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Israeli forces demolished more than a dozen apartment buildings at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian official told CNN, the latest move in a military operation that has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.

Justice Department lawyers on Wednesday defended their decision to end a criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, facing tough questions from a judge about their rationale for the controversial move.

Judge Dale Ho did not immediately rule on the motion to dismiss the charges, saying: "I'm not going to shoot from the hip right here on the bench."

Last week, Emil Bove, a top official at the department and one of President Donald Trump's former personal attorneys, instructed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption case.

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I cooked a can of black beans and tomatoes together with some cubed carrots and simmered until the carrots were soft and the tomatoes were cooked, I added italian herbs and nutritional yeast and some whole wheat flour for some thickness

I pressure cooked yellow potatoes until they were done then shocked them in ice water to de skin them, I then mashed them and mixed it with soy milk, salt and dried dill

I microwaved spinach and kale together in a covered glass dish until it was tender then added pepper, nutritional yeast and fresh lemon juice

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25804020

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*Nitter mirror. Don't link directly to that shit stain of a site

He has pulled protective details from former colleagues facing death threats from Iran. He has revoked or threatened to revoke the security clearances of President Biden, members of his administration and dozens of others. His administration has taken steps to target members of the media seen as unfriendly, taken the hatchet to entire agencies perceived as too liberal and fired or investigated government workers deemed disloyal.

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Mr. Trump’s targeting of those he sees as disloyal is more intense and far-reaching than any that preceded it in American history, says Nicole Hemmer, an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University who studies the presidency. Other presidents, such as John Adams, have attacked the press. Some, such as Andrew Jackson, have investigated previous administrations, claiming they were rooting out corruption. Richard M. Nixon’s penchant for going after his enemies cost him the White House.

But Mr. Trump’s efforts have extended beyond high-profile individuals and stretched down into the lower ranks of government and media.

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Today, publisher NetEase Games have laid off their entire Seattle-based development team, per posts from employees, including the director on the team that helped ship ‘Marvel Rivals’.

“This is such a weird industry…” Thaddeus Sasser posted the following one hour ago, “My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games… …and were just laid off!”. The full post can be viewed below and includes details on the developers that have lost their jobs, their skillsets, and hopes that they can be brought back on their feet:

“This is such a weird industry… My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games… …and were just laid off! Oh well! Times are tough all over – Let’s find these incredible people new jobs, because we all need to eat, right? 😀 Today I’m going to start with the inspiring Garry McGee! During the course of the project, Garry was fantastic to work with. This is a highly technical designer – currently working in level design, but I’ve seen his passion project! – who is a proactive problem solver. A lot of our time on the project was spent as sort of an “R & D” branch, coming up with new level design mechanics, gameplay mechanics, and so on. Garry was a key part of those efforts. His technical ability, proactivity, and passion for game development and problem-solving were a huge asset to the team. Garry doesn’t wait for a problem to slow the team down; he finds a way around (or through!) it. Early in his time at our Seattle studio, he developed level design tools and gameplay mechanics…that I can’t tell you about because they belong to NetEase, hah, but they greatly accelerated the team and often enabled the team’s progress.

On top of it, he’s a nice person too! He holds some strong (wrong) opinions on video games, he’s highly competitive (in a good way!), and he’s got a lot of deep thoughts and philosophies on life, making him an excellent team member and the kind of guy you look forward to talking to every day. *Garry, I’m kidding about the wrong opinions. Don’t come for me in the comments! 😉 —— TL;DR: If you need a gameplay level designer that is: – Highly technical (Scripting, C#) – Knows Multiple Game Engines (Unreal, Godot) – Proactive – Kind and Intelligent – Driven and Committed …you should talk to Garry! He will make your life and your project better. If I had a role I’d hire him again instantly. And no, I wouldn’t to make him relocate next time!”

Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play third-person hero shooter that launched late last year to great acclaim, all though no sources have firm numbers on revenue earned over the last three months of the game’s operation. The development team that was laid off was part of a larger team that helped ship Marvel Rivals, including engineer and level design work. Companies looking for now-prospective employees should head over to LinkedIn.com for details. Unfortunately, this team joins a continued wave of job losses across the industry that have shown no signs of slowing down since last year.

All the effort Kyiv had expended in wooing the White House, combining flattery with bribery and a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth, imploded in minutes when Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke the fundamental rule of the new global reality: he told the truth about Donald Trump.

All America’s allies, the great majority of Republican leaders who have bowed to him, and a good number of his own cabinet, know full well that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud at a press conference on Wednesday.

In this new world where the foreign policy of the most powerful country on Earth has been rapidly reorganised around the fragile ego of a sullen and resentful old man, you might as well launch missiles at America’s eastern seaboard as utter a few words of rebuke.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE faces 11 lawsuits over alleged illegal access to Americans’ sensitive data, violating the Privacy Act of 1974.

Lawsuits claim DOGE accessed tax, student loan, and employment records across multiple agencies, raising concerns about identity theft and political misuse.

A judge temporarily halted some data access, but other restrictions have been overturned.

Critics warn of serious privacy risks, while Trump’s executive order mandates agencies grant DOGE broad access.

As in your never understood by anyone, you don't fit in anywhere, nobody cares about you, you have no one in your life, no friends, no connections, nothing, all the common advice doesn't work for you (i.e. distract yourself, take a walk, go to therapy, etc.), you have terrible luck, you can barely find a job, your broken inside, your mind is constantly rotting, you can't do anything properly, your stuck in a shitty society and or an abusive household, etc. how do you survive? How do you properly bottle everything up without bursting or going insane in a situation like that?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25806106

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An investigation by the Texas Observer identified ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden as the operator of "GlomarResponder," a white supremacist X account.

The account, active since 2012, has posted racist, xenophobic, and pro-fascist content, including support for mass deportations and anti-immigrant violence.

Rodden's identity was confirmed through biographical details, court records, and social media activity. ICE has not confirmed his employment but is investigating.

Legal experts warn that his views compromise his ability to fairly represent the government in immigration proceedings. Rodden declined to comment.