. “We’re grateful to the Princeton faculty members who dedicated their time and expertise to addressing an important and challenging set of questions,” wrote Weezie Sams, the chair of Princeton’s board, in its announcement. “It is thanks to their work, and the engagement of many members of the University community, that we’re able to take these steps today.” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Climate_Crisis_Worsening_Social_Injustices, Conflicts:_Nkirote⠀⇛ This year’s World Day of Social Justice seeks to rally communities toward collective action on threats to basic rights and human dignity, including poverty and hunger. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Venice’s_canals_run_dry_as_Italy_faces_new drought_alert⠀⇛ The city, where flooding is normally the primary concern, faces unusually low tides that are making it impossible for gondolas, water taxis and ambulances to navigate. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ EU_calls_for_fast-track_ [cryptocurrency]_capital_rules_for_banks⠀⇛ Tough capital rules for banks holding cryptoassets must be fast-tracked in the European Union’s pending banking law if Europe wants to avoid missing a globally- agreed deadline, the bloc’s executive has said. The global Basel Committee of banking regulators from the world’s main financial centres has set a January 2025 deadline for implementing capital requirements for banks’ exposures to cryptoassets such as stablecoins and bitcoin. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Copenhagen_rated_among_top_cities for_cycling⠀⇛ “The first bike lane in Denmark was set up in 1892 in Copenhagen. Today, the capital has 385 kilometres (239 miles) of bike lanes, according to VisitDenmark.com,” wrote CNN. “Cyclists and drivers also safely share the same roadway in many places. Thanks to Danish design innovations, such as narrowed streets and textured surfaces, cars drive slower.” # ⚓ CNN ☛ 10_of_the_best_cities_in_the_world_to_see_while riding_a_bicycle⠀⇛ The good news is some cities have given bicycles and the practice of sustainability their due. The following 10 cities worldwide are among the best for tourists (and locals) who like to bike. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Automating_The_Most_Analog_Of_HVAC Equipment⠀⇛ Burning wood, while not a perfect heating solution, has a number of advantages over more modern heating appliances. It’s a renewable resource, doesn’t add carbon to the atmosphere over geologic time scales like fossil fuels do, can be harvested locally using simple tools, and it doesn’t require any modern infrastructure to support it. That being said, wood stoves aren’t something that are very high-tech and don’t lend themselves particularly well to automation as a result, at least with the exception of this wood stove from [jotulf45v2]. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_invokes_emergency_law_to force_coal-based_power_plants_to_raise_output⠀⇛ The directive comes into effect on March 16. It would remain valid till June 15. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Botswana_Loses_Third_of_Rhinos_to_Poaching in_5_Years⠀⇛ Botswana does not publicly disclose its rhino population, but a document the government presented before the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Panama last year showed there were an estimated 285 white rhinos and 23 black rhinos across the country. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ It’s_Too_Soon_to_Remove_the_Grizzly From_the_Endangered_Species_List⠀⇛ # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Taliban_bans_contraception_calling use_a_‘western_conspiracy’⠀⇛ Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women’s health and rights # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Project_would_pipe_water_from_Mexico_to parched_Arizona_—_if_anyone_can_agree_on_it⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ In_numbers:_The_food_products_in_Sweden seeing_the_biggest_price_rises⠀⇛ Food prices in Sweden continued to rise last month, with milk, cheese and eggs seeing the largest increases. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistan_Hikes_Tax_On_Luxury_Goods_And_Services_To Get_IMF_Deal⠀⇛ Pakistan’s parliament gave the go-ahead on February 20 for the government to raise taxes on a raft of luxury imports and services in a bid to unlock the next tranche of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Statistics_Finland:_Inflation_slowed_to 8.4%_in_January⠀⇛ THE SURGE in Finnish consumer prices showed signs of letting up in January. Statistics Finland on Monday reported that the year-on-year rise in consumer prices slowed down from 9.1 per cent in December 2022 to 8.4 per cent in January. The slowdown, it viewed, is attributable to factors such as the moderation of electricity price increases. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Every_eighth_full-time_worker_in_Denmark is_a_foreigner⠀⇛ In related news, almost 60 percent of Ukrainians who fled to Denmark to escape the War in Ukraine have found employment # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hedge_Fund_Billionaire_Ray_Dalio_Gets Billions_More_to_Retire⠀⇛ Bridgewater’s founder, Ray Dalio, retired last year after months of negotiations that guaranteed him a gigantic exit package. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ GOP_Taking_Budget_Advice_From_Trump Official_Who_Wants_to_Cut_$2_Trillion_From_Medicaid⠀⇛ The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast- approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low- income households. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Rail_Unions_Warned_Us:_Greed_Is Dangerous⠀⇛ The toxic clouds that billowed up from a derailed freight train in Ohio earlier this month are a chilling metaphor for the toxic greed that has infected so many of our big corporations. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Rail_Unions_Warned_Us._Greed_Is Dangerous.⠀⇛ Following multiple, dangerous derailments across the country, those working the railroad have a solution to the nation’s rail crisis: public ownership. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Bipartisan_Alarm_Over_Social_Media’s Harms_to_Children_Prompts_Slew_of_Proposed_Legislation⠀⇛ The Judiciary Committee hearing included discussion of several bills aimed at protecting children online, such as the Kids Online Safety Act, a measure that would create a “duty of care” requirement for platforms to shield children from harmful content. KOSA gained significant bipartisan traction during the previous session of Congress but ultimately failed to pass. # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Granting_Indigenous_people_early_age_pension will_have_flow-on_impact⠀⇛ Using life expectancy as criteria to assess whether someone was eligible for the age pension would lead to an ‘unworkable uncertainty’, a federal court has been told. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Ho_Chi_Minh_City_issues_urgent_directive_after footwear_factory_cuts_jobs⠀⇛ PouYuen makes sports shoes for Adidas and Nike but has been hit by plunging demand from the US and Europe. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ How_“trained_incapacity”_could_be_damaging_your career⠀⇛ It’s an onboarding_technique job switchers are no stranger to—seeking out a peer with seniority and asking for keys to success in this uncertain setting. Maybe you’ve offered that advice to a new hire, or maybe you’ve been the one asked for tips. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Student_Loan_Borrowers_to_Rally_‘In_Full Force’_as_SCOTUS_Weighs_Biden_Relief_Plan⠀⇛ Supporters of President Joe Biden’s stalled student debt relief proposal are planning to rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. at the end of the month as justices hear a case challenging the administration’s long-awaited program. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Tradeoffs_in_the_Fight_Against_Inflation⠀⇛ Life is about tradeoffs. And that’s also true for the Federal Reserve, which is meant to balance employment and inflation. Through 2021 and ’22, many economists saw the scales as being off. While unemployment fell dramatically, inflation spiked far higher than most experts had predicted. We can see from the Fed’s economic projections and public statements that these developments caught the institution off guard. Suddenly it shifted its focus to tamping down inflation, even if its decisions risked sparking a recession. And so last year the Fed scrambled to raise interest rates after having left them at zero throughout 2021. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Economist ☛ A_BBC_monitoring_station_that_listened_in on_the_world_is_being_sold⠀⇛ Eavesdropping on the airwaves was a habit that was slow to begin in Britain. An initial government department, set up at the start of the second world war, comprised three people, one of whom first taught his junior to make tea properly. But it was the BBC, which started its own service at around the same time, that won out. By 1943 BBC Monitoring—the branch of the broadcaster that doesn’t speak but listens—was operating in earnest. It took up residence in Caversham Park, bringing with it radios and receivers, typewriters and teleprinters, and numerous refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe to act as monitors. They set about building Babel by a lake in Berkshire—and then they set about translating it. Over the years that followed the reports they produced were used by the BBC itself, by other news agencies and by wartime and peacetime governments. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Apple_flexes_lobbying_power_as_Apple_Watch_ban comes_before_Biden_next_week⠀⇛ The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor’s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission’s ruling could result in an import ban on popular Apple Watch models, unless the Biden administration steps in. Apple responded by contracting with Shara Aranoff, a lobbyist at Covington & Burling who chaired the ITC during the Obama administration. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Twitter_lays_off_more_employees_from_sales team:_report⠀⇛ Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform Twitter on Friday laid off employees from ad sales team in a fresh round of layoffs, news website The Information reported. The number of job cuts, however, is not known, as per the report, which added that the social media company had about 800 sales and marketing employees as of last month. Twitter had in November last year reduced staff from its sales team. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dem_Leaders_Urged_to_Mark_Bloody_Sunday_by Acting_on_Voting_Rights,_Economic_Justice⠀⇛ “Selma is sacred ground. It is, in a very real sense, the delivery room where the possibility of a true democracy was born. It is no place to play or to be for political pretense. Either you’re serious or not. If you’re coming, come on Sunday, the actual day of remembrance. If you’re coming, come with a commitment to fight for what these people were willing to give their lives for.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Can_Nigeria’s_Peter_Obi_ride_his_newfound momentum_all_the_way_to_presidency?⠀⇛ The rise of Peter Obi in the campaign for Nigeria’s presidential election on February 25 has shaken up the country’s politics, hitherto dominated by two major parties since the end of military rule in 1999. But analysts say that Obi still faces an uphill struggle. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ New_Day_of_Protests_in_Israel_Against_Judicial Reform⠀⇛ Today’s protests included blockades of streets and avenues, and some demonstrators gathered in front of the residences of government officials. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Protests_as_Israel’s_parliament_pushes_ahead with_judicial_‘reform’⠀⇛ Israel’s parliament on Monday voted to push ahead with a contested overhaul of the country’s judicial system championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist government that has sparked mass protests. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Yana,_a_Russian_exile_in_Paris:_‘Russia’s destiny_is_everyone’s_business’⠀⇛ Arrested during a protest against the war in Ukraine in March 2022, Yana, a 35-year-old Russian executive, decided to flee her home town of Moscow. Since her arrival in Paris in June, she has been trying to deal with the administration involved in moving country, while sharing the message of critics of Vladimir Putin’s regime. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Mardzhina,_a_Ukrainian_refugee:_‘I_planned_to visit_Paris_–_not_to_live_there’⠀⇛ When Mardhzina left her home on the outskirts of Kyiv to shield her family from the war, the 41- year-old single mother hoped she would be returning quickly to Ukraine. A year later, she is now considering a future in France, while keeping a close eye on her home country’s fate. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 2_members_of_party_led_by_former Malaysia_premier_Muhyiddin_charged_with_graft⠀⇛ They are accused of accepting bribes amounting to close to RM7 million in relation to the Jana Wibawa Covid-19 relief initiative. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_says_it_is_‘deeply_worried’_about escalation_of_Ukraine_conflict⠀⇛ BEIJING – China is “deeply worried” about the escalation of the Ukraine conflict and the possibility of the situation spiralling out of control, China’s foreign minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Charles_McGonigal_and_the_Unclassified Oligarch_Info⠀⇛ A protective order dispute between SDNY and Charles McGonigal’s co-defendant reveals that all the discovery in the case is unclassified. But McGonigal and his attorney, former Bill Barr aide Seth DuCharme, both undoubtedly know of classified information they could demand. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO_resists_handover_of_Pacific Alliance_presidency_to_Peru’s_Boluarte⠀⇛ AMLO was scheduled to hand over leadership of the four-nation coalition to Peru’s former president Castillo in November. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_Normalization_Phenomena:_Strategic Desperation_of_Neighbors_Amid_New_Delhi’s_Rise⠀⇛ As New Delhi is setting the stage for great power meetings this year like G-20 and QUAD, its neighbors seem to be desperate to roll out a thaw plan with India. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ The_Growing_Persecution_of_Women_in India_has_a_Fallout_on_Kashmir⠀⇛ If there is any country that makes international headlines for its treatment of women, it is India. India is also famous for the exploitation and trafficking of women. Women in India face life threating challenges, including poverty, discrimination, and violence; they are often subjected to sexual exploitation and trafficking. # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ How_China_Can_Help_Reimagine_Europe⠀⇛ China still believes that Europe can be relatively independent from the US as a participant in the global economy and politics. At least, this is evidenced by the extremely friendly tone of Chinese diplomacy with regard to the activities of the European Union and the relations of the Celestial Empire itself with the Old Continent. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Jimmy_Carter_Is_Our_Greatest_Former President⠀⇛ The battle over the legacy of an American president begins the moment they leave office. Historians debate their contributions, reporters examine their records, and the public weighs in with their memories. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Jimmy_Carter_and_the_End_of_Democratic Capitalism⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ In_This_Tender_Time:_Few_Humans_Have_Served So_Well⠀⇛ We can forget, but the news Jimmy Carter is nearing the end of his righteous life reminds us there has been, and perhaps will be, good on this earth. A “thoroughly decent man” and “steadfast champion of humanity,” Carter spoke up for racial justice, economic equity, prison reform, the rights of Palestinians, and hard truths the rich and powerful didn’t want to hear. A “man of great faith who led by example,” he taught us how to live with dignity. And now how to die. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Nation_Names_New_Columnists_Spencer Ackerman,_Adolph_Reed_Jr.,_and_Jane_McAlevey⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Israel_Is_Destroying_the_Fantasies_of_Liberal Zionism⠀⇛ Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Jerusalem in late January came during a period of notable violence and political upheaval throughout Palestine. But most of the anodyne comments Blinken made during his trip could have been made at just about any time in the past 30 years. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Running_for_or_Running_From?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_New_York_Times_Is_Repeating_One_of_Its Most_Notorious_Mistakes⠀⇛ On March 11, 1998, New York Times copy editor Donna Cartwright posted a letter on bulletin boards on every floor of the paper’s newsroom. The letter began: To my colleagues at the New York Times: in the 21 years we’ve worked together, we have shared much hard work and many rewarding experiences. I’m writing this now to inform you of a significant change in my life that will affect our relationship and to ask for your understanding and support. After much reflection and inner struggle, I have decided to resolve a longstanding conflict in my life by beginning to live full-time as a woman starting in about two months’ time. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Tens_of_Thousands_in_Israel_Rally_Against ‘Dictator’s_Bill’_as_Lawmakers_Vote_on_Judicial_Overhaul⠀⇛ Tens of thousands of people opposed to the far- right Israeli government’s proposed judicial overhaul once again hit the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Monday, where they implored lawmakers to vote against the measures during the afternoon’s first reading. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Moderate_PAC’_Is_Latest_Big-Money_Push_to Keep_Democrats_in_Line_on_Israel⠀⇛ A new Democratic political action committee (PAC) has arisen, dedicated to cultivating what it refers to as “moderate policies.” It stands against Republicans, as it supports only Democrats, but primarily, it aims to move the Democratic party to the right. It’s the latest iteration of conservative efforts to revive the classical conservatism that has been drowned by right-wing fanaticism, creating the so-called “Never-Trump Republicans” who don’t have a political home for the moment. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Kosovo’s_PM_‘very_optimistic’_that_agreement with_Serbia_could_happen_this_year⠀⇛ FRANCE 24 spoke to Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti, as Kosovo celebrates 15 years of independence. Kurti is due to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels on February 27 and said he was “very optimistic” that an agreement leading to full normalisation between the two countries could happen “this year”. He regretted that relations between Kosovo and Serbia “are not normal” and claimed Belgrade isolated itself by “not delinking (…) from the Kremlin”. # ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘The_United_States_is_here’:_US_Secretary_of State_visits_Turkey_earthquake_zone⠀⇛ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month’s earthquake. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Exclusive:_Hong_Kong_police_leave 100s_of_spent_tear_gas_rounds_on_marine_park_island_after exercise⠀⇛ Police have left hundreds of spent tear gas grenades and debris from crowd control weapons on one of the Soko Islands following a training exercise. The potentially hazardous refuse was spotted by HKFP on Tai A Chau – which is within the protected South Lantau Marine Park – on Saturday. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Young_HK_activists_who_flouted_national security_law_can_still_hope_for_a_future_in_the_city: Official⠀⇛ Youth envoys a key to bringing estranged young people back into society’s fold # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Proposed_Hong_Kong_crowdfunding_law will_hinder_survival_of_civil_groups,_says_pro-democracy group⠀⇛ Proposals to regulate crowdfunding in Hong Kong will make the survival of civil organisations “more difficult,” the League of Social Democrats (LSD) has said. The pro-democracy group added that the new law may bring harsh punishments and criminalise those who donate to unauthorised campaigns. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Black_Girl_Environmentalist_rejects_climate “doomism”⠀⇛ Climate “doomism” — fatalistic messaging that nothing can be done to reverse climate change on a global scale — is easy to find on outlets like TikTok, where the baseless argument has gone viral in recent years. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Bipartisan_Calls_for_TikTok Regulatory_Action_Grow_As_Senators_Express_‘Profound’ Concerns:_‘ByteDance_Cannot_Be_Trusted’⠀⇛ TikTok has been outlawed in both chambers of Congress and by more than 20 state governments. Now, as federal lawmakers push for an outright ban, different senators, also from both sides of the aisle, are calling on Washington to “impose strict structural restrictions between TikTok’s American operations and its Chinese parent company.” # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Fact_check:_How_propaganda denigrates_Ukrainian_refugees⠀⇛ According to an analysis by the institute in October that examined Russian-language discussions about refugees on Telegram in particular, the narratives differ depending on the target group. Audiences in Russia are primarily told that people from Ukraine are fleeing from supposed “Nazis” who allegedly rule the country. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Internal_Decapitation_of_Fox_News⠀⇛ “I have been internally decapitated, and, yet, I live…. The Wind tells me I’m a ghost, but I don’t believe it.” Thus speaks the oracle at the center of the great conspiracy theory that nearly toppled the American republic. The writer was an unnamed correspondent of Sidney Powell, the most visible—and most unhinged—promoter of the lie that the 2020 election had been stolen by Joe Biden. A vast tranche of damning discovery and testimony surfaced late last week as part of the $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit Dominion Voting Systems filed against Fox News in March 2021. The company’s petition for summary judgment furnishes the basis for this dumbfounding saga; you can read the 200- page document here. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Project_Veritas_Founder James_O’Keefe_Out_at_Right-Wing_Org⠀⇛ Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Bangladesh_forces_main_opposition newspaper_to_shut_down⠀⇛ The order accused the Bengali-language broadsheet of violating printing and publication laws. The Dainik Dinkal has long been an important voice for the center-right BNP party. It covers stories that most mainstream newspapers, many of which are controlled by pro-government businessmen, often ignore. This includes what the BNP says are false arrests of its members and intimidation tactics from the government. It also employs hundreds of journalists and other workers, most of whom were out in the streets of the capital Dhaka on Monday to protest the government and its shutdown order. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ What_is_Section_230?⠀⇛ Section 230 was passed nearly 30 years ago, when websites were young and perceived to be vulnerable. The provision ensured that the companies that hosted them would not get bogged down in lawsuits if users posted material to which others might object, such as bad restaurant reviews or complaints about neighbours. The law has been interpreted by federal courts to do two things. First, it immunises both “provider[s]” and “user [s]” of “an interactive computer service” from liability for potentially harmful posts created by other people. Second, it allows platforms to take down posts that are “obscene…excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable”—even if they are constitutionally protected—without risking liability for any such content they happen to leave up. # ⚓ The Hill ☛ Section_230,_student_debt_top_divisive_Supreme Court_agenda⠀⇛ The plaintiffs, relatives of a victim who was among the more than 100 people killed in a series of attacks by Islamic State terrorists in Paris in November 2015, sued Google under federal anti- terrorism laws. The family accused Google of aiding and abetting terrorism by purportedly recommending pro-ISIS content to users on YouTube, but Google argues that its recommendations are protected by Section 230, a controversial provision that shields internet companies from liability for content provided by a third-party user. # ⚓ France24 ☛ TikTokers_jailed_as_Iraq_targets_‘decadent content’⠀⇛ The young Iraqi woman using that pseudonym was sentenced early this month to half a year behind bars for the light-hearted video clips that show her in tight-fitting clothes. A new government campaign aims to cleanse social media platforms of content that breaches Iraqi “mores and traditions”, the interior ministry announced in January. # ⚓ RTL ☛ TikTokers_jailed_as_Iraq_targets_‘decadent_content’⠀⇛ Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she is in prison, caught up in a state campaign targeting “decadent content”. The young Iraqi woman using that pseudonym was sentenced early this month to half a year behind bars for the light-hearted video clips that show her in tight-fitting clothes. # ⚓ RAIR Foundation ☛ NATO_Praises_Sweden’s_Decision_to_Adopt Sharia_Blasphemy_Laws_and_Ban_Qur’an_Burnings_(Video)⠀⇛ NATO Secretary praised Stockholm’s decision to stop two planned Qur’an burnings this month and, in a dictation, banned any further burnings of the Islamic “holy” book. However, the authority’s ban applies only to the Qur’an, not to other holy scriptures. Despite freedom of expression and demonstration being protected by Sweden’s constitution, the Stockholm police press spokesman Ola Östling announced on state television they will not deny permission to anyone seeking to burn the Qur’an and warns that they will act accordingly if anyone does not comply. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Fans_defend_Sara_Ali_Khan’s_Maha_Shivratri post_as_trolls_call_the_actress_‘improper’_and_unworthy’ Muslim⠀⇛ Sara Ali Khan stirred controversy on social media with her recent Maha Shivratri post. The actress shared a series of pictures from her spiritual outings and captioned it, “Jai Bholenath’. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Salman_Rushdie,_Rishi_Sunak_condemn_Roald Dahl_rewrites⠀⇛ Separately, renowned author Salman Rushdie also called out the “absurd censorship” on the part of publishers Puffin books and the Netflix-owned Dahl estate. # ⚓ Los Angeles Magazine ☛ Sensitivity_Censors_Are_Rewriting Raold_Dahl_Classics_to_Avoid_Offense⠀⇛ “Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship,” said Salmon Rushdie, a Booker Prize- winning author, wrote on Twitter. Rushdie was seriously injured last year in an attack stemming from a long-standing fatwa against him by the late Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, who objected to his fictional portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed in his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses. “Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed,” Rushdie added. # ⚓ BBC ☛ The_protesters_who’ve_gone_missing_as_China_deepens crackdown⠀⇛ Police made few arrests at the time. Now, months on, scores of those protesters are in police custody, say Chinese activists, with one group estimating there have been more than 100 arrests. International rights groups and foreign universities have called for their release. And activist groups have published lists naming the alleged detainees. This includes those who protested in Beijing as well as other cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Nanjing. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ The_invasion_has_stalled,_but_Putin’s_war on_dissent_marches_on⠀⇛ Daniel Treisman of the University of California argues that these people and institutions are not accidental victims of the war, but one of its main targets. Ukraine, after all, posed no military threat to Russia. And a vast and sparsely populated country, spanning 11 time zones, could scarcely be said to need more territory. Rather, it was the gradual emergence in Ukraine of a vigorous civil society that successfully demanded reform of the state, and the inklings of a similar process in Russia, that Mr Putin found threatening. Before the tanks rolled into Ukraine, Mr Treisman notes, liberal values were spreading fast in Russia. The share of people who told pollsters that freedom of speech was important to them rose from 34% in 2017 to 61% in 2021. Record numbers were watching Mr Navalny’s YouTube channel. Meanwhile, television viewing, the government’s main tool for shaping Russians’ outlook, was in sharp decline. # ⚓ Times Higher Education ☛ Scholar_cleared_of_Islamophobia says_Bristol_caved_in_to_students⠀⇛ Professor Greer, who received online threats and noticed a stranger loitering outside his home after BRISOC began its campaign two years ago, was alleged to have made discriminatory remarks by referring to the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris in the context of Islam’s stance on freedom of speech, which the petition claimed was “an example of the kind of Islamophobic rhetoric that aims to posit the actions of killers as being representative of the entire Muslim community”. He was cleared of wrongdoing by a review involving a King’s Counsel, which found “no evidence of Islamophobic speech” and concluded that his teaching material “did not amount to discrimination or harassment and was intended as the basis for academic debate by the students who elected to study it”. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_Some_Florida_Schools_Are_Removing_Books from_Their_Libraries⠀⇛ Farther south, in Manatee County, on the Gulf Coast, Nicole Harlow has recently begun to see local social-media posts about teachers having to remove or cover up their classroom libraries. Harlow, a veterinary nurse in her early forties, has three children in county schools. Her two youngest are in charter schools; so far, the libraries there seem to have remained largely untouched. But her oldest, Emma, is a tenth grader at Parrish Community High School, where bookcases have been covered with signs reading, “Books Are NOT for Student Use!!” # ⚓ Deccan Herald ☛ Salman_Rushdie_lashes_out_at_‘absurd censorship’_of_Roald_Dahl⠀⇛ Mumbai-born Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie is among the leading literary voices to speak out against a British publisher’s “absurd censorship” after it rewrote certain sections of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books because the language was deemed offensive. Under a review of Dahl’s classics, which include popular titles that were adapted to the screen such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, references to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race are to be rewritten or removed by so-called sensitivity readers to avoid causing offence. # ⚓ Arkansas Times ☛ Senate_committee_OKs_bill_allowing government_censorship,_criminal_charges_for_teachers_and librarians⠀⇛ Senate Bill 81 classifies such materials as harmful to minors and creates a new crime, making it a misdemeanor for any adults, including teachers and librarians, to knowingly allow access to such things. It also seemingly grants the power of judicial review to city boards and county quorum courts. Anyone who disagrees with a library board’s decision to not ban a book would be able to appeal to the city or county government, who would be then empowered to decide what materials stay in libraries and which have to go. # ⚓ Teen Vogue ☛ Organizers_are_Fighting_Ron_DeSantis’s Educational_Bans_with_Free_Books⠀⇛ While these headlines may be shocking, they come as no surprise to those on the ground in Florida. “It’s in line with things that he’s always had planned for Florida, and we’ve always known what his ideas were and what he planned to do to us. So it’s shocking, but it’s not surprising,” Alisha Cox, an organizer with the Florida-based Dream Defenders, told Teen Vogue. So Dream Defenders got to work, connecting with leftist publishers including Haymarket Books, Verso, and PM Press, to distribute books and literature to Florida students. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ James_Comer’s_Twitter_Hearing_Confirmed Donald_Trump’s_Censorship_Attempt_and_Matt_Taibbi’s “Censorship”_about_It⠀⇛ James Comer’s hearing on Twitter proved two things: The single instance of government censorship proven at the hearing involved Trump’s attempt to censor a tweet calling him “pussy ass bitch,” and Matt Taibbi had obscured — according to his own false terms, “censored” — that incident. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Facebook_Says_Noting_the_CDC’s_Scientific Misrepresentations_‘Could_Mislead_People’⠀⇛ The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Telex_photographers_sweep_the_board_at 41st_Hungarian_Press_Photography_Awards⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_journalist_Filipp_Dzyadko_denied_entry into_Georgia.⠀⇛ Filipp Dzyadko is the former editor-in-chief of Russian Esquire and is currently the head of the Arzamas educational project. According to TV Rain, he was stopped by customs officials upon returning to the country from Vienna, and was initially told that he had to wait to enter because the “system was frozen,” but was later informed that he had been denied entry. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Iran_International:_Channel_leaves_UK_after_regime threats⠀⇛ Independent TV network Iran International is suspending its operations in the UK because of threats against its London-based journalists. The Persian-language TV channel said that the decision was due to a “significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran”. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ Guilty_of_Journalism:_New_Documentary Film_Ithaka_and_New_Book_on_the_Political_Case_Against_Julian Assange_–_The_Project_Censored_Show⠀⇛ Gabriel Shipton is Julian Assange’s brother, and a professional film producer. John Shipton is the father of Gabriel and Julian. Information about the documentary, and their U.S. speaking tour, can be found here. Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of ShadowProof. He has covered the Julian Assange legal proceedings in the UK from their beginning, as well as other press freedom and whistleblower cases dating back to Chelsea Manning. His new book on the Assange case, Guilty of Journalism, will soon be available from The Censored Press/Seven Stories Press March 7. Gosztola also writes at The Dissenter. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ The_February_2023_Newsletter_–_Censored Notebook⠀⇛ Gosztola will also be a featured speaker at the Disruption Lab Network’s Smart Prisons conference, to be held in Berlin, March 24-26, 2023. Many events on the program, including the panel featuring lawyer Stella Assange (Julian Assange’s wife), Gosztola, and investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi, will be streamed for free. Check the event website for the full schedule and streaming information. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Sanders_Proposes_‘New_Deal_for_Journalism’_To Ensure_Media_Serves_Public_Interest⠀⇛ Nonpartisan, publicly funded media is “an idea that we should explore,” said the senator. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Right_Distance⠀⇛ “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” This sentence is among the most famous in American journalism. It first appeared as the lede in a two- part essay published by The New Yorker in 1989, and then again in 1990 when the essay was published as a short book called The Journalist and the Murderer. Its author was Janet Malcolm, who was on The New Yorker’s staff and wrote lengthy profiles of writers, photographers, psychoanalysts, and many more of whom her writing alone made figures of note. When she died in 2021 at the age of 86, she left behind eight books of nonfiction, four essay collections, and a treasure trove of awards and honors that her work had garnered. The level of attention, positive and negative, that came Malcolm’s way leaves no doubt that she was a significant figure on the American cultural scene. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Britain_Summons_Iranian_Diplomat_Over_Journalist Threats,_Sets_New_Sanctions⠀⇛ The British government summoned Iran’s most senior diplomat in London on February 20 to protest what it said were serious threats against journalists living in the United Kingdom, as ministers launched a new security review into Iranian activities. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_foreign_secretary_summons_Iran_diplomat following_threats_to_UK-based_journalists⠀⇛ UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Monday summoned the Iranian Charge D’affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin due to threats from the Iranian regime concerning UK-based journalists working for Iran International. The London-based, Persian-language news channel recently paused their reporting in the UK as a result of “very real and specific threats. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Nicola_Bulley_family_attack_media_and single_out_ITV_and_Sky_News⠀⇛ ITN and Sky News condemned for contacting the family on Sunday. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ U.S._Public_Trust_in_News_Organizations_Down_to New_Low:_CNN⠀⇛ The media landscape has fractured and it’s not uncommon to now see the same story presented in entirely different ways to different audiences. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_the_Warrior_Met_Strike_Is_Ending⠀⇛ On February 15, 23 months after more than 1,000 coal miners in Brookwood, Ala., walked out on their employers at Warrior Met Coal, representatives from the United Mine Workers of America gathered them in a union hall to share some bad news. The company had reported its results for the fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, and thanks to the skyrocketing price of coal, Warrior Met raked in huge profits. The strike, believed to be the longest in Alabama history, had not had the desired economic impact. It may have cost the company over $1 billion in potential profits, but the high coal prices and the replacement workers that the company brought in meant that the strike hadn’t made a sufficient dent in the company’s bottom line. In 2022, Warrior Met Coal pulled in more than $640 million in net income. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ New_York_Times_Under_Fire_for_Anti-Trans Coverage⠀⇛ In a letter to New York Times leadership (2/15/23), more than 180 of the paper’s contributors (later swelling to more than 1,000) raised “serious concerns about editorial bias in the newspaper’s reporting on transgender, non⁠-⁠binary and gender nonconforming people.” What started as a conversation about a paper’s coverage exploded into a battle between media workers who see a problem at one of the most powerful media outlets on earth, and a media management that simply won’t listen. # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Turbotax_is_blitzing_Congress_for_the_right to_tax_YOU⠀⇛ Every year, Americans spend billions on tax prep services, paying a heavily concentrated industry of giant, wildly profitable firms to send the IRS information it already has. Despite the fact that most other rich countries have a far more efficient process, many Americans believe that adopting this process here is either impossible, immoral, or both. That puts tax preparation in the same bucket as other forms of weird American exceptionalism – like the belief that we’re too untrustworthy to have universal healthcare, or that we’re so violent that we must all have assault rifles to protect ourselves from one another. # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Police_spy_unit_caused_‘outrage_and_pain’ as_it_infiltrated_leftwing_groups⠀⇛ A judge-led public inquiry has found that an undercover police unit that infiltrated leftwing political groups caused “outrage and pain” to the public and acted in a sexist and racist way. The inquiry ruled that the Scotland Yard unit was not justified in intruding deeply into the private lives of campaigners, including their sexual relationships, and suggested it should have been disbanded early in its existence. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranians_Stage_Fresh_Anti-Government_Protests Despite_Security_Crackdown⠀⇛ Officials, who have blamed the West for the demonstrations, have vowed to crack down even harder on protesters, with the judiciary leading the way after the unrest entered a fourth month. The protests pose the biggest threat to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Uber_inks_pact_with_Tata_Motors_for_supply_of 25,000_EVs;_Wipro_cuts_salary_package_offered_to_freshers⠀⇛ Delhi govt bans bike taxis: In a big blow to bike taxi operators in Delhi, the transport department has banned commercial bike taxi services against plying on the roads. Carrying passengers on hire or reward basis will be considered a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, that would make aggregators liable for a fine of Rs 1 lakh. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Booked_a_flight_out_of_China?_Police_are_likely_to knock_on_your_door⠀⇛ Police and neighborhood committees now get to decide who can travel and who can’t, although group tours continue # ⚓ NL Times ☛ Dutch_schools_warned_to_be_alert_to_female circumcision⠀⇛ This form of genital mutilation has been illegal in the Netherlands since 1993. It is also illegal to take a girl abroad to get it done, though no one has been convicted of this crime to date. In the Netherlands, an estimated 41,000 women have been circumcised, and about 4,200 girls are at risk of genital mutilation in the coming years, according to knowledge institute Pharos and the GGD health services. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Legislative_“War_Against_LGBTQ_People”_Is Underway,_New_Report_Warns⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Race_and_Class:_The_Beginnings_of_an Argument⠀⇛ “Watch out there, Jack, there’s people living under here.”—Ralph Ellison, “The World and the Jug” # ⚓ Reason ☛ Seattle_Considers_Banning_Caste-based Discrimination⠀⇛ AP reports: [Seattle City Council member Kshama] Sawant has proposed an ordinance to add caste to Seattle’s anti-discrimination laws. If her fellow council members approve it Tuesday, Seattle will become the first city in the United States to specifically outlaw caste discrimination…. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Free_Immigration_Is_a_Core_American_Value⠀⇛ Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ MN_House_passes_‘conversion therapy’_ban⠀⇛ The vote places the bill one step closer to the governor’s desk. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft_to_defend_Activision_deal_at_EU_hearing on_Feb._21⠀⇛ The company asked for the hearing after receiving a statement of objections from the European Commission warning about the possible anti- competitive effects of the deal. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the oral hearing # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_report_finds_Black_men_7_times_more_likely_to die_after_police_restraint⠀⇛ UK nonprofit group INQUEST Monday reported that Black men are 7 times more likely to die than their white counterparts following the use of restraint by police. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_court_sentences_city_fund_managers_to_12_years in_$8M_fraud_case⠀⇛ Southwark Crown Court Sunday sentenced three fund managers to a total of 12 years and three months imprisonment following a seven year investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Welcomes_Move_By_Kyrgyzstan_To_Repatriate Women,_Children_From_Syrian_Displaced_Persons_Camps⠀⇛ The United States has welcomed the efforts of the Kyrgyz government to repatriate 18 women and 41 children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria, where the Islamic State extremist group remains a “persistent threat.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Pakistani_PM_Imran_Khan_Gets_Court Protection_Against_Arrest⠀⇛ Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted protective bail by a court in the eastern city of Lahore on February 20, providing him respite from arrest for two weeks in a case that involves charges under the country’s anti-terrorism laws. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ London_Says_More_Than_30_Countries_Vow_Support_For Ban_On_Russian,_Belarusian_Athletes⠀⇛ More than 30 countries, including the United States, Britain and France, have pledged their support for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international sporting events, a British government statement said on February 20. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Gateway.fm_raises_$4.6M_to_provide_access to_Web3_node_infrastructure_tools⠀⇛ Decentralized blockchain infrastructure node provider Gateway.fm today announced that the company has raised $4.6 million in seed funding to provide developers tools for accessing scalable Web3 infrastructure so they can build decentralized applications. ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Should_we_give_Econet,_NetOne_and_Telecel_a_pass_for_shoddy service?_Maybe⠀⇛ Customers are wont to complain even when their complaints are not justified. Businesses are aware of this and customer care personnel are taught, ‘the customer is king, so just smile and take in their abuse.’ Customer service people will tell you stories for days about all that.  § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ * ⚓ Right to Repair ☛ Digital_Right_to_Repair_Coalition_Letter_of_Support_– ITC_Samsung_Display_Technology⠀⇛ By giving every consumer and small business access to the parts, tools and service information they need to repair products from cell phones to tractors, we can keep products in use longer and reduce unnecessary waste. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Axios ☛ Big_Tech’s_future_is_up_to_a_Supreme_Court_that_doesn’t understand_it⠀⇛ The firestorm over Big Tech and content moderation is coming to a head at the Supreme Court — but some experts fear it’s a job the court simply isn’t equipped to do well. Why it matters:The court has historically not been great at grappling with new technology. As it dives into the political battle over social-media algorithms, there’s a real fear that the justices could end up creating more controversies than they solve. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ A_new_European_patent_landscape_(4):_the Unified_Patent_Court [Ed: More of this torrent of propaganda from Team UPC, shilling an illegal system for personal financial gain]⠀⇛ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Dr_Reddy’s_and_Mishcon_de_Reya_deflect_Warner-Lambert appeal_over_claim_amendments [Ed: Mishcon de Reya are thugs and bullies; the criminals who hijacked the EPO hired them to spy on and scare Techrights; a lot of the "IP" world operates barely better than the Mafia]⠀⇛ The Court of Appeal has upheld a first-instance decision that pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert may not amend two of its Points of Defence claims against generic drug manufacturer, Dr Reddy’s (case ID: CA-2022-000735). * § Software Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Tanit_Ventures_entity_L2_Mobile_Tech_wireless patent_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On February 17, 2023, less than two months after Unified filed_an_ex_parte_reexamination, the USPTO granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims (claims 1-10) of U.S._Patent_8,321,740, owned and asserted by L2 Mobile Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Tanit Ventures Inc. The ’740 patent is generally directed to Transmission Time Interval (TTI) bundling in user equipment of a wireless communication system. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Bungie_Wins_$4.3_Million_Award_Against_Cheat Seller_in_Arbitration⠀⇛ Game developer Bungie has won its first battle against cheat seller AimJunkies. In an arbitration proceeding, Judge Ronald Cox concluded that the cheaters violated the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision and related trafficking restrictions. The end result is an award for $3.6 million in damages and over $700k in fees and other costs. o ⚓ India Times ☛ Does_ChatGPT_plagiarize_beyond_‘copy-paste’?⠀⇛ Before finishing their next assignment with a chatbot, students might want to give it some thought. According to a research team led by Penn University that undertook the first study to specifically look at the topic, language models that generate text in response to user prompts plagiarise content in more ways than one. “Plagiarism comes in different flavours,” said Dongwon Lee, professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State. “We wanted to see if language models not only copy and paste but resort to more sophisticated forms of plagiarism without realizing it.” o ⚓ Austin Z Henley ☛ Papers_on_the_UX_of_AI_programming_assistants⠀⇛ This is a list of research papers investigating the user experience of AI-powered programming assistants (e.g., Copilot). I started the list because I was finding it difficult to keep up with the massive surge of papers recently. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Technical⠀➾ o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ android_finger_client⠀⇛ fingerlist almost did what I wanted. It didn’t have finger URI support and it also didn’t have anything in its manifest to let other apps know that it was able to handle finger URIs. So I installed android studio to see if it’d be as much of a pain as I was hoping it wasn’t. Took me a bit to get into a good work loop of write, build, test using python3 -m http.server to re-download it to my phone after each apk build. My computer is new enough to run the studio, but it has a really hard time trying to run a phone emulator at the same time. Anyway, I have an apk that seems to work how I want now. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ So, have some links to the apk and the source. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7802 ➮ Generation completed at 02:43, i.e. 15 seconds to (re)generate ⟲