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Meanwhile in Wales

20 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

  The proposal to criminalize lying by politicians in Wales' Senedd, led by Adam Price, aims to restore trust in politics by holding politicians legally accountable for false statements. While innovative, it raises concerns about democracy and freedo...

Reasons for the appointment of Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense

19 Jun 2024 10 minute read 1 comment Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zkh_QJA6uiGRWsbs Putin appointed Belousov, a religious scientist and economist who did not serve in the army and does not have a military education, as Minister of Defense. This will be the seco...

US Cryptoverse slams Biden for transferring 2 CFTC commissioners

19 Jun 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Yugocean

     President Biden has changed the roles of two CFTC commissioners, Christy Romero and Kristin Johnson. This has been greeted with objections.   Is Rostin Behnam the target?      It is believed that the Biden administration is weakening the pro-cry...

Joan of Arc vs. The Inferno

18 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Is the reason you're so much better than methe fact that I'm no better than you?"I Make The Rules   When faced with a cult of self-righteous hypocrites, it can be tempting to renounce.  Shall we hold fast to our convictions?  Or should we "go along...

Digital Currency or Digital Control?

18 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

"Digital Currency or Digital Control?" by Nicholas Anthony, published by the Cato Institute, delves into the growing phenomenon of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their potential threats to financial privacy, personal freedom, market stab...

Why Hindu nationalism is against democracy and equality

17 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR: Hindu nationalism, promoted by India's BJP, poses a serious threat to democracy. By undermining secularism, promoting religious intolerance, and concentrating power, it endangers democratic values and institutions. The party's rhetoric and poli...

Historical Hacks: The Citibank Hack (1994)

17 Jun 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

This hack exploited dial-up and weak security to steal millions. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack We’ve talked much about how the earlier days of the internet were a very different time, especially with regard...

Crypto Today 110 : Base Network completes first year

17 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Yugocean

BASE completes first year, may not be the same without Friend.Tech      Coinbase's Ethereum layer 2 network Base has completed one year. The Base network, which started on June 16, 2023, is the second-largest Ethereum L2 network with the most activit...

Kalle Kniivilae about the political situation in Ukraine

16 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

TLDR: The mood in Kyiv has worsened despite some stabilization on the front lines due to new U.S. weapon supplies. The constant Russian shelling has decreased, but extensive bombings of Ukrainian power plants have led to prolonged power outages and h...

Investigation into the case of defense personnel officer Yuri Kuznetsov

16 Jun 2024 7 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/ZkTrLf1RJWrjCcmR "A general is not a position - it's happiness!" - as the unforgettable Antibiotic said. The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against the head of the...