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Former ICC Prosecutor Says He and His Family Faced Threats Over Israel Investigation

Former International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said he and his family have faced threats and sanctions linked to the court's investigations, including its case concerning Palestine.

Speaking publicly, Khan said he had been warned that opposing Israel could result in reprisals against his family, adding that he received a letter from U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senator Mitch McConnell.

Khan said that U.S. sanctions imposed over the Palestine investigation led to the freezing of his bank accounts, the disabling of his email, travel restrictions, and visa measures affecting his children.

He also said members of his family had been targeted despite sanctions normally applying only to designated individuals.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Reminder: if you are inside the green or dark green area of this map, watch the ~10 o'clock position of the moon tonight at 2:35am EDT/11:35pm PDT. More info here: https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?day=28&month=07&year=2026&view=view

You probably won't see anything. But maybe you'll see a little poof of dust within a few minutes as something the size of a bus crashes into the moon at more than 8,000 km/hr

The chart keeps rising: airline profits on one axis, human suffering on the other.

Jen Sorensen illustrates the truth about modern-day air travel: for the executives flying private, everything is working exactly as intended.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/airline-ceos-are-profiting-and-flying-private-jets-comic-jen-sorensen

#Barclays spots a chance to profit from extreme weather crisis - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-07-28/barclays-spots-a-chance-to-profit-from-extreme-weather-crisis pure evil

What 20 Million Bans Reveal About The Stress On #Wikipedia’s Volunteers - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/what-20-million-bans-reveal-about-the-stress-on-wikipedias-volunteers/

The internet shouldn’t become an ID checkpoint. https://www.acteff.org/campaign/167270/

@rsbivand I know this is now the recommended way, but the problem is precisely that it takes "a little digging" to find the EPSG code for "the standard projection used" in the region we want to map, if it exists at all (which it doesn't necessarily for all regions). So, to me it's much more practical to use PROJ notation for quick but (reasonably) accurate maps of anywhere, as long as the caveats are taken into account.

AI data centers could raise electric rates in Northern Virginia by 25% by 2030. Nationwide, data centers are already helping push power bills up faster than the cost of living.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/artificial-intelligence-ai-data-centers-climate-change

This is very random but please boost: Can someone in Bodø lend me a handle to change the direction of opening the window? Where I am staying the window only tilts a bit, it is way too hot and I need fresh air. The receptionist told me that they are not allowed to give me the handle despite there being no children and no drunk people in the room. I already travel with a Swiss Army knife to unscrew some types of window limiters (yes I do screw them back in before leaving) but do not have the thing used here (a square prism rod perhaps 6mm wide).

#bodø #norway #travel #window #lock #windowLimiter

This month the B-sides of our merch selection are on sale. Deep cut designs, limited runs, possibly even some stuff we may retire soon...
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Every day of the war with Iran is Groundhog Day.

Put $25 a month behind independent, worker-centered journalism, and we’ll send the first 10 new or upgrading sustainers a signed copy of Hamilton Nolan’s The Hammer.

You’ll also receive In These Times in print for as long as you sustain. The offer runs through August 7—or until all 10 copies are claimed.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/itt-book-giveaway?refcode=thehammer-073126&amount=25&recurring=1

AIPAC and affiliated groups have spent nearly $30 million supporting Haley Stevens—their largest investment ever in a single race.

Danny Postel reports that her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed’s 12 to 1.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-primary-democratic-party

Yegge’s only intellectual asset was a complete disregard for NDAs while working for secretive organisations and even then he arguably misinterpreted much of what he saw. Taking him seriously was always a mistake. (And, yeah, that was a mistake I definitely committed myself at one point.)

Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia

It's been a year & people tell me they've changed their mind, feel safer now to sign, etc. So I'm sharing it again for them. We're almost at 2k & anybody from anywhere can add their names.

https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e?limit=0

“Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy - Commissioner for Human Rights”

https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/attacks-on-lgbti-people-are-the-warning-sign-of-a-wider-backlash-against-democracy

Politico has become right-wing mouthpiece, and nowhere is that clearer than its crusade to make much more of New Jersey's voter registration goof's than it remotely deserves. Pathetic, but that's Politico under right-wing ownership. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/legacy-medias-embarrassing-feeding-frenzy-on-new-jersey-voter-registration-error/?utm_campaign=13200977-Free%20Newsletter%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=430946188&utm_content=430946188&utm_source=hs_email