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Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree for the 2025 autumn military draft, running from October 1 to December 31, according to a decree posted on the official Russian government legal portal on September 29.

The call-up will target 135,000 Russian citizens aged 18 to 30.

Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky, deputy head of Russia’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate, said draftees will serve only within Russia and will not participate in Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Previously, it was reported Russia is considering a major overhaul of its conscription system that would allow for continuous draft procedures year-round, as the country grapples with unprecedented military losses in Ukraine, according to the proposed legislative changes, introduced by the head of the Russian Parliament’s Defense Committee.

Khalil, who was detained by immigration authorities for three months earlier this year over his advocacy for Palestinian rights, was ordered deported to Algeria or Syria on Wednesday afternoon. The Palestinian green card holder, who was born in Syria, became a flashpoint after his detention was explicitly tied to his activism against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The news that he may now be expelled from the country should have been met with equal or greater condemnation from liberals and the left than Kimmel’s was. (Khalil appears safe so long as his federal case against the original detention proceeds, but the new immigration ruling was under new pretenses, meaning he could be deported when the federal trial ends.)

It’s a far more dangerous and brutal consequence of speech the White House doesn’t like than a suspension from late night hosting duties. Never mind the imbalance — the two cases didn’t even merit equal treatment in the eyes of the corporate media.

Kimmel is certainly more prominent and famous — a household name to much of the country — than Khalil is. That isn’t the only reason for the differing levels of outrage. Indeed, the recognition gap was in large part thanks to the corporate media’s failings to properly cover Khalil’s detention in the first place, due to the uniqueness of the main issue animating his ordeal: his advocacy for Palestine.

Specifically at grocery stores.

This weekend I was grocery shopping, and it occurred to me whilst attempting to find the one or two whole bean offerings amid the sea of pre-ground coffee and k-cups that I haven't seen coffee grinders in a grocery store in years. It feels like, growing up through the 90s and early aughts, most stores would have at least a few options to grind fresh, or at least the Bakers near my home did. However, at some point, they were seemingly removed everywhere.

Of course, my intuition tells me that it benefits stores to not have such specialized machinery in place so as to allow maximum flexibility with store layout, but I'm curious if anyone has an inside scoop.

A classified US military intelligence report seen by the ABC says China is rapidly building up the country's commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.

The report dates from earlier this year and was prepared by members of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the Pentagon.

The US intelligence says the large ocean-going vessels have been modified to carry tanks and partake in amphibious operations.

China is building more than 70 of the large vessels by the end of 2026.

State department said it would revoke Petro’s visa after he joined a pro-Palestinian rally in New York, where he called for US soldiers to ‘disobey’ Trump

The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, has dismissed the US decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating international law over his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.

“I no longer have a visa to travel to the United States. I don’t care. I don’t need a visa … because I’m not only a Colombian citizen but a European citizen, and I truly consider myself a free person in the world,” Petro said on social media on Saturday.

“Revoking it for denouncing genocide shows the US no longer respects international law,” he added in a post on X.

Australian beef has replaced U.S. supply in China since Donald Trump returned to the White House, funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars that have in previous years gone to the U.S. cattle industry into Australian pockets.

U.S. shipments to China, worth around $120 million a month, collapsed after Beijing in March allowed permits to expire at hundreds of American meat facilities and as Trump unleashed a tit-for-tat tariff war.

Other U.S. farm exports to China, the world's biggest food importer, have also suffered since Trump retook power. On soybeans alone, U.S. farmers have lost out on shipments worth billions of dollars during the current harvest season.

Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats, according to three people familiar with the situation. At times, his role has superseded that of Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser.

The strikes on the Venezuelan boats allegedly carrying narcotics, which the administration has claimed were necessary because interdiction did not work, have been orchestrated through the homeland security council (HSC), which Miller leads as the homeland security adviser.

Miller empowered the HSC earlier this year to become its own entity in Donald Trump’s second term, a notable departure from previous administrations where it was considered part of the national security council and ultimately reported to the national security adviser.

The AfD has failed to win three run-offs for mayor in major cities in Germany's west, despite other gains. Meanwhile, the German foreign minister is to visit Poland as tensions grow over Russia's aggression.

I have been using bazzite for a year now and have transferred my desktop computers to custom ublue images. The love for bootc and immutable distros have made me want to make my servers immutable too using bootc.

I want suggestions and warnings in using this technology.

I am currently using github actions and the github container repository to host the desktop images, however, I feel like this is insecure and allows a bad actor to also integrate tracking software into the image if they got a hold of my keys. I also don't fully trust ublue. This is the other reason why I want to make my own bootc image from scratch.

Is it safe to continue using the github container repository or should I host my own?

Also, are there any good examples of Containerfiles for a bootc image?

For the past 15 years, F-Droid has provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world to find and install free and open source apps. When contrasted with the commercial app stores — of which the Google Play store is the most prominent — the differences are stark: they are hotbeds of spyware and scams, blatantly promoting apps that prey on their users through attempts to monetize their attention and mine their intimate information through any means necessary, including trickery and dark patterns.

• Description: The fan-favorite is finally here, remade from scratch with the original recipe. Explore a world of fun and reclaim the Golden Fruit to save Pac-Land. Adventure is back on the menu!
• Price: $29.99 for both Switch 1 and 2
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pac-man-world-2-re-pac-switch/
• Switch 2 Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pac-man-world-2-re-pac-switch-2/

Store listing doesn't make it clear the difference between both versions, but NintendoLife has details about framerate and resolution difference.

Note: Upgrade from the Switch to Switch 2 version of this title is "not supported". Save data also can't be transferred from Switch to Switch 2, and additional content for the Switch version can't be used with the Switch 2 software.

Not sure if this is the right community so if not, let me know.

I could have sworn I saved it but can't seem to find it. The lemmy post was about a website that would forward URLs but the presenting URL was something akin to https://thehacxorgroup.org/load/virus/exec/run.bat and you could have that forward to a rickroll or something.

Ideally, I'm looking for the post itself, but happy to take just the website that provides the service.

Thanks!

Policing minister says government will ‘put some parameters’ around its deployment in England

At least a dozen people were killed and several others were missing in central Vietnam, where 2 million were without power. Bualoi’s deadly path had started with 10 deaths in the Philippines.

Refresh your supply of Blood with Blood: Refreshed Supply coming to PC and consoles (for the first time ever) later this year! Not only will you finally be able to enjoy Blood on consoles, you'll also be able to sink your teeth into brand-new content and community mods, including the multi-episode Marrow and Death Wish scenarios.

Blood: Refreshed Supply is coming soon to PC and console platforms, including Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

German supermarkets are a little different.

• Moldova had the choice between pro-EU and pro-Russia parties

• With more than 99.5% of ballots counted, the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity has won just over half of the votes, while the pro-Russia Patriotic Bloc came in second with 24.26%

• President Maia Sandu accused Russia of 'massive interference' after casting her ballot

• Rival Igor Dodon meanwhile claimed interference came from the West

• Two Russia-friendly parties were disqualified ahead of the vote