A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns
“Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. When people are disconnected from the internet and digital services, it impacts all aspects of their life…both in that country and externally”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks…
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether
two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month,
as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that
his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed
“sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements”
STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots in its older chip plants for repetitive and physically demanding tasks, aiming to avoid closures (Nathan Vifflin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/stmicroelectronics-pla…
‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/14/stone-lifting-sport-irish-culture-indiana-stones
my favorite stones record ... by far!
#rollingstones #vinyl #nowplaying
Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns – Roll Call
https://rollcall.com/2026/05/13/senators-on-path-to-forfeit-paychecks-during-shutdowns/
NJ Attorney General posted body camera footage and radio audio today of a police-involved shooting in Newark NJ on January 19, 2026. This was part of a narcotics arrest.
I watched. This is a bad shooting. The shooting officer clearly placed himself with gun drawn in front of the moving vehicle, and after 1 shot from the front kept firing from the side. Officer was not injured.
#police …
Sources: ByteDance suspended the global launch of Seedance 2.0 amid copyright disputes with Hollywood studios and streamers; it was launched in China last month (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedance-s…
'Karma': Chud the Builder Charged After Accidently Shooting Himself While Open Firing on Black Man Outside of Courthouse; Victim's GoFundMe Page Blows Up
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/05/14/chud-the-builder-charged-after-accidently-shooting-himself-while-open-firing-on-black-man-outside-of-courthouse-victims-gofundme-page-blows-up/