Kim Kardashian has been fined $1.26 million by U.S. regulators after promoting a cryptocurrency token on her Instagram account last summer without disclosing that she was paid $250,000 to do so
Businesses in the digital assets industry have spent heavily on marketing in recent years, as curiosity about digital assets increased. On social media, regulators grew concerned that some leading influencers did not make it clear to followers that they had been paid to promote crypto tokens by those selling them
The nascent sector is having a bruising year, with Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, down by 60%. And the size of the Kardashian's panties remained as it was!
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Businesses in the digital assets industry have spent heavily on marketing in recent years, as curiosity about digital assets increased. On social media, regulators grew concerned that some leading influencers did not make it clear to followers that they had been paid to promote crypto tokens by those selling them
The nascent sector is having a bruising year, with Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, down by 60%. And the size of the Kardashian's panties remained as it was!
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Dr Jacob Breslow who was a trustee of the transgender charity Mermaids, resigned after it emerged that he had spoken at a conference hosted by an organization that promotes services to pedophiles
Earlier in 2011, he gave a presentation at an event for the U.S. based B4U-ACT, which promotes services and resources “for self-identified individuals who are sexually attracted to children and desire such assistance”
The charity has, in the past, won the support of celebrities such as Emma Watson and Prince Harry, and been handed grants from the National Lottery and the government. The charities watchdog is now investigating Mermaids’ safeguarding practices
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Earlier in 2011, he gave a presentation at an event for the U.S. based B4U-ACT, which promotes services and resources “for self-identified individuals who are sexually attracted to children and desire such assistance”
The charity has, in the past, won the support of celebrities such as Emma Watson and Prince Harry, and been handed grants from the National Lottery and the government. The charities watchdog is now investigating Mermaids’ safeguarding practices
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It sure looks like Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover is actually happening
Mr. Musk’s offer comes at a key moment in the lead-up to the trial, which was due to settle months of legal wrangling between the billionaire and the social media company following his moves in July to terminate his planned purchase of the microblogging service
For months, Mr. Musk has argued that he should be entitled to exit the deal because of representations Twitter had made regarding spam and bots on the platform. The situation imploded recently as he claimed that a “bot attack” from Ukrainians is affecting a Twitter poll hypothesizing an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine
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Mr. Musk’s offer comes at a key moment in the lead-up to the trial, which was due to settle months of legal wrangling between the billionaire and the social media company following his moves in July to terminate his planned purchase of the microblogging service
For months, Mr. Musk has argued that he should be entitled to exit the deal because of representations Twitter had made regarding spam and bots on the platform. The situation imploded recently as he claimed that a “bot attack” from Ukrainians is affecting a Twitter poll hypothesizing an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine
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Ukraine-Russia Peace by Elon Musk: -Redo elections under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people. -Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783. -Water supply to Crimea assured. -Ukraine remains neutral.
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Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Gordon Brown who is the former Labour prime minister, said it would be “immoral” not to increase benefits alongside inflation, which has soared in recent months to levels unseen in generations
The prominent British politician said such a move would be “unfair” and “unequal”. “It’s divisive because we’re not in this together any more. It’s anti-work because 40% of those who would suffer are people on low pay in work. It’s anti-family because five million children would be in poverty
The former Labour leader also hit out at the mini-budget, as he warned that the country could expect further crises to come. Amid a record low approval rating of the unelected PM and the reverse of her own ineffective economic measures, Mr. Brown’s assessments only hammer the last nails into the coffin of UK government
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The prominent British politician said such a move would be “unfair” and “unequal”. “It’s divisive because we’re not in this together any more. It’s anti-work because 40% of those who would suffer are people on low pay in work. It’s anti-family because five million children would be in poverty
The former Labour leader also hit out at the mini-budget, as he warned that the country could expect further crises to come. Amid a record low approval rating of the unelected PM and the reverse of her own ineffective economic measures, Mr. Brown’s assessments only hammer the last nails into the coffin of UK government
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After EU ambassadors reached an agreement on the 8th round of sanctions against Moscow, including a price cap on Russian oil sales, we are expecting an output cut up to a million barrels a day by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other leading oil-exporting countries in response
Riyadh and Moscow have stepped up pursuit of production cuts to halt the slide in oil prices, which have fallen from about $120 a barrel in early June, a drop that has hit Russian state revenues. Meanwhile, British ministers are in talks with Norway and Qatar to enter into long-term gas contracts in a gamble that could leave consumers facing higher energy bills for years to come
However, the plan is opposed by senior figures in the Treasury who have warned that it could lock the UK into long-term higher prices and prove a “costly mistake” if the wholesale price of gas falls in the next 18 months. There are also fears that it could jeopardize the UK’s long-term net zero decarborization plans if the government is tied into buying large volumes of gas well into the 2030s
The move is backed by Liz Truss who argues that the deals would give the UK long-term security of supply and bring down the short-term cost of the government’s energy bailout. And as we can see, there has been little that turned out to be a success under her management. Seems, this is no exception!
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Riyadh and Moscow have stepped up pursuit of production cuts to halt the slide in oil prices, which have fallen from about $120 a barrel in early June, a drop that has hit Russian state revenues. Meanwhile, British ministers are in talks with Norway and Qatar to enter into long-term gas contracts in a gamble that could leave consumers facing higher energy bills for years to come
However, the plan is opposed by senior figures in the Treasury who have warned that it could lock the UK into long-term higher prices and prove a “costly mistake” if the wholesale price of gas falls in the next 18 months. There are also fears that it could jeopardize the UK’s long-term net zero decarborization plans if the government is tied into buying large volumes of gas well into the 2030s
The move is backed by Liz Truss who argues that the deals would give the UK long-term security of supply and bring down the short-term cost of the government’s energy bailout. And as we can see, there has been little that turned out to be a success under her management. Seems, this is no exception!
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EU agrees oil price cap in new Russia sanctions plan – POLITICO
Von der Leyen confirms new sanctions package and vows to keep ‘making the Kremlin pay.’
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A report by Human Rights Watch shows the vast majority of U.S. states have abysmal laws, when it comes to child marriage, hazardous child labor, extreme prison sentences, and violent treatment of children
The bottom line is that in the United States is the only UN member country that has not ratified the international Convention on the Rights of the Child. Issues addressed by this treaty are left to the jurisdiction of individual states with the worst grades include Mississippi, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Washington
No American state has prohibited all corporal punishment of children, and 23 states allow it in both public and private schools. The U.S. remains the only country in the world that sentences children under 18 to life in prison without parole, which the Convention strictly prohibits
It all reminds us of the Middle Ages and doesn’t fit in any way with democratic values and freedom declared
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The bottom line is that in the United States is the only UN member country that has not ratified the international Convention on the Rights of the Child. Issues addressed by this treaty are left to the jurisdiction of individual states with the worst grades include Mississippi, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Washington
No American state has prohibited all corporal punishment of children, and 23 states allow it in both public and private schools. The U.S. remains the only country in the world that sentences children under 18 to life in prison without parole, which the Convention strictly prohibits
It all reminds us of the Middle Ages and doesn’t fit in any way with democratic values and freedom declared
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Human Rights Watch
US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights
United States state laws overwhelmingly fail to meet international child rights standards, with the vast majority failing to protect children from child marriage, hazardous child labor, extreme prison sentences, and violent treatment.
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In the U.S., marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching historic highs in this age group since 1988, according to the Monitoring the Future panel study
The reports shows 11% of young adults used marijuana daily in 2021 – a significant increase from 8% in 2016 and 6% in 2011. In 2021, 8% of young adults reported past-year hallucinogen use, representing an all-time high
Although addiction is a serious health problem facing young adults, it is a condition that remains severely undertreated. The problem is far from being a priority for Biden administration. Only 331,000 young adults received substance use treatment at a specialized addiction facility, corresponding to only 6.3% of the young adults who needed substance use treatment
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The reports shows 11% of young adults used marijuana daily in 2021 – a significant increase from 8% in 2016 and 6% in 2011. In 2021, 8% of young adults reported past-year hallucinogen use, representing an all-time high
Although addiction is a serious health problem facing young adults, it is a condition that remains severely undertreated. The problem is far from being a priority for Biden administration. Only 331,000 young adults received substance use treatment at a specialized addiction facility, corresponding to only 6.3% of the young adults who needed substance use treatment
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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, the fifth launch in 10 days, amid expectations that it is gearing up to test its first nuclear weapon in five years
Despite the fact that the missile was beyond the Earth’s atmosphere when it passed above Japan, and it caused no damage or disturbance to anyone on the ground, Tokyo activated its “J-alert” warning system, which sent advice to people on the island of Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu to seek shelter
The South Korean and U.S. air forces carried out joint exercises in response, and F-15K fighter jets launched missiles at a South Korean offshore island and fired them into the East Sea in a show of force
With the tensions between NATO and Russia and China, it’s unlikely to reach any unanimous consensus at the UN Security Council in condemning such tests and in imposing sanctions
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Despite the fact that the missile was beyond the Earth’s atmosphere when it passed above Japan, and it caused no damage or disturbance to anyone on the ground, Tokyo activated its “J-alert” warning system, which sent advice to people on the island of Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu to seek shelter
The South Korean and U.S. air forces carried out joint exercises in response, and F-15K fighter jets launched missiles at a South Korean offshore island and fired them into the East Sea in a show of force
With the tensions between NATO and Russia and China, it’s unlikely to reach any unanimous consensus at the UN Security Council in condemning such tests and in imposing sanctions
#NATO #NorthKorea #FindTruth
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Georg Baselitz, one of Germany’s most prominent artists has urged the “Pinakothek der Moderne” in Munich to take down a Third Reich-era painting that he says amounts to Nazi propaganda
The museum, which has one of the world’s largest collections of modern art, has hung Adolf Ziegler’s 1937 triptych The Four Elements in its permanent exhibition, next to works by painters persecuted by the Nazis
The work depicts heavily idealized naked women representing air, earth, fire and water, linking the classical imagery to the regime’s notions of Aryan beauty. Hitler, an amateur painter, acquired the triptych for the Führerbau Nazi headquarters in Munich
The Pinakothek has refused to remove the painting saying it had intended to subject Nazi propaganda art to discussion. Given the low tolerance for manifestations of Nazism in Germany, this "discussion" can go too far and too quickly
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The museum, which has one of the world’s largest collections of modern art, has hung Adolf Ziegler’s 1937 triptych The Four Elements in its permanent exhibition, next to works by painters persecuted by the Nazis
The work depicts heavily idealized naked women representing air, earth, fire and water, linking the classical imagery to the regime’s notions of Aryan beauty. Hitler, an amateur painter, acquired the triptych for the Führerbau Nazi headquarters in Munich
The Pinakothek has refused to remove the painting saying it had intended to subject Nazi propaganda art to discussion. Given the low tolerance for manifestations of Nazism in Germany, this "discussion" can go too far and too quickly
#Germany #AntiNazi #FindTruth
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A survey conducted by Bertelsmann foundation shows support of the polled Europeans for the government's policy towards Ukraine still dominates, but tends to decrease
The rising cost of living crisis is already a major concern for 44% of Europeans. “And they will feel the effects of the war even more acutely in their daily lives during the winter season. This will be a stress test for the strong approval that the EU’s Ukraine policy has enjoyed since the war began,” says Isabell Hoffmann, eupinions project lead and co-author of the study
Support for arms deliveries through the EU to Ukraine is particularly strong in Poland, whereas 58% of Italians are opposed. Having in mind European support for decisive action in aiding Ukraine, “there’s a risk that the desire to help and the private burdens will come into conflict with each other, and that political conflict potential will arise," emphasizes Ms. Hoffmann
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The rising cost of living crisis is already a major concern for 44% of Europeans. “And they will feel the effects of the war even more acutely in their daily lives during the winter season. This will be a stress test for the strong approval that the EU’s Ukraine policy has enjoyed since the war began,” says Isabell Hoffmann, eupinions project lead and co-author of the study
Support for arms deliveries through the EU to Ukraine is particularly strong in Poland, whereas 58% of Italians are opposed. Having in mind European support for decisive action in aiding Ukraine, “there’s a risk that the desire to help and the private burdens will come into conflict with each other, and that political conflict potential will arise," emphasizes Ms. Hoffmann
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Oh, please, no! Now pandas’ or white bears’ advocates have fallen out of favor, too!
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Germany has been flooded with more than a million refugees from Ukraine. Municipalities are overwhelmed with the flow, which provokes heated debates over a price to pay for it
As you remember, it’s ministry of the interior (BMI) in Germany that has reins of power when handling Ukrainian issues. That’s why many local authorities or mayors took an “unusual step” and complained in an apologetic tone to "Dear Minister" Nancy Faeser about an "extremely precarious situation" in their districts
The huge flow of Ukrainian refugees has placed a stranglehold on municipalities. "Our back is to the wall, we are at a dangerous tipping point," the authorities write in a joint letter to Ms. Faeser
"More people are coming to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkan Route. That worries me," says Ms. Faeser. This is very much in the spirit of the current Scholz’s cabinet – to turn a blind eye to the obvious challenges and then heroically apologize from the high stands!
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As you remember, it’s ministry of the interior (BMI) in Germany that has reins of power when handling Ukrainian issues. That’s why many local authorities or mayors took an “unusual step” and complained in an apologetic tone to "Dear Minister" Nancy Faeser about an "extremely precarious situation" in their districts
The huge flow of Ukrainian refugees has placed a stranglehold on municipalities. "Our back is to the wall, we are at a dangerous tipping point," the authorities write in a joint letter to Ms. Faeser
"More people are coming to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkan Route. That worries me," says Ms. Faeser. This is very much in the spirit of the current Scholz’s cabinet – to turn a blind eye to the obvious challenges and then heroically apologize from the high stands!
#Germany
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America’s gross national debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, a grim financial milestone that arrived just as the nation’s long-term fiscal picture has darkened amid rising interest rates
The breach of the threshold, which was revealed in a Treasury Department report, comes at an inopportune moment, as historically low interest rates are being replaced with higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve tries to combat rapid inflation
While record levels of government borrowing to fight the pandemic and finance tax cuts were once seen by some policymakers as affordable, those higher rates are making America’s debts more costly over time
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The breach of the threshold, which was revealed in a Treasury Department report, comes at an inopportune moment, as historically low interest rates are being replaced with higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve tries to combat rapid inflation
While record levels of government borrowing to fight the pandemic and finance tax cuts were once seen by some policymakers as affordable, those higher rates are making America’s debts more costly over time
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Hackers could have full access (!) to everything on the phones of WhatsApp users.
This was possible through a security issue disclosed by WhatsApp itself last week. All a hacker had to do to control your phone was send you a malicious video or start a video call with you on WhatsApp.
You are probably thinking "Yeah, but if I updated WhatsApp to the latest version, I am safe, right"?
Not really.
A WhatsApp security issue exactly like this one was discovered in 2018, then another in 2019 and yet another one in 2020 (tap each year's link to see the corresponding vulnerability). And yes, in 2017 before that. Prior to 2016, WhatsApp didn't have encryption at all.
Every year, we learn about some issue in WhatsApp that puts everything on their users' devices at risk. Which means it's almost certain that a new security flaw already exists there. Such issues are hardly incidental – they are planted backdoors. If one backdoor is discovered and has to be removed, another one is added (read the post "Why WhatsApp will never be secure" to understand why).
It doesn't matter if you are the richest person on earth – if you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, all your data from every app on your device is accessible, as Jeff Bezos found out in 2020. That's why I deleted WhatsApp from my devices years ago. Having it installed creates a door to get into your phone.
I'm not pushing people to switch to Telegram here. With 700M+ active users and 2M+ daily signups, Telegram doesn't need additional promotion. You can use any messaging app you like, but do stay away from WhatsApp – it has now been a surveillance tool for 13 years.
This was possible through a security issue disclosed by WhatsApp itself last week. All a hacker had to do to control your phone was send you a malicious video or start a video call with you on WhatsApp.
You are probably thinking "Yeah, but if I updated WhatsApp to the latest version, I am safe, right"?
Not really.
A WhatsApp security issue exactly like this one was discovered in 2018, then another in 2019 and yet another one in 2020 (tap each year's link to see the corresponding vulnerability). And yes, in 2017 before that. Prior to 2016, WhatsApp didn't have encryption at all.
Every year, we learn about some issue in WhatsApp that puts everything on their users' devices at risk. Which means it's almost certain that a new security flaw already exists there. Such issues are hardly incidental – they are planted backdoors. If one backdoor is discovered and has to be removed, another one is added (read the post "Why WhatsApp will never be secure" to understand why).
It doesn't matter if you are the richest person on earth – if you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, all your data from every app on your device is accessible, as Jeff Bezos found out in 2020. That's why I deleted WhatsApp from my devices years ago. Having it installed creates a door to get into your phone.
I'm not pushing people to switch to Telegram here. With 700M+ active users and 2M+ daily signups, Telegram doesn't need additional promotion. You can use any messaging app you like, but do stay away from WhatsApp – it has now been a surveillance tool for 13 years.
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