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Murdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the US’s TikTok deal
TikTok’s future in the US has been in limbo for over year, but Trump says the US and China finally have a deal
 Americans had a moral panic about how the Chinese government could snoop on their private lives through TikTok. Surveillance of what you watch is a real danger, but if you live in the United States, the biggest surveillance threat is from repressive US politicians. I expect that this deal will enable to get at records of who uses TikTok and what each user watched.
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‘Direct evidence of genocidal intent’: the UN commission of inquiry’s report on Israel’s actions in Gaza
Legal analysis has accused Israel of committing genocide in four out of five categories as defined by 1948 convention
 The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel has published convincing evidence to show that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, and its leaders did that intentionally. This article goes through the case, describing the kinds of evidence and how they relate to the genocide treaty.
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European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza
EU executive also seeks sanctions on two Israeli ministers, but may struggle to secure majority approval required
 *European Commission calls for freezing of free trade with Israel over Gaza.* It seems there is no guarantee that a majority of EU countries will vote in favor of this.
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Widow of Alexei Navalny says lab tests confirm he was poisoned in prison
Yulia Navalnaya says tests by two laboratories on samples smuggled out of Russia show her husband was killed by poison
 *Widow of Alexei Navalny says lab tests confirm he was poisoned in prison.*
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‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
Medical experts and regulators say US president should not be questioning established science
 It is as foolish to trust the bullshitter when he talks about medicines as it is when he ialks about government policies.
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Is Copenhagen drone incursion further evidence of Russian interest in allied airspace?
Sudden boldness of Kremlin is new territory for Nato, which is enhancing air policing over Eastern Europe with extra fighter jets
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 An unidentified drone flying near Copenhagen airport compelled it to shut down. One can suspect it was done by the Putin forces, but that is not certain. It is legitimate to knock down a drone which is doing that, regardless of who is controlling it. The question is whether there is a safe enough method to
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Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent
Brayan Ramos-Brito acquitted after US immigration officials were accused in court of lying about the incident
 *Jury finds LA protester not guilty of assaulting border patrol agent.* It seems the jury did not trust the testimony against the protester.
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Netanyahu’s ‘super-Sparta’ vision braces Israel for isolated economic future
Israeli PM’s outline of partial autarky and more militarised society stirs up backlash and concern over pariah status
 Netanyahu is planning for a future in which Israel is economically isolated. I think that is lunacy - that it will push Israeli business into opposition and that he will lose power. But we can't be certain.
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Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
 The deportation thugs often find people by subpoenas for data from dis-services that the targets are dependent on. This included graduate students with visas, who were accused of the non-crime of speaking up for Palestinians' lives and rights. In the early years of the century I learned about the listening and tracking capabilities of portable phones, and concluded
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Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections
Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower
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 The UK has arrested people for projecting large images of the bully and Epstein. This is outrageous censorship.