Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

Extraordinary #JapaneseIllustratorMonokubo
passed away in 2022.
photographize.co/articles/monok…

Ex-NATO chief: World conflicts result of American hesitancy - POLITICO

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/01/17/ex-nato-chief-world-conflicts-result-of-american-hesitancy-00135916

Happy GNUday! (Secret: Every day is a happy GNUday) #GNU #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Trump tells judge he would ‘love’ threatened removal from E. Jean Carroll trial
Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a civil defamation trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified.
#globalnews #Crime #USNews #DonaldTrump #EJeanCarroll
https://globalnews.ca/news/10233389/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial-testimony-removal/

Interesting.

From what it sounds like, the crux of Alina Habba's argument in the moments before the trial break is that E. Jean Carroll, an 80-year-old woman and extraordinary writer living in New York, should have kept a meticulous and detailed record of the innumerable death threats she's received over the last few years as a response to Donald Trump's ongoing harassment against her.

For the strangest reason, I don't think that's going to fly before the jury.

#trump #legal #ejeancarroll

'MAGA' Mike Johnson fears 'some loser' GOPer will botch spending bill with leaks: report https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-spending-bill/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sometimes when I’m having a particularly lousy day, I say “Computer, end program.” You know, just in case.

In a deal to let companies keep trading transatlantic data, the White House built an opaque new forum that could affect national security and privacy rights — without any public paper trail.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/17/inside-bidens-secret-surveillance-court-00136175?cid=politico_mas

Netflix says Apple Vision Pro users will need to watch its content through Safari, as it won't make a dedicated app or port the iPad version to the visionOS platform.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/01/17/netflix-says-use-safari-on-apple-vision-pro-because-you-arent-getting-an-app?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

For those of you in the US who think there is some truth to #Israel's claim that genocidal statements of members of Netanyahu's cabinet do not reflect the government's position, I ask you to consider what would happen if a member of the US president's cabinet made public statements contradicting administration policy.
They might get _one_ freebie if the blowback wasn't terrible. Certainly by the second offense they would be gone.
The same is true in Israel.
#ItsGenocide #Gaza #genocide

Why did the worker get fired from the orange juice factory? Lack of concentration.

All the garbage I found on Substack in 1 hour

(II plan for Metacurity to be off Substack within a week.)

https://badnewsletter.substack.com/p/all-the-garbage-i-found-on-substack

The Biden administration’s plan to slash bank overdraft fees, explained https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/2024/1/17/24042169/biden-overdraft-fee-banks-nsf-amount?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Major coastal changes after M7.6 earthquake in Japan left 15 ports unusable, 58 damaged

According to state media reports on January 17, at least 15 ports have become unusable due to significant alterations in the coastal relief, which led to the coastline’s extension. The most dramatically transformed area is Wajima City, where the land elevation on the Noto Peninsula has increased by over 200 m (655 feet) from the sea, causing many ships to become stranded. #JapanQuake
https://watchers.news/2024/01/17/major-coastal-changes-after-m7-6-earthquake-in-japan-left-15-ports-unusable-58-damaged/

The Supreme Court is seizing more power from Democratic presidents. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/supreme-court-democrats-president-chevron-precedent.html

Here’s a pic i like from the mountain top

Is Google just daring the EU to come after it on anti-trust grounds now? https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/111773568576079560

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/eu-bans-misleading-environmental-claims-that-rely-on-offsetting

Good!

Stop Chairman Xi's land grab on that 'front'! https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-develop-islands-south-china-sea-military-chief-2024-01-15/

#BBCNews - West Bank strike: #Israel accused of targeting civilians in deadly attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68006126