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Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
Donald Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis and promised to crack down on the illegal flow of deadly drugs coming across the border
— has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Washington Post analysis.
He also granted pardons or commutations to almost 90 others for drug-related crimes duri…

Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.

Se han convocado dos plazas de Profesor Ayudante Doctor de Ingeniería Telemštica en el Departamento Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones y Sistemas Telemšticos y Computación de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Fuenlabrada de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
Si quieres trabajar con nosotros investigando e impartiendo docencia de redes, sistemas distribuidos, programación, robótica, software de sistemas, etc. aplica a las plazas Y158/DL011892/C61 y Y158/DL011893/C61:

There were actually a lot of good recommendations from that Committee report, the one on PR was just the final one! Here's a few more.. including some that local #Fediverse proponents could dig into! @… was on the Committee.
—>FEDI ADVANTAGE<— “The Committee heard about a number of issues related to
the electoral information environment. Members recommend
that the provincial government collaborate with Elections
BC and the federal government to review existing legislative
and regulatory measures related to misinformation,
disinformation, and hate speech during elections, including
**mechanisms to ensure the timely removal of harmful content** (**emphasis added)”
—> FEDI ADVANTAGE<— “To better address challenges associated with social media and emergent technologies such as artificial intelligence, Members recommend establishing a working group to propose amendments to BC’s privacy and election legislation. To better protect all users, the Committee recommends requiring digital platforms to act with a duty of care and establish clear safety-related requirements such as data privacy, platform design, and content policy. The Committee also heard about concerns regarding foreign interference, and recommends that these be considered by the Electoral Integrity Working Group.”
—The Committee heard about the critical importance of
civic education to ensure the public’s understanding of
democratic institutions, processes, and participation. The
Committee recommends strengthening civic education
in the K-12 school system with input from experts and a
greater emphasis on applied learning.
— the Committee suggests enhancing data collection by requiring proactive enumeration on an annual basis and ensuring that registered parties and candidates can access poll-by-poll results. Elections BC should review and improve
voter registration practices and communication, as well as
access to and public awareness of voting opportunities. With respect to expanding voter eligibility, the Committee supports further examination of extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds as well as permanent residents in BC.
— Committee Members recommend modernizing the candidate nominator verification process, requiring Elections BC to collect and share voters’ contact information with registered political parties and candidates, and strengthening measures related to access to multi-unit buildings for candidates and their campaigns.
Full report to the Legislature: #BCPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #ElectoralReform #Democracy #ProportionalRepresentation #Polarization

Heute vor 32 Jahren: Am 4. Januar 1994 kam es im #Forschungsreaktor #McMaster, Kanada während eines Betankungsvorgangs zu einer Überlastabschaltung des Reaktors. Zurückzuführen war dieser Vorfall auf die Falschpositionierung der Shim-Sicherheitsstäbe.

Trump’s team raised more than $100 million for a super PAC in the second half of 2025,
with much of the money coming from wealthy people and corporations with issues before the administration.
The haul by MAGA Inc., detailed in a campaign finance report filed on Thursday night,
reveals how aggressive fund-raising has continued for a political operation that revolves around Mr. Trump,
giving the organization over $300 million ahead of this year’s midterms.
The d…

Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months
The haul highlights how the president’s team has continued aggressive fund-raising from donors with interests before the administration.

Mali: où en sont les négociations avec les jihadistes pour la levée du blocus?
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20251009-mali-où-en-sont-les-négociations-avec-les-jihadistes-pour-la-levée-du-blocus

Mali: où en sont les négociations avec les jihadistes pour la levée du blocus?
Début septembre, le Jnim, lié à al-Qaïda, a décrété un embargo sur les importations de carburant au Mali. Depuis, des camions-citernes sont incendiés quasi quotidiennement. Les jihadistes imposent également un blocus à Kayes et Nioro du Sahel, à la frontière sénégalaise. L'armée escorte des convois pour tenter d'assurer la circulation des marchandises, l'un d'eux a pu arriver à Bamako mardi 7 octobre. En parallèle, des contacts ont été établis avec le Jnim pour obtenir une l…

If that's allowed, why can't I make a meme of Stephen Miller as a midget nazi? Not that that's erotic...
'Erotica' coming to ChatGPT this year, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/erotica-coming-to-chatgpt-this-year-says-openai-ceo-sam-altman.html

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change.org
A petition to stop Iranians that are part of the current junta from coming to Canada disguised as refugees
Their promotion is designed to work with Facebook and Twitter rather than a well designed system like Mastodon

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Canada! Ban Entry of All Islamic Republic Affiliates Into Canada

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of
justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.
Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist party, was arrested last year.
According to Russian independent news site Mediazona, the charges against him stem from an article Udaltsov posted online in support of another group of Russian activists accused of …

Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) lived his peculiar life on the conviction that
art could create an awareness that allowed one to see into and communicate the essence of experience.
Throughout his life he searched for the state of being one with the object of his poems,
something he believed a poet needed to reach in order to write truthfully.
This life-long search brought Basho to wandering.
He thought that travelling would lead to a state of karumi (lightness), ess…

In Basho’s Footsteps: Hiking the Narrow Road to the Deep North Three Centuries Later
Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) lived his peculiar life on the conviction that art could create an awareness that allowed one to see into and communicate the essence of experience.