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Tibetan religious authorities supported abusive leader of Belgian Buddhist sect (OKC) https://europeanacademyofreligionandsociety.com/news/tibetan-religious-authorities-supported-abusive-leader-of-belgian-bud…

Tibetan religious authorities supported abusive Belgian leader - EARS
Tibetan religious authorities supported the abusive leader of the Belgian Buddhist sect OKC, known as Robert Spatz.

Many legal specialists,
including retired top military lawyers,
have rejected the idea that Trump has legitimate authority to treat suspected drug smuggling as legally equivalent to an imminent armed attack on the United States.
Even if one accepted that premise for the sake of argument, they added,
if the boat had already turned away, that would further undermine what they saw as an already weak claim of self-defense.
“If someone is retreating, where’s the ‘imm…

Venezuelan Boat Suspected of Drug Smuggling Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Strike
The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war.

Don't miss today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you should know, including
--DOGE killed $324 million in grants for cybersecurity diversity, global partners
--US is the top investor in global spyware,
--Kenyan authorities accused of installing spyware on filmmakers' phones,
--GOP senators press Zuckerberg on WhatsApp whistleblower's claims,
--Wyden accuses Microsoft of negligence in Ascension attack,
--CISA says CVE shoul…

DOGE killed $324 million in grants for cybersecurity diversity, global partners
US is the top investor in global spyware, Kenyan authorities accused of installing spyware on filmmakers' phones, GOP senators press Zuckerberg on WhatsApp whistleblower's claims, Wyden accuses Microsoft of negligence in Ascension attack, CISA says CVE should remain public, much more

Nepalese "Gen Z" protestors set fire to the offices of daily newspaper Annapurna Post and of Kantipur Media Group, housing its print, TV, and radio divisions (Committee to Protect Journalists)
https://cpj.org/2025/09/nepal-protests

Nepal protests: Media outlets torched and journalists injured in deadly unrest - Committee to Protect Journalists
New Delhi, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nepali authorities to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests in the Himalayan nation, following reports the offices of at least two media outlets were set on fire and four journalists were injured in the unrest. Violent protests erupted in Kathmandu and other parts...

Good Signal tips for activism.
#signal

Using Signal groups for activism
Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump's rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and for other forms of fighting fascism. Signal can help people safely organize in all of

Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society https://www.socialifeoflaw.com/post/photographic-exhibition-on-authoritarianism-law-and-the-remaking-of-society

Photographic exhibition on Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society
Authoritarian regimes often use everyday laws and bureaucracy to target communities and consolidate power. From missing documents to viral jokes, ordinary actions can have extraordinary consequences. This exhibition explores how control is exercised through the mundane—and how people resist the quiet force of authoritarian rule.

SoK: Security and Privacy of AI Agents for Blockchain
Nicol\`o Romandini, Carlo Mazzocca, Kai Otsuki, Rebecca Montanari
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07131 https://

SoK: Security and Privacy of AI Agents for Blockchain
Blockchain and smart contracts have garnered significant interest in recent years as the foundation of a decentralized, trustless digital ecosystem, thereby eliminating the need for traditional centralized authorities. Despite their central role in powering Web3, their complexity still presents significant barriers for non-expert users. To bridge this gap, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based agents have emerged as valuable tools for interacting with blockchain environments, supporting a range of…

Russia’s transport minister was found dead in what authorities said was an apparent suicide
— news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by Putin.
The firing of Roman Starovoit followed a weekend of travel chaos
— airports grounded hundreds of flights due to the threat of drone attacks from Ukraine.
Russian officials did not give a reason for his dismissal.

Trump says the US must send more weapons to Ukraine
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. The comments from Trump on Monday appear to be an abrupt change in posture. The Pentagon announced last week that it would hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons. U.S. officials said the Defense Department was concerned that its own stockpiles have declined too much. Meanwhile, Ru…

Turkish authorities seize Can Holdings, which owns one of the country's last independent broadcasters, as part of a probe into money laundering and tax evasion (John Paul Rathbone/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/dd01e7c2-e44c-47c2-a993-79444c3f1f8f

The White House has seized on two unrelated incidents of street crime
as a pretext for a federal government power grab
at a time when violent crime has in fact dropped across the country.
The attempted carjacking of Edward “Big Balls” Coristine in Washington DC
and a street brawl in Cincinnati
are the latest cause célebrè on the American right,
which has long supported Donald Trump’s plans for military and law enforcement crackdowns in largely Democratic c…

Crime is down. But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating.
Random street crimes are being used as pretexts for repression.