Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | “If an opposition party votes like this, it’s not in opposition. It may not even be a party.”
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 19038 |
Comments: 1467
The article reports that 149 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass an $840 billion military spending bill for the upcoming fiscal year, despite warnings from some progressive members that the massive budget and expanded presidential war powers could enable authoritarianism. The bill faced opposition from a minority of Democrats who argued it contradicted stated party values on climate, healthcare, and human rights.
Key Points:
The U.S. House passed an $840 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
149 Democrats voted in favor, providing the necessary votes for passage alongside Republicans.
Progressive critics warned the bill grants expansive, 'imperial' war powers to the president.
Opponents argued the military budget contradicts Democratic priorities like climate action and healthcare.
The final vote was 310-118, with most opposition coming from progressive Democrats and a few Republicans.
"The legislation... grants the president broad new powers to wage war, including the ability to unilaterally start a war with Iran, and continues the policy of endless war and militarism that has come to define U.S. foreign policy."
Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake
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Score: 17558 |
Comments: 1102
The article argues that Democrats are mistakenly campaigning for the 2026 midterm elections as if they will be fair, while ignoring clear threats of subversion from Donald Trump and his allies. It warns that Trump's administration, guided by plans like Project 2025, is actively preparing to rig the election or discredit the results if his party faces defeat.
Key Points:
Donald Trump has expressed regret for not seizing voting machines in 2020, signaling his intent to interfere in future elections.
Democrats are focused on voter mobilization but are failing to take action to prevent election rigging through executive action, intimidation, or interference with vote counting.
Historian Robert Kagan argues Trump will not allow a Republican defeat because it would end his ability to wield total power.
The Trump administration is using every tool available to influence the 2026 election and sow doubt in its validity if his party loses.
The playbook for subversion was laid out in Project 2025, and Trump's allies are better prepared to execute it than they were in 2020.
""Democrats have focused on mobilizing to compete successfully in November, but not on taking action now to ensure the election is not rigged through executive action, intimidation, or interference with vote counting.""
‘Dark, Bizarre Stuff’: White House Posts Deepfake Image of Arrested ICE Protester Crying: “All of us are on full notice that this White House feels no compunction about concocting obvious lies, concedes nothing when its lies are exposed, and should be presumptively disbelieved in all matters.”
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 13137 |
Comments: 364
The White House posted a deepfake image on social media depicting an arrested ICE protester crying, which critics described as 'dark, bizarre stuff.' The incident has raised significant concerns about the government's use of AI-generated disinformation to mock and discredit political opponents.
Key Points:
The White House posted a deepfake image of an arrested ICE protester crying.
Critics condemned the act as 'dark, bizarre stuff' and a dangerous use of disinformation.
The incident represents a government using AI-generated content to mock political opponents.
It raises ethical and democratic concerns about official use of deepfakes.
"'Dark, Bizarre Stuff': White House Posts Deepfake Image of Arrested ICE Protester Crying"
Confused Trump, 79, Makes Bizarre Claim About Looming Ice Storm
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Score: 5902 |
Comments: 666
The article reports on former President Donald Trump using an impending major ice storm to mock the concept of global warming, calling it a hoax and attacking 'Environmental Insurrectionists.' It details his long-standing skepticism of climate science and his promotion of fossil fuels, while explaining that climate change actually increases the likelihood of extreme winter weather events.
Key Points:
Trump posted on Truth Social questioning 'Whatever happened to global warming?' in response to forecasts of a historic cold wave.
The article clarifies that climate change (which includes global warming) leads to more extreme weather, including heavier snowfalls, due to a warmer atmosphere holding more moisture.
Trump has a documented history of dismissing climate change, championing fossil fuels, and implementing policies criticized by environmentalists.
The impending storm is expected to affect a vast portion of the U.S., with governors declaring emergencies and warnings of life-threatening risks.
The article positions Trump's comments as a misunderstanding of climate science, contrasting them with explanations from scientific sources.
"It has long been public knowledge that the now-relegated term global warming does not mean that cold temperatures will not occur, but rather that the average temperature inside the Earth’s atmosphere will be higher, disrupting delicate environmental balances."
ICE Agents Violently Arrest Black Corrections Officer
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Score: 4337 |
Comments: 160
ICE agents in Portland, Maine, violently arrested a Black corrections officer recruit who was a legal immigrant with work authorization until 2029. The local sheriff condemned the arrest as 'bush-league policing' and stated the federal government's story about its immigration actions differs from reality. The article frames this as part of a broader pattern of ICE targeting people of color, including law enforcement officers.
Key Points:
A Black corrections officer recruit, a legal immigrant with valid work authorization, was violently arrested by ICE agents in Portland, Maine.
The local sheriff, Kevin Joyce, publicly excoriated the agents' conduct, calling it 'bush-league policing' and stating the recruit was 'squeaky clean.'
An eyewitness video shows the man confused and compliant, with his corrections uniform visible in his abandoned, still-running car.
The sheriff said the incident changed his view, highlighting a disconnect between the federal government's narrative and on-the-ground actions.
The article connects this to a broader pattern of ICE targeting officers of color and employing aggressive tactics under a 'mass deportation agenda.'
""I guess if you’re not the card-carrying, you know, U.S. citizen, then you must be illegal, because that’s what they told me is he’s illegal, and he’s definitely not a criminal. So what part of him is illegal? I don’t know.""
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 407 |
Comments: 133
The author investigates why a single SSH keystroke generates an excessive number of packets (~100), which is problematic for their high-performance game running over SSH. They discover the root cause is Nagle's algorithm interacting with TCP_NODELAY and SSH's real-time character echo, causing many small 36-byte packets. The article details their debugging process and the remediation of disabling TCP_NODELAY on the client.
Key Points:
A single keystroke in an SSH session was observed to generate around 100 packets, mostly 36-byte messages, causing high overhead.
The issue was critical for the author's performance-sensitive game, which aimed to support thousands of concurrent players over SSH.
The root cause was identified as the interaction between Nagle's algorithm (enabled) and the TCP_NODELAY socket option (disabled) on the client, combined with SSH's character-at-a-time mode.
Debugging involved packet analysis with tcpdump and scripts, and exploring ideas like SSH flow control or PTY polling.
The remediation was to enable TCP_NODELAY on the SSH client, which aligned packet sending with application writes and eliminated the excessive small packets.
"I care about performance. So I have a script that connects a few hundred bots over ssh and has them make a move a second. Then I use go’s outstanding profiling tools to look at what’s going on."
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 124 |
Comments: 1
The cURL project, a widely used networking tool, is terminating its vulnerability reward program due to an overwhelming influx of low-quality, often AI-generated bug reports. The maintainers cite the strain on their small team and the need to protect their mental health as primary reasons for this decision.
Key Points:
cURL is ending its bug bounty program effective the end of January 2026.
The decision is a direct response to a surge in low-quality, AI-generated 'slop' reports that waste maintainers' time.
Project lead Daniel Stenberg emphasizes the need to ensure the project's survival and the team's mental well-being.
While some AI-assisted reports are valuable, the majority are bogus, containing hallucinations and non-compiling code.
This issue mirrors problems in other fields, like music streaming, where AI-generated content floods platforms.
""We are just a small single open source project with a small number of active maintainers. It is not in our power to change how all these people and their slop machines work. We need to make moves to ensure our survival and intact mental health.""
Pangolin 1.15: iOS and Android apps, device approvals and posture, stability, and more
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 71 |
Comments: 25
Pangolin 1.15 marks the official release of the identity-aware VPN/proxy tool out of beta, introducing major new features including native mobile apps for iOS and Android. The update significantly enhances security by adding device fingerprinting, posture checks, and a new device approval system to enforce zero-trust principles at the hardware level.
Key Points:
Official release of Pangolin 1.15, moving the Private Access tool out of beta.
Launch of native iOS/iPadOS and Android apps available on official app stores.
Introduction of device fingerprinting (digital ID) and posture checks (security health).
New device approval system enforcing 'deny by default' for new hardware.
Added device blocking for immediate access revocation and archiving for permanent records.
"With version 1.15, we are extending zero-trust to the hardware layer by introducing Device Approvals. When enabled on a user’s role, Pangolin shifts to a 'deny by default' stance for new hardware. Even with valid credentials, a new device is entirely blocked until an admin decisively approves the connection."
The article announces the establishment of a new Centre for Land Economics, a significant development for the Georgist movement. It highlights the center's mission to advance research and policy on land value taxation and economic rent.
Key Points:
A new Centre for Land Economics has been formally established.
Its purpose is to advance research and policy on land value taxation and economic rent.
This represents a major institutional step forward for Georgist economic ideas.
The center aims to influence legislative and academic discourse on land economics.
"The establishment of the Centre for Land Economics marks a significant institutional step forward for the Georgist movement, providing a dedicated hub for research and advocacy on land value taxation and the recapture of economic rent."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 43 |
Comments: 21
The article appears to be a GitHub repository page for a project called Ghostty, but the provided content is primarily the standard GitHub website navigation and interface elements, not the actual content of the AI_POLICY.md file. The page shows repository navigation and GitHub's platform features, but the specific policy document content is not included in the given text.
Key Points:
The source is a GitHub repository page for the Ghostty project.
The target file is named AI_POLICY.md, suggesting it contains an AI usage policy.
The provided text consists of GitHub's standard UI elements, not the policy content.
The repository is public and has significant community engagement (41.9k stars).
The actual policy text is not present in the provided article content.
"ghostty/AI_POLICY.md at main · ghostty-org/ghostty"
Does Georgism have a settled position on indigenous rights and aboriginal/native title? Does it reject them?
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Score: 26 |
Comments: 17
The article explores the perceived tension between Georgist philosophy, which asserts a universal moral right to land, and the specific rights of indigenous peoples to native title. The author, having previously discussed the topic, expresses concern that Georgism may inherently reject indigenous land rights, creating a conflict for supporters of both principles. They seek a Georgist answer that reconciles these positions to avoid alienating proponents of indigenous rights.
Key Points:
The author questions how Georgism's principle of universal land rights reconciles with indigenous land rights and native title.
They are concerned that Georgism may reject native title, based on prior discussions and interpretations of Henry George's work.
This perceived rejection is seen as a potential barrier to Georgism's success, as it could alienate supporters of indigenous rights.
The author personally finds a conflict between their support for both Georgist and indigenous rights principles.
They are seeking a satisfying Georgist answer that addresses and accommodates pro-indigenous rights perspectives.
"For Georgism to succeed, critiques need to have an answer. For anyone who agrees with indigenous rights, they have a reason to reject Georgism."
Malicious PyPI Packages spellcheckpy and spellcheckerpy Deliver Python RAT
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Score: 15 |
Comments: 1
In January 2026, two malicious PyPI packages named 'spellcheckpy' and 'spellcheckerpy' were discovered. They impersonated the legitimate pyspellchecker library and contained a hidden Python Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that was cleverly concealed within a dictionary data file.
Key Points:
Two malicious packages (spellcheckpy, spellcheckerpy) were uploaded to PyPI, impersonating a legitimate library.
The malware was hidden in a Basque language dictionary file (eu.json.gz) to evade detection.
The attacker first published dormant versions with the payload present but not triggered.
Version 1.2.0 of spellcheckpy added an obfuscated execution trigger that activates upon import.
The final payload is a downloader that fetches a full-featured RAT from a remote server.
"Hidden inside the Basque language dictionary file was a base64-encoded payload that downloads a full-featured Python RAT. The attacker published three 'dormant' versions first, payload present, trigger absent, then flipped the switch with spellcheckpy v1.2.0, adding an obfuscated execution trigger that fires the moment you import SpellChecker."