US to repurpose mobile app to allow ‘self-deportations’
The Trump Administration is set to repurpose CBP Home, an app originally intended to facilitate asylum appointments, in order to allow undocumented migrants to ‘self-deport.’ The Trump Administration has announced it will be reconfiguring an app called CBP Home to provide undocumented migrants a way to ‘self-report.’ US Customs and...
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Exclusive – ‘Women of the Wall’ on the fight for the equality of Jewish women
I spoke with Yochi Rappeport, Women of the Wall's Executive Director, about the 36 years of resistance they have endured to achieve their religious freedom mission at the Western Wall. The Western Wall is Judaism's most sacred holy site. Unfortunately, there are social and legal restrictions driven by misconceptions about...
The aftermath of the explosive talks between Trump and Zelensky
After the heated discussion between both leaders, Trump suspended military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, sparking concerns for the latter’s position in the war. After being invited to the White House in late February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the Oval Office defeated. The initial purpose of the meeting was to...
People living near new pylons in UK might receive £250 discount
The initiative is part of a scheme to build new infrastructure, grow the UK economy and move further away from fossil fuels while also minimising public backlash. Households living within half a kilometre of new or upgraded power infrastructure could receive up to £2,500 over 10 years as part...
Study reveals explicit deepfakes are rife among US teens
One in eight US teenagers under 18 personally know someone who has been targeted with pornographic deepfakes. What is being done about this privacy crisis? We all know what deepfakes are at this point. Generative AI is adept at accurately capturing a person’s likeness and superimposing it over existing photos...
Should UK prisons shift their focus from release to rehabilitation?
The UK government’s emphasis on release over rehabilitation is leading to higher rates of recidivism and making social reintegration impossible. Perhaps it’s time to look to the Spanish system of imprisonment to give young people some kind of chance. In 2013, the European Court of Human Rights abolished life...
South Sudan shuts schools as extreme heat overwhelms students
In South Sudan, a relentless heatwave is forcing the government to shut down schools for the second year in a row, with a temperature as high as 42 degree Celsius posing a real threat. The South Sudanese government has closed all schools for a period of two weeks after dozens of students collapsed due to extreme heat. The announcement came after reports that an average of 12 students fainted...
Hunter Schafer’s passport and the futility of erasing Trans people
A government document won’t change reality. But it has the capacity to endanger lives. Hunter Schafer, a hugely successful actor whose showreel includes Euphoria, a leading turn in the latest Hunger Games movie, and a stint in the upcoming Blade Runner TV adaption, woke up last week to find herself legally male. Not in any biological sense, nor in any way that reflected Schafer’s reality, but in the cold, bureaucratic...
UK’s first climate justice degree launched in Sussex
Sussex University has announced it will be bringing the first climate justice BA to the UK. Could this take the study of climate change nationwide? Breaking news: young people care a fair bit about the climate. That revelation, which is perhaps the least surprising you’ll hear this month, has finally culminated in the UK prepping its first climate justice course for undergraduates. The BA, which will be obtainable at the University of...
Psychiatric diagnoses used to silence Russian ‘dissenters’
The revival of punitive psychiatry in Russia signals a disturbing return to a Soviet-era practice, wherein psychiatric diagnoses are once again being used as a tool to suppress voices of opposition. Punitive psychology has seemingly made its way back to Russia and is being used against those who are going against President Vladimir Putin’s government. With the ongoing war against Ukraine, more Russian citizens are opposing their nation’s contentious actions, some...
