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And cue “Swiss neutrality” (privilege cowardice complicity) in 3… 2… @… https://hcommons.social/@adachika192/116087612441385859

Dutch police arrest man who refused to delete confidential files shared by mistake https://therecord.media/netherlands-arrest-confidential-files-police

SNF (Switzerland) restrictions proposed: only 1 concurrent research grant per PI (plus maybe one coop), only 1 proposal per year.
🔥 Hot take (since I'm not at all operating like this currently): I actually think this might be a good idea? It would curb some of the biggest "research mills", where one PI has a huge pyramid scheme underneath them, and might encourage more careful grant proposals, slower science. And might even put more emphasis back into the basic research funding (instead of the grant lotteries)?
(Maybe naive, I know, and I have no idea how this would be implemented)
#academicChatter #researchGrants
https://www.snf.ch/de/7qymWfJMG1z9XR2S/news/einschraenkungen-in-der-projektfoerderung

On the second day of this brandnew spring term, I got two grant propsals rejected 🙅‍♀️ 🙅‍♀️
There’s only one good thing—it’s not the start of a Fibonacci series of rejections as I couldn’t output so many applications in the first place. Phew 😮‍💨
#AcademicChatter

The British Home Office’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in processing asylum claims could be unlawful,
legal experts have warned,
opening up the possibility of court action against the government.m
Caseworkers at the Home Office use AI to summarise interview transcripts with asylum seekers.
It is also used to search policy guidance, such as information about whether a country is deemed safe to return to.
Asylum seekers are not told when AI is used on thei…

Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn
Exclusive: Caseworkers use AI to summarise asylum interviews and to search for information about country of origin

Der Weg zur Bombe (III) https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10305

Why the US - both Democrats and Republicans - refuse to take action to stop the criminal abuses of the #NetanyahuAdministration is beyond me. These are crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, murder, theft.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank

Why the US - both Democrats and Republicans - refuse to take action to stop the criminal abuses of the #NetanyahuAdministration is beyond me. These are crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, murder, theft.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank

To be clear, this is #ICE killing another person. They way they terrorize and disappear people, it is only natural to run from them.
"Ellis also pointed out that local law enforcement agencies in Chatham County have restrictive chase policies, and would not have been able to take the action ICE did."
"CCPD Chief Jeff Hadley offered his condolences to Davis’ family, say…

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.

"Dutch police have arrested a man for 'computer hacking' after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn't hand them back."
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/dutch_cop…

Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake
: Bungled link handed over sensitive docs, and when recipient didn't cooperate, police opted for cuffs