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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/OhioTag on 2025-04-03 00:23:50+00:00.

Beyond the massive tariff announcement, the white house has announced that they are trying to close the "de minimis" exemption again. As far as I understand, these tariffs are going to impact LTT store massively.

Here is a highlighted passage from the whitehouse.gov press release

• All relevant postal items containing goods that are sent through the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption are subject to a duty rate of either 30% of their value or $25 per item (increasing to $50 per item after June 1, 2025). This is in lieu of any other duties, including those imposed by prior Orders.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27998963

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

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The original was posted on /r/anime by /u/BigTuna_66 on 2025-04-03 10:56:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/anime by /u/Gray_Tower on 2025-04-03 09:31:04+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/anime by /u/ddiaconu21 on 2025-04-03 09:08:43+00:00.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60113523

GERMANY IS REPORTEDLY seeking to deport two Irish citizens for taking part in pro-Palestine protests in Berlin.

Four foreign residents are reported to have been hit with deportation orders, including two Irish citizens – Roberta Murray (31) and Shane O’Brien (29).

Solidarity demonstrations will take place tomorrow in Berlin and Munich in response to the deportation orders.

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By Lorenzo Tondo and Malak A Tantesh in Jerusalem, and Julian Borger. Videos and graphics by Bryony Moore and Tural Ahmedzade
Thu 3 Apr 2025 07.32 EDT

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Israel’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip – aided by tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon – is fueling concerns over the normalization of mass civilian casualties and raising serious questions about the complicity of these firms in potential war crimes, according to a leading AI expert.

Multiple reports have confirmed that Israel has deployed AI models such as Lavender, Gospel, and Where’s Daddy? to conduct mass surveillance, identify targets, and direct strikes against tens of thousands of individuals in Gaza – often in their own homes – all with minimal human oversight.

Rights groups and experts say these systems have played a critical role in Israel’s incessant and apparently indiscriminate attacks, which have laid to waste massive swaths of the besieged enclave and killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

Members of ZeniMax Workers United, a union of over 300 quality assurance workers in Texas and Maryland, have voted to authorize a strike.

The vote, which passed with over 94 percent in favor of authorization, does not mean workers have gone on strike like SAG-AFTRA members have in the ongoing video game voice actors strike. But should contract negotiations break down, the ZeniMax union now has the permission to call a strike.

This authorization comes as contract negotiations between union members and parent company Microsoft continue into a second year.

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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Creol6969 on 2025-04-03 09:40:37+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/TheTelegraph on 2025-04-03 06:23:42+00:00.

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/114267360650438090

#Akademy2025 is happening in Berlin, Germany, and online from Saturday the 6th to Thursday the 11th of September.

Mark your calendars!

More details: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/

#KDE #FOSS #techevent #fossevent #linux

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I discovered GoboLinux not long ago and was disappointed to see it was no longer being maintained. It's exciting to see some folks are picking it back up again.

From Steve McGinley

I was not close to the snowy but she chose to fly by me. 😁