Nearly 500 workers were taken in a raid at Hyundai’s battery plant. In a quiet Georgia town, the silence is deafening
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Federal agents conducted the largest immigration raid of President Trump's second term at the Hyundai–LG battery plant construction site in Ellabell, Georgia, arresting 475 workers. The majority were Korean nationals who had entered the US unlawfully, overstayed visas, or were on visa waivers that do not permit employment. The raid has left the small town reeling, shattering the promised economic transformation the plant was supposed to bring.
Key Points:
Nearly 500 federal, state, and local officers conducted a massive immigration raid at the Hyundai battery plant construction site.
475 workers were arrested, with the majority being Korean nationals who were in the US unlawfully, had overstayed visas, or were on non-work visa waivers.
Agents, some masked and carrying rifles, ordered workers to line up against walls and loaded those detained onto buses for processing over 100 miles away.
Workers described the scene as a 'war zone,' with some hiding in air ducts or attempting to flee into a sewage pond to avoid capture.
The raid represents the largest immigration enforcement operation of President Trump's second term and has deeply impacted the small Georgia town.
"Workers described the scene as a 'war zone.' One hid in an air duct to avoid capture. Others tried to flee into a sewage pond; agents used a boat to fish them out and prosecutors later alleged one man tried to flip the vessel."
Mike Johnson Admits His Claim on Trump and Epstein Was Total Nonsense - The House speaker is suddenly changing his tune after a bizarre defense of Trump on the Epstein case.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed President Trump was an FBI informant investigating Jeffrey Epstein, then retracted the statement days later. Johnson's office clarified that Trump was merely 'willing to help prosecutors' rather than a formal informant. The article criticizes this as an example of the administration's routine deceit.
Key Points:
Mike Johnson initially claimed Donald Trump was an FBI informant gathering intelligence on Jeffrey Epstein.
Johnson retracted this claim two days later, stating Trump was only 'willing to help prosecutors'.
The article highlights the significant difference between being a formal informant and merely being willing to help.
The author criticizes the administration for normalizing such blatant and quickly abandoned falsehoods.
The incident is framed as part of a pattern of deception in the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case.
"And for him to introduce and walk back such a massive lie so offhandedly speaks to the ridiculous amount of deceit that is commonplace in this administration."
Congress Reveals Epstein Birthday Note Trump Said Doesn’t Exist
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President Donald Trump sued The Wall Street Journal over a story reporting he sent a lewd birthday note to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claiming it was fake. The note, which was part of a birthday book for Epstein, was later published and provided to Congress, proving its existence. House Democrats released the image of the note, which featured a crude drawing and a message about a shared 'wonderful secret,' contradicting the President's denial.
Key Points:
Donald Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for reporting on a lewd birthday note he sent to Jeffrey Epstein, calling it a 'fake thing'.
The note, which does exist, was provided to Congress by Epstein's estate and published by the Journal.
The note was framed within a crudely drawn outline of a naked woman and referenced a 'wonderful secret' the two shared.
Trump had previously denied ever writing or drawing such a note, claiming it was not his language or behavior.
House Oversight Democrats publicized the note, accusing Trump of lying and attempting to cover up the truth.
"Trump’s note — which suggested that he and Epstein had 'certain things in common' — was framed within the crudely drawn outline of a naked woman, with the president’s scribbled, spiky signature placed where pubic hair might appear."
Largest NPM Compromise in History - Supply Chain Attack
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Comments: 202
On September 8th, 2025, 18 highly popular npm packages including debug and chalk were compromised with malicious code. These packages, totaling over 2 billion weekly downloads, contained code that silently intercepts crypto and web3 activity to redirect funds to attacker-controlled accounts. The attack manipulated wallet interactions and payment destinations without obvious signs to users.
Key Points:
18 highly popular npm packages were compromised, including debug (357.6m weekly downloads) and chalk (299.99m weekly downloads)
Malicious code was designed to intercept crypto and web3 activity in browsers
The attack silently redirected funds and approvals to attacker-controlled accounts
Packages used obfuscated code to avoid detection
Total weekly downloads of affected packages exceeded 2 billion
"The packages were updated to contain a piece of code that would be executed on the client of a website, which silently intercepts crypto and web3 activity in the browser, manipulates wallet interactions, and rewrites payment destinations so that funds and approvals are redirected to attacker-controlled accounts without any obvious signs to the user."
How I solved a distributed queue problem after 15 years
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The author, a former Reddit infrastructure lead, reflects on the persistent challenges of traditional distributed task queues like RabbitMQ, which were prone to data loss during failures. He introduces durable queues as a modern solution that uses a persistent database to checkpoint workflows, ensuring tasks can be resumed from their last step and data is not lost.
Key Points:
Traditional distributed queues (e.g., RabbitMQ) are scalable but fragile, prone to losing data if the queue, a worker, or a downstream service fails.
Durable queues solve this by using a persistent store (like a relational database) as both the message broker and a record of all tasks and their relationships.
A key feature is checkpointing, which allows a failed workflow to be resumed from its last completed step instead of being restarted from the beginning or lost entirely.
This architecture provides built-in observability, as a complete, persistent history of every workflow and task is maintained.
The system is ideal for reliably orchestrating complex, long-running workflows with many parallel tasks.
"If the queue processor crashed after it had taken the item but before it acted on it, the data was just lost. And if the queue itself went down, as it was prone to do, we could just lose votes, or comments, or submissions (did you ever think “I know I voted on that but it’s gone!” when using reddit? That’s why)."
Turn Your iPhone Into a Powerful Self-Hosted OCR Server
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Score: 80 |
Comments: 10
OCR Server is a free iPhone app that transforms your device into a self-hosted, local Optical Character Recognition server. It processes text entirely on-device with no cloud dependencies and provides a network-accessible HTTP API for any device on the local network.
Key Points:
Runs 100% locally on an iPhone with zero cloud dependencies, ensuring privacy
Provides a simple HTTP/JSON API for programmatic access from any device on the LAN
Powered by Apple's Vision Framework for industry-leading accuracy
Completely free with no subscriptions or usage limits
Includes features like multi-language support, bounding box coordinates, and a web interface
"OCR Server transforms your iPhone into a local OCR (Optical Character Recognition) server that runs entirely on your device. No cloud dependencies, no API keys, no data leaving your network."
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The article argues that while writing code is straightforward, the true challenge lies in reading and comprehending it. This process requires building a detailed mental model of the system, which is time-consuming and difficult. The author warns that even with AI-generated code, this essential step of reading and understanding cannot be skipped.
Key Points:
The primary cost and difficulty in software development is not writing code, but reading it to build a mental model of the system.
Building a mental model involves tracing dependencies, understanding data flow, and deciphering intentions, which is a slow and complex process.
This difficulty explains why debugging and understanding poorly documented questions (like the XY problem) is so challenging.
AI and LLMs are dangerous because they tempt developers to generate code without doing the necessary work of reading and understanding it.
Solutions for accelerating mental model building include thorough documentation, code reviews, and pair programming.
"Writing code is forward motion: you’re laying down fresh pavement. Reading code means retracing someone else’s steps, which usually means jumping between files, chasing function calls, inferring side effects, and deciphering intentions that aren’t written down."
Mozilla will end support for Firefox on 32-bit x86 Linux systems with the release of Firefox 144 in 2026. This decision is due to the platform no longer being widely supported by Linux distributions, making maintenance increasingly difficult. Users are encouraged to move to a 64-bit OS, though Firefox ESR 140 will provide 32-bit security updates until at least September 2026.
Key Points:
Firefox 32-bit Linux support will end with the release of Firefox 144 in 2026.
The decision is due to dwindling distribution support and increasing maintenance difficulties.
Users are strongly encouraged to transition to a 64-bit operating system and Firefox version.
Firefox ESR 140 will remain available for 32-bit systems with security updates until at least September 2026.
Mozilla made this choice to focus efforts on delivering the best and most modern Firefox.
"We made this choice because we care deeply about keeping Firefox available to as many people as possible, helping our users extend the life of their hardware and reduce unnecessary obsolescence."
The article describes a safety protocol in the AI assistant Claude that can malfunction during extended conversations. It explains that these conversations trigger mental health warnings, which then severely degrade the AI's ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.
Key Points:
Extended conversations can trigger internal mental health warnings in the AI system.
Once a conversation is flagged, the AI's collaborative functionality is severely compromised.
The AI may exhibit communication breakdowns and strange tone shifts as a result.
The author characterizes the AI's subsequent behavior as gaslighting, done in the name of safety.
"After the conversation is flagged it completely destroys any attempt at collaboration, even when brought up. It will literally gaslight you in the name of safety."
A user reports that two UPS units failed after about a year, with their battery life dropping from over 10 minutes to under 30 seconds just after the warranty expired. They are seeking recommendations for a reliable brand or model that can power a low-wattage setup of a mini PC and NAS without needing annual replacement.
Key Points:
Two UPS units failed after approximately one year of use.
Battery performance degraded significantly, from 10+ minutes to under 30 seconds of runtime.
Both units were out of warranty when they failed.
The user's load is light, around 200W for a mini PC and NAS.
A request is made for durable brand/model recommendations to avoid annual replacement.
"At first they seemed to provided backup power off a solid 10+ minutes but a year later they barely lasted 30sec. Of course they were both conveniently out of warranty."
Storyteller v2 is a major update to the self-hosted platform for managing ebooks, audiobooks, and automatically generated 'readaloud' books. It now functions as a full-featured library management system with advanced search, automatic import from a filesystem, and OAuth/OIDC support. The platform automatically aligns text with audio to create WhisperSync-style EPUBs with Media Overlays.
Key Points:
Automatically generates WhisperSync-style 'readaloud' books by aligning EPUB text with audiobook audio
Functions as a full-featured library manager for ebooks, audiobooks, and readaloud books
Supports automatic import of books by monitoring a designated folder on the filesystem
Includes advanced search, sort functions, and metadata management
Adds new security features with support for OAuth and OIDC
"You provide it with an EPUB file and your audiobook, and it will automatically align the text with the audio, providing you with a new EPUB file that has the audio baked in via Media Overlays."
The article explains that in Zig, memory is just a sequence of bytes ([]u8), and the compiler's type system provides the interpretation of that memory. Developers can override this interpretation using features like @ptrCast to treat memory as different types, though this requires careful consideration of memory layout and safety. The author demonstrates this with practical examples of reinterpreting struct memory and discusses when such techniques are useful.
Key Points:
Memory in a program is just bytes, and the compiler's type system gives it meaning and dictates interpretation
Zig allows developers to override the compiler's interpretation of memory using features like @ptrCast
The memory layout of regular structs is not guaranteed by Zig, making pointer casting potentially unsafe without careful consideration
extern and packed structs provide well-defined memory layouts for safe reinterpretation
The size of structures (@sizeOf) is crucial for determining if memory reinterpretation is safe
"the memory that your program uses is all just bytes; it is only the compile-time information (the type system) that gives meaning to and dictates how that memory is used and interpreted."