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"Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land"
#Frogs #Animals

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land
Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

JD Vance seems to believe that Black and brown U.S. citizens in Minneapolis being pulled over by ICE somehow did something to deserve it
—including the cops of color being targeted.
“Earlier this week, local law enforcement accused federal agents of racial profiling,”
a reporter asked Vance at a Thursday press conference in Minneapolis.
“Why are there so many U.S. citizens being caught up in this operation?”
⭐️Vance blamed those getting arrested instead of the agen…

JD Vance: Nonwhite Citizens Targeted by ICE Must Have Done Something
The vice president had an alarming press conference in Minneapolis, as federal immigration agents are getting increasingly violent.

Israeli startup Claroty, which makes security tech for hospitals, manufacturing, and industrial systems, raised a $150M Series F, sources say at a $3B valuation (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/syuo0xklwe

Claroty raises $150 million at a $3 billion valuation as cyberattacks on infrastructure surge
Israeli cybersecurity firm cites rising attacks on hospitals and industrial systems.  

#GOP Rep. Emmer proposes bill to strip US #citizenship from any #Naturalized immigrant convicted of fraud

Rep. Emmer proposes bill to denaturalize citizens convicted of fraud
In a response to widespread fraud and immigration enforcement throughout Minnesota, Rep. Tom Emmer has proposed a new bill that would create a path to denaturalize U.S. citizens who are convicted of fraud and other crimes.

High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon (Oregonian)
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/high-school-senior-in-oregon-a-us-citizen-detained-by-ice.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251122/p41#a251122p41

Job Posting
Citizen Lab Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Targeted Threats
https://citizenlab.ca/job-posting-citizen-lab-research-officer-in-the-area-of-spyware-and-digital-targeted-threats/

Job Posting: Citizen Lab Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Targeted Threats  - The Citizen Lab
The Citizen Lab is now accepting applications for the position of Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Threats. Under the supervision of the senior legal advisor, the research officer will assist with building case databases, implement training workshops, and conduct legal research on methods used in digital accountability research as well as […]

Belated #MonochromeMonday / #MountainMonday: A moody winter day in the Ammergau Alps. A view down the snowed-in river bed of the Linder with the Notkarspitze summit catching the last light in the distance...

Israel-based Chargeflow, whose AI tech automates chargeback disputes for online merchants, raised a $25M Series A led by Viola Growth, and a $10M debt round (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bk00v9g9e11g

Chargeflow raises $35 million to fight the surge in transaction denials
Fintech startup secures equity and debt funding as e-commerce fraud grows to $100B a year. 

Putin gibt sich gelassen
Die neuen US-Sanktionen gegen russische Öl- und Gasexporte werden die Wirtschaft des Landes aus Sicht von Präsident Wladimir Putin nicht beeinträchtigen. Kein Land mit Selbstachtung werde etwas unter Druck machen, erklärt er nach einem Bericht der Nachrichtenagentur RIA.
Die Sanktionen seien ein unfreundlicher Akt und würden die bilateralen Beziehungen nicht stärken. Er war…
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Russland-Sanktionen treiben Ölpreise - Trump hat Indien im Visier
Die Ölpreise haben einen mächtigen Satz nach oben gemacht. Hintergrund sind neue Sanktionen der USA gegen die russischen Ölfirmen Lukoil und Rosneft - auch auf Indien wächst jetzt der Druck.

The main recourse for challenging #racial #profiling
is through the
"Federal Tort Claims Act",
which allows people to sue the federal government
for harm caused by federal employees,
said Thomas A Saenz,
the president and general counsel at
the "Mexican American L…