Despite Changes, A.B. 412 Still Harms Small Developers
California lawmakers are continuing to promote a bill that will reinforce the power of giant AI companies by burying small AI companies and non-commercial developers in red tape, copyright demands and potentially, lawsuits.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Why Nato has raised the voices of doom to a scream
Nato chief Mark Rutte has called for a 400 per cent boost to air and missile capabilities – and his demand to raise defence spending across the alliance to 5BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Russia produces as much ammo in 3 months as all of NATO does in a year, says NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia makes in 3 months what NATO produces in a year.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Retired military leaders analyze Trump’s deployment of Marines and National Guard in LA
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Retired military leaders analyze Trump’s deployment of Marines and National Guard in LA
For perspective on the Trump administration’s deployment of active duty Marines to Los Angeles and the federal call-up of the National Guard, Geoff Bennett spoke with James McPherson, an under secretary of the Army during the first Trump administrati…Geoff Bennett (PBS News)
Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.’s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel
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Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.’s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel
The abrupt removal of all of the members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sparked outrage and worry among many public health experts.Geoff Bennett (PBS News)
The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense
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The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense
Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.The New Republic
LA public schools will protect students and families at graduations from Ice | Los Angeles
Public schools in Los Angeles have announced a new security plan to keep immigration officers away from any potentially undocumented students and theirBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Lots of people spent years pretending that the left is the "real" threat to free speech, because they were traumatized by the experience of being yelled at online. Where are all those folks now?
The state of free speech in Tr...
The state of free speech in Trump's America
A central promise of President Trump’s 2024 campaign was that, if elected, he would “restore free speech.” In September 2024, at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, Trump said, “I will bring back free speech in America because it’s been taken away.”Rebecca Crosby (Popular Information)
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#USAID Offers Workers Bonuses to Stay Until They’re Laid Off
The US Agency for International Development is offering some soon-to-be laid off workers 2 months of extra pay not to quit, as officials fret over potential fallout from workers leaving early, acc/to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law.
#law #Trump #MarcoRubio #SoftPower #ForeignPolicy #Aid #Musk #DOGE #TrumpPurge #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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USAID Offers Workers Bonuses to Stay Until They’re Laid Off
The US Agency for International Development is offering some soon-to-be laid off workers two months of extra pay not to quit, as agency officials fret over potential fallout from workers leaving early, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg Law…Ian Kullgren (news.bloomberglaw.com)
The agency sent “retention incentive” offers to about 800 staffers stationed across the globe, asking them to stay until early September to make sure the agency is appropriately shuttered, acc/to a copy of the notice & 2 #USAID employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation.
#law #Trump #MarcoRubio #SoftPower #ForeignPolicy #Aid #Musk #DOGE #TrumpPurge #idiocracy #kakistocracy
#Trump issued an #ExecutiveOrder on his first day in office freezing #ForeignAid…, & a month later, furloughed most #USAID employees. Virtually the entire person workforce, once 10k people strong, will be laid off permanently this summer….
The move highlights the many unforeseen [by them] challenges facing the Trump admin’s efforts to cut the #federal workforce, including a dearth of #EssentialWorkers. It comes as the admin plans to eliminate all overseas positions by Sept 30….
Apathy and the Small World of Politics
ROXBURY - There was quite the commotion inside the voting area Tuesday morning at the local high school.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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RFK Jr.’s horrifying decision to fire vaccine advisory committee | STAT
RFK Jr.’s decision to fire ACIP’s members will make it far more difficult for pediatricians to vaccinate children.Richard Besser (STAT)
Building Bridges program to offer small businesses support in Milwaukee County | WUWM 89.7 FM
Milwaukee County's Building Bridges program will provide $10,000 grants and technical support to qualifying entrepreneurs.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"TRASH HEAP"
"I repeat again that LA is ~3X safer than it was in 1990. & why's the Pres referring to one of our major cities this way? What if Pres Obama called rural NE a trash heap? We can't have a sensible leader who respects his country?"
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"We should never let ourselves get desensitized to this. It can’t be overstated how outrageously unpresidential & un-American it is for Trump to speak to the US MIL like they’re his partisan personal army."
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#USPol
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Live updates: Trump speaks to troops at Fort Bragg; Hegseth clashes with Democrats at congressional hearing
Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill and primary day arrives in the New Jersey governor's race.NBC News
Eye in the sky: Global Defence Technology 153
This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies, and influencing factors inBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Tom Always Chickens Out? 🧐🤔
#TomHoman #trumptaco #trumpalwayschickensout #newsom #gavinnewsom #iceraids #iceraid #icedeportations
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Conservative Sen. Josh Hawley wants to raise federal minimum wage (Caitlin Huey-Burns/CBS News)
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Conservative Sen. Josh Hawley wants to raise federal minimum wage
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley's position on the minimum wage aligns him with some of the Senate's most liberal members.Caitlin Huey-Burns (CBS News)
The post Jeder vierte Syrer: Einbürgerungen auf dem Höchststand seit mehr als 20 Jahren appeared first on Apollo News. #news #press
Jeder vierte Syrer: Einbürgerungen auf dem Höchststand seit mehr als 20 Jahren - Apollo News
Die Zahl der Einbürgerungen in Deutschland erreichte 2024 mit fast 292.000 einen historischen Höchststand – ein Plus von 46 Prozent. Jeder vierte Eingebürgerte war dabei Syrer. Gerade das Ampel-Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht trieb dabei die Zahlen hoch.Redaktion (Apollo News)
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Letter: Cutting funding for science research will have far-reaching consequences – InForum
In 2010, I moved to Fargo to begin my career as a researcher, teacher, and faculty member. My research and teaching center on training the next generation ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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