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It's Worse Than You Think... and I bet Trump & Friends Have Stock in these Companies
#ICE #News #Detainees #PrisonsForProfit #FollowTheMoney #RepublicansProfitingOffofDetention
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China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High-Purity Quartz Deposit Worth 1.4 Billion Euros
#News #China #USA #Quartz #OurModernTimes
China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High-Purity Quartz Deposit
The find may allow China to end its reliance on imports from the United States, particularly from the globally dominant Spruce Pine mine in North Carolina.Arezki Amiri (The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel)
China vows retaliation against countries that follow U.S. calls to isolate Beijing
“China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests. If this happens, China will not accept it and will resolutely take reciprocal countermeasures,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said, according to a CNBC translation.
Retaliation For Those Who Make A Deal With Trump : The Trade War Becoming A Cold War
#News #TradeWar #China #USA #Trump #TheLinesAreDrawn
China vows retaliation against countries that follow U.S. calls to isolate Beijing
In a shift toward a harder stance this month, China retaliated against U.S. tariffs with levies of 125% on imports of American goods.Evelyn Cheng (CNBC)
El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deportees
El Salvador's president has offered to repatriate 252 Venezuelans deported by the US and imprisoned in his country - if Venezuela releases the same number of political prisoners.
Nayib Bukele appealed directly to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a post on social media.
He said many of the Venezuelan deportees had committed "rape and murder", while Venezuelan political prisoners were jailed only because they opposed Maduro, whose re-election last year is widely disputed.
#ElSalvador #Venezuela #Trump #OurModernTimes #News #BBC
El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deportees
El Salvador proposes exchanging 252 US-deported Venezuelans for the same number of "political prisoners" in Venezuela.Jaroslav Lukiv (BBC News)
https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/forest-destruction-the-size-of-liverpool-tied-to-uk-imports/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Forest destruction the size of Liverpool tied to UK imports
UK imports in 2024 linked to forest destruction the size of a major city, despite government pledges to tackle the global nature emergencyGlobal Witness
The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know
Google and the Justice Department will face off in the final stage of a landmark antitrust case that could force the company to spin off its Chrome browser business.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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North Carolina Supreme Court race takes turn in Democrats’ favor
This has been drawn out for 6 months, 3 recounts and multiple court battles because the Republicans didn't like the reality that they lost.
How a malware pdf hacked 4chan
How did 4chan get hacked? Turns out it was a malware postscript in a pdf upload box that got all the admins exposed and ended the site.
Four judges and two lawyers in Indonesia have been charged with transacting bribes to issue a favorable ruling for palm oil giants Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas in a high-profile corruption case.
Prosecutors allege that the companies funneled up to 60 billion rupiah ($3.57 million) to the judges through intermediaries, avoiding potential fines totaling more than $1 billion.
By Hans Nicholas Jong
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/judges-charged-in-indonesian-bribery-scandal-after-clearing-palm-oil-giants-of-corruption/
#News #Conservation #Environment #PalmOil
Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption
JAKARTA — Prosecutors in Indonesia have charged four judges and two lawyers accused of bribery in a recently concluded trial involving palm oil giants Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas.Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
Researcher warns over West Papuan deforestation impact on traditional noken weaving | Evening Report
Evening Report Provides daily analysis of geopolitics, politics, business, the economy and news. Evening Report also publishes and webcasts authoritative podcasts that analyse global issues and events.eveningreport.nz
With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order
The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Sango Bay Land Wars: Tumwesiga Accused of Using State House Connections in Palm Oil Project Disputes
KYOTERA, Uganda — Allegations of land grabbing and forced evictions surrounding a government-backed palm oil project in Sango Bay have intensified, with residents accusing one Ignatius Tumwesiga of leveraging purported State House connections to seiz…NINSIIMA JULIAN ?PML Daily Correspondent (pmldaily)
Kalangala disaster and urgent need for environmental responsibility
On March 15, 2025, Kalangala district faced a catastrophic rainstorm that left at least 994 households homeless.Editorial (The Observer)
Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
Crowing About His Flaunting Law & Order Lies and Ignoring The Supreme Court
#News #Trump #SupremeCourt #SalvadoranTortureCamps #CrimesAgainstHumanity #IgnoringDueProcess #Fascism
Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the sort, Donald Trump and Salvadoran dictator Nayib B…Techdirt
#News: 🌴 In #Chiapas, #Mexico 🇲🇽 women are bravely resisting #palmoil expansion that steals their water, food and land. Hear their voices on this #podcast 🔊 Resist for them!
#BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🚜🙈☠️🤮⛔️#LandBack #WomensRights #IndigenousRights
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https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/world-news/billionaire-investor-vincent-bollore-sued-for-corruption-and-money-laundering-in-africa/
Media tycoon who bankrolled Taylor Swift, Rihanna sued for corruption and money laundering in Africa
The largest shareholder in Universal Media Group has been accused of years of corruption and human rights abuses in Africa.Jared Downing (New York Post)
Sen. Maria Cantwell says there is bipartisan support to rein Trump's tariffs
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., says a bill that would require Congressional approval for tariffs has bipartisan support because they are an "economic nightmare."
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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🌳 #News: @UniofOxford #Research finds while selective logging alters tropical #forests, converting them to #palmoil causes greater harm, especially to #biodiversity. Preserving logged forests is crucial. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
#News: Great #apes tease and prank each other 🤡😛🦍🦧🐵🐒 just as humans do. Including body-slamming, hair-pulling and waving objects in front of each other's faces - new #research study finds #sentience #primatology #primates #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Apes Enjoy Joking and Teasing Each Other
New research finds that it’s not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playfu…Palm Oil Detectives
Republican rebels try to stop Trump's Canada tariffs
Four Republican US senators have broken ranks and voted with the Democrats in an effort to block President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada. In a rare display of opposition to the president, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and Susan Collins helped to vote through a resolution 51 to 48 to end Trump's emergency declaration on fentanyl trafficking that he has used to justify tariffs on Canadian imports.
#News #BBC #Trump #Canada #LisaMurkowski #MitchMcConnell #RandPaul #SusanCollins
Republican rebels vote with Democrats to scupper Trump's Canada tariffs
Four Republican senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.Adam Hale (BBC News)
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The Great Malaysian Timber and Palm Oil Swindle
A joint investigation by Malaysiakini and Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) reveals alarming deforestation in Pahang, #Malaysia, caused by one of the country’s largest #palm…Palm Oil Detectives
finds #pandemics are linked to #ecosystem and #biodiversity declines, with viruses jumping from animals to humans. Urgent #publichealth and #conservation needed #Boycott4Wildlife
@palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/08/protect-nature-to-avoid-future-pandemics/
Protect Nature to Avoid Future Pandemics
Research from University of Queensland and published in The Lancet: Planetary Health finds that the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to the decline of ecosystems and biodiversity, creating a cycle that …Palm Oil Detectives
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/declining-biodiversity-and-emerging-diseases-are-entwined-more-study-needed/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Declining biodiversity and emerging diseases are entwined, more study needed
Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, hyperaware that pathogens can jump from animals to humans at any moment, bringing the next disruptive global health crisis t…Glenn Scherer (Conservation news)
Land distribution in the Pan Amazon is tainted by corruption
The distribution of public land has, at one time or another, been official government policy in almost every Amazonian jurisdiction.mayra (Conservation news)
https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/biodiversity-offsets-for-dummies,19482?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Environment: Governments like docile populations, that’s why they intimidate activists
Governments want you to feel powerless but the tools for change are in our hands. Australia’s economy is failing to decarbonise.Peter Sainsbury (Pearls and Irritations)
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say - ICIJ
The upheaval undermines the agency’s quest to tackle high-end tax cheating.Spencer Woodman (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)
‘Like a virus’: Corruption has infected the fight against climate change
Study shows bribery, theft, and conflicts of interest hinder climate progress and incite violence against Indigenous land defenders.Taylar Dawn Stagner (Grist)
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/plants/giant-carnivorous-plant-science/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Giant carnivorous plant newly described to science
Inspired by photographs on social media, an expedition trekked into the remote Borneo and confirmed a new and amazing species of pitcher plant.Ariel Marcy (Cosmos)
Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most. https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
#education #politics #USpol #vouchers #news #schools #TXlege #Texas #GregAbbott
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)
Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Supreme Court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its Dec.Hayat Indriyatno (Conservation news)
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
