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Summary

The Pearl Police Department in Mississippi hired Jeremy Rast, a former Richland officer fired in June for telling a Latino man on video to "go back to Mexico" and making other derogatory comments.

Despite apologizing for his remarks, Rast's firing was intended to uphold community trust. Pearl's announcement of his hiring drew backlash, with many reacting angrily online.

The hire follows national debates on immigration, coinciding with new deportation priorities under Donald Trump’s second presidency.

Pearl disabled comments on the controversial Facebook post welcoming Rast.

 

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Donald Trump’s pledge to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley has sparked widespread backlash, including from Indigenous Alaskans and Alaskan Republican lawmakers.

The Koyukon Athabascans, who have called the mountain Denali for centuries, consider the name sacred.

The Obama administration officially restored the Denali name in 2015 to honor Alaska Native heritage.

Polls show most Alaskans oppose the renaming, despite the state’s Republican majority.

Alaskan senators Murkowski and Sullivan criticized Trump’s move, while some, including McKinley descendants, support honoring the controversial 25th president despite his views on Native populations.

 

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The Trump administration abruptly dismissed members of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) and other advisory committees, citing resource misuse and alignment with national security priorities.

Critics, including former CSRB members, condemned the move as dangerous amidst ongoing cyber threats, such as Chinese-backed hacks on U.S. infrastructure.

The CSRB had previously earned praise for its investigations into major breaches.

Experts fear this decision disrupts critical cybersecurity efforts, while concerns grow over whether replacements will prioritize merit over political affiliation.

 

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Miguel Arruda, a far-right Portuguese politician, has been accused of stealing luggage at airports and was expelled from his party, Chega.

Police reportedly found missing suitcases at his home and cited surveillance footage allegedly showing him taking another person's bag at Lisbon airport.

Arruda denied the allegations, claiming the footage might be AI-generated and asked for his parliamentary immunity to be lifted.

Prosecutors confirmed an investigation unrelated to his official duties, while media reports suggested he may have sold stolen items online.

 

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Costco shareholders voted overwhelmingly (98%) against a proposal by a conservative think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research, to assess risks linked to the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Costco’s board supported DEI initiatives, dismissing the proposal as partisan and unnecessary.

This rejection contrasts with trends in other companies scaling back DEI efforts.

The vote comes amid new federal rules from Trump targeting DEI initiatives in federal agencies, potentially impacting private vendors working with the government.

 

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Trump has disbanded all advisory committees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), which was investigating a major Chinese hack targeting U.S. telecom firms like Verizon and AT&T.

Critics, including Democrats, warn this move undermines national security and may delay the CSRB’s probe into Salt Typhoon, a hacking group that accessed sensitive communications, including those of Trump and other officials.

DHS cited cost-cutting and national security priorities, while concerns grow over potential "loyalist" appointments.

 

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In a Fox News interview, Donald Trump argued that Ukraine should not have resisted Russia’s 2022 invasion, claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should have made a deal with Vladimir Putin.

Trump criticized Zelenskyy for choosing to fight, compared the military strength of Russia and Ukraine, and said he could have ended the war quickly through negotiations.

Trump’s stance contrasts with Joe Biden's strong support for Ukraine, including aid and sanctions on Russia.

 

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The second Trump administration has implemented sweeping restrictions on US health agencies, banning nearly all travel, halting new contracts, grants, and medical research, and freezing global health funding, including work with the WHO.

Agencies like the CDC and FDA are unable to respond effectively to crises, including the H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

The NIH’s research freeze jeopardizes cancer studies and the broader biomedical sector, which sustains over 400,000 jobs.

Experts warn these moves will delay outbreak responses, harm public health, and stall scientific progress.

 

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The European Commission is revamping its funding approach to Tunisia after a Guardian investigation revealed abuses by EU-funded Tunisian security forces, including rape and violence against migrants.

Future payments, worth tens of millions of pounds, will now require concrete human rights safeguards.

This shift follows criticism of a 2023 EU-Tunisia migration deal that prioritized border control over rights.

New oversight subcommittees will monitor compliance until 2027. Concerns about rights violations also extend to other EU migration deals with Egypt, Mauritania, and Morocco.

 

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Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement over their role in the opioid crisis.

The deal, $1 billion larger than a previous 2024 proposal rejected by the Supreme Court, includes $6.5 billion from the Sacklers and $900 million from Purdue.

Funds will support opioid addiction treatment and prevention efforts.

The settlement, among the largest in U.S. history, still requires court approval.

Critics note the Sacklers' $11 billion withdrawals before Purdue’s bankruptcy, and victims emphasize the ongoing human cost of the crisis.

 

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UnitedHealthcare has appointed Tim Noel as CEO, following the December 4 killing of former chief Brian Thompson in Manhattan.

Noel, a company veteran, takes charge as public anger grows over U.S. healthcare costs.

Thompson’s death sparked debates on the industry and led to a five-day manhunt.

Suspect Luigi Mangione, arrested in Pennsylvania, faces 11 state charges, including terrorism-related murder, and federal charges that could result in the death penalty.

 

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Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack involving over 100 drones, reportedly hitting a Russian oil refinery in Ryazan and targeting Moscow.

Verified footage shows a fireball at the Ryazan site. Russia claimed to have intercepted 121 drones across 13 regions, denying significant damage.

Ukraine also alleged strikes on the Kremniy plant in Bryansk, which it says produces weapons components.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

From the article:

To come to this conclusion, the team tested tea bags made from nylon-6, polypropylene, and cellulose, all typical packaging for teas. They found that when brewing tea, "polypropylene releases approximately 1.2 billion particles per milliliter, with an average size of 136.7 nanometres; cellulose releases about 135 million particles per milliliter, with an average size of 244 nanometres; while nylon-6 releases 8.18 million particles per milliliter, with an average size of 138.4 nanometres."

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Thanks. I’ve fixed the link.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 121 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (20 children)

Through reviewing posts on X, web archives, leak databases, and other social media profiles, the Observer identified the following individuals as the anonymous operators of neo-Nazi X accounts, which had a collective 500,000 followers at their peak:

Cyan Cruz (40 years old): Marketing professional who has lived in Austin and Amarillo, Texas, operating the X account TheOfficial1984.

Michael Gramer (42 years old): Retired mechanical engineer who has lived in New Hampshire, claimed to own a house in Galveston, Texas, and spent time in Dallas, operating the X account 9mm_SMG.

Robert “Bobby” Thorne (35 years old): Vice president at JP Morgan Chase in Plano, Texas, operating the account Noble1945 and previously Noble_x_x_.

John Anthony Provenzano (30 years old): Lives in Virginia, works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Maryland, and operates the X account utism_ (formerly JohnnyBullzeye).

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

“Contrary to predictions” instead makes sense. I've updated the summary.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (4 children)

From your link (translated), the men in the survey didn't seem to engage in whataboutism:

The participants most often experienced psychological violence (40 percent) [including] aggressive shouting, insults and humiliation in front of others. 39 percent suffered from the controlling behavior of the partner, isolation and permanent blame. 30 percent would also experience physical violence...

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...With regard to their own perpetratorship, more than half of the men stated that they had used violence in a relationship themselves, about a quarter see themselves in both the victim and the perpetrator role.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

The US Constitution already resolves this issue with federal preemption under the Supremacy Clause. Basically, Pennsylvania’s residency requirements apply to all elections within the state: local, state, and federal. However, in federal elections, federal law preempts and overrides any conflicting state laws. These challenges have been filed in bad faith.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

At least not everyone:

Israeli media and other observers expressed skepticism about the articles, which appeared to support Netanyahu’s demands in the talks and absolve him of blame for their failure.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

From reading the article, it's possible nuclear arms race, military tech transfer, and refugee crisis to name a few:

But Kim’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric against Seoul has the South once again debating whether it should have its own nuclear arsenal. North Korean troops on a Ukrainian battlefield would only further unravel Beijing’s plans.

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Experts say Beijing is just as worried as the West about what military technology Putin might sell to Kim in exchange for troops.

“Satellites, for sure,” Mr Foster-Carter says. “But Putin is bad – not mad. Russia knows just as China knows that North Korea is a loose cannon. Giving [Kim] more technology for nukes is not a good thing for anybody.”

Experts believe Xi is unlikely to do anything drastic because China needs a stable North Korea – if he cuts off aid, he would likely have a refugee crisis at the border.

[–] MicroWave@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Not entirely sure what you're getting at. Are you suggesting that Taiwanese Indigenous people might have a problem that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is older than the PRC?

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