The latest example of the power of anti-corruption, pro-reform politics.

The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined. 56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people. Read that back.

I’d guess I’m not entirely alone in having assumed it would continue to mean Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics…

'Am I Next?': In Los Angeles, a city targeted by ICE raids, an exhibition invites self-reflection

And today, Portugal has a general strike. #workersrights #generalstrike #laborlaw

Russian asylum seekers expelled by the US end up on the Ukrainian front line

Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what Repro Uncensored call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.

A French charity is testing an unusual fund-raising approach in the fine art world: Raffling off a Picasso painting worth more than 1 million euros to one winner. Each of the raffle tickets is on sale for 100 euros, and proceeds will go toward research into Alzheimer’s disease. trib.al/Xi9XqjE

How many times do we need to point this out? By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it. While weakening your own position. There's a vast amount of academic research showing this. But Labour will not listen. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

"Companies like Google shape information flows, Palantir powers state surveillance, Meta influences civic discourse, and X amplifies unregulated political messaging. Tools once built for connection now operate as proofs of concept for digital control..." euobserver.com/digital/ar85...

Portuguese police unions have warned that government pressure to reduce airport queues is forcing the use of simplified border checks that bypass security databases.

Why should young people participate in an economy that offers them no hope for the future? The inter-generational bargain that kept British capitalism afloat has collapsed - and Labour is too busy listening to corporate lobbyists to do anything about it. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/generation...

Capitalism has mutated into something even more sinister | a talk at the Institute of Arts & Ideas last May www.youtube.com/watch?v=axCx...

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three co-winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, has called for long-term financial support for basic research, which takes time to product results.

As the ECB prepares for a major reshuffle, the current list of rumored candidates to lead the bank doesn’t include a single woman.  For the vice-presidency there have been five serious candidates — and all but one are men. 🔗  politi.co/4iIjZ3b

It's good to be one. "Walker" by Ten Madison (youtu.be/RygoTyRhcKM) #electronica #lofi #indiepop

In Cover-Up, Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh: The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member spoke with @columjournreview.bsky.social about her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.

Parts of Southeast Asia have become hubs for online fraud, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.

For a parched soul... "Lotus Heart" by Desert Dwellers (Kalya Scintilla Remix) (youtu.be/BEpyZiNEPQ0) #electronica #downtempo #psybient

A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative www.politico.eu/article/get-... #digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität

Follow @nickturse.bsky.social to stay up-to-date with all of The Intercept's coverage of boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:

The biggest breach ever happened at Yahoo in 2013–2014, with hackers stealing data from all 3 billion accounts. But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.

Can't hide but I can... "Run" by Klangstein (youtu.be/yetoItJP-Yg) #electronica #ambient #chillwave

Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures. That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam. www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...

‘There is no equipment to remove the rubble – not for the Palestinians, anyway. Any heavy-lifting machinery is being used by the Israelis to move the Yellow Line, which is creeping inwards.’ New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...

Falha na rede global da Cloudflare derrubou serviços no mundo inteiro e escancara como demissões, automação excessiva e economia de custos aumentam o risco de apagões digitais. Por Diego Feijó de Abreu revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...

Artificial innocence... "Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo #electronica #ambient #psytrance

The longtime journalist Tina Brown says she is “burning with resentment” at the “digital barons” who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets. On “The Interview,” she shares what gives her hope that people can fight back against the superrich. Read or listen here. nyti.ms/49TKIaw

We can map the world's existing forests with incredible accuracy now, but clearly we cannot (or will not) stop them from disappearing at rapid rates almost everywhere. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌎

"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so." Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Mood: a frame from "Le garage hermetique" by Moebius (Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)

France's National Assembly today voted to suspend the controversial 2023 law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 for most workers until the 2027 presidential election.

📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel. ☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.

The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.

#Lula 2026

Getting back to the classics... "Rock Classics Volume I" by Rinôçérôse (youtu.be/RN-lFvg7fVI) #electronica #altrock #deephouse

A new OECD report reveals that 8% of respondents across 22 EU countries say they have no close friends, while 3% report having no close family members.

Self-hosting is a fun way to cut big tech platforms out of your life, but if the cops come knocking you need to know how to defend the privacy of you and your users. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines with two fatalities reported and 1 million people evacuated ahead of one of the nation's most powerful storms this year.

I lavori della conferenza sul clima di Belém in Brasile iniziano oggi, ma nei giorni di preparazione non è passata inosservata la presenza di molte auto elettriche, di due produttori in particolare: ilpost.link/HOlgzFCMBZ

France starting proceedings to suspend Shein until it complies with regulations reut.rs/4r1nBRR

Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort.

Microsoft and Google say data centers will create thousands of jobs in Chile. But our analysis of permit filings shows a much smaller number of potential positions — mostly in security and cleaning, not skilled IT jobs. New: restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...

A few years ago, I disliked all versions of this tune available on YouTube... So I made this one. "Indigo" by Echo Shore (youtu.be/szFZMBvR4ow) #electronica #ambient #chillout

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

“Putting a powerful surveillance tool like this in the hands of state & local law enforcement officials around the country will only further erode peoples’ Fourth Amendment rights, for citizens & non-citizens alike,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co. www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” After Leslie Manookian and her allies helped pass the ban on vaccine mandates, they have a new goal in sight: making the legislation a nationwide standard.

"It’s important to examine just what, exactly, fascism is." Posted by @filmsforaction.bsky.social (Read article at www.filmsforaction.org/articles/rep...)