For Ubuntu 23.04, Fedora 38 and other Linux with Python 3.11 as default, Pithos 1.6.1 was released today to fix the plugin support! Pithos is a simple free open-source GTK client for Pandora music & podcasts, writing in Python programming language.

=> ↺ tao-dialog

Tao-dialog is part of tao-utils commands group. It assembles only tao-manager (simple file manager) and tao-dialog currently. Tao-dialog aims to work as zephyr/kdialog replacement, but it is currently not done. Maybe in future, I will add xmessage compatibility mode. Dialog compact mode rather never been supported, due dialog have options rather hard to implement using libgreattao.

Libgreattao have GUI and shell mode. Network mode must be re-implemented. Many feature, working in V2 version must be rewriten to V3 (3.0 version). But V2 is rather complicated and error-prone. LibgreattaoV3 uses libexslt internally.

Zephyr and KDialog modes of tao-dialog are partially implemented. You can do basic stuff like displaying yes/no dialog, info dialog and file dialogs. File dialogs are currently error-prone in libgreattaoV3 (sometimes causes crash, when dialog is destroyed), but I will work on this.

Instructionals/Technical

=> ↺ TecAdmin ☛ Resolving ‘laravel.log could not be opened’: Step by Step Solutions

Laravel, an expressive and elegant PHP framework, is widely employed for web application development due to its syntax and robust functionalities. However, like all technologies, it is not without its share of challenges.

=> ↺ TecAdmin ☛ A Step-by-Step Guide to Sending Emails using cURL

cURL, short for “Client for URLs”, is an open-source software project that provides a library (libcurl) and a command-line tool (curl) for transferring data using various network protocols. While it’s commonly used to interact with HTTP and HTTPS, it can also handle SMTP, which is the standard protocol for sending emails on the internet.

=> ↺ Trend Oceans ☛ Nala: A Beautiful and Structured Frontend for the APT Package Manager

I bet once you start using the Nala package manager, there’s no way going back to the apt command. When you try to install any application or utility using the apt command, what do you see?

=> ↺ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-05-18 [Older] How to install Notepadqq on MX Linux 21.3

=> ↺ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-05-17 [Older] How to install Zoom on MX Linux 21.3

=> ↺ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-05-16 [Older] How to install Blender on MX Linux 21.3

=> ↺ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-05-15 [Older] How to install LeoCAD on MX Linux 21.3

=> ↺ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2023-05-14 [Older] How to install Krita on MX Linux 21.3

Games

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ The E-Sports World’s Future Is Uncertain as Growth Stalls

At least two organizations in America’s most prominent league for professional video game players are selling their teams, underscoring the industry’s uncertain future.

Desktop Environments/WMs

K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

=> ↺ 9to5Linux ☛ KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Promises Basic HDR Support

HDR support on the Linux desktop is probably one of the most requested features these days due to the fact that 4K displays are becoming the norm while we slowly but shortly say goodbye to Full HD screens.

KDE Plasma is one of the first GNU/Linux desktop environments to receive HDR (High Dynamic Range) support and initial support was already merged for the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.0 series during the recent HDR hackfest organized by Red Hat in early May 2023 and last week’s Plasma 6 sprint in Augsburg.

Distributions and Operating Systems

Open Hardware/Modding

=> ↺ Arduino ☛ Control a thermal printer with your Arduino

You would probably recognize a thermal printer as the thing that spits out receipts at a cash register. They offer a two key advantages: they do not require ink cartridges and they are compact. But because they print by applying heat to special paper that darkens when hot, they have low resolution and fidelity.

=> ↺ Arduino ☛ DIY air hockey table uses an Arduino to keep score

Inspired by game nights with her family, Lorraine Underwood from element14 Presents wanted to build a project that would be both fun and playable many times over. Based on these parameters, she opted to design and construct her own take on an air hockey table that would be capable of keeping score automatically.

Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

GNU Projects

=> ↺ Barry Kauler ☛ gcc now works with older CPUs

Three people reported that when they tried to compile with gcc, they got “illegal instruction”. So, have to do something about it.No problem for me; I compile on computers with Intel i3 and Ryzen 5 CPU. Today booted up Easy on a much older computer, with an earlier-gen i5 CPU, with the devx SFS loaded, when ran “gcc –help” got that “illegal instruction”. Hmmm.

=> ↺ Andy Wingo: approaching cps soup

=> ↺ GNU ☛ unifont @ Savannah: Unifont 15.0.02 Released

20 May 2023 Unifont 15.0.02 is now available. This is a minor release, but its the last expected version to build TrueType fonts by default. Future releases will only build their OpenType equivalents. This version also adds Doxygen HTML and LaTeX-generated PDF documentation, in the “doxygen” top-level directory. Also, by request, the CJK double-width characters in the U+FF00..U+FFEF range have been revised to non-boldface variants. Download this release from GNU server mirrors at:https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/unifont/unifont-15.0.02/ or if that fails,https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/unifont/unifont-15.0.02/ or, as a last resort,ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/unifont/unifont-15.0.02/ These files are also available on the unifoundry.com website:https://unifoundry.com/pub/unifont/unifont-15.0.02/ Font files are in the subdirectoryhttps://unifoundry.com/pub/unifont/unifont-15.0.02/font-builds/ A more detailed description of font changes is available athttps://unifoundry.com/unifont/index.html and of utility program changes athttp://unifoundry.com/unifont/unifont-utilities.html

Programming/Development

=> ↺ Junichi Uekawa: Shared library loading.

Shared library loading. ld.so seems to load shared libraries serially, looking through the load paths, looking through DT_LOADED sections, and looking up library paths or what’s in ld.so.cache. I thought I could scan DT_LOADED with just reading approx first 2kB of shared library, and get the full list of shared libraries first, and then readahead(2) the list of shared libraries available.

Perl / Raku

=> ↺ Perl ☛ 2023-05-19 [Older] Response header name ‘ Content- type’ contains invalid characters, after running a Perl_CGI script.

=> ↺ Perl ☛ 2023-05-16 [Older] Perl Weekly Challenge 217: Sorted Matrix and Max Number

=> ↺ Perl ☛ 2023-05-16 [Older] TPRC Hackathon 2023

=> ↺ Perl ☛ 2023-05-14 [Older] Perl Weekly Challenge #216 – Choosing a Nickname for Your Car

Leftovers

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ The Tyranny of ‘the Best’

In toasters and in life, the top-rated anything will never be good enough.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ 2 Bodies Found in NYC Rivers Are Identified as Missing Boys

Alfa Barrie, 11, and Garrett Warren, 13, had been missing for several days. The police said their investigation into the boys’ deaths was continuing.

=> ↺ CoryDoctorow ☛ Pluralistic: Dumping links like Galileo dumped the orange (20 May 2023)

=> ↺ Tedium ☛ Consider the Jackalope

How a happy taxidermy accident created the jackalope legend. But it’s a legend that might have some real-world grounding. Jackalopes may have even helped us solve cancer.

Science

=> ↺ Science Alert ☛ Strange Crystal Melts And Changes Color When Exposed to Light

A most unusual material.

=> ↺ Science Alert ☛ Building a Satellite Out Of Wood? You Have to Use This Wood, According to a New Study

There’s no rule saying a satellite can’t be made of wood.

=> ↺ Science Alert ☛ The Strange Mystery of Champagne Bubbles Can Finally Be Explained

There’s something different about these bubbles.

Hardware

=> ↺ Tom’s Hardware ☛ SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD Suffer Sudden Failures: WD Responds

WD says that it is readying a firmware fix for a frightening SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD sudden failure issue, but it only mentions updates for 4TB users.

Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

=> ↺ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Pandemic-era rise in road crashes in Minnesota declining, officials say

The encouraging news is that at this point, the fatality rate appears on a trend for a 20% decline this year, according to information presented.

=> ↺ Science Alert ☛ New Research May Explain How This Virus Can Cause Multiple Sclerosis in Some People

Confused antibodies.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

Authorities in the Florida Keys say a shark bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday in a statement that the 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it was on the dock, it bit him in the foot. The angler was flown by a trauma helicopter to a hospital in Miami. The sheriff’s office said his condition was not known on Saturday.

=> ↺ Mexico News Daily ☛ A rose by any other name? How do alternative milks measure up?

Janet Blaser takes a look at the most popular kinds of non-dairy milks out there to see how they compare to old-fashioned leche de vaca.

=> ↺ 2023-05-16 [Older] In Summertime We Now Have Wintertime-Like Death (Mortality) Levels in the UK

Security

=> ↺ SANS ☛ Phishing Kit Collecting Victim’s IP Address, (Sat, May 20th)

While reviewing my last findings today, I found a phishing email that delivered a classic .shtml file called “PROFORMA INVOICE.shtml”. Right now, nothing special, emails like this one are widespread. When you open the file in a sandbox, it reveals a classic form:

=> ↺ Nyxt: Hacker’s Dream Browser

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the demand for specialized tools and platforms has grown exponentially. For hackers and technology enthusiasts, having a browser that caters to their unique needs and empowers their capabilities is crucial. Enter Nyxt, an innovative and versatile web browser designed specifically with hackers in mind.

Defence/Aggression

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Tens Of Thousands In Serbia Again Protest Government Response To Violence; Vucic Holds Own Rally

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on May 19 to join the third opposition-led protest against the government’s response to two mass shootings earlier in the month

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ UNODC reports reveal complex smuggling web across Sahel region of Africa

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) West and Central Africa released a series of reports Saturday revealing a complex trafficking web across the Sahel region of Africa as part of its Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment (TOCTA) Sahel project.

=> ↺ Atlantic Council ☛ The US can help Central Asia avoid China’s awkward embrace

China just wrapped up a summit with Central Asian countries, but the US should not cede the territory. Washington should energize economic and security cooperation.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Air strikes hit Khartoum as Sudan fighting enters sixth week

Air strikes hit outer areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum overnight and on Saturday morning, as fighting that has trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ F-18 fighter jet accident at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully

The Spanish defense ministry says an F-18 fighter jet has crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot ejected successfully. The aircraft landed within the perimeter of the base, the defense ministry said on Twitter. The air force says the pilot was already in hospital and his life was not in danger. The Guardia Civil says that its officers rescued the pilot after he parachuted down outside the base. The Guardia Civil says that the pilot suffered injuries to his legs.

=> ↺ Helsinki Times ☛ Samí people’s future, Finland participation in NATO nuclear weapons exercise and frost quakes: Finland in the world press

Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week:

With the triumph of the right, Finland’s Sámi people face bleak future

This article highlighting the concerns of Finland’s Sámi people following the victory of conservative and far-right parties in the 2023 Finnish elections was published in El País on May 17.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ East Timor Heads to the Polls in Parliamentary Election

=> ↺ Axios ☛ School gun violence torments America’s youngest generation

More than 1,000 incidents involving firearms have shaken America’s schools since 2018 — a dramatic increase over any similar period since at least 1970, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Congo Security Forces Fire Tear Gas at Anti-Government Protesters

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Oklahoma Prisons Locked Down Following Inmate Stabbing in Northeastern Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing at a medium security prison in northeastern Oklahoma

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ Accused Balkan war criminal arrested in Boston area

The former supervisor of an infamous Bosnian prison camp during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s was arrested in the Boston area this week on charges of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship by making false claims of persecution.

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Attack On Security Post

At least three soldiers were killed on May 20 in southwestern Pakistan as the threat of terrorism and violence flared in the country amid political turmoil.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ G7, rescheduled Quad in Japan to focus on security

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan and signed an agreement to advance climate and clean energy action between the two nations.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ DR Congo security forces clash with anti-govt protesters in Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of Congo security forces fired tear gas and fought running battles in the streets of the capital Kinshasa with anti-government protesters demonstrating on Saturday over alleged irregularities in voter registration.

Environment

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ In Flood-Stricken Area of Italy, Residents Fear This Won’t Be the Last of It

Flooding upended tens of thousands of lives this week in Emilia-Romagna, a region that has also experienced drought in recent years.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ More than 36,000 people displaced in northern Italy floods

More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials said Saturday, as rising waters swallowed more houses and fresh landslides isolated hamlets.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Tropical Storm Mawar Expected to Strengthen as It Moves Toward Guam

The storm could bring damaging winds and flooding to the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, meteorologists said.

Energy/Transportation

=> ↺ H2 View ☛ G7 Hiroshima Summit: Where North America stands on hydrogen

With the G7 Summit currently being held in Hiroshima, Japan (May 19-21), H2 View has been diving deeper into the hydrogen-related activities of each country.

Wildlife/Nature

=> ↺ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanized

Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while he tried to juggle the conflicting feelings of seeing one of his horses win the Preakness Stakes hours after another was euthanized on the same track.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Black panther dies after road accident in Malaysia

The panther made its way to a nearby drain and eventually died.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Smoke From Canada Wildfires Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana

Officials in Colorado and Montana have issued air quality alerts due to smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada that has drifted south into the United States

Finance

=> ↺ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Biden, world leaders watch for progress

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hung over the weekend with tough talk but little action.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ US capital quiet as debt ceiling deadline approaches

White House and Republican congressional negotiators on raising the federal debt ceiling are not expected to meet in upcoming hours as the country inches closer to the debt ceiling deadline on June 1. US Representative Patrick McHenry, a Republican negotiator, said no meetings were scheduled for Saturday.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ Biden to call McCarthy from Japan on debt crisis

US President Joe Biden is seeking a direct conversation with Republican House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy as the country’s debt ceiling crisis nears a critical point.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Biden meets with Indo-Pacific leaders at G7 amid US debt limit crisis

President Joe Biden was seeking to rally regional cooperation against China on the margins of the Group of Seven summit Saturday, while confronting a stalemate in Washington over how to ensure the US avoids default.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Biden and G7 Summit Partners Struggle for Support Back Home

The relatively weak approval ratings for President Biden and his Group of 7 partners highlight the fragility of free societies facing deep political divides.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ U.S. Default Prospect Hurts Economy in the Meantime

Financial markets are still betting that Congress and the White House will strike a deal. But the uncertainty alone is having consequences.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Biden says he still believes US will be able to avoid debt default

Talks to avoid a US debt default were on a knife edge Saturday as President Joe Biden warned he would not accept “extreme” Republican demands but said he remained optimistic.

=> ↺ 2023-05-20 [Older] Getting Sirius Managers Arrested Before They Dismantle the Company and Vanish

=> ↺ 2023-05-19 [Older] Action Fraud: Anybody Home or Just Bots?

=> ↺ 2023-05-19 [Older] Protecting the Rich From Poor People’s Crimes, Not Poor People From Rich People’s Crimes

=> ↺ 2023-05-18 [Older] ‘Action Fraud’ Reinforces the Narrative That Says Cops Are Apathetic Towards White-Collar Crimes

=> ↺ 2023-05-16 [Older] Less Than a Handful Left at Sirius ‘Open Source’

=> ↺ 2023-05-14 [Older] Over Three Weeks and Action Fraud is Missing in Action (MIA)

=> ↺ 2023-05-12 [Older] Almost 3 Weeks Since Report Filed WithUK ‘Action Fraud’ and Still No Sign of Action

=> ↺ 2023-05-12 [Older] Will Anyone Be Left at Sirius to Turn the Lights Off? Sirius ‘Open Source’ Manager (Who Doesn’t Use Open Source) Has Left the Building.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Debt limit talks seem to make little headway as Biden, world leaders watch from afar for progress

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default. In a sign of a renewed bargaining session, food was brought to the negotiating room at the Capitol on Saturday morning, only to be carted away hours later. No meeting was likely Saturday, according to a person familiar with the state of the talks. Biden is attending a meeting of global leaders in Japan and on Saturday he tried to reassure them that the United States would not default.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ On ‘Succession,’ Striving Is the Worst Insult of All

It’s fine to have money and power, as long as you don’t admit how much you want them.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Building Boom on Mykonos Reveals ‘Wretched’ Side of Greece’s Recovery

Investors are eager to cash in on soaring demand for luxury properties, but an attack on an archaeologist investigating building violations brought a darker underbelly to light.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ PM calls out China coercion after trade ban movement

Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind a statement calling out Chinese economic coercion just days after Beijing unwound trade restrictions for Australian timber. The prime minister said he had been consistent in saying China’s activity had provided cause for concern.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Inflation Persists and Car Prices Are a Big Reason

Prices of new and used vehicles were supposed to recede quickly as supply chain problems dissipated. The market had other ideas.

=> ↺ Axios ☛ GOP turned down White House offer to freeze spending

House Republican negotiators declined an offer from the White House to freeze government spending in the 2024 budget as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The development underscores how far apart the two sides are on the fundamentals of a deal.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Hotel, Galactic Starcruiser, to Close

The planned closure of Galactic Starcruiser, an immersive role-playing attraction, comes as Disney seeks to cut overall costs by more than $5 billion.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ New retail figures to pinpoint Aussie spending patterns

The shopping habits of Australian households will be on display as the national statistics bureau releases fresh retail trade data. Consumers have proved fairly resilient to the sky-high cost of living and financial pressures from higher interest rates. But spending has started to slow, and become more concentrated on necessities like food rather than nice-to-haves.

=> ↺ LRT ☛ Clothes swaps and mending socks: Lithuanians embrace sustainable fashion

Clothing swaps are becoming more popular in Lithuania, inviting people to exchange garments they no longer wear. Organisers say such events encourage sustainable living and awareness of the environmental impact of fast fashion.

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Combatting ‘job-hopping’ isn’t the solution, solidarity with Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers is

I had a baby in Hong Kong in 2021, which highlighted for me how important caregiving support is – especially in a pandemic.

AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Greeks Head to Polls, No Outright Winner Seen

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ In Sierra Leone, 50 Cents Can Change a Life

On my win-a-trip journey, a reminder that a fifth of the world’s people have worms.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Timothy Parlatore, Former Trump Lawyer, Describes Conflict Inside Legal Team

Timothy Parlatore, who withdrew this past week from representing the former president in the special counsel investigations, said he stepped aside over differences with a Trump adviser, Boris Epshteyn.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Italy’s Meloni to Leave Japan G7 a Day Early to Tackle Floods Crisis at Home

=> ↺ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Rudy’s Very Bad Week

The key point of Noelle Dunphy’s lawsuit against Rudy is to alert a lot of corrupt people that she has damning emails unprotected by a non-disclosure agreement.

=> ↺ LRT ☛ Washing powder in exchange for votes – Lithuania’s referendum on joining EU

This month 20 years ago, Lithuania held one of its most consequential referendums, one on joining the European Union. While the public’s support for membership was secure enough, there were reasons why the country’s leaders feared the vote could fail.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ India to Host Quad Summit Next Year, PM Modi Says

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ At G7, Japan and Germany Want a Rethink on the ‘Global South’

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ At G7, Macron, Meloni Meet to Bury Hatchet After Migration Spat

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ Australia leads Quad partners meet on sidelines of G7

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has convened a rescheduled Quad leaders’ meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan.

=> ↺ Michael West Media ☛ Quad spruiks ‘force for good’ after G7 sidelines summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterparts from Japan, India and the United States have capped off a rescheduled Quad leaders’ meeting with a vow to co-operate for the benefit of the region.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders

President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders meeting in Japan on Saturday that the U.S. would not default. Biden consulted with the leaders of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled because of the debt limit standoff back in Washington. Biden hopes to avert an outcome that would rattle the global economy and prove to be a boon to Beijing, The president opened his third day in Japan at the annual Group of Seven meeting with a briefing from his staff on the latest fits and starts in talks over how to raise the federal debt limit.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ South Korea’s Yoon Thanks Japan’s Kishida for His Efforts to Mend Ties

=> ↺ European Commission ☛ World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development: Joint Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell, Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Urpilainen

European Commission Statement Brussels, 20 May 2023 The European Union’s motto of “united in diversity” shows how cultural diversity is at the very heart of the Union’s foundations.

=> ↺ NYPost ☛ China goes for ‘broker’: Digging into the possible concern over stock-trading apps

The worry in DC and beyond, of course, is China’s vast surveillance state that has the final word on the operations of every Chinese company.

=> ↺ Atlantic Council ☛ How dependent is too dependent on China? Central Asia may soon find out.

A region that even within the last few years championed “multi-vector diplomacy” today risks becoming dangerously dependent on Beijing.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ G7 wants ‘stable, constructive’ relations with China but warns against ‘militarisation’

G7 leaders on Saturday warned China over its “militarisation activities” in the Asia-Pacific region but said the bloc also wanted “constructive and stable relations” with Beijing.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ ‘War is not an option’: Taiwan president vows to maintain status quo with China

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Saturday to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in the face of increased military pressure from China, saying that “war is not an option”.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ What’s De-risking and How Does It Compare to Decoupling

The newly fashionable term, reflecting an evolution in the discussion over dealing with a rising, assertive China, has a vexing history in financial policy.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ China Complains to G7 Host Japan Over Joint Statement

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ G-7 summit: While giving harshest rebuke to China yet, leaders deny wanting to thwart its progress

The G-7 also stressed that its intent was “de-risking and diversifying (and) not decoupling or turning inwards”.

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ HRW: Pakistan police carried out mass arrests of political opposition

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Saturday claiming that Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests of over 4,000 people, including opposition party members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Khan Says Pakistani Government Crackdown Designed To Weaken PTI For Elections

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government’s crackdown against him and his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party is designed to weaken the group “so we can’t compete in the elections.”

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘No room for us’: Hong Kong District Councillors say overhaul of local bodies serves gov’t interests, not residents

When Paul Zimmerman through Pok Fu Lam on his motorbike, he knows he has left his mark. The trees that line a main road in the southern Hong Kong Island neighbourhood are courtesy of a planting project, one of his first initiatives after being elected as the area’s District Councillor in 2010.

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ District Council overhaul: Remembering the failures of Hong Kong’s democratic experiments

The UK, often lauded as having the “mother of parliaments,” has exported its parliamentary system to many parts of the world – but not Hong Kong, until the British rulers were about to depart. London did seriously consider introducing some form of representative government in Hong Kong on two occasions.

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ District Council overhaul: Hong Kong never had democracy, but that is no reason to deny it

It is axiomatic that election winners do not rush to change the election system. Losers are quite another matter, losers who have lost really badly are even more desperate for change. That is why it is advisable to ignore all the nonsense being aired in justification of scrapping the District Council election system.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Sinn Fein on course to be largest party in Northern Ireland local elections

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is set to take the most seats in Northern Ireland’s local elections. That would be a repeat of its success from last year’s assembly elections, when it became the region’s largest party for the first time. With about 400 of 462 local government seats counted Saturday, Sinn Fein took 128 seats and made breakthroughs in some areas. It was ahead of its main rival. The Democratic Unionist Party secured 111 seats so far. Sinn Fein’s vice president Michelle O’Neill said it was “on course to have a very momentous election result.” Sinn Fein seeks unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.

=> ↺ Latvia ☛ President’s office responds to auditor’s criticism of costs

The State Audit Office, after evaluating the expenditures of the state’s central administrative institutions last year, recently criticised excessive expenditure by the president’s office during the Three Seas Initiaitive Summit meeting held in Rīga last year.

=> ↺ Mexico News Daily ☛ Teachers, taxes and ‘transformation’: the week at the mañaneras

President López Obrador covered everything from economic stability to “banishing” corruption to armored vehicles at the week’s pressers.

Censorship/Free Speech

=> ↺ New Yorker ☛ Salman Rushdie Remembers the British Novelist Martin Amis

To read the late writer’s work was to behold his singular style.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ INTERVIEW: ‘They threatened to arrest us both together’

Son of veteran Wuhan dissident Zhang Yi flees to the Netherlands as authorities target his father

=> ↺ Off Guardian ☛ A Closed System

There is so much going on we don’t know about. Like I’ve said before, we definitely have reached that critical point of being a “closed system.” The mainstream media are all in on it, so they control the flow of information. No one knows what is happening unless they literally see it or …

Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Afghan-American Journalist Freed After Detention In Kabul

Afghan-American journalist Ali Latifi said on May 19 that he has been released from detention one day after being held in Kabul, calling it a “misunderstanding.”

Civil Rights/Policing

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Being Leader Of Sex-Trafficking Gang

Iran’s judicial authority announced it has executed the purported head of a gang that trafficked Iranian girls and women to neighboring countries.

=> ↺ New Yorker ☛ Title 42 Is Gone, But What Are Asylum Seekers Supposed to Do Now?

It’s hard to imagine an area of federal policymaking more vexed than immigration, generally, and asylum, specifically.

=> ↺ US News And World Report ☛ Prosecutors Refile Charges Against Officer in 2020 Protest Arrest After Judge Dismisses Case

A Philadelphia judge dismissed all charges against a former police officer accused of assaulting a woman who accidentally drove a sport utility vehicle into a 2020 protest with her young son in the vehicle — but prosecutors quickly refiled the case

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ Investigation launched after Australia police taser elderly woman with dementia

An Australian police force is launching an internal investigation after police officers tasered a 95-year-old woman at an elderly care facility.

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ Australia to become first OECD nation on UN human rights non-compliance list

The UN is set to sanction Australia for failing to meet its international human rights obligations. On Saturday, in an exclusive interview with The Saturday Paper, vice-chair of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT), Aisha Shujune Muhammad, said that Australia has failed to implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture…

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While famous for its citizens leaving Mexico, throughout history, the nation’s also welcomed many foreign groups looking for a better life.

Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

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The week in May when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox traditionally unveiled programming plans in glitzy presentations to advertisers has always spoken to the networks’ power over popular culture. It was decidedly muted this year, both to the continued growth of streaming and uncertainties caused by the Hollywood writers strike. Picketers marched this week in front of the Manhattan venues where the annual presentations took place, and stars stayed away. More importantly, the strike lends mystery to whether TV will have much of a fall season at all. Some of the broadcast networks took strikingly different tacks in how they approach a future that is in shadows.

Monopolies

Patents

=> ↺ IP Kat ☛ 2023-05-19Unified Patent Court: Milan will be the third seat of the Central Division [Ed: This is patently illegal, so it'll explode after start and destroy the EU's reputation in the process; whose money are the lobbyists passing to politicians? Disaster in the making.]

Copyrights

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