Today: Tunisia rejects EU immigration deal, the AfD in Germany, Apple blocks CLG newsletter, hack helps homeless charge phones, and Thelonious Monk meets the cops,
04 October 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News
Today’s Photo: Monk at the Village Gate, 1968. Photo: Bernard Gotfryd. (Public Domain)
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Today: Tunisia rejects EU immigration deal, the AfD in Germany, Apple blocks CLG newsletter, hack helps homeless charge phones, and Thelonious Monk meets the cops,
Quote of the Day: We do not remember days, we remember moments. Cesare Pavese
Today’s Stories:
Tunisia: President Kais Saied rejects EU financial aid on immigration
Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, said on Monday evening that his country was refusing to accept the funds allocated by the European Union to Tunisia, which he described as “charity”, and whose “derisory” amount would run counter to the agreement concluded in July between the two parties.
Tunisia rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on immigration deal
The European Commission last month said it would disburse 127 million euros ($133 million) in aid to Tunisia as part of the deal to fight illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.
“Tunisia rejects what the EU announced, not because of the small amount … but because the proposal conflicts with the memorandum of understanding signed in July,” Saied said.
The EU’s extractive trade policies in Tunisia contribute to migration
Since the start of the year, the number of people fleeing North Africa by boat to the European Union has increased significantly. Even though some of them are people on the move from sub-Saharan Africa, using countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya as transit points, many are locals who can no longer make a living in their own country.
#Tunisia #Italy #migration #lampedusa
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The Apparent Rise of AfD in Germany
In Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, the AfD is currently running well above 30 percent. The party is gaining ground in the former West German states of Hesse and Bavaria as well, where it is expected to land at around 15 percent in this weekend’s elections.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-bewildered-about-how-to-halt-the-rise-of-the-afd/
See also:
https://x.com/RadioGenoa/status/1709256561279803879?s=20
#germany #politics #afd
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Apple Blocks CLG Newsletter
‘Apple has completely blocked the delivery of the CLG newsletter.
No one with an iCloud or Mac email address can receive the CLG newsletter, no matter how it is distributed. Please write Apple’s postmaster (cc’d above) and here: icloudadmin@apple.com and ask them why. Please include this reference in the subject line: Case-ID: 4350628.’
READ CLG: https://www.legitgov.org/
@legitgov #apple #newsletter
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Hack for London’s Santander bikes can be used to charge mobiles for homeless
Central Saint Martins graduate Luke Talbot has created a portable charger that can be hooked up to rental bikes to allow people experiencing homelessness to charge their phones for free.
https://www.dezeen.com/2023/09/29/mypowerbank-hacks-santander-bikes-homeless-charge-phones/
#mobile #charging #homeless
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The Night the Cops Tried to Break Thelonious Monk
‘Usually Monk walked. He ambled across the city on feet as light as a tap-dancer. He weaved his way down block after block, whistling, humming, snapping his fingers. Monk liked to take different routes, but most of them led eventually to the Hudson River, where the large man in the strange hat would lean on the railing and watch the lights of the city dance on the black water.’
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/18/the-night-the-cops-tried-to-break-thelonious-monk/
#music #jazz #TheloniousMonk #police
Today’s Photo: Monk at the Village Gate, 1968. Photo: Bernard Gotfryd. (Public Domain)
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