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The US is not looking to ease its stringent trade policies anytime soon.

SCOTUS asks US government for its view on $1 billion Sony v. Cox case.

Case file: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/supreme-court-may-decide-whether-isps-must-terminate-users-accused-of-piracy/

RUSSIA WITHDRAWS FROM MEDIUM RANGE MISSILE TREATY IN 2017, IZMASH DELIVERS HAZEL MIRV IN SEVEN YEARS.

AMERICANS FUND MINUTEMAN REPLACEMENT IN 2014. NINE CONTRACTED COMPANIES WITH DOZENS OF FACTORIES EACH DUE TO CONGRESSIONAL PORK. PREDICTABLY, IT IS (AT LEAST TWO YEARS) LATE, (FORTY BILLION DOLLARS) OVER BUDGET, AND THEY ARE STARTING OVER FROM SCRATCH A DECADE IN DUE TO PANTS ON HEAD INITIAL PARAMETERS.

THE NUKES ARE THE ONE FUCKING THING THAT SHOULD JUST HAPPEN MORE OR LESS SEAMLESSLY IN A FUNCTIONING EMPIRE, BUT WE AREN'T IN ONE.

NOW, TAKE THE ORANGE PILL OR SNORT THE PINK POWDER.

::: Orange Pill spoiler It took four centuries after the sack of rome for calling yourselves "The Roman Empire" to fall out of fashion. :::

::: Pink Powder spoiler Even if South won the civil war, the 1915 Mississippi cotton harvest would have been done with steam.

What would have happened to the slaves is left as an exercise in torment for the reader. :::

Hello, I have some letters handwritten by my great-grandfather from the Mauthausen concentration camp in 1943/1944. Few of them have been transcribed by hand. They are quite a lot and really not easy to read (you can understand the situation) also if the pen trace is good and well preserved.

I am wondering if some of these new AI tools can help me transcribe them. I don't expect an automatic transcription, but any help would be welcome 😊

A bullet struck the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that was on the ground in Dallas, Texas, with passengers and crew on board.

The Onion’s offer to buy right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars platform, as part of a liquidation to pay off his debts to the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, is on hold until a bankruptcy judge can approve it.

Houston bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez at a hearing Monday rejected a request from Jones for an emergency temporary restraining order to stop a bankruptcy trustee or those from The Onion from taking over Infowars assets, saying it wasn’t necessary since he hasn’t entered an order allowing such a change.

Lopez said he’s ready to consider objections as early as next week from Jones, a losing bidder, or others who have concerns with the transparency of the auction or the structure of the winning bid. The decision will determine whether Jones can remain on air on the platform he’s been broadcasting on for roughly 25 years.

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When Russia fired its new experimental hypersonic missile into Ukraine for the first time, Russian President Vladimir Putin also issued a warning to Ukraine's backers. Telling them to back off. Cautioning them that the weapon which struck Ukraine was designed for a "decisive" strike on them. Will Putin attack the U.S. and UK? And, more importantly, how are they planning to respond?

#gravitas #russiaukrainewar #worldnews

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James Gunn has wrapped filming for Peacemaker Season 2.

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I think I've officially become The Old Man. I don't know why, but I feel my body and soul scream at me..."Fuck Discord, I don't want it!"...

I used to use it. I used Ventrilo and Teamspeak and everything that was common before...

But at some point, some places in gaming and online started requiring you to join their Discord to do anything on their servers or have access to information on upcoming games, updates, or gaming events.

From my rickety porch and across my dying lawn, I shake my fist at the Future and say "Fuck you, I refuse!"...at everything and no-one...

Ahh, Empire Total War and the all gray Steam Friends list...

No, but seriously, I just don't use it and I can't justify it.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28615362

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Two trade unionists in Hong Kong - Carol Ng, Chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), and Winnie Yu, President of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA) - were given prison terms of four years, five months, and six years, nine months, respectively.

The trade unionists are among 47 pro-democracy defenders who were arrested for participating in elections in 2020 to select candidates for the Legislative Council elections. Sixteen of them who had pleaded not guilty, including Winnie Yu, were convicted in May.

ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle said: “Firstly, we must never forget that trade unionists are not criminals. Secondly, the United Nations as part of its human rights mandate protects trade unions and their right to freedom of association, including defending and fighting for democracy.

“We denounce the criminalisation of trade unionists for standing for democracy. These severe prison sentences given to Carol Ng and Winnie Yu for taking part in elections as part of their trade union work are inexcusable.

“Their persecution through the courts under the guise of national security is a gross violation of international labour standards.”

“We urge the Chinese and Hong Kong government to repeal the National Security Law in compliance with the findings of the ILO supervisory bodies and the UN Human Rights Committee, and release all imprisoned trade unionists.”