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DOJ Agency Has No Record of Trump’s Shady IRS Settlement

The division of the Department of Justice that was supposed to have handled President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS—and the subsequent settlement that created a slush fund for his allies—claims to have no communication records related to it.

Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, a progressive watchdog organization, filed a Freedom of Information request with the DOJ, and in…

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Friday Facts #441 - Space logistics improvements

Hello,
Nice to see you all again so soon.


Mixed rockets Genhis

Imagine you are setting up your first space platform. You start building tiles, a full rocket-load is sent. When you need belts, assembling machines or furnaces, again, a full stack is sent. A small platform could request 10-20 automated rockets and leave plenty of unused items in the inventory. The advantage is that you…

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This Week in Matrix 2026-06-05

🔗Matrix Live S12E11 - Relay, macOS client

Today's Matrix Live:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LjciGuYBx-M

🔗Dept of Events and Talks 🗣️

🔗Re-opening Conference Merch Pre-Orders

Thib announces

By popular demand: we have reopened the pre-orders for the conference merch, since we managed to push back the production deadline with our partner!

You now have until the end of…

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weeklyOSM 826

14/05/2026-20/05/2026

[1] tracking geese sightings around the University of Waterloo | map data © by OpenStreetMap Contributors.

Mapping

  • A proposal for the surface=laterite tag, intended to describe roads, tracks, or paths surfaced with lateritic soil has been open for a request for comments since 19 May. Lateritic soil is a cohesive iron oxide-rich tropical and subtropical material…
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This Week in Matrix 2026-05-08

🔗Dept of elections 🗳️

🔗Governing Board Elections (website)

Amandine announces

📢 Calling all the Foundation members! The clock is ticking! ⏰ There is only one week left to nominate yourself (or another member of your group) as a candidate to represent your constituency group on the Governing Board.

The election is running for the following constituency groups:

  • Platinum…
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Political Corruption Is Being Normalized

A little-known Supreme Court case that just vacated the corruption conviction of a local official raises a crucial question: Will the kind of influence peddling now ubiquitous in politics become unprosecutable simply because it has become so commonplace?


The recent ruling in the Roberts Court is part of a long string of Supreme Court interventions in corruption cases. (Aaron Schwartz…

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weeklyOSM 819

26/03/2026-01/04/2026

[1] Drawing shapes in JOSM, little-known shortcuts | © Koreller | map data © OpenStreetMap Contributors.

About us

  • We made a mistake last week regarding the proposed safari service road tag. The proposed service=safari tag is to be used in combination with a highway=service tag.

Mapping

  • Comments are requested on this proposal:
    • highway=service +…
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Friday Sketches (part 2)

Two years have passed since I last shared my Friday app icon sketches, but the sketching itself hasn't stopped.

For me, it's the best way to figure out the right metaphors before we move to final pixels. These sketches are just one part of the GNOME Design Team's wider effort to keep our icons consistent and meaningful—it is an endeavor that’s been going on for years.

If you design a GNOME app…

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US allies decline Trump’s call for naval support in Strait of Hormuz

BERLIN/BRUSSELS/LONDON: Several allies of the United States said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send naval ships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back against a request by US President Donald Trump for military assistance to secure the key global shipping route.

Trump had called on partner countries to help patrol the strategic waterway after Iran responded to US-Israeli…

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Pipeline That Caused Massive 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Restarts Illegally

Texas-based company Sable Offshore Corp. announced today that it has restarted oil flow through the pipeline that ruptured and caused one of California’s largest oil spills on the Santa Barbara coast in 2015.

The restart occurred just one day after the Trump administration issued an order under the Defense Production Act, at Sable’s request, directing the company to “prioritize and allocate…

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FRIDAY AGGREGATE: Woolsey Fire Update; IOUs' Energization Costs; SCE's IT/Enterprise Resource Funding

Today's report includes the following items.

  • WOOLSEY FIRE: A prehearing conference convened in the proceeding where SCE seeks a financing order under the Public Utilities Code to securitize $1.951 billion in Woolsey Fire-related costs recorded in its Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account. Relatedly, a Commissioner Matt Baker scoping memo sets an intervenor testimony deadline of March 4.
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Pakistan to tour Bangladesh next month for a 3-match ODI series

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that the Green Shirts would tour Bangladesh in March for a three-match One Day International (ODI) series.

In a press release, the PCB said, “Pakistan men’s cricket team will tour Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Friday.”

It said that the team would arrive in Bangladesh on March 9 and hold a…

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In letter to PM, Kundi recommends posthumous civil award for youth who resisted Islamabad suicide attacker

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to confer a posthumous national civil award on 22-year-old Oun Abbas, who lost his life while resisting the suicide attacker who targeted an imambargah in Islamabad, it emerged on Thursday.

On February 6, a suicide bomber ripped through the Friday congregation at the Imambargah Qasr-i-Khadijatul Kubra on the…

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ICC, PCB officials meet in Lahore to discuss Pakistan’s boycotted match with India on Feb 15

A meeting between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials was held at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday to discuss Pakistan’s boycotted T20 World Cup match with India on February 15.

Sources, however, say that the two sides will most likely announce the outcome of the meeting after receiving an endorsement from the Government of Pakistan.

ICC…

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ICC deputy chair, Bangladesh Cricket Board president land in Lahore; both set to meet Naqvi

International Cricket Council (ICC) Deputy Chair Imran Khawaja and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam separately landed in Lahore on Sunday.

Confirming Khawaja’s arrival in a post on X, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the guest will hold a meeting with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as the interior minister.

The ICC official was greeted by Amir Mir, an…

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Bangladesh Cricket Board president lands in Lahore, set to meet PCB chief Naqvi

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam on Sunday landed in Lahore and is set to hold multiple meetings, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.

He was welcomed at the airport by Pakistan Super League (PSL) CEO Salman Naseer — also an adviser to the PCB chief — and other officials.

According to the PCB press release, Islam will hold a meeting with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who…

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UN rapporteurs alarmed by Imaan, Hadi convictions

• Say right to freedom of expression should never be conflated with criminal conduct
• IHC tells Shireen to approach Adiala jail authorities for meeting request

ISLAMABAD: Five United Nations experts have expressed alarm over the conviction of human rights activist Advocate Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, on multiple charges in a case pertaining to…

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