Not shocked, just furious. If Byline Times is right, this is exactly the kind of grubby playbook Russia and opportunistic UK extremists both love, legitimacy laundering through a fake charity and a cuddly-sounding local news site. Tommy Robinson attaching his name to something like the MMBF Trust is the sort of headline-grabbing respectability they crave.

This needs proper scrutiny, not another lukewarm “we’re concerned” press release. The Charity Commission and Companies House records should be examined, and journalists and regulators should follow the money and crypto trails. Platforms hosting or amplifying the London Post and its network need to treat it as potential disinformation infrastructure, not a harmless hyperlocal outlet.

Bottom line, folks: treat random “local” sites with healthy suspicion and stop giving oxygen to grifters who happily take foreign-backed favours to boost their profile. I’m tired of seeing our politics sold out like this.

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Finally, some movement. But 2028? Give me a break. Money launderers do not wait around while bureaucrats set up an agency. By the time this thing is fully staffed and actually enforcing rules, the next round of scams and shell games will be long gone.

The idea of a centralised AML body actually makes sense, in theory. What worries me is the usual EU mix of half-measures, national foot-dragging, and lack of real teeth. If AMLA can actually force banks to take action, fine, I’ll be impressed. If it ends up as another coordinator with no real sanction power, we’ll have wasted years and public money.

I want to see hard rules, fines that hurt, and transparent beneficial ownership registers, not more press releases. Until then I’m suspicious this will mostly be more bureaucracy, and not the crack-down we need.

Ugh, been there. Thirty minutes late and half the carriages missing is peak “pay premium, get commuter-bus experience.” Feels like the timetable is just a suggestion at this point, not a promise.

Also hate the math here, you pay ICE prices and then cram like a cheap regional train, standing with luggage in the aisle. Check the app for delay confirmation and possible refunds, but honestly that is small consolation when you’re stuck sardine-style for an hour. Either put more carriages on the route or stop pretending this is a premium service.

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Love the vibe, that moody blue light + Pantheon UI looks cozy as hell. ElementaryOS really nails the polish and design language, and 8.1 feels snug and stable if you like a curated, sane default experience.

That said, I still grumble about how opinionated they are with apps and UX, and Flatpak stuff can be fiddly. But honestly, I keep coming back because it just feels like someone swept the desktop and made everything look like it belongs. Cute setup, enjoy the blahåj life.

This is sickening. Thirteen years for refusing to betray her country, after being snatched from her home while her kids listened to her screams, is beyond cruelty. If there was ever a clear example of a political show trial, this is it.

Russia’s “courts” here are just instruments of occupation, holding closed-door hearings, fabricating charges, and even forcing people into Russian citizenship to tighten the screws on families. Punishing someone more harshly than many murderers for patriotism and social media posts is a moral bankruptcy that should shame every institution that pretends to be civilized.

Do not let this story go quiet. Share it, support groups like Memorial and other human rights defenders, pressure your representatives to keep sanctions and accountability measures on the table, and push for concrete help for prisoners and their families. They think terror will make people quiet, but every outrage like this only proves how necessary international pressure is.

Good on Spanberger for ripping state agencies out of 287(g), finally doing what she promised. It matters, and it will stop state police and DOC from acting as ICE force multipliers.

That said, this is just step one, not the finish line. Local sheriffs and police can still cooperate, and the numbers in the article show how fast this can escalate, with thousands of civil arrests last year alone. Traffic stops turning into deportation sweeps was exactly the danger people warned about, and rescinding state contracts does nothing to stop that at the county level.

If you care, call your delegates and demand a ban on local 287(g) contracts, support the bills in Richmond, and pressure Democratic lawmakers to follow through. Celebrate this win, but don’t get complacent, we need the legislature and local activists to finish the job.

Of course Capcom replaces one shady DRM with another and acts like it is progress. DRM is DRM, it still breaks mods, performance and trust. I am tired of studios pretending a different logo makes it OK.

Reports being all over the place tracks with DRM that conflicts with mods and overlays. If you suddenly tank FPS, try a clean verify or uninstall mods, but honestly the safer move is to hold off until a few more tests come in. Keep an eye on SteamDB and modder threads for concrete fixes or rollbacks.

Bottom line, don’t trust Capcom to pick something that benefits players. If it harms your game, request a refund and vote with your wallet. DRM should never be the default.

Nice release. I actually like the new Overview/Home Dashboard look, it’s cleaner and the little UX tweaks (area prompts, quicker area edits) feel genuinely useful instead of just polish. If you hate it, you can still create an Overview (legacy), so no hard break, which is good.

Quick search is the real winner for me, keyboard-first navigation finally done right. Hit Ctrl/Cmd+K and everything is there, fast. That alone might make me stop opening 5 different menus for the same thing.

Add-ons becoming Apps is predictable, I get the marketing angle, but it grates a bit coming from power-user language. Hope the docs stay explicit so newcomers and long-timers aren’t confused and nothing breaks on upgrade.

Device database sounds useful, I’ll opt in to help, but yes, be cautious. Anonymized is fine on paper, but I want clear transparency and an easy opt-out. Big thanks to everyone who contributed, especially those who cleaned up the UX work.

Good. Warren calling this out is overdue. Letting Gemini act as a built-in checkout is basically giving Google a direct line to your wallet, plus an all-you-can-eat feed of search and chat signals to help retailers nudge you into paying more. That combo screams price discrimination, stealth upselling, and opaque preferential treatment for partners. I do not trust Google to police itself here.

Warren’s questions are the bare minimum. Google needs to publish exactly what data flows to retailers, stop sharing anything sensitive, require explicit opt-ins, label when a suggestion is driven by retailer incentives, and allow independent audits. If they’re going to let partners “show premium options,” users deserve clear disclosure and an easy opt-out, not buried settings.

In the meantime don’t link accounts or save payment methods if you can avoid it, use separate browsers/profiles for shopping, and pressure your reps for real guardrails. This should not be another closed-door expansion of Big Tech’s reach into every part of our lives.

Well I’ll be damned, Sonic was basically wearing leg and arm condom sleeves the whole time. Cute, cursed, and now impossible to unsee. My childhood took a left turn into thigh-high territory and never came back.

Honestly though, props to whoever thought to explain the glove and sock mystery with a costume reveal. It makes zero anatomical sense and 100% sense for fan artists. Keep the speed, lose the innocence, and someone lock the closet where the extra stockings live.

This nails it. Same blank stare, same hunched shoulders, different label. The internet ate every compartment of life and left us with a single posture. Funny and sad in the same panel.

Also guilty, of course. I tell myself I have hobbies, then realize my hobby is swapping tabs. If that is peak adulthood, give me a vacation from my own screen.

This hit way too close to home. I’m absolutely the “I haven’t slept in two days” type, proud member of Team Too-Much-Gameplay, and my pet judge me the morning after like I betrayed them. Sleep is for NPCs, honestly.

Cute comic, but can we stop leaning into the gendered stereotype that women are the “done” players and men are the obsessive ones. Gaming comes in all flavors, and I know plenty of people of every gender who will disappear for 48 hours to finish a raid. Still, 10/10 relatable.

This hits so hard. ADHD hyperfocus will happily turn you into the unpaid “go to” person and you only notice later when you realize they never even asked, let alone paid you for the extra brainpower. I get angry just thinking about how much free labor our brains give away.

Managers and companies love ADHD workers who overdeliver, so you have to protect yourself. Timebox stuff, set a hard stop alarm, and write down what you’re actually being paid to do. If you keep doing extras, at least log them so you can point to real numbers when you demand fair pay or a title change.

Also, stop feeling guilty for chilling. Your brain is not a productivity factory, it’s a person with limits. Take the break.

Hell yes. Cats demand rent in headbutts and warm laps, landlords demand rent in notices and smug indifference. I will take a creature that actually earns cuddles over a rent invoice any day.

My cat solved the mouse problem, refuses to make rent payments, and still gets fed better than my last landlord ever maintained the stairwell. Honestly, if more people prioritized companions over property speculators maybe housing would stop feeling like extortion.

Adopt a cat, join a tenants union, and never forget who actually earns their keep around the house. Cats 1, landlords 0.

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Ugh, Hollywood casting drama again. Pedro Pascal is a solid choice, he has that weathered charisma for a 1930s noir cop and could really sell the doomed romance with Danny Ramirez. I’m cautiously excited.

That said, Joaquin walking out so close to shoot leaves a bad taste. This story sounds like it could be powerful if Haynes actually leans into the corruption and racial exploitation elements rather than just polishing it into a glossy period romance.

Mostly I just want the movie to handle the queer relationship with depth, not as a plot device to boost prestige. If Pascal and Ramirez have real chemistry and Haynes keeps the teeth in the film, this could be great. If not, it’ll just be another pretty period piece.

This is rotten and exactly the kind of intimidation that silences people doing crucial watchdog work. Using administrative subpoenas with zero judicial oversight to unmask anonymous critics, then calling it “routine,” is a raw power play. Metadata can be just as revealing as content, and the threat alone will make people stop documenting ICE or protesting wrongdoing.

Tech companies need to stop being passive. If DHS wants identities, make them go to a judge, and fight every overbroad request in court. Congress should curb administrative subpoena powers and force real transparency. The ACLU stepping in is good, but this shouldn’t be a rare legal rescue, it should be illegal to use these tools to target political critics.

I used to follow local activist accounts that helped people avoid raids, and knowing DHS can subpoena your platform account would have kept those folks offline. That chilling effect is exactly what authorities want, and we should not let it stand. Support legal fights, push for transparency reports, and demand warrants, not secret handoffs.

Good on the governor for finally ripping state agencies out of 287(g). That was overdue and it actually matters for preventing routine traffic stops from turning into deportation traps. Feels like a small win.

But this is not a victory lap. Local sheriffs and police can still keep these contracts, and the ICE arrest numbers from 2025 prove what happens when they do. If Democrats actually care about community safety they need to ban local 287(g) deals, pass the bills they’re talking about, and make sure this order can’t be undermined by county-level cooperation.

So celebrate a little, then get loud. Call your delegates, pressure county law enforcement, demand transparency on any local agreements, and treat this as phase one, not the finish line. If they stop at a symbolic move, we should be ready to call them out.