@#4 ... Deportation requires two parties to agree, the US and the country where the person is to be returned to.

Many countries drag their feet, or just ignore US requests. ...

So, as usual, Pres Trump has been acting (arrests) before he had a plan in place to handle the results of those actions (deportations).

Thanks for confirming that.

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... In 2024, U.S. officials shut down a Chinese-owned data facility near a nuclear missile base in Wyoming, fearing Beijing's surveillance. But as commercial data centers expand rapidly across the globe, a similar threat has gone virtually unnoticed -- American and Chinese companies leasing space under the same roof. In a shared data center, an attacker doesn't need to execute a complex hack to steal sensitive data. They can simply walk in, plant a spying device nearby, or alter physical hardware. ...

Many of the world's data centers operate through a model called "colocation," where multiple companies lease racks of servers in the same facility, sharing electricity, cooling, and network connections. Colocation accounts for more than 90 percent of public data centers worldwide and roughly a fifth of global computing capacity.

It's an efficient model for both data center owners and companies looking to house their data. But it also means an American company could be training its most advanced models just one rack away -- that is, inches -- from a Chinese tenant bound by Beijing's intelligence laws.

Colocation assumes that neighbors can't reach into each other's racks. In reality, servers are swapped constantly, often by short-term, local contractors performing routine maintenance.

A tenant or technician with consistent access could easily bypass basic safeguards such as keycard doors, cameras, and access logs to plant surveillance gear nearby or replace basic components with parts that have been altered to send information elsewhere.

It turns out that good old fashioned spycraft takes far less energy than a complicated hack, even for a sophisticated adversary. And while tampering is possible anywhere in the world, it is much easier overseas, away from stronger oversight and American regulatory guardrails.

Colocation also carries digital risks. Flaws in virtualization software, GPUs, and even management and cooling systems routinely surface, sometimes letting one tenant peer into another's environment or disrupt operations. Patching them quickly doesn't alter the fact that shared infrastructure means vulnerabilities are easier to exploit. ...

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... The status does not currently exist, but the EU could be open to creating special membership arrangements, the newspaper said, citing unnamed EU and Canadian officials. The European Commission did not respond to a request for comment.

The report comes ahead of a speech by Carney to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, where he is expected to set out his vision for Canada-EU ties in a challenging geopolitical environment.

Ottawa is locked in a historic trade war with the United States, with steep tariffs in place and no signs of de-escalation.

The EU and Canada want to bolster trade ties of goods, services and workers, particularly in areas including energy, artificial intelligence, defence and critical minerals, according to the report.

The two are also said to be discussing major joint projects, including undersea cables, data centres, cloud infrastructure and satellite networks. Canada also wants to expand energy exports to Europe, the WSJ said.

Still, securing any form of "associate member" status could prove difficult. The EU has strict rules on membership and a lengthy process for making changes to its existing arrangements. ...

@#2

Good question.

The city of New York, quite frankly, is quite tolerant of undocumented immigration.... I happen to agree with that. I think New York City should not deal with undocumented immigrants in a harsh way. I think they make a big contribution to the life of the city, and we're much better off being sensible and practical about it.
      - - - Rudy Giuliani (WABC, 2001)

@#21 ... you're worth $300 million. Why did you need a Russian killer to pay for your wedding? ...

How do you think he got that $300 million?

Possibly by leaching off others?

From the article cited in #18

... Donald Trump Jr.'s newlywed wife has confirmed a report that a Russian oligarch substantially paid for a part of their recent multi-day wedding festivities in the Bahamas, calling Umar Kremlev "a dear friend" and the money "simply a wedding gift." ...

... "This is ridiculous," said an employee. "We have thousands of Americans working here, and I don't want to be thinking about losing my job." ...

"Ridiculous" is being kind.

Good charts in the article...

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... Immigration arrests in the U.S. have soared in recent months, aided by more local law enforcement cooperation with ICE, increased use of technology to track and process people, as well as enhanced data sharing between federal agencies.

But the mass arrest campaign this summer did not lead to a commensurate increase in deportations -- according to preliminary U.S. government data reviewed by Reuters -- a reflection of the legal and logistical limits faced by President Donald Trump as he attempts to hit his mass deportation goals.

Even as arrests jumped to nearly 51,000 in August, setting a record for a third straight month, deportation numbers held mostly steady, averaging around 1,200 per day, the preliminary government data showed.

About the same number of people were deported per day in May, for example, when there were around 19,000 fewer arrests, according to arrests data obtained by the Deportation Data Project through a public records request and analyzed by Reuters.

The disconnect is partly due to who is being targeted, five current and former officials said. The arrests include a growing number of people with no criminal conviction or charge and without deportation orders, according to the Deportation Data Project figures.

Many of those picked up had pending asylum or other legal claims -- meaning they could not be immediately removed from the country unless they agreed to waive their rights and voluntarily depart.

A lack of available flights and limits set by receiving countries have also capped Trump's deportation ambitions, former officials said.

"This is a false narrative," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said in response to questions from Reuters. "Thanks to President Trump's strong immigration enforcement policies, three million illegals have left the United States." ...

@#16 ... not so secret benefactor ...

... an admission that the article is correct about who funded the wedding?

@#12 ... Half-scoop's new bride calls ProPublica's report fake news. ...

"fake news" is Trump-speak, usually meaning that the article is correct.

Meanwhile ...

... Faces 'certain fiscal collapse' ...

Maybe because of the difficulties generating revenue after what Pres Trump has done to the once-esteemed Kennedy Center?

@#4 ... He's such a ---- child. ...

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... Despite Russia's intensifying attacks on European critical infrastructure and weapons factories, NATO countries remain wary of making immediate tough moves that could provoke the Kremlin.

European capitals are eyeing options including opening a debate about whether a so-called hybrid attack could trigger NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause, more unified communication in response to incidents and a greater push on protecting critical infrastructure, according to three NATO diplomats and one person familiar with the matter, who were granted anonymity to speak freely due to the sensitivity of the matter.

But so far, Europe is avoiding taking any drastic steps -- in part over fears it could escalate into an all-out war with Russia. ...

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... The guest list numbered around 50. It included Trump Jr.'s brother-in-law Jared Kushner, Eric Trump -- and Kremlev, an imposing man with a shaved head who speaks limited English. The oligarch was part of a large group whose presence puzzled other attendees. They sometimes stood off by themselves, speaking Russian.

"It was really small, like, just really close friends," Trump Jr. later said on his podcast. "Tried to keep it really tight. And it was just awesome." ...

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... Johnson and other European national security advisers, including the UK's Jonathan Powell, had passed along the same line on a different train on their way back from a conference in Kyiv.

Russia said it had struck "railway infrastructure" in western Ukraine, but Ukraine's state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia said that "quite possibly, the target of this drone could have been the diplomatic train".

In a statement, it said the train "had left the station earlier than expected because of the timetable change... due to constant threats of Russian strikes".

It also said an evacuation order for passengers on the hit train had been given "just 15 minutes" before the strike by a Russian jet-propelled drone.

The railway authority also said former CIA chief David Petraeus had been on board another train at Yahodyn station at the time of the drone strike. ...

@#6 ... the whole strait of Hormuz problem would be solved by Saudi Arabia's pipeline ...

For the past couple three weeks, I've been seeing reporting that Iran and Oman have been meeting to set up a procedure to open the Strait of Hormuz. The time frame has been ~in a few days~ an announcement will be made.

Today, I see...

@#6

My guess is that Pres Trump is trying to deflect the blame on Ukraine for the high prices that his war has caused.

@#23

Pres Trump on golf:

October 13, 2014
Can you believe that,with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf. Worse than Carter

February 4, 2016
I love golf... but if I were in the White House ... I'd just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off.

March 14, 2016
If you're here at the White House, and you have so much work to do, why do you fly? Why do you leave so much?

August 6, 2016
I'm going to be working for you, I'm not going to have time to be playing golf.

August 25, 2016
I won't be playing golf.

Does Lowe's then sell those voiceprints?

If so, what personal data might be attached to those voiceprints, and who might the buyers be?

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... "Unbeknownst to plaintiff and other Illinois callers, Lowe's records callers' voices and, upon information and belief, subjects at least some calls to speaker-recognition or voice analysis processing that creates, collects, receives, or otherwise obtains voice prints derived from callers' distinctive vocal characteristics," Perkins says in the complaint. ...

While ordinary audio recording is a standard practice among customer service intended to improve overall quality, biometric technology analyzes characteristics of a speaker's voice and translates it into a "mathematical representation" used to distinguish a specific speaker from others.

"Unlike a password, account number, or security code, an individual cannot simply replace the biological and behavioral characteristics reflected in a voiceprint if the information is compromised," Perkins says in the complaint. ...

@#3 ... Slumlord Jared says Ukraine should give up territory. ...

Not really surprise.

Pres Trump seems to be little more than a puppet of Pres Putin, so the puppet apparently wants to keep the puppet-master happy.

Pres Trump tells Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian diesel, while Ukraine is trying to defend itself from a massive unprovoked Russian invasion.

Pres Trump should have told Pres Putin to back away from strikes on Ukraine, and Ukraine would stop strikes on Russian diesel.