DNSNet: an open-source system wide ad and tracker blocker for Android (no root)
I'm just sharing here this app I use always on my phone, and I don't see many people talking about it.
It's similar to DuckDuckGo app feature that block trackers across all the device, but this one is focused only on that, it also allows you to add your custom tracker URLs to block and monitor every request being made.
It's open source and available on F-Droid: f-droid.org/packages/dev.clombโฆ
GitHub: github.com/t895/DNSNet
It enables a VPN to intercept requests, so it can block URLs of trackers across all your apps. The app provides a list of URLs as you open it for the first time, you can choose a few options between less or more aggressive.
Obs.: The app don't tell, but when you add a custom URL you need to disable and enable it again.
DNSNet | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Lightweight ad and content blockerf-droid.org
FAA decides it trusts Boeing enough to certify safety of its own planes again
FAA decides it trusts Boeing enough to certify the safety of its own planes again
: Jet maker only gets to issue certs every other week, though, freeing up FAA inspectors to do more poking aroundBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
Boeing will only get to issue airworthiness certificates every other week, with the FAA handling things the other half of the time.
uhh. what.
I don't claim to be an expert in aircraft manufacturing...but just as a layman, this "compromise" seems like it might actually be worse than just letting Boeing inspect everything itself?
doing this week-on/week-off shit, like they're divorced parents trying to make sure little Jimmy gets to soccer practice, seems like it creates huge opportunities for problems to fall through the cracks.
if you're one of the workers doing these safety-critical inspections, you shouldn't have to change your process based on whether it's an odd week or an even week. that's absurd.
seems like it creates huge opportunities for problems to fall through the cracks
I think that is clearly the deliberate goal
White Jewelry Shop Worker Breaks Black Manโs Watch Then Calls Mall Security and Cries After Customer Demands Store Pay for Repairs
โThereโs Nothing Else I Can Doโ: White Jewelry Shop Worker Breaks Black Manโs Watc ...
A video circulating on social media shows the moment a watch store employee at a Philadelphia mall called security on a Black customer after sheYasmeen F. (atlantablackstar)
James Gunn confirms G.I. Robot will appear in live action
I can't even imagine. Does this twist mean weโll get to see G.I. Robot in live-action?The answer to that question, which, this is going to be all anybody talks about from this interview, is yes, but not necessarily when you think you're going to see him. So not necessarily in Peacemaker season 2.
James Gunn explains major Peacemaker twist and says live-action G.I. Robot will debut somewhere else
James Gunn explains that major twist in 'Peacemaker' season 2, episode 6, and says that a live-action G.I. Robot will debut ... somewhere else.Sydney Bucksbaum (Entertainment Weekly)
Nine people dead and scores injured over weekend of mass US shootings
Nine people dead and scores injured over weekend of mass US shootings
Six separate mass shootings bring tally to 324 this year, underscoring continuing US crisis of gun violenceEd Pilkington (The Guardian)
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I don't think this is even counting state violence. We're still using that definition where if someone has a vest on that says "police" (and even if that is a wild exaggeration of their qualifications), it's not violence, it's just some sparkling free range asphalt hitting and grinding slash gunfire. This is only the freelance stuff.
(Not even to bring up what you call it if you then stuff someone in a box with no climate control and deny them medical care and food and toilets and then all of a sudden they die for no reason.)
Huge LEGO 'Star Wars' X-Wing Has Over 5 Million Pieces - The Force Is Strong With This One
Huge LEGO 'Star Wars' X-Wing Has Over 5 Million Pieces - The Force Is Strong With This One - Bell of Lost Souls
This massive 1:1 scale LEGO Star Wars X-Wing includes millions of pieces, glowing fusialย thrust engines, and you can sit in the cockpit.Abe Apfel (BoLS Interactive LLC)
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James Gunn Says Many โBig Actorsโ Have Told Him โThey Want to Be Batmanโ in โThe Brave and the Boldโ: โHeโs the Character Everyone Wants to Playโ
James Gunn Says Many 'Big Actors' Have Told Him They Want to Be Batman
James Gunn says many "big actors" have expressed interest in playing Batman in "The Brave and the Bold."Jack Dunn (Variety)
โSupermanโ Hits 13 Million Views in 10 Days of Streaming, Biggest HBO Max Movie Launch Since โBarbieโ
'Superman' HBO Max Ratings: 13 Million Views in 10 Days
'Superman' reached 13 million views in its first 10 days on HBO Max.Selome Hailu (Variety)
Denverโs Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment
Denverโs Food Forests Bear Fruit, for the City and Environment | Civil Eats
Despite federal roadblocks, an ambitious agroforestry program is feeding people, cleaning the air, and helping offset climate change.Riley Ramirez (Civil Eats)
Tropical Storm Imelda expected to batter parts of the southeastern U.S. this week
Tropical Storm Imelda expected to batter parts of the southeastern U.S. this week
Georgia and other parts of the southeastern United States are bracing for the impacts of Tropical Storm Imelda, just one year afterย Hurricane Heleneย tore through the region, leaving casualties and calamity in its wake.Patrick Saunders (WABE)
Freddie Stroma is the greatest actor ever?
I was looking at Peacemaker cast to learn more about some of them and I clicked on Nhut Le and I scrolled slightly and saw those Quick Facts that Google put in.
I had to share because this was too hilarious. ๐ HOW did they mess that up?!
Edit: i reported it to Google as incorrect info. Others should too.
Rudy Giuliani and Dominion settle $1.3bn defamation suit over election lies
Huh ... so, it turns out he didn't have a slam-dunk case?
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, has settled a long-running defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over lies he told about the result of the 2020 presidential election.Details of the settlement, revealed in federal court in Washington DC in a filing late on Friday, are confidential. The Colorado-based voting machine manufacturer sued Giuliani for $1.3bn in 2021, citing more than 50 instances in which he made false or defamatory statements insisting the election was rigged against Trump, with the integrity of Dominionโs machinery at the heart of the conspiracy theory.
Representatives for Giuliani and Dominion confirmed the resolution on Saturday but declined further comment when approached by CBS News. โThe parties have agreed to a confidential settlement to this matter,โ a Dominion spokesperson said in a short statement.
Rudy Giuliani and Dominion settle $1.3bn defamation suit over election lies
US voting machine maker sued ex-New York mayor and Trump lawyer in 2021 for repeatedly calling election riggedRichard Luscombe (The Guardian)
My humble philosophy-The Genesis of Justice and Evil: From Desire to Order
What Is Desire
Here, the definition of desire is slightly different from its usual meaning. I regard desire as behavior that goes beyond what the subject actually needs. The rest is only to respond to needs. What counts as โbeyond needโ is related to the average level of demand. The standard varies according to era and nation, and is also connected with effort.
In the time of primitive humans, desire might only have meant having more food than one could finish. By the industrial age, desire turned toward money and material enjoyment. As we progress, desire expands accordingly. The difference between nations lies in their level of progress. Basically, the degree of progress is proportional to desire.
My humble philosophy-The Genesis of Justice and Evil: From Desire to Order
My humble philosophy-The Genesis of Justice and Evil: From Desire to Order What Is Desire Here, the definition of desire is slightly different from its usual meaning. I regard desire as behavior that โฆGjdiktwt (Medium)
The finance press finally starts talking about the โAI bubbleโ
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The finance press finally starts talking about the โAI bubbleโ
Weโre finally seeing signs of the mainstream financial press admitting the AI bubble might not be robot heaven, and all the AI pumpers telling them everything was fine just might be full of it. ThiโฆPivot to AI
Buyers of Radio Shack, Pier 1 brands accused of running $112M Ponzi scheme
Buyers of Radio Shack, Pier 1 Imports and other brands accused of running $112 million Ponzi scheme
The buyers of distressed brick-and-mortar companies like RadioShack and Modell's Sporting Goods, are accused of running a Ponzi scheme.Megan Cerullo (CBS News)
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REV acquired RadioShack in 2020, three years after the nearly century-old electronics chain filed for its second bankruptcy. RadioShack first filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2015. In 2023, Unicomer Group acquired RadioShack, and in 2024, relaunched it as an e-commerce platform. RadioShack's current owners are not named in the lawsuit.
So Radio Shack was the first store named simply for clickbait as it currently has nothing to do with these guys. Classy, CBS.
REV was accused of buying a bunch of semi-worthless businesses and then pumping up their value in various ways from 2020 to 2022. During the time of the alleged behavior, they owned Radio Shack, and their ownership of it was involved in the alleged malfeasance it sounds like.
The fact that after all was said and done, they sold it, doesn't really have a lot of bearing on what they were or weren't doing with it years before, when they did own it.
Am I taking crazy pills or something?
It's not clickbait. They're accused of defrauding investors about Radio Shack, that's why Radio Shack is in the headline.
Bad Bunny will headline Super Bowl 60 halftime show
Bad Bunny will headline Super Bowl 60 halftime show
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show, Apple Music announced during halftime of โSunday Night Football.Rohan Nadkarni (NBC News)
It will be to some people, as you can see by searching this news on some more unsavory sites like Twitter.
But he supposedly puts on a good show and is one of the most popular artists on the planet so I'm excited.
Matthew Lillard Wants To Reunite With James Gunn In DCU: โI Keep Waiting For That Invitationโ
Matthew Lillard Wants To Reunite With James Gunn In DCU
Zoinks, Batman! Matthew Lillard wants to reunite with 'Scooby-Doo' scribe and DC Studios boss James Gunn on a new project.Glenn Garner (Deadline)
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race
Nothing unusual here ... no, siree! Just a sober look at the numbers that led him to bow out.
Three weeks ago, when Adams had insisted that he would stay in the race, amid reports that he had been offered an ambassadorship by the Trump administration if he would drop out to make it easier for Cuomo to defeat the democratic socialist frontrunner, Mamdani, the mayor was scathing about the former governor. โAndrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar,โ Adams told reporters. โAndrew has had a career of pushing Black candidates out of races.โ
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race
New York City mayor abandons faltering bid to win re-election in social media video set to strains of song My WayRobert Mackey (The Guardian)
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland
Oregonโs Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday that the state has filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland or anywhere in the state, a day after Trump authorized federal troops to protect what he dubbed โWar ravaged Portland.โ
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland
The suit filed by Oregon and the city of Portland against Trump alleges his authorization of troops to the state is "patently unlawful."Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive (oregonlive)
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Protesters rally at Portland ICE facility after Trump deploys troops to city
Protesters rally at Portland ICE facility after Trump deploys troops to city
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced he was sending troops to Portland, protesters and ICE agents came face to face with minor clashes.MATTHEW NUTTLE | KATU (KATU)
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FYI, this Sinclair station is often misleading with their conservative reporting. The daily ICE protest is generally less than a dozen people, and not very confrontational. Trump is looking for an excuse, and is living in a fantasy world in his quest for domination.
The full power of the department of war hasn't been rolled out yet, so far mostly border patrol helicopters circling. A dramatic " terrorist riot" photo opportunity hasn't materialized for Fox News. Personally, I'm expecting the government shut down to be a welcome distraction, from this distraction.
From my linked article:
Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what's being portrayed to him.
"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice, Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.
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Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."Evan Watson (KGW)
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โIt feels cool to be a cog in changeโ: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town
โIt feels cool to be a cog in changeโ: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town
A casual mention of Kate Raworthโs theory has grown into the basis for decision making in TomelillaGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Trumpโs NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism โIndicatorsโ
Trumpโs NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism โIndicatorsโ
New directive targets โanti-Christian,โ โanti-American,โ and โanti-capitalismโ opinionsKen Klippenstein
OSGeo Charter Member period about to end
OSGeo Charter Member period about to end
Dear charter members, The nomination for new charter members is ending on Oct. 5, 2025. You can read about the Membership Process wiki page for this year [2]. The candidate review will follow, through our electronic voting system.OSGeo Discourse
Several injured in shooting and fire at Latter-day Saints church in Michigan
Several injured in shooting and fire at Latter-day Saints church in Michigan
Police say the shooter "is down" and there is no further threat to the public, and the fire has been contained.Nadine Yousif (BBC News)
US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts
US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts
Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation programMichael Sainato (The Guardian)
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Deadly mass shootings take place in North Carolina, Texas and New Orleans
Three people were killed and at least eight others wounded late on Saturday when someone opened fire from a boat into a crowd gathered at a waterfront bar in a coastal town in North Carolina, authorities said.It was one of multiple mass shootings โ cases in which four or more people are shot or killed โ reported in the US in public places heading into Sunday morning.
Elsewhere, in south Texas, seven were shot โ two of whom were killed โ in a shooting at a casino early Sunday. And in New Orleans, one woman was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting on the cityโs popular Bourbon Street, also early on Sunday.
Seems our national motto has become Violence Will Solve It.
Of note:
As of Sunday, the 271st day of 2025, there had been more than 320 mass shootings in the US, according to the non-partisan Gun Violence Archive.
Deadly mass shootings take place in North Carolina, Texas and New Orleans
Shootings at waterfront bar, casino and Bourbon Street kill at least six people and wound 16, with much still unknownGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
The court is expected to weigh in on same-sex marriage next session, which it legalized in 2015Ramon Antonio Vargas (The Guardian)
Most people aren't there yet. It takes a massive number of truly disaffected people to spark a real resistance. It also requires known leaders willing to head it up and organize, otherwise it's just disjointed actions that can't be capitalized on.
This is why the whole "hey 2A people, where you at" thing is so annoying; the Revolutionary War had leaders and organization from the get-go, because well-known figures were willing to step up and say, "bring your weapons, organize here". And it was people with their personal arms at first, until they seized armories.
Maybe we'll get there, hopefully not, but most people are still working their jobs and getting Starbucks and going to Target, and you don't just collectively go from that to shoosting directly. There's a lot of in-between.
2a people arenโt who they think they are.
Saying โhey 2aโ is pointing out they are hypocrites. Finding โhey 2aโ annoying is disliking when people point out hypocrisy.
Personally, I am partial to people who pointed out hypocrisy.
Except it's not hypocritical, because none of the pro-2A people, even the shitty ones, claim that the point is to immediately and unilaterally and without any coordination attack the government, and there's no claimed line in the sand that has been crossed that they have obliged themselves to.
And the people making this accusation are doing it because they're anti-2A, not because they actually want to see it utilized appropriately. People making this argument always pretend that only the right is pro-2A, when it's people like Huey P. Newton and Ida Wells and Harriet Tubman and John Brown (who were all "2A people") who prove why it's actually necessary, not the Cliven Bundys.
Lmao, like how the supreme courts right to declare laws unconstitutional is just a precedent set by the Supreme Court.
Nothing in the constitution enumerates their ability to shoot down laws, it just says โa Supreme Court shall be establishedโ
Maybe shut the fuck up about throwing out past precedent you donโt like, given that precedent is the only reason you get a say on the matter.
Huntsville police chief addresses 5th officer arrest since July
Huntsville police chief addresses 5th officer arrest since July
Huntsville police chief addresses 5th officer arrested since July.Nick Balenger (WAFF)
FBI arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot people at Texas Pride parade
This isn't great news overall (the environment that caused it can't be taken out of the equation), but it's cool to see the FBI actually paying attention and stopping this guy.
You know, before anyone was shot, as opposed to the post-mortem look at Facebook that screams "should have seen this coming" after N people are killed.
That said, the shit's going to hit the fan when Patel finds out they were protecting a Pride parade. I'd imagine he'll have a shocked look on his face.
Federal authorities in Texas have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to shoot people at a pro-LGBTQ+ parade, to avenge the murder of Charlie Kirk.According to court documents viewed by the Guardian, on 18 September, the FBIโs field office in Dallas was notified by Abilene, Texas, police about online threats from a local resident.
The resident, identified as Joshua Cole, allegedly used a Facebook account under the name โJay Dubyaโ where he โthreatened to commit a shootingโ at a Pride parade in Abilene on 20 September.
FBI arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot people at Texas Pride parade
Suspect Joshua Cole allegedly used a Facebook account to threaten revenge for murder of Charlie KirkAnna Betts (The Guardian)
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Tess Vigeland
He is lying. They are lying. They are literally making this shit up. I live four blocks from the ICE facility they say is a "war zone." I pass it every single day on my way home. There are, on...www.facebook.com
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Remember this any time some liberal says that resistance is just giving them what they want and they'll use it as an excuse to escalate the violence.
THEY ARE DOING THAT ANYWAY
Despite no evidence that there is any kind of widespread violence in Portland, the President literally gave the greenlight for the fucking military to use live rounds against protestors.
If they're going to say you're a violent agitator and try to kill you no matter what you do, wouldn't you rather give them a fucking black eye first?
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A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs
The classic combination of tight supply and strong demand has pushed US cattle and beef prices to record highs, and there is little end in sight with farmers reluctant to expand their herds and selling off high-priced heifers to dig them out of debt.Ground beef prices hit a record high of $6.32 a pound in August, and beef prices were up 13.9% year-over-year according to the consumer price index, far outstripping overall inflation rise of 2.9%.
That's insane. I remember being able to go into the store toward the end of the night and getting the ground beef out of the case for 99 cents a pound, just so she didn't have to put it in a tray.
A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs
From supermarkets to restaurants, rising meat costs amid tight supply and strong demand are hitting Americans hardDebbie Carlson (The Guardian)
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โHell on earthโ: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help
Detained people were protesting and risking retaliation because they are desperate for intervention, said Priya Arvind Patel, CCIJ supervising attorney: โPeople are sick and really, really scared something bad is going to happen, and no one is going to care.โSome detainees said they were, for the first time, considering accepting deportation.
โI just want a fair chance to stay here and fight my case,โ said Keo. โMy family wants me to stay, but Iโm tired โฆ I think of quitting every single day Iโm here. In my country, itโs bad right now, very bad. But there is nothing worse than this. This place is hell on earth and we need to get out.โ
โHell on earthโ: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help
Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic deniesSam Levin (The Guardian)
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