The National Immigration Law Center said that ICE's detention budget would increase to $45 billion and additional $29.9 billion in funding for ICE activities.
This figure is more than the annual military budget of Italy, which at $30.8 billion, is the world's 16th highest defense spender for this year, according to tracker Global Fire Power.
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US immigration budget now bigger than most of the world's militaries
Donald Trump wants to inject $150 billion into his immigration crackdown over the next four years.Brendan Cole (Newsweek)
Layoffs and slow hiring have job seekers worried about AI. Here’s what’s happening.
A growing chorus of executives has put white collar workforces on notice: Their jobs are at risk of being wiped out by artificial intelligence.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
‘Rice is sacred to Japan — part of history and cosmology, it faces climate change now’
Emiko Ohnuki-Tiernay is William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She tells Srijana Mitra Das at TE about rice,BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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US soldiers demand protection from following 'Trump’s far-right authoritarian government' - Alternet.org
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US soldiers demand protection from following 'Trump’s far-right authoritarian government'
The New Republic reports members of the U.S. military are spending July 4 demanding answers about the consequences of following the orders of “Trump’s far-right authoritarian government.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
As America celebrates Independence Day, the US economy is powering along
As you settle in for your second, third — or maybe 70th if your name is Joey Chestnut — hot dog today, you may find yourself unwittingly entered into aBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Elon Musk is forming a new political party with the goal of targeting 2-3 Senate seats and 8-10 House districts.
It seems his goal is to use this party as a bargaining chip with the threat of tilting close races for either Dems or GOP candidates.
An uphill battle to getting EV tax credits back.
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Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the 'America Party'
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, suggests the new party would focus "on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts."Erin Doherty (CNBC)
Trump’s Tax Package Curbs Renewable Energy Just as AI’s Power Needs Soar – Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events
As Donald Trump’s $3.4 trillion fiscal package moved through Congress, there was some relief in the renewables industry that a proposed excise tax on wind andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
EMILE GALLÉ (French, 1846-1904)
“ #Fireflies “ flacon & stopper, c.1900
decorated glass, H 11 3/8 in. (29 cm)
engraved inscription: “Nocti lucae Quasi lucernae lucentes in obscuro Ionec stella matutina Exoriatur in cordibus vostris Petr. II. 19” [Fireflies Like lanterns shining in the darkness Until the morning star touches your hearts]
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Could Fort Drum pilot a SMR nuclear facility?
For the better part of the last decade, Fort Drum’s power was considered renewable. A biomass plant provided the installation all of its energy needs.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Secret Service in US expands a global push against crypto scams
The scam began with a message, then a friendly exchange. A stranger directed the victim to a cryptocurrency investment site that appeared professional — slickBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Two pictures from my backyard today. First one is a large bloom from my #hydrangea bush. I have two bushes and they both struggled a lot this year for some reason. This is from the one that seems a bit stronger. The second picture is flowers of a variety that I can’t remember right now. It does not look great in the picture, but I’m very excited because the same plant only had 2 or 3 blooms last year and was maybe a 1/3 of the size. So I’m very happy with its progress this year.
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Bracing up for a competitive and digitally integrated payments environment
The battle to combat fraud, while fostering trust and enabling a secure digital engagement has been greater now, considering how more and more users areBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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why Britain and France need each other more than ever
There will be warm smiles, prolonged handshakes, pomp and circumstance at Windsor, and emotive references to past alliances this week when President MacronBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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