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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Marat Khusnullin: In Mariupol, the foundation of the hospital building of the multidisciplinary center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia has begun to be poured

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The construction of the multidisciplinary medical center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia is underway in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Its construction was initially divided into two stages: the first stage was the construction of a treatment and diagnostic building, and the second stage will see the addition of a 236-bed hospital. Work is currently underway to construct the monolithic foundation slab of the future building, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.

    “The rapid development of the infrastructure of the reunited regions is an important indicator of their economic growth and well-being. The presence of modern social facilities helps to improve the level of healthcare, education and culture, and improve the demographic situation. For example, in Mariupol, a hospital of the multifunctional medical center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia is being built for residents of the DPR. This is its second stage. Specialists have begun pouring the foundation of the building, after which they will begin installing load-bearing structures and walls,” said Marat Khusnullin. The Deputy Prime Minister added that more than 100 specialists and 9 units of equipment are currently working at the site every day. The construction of the hospital of the modern medical center is being supervised by the Single Customer in the Sphere of Construction PPC.

    “By now, specialists have already completed work on the construction of a sand cushion in the volume of more than 3 thousand cubic meters, and the pouring of the foundation slab is actively underway. It is planned to complete all the zero cycle work and begin monolithic work on the construction of the new hospital building in August of this year,” said Karen Oganesyan, General Director of the Unified Customer PPC.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The government has approved Vasily Tsereteli as president of the Russian Academy of Arts

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

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    Order of June 23, 2025 No. 1610-r

    Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order approving Vasily Tsereteli as President of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAA).

    Vasily Tsereteli was elected president of the academy for a term of 5 years following the general meeting of members of the Russian Academy of Arts, which took place on May 19, 2025. According to the charter of the academy, its president is approved and dismissed from office by the Government.

    A descendant of the famous sculptor Zurab Tsereteli (1934 – 2025), Russian artist Vasily Tsereteli was born in 1978. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York and holds an EMBA degree from the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management.

    Since 2009, Vasily Tsereteli has been vice-president of the Russian Academy of Arts, and in April 2025, after the death of Zurab Tsereteli, who headed the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997, he became acting president of the academy.

    Vasily Tsereteli is an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts and a recipient of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: To Henrietta Yanovskaya, artistic director of the Moscow Youth Theatre, People’s Artist of Russia

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Mikhail Mishustin congratulated the director on his anniversary.

    The telegram states, in particular:

    “A talented director and artistic director, a man of extraordinary talent, you have achieved great professional success and earned well-deserved recognition and love from the public.

    For over thirty years, your life has been connected with the Moscow Youth Theatre. It is largely thanks to you that it has become a center of attraction for fans of dramatic art. You are not afraid to experiment, boldly implement innovative ideas and plans. That is why each of your premieres becomes a landmark event, invariably attracting the attention of a wide audience.

    I wish you good health, success and prosperity.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Tatyana Golikova: Over 17 thousand companies will present vacancies at the All-Russian Job Fair

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The federal stage of the All-Russian Job Fair “Work of Russia. Time of Opportunities” will take place on June 27. The events of the All-Russian Fair will be held in all 89 regions of the country, and Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, St. Petersburg and Khabarovsk will join the online marathon.

    In total, the All-Russian Job Fair will unite 1.9 thousand sites. The programs of the main events are presented on the portal “Work of Russia”: HTTPS: // Rustavsem.ru/yarmarka2025.

    “Traditionally, the federal stage of the All-Russian Job Fair will be held on the eve of Youth Day after the completion of final exams and diploma defense. The main goal of the fair is to help young people who have not yet decided on their future place of work, find their employer, ensure a seamless transition from training to employment. At the same time, of course, the fair has offers for established professionals and experienced specialists, those who would like to change their career trajectory. As of today, over 17 thousand companies will present their offers,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.

    Traditionally, the fair will feature an online marathon of business sessions. 15 cities and more than 30 experts will take part in it. It will start at 10:00 and last until 15:00 Moscow time.

    The first venue of the online marathon will be Yekaterinburg, where a session dedicated to graduate employment issues will be held. The capital will host a discussion on the general development of the labor market and the implementation of the national project “Personnel”. The Nizhny Novgorod venue will discuss the personnel forecast for the next 7 years and the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market.

    The marathon will end in St. Petersburg, where viewers and session participants will learn how and for whom they can retrain for free in order to remain in demand on the labor market, what a portfolio career is, and how to repackage their own experience for professional self-realization.

    The broadcast of the business program will be available on June 27 on the Work in Russia portal and on the social networks of the Ministry of Labor.

    “As a result of the regional stage of the All-Russian Fair, over 44 thousand people were employed. Moreover, more than half of the visitors to the regional stage of the Fair this year are students and graduates of universities and colleges. Therefore, every year we add new interesting formats to the program of events. For example, at the site in Krasnoyarsk, employers will conduct interviews via teleconference with participants of the Fair from Tuva and Altai, as well as with students of the region who are studying in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Fair traditionally helps graduates and their parents, students and aspiring specialists across the country to learn about in-demand professions, promising employers and career opportunities,” said the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov.

    Each region has its own program of events planned for the fair’s guests, including presentations by employers and the most attractive vacancies in their companies, master classes, trainings, industrial tours to enterprises and other events. For example, a career guidance meeting with representatives of labor dynasties of industrial enterprises and the transport sector of the region will be held for young people in the Novgorod Region, and a gamified career guidance festival will be held in Bashkiria. In the Lipetsk Region, career guidance will be provided to fair participants at the youth career center using neurobracelets, and there will also be an opportunity to attend virtual excursions to enterprises in the region.

    Some events will take place in shopping malls, libraries, and open urban spaces. Thus, in the Altai Territory, in the Emerald Park, there will be an interactive show called “Generation PROFI” with a presentation of a new career guidance television project for young people with the same name “Generation PROFI” and a special thematic quiz.

    Also, at the fair site in the Ulyanovsk region, an awards ceremony will be held for the winners of the regional stage of the All-Russian competition “Best in Profession”, and in Kazan, a competition will be held within the framework of the competition in the nomination “Second Start” for those retrained for a blue-collar profession.

    Let us recall that the All-Russian Job Fair is held annually on the instructions of the President; since 2025, the event has been part of the national project “Personnel”. The organizer of the fair is the Ministry of Labor and regional employment services with the participation of the RSPP, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education and Science and Rostrud, as well as with the support of the TASS news agency.

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: UPDATE – Tuesday, June 24, 2025

    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister

    Note: All times local

    Brussels, Belgium

    8:20 a.m. The Prime Minister will depart for The Hague, the Netherlands.

    The Hague, the Netherlands

    10:15 a.m. The Prime Minister will arrive in The Hague, the Netherlands.

    1:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson.

    Note for media:

    2:30 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs.

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    3:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof.

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    4:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will have an audience with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

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    5:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will meet with leaders of Nordic countries.

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    7:25 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend the official welcome by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

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    • Host broadcaster

    7:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend a reception given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

    Closed to media

    8:25 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in a family photo with NATO Allies.

    Note for media:

    8:45 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend a dinner given by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

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    • Host broadcaster

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: EDB responds to media enquiries

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

         In response to media enquiries about safeguarding national security, an Education Bureau (EDB) spokesman made the following response today (June 24):

         Safeguarding national security is the Government’s responsibility, as well as the obligation of the whole community of Hong Kong. It is also part and parcel of the routine school work in promoting national security education. With the implementation of the National Security Law for five years, Hong Kong has transited “from chaos to stability” and “from stability to prosperity”.  The EDB has adopted a “multi-pronged and co-ordinated” approach, including activities inside and outside the classroom, to strengthen students’ understanding of Chinese culture, the Constitution and the Basic Law, and their awareness of law-abiding in promoting patriotic education.

         The EDB has issued detailed administrative and educational guidelines to schools, requiring them to establish school-based mechanisms and formulate appropriate measures according to their own circumstances and needs to implement various tasks related to safeguarding national security and national security education. The EDB also provided schools with an updated “National Security: School Self-evaluation Checklist” in April this year, and provided suggestions of refinement and good practices of different areas of work, covering national security work planning, monitoring mechanisms, learning and teaching and related resources, school activities, personnel management and training, and home-school co-operation, in order to effectively prevent and suppress acts and activities that endanger or are detrimental to national security. Schools have the responsibility to play a good gate-keeper role and to enhance the sensitivity of teachers and students to national security.

         Schools offering non-local curricula also have the responsibility to help their students, regardless of their ethnicity and nationality, acquire a correct and objective understanding and appreciation of the concept of national security and the National Security Law, as well as the duty to cultivate a law-abiding spirit among their students. These schools should devise and continuously review relevant strategies and measures in light of their school-based circumstances and needs, with a view to maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment and promoting students’ effective learning and healthy development.

         The EDB will continue to monitor and support schools in implementing the relevant work through various channels, such as daily communication with schools. The EDB will also advance towards more in-depth and effective implementation of work to safeguard national security, and continue to work hand in hand with different stakeholders to help schools build a protective barrier to safeguard the well-being of students.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Labour Department highly concerned about fatal work accident that happened in Tai Po today

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    Labour Department highly concerned about fatal work accident that happened in Tai Po today      
    To prevent employees from falling from the tail lift of a truck while working thereon, the LD reminds employers to take suitable safety measures, including providing an effective fall protective system to relevant employees and ensuring them to take the related fall protective measures; and affixing warning notices at prominent positions to alert employees of the falling hazards.
     
    The general duty provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance require employers to provide safe working environments, plant and systems of work for their employees. Those who contravene the relevant provisions are liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for two years.Issued at HKT 21:36

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: 2 teams selected for CE award

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    Chief Executive John Lee today announced that two teams of civil servants were awarded the Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance.

    They were the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Search & Rescue Team to quake-stricken areas in Myanmar in March 2025 and the Inter-departmental Preparation Team for Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) Commissioning respectively.

    Mr Lee congratulated the two teams and expressed pride in their performance and contributions.

    “The two award-winning teams reflected the outstanding competence of the civil service of the Hong Kong SAR and the efficiency of the Government, and exemplified Hong Kong’s second-place global ranking in the ‘Government efficiency’ factor of the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2025. All these have confirmed and reinforced my belief in driving result-oriented policies for the Government,” he said.

    Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said the Hong Kong SAR Search & Rescue Team demonstrated fearless professionalism and humanitarian care, while the Preparation Team for KTSP Commissioning displayed efficient collaboration and precise planning of the civil servants. 

    In March this year, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, resulting in serious casualties. The Hong Kong SAR Government quickly formed an interdepartmental search and rescue team.

    Civil servants from the Security Bureau, the Fire Services Department and the Immigration Department, together with medical representatives from the Hospital Authority, rushed to Mantalay, one of the most devastated areas in Myanmar, to conduct search and rescue operations.

    With professional training, fearlessness and perseverance, the team completed 61 search and rescue operations covering 57 locations amid the constant aftershocks and scorching heat in the disaster-stricken areas, the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) said.

    The team also conducted joint operations with the China Search & Rescue Team and successfully rescued one survivor who had been trapped for more than 125 hours.

    Meanwhile, the Inter-departmental Preparation Team for KTSP Commissioning comprised civil servants from the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, the Security Bureau, the CSB, the Transport & Logistics Bureau, Police and the Transport Department.

    In the face of multiple challenges such as the pressing schedule, the large scale of the project and complicated co-ordination work, the preparation team, with its innovative thinking, meticulous planning and interdepartmental collaborations, completed around 20 test events, including five large-scale drills, in just five months, mobilising 140,000 civil servants to participate in the stress tests to evaluate the capability of the KTSP and its surrounding facilities comprehensively.

    Through continuous stress tests and optimisation of detailed arrangements, thorough preparation was made for the commissioning of the KTSP, the CSB added.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: FS attends Summer Davos in Tianjin

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    Financial Secretary Paul Chan today attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 in Tianjin, and led representatives from about 20 startups and enterprises to visit the Tianjin Binhai High-tech Industrial Development Area for business matching activities.

    At the annual meeting, also known as the Summer Davos, Mr Chan joined the Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders where he exchanged views on the current international financial and trade landscape and developments with other international and regional leaders.

    In the afternoon, Mr Chan participated as a keynote speaker in a discussion session on the economic and investment relationship and development prospects between the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and China.

    He pointed out that Hong Kong can serve as a “super connector” in trade, investment, finance, and innovation and technology (I&T) between China and the MENA.

    Specifically, with the increasing popularity of trade settled in local currencies among economies in the region, renminbi liquidity, the range of renminbi investment products and risk management tools, and custodian services can be enhanced to support renminbi investment and funding needs of MENA countries.

    Furthermore, as the region invests heavily in infrastructure and green transformation, Hong Kong can act as a financing centre for quality enterprises and projects. Collaboration between I&T enterprises can also help countries in the region achieve their development goals in various fields.

    Separately, the Financial Secretary, leading representatives from startups from the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, Cyberport and the Hong Kong Investment Corporation, visited the Tianjin Binhai High-tech Industrial Development Area in the morning.

    They toured two enterprises and held a roundtable meeting with about 30 Tianjin-based tech companies to discuss further co-operation directions and strategies between Tianjin and Hong Kong’s innovation sectors, and promote exchanges and interface between enterprises of the two places.

    During the roundtable meeting, Mr Chan said Hong Kong welcomes Tianjin’s I&T companies to leverage Hong Kong’s platform for international expansion. He emphasised that enterprises can utilise Hong Kong’s vibrant and comprehensive fundraising market and high-quality financial services to connect with global funds and investors. He also encouraged them to collaborate with Hong Kong’s I&T enterprises to make use of Hong Kong’s internationalised application scenarios and global business networks, thereby accelerating the pace of their international expansion.

    In the evening, Mr Chan met Tianjin Municipal Committee Deputy Secretary Liu Guiping for in-depth exchanges on strengthening co-operation in trade, finance, shipping, I&T and tourism between Tianjin and Hong Kong.

    Additionally, Mr Chan met Xi’an Mayor Ye Niuping, also attending the Summer Davos, to exchange views on further fostering co-operation.

    The Financial Secretary will continue to attend the Summer Davos in Tianjin tomorrow and depart for Beijing in the evening.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost adversaries of the United States—namely China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each agency’s task force would report to the Congress on the effects of that cooperation between those adversaries, and on organizational changes needed by the task force’s parent agency to effectively respond. The bill would require those six agencies to submit a joint report to the Congress outlining the strategic approach the United States should take to disrupt the cooperative efforts of those adversaries. Finally, the bill also would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to the Congress on the nature, trajectory, and risks of cooperation among those major adversaries of the United States.

    On the basis of information about similar task forces and reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually, totaling $1 million over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI USA: S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost adversaries of the United States—namely China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each agency’s task force would report to the Congress on the effects of that cooperation between those adversaries, and on organizational changes needed by the task force’s parent agency to effectively respond. The bill would require those six agencies to submit a joint report to the Congress outlining the strategic approach the United States should take to disrupt the cooperative efforts of those adversaries. Finally, the bill also would require the Director of National Intelligence to report to the Congress on the nature, trajectory, and risks of cooperation among those major adversaries of the United States.

    On the basis of information about similar task forces and reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually, totaling $1 million over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI USA: H.R. 1327, Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    H.R. 1327 would require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an assessment of terrorist threats to the U.S. posed by people in Syria who are affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations. The bill would require the department, within 60 days of enactment, to provide the Congress with the assessment and a briefing about it.

    On the basis of information about similar requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI USA: H.R. 1327, Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    H.R. 1327 would require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an assessment of terrorist threats to the U.S. posed by people in Syria who are affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations. The bill would require the department, within 60 days of enactment, to provide the Congress with the assessment and a briefing about it.

    On the basis of information about similar requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

    Phillip L. Swagel

    Director, Congressional Budget Office

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  • MIL-OSI: WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression
      

    Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2025 –WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, today announces that WISe.ART, its secure NFT marketplace subsidiary has successfully launched Spanish artist Mayte Spínola’s digital artwork El Cristo Cósmico (“The Galactic Christ”) into low Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking another milestone in the company’s strategy to expand the frontier of digital expression through space technology.

    The launch occurred at 23:11 CET on June 23, 2025, placing a WISeSat satellite carrying Spínola’s artwork into orbit. Tokenized as an NFT on the WISe.ART platform, the artwork is securely stored on the satellite using embedded hardware security modules and blockchain-based authentication protocols.

    This mission is part of WISe.ART’s broader initiative to pioneer the use of space as a platform for artistic and personal expression. By combining secure satellite technology, blockchain infrastructure, and NFTs, WISe.ART is enabling artists, creators, and public figures to engage with audiences globally and now, extraterrestrially.

    “Space is not only the next frontier for technology, it is a new medium for human expression,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder of WISeKey and WISe.ART. “Through WISeSat and WISe.ART, we are giving artists and celebrities a secure and visionary way to project their work and messages from orbit.”

    This is not WISe.ART’s first milestone in space. In 2022, during a special ceremony at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York, WISe.ART minted and transmitted a space-based NFT featuring actress Brooke Shields, demonstrating the platform’s early commitment to combining celebrity expression, secure blockchain, and satellite communications.

    Mayte Spínola, one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary artists and founder of the Grupo Pro Arte y Cultura, shared her thoughts on the occasion: “Seeing my work orbiting Earth is deeply symbolic. It represents the union of art, science, and faith, transcending borders and reminding us that peace is a universal message.”

    Technical details of the mission:

    • Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter Mission)
    • Orbit: Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (~500–600 km)
    • Payload: WISeSat satellite with secure NFT storage and communication capabilities
    • Security: Blockchain certification anchored to WISeKey’s Root of Trust, with post-quantum secure elements
    • Access: Two-way data connectivity for metadata validation and message exchange

    With this launch, El Cristo Cósmico becomes a space-hosted digital artifact, merging art, spirituality, and space technology. It showcases how WISe.ART is redefining the role of NFTs, offering creators new dimensions for secure global, and now orbital engagement.

    About WISe.ART

    WISe.ART is a full-service NFT platform designed for artists, collectors, and brands. It leverages WISeKey’s trusted cybersecurity technologies to ensure secure creation, trading, and verification of digital assets, with integrations into IoT, satellite systems, and post-quantum infrastructures.

    About WISeKey

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT solutions platform. It operates as a Swiss-based holding company through several operational subsidiaries, each dedicated to specific aspects of its technology portfolio. The subsidiaries include (i) SEALSQ Corp (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology products, (ii) WISeKey SA which specializes in RoT and PKI solutions for secure authentication and identification in IoT, Blockchain, and AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, (iv) WISe.ART Corp which focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace for secure NFT transactions, and (v) SEALCOIN AG which focuses on decentralized physical internet with DePIN technology and house the development of the SEALCOIN platform.

    Each subsidiary contributes to WISeKey’s mission of securing the internet while focusing on their respective areas of research and expertise. Their technologies seamlessly integrate into the comprehensive WISeKey platform. WISeKey secures digital identity ecosystems for individuals and objects using Blockchain, AI, and IoT technologies. With over 1.6 billion microchips deployed across various IoT sectors, WISeKey plays a vital role in securing the Internet of Everything. The company’s semiconductors generate valuable Big Data that, when analyzed with AI, enable predictive equipment failure prevention. Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey cryptographic Root of Trust, WISeKey provides secure authentication and identification for IoT, Blockchain, and AI applications. The WISeKey Root of Trust ensures the integrity of online transactions between objects and people. For more information on WISeKey’s strategic direction and its subsidiary companies, please visit www.wisekey.com.

    Disclaimer
    This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning WISeKey International Holding Ltd and its business. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of WISeKey International Holding Ltd to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. WISeKey International Holding Ltd is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and it does not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”), the FinSa’s predecessor legislation or advertising within the meaning of the FinSA. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of WISeKey and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of WISeKey.

    Press and Investor Contacts

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd
    Company Contact: Carlos Moreira
    Chairman & CEO
    Tel: +41 22 594 3000
    info@wisekey.com 

    Media Contact:
    press@wise.art
    www.wise.art

    		 WISeKey Investor Relations (US) 
    The Equity Group Inc.
    Lena Cati
    Tel: +1 212 836-9611
    lcati@theequitygroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Flexera Announces Chris Andersen as Chief Financial Officer to Advance Strategic Growth, AI and Data-Driven Innovation

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ITASCA, Ill., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flexera, the global leader in technology spend and risk management, today announced the appointment of Chris Andersen as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Andersen will lead the global finance organization for Flexera and its Revenera division, playing a pivotal role in scaling the company’s long-term growth and innovation agenda—anchored in platform-driven insights, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep data intelligence.

    Andersen brings over 25 years of financial leadership experience in enterprise software, with a proven track record of driving operational scale, executing strategic capital plans and leading transformative initiatives in high-growth environments. Most recently, he served as CFO of Acquia, where he guided the company to sustained profitability, oversaw multiple successful acquisitions and supported Vista Equity Partners’ majority acquisition in 2019.

    “Chris is an outcome-oriented finance leader with a sharp eye for unlocking value at the intersection of technology, data and operational excellence,” said Jim Ryan, CEO of Flexera. “His experience scaling modern software companies—and integrating advanced analytics and automation into financial and strategic planning—makes him uniquely equipped to support our expansion across FinOps, ITAM, SaaS Management and our rapidly evolving AI-powered platform.”

    Prior to Acquia, Andersen held senior financial roles at Akamai Technologies, Progress Software and Novell. He currently services on the Bain Capital Ventures CFO Advisory Board, where he contributes to shaping the next wave of finance leadership in the software sector.

    “Flexera is uniquely positioned at the convergence of IT asset intelligence, cost optimization and AI-driven decision-making,” said Andersen. “I’m excited to join at this moment of inflection—helping to scale a category-defining platform that empowers enterprises to harness their technology data, automate control, and drive smarter outcomes.”

    Andersen’s appointment reflects Flexera’s focus on expanding its executive bench to support the company’s innovation in FinOps, ITAM and SaaS Management—where AI, automation and actionable technology insights are central to our customer value.

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  • MIL-OSI: Bitcoin & Crypto Casinos Ranked: Reddit Users Share Top Crypto Casino Experiences

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Hivedit Research Labs Reports Bitcoin Casino Adoption Trends and Crypto Casino Platform Performance in 2025 Online Casino Markets

    AUSTIN, TX, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Hivedit Research Labs today announced comprehensive findings from extensive bitcoin casino market analysis, revealing how crypto casino platforms are transforming the global casino industry. The bitcoin casino research, analyzing crypto casino adoption patterns across international casino markets, demonstrates that crypto casino platforms now outperform traditional casino operators in user satisfaction, casino innovation, and online casino market growth.

    The bitcoin casino industry analysis examined crypto casino performance metrics across diverse casino markets, evaluating casino preferences, casino game offerings, online casino user behavior, and crypto casino technological advancement. Results show bitcoin casino platforms consistently deliver superior casino experiences compared to conventional operators, with crypto casino adoption rates exceeding traditional online casino growth by 340% in casino markets worldwide.

    Top Bitcoin Casino Categories Leading Market Innovation

    Hivedit’s comprehensive crypto casino analysis identified four primary bitcoin casino categories leading casino industry innovation through advanced crypto casino technologies and enhanced casino experiences:

    Discover High-Performance Bitcoin Casino Leaders – Research Access

    Market Research Access: Bitcoin casino operators demonstrating sub-5-minute crypto withdrawal processing, comprehensive game libraries exceeding 8,000 options, and innovative bonus structures offering up to 500 free spins have achieved 96% user satisfaction ratings across global markets. These platforms integrate emerging crypto technologies with established casino operations.

    ️ Explore Established Crypto Casino Market Leaders – Industry Analysis

    Operational History Research: Bitcoin casino operators with 7+ year operational histories have demonstrated consistent payout performance and transparent practices. Casino welcome bonus programs reaching $10,000 have received 91% approval ratings from player communities, indicating growing market acceptance of cryptocurrency gaming platforms.

    Access Advanced Gaming Platform Features – Market Research

    Platform Analysis Report: Bitcoin casino platforms featuring 200+ live casino tables and game collections exceeding 5,000 titles with 97%+ RTP ratings have garnered 89% positive feedback across diverse player demographics. Weekly tournaments with $250,000 prize pools demonstrate the scale of crypto casino market growth.

    Full Research Report: Next-generation bitcoin casino platforms integrating casino and sports betting, advanced crypto casino games, mobile casino optimization, provably fair games technology, and comprehensive crypto sports betting options achieved 87% user satisfaction while establishing new standards for casino innovation and online casino accessibility. Additional community insights available in this comprehensive reddit analysis examining real user experiences across top bitcoin platforms.

    “Our extensive bitcoin casino research reveals fundamental shifts in casino industry preferences,” stated Dr. Michael Chen, Chief Research Director at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms represent the future of casino innovation, offering casino experiences that conventional online casino platforms cannot match.”

    Best Bitcoin Casino Research Methodology

    Hivedit researchers conducted comprehensive crypto casino market analysis, examining bitcoin casino performance across 45 international casino markets. The casino industry research encompassed:

    • 50,000+ Casino Player Interactions: Detailed analysis of preferences, crypto casino adoption patterns, online casino usage behaviors, and casino satisfaction metrics across reddit communities and forums
    • 2,500+ Bitcoin Casino Platform Evaluations: Comprehensive assessment of crypto casino features, bitcoin casino games, casino bonus structures, and crypto casino site technologies
    • 850+ Community Surveys: In-depth examination of casino player preferences regarding crypto casino benefits, bitcoin casino advantages, and traditional online casinos comparisons
    • Real-Time Casino Performance Monitoring: Continuous tracking of crypto casino payout speeds, live casino games reliability, and btc casino user experience metrics

    The bitcoin casino research methodology incorporated advanced analytics examining patterns, crypto casino technology adoption, online casino market trends, and traditional casino industry comparisons.

    Top Bitcoin Casino vs Traditional Casino Performance Analysis

    Revolutionary Crypto Casino Transaction Speeds

    Hivedit’s bitcoin casino research reveals crypto casino platforms process deposit and withdrawal requests 15x faster than conventional operators. Leading bitcoin casino platforms complete crypto transactions within 2-8 minutes, while traditional online casino withdrawal processing requires 24-72 hours. This crypto casino advantage represents fundamental improvement in casino accessibility and casino player satisfaction.

    Advanced bitcoin casino platforms utilizing instant crypto processing technologies enable casino players to enjoy seamless casino experiences without banking delays. The best bitcoin casino operators have eliminated interruptions through innovative crypto casino payment systems, making gambling with crypto more efficient than traditional online casinos.

    Top bitcoin gambling platforms now process crypto casino withdrawals faster than any online gambling sites, with some btc casino operators achieving sub-minute processing times. These crypto casino site innovations represent one of the best bitcoin casino advantages over conventional betting and casino platforms.

    Enhanced Casino Game Selection and Innovation

    Contemporary bitcoin casino platforms offer significantly expanded casino game libraries compared to conventional operators. Leading crypto casino platforms feature casino games available across all categories:

    • 8,000+ Titles: Comprehensive casino game collections from providers like Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming, and NetEnt, offering casino games without limitations of traditional online casinos
    • 500+ Live Casino Options: Extensive live dealer games including live casino games favorites like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat providing authentic casino experience
    • 300+ Table Game Variations: Traditional options enhanced with crypto casino innovations, featuring casino games or sports betting integration
    • 150+ Provably Fair Games: Unique crypto casino games allowing players to verify fairness independently through provably fair crypto technology

    These extensive casino game offerings demonstrate how bitcoin casino platforms enhance traditional casino experiences through crypto casino technological advancement and expanded casino game variety.

    Best Crypto Casino Security and Responsible Gaming

    Advanced Bitcoin Casino Security Protocols

    Leading crypto casino platforms implement military-grade security measures protecting casino player funds and personal information. Bitcoin casino security features include:

    • Blockchain-Based Transaction Security: Crypto casino transactions utilize distributed ledger technology ensuring transaction integrity
    • Advanced Crypto Wallet Protection: Multi-signature crypto wallet systems securing casino player funds with institutional-grade protection
    • Enhanced Casino Player Verification: Streamlined verification processes balancing casino player privacy with regulatory compliance
    • Real-Time Monitoring: Advanced AI systems detecting unusual patterns and protecting casino player interests

    Comprehensive Responsible Gaming Programs

    Best bitcoin casino platforms prioritize responsible gaming through comprehensive casino player protection programs:

    • Advanced Deposit Limit Controls: Sophisticated limits allowing casino players to manage crypto casino spending effectively
    • Real-Time Monitoring: AI-powered systems tracking patterns and identifying potential concerns
    • Professional Support Resources: 24/7 support including responsible gaming counseling and casino player assistance
    • Self-Exclusion Programs: Comprehensive casino player protection allowing temporary or permanent restrictions

    Top Bitcoin Casino Payment Innovation

    Comprehensive Crypto Casino Payment Options

    Leading bitcoin casino platforms support extensive cryptocurrency portfolios enabling flexible funding through various types of bitcoin and alternative crypto options:

    • Primary Crypto Casino Currencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and 50+ additional crypto options including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin derivatives
    • Stablecoin Options: USDT, USDC, and other stable crypto currencies reducing volatility when players gamble with bitcoin alternatives
    • Traditional Payment Integration: Credit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets alongside crypto casino options for diverse casino player preferences
    • Instant Crypto Deposit Processing: Real-time casino account funding through crypto wallet address integration enabling immediate access

    Best Crypto Casino Withdrawal Systems

    Best bitcoin casino platforms feature sophisticated deposit and withdrawal systems:

    • Instant Crypto Casino Deposits: Immediate casino account funding through advanced blockchain integration
    • Rapid Crypto Casino Withdrawals: Sub-10-minute withdrawal processing for crypto casino transactions
    • Flexible Limits: Customizable deposit and withdrawal limits accommodating diverse casino player preferences
    • Zero-Fee Crypto Transactions: Elimination of traditional casino banking fees through efficient crypto casino payment systems

    Online Casino Market Trends and Future Crypto Development

    Growing Casino Player Preference for Crypto Casino Platforms

    Hivedit’s bitcoin casino research reveals accelerating casino player migration from traditional casino operators to crypto casino platforms:

    • 65% Casino Player Interest: Majority of casino players express interest in crypto casino options
    • 340% Crypto Casino Growth: Bitcoin casino market expansion significantly exceeding traditional online casino growth
    • Expanding Casino Market Demographics: Crypto casino adoption spanning all casino player age groups and geographic regions
    • Institutional Casino Investment: Major casino industry investors increasingly funding bitcoin casino platform development

    Best Crypto Casino Technology Advancement

    Future development increasingly incorporates crypto casino technological innovations, representing the future of crypto evolution:

    • AI-Enhanced Casino Innovation: Machine learning algorithms optimizing casino game recommendations and casino player experiences, making it a top choice for sophisticated casino players
    • Virtual Reality Casino Experiences: Immersive casino experiences integrating VR technology with crypto casino platforms, providing options for crypto enthusiasts seeking cutting-edge experiences
    • Blockchain Infrastructure: Distributed casino systems providing enhanced security and transparency, establishing one of the best crypto innovations in online gambling
    • Cross-Platform Integration: Seamless casino experiences across mobile casino, desktop, and emerging platforms utilizing online casinos using advanced crypto integration

    Expert Casino Industry Analysis and Market Predictions

    “The bitcoin casino revolution represents the most significant casino industry transformation since online casino inception,” noted Dr. Sarah Williams, Senior Analyst at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms are establishing new standards for casino excellence while traditional casino operators struggle to match crypto casino innovation levels.”

    Industry analysis indicates continued crypto casino market expansion with bitcoin casino platforms expected to capture 45% of global online casino market share by 2027. Leading casino industry experts predict traditional casino operators will increasingly adopt crypto casino technologies to remain competitive in evolving casino markets.

    Best Bitcoin Casino Selection Guidelines

    Evaluating Bitcoin Casino Platform Quality

    Casino players should evaluate potential crypto casino platforms using comprehensive criteria to identify what you can expect from the best bitcoin casino operators:

    • License Verification: Ensuring bitcoin casino platforms maintain valid licenses from reputable jurisdictions, confirming casinos are safe for player protection
    • Casino Game Quality Assessment: Evaluating casino game selections, live dealer games quality, and software from providers like Pragmatic Play and Evolution Gaming
    • Crypto Casino Payment Evaluation: Testing deposit and withdrawal speeds, crypto transaction efficiency, and casino payment reliability across crypto casino site options
    • Casino Player Support Quality: Assessing support responsiveness, making one of the best bitcoin casino platforms the clear choice for online casino enthusiasts seeking professional assistance

    Maximizing Casino Value Through Crypto Casino Benefits

    Smart casino players optimize crypto casino experiences through:

    • Strategic Casino Bonus Utilization: Maximizing casino welcome bonus value and ongoing casino offers
    • Efficient Crypto Casino Banking: Utilizing optimal crypto currencies for casino transactions
    • Diversified Gaming: Exploring various casino games, live casino options, and crypto casino innovations
    • Responsible Practices: Implementing limits and utilizing responsible gaming tools

    Conclusion: The Bitcoin Casino Advantage

    Hivedit’s comprehensive bitcoin casino research conclusively demonstrates that crypto casino platforms represent the future of casino innovation. Through superior technology, enhanced casino player experiences, innovative casino game offerings, and advanced crypto casino security, bitcoin casino platforms consistently outperform traditional casino operators across all measured casino metrics.

    The data clearly indicates that casino players seeking optimal casino experiences should prioritize crypto casino platforms offering comprehensive casino game selections, generous casino bonus programs, efficient crypto casino transactions, and innovative casino features. Crypto casinos often provide best crypto and bitcoin experiences that exceed what traditional online casinos can deliver.

    Smart casino players recognize that crypto casino adoption represents an evolution in casino rather than merely an alternative to traditional casino options. The best bitcoin casino platforms combine traditional casino quality with crypto casino innovation, creating superior casino experiences that conventional online casino operators cannot match.

    For casino players interested in exploring advanced casino options, comprehensive casino game selections, and innovative casino features, leading crypto casino platforms provide optimal casino experiences that represent the future of online casino entertainment.

    Contact Information: Company: Hivedit Research Labs
    Email: research@hivedit.net
    Website: www.hivedit.net
    Address: 2301 W Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757, United States

    Disclaimer: This research is for informational purposes only. Casino activities involve risk and should only be undertaken by individuals of legal age. Always practice responsible gaming and check local laws before participating in online casino activities.

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  • MIL-OSI: Bitcoin & Crypto Casinos Ranked: Reddit Users Share Top Crypto Casino Experiences

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Hivedit Research Labs Reports Bitcoin Casino Adoption Trends and Crypto Casino Platform Performance in 2025 Online Casino Markets

    AUSTIN, TX, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Hivedit Research Labs today announced comprehensive findings from extensive bitcoin casino market analysis, revealing how crypto casino platforms are transforming the global casino industry. The bitcoin casino research, analyzing crypto casino adoption patterns across international casino markets, demonstrates that crypto casino platforms now outperform traditional casino operators in user satisfaction, casino innovation, and online casino market growth.

    The bitcoin casino industry analysis examined crypto casino performance metrics across diverse casino markets, evaluating casino preferences, casino game offerings, online casino user behavior, and crypto casino technological advancement. Results show bitcoin casino platforms consistently deliver superior casino experiences compared to conventional operators, with crypto casino adoption rates exceeding traditional online casino growth by 340% in casino markets worldwide.

    Top Bitcoin Casino Categories Leading Market Innovation

    Hivedit’s comprehensive crypto casino analysis identified four primary bitcoin casino categories leading casino industry innovation through advanced crypto casino technologies and enhanced casino experiences:

    Discover High-Performance Bitcoin Casino Leaders – Research Access

    Market Research Access: Bitcoin casino operators demonstrating sub-5-minute crypto withdrawal processing, comprehensive game libraries exceeding 8,000 options, and innovative bonus structures offering up to 500 free spins have achieved 96% user satisfaction ratings across global markets. These platforms integrate emerging crypto technologies with established casino operations.

    ️ Explore Established Crypto Casino Market Leaders – Industry Analysis

    Operational History Research: Bitcoin casino operators with 7+ year operational histories have demonstrated consistent payout performance and transparent practices. Casino welcome bonus programs reaching $10,000 have received 91% approval ratings from player communities, indicating growing market acceptance of cryptocurrency gaming platforms.

    Access Advanced Gaming Platform Features – Market Research

    Platform Analysis Report: Bitcoin casino platforms featuring 200+ live casino tables and game collections exceeding 5,000 titles with 97%+ RTP ratings have garnered 89% positive feedback across diverse player demographics. Weekly tournaments with $250,000 prize pools demonstrate the scale of crypto casino market growth.

    Full Research Report: Next-generation bitcoin casino platforms integrating casino and sports betting, advanced crypto casino games, mobile casino optimization, provably fair games technology, and comprehensive crypto sports betting options achieved 87% user satisfaction while establishing new standards for casino innovation and online casino accessibility. Additional community insights available in this comprehensive reddit analysis examining real user experiences across top bitcoin platforms.

    “Our extensive bitcoin casino research reveals fundamental shifts in casino industry preferences,” stated Dr. Michael Chen, Chief Research Director at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms represent the future of casino innovation, offering casino experiences that conventional online casino platforms cannot match.”

    Best Bitcoin Casino Research Methodology

    Hivedit researchers conducted comprehensive crypto casino market analysis, examining bitcoin casino performance across 45 international casino markets. The casino industry research encompassed:

    • 50,000+ Casino Player Interactions: Detailed analysis of preferences, crypto casino adoption patterns, online casino usage behaviors, and casino satisfaction metrics across reddit communities and forums
    • 2,500+ Bitcoin Casino Platform Evaluations: Comprehensive assessment of crypto casino features, bitcoin casino games, casino bonus structures, and crypto casino site technologies
    • 850+ Community Surveys: In-depth examination of casino player preferences regarding crypto casino benefits, bitcoin casino advantages, and traditional online casinos comparisons
    • Real-Time Casino Performance Monitoring: Continuous tracking of crypto casino payout speeds, live casino games reliability, and btc casino user experience metrics

    The bitcoin casino research methodology incorporated advanced analytics examining patterns, crypto casino technology adoption, online casino market trends, and traditional casino industry comparisons.

    Top Bitcoin Casino vs Traditional Casino Performance Analysis

    Revolutionary Crypto Casino Transaction Speeds

    Hivedit’s bitcoin casino research reveals crypto casino platforms process deposit and withdrawal requests 15x faster than conventional operators. Leading bitcoin casino platforms complete crypto transactions within 2-8 minutes, while traditional online casino withdrawal processing requires 24-72 hours. This crypto casino advantage represents fundamental improvement in casino accessibility and casino player satisfaction.

    Advanced bitcoin casino platforms utilizing instant crypto processing technologies enable casino players to enjoy seamless casino experiences without banking delays. The best bitcoin casino operators have eliminated interruptions through innovative crypto casino payment systems, making gambling with crypto more efficient than traditional online casinos.

    Top bitcoin gambling platforms now process crypto casino withdrawals faster than any online gambling sites, with some btc casino operators achieving sub-minute processing times. These crypto casino site innovations represent one of the best bitcoin casino advantages over conventional betting and casino platforms.

    Enhanced Casino Game Selection and Innovation

    Contemporary bitcoin casino platforms offer significantly expanded casino game libraries compared to conventional operators. Leading crypto casino platforms feature casino games available across all categories:

    • 8,000+ Titles: Comprehensive casino game collections from providers like Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming, and NetEnt, offering casino games without limitations of traditional online casinos
    • 500+ Live Casino Options: Extensive live dealer games including live casino games favorites like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat providing authentic casino experience
    • 300+ Table Game Variations: Traditional options enhanced with crypto casino innovations, featuring casino games or sports betting integration
    • 150+ Provably Fair Games: Unique crypto casino games allowing players to verify fairness independently through provably fair crypto technology

    These extensive casino game offerings demonstrate how bitcoin casino platforms enhance traditional casino experiences through crypto casino technological advancement and expanded casino game variety.

    Best Crypto Casino Security and Responsible Gaming

    Advanced Bitcoin Casino Security Protocols

    Leading crypto casino platforms implement military-grade security measures protecting casino player funds and personal information. Bitcoin casino security features include:

    • Blockchain-Based Transaction Security: Crypto casino transactions utilize distributed ledger technology ensuring transaction integrity
    • Advanced Crypto Wallet Protection: Multi-signature crypto wallet systems securing casino player funds with institutional-grade protection
    • Enhanced Casino Player Verification: Streamlined verification processes balancing casino player privacy with regulatory compliance
    • Real-Time Monitoring: Advanced AI systems detecting unusual patterns and protecting casino player interests

    Comprehensive Responsible Gaming Programs

    Best bitcoin casino platforms prioritize responsible gaming through comprehensive casino player protection programs:

    • Advanced Deposit Limit Controls: Sophisticated limits allowing casino players to manage crypto casino spending effectively
    • Real-Time Monitoring: AI-powered systems tracking patterns and identifying potential concerns
    • Professional Support Resources: 24/7 support including responsible gaming counseling and casino player assistance
    • Self-Exclusion Programs: Comprehensive casino player protection allowing temporary or permanent restrictions

    Top Bitcoin Casino Payment Innovation

    Comprehensive Crypto Casino Payment Options

    Leading bitcoin casino platforms support extensive cryptocurrency portfolios enabling flexible funding through various types of bitcoin and alternative crypto options:

    • Primary Crypto Casino Currencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and 50+ additional crypto options including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin derivatives
    • Stablecoin Options: USDT, USDC, and other stable crypto currencies reducing volatility when players gamble with bitcoin alternatives
    • Traditional Payment Integration: Credit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets alongside crypto casino options for diverse casino player preferences
    • Instant Crypto Deposit Processing: Real-time casino account funding through crypto wallet address integration enabling immediate access

    Best Crypto Casino Withdrawal Systems

    Best bitcoin casino platforms feature sophisticated deposit and withdrawal systems:

    • Instant Crypto Casino Deposits: Immediate casino account funding through advanced blockchain integration
    • Rapid Crypto Casino Withdrawals: Sub-10-minute withdrawal processing for crypto casino transactions
    • Flexible Limits: Customizable deposit and withdrawal limits accommodating diverse casino player preferences
    • Zero-Fee Crypto Transactions: Elimination of traditional casino banking fees through efficient crypto casino payment systems

    Online Casino Market Trends and Future Crypto Development

    Growing Casino Player Preference for Crypto Casino Platforms

    Hivedit’s bitcoin casino research reveals accelerating casino player migration from traditional casino operators to crypto casino platforms:

    • 65% Casino Player Interest: Majority of casino players express interest in crypto casino options
    • 340% Crypto Casino Growth: Bitcoin casino market expansion significantly exceeding traditional online casino growth
    • Expanding Casino Market Demographics: Crypto casino adoption spanning all casino player age groups and geographic regions
    • Institutional Casino Investment: Major casino industry investors increasingly funding bitcoin casino platform development

    Best Crypto Casino Technology Advancement

    Future development increasingly incorporates crypto casino technological innovations, representing the future of crypto evolution:

    • AI-Enhanced Casino Innovation: Machine learning algorithms optimizing casino game recommendations and casino player experiences, making it a top choice for sophisticated casino players
    • Virtual Reality Casino Experiences: Immersive casino experiences integrating VR technology with crypto casino platforms, providing options for crypto enthusiasts seeking cutting-edge experiences
    • Blockchain Infrastructure: Distributed casino systems providing enhanced security and transparency, establishing one of the best crypto innovations in online gambling
    • Cross-Platform Integration: Seamless casino experiences across mobile casino, desktop, and emerging platforms utilizing online casinos using advanced crypto integration

    Expert Casino Industry Analysis and Market Predictions

    “The bitcoin casino revolution represents the most significant casino industry transformation since online casino inception,” noted Dr. Sarah Williams, Senior Analyst at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms are establishing new standards for casino excellence while traditional casino operators struggle to match crypto casino innovation levels.”

    Industry analysis indicates continued crypto casino market expansion with bitcoin casino platforms expected to capture 45% of global online casino market share by 2027. Leading casino industry experts predict traditional casino operators will increasingly adopt crypto casino technologies to remain competitive in evolving casino markets.

    Best Bitcoin Casino Selection Guidelines

    Evaluating Bitcoin Casino Platform Quality

    Casino players should evaluate potential crypto casino platforms using comprehensive criteria to identify what you can expect from the best bitcoin casino operators:

    • License Verification: Ensuring bitcoin casino platforms maintain valid licenses from reputable jurisdictions, confirming casinos are safe for player protection
    • Casino Game Quality Assessment: Evaluating casino game selections, live dealer games quality, and software from providers like Pragmatic Play and Evolution Gaming
    • Crypto Casino Payment Evaluation: Testing deposit and withdrawal speeds, crypto transaction efficiency, and casino payment reliability across crypto casino site options
    • Casino Player Support Quality: Assessing support responsiveness, making one of the best bitcoin casino platforms the clear choice for online casino enthusiasts seeking professional assistance

    Maximizing Casino Value Through Crypto Casino Benefits

    Smart casino players optimize crypto casino experiences through:

    • Strategic Casino Bonus Utilization: Maximizing casino welcome bonus value and ongoing casino offers
    • Efficient Crypto Casino Banking: Utilizing optimal crypto currencies for casino transactions
    • Diversified Gaming: Exploring various casino games, live casino options, and crypto casino innovations
    • Responsible Practices: Implementing limits and utilizing responsible gaming tools

    Conclusion: The Bitcoin Casino Advantage

    Hivedit’s comprehensive bitcoin casino research conclusively demonstrates that crypto casino platforms represent the future of casino innovation. Through superior technology, enhanced casino player experiences, innovative casino game offerings, and advanced crypto casino security, bitcoin casino platforms consistently outperform traditional casino operators across all measured casino metrics.

    The data clearly indicates that casino players seeking optimal casino experiences should prioritize crypto casino platforms offering comprehensive casino game selections, generous casino bonus programs, efficient crypto casino transactions, and innovative casino features. Crypto casinos often provide best crypto and bitcoin experiences that exceed what traditional online casinos can deliver.

    Smart casino players recognize that crypto casino adoption represents an evolution in casino rather than merely an alternative to traditional casino options. The best bitcoin casino platforms combine traditional casino quality with crypto casino innovation, creating superior casino experiences that conventional online casino operators cannot match.

    For casino players interested in exploring advanced casino options, comprehensive casino game selections, and innovative casino features, leading crypto casino platforms provide optimal casino experiences that represent the future of online casino entertainment.

    Contact Information: Company: Hivedit Research Labs
    Email: research@hivedit.net
    Website: www.hivedit.net
    Address: 2301 W Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757, United States

    Disclaimer: This research is for informational purposes only. Casino activities involve risk and should only be undertaken by individuals of legal age. Always practice responsible gaming and check local laws before participating in online casino activities.

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  • MIL-OSI: LETMining Introduces Zero-Cost Cloud Mining and Referral Rewards, Making Crypto Passive Income Accessible to All

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    London, UK, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LETMining, an emerging leader in user-friendly cloud mining solutions, today announced the launch of its zero-cost crypto mining plans along with a built-in referral rewards program. These new features are aimed at lowering the barrier for anyone looking to earn steady digital asset income, regardless of their technical knowledge or budget.

    In today’s fast-growing cryptocurrency market, traditional mining often requires significant upfront investment, specialized hardware, and complex maintenance. LETMining addresses these challenges by offering a straightforward, contract-based cloud mining system that eliminates equipment expenses and delivers daily profits automatically.

    “Our goal is to make crypto passive income possible for anyone, anywhere — without requiring costly hardware or advanced expertise,” said Lillian Austen, spokesperson for LETMining. “With zero-cost contracts and a generous referral program, LETMining offers users multiple ways to grow their digital wealth securely and transparently.”

    Key Highlights

    ✅ Start Mining for Free
    New users can register on the official LETMining website and claim a complimentary $12 sign-up bonus to activate a daily sign-in contract. This plan generates daily returns without any upfront payment.

    ✅ Flexible Contract Options
    In addition to the free starter contract, users can choose from a variety of low-risk mining plans — from BTC Classic Hash Power to DOGE Super Hash Power — each with clear investment amounts and projected earnings. Detailed plan information is available at https://letmining.com/.

    ✅ Daily Payouts and Transparent Operations
    LETMining’s platform operates 24/7 using renewable energy and blockchain-based smart contracts, ensuring stable income and traceable transactions for its 1.5 million+ users worldwide.

    ✅ Earn More with Referrals
    LETMining’s referral program allows users to earn a 3% lifetime commission for every contract purchased by friends they invite. Referral earnings are distributed automatically, turning social networks into an added revenue source. Learn more about the program on LETMining’s website.

    Getting Started

    1️⃣   Register at https://letmining.com/
    2️⃣   Activate the free daily sign-in contract
    3️⃣   Explore additional mining plans for higher daily income
    4️⃣   Share your unique referral link to boost your earnings

    Whether for crypto newcomers or experienced traders seeking a stable passive income stream, LETMining offers a low-risk, zero-barrier way to benefit from cloud mining in a secure and sustainable environment.

    About LETMining
    LETMining is a UK-based cloud mining platform that makes it easy for individuals around the world to participate in crypto mining without hardware costs or complicated setup. Powered by renewable energy and transparent smart contracts, LETMining is trusted by a growing global community of crypto earners.

    For media inquiries, please contact:
    Lillian Austen
    LETMining
    info@letmining.com
    21 Mansell Street, London, U.K.
    https://letmining.com/

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Charitable giving grew to $593B in 2024, propelled by a strengthening US economy and a booming stock market

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jon Bergdoll, Associate Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University

    Paul Newman, the late actor and philanthropist, co-founded Camp Boggy Creek, which children with serious illnesses and their families attend for free. AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

    U.S. charitable giving increased 3.3% to US$593 billion in 2024, lifted by the strength of the economy.

    The annual report from the Giving USA Foundation, produced in partnership with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy,
    found that this was the second-highest level on record after adjusting for inflation.

    Giving grew at the fastest pace since 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic led many Americans to make larger-than-usual donations. It was also the first time since then that growth in giving outpaced inflation.

    As two of the report’s lead researchers, we see many signs of healthy growth in charitable giving in 2024. Our data shows that the strong economy, which grew 2.8% in 2024, bolstered individual and corporate giving and allowed foundations to maintain the historically high level of giving seen from them in recent years.

    It also helped that stock markets performed well in 2024, consumer sentiment was generally positive, personal income rose and inflation continued to ease.

    Donations to nearly every charitable category we track grew.

    Individuals and corporations led overall growth

    Individual donors continued to provide the bulk of the nation’s charitable gifts. The $392 billion they gave to charity accounted for two-thirds of the year’s total. Giving by individuals grew 5.1% from 2023 − a swifter pace than for all donations.

    Corporate giving rose even faster. It was up 6% to a record $44 billion.

    This growth reflects the high pretax profits earned by corporations in 2024 and the trend toward corporations donating a higher share of pretax profits in recent years.

    For example, corporations generally donated less than 1% of pretax profits from 2004-2018. But our research team started to see corporate giving rise to 1% or more in the 2019 data. This was also the case in 2024, when corporate giving stood at 1.1% of pretax profits.

    Corporate philanthropy has grown by more than 50% since 2019, a trend that has coincided with rising in-kind donations of insulin products and other pharmaceuticals. Drugmakers made an estimated $24 billion in these donations in 2024 − up 41% since 2019.

    To be sure, corporations’ donations amounted to just 7% of overall giving in 2024.

    Meanwhile, grants made by foundations exceeded $100 billion for the third straight year. Almost $1 out of every $5 contributed to charity was from a foundation in each of those years.

    Giving by foundations in the five years ending in 2024 was higher than any other period since Giving USA has tracked this data. Foundation giving, however, remained fairly flat from 2023 to 2024, at about $110 billion.

    Around 8% of all gifts made in 2024 were from bequests included in people’s wills, the same as in 2023. Bequests totaled $44 billion, down 4.4% when adjusted for inflation. But the total given through bequests varies quite a bit from year to year.

    Most kinds of donations increased

    Donations to most of the nine charitable categories Giving USA tracks increased. The one exception: Gifts to churches and other religious institutions fell 1%. But religious giving remained by far the top category, followed by human services and education.

    Religious causes received 23% of all donations, a total of $147 billion. Giving to human services nonprofits, such as food banks and homeless shelters, increased considerably during the pandemic. It now accounts for about 14% of all donations. In 2024, these gifts totaled $91 billion.

    Giving to education, which primarily consists of donations to colleges and universities has tended to grow more slowly than overall giving in recent years.

    Giving for education rebounded to a record high in 2024, however, rising nearly 10% from a year earlier. And these gifts have grown at a quick pace over the past decade, increasing by more than 22% from 2015 to 2024. The $88 billion in gifts received for education in 2024 was the third-largest of the nine categories we follow.

    Several other categories also reached all-time highs of giving in 2024: health, at $61 billion; arts, culture and humanities, at $25 billion; and environment and animals, at $22 billion.

    The increases in giving for most kinds of nonprofits, supported by strong growth in giving by individuals and corporations, indicate that the charitable sector ended 2024 in a relatively solid position.

    Jon Bergdoll receives grant funding from the Giving USA Foundation, which publishes Giving USA.

    Christina Daniken receives grant funding from the Giving USA Foundation, which publishes Giving USA.

    – ref. Charitable giving grew to $593B in 2024, propelled by a strengthening US economy and a booming stock market – https://theconversation.com/charitable-giving-grew-to-593b-in-2024-propelled-by-a-strengthening-us-economy-and-a-booming-stock-market-259221

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Elizabeth Bettini, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Boston University

    The demographics of the special education teacher workforce have remained static, but the student population these educators serve is becoming more diverse. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

    Teachers of color positively impact all students, including students of color with disabilities. Yet, the special education teacher workforce is overwhelmingly white.

    In our recent research, we found that special education teacher demographics are not keeping pace with changes in the student population.

    In 2012, about 80% of U.S. public school teachers were white, including about 80% of special education teachers, while less than 20% were teachers of color. By contrast, in the same year, students of color constituted 47% of those diagnosed with disabilities.

    In our recent study, we examined whether these numbers have changed. Analyzing multiple national datasets on the teacher workforce, we found the proportion of special education teachers of color has been static, even as the student population is rapidly becoming more diverse.

    So, the special education teacher workforce is actually becoming less representative of the student population over time. Specifically, in 2012, 16.5% of special education teachers were people of color, compared with 17.1% in 2021. In that same span, the share of students with disabilities who are students of color rose from 47.3% in 2012 to 53.9% in 2021.

    In fact, for the special education teacher workforce to become representative of the student population, U.S. schools would need to triple the number of special education teachers of color.

    As scholars who study teacher recruitment and retention and teacher working conditions, we are concerned that this disparity will affect the quality of education students receive.

    Why does a diverse teacher workforce matter?

    Without more support from the government, the U.S. teacher workforce is likely to remain predominantly white.
    gradyreese/iStock via Getty Images

    For children of color, the research is clear: Teachers of color are, on average, more effective than white teachers in providing positive educational experiences and outcomes for students of color, including students of color with disabilities.

    One study found that low-income Black male students who had one Black teacher in third, fourth or fifth grade were 39% less likely to drop out of high school and 29% more likely to enroll in college.

    Moreover, teachers of color are just as effective as white teachers – and sometimes more effective – in teaching white students.

    Providing pathways

    The U.S. has institutions dedicated to attracting and retaining educators of color: Programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions prepare a substantial number of new teachers of color annually.

    Further, many local initiatives support educators of color and attract teachers who might not otherwise have opportunities to join the profession.

    These include: Grow Your Own programs that recruit effective teachers of color from local communities, teacher residency programs that help schools retain teachers of color, and
    scholarships and loan forgiveness programs that support all teachers, including teachers of color.

    However, the U.S. educator workforce faces broad challenges with declining interest in the teaching profession and declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs. In this context, our findings indicate that without significant investments, the teacher workforce is likely to remain predominately white – at significant cost to students with disabilities.

    Anti-DEI movement cuts funding

    The Trump administration has canceled teacher preparation grants that recruit teachers of color and has taken other actions that could lead to a less diverse and skilled educator workforce.
    Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

    While there have been long-standing challenges, recent steps taken by the Trump administration could limit efforts to boost teacher diversity.

    In its push to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the administration has cut grant funding for programs designed to develop a diverse educator workforce.

    The administration has also cut millions of dollars dedicated to training teachers to work in underfunded, high-poverty schools and has threatened additional funding cuts to universities engaging in equity-based work.

    These federal actions make the teacher workforce less adept at addressing the substantial challenges facing U.S. schools, such as declining interest in the teaching profession and and persistent racial disparities in student outcomes.

    Given the strong evidence of the benefits of teachers of color and the national trends that our research uncovered, federal and state investments should prioritize supporting prospective teachers of color.

    Elizabeth Bettini’s research has been funded by the US Department of Education’s National Center for Special Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences, the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, and the Spencer Foundation. She is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research and Teacher Education Division, for which she edits the journal Teacher Education and Special Education.

    LaRon A. Scott has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. He is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division and the American Association for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

    Tuan D. Nguyen receives funding from the National Science Foundation to do work around STEM teachers and computer science education.

    – ref. Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools – https://theconversation.com/diversifying-the-special-education-teacher-workforce-could-benefit-us-schools-254916

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Elizabeth Bettini, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Boston University

    The demographics of the special education teacher workforce have remained static, but the student population these educators serve is becoming more diverse. Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images

    Teachers of color positively impact all students, including students of color with disabilities. Yet, the special education teacher workforce is overwhelmingly white.

    In our recent research, we found that special education teacher demographics are not keeping pace with changes in the student population.

    In 2012, about 80% of U.S. public school teachers were white, including about 80% of special education teachers, while less than 20% were teachers of color. By contrast, in the same year, students of color constituted 47% of those diagnosed with disabilities.

    In our recent study, we examined whether these numbers have changed. Analyzing multiple national datasets on the teacher workforce, we found the proportion of special education teachers of color has been static, even as the student population is rapidly becoming more diverse.

    So, the special education teacher workforce is actually becoming less representative of the student population over time. Specifically, in 2012, 16.5% of special education teachers were people of color, compared with 17.1% in 2021. In that same span, the share of students with disabilities who are students of color rose from 47.3% in 2012 to 53.9% in 2021.

    In fact, for the special education teacher workforce to become representative of the student population, U.S. schools would need to triple the number of special education teachers of color.

    As scholars who study teacher recruitment and retention and teacher working conditions, we are concerned that this disparity will affect the quality of education students receive.

    Why does a diverse teacher workforce matter?

    Without more support from the government, the U.S. teacher workforce is likely to remain predominantly white.
    gradyreese/iStock via Getty Images

    For children of color, the research is clear: Teachers of color are, on average, more effective than white teachers in providing positive educational experiences and outcomes for students of color, including students of color with disabilities.

    One study found that low-income Black male students who had one Black teacher in third, fourth or fifth grade were 39% less likely to drop out of high school and 29% more likely to enroll in college.

    Moreover, teachers of color are just as effective as white teachers – and sometimes more effective – in teaching white students.

    Providing pathways

    The U.S. has institutions dedicated to attracting and retaining educators of color: Programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions prepare a substantial number of new teachers of color annually.

    Further, many local initiatives support educators of color and attract teachers who might not otherwise have opportunities to join the profession.

    These include: Grow Your Own programs that recruit effective teachers of color from local communities, teacher residency programs that help schools retain teachers of color, and
    scholarships and loan forgiveness programs that support all teachers, including teachers of color.

    However, the U.S. educator workforce faces broad challenges with declining interest in the teaching profession and declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs. In this context, our findings indicate that without significant investments, the teacher workforce is likely to remain predominately white – at significant cost to students with disabilities.

    Anti-DEI movement cuts funding

    The Trump administration has canceled teacher preparation grants that recruit teachers of color and has taken other actions that could lead to a less diverse and skilled educator workforce.
    Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

    While there have been long-standing challenges, recent steps taken by the Trump administration could limit efforts to boost teacher diversity.

    In its push to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the administration has cut grant funding for programs designed to develop a diverse educator workforce.

    The administration has also cut millions of dollars dedicated to training teachers to work in underfunded, high-poverty schools and has threatened additional funding cuts to universities engaging in equity-based work.

    These federal actions make the teacher workforce less adept at addressing the substantial challenges facing U.S. schools, such as declining interest in the teaching profession and and persistent racial disparities in student outcomes.

    Given the strong evidence of the benefits of teachers of color and the national trends that our research uncovered, federal and state investments should prioritize supporting prospective teachers of color.

    Elizabeth Bettini’s research has been funded by the US Department of Education’s National Center for Special Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences, the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, and the Spencer Foundation. She is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research and Teacher Education Division, for which she edits the journal Teacher Education and Special Education.

    LaRon A. Scott has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. He is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division and the American Association for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

    Tuan D. Nguyen receives funding from the National Science Foundation to do work around STEM teachers and computer science education.

    – ref. Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools – https://theconversation.com/diversifying-the-special-education-teacher-workforce-could-benefit-us-schools-254916

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christelle Khalaf, Associate Director, Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago

    How much money goes into which pile often changes with the presidency. valiantsin suprunovich/iStock / Getty Images Plus

    When new presidential administrations enter the White House, federal agencies often find their funding and priorities shifting, sometimes dramatically.

    I’m a scholar who studies how policy and market shifts affect regional economies, labor markets and public systems, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure such as energy and water. I’ve seen how both of those types of changes – of funding levels and priorities – destabilize agencies and cut off long-term projects before they achieve their intended goals.

    In one research project, with co-authors Dr. Deborah A. Carroll and Zach Perkins, I took a close look at one office within a federal agency, the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. What we found serves as an example of how these changes have played out in the past, and it gives context to how the Trump administration’s changes are playing out now in that agency and across the federal government.

    The office, known by researchers and its personnel as EERE, is mainly focused on funding research and development to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and reduce the costs of those technologies to consumers. Its key efforts involve low-emission transportation, renewable electricity generation and decreasing the carbon emissions of buildings and industry processes.

    It makes grants to, and enters research and development agreements with, small businesses, industry, national laboratories, universities and state and local governments. Recipients are often required to contribute matching funds or other support to the project to complement the federal funding.

    In general, Congress appropriates funding to the office as part of the yearly budget process. However, the office also receives sporadic influxes of additional funding to stimulate the economy or address concerns related to energy security and greenhouse gas emissions. Ultimately, the amount of funding EERE gets depends in part on overall economic conditions or national crises.

    Boosting funding levels

    Some of those supplemental allocations can be significant, and many last until the funds have been spent, even if that takes a number of years. Following the energy crisis in the early 2000s, Congress allocated EERE a total of about $7 billion in funding for research and development in energy efficiency, renewable energy and biofuels.

    Then in 2009, following the Great Recession, Congress gave EERE $16.7 billion – most of which was to help low-income families pay to install efficient light sources or insulation to save them money. About $5.4 billion was for research and development.

    In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Energy Act of 2020, mainly focusing on nuclear energy and carbon capture technologies but also providing over $500 million in research and development funding for EERE.

    In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated about $16.3 billion to EERE. And in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act provided an additional $18 billion. As with other additional funding allocations, Congress made most of that money available until the total authorized amount has been spent.

    But the future of these allocations is uncertain. A January 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump requested that all agencies immediately pause the disbursement of funds Congress approved in both laws.

    In its 2026 budget, the Trump administration is proposing spending $900 million on EERE’s work – a 70% reduction from its 2025 allocation of $3.5 billion. This echoes a move during Trump’s first term when the White House proposed the office’s funding be cut by nearly 70% between the 2017 and 2018 budgets. However, at that time, Congress decided to keep the office’s budget largely intact. Congress will review and decide on this proposed budget as well.

    Solar energy is just one of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s areas of research.
    alexsl/iStock / Getty Images Plus

    Shifting priorities

    How those varying amounts of money are spent also changes, often based on shifts in political leadership with different views about what types of technologies are most worth investing in, and about the most effective role of government in developing new technologies.

    Our qualitative analysis has found that Republican administrations typically believe that very-early-stage research and development is an appropriate role for the federal government, but that as technologies move closer to commercialization, the private sector should take the lead.

    In contrast, we found that Democratic administrations believe that promising innovations often fail to reach the market due to insufficient private sector support during the demonstration and deployment phases. So they tend to advocate for increased federal involvement to assist with the transition from research to market-ready technologies.

    There is also a partisan difference in which technologies get financial support. Solar and wind energy technologies have historically received higher funding under Democratic administrations. In contrast, bioenergy and hydrogen technologies have received higher funding under Republican administrations.

    Funding the future

    EERE often funds projects that are considered too risky for private investors to fund alone. Expanding knowledge requires experimentation, so some EERE projects have achieved notable success, while others have not.

    For instance, the office’s investments have played a pivotal role in both spreading electric vehicle technologies and reducing their cost to consumers. Beginning with a major funding boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and with further allocations in subsequent years, EERE helped fund breakthroughs in battery manufacturing, power electronics and electric drive systems.

    These advancements contributed to a sharp rise in adoption: In 2012, there were just 100,000 electric vehicles registered in the U.S. By 2022, that number was above 3 million. And in 2014, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles accounted for 3% of all new light-duty vehicle sales. By 2024, that share had grown to 19%.

    EERE’s investments in electric vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, by contrast, have not done so well. Despite significant government support in the 2000s, their commercial availability remains largely limited to California, where most of the country’s hydrogen refueling stations are located.

    Various aspects of electric vehicle technologies have received federal support.
    Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty Images

    A change in approach

    Our analysis of the office’s operations finds that the amount of change in funding levels and priorities can create an environment that hinders thoughtful project selection. Programs that begin under one administration can’t be counted on to continue under subsequent presidents, and dollars allocated for the future may be repurposed down the road, leaving projects only partially finished.

    Studies also find that rapidly increasing budgets can create misaligned incentives as public administrators scramble to use the funds during the authorization period. For example, some may prioritize grantees who can accept and spend money rapidly, regardless of the potential public benefit of their innovation.

    Further, the shifting priorities complicate long-term planning for government officials, researchers and businesses. Sustaining innovation over a long period takes years of commitment. Studies have shown that inconsistent or volatile government funding can hinder overall technological progress and discourage private investment. One example is the exploration of algae-based biofuels in the 1980s, which was shut down in the 1990s due to shifting federal priorities. That stalled progress in the field and led to a loss of more than half of the genetic legacy collected through the program. In the late 2000s, the federal government resumed funding algae-based biofuel research.

    Overall, research by us and others underscores the importance of sustained funding and institutional continuity to ensure the success of publicly funded research and development. That’s what other peer countries are doing: boosting long-term investments in clean energy with consistent priorities and predictable funding.

    Following that model, in contrast to the current practice of ever-shifting priorities, would create more effective opportunities to develop, produce and deploy innovative energy technologies in the U.S., helping to maintain global competitiveness and reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing.

    Christelle Khalaf received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to examine EERE R&D funding trends. She has also received funding from the Department of Energy for separate research.

    – ref. Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities – https://theconversation.com/federal-energy-office-illustrates-the-perils-of-fluctuating-budgets-and-priorities-255936

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  • MIL-OSI Global: ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University

    The star attorneys of the Scopes trial: Clarence Darrow, left, for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images

    Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution.

    Less well known are its origins. As historian Edward J. Larson observed in “Summer for the Gods,” his Pulitzer Prize-winning book: “Like so many archetypal American events, the trial itself began as a publicity stunt.”

    Held during July 1925 in the tiny railroad town of Dayton, Tennessee, located not far from the public university where I teach Appalachian studies, the trial was a “stunt” prompted by the state legislature’s passage of the Butler Act, which forbade educators in public schools from teaching “any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” Tennessee was the first state to enact this type of legislation.

    This “monkey trial” – so dubbed by journalist H. L. Mencken, for humans’ common ancestor with apes – exposed a cultural rift in the United States, as many Christians wrestled with how to reconcile biblical beliefs with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. That rift would be widened by media coverage and national response. Over the past century, collective memories of the trial, as interpreted through music, film and literature, have proven a bellwether of the ongoing “culture wars” in American society.

    Publicity stunt

    In Tennessee, support for the Butler Act was hardly universal. Not in favor was George Rappleyea, manager of a Dayton-area coal and iron mining operation. Rappleyea lobbied other community leaders, some of whom supported the new law, to collectively stage a trial, hoping media attention would generate economic activity in the town.

    Those instigators approached John T. Scopes, a social science and math teacher at the local public high school who had also substitute-taught some biology lessons. The 24-year-old could not recall if his lectures had in fact violated the Butler Act, but the textbook in use at his school included evolutionary theory. Scopes agreed to participate.

    Testifying against their teacher were three students who had clearly been coached to do so. Nevertheless, the presiding judge persuaded the grand jury to indict.

    As an early indication of outside interest, Paul Patterson, the publisher of The Baltimore Sun, paid Scopes’ bail, and the ACLU announced it would defend him.

    Center of the storm

    Arguments started on July 10, 1925, at the Rhea County Courthouse. The trial may have begun as a determination of whether Scopes had violated the Butler Act, but both sides soon focused on debating the relative merits of biblical cosmology versus Darwinian theory.

    American teacher John Scopes, second from left, stands during his trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images

    Representing the creationist perspective was prosecuting attorney Tom Stewart, a future senator from Tennessee. Special counsel William Jennings Bryan, a former U.S. secretary of state, was included on the prosecution team at the behest of a Christian fundamentalist organization.

    The evolutionary theory position was argued by prominent trade union lawyer Clarence Darrow. An agnostic who distrusted religious fundamentalism, Darrow wrote that “there was no limit to the mischief that might be accomplished unless the country was aroused to the evil at hand.”

    A circuslike atmosphere enveloped Dayton. Embodying the “monkey trial” was the performing chimpanzee Joe Mendi, whose trainers posed him for photographs around town. More than 200 journalists attended the trial, with articles appearing in The New York Times, The New Yorker and other publications around the nation.

    Joe Mendi, a monkey who performed in films and theater, was brought to Dayton during the trial.
    Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection, 1890-1981/Tennessee State Library & Archives

    Receiving the most attention was Mencken, whose reportage for The Baltimore Sun did not attempt to disguise his bias against the cultural values of rural America. Dayton’s people, he wrote, “are simply unable to imagine a man who rejects the literal authority of the Bible.”

    Updates were circulated in real time via radio – the first U.S. trial to be broadcast live nationally. Filmed footage was rushed from Dayton to be shared in the nation’s theaters as newsreels.

    The trial ended on July 21, 1925, with a conviction and a fine. Scopes’ conviction was eventually overturned on a technicality. Since the trial had not challenged the legality of the Butler Act, however, that law remained on the books in Tennessee for more than four decades.

    ‘Monkey Biz-Ness’

    Commenting on the Scopes trial were two 1925 recordings by major singers of the day: a comedic jazz ditty entitled “Monkey Biz-Ness (Down in Tennessee),” performed by the International Novelty Orchestra with singer Billy Murray; and the country hit “The John T. Scopes Trial (The Old Religion’s Better After All),” sung by Vernon Dalhart. The latter song’s lyrics, composed by Carson Robison, warned listeners that “you may find a new belief, it will only bring you grief.”

    Other songs of the era – with titles such as “The Bible’s True,” “You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me,” “You Talk Like a Monkey and You Walk Like a Monkey” and “Ain’t No Bugs on Me” – echoed that same line of thought: “rural” skepticism toward the “urban,” pro-science perspective on the origins of humankind.

    Supporters of the ‘Anti-Evolution League’ amid the Scopes trial. From Literary Digest, July 25, 1925.
    Mike Licht/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

    Whereas Scopes was the subject of ridicule in those songs, he and his defenders were celebrated as heroes in “Inherit the Wind,” a 1955 Broadway play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. A fictionalized portrayal of the Scopes trial, the play powerfully defended free speech – veiled criticism of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s recent investigations of various American citizens for their political positions and beliefs.

    “Inherit the Wind” inspired a 1960 film of the same name, directed by Stanley Kramer. Its “fanaticism and ignorance” speech depicts the character based on Darrow – played by Spencer Tracy – arguing that without science, society would regress back to a time of unconstrained bigotry. The film received its debut American screening in Dayton on the 35th anniversary of the end of the Scopes trial; Scopes himself was the guest of honor.

    ‘Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding.’

    Representations of rural Tennessee in popular culture depictions and in media coverage of the trial drew from a font of stereotypes about Appalachia that have continued into the present century. Condescending depictions of the region have been present in American culture since before the Civil War.

    Centennial commemoration

    Memory of the Scopes trial endures in popular culture. Take, for instance, a reference in Bruce Springsteen’s 1990 song “Part Man, Part Monkey,” or Ronald Kidd’s 2006 “Monkey Town,” a historical novel for young adults.

    Dayton did benefit from the notoriety of the Scopes trial, thanks to sustained cultural tourism. Proud of its unique history, the town today boasts a historical marker to alert passersby to the significance of the landmark event that took place in the Rhea County Courthouse. And in 2025, Dayton has been hosting a series of events to commemorate the trial’s centennial.

    Back in 1925, even the Baltimore journalist Mencken begrudgingly praised Dayton and its townspeople, admitting, “It would be hard to imagine a more moral town than Dayton.”

    “I expected to find a squalid Southern village … What I found was a country town of charm and even beauty,” he wrote.

    Ted Olson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since – https://theconversation.com/monkey-biz-ness-pop-culture-helped-fan-the-flames-of-the-scopes-monkey-trial-100-years-ago-and-ever-since-255946

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  • MIL-OSI Global: ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University

    The star attorneys of the Scopes trial: Clarence Darrow, left, for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images

    Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution.

    Less well known are its origins. As historian Edward J. Larson observed in “Summer for the Gods,” his Pulitzer Prize-winning book: “Like so many archetypal American events, the trial itself began as a publicity stunt.”

    Held during July 1925 in the tiny railroad town of Dayton, Tennessee, located not far from the public university where I teach Appalachian studies, the trial was a “stunt” prompted by the state legislature’s passage of the Butler Act, which forbade educators in public schools from teaching “any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” Tennessee was the first state to enact this type of legislation.

    This “monkey trial” – so dubbed by journalist H. L. Mencken, for humans’ common ancestor with apes – exposed a cultural rift in the United States, as many Christians wrestled with how to reconcile biblical beliefs with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. That rift would be widened by media coverage and national response. Over the past century, collective memories of the trial, as interpreted through music, film and literature, have proven a bellwether of the ongoing “culture wars” in American society.

    Publicity stunt

    In Tennessee, support for the Butler Act was hardly universal. Not in favor was George Rappleyea, manager of a Dayton-area coal and iron mining operation. Rappleyea lobbied other community leaders, some of whom supported the new law, to collectively stage a trial, hoping media attention would generate economic activity in the town.

    Those instigators approached John T. Scopes, a social science and math teacher at the local public high school who had also substitute-taught some biology lessons. The 24-year-old could not recall if his lectures had in fact violated the Butler Act, but the textbook in use at his school included evolutionary theory. Scopes agreed to participate.

    Testifying against their teacher were three students who had clearly been coached to do so. Nevertheless, the presiding judge persuaded the grand jury to indict.

    As an early indication of outside interest, Paul Patterson, the publisher of The Baltimore Sun, paid Scopes’ bail, and the ACLU announced it would defend him.

    Center of the storm

    Arguments started on July 10, 1925, at the Rhea County Courthouse. The trial may have begun as a determination of whether Scopes had violated the Butler Act, but both sides soon focused on debating the relative merits of biblical cosmology versus Darwinian theory.

    American teacher John Scopes, second from left, stands during his trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.
    Hulton Archive/Getty Images

    Representing the creationist perspective was prosecuting attorney Tom Stewart, a future senator from Tennessee. Special counsel William Jennings Bryan, a former U.S. secretary of state, was included on the prosecution team at the behest of a Christian fundamentalist organization.

    The evolutionary theory position was argued by prominent trade union lawyer Clarence Darrow. An agnostic who distrusted religious fundamentalism, Darrow wrote that “there was no limit to the mischief that might be accomplished unless the country was aroused to the evil at hand.”

    A circuslike atmosphere enveloped Dayton. Embodying the “monkey trial” was the performing chimpanzee Joe Mendi, whose trainers posed him for photographs around town. More than 200 journalists attended the trial, with articles appearing in The New York Times, The New Yorker and other publications around the nation.

    Joe Mendi, a monkey who performed in films and theater, was brought to Dayton during the trial.
    Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection, 1890-1981/Tennessee State Library & Archives

    Receiving the most attention was Mencken, whose reportage for The Baltimore Sun did not attempt to disguise his bias against the cultural values of rural America. Dayton’s people, he wrote, “are simply unable to imagine a man who rejects the literal authority of the Bible.”

    Updates were circulated in real time via radio – the first U.S. trial to be broadcast live nationally. Filmed footage was rushed from Dayton to be shared in the nation’s theaters as newsreels.

    The trial ended on July 21, 1925, with a conviction and a fine. Scopes’ conviction was eventually overturned on a technicality. Since the trial had not challenged the legality of the Butler Act, however, that law remained on the books in Tennessee for more than four decades.

    ‘Monkey Biz-Ness’

    Commenting on the Scopes trial were two 1925 recordings by major singers of the day: a comedic jazz ditty entitled “Monkey Biz-Ness (Down in Tennessee),” performed by the International Novelty Orchestra with singer Billy Murray; and the country hit “The John T. Scopes Trial (The Old Religion’s Better After All),” sung by Vernon Dalhart. The latter song’s lyrics, composed by Carson Robison, warned listeners that “you may find a new belief, it will only bring you grief.”

    Other songs of the era – with titles such as “The Bible’s True,” “You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me,” “You Talk Like a Monkey and You Walk Like a Monkey” and “Ain’t No Bugs on Me” – echoed that same line of thought: “rural” skepticism toward the “urban,” pro-science perspective on the origins of humankind.

    Supporters of the ‘Anti-Evolution League’ amid the Scopes trial. From Literary Digest, July 25, 1925.
    Mike Licht/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

    Whereas Scopes was the subject of ridicule in those songs, he and his defenders were celebrated as heroes in “Inherit the Wind,” a 1955 Broadway play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. A fictionalized portrayal of the Scopes trial, the play powerfully defended free speech – veiled criticism of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s recent investigations of various American citizens for their political positions and beliefs.

    “Inherit the Wind” inspired a 1960 film of the same name, directed by Stanley Kramer. Its “fanaticism and ignorance” speech depicts the character based on Darrow – played by Spencer Tracy – arguing that without science, society would regress back to a time of unconstrained bigotry. The film received its debut American screening in Dayton on the 35th anniversary of the end of the Scopes trial; Scopes himself was the guest of honor.

    ‘Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy, and needs feeding.’

    Representations of rural Tennessee in popular culture depictions and in media coverage of the trial drew from a font of stereotypes about Appalachia that have continued into the present century. Condescending depictions of the region have been present in American culture since before the Civil War.

    Centennial commemoration

    Memory of the Scopes trial endures in popular culture. Take, for instance, a reference in Bruce Springsteen’s 1990 song “Part Man, Part Monkey,” or Ronald Kidd’s 2006 “Monkey Town,” a historical novel for young adults.

    Dayton did benefit from the notoriety of the Scopes trial, thanks to sustained cultural tourism. Proud of its unique history, the town today boasts a historical marker to alert passersby to the significance of the landmark event that took place in the Rhea County Courthouse. And in 2025, Dayton has been hosting a series of events to commemorate the trial’s centennial.

    Back in 1925, even the Baltimore journalist Mencken begrudgingly praised Dayton and its townspeople, admitting, “It would be hard to imagine a more moral town than Dayton.”

    “I expected to find a squalid Southern village … What I found was a country town of charm and even beauty,” he wrote.

    Ted Olson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since – https://theconversation.com/monkey-biz-ness-pop-culture-helped-fan-the-flames-of-the-scopes-monkey-trial-100-years-ago-and-ever-since-255946

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Eleanor Paynter, Assistant Professor of Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies, University of Oregon

    Internally displaced people walk along a street in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 13, 2025. Brian Inganga/AP Photos

    For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so.

    A divided Supreme Court decided on June 23, in a brief emergency order, that the Trump administration can, for now, legally deport immigrants to countries they were not born in – known as “third countries” – without giving them time to contest their destination. The third countries that President Donald Trump has recently prioritized, including El Salvador, South Sudan and Libya, are known for being dangerous places with weak rule of law and routine human rights violations.

    The 6-3 decision did not specify a legal rationale for the ruling. The court’s three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, all dissented.

    “Apparently, the Court finds the idea that thousands will suffer violence in farflung locales more palatable than the remote possibility that a District Court exceeded its powers when it ordered the government provide notice to the targeted migrants,” Sotomayor wrote in a 19-page dissent, joined by Kagan and Brown Jackson.

    Understanding this legal case

    The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court at the end of May to allow the rapid deportation of eight men who were convicted of crimes to South Sudan. Only one of those immigrants is from South Sudan, a politically unstable country in northeastern Africa. The rest are from Cuba, Mexico, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

    Brian Murphy, a federal judge in Massachusetts, had blocked those immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan on May 21, saying that this move violated his April 2025 court order. In that ruling, he stated that people being deported to third countries should have time to contest their destination if it might put them in danger.

    The flight to South Sudan was rerouted to an American military base in the East African country of Djibouti, where the men are reportedly living in a converted shipping container while they wait to hear whether they will be deported to South Sudan.

    Murphy also ruled in April that the Trump administration cannot send other immigrants to Libya if they are not foreign nationals of that North African country.

    I study how restrictive immigration policies make people’s journeys into a new country dangerous and can harm their well-being. In that research, I have interviewed African migrants who have traversed the Sahara Desert, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, where they seek asylum.

    The White House has not explained why it wants to send immigrants to South Sudan or Libya.

    Libya’s government has denied any direct coordination with the U.S. on this issue, and South Sudan’s government has said that any immigrants deported there with criminal records would be sent to their own countries.

    But a May federal court filing said that Trump administration officials have tried to negotiate deportation arrangements with Libya and South Sudan that give the governments money or other benefits for taking in immigrants from the U.S.

    South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, right, meets with Abdel Fattah, a general from Sudan, at a September 2024 ceremony in Juba, South Sudan.
    South Sudan Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images

    South Sudan’s shaky footing

    Migrants can legally be deported to another nation when their country of origin refuses to repatriate them – though this practice is rare.

    Former President Joe Biden, for example, deported Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to Mexico if it was politically or logistically difficult to repatriate them.

    But the Trump administration is the first to insist on expedited removal of immigrants to countries outside of Latin America.

    South Sudan became a country in 2011, when it split from Sudan after a decades-long war. Since then, South Sudan has been led by a single president – Salva Kiir – who has been described by international critics as authoritarian, meaning he tries to centralize his own power and limit other people’s political rights. In March 2025, Kiir oversaw the arrest of vice president and opposition leader Riek Machar.

    Fighting between the government and opposition forces has prompted more than 2.3 million South Sudanese to flee to neighboring countries since 2013.

    In 2025 alone, the country’s civil conflict has prompted more than 130,000 people to become internally displaced, meaning they were forced to leave their homes and live elsewhere within the country.

    In March, Uganda deployed its troops to South Sudan to support the president, prompting concern of a full-scale civil war between forces backing Kiir and opposition forces. The United Nations then extended a U.S.-sponsored arms embargo in May to prevent weapons from reaching the region.

    The conflict has also blocked the distribution of lifesaving aid, including food and other basic supplies, to reach people in South Sudan. About 57% of the country’s estimated 11 million people do not get enough food.

    In March, the U.S. State Department ordered nonemergency U.S. government employees to leave South Sudan.

    The State Department has also documented “significant human rights issues” in South Sudan, including threats to freedom of expression, as well as arbitrary arrests and detentions.

    Libya’s danger for migrants

    People demonstrate against the Government of National Unity in Tripoli, Libya, on June 20, 2025.
    Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images

    The Trump administration is also trying to send immigrants to Libya, which has not had a stable government since the U.S. and other countries supported the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gadhafi in 2011. Libya is currently ruled by two rival governments: the internationally recognized Government of National Unity in the country’s western region and the Government of National Stability in the east.

    The U.S. has not had an embassy in Libya since 2014 due to unpredictable and unstable security there.

    Armed militias control sections of Libya, and in some cases, they are also embedded as part of the governments.

    Libya is a significant destination for migrants from countries throughout Africa and the Middle East who want to work in, or just pass through, Libya on their way north to Europe.

    It is also a dangerous place for migrants. A 2023 U.N. fact-finding mission in Libya documented what migrants have long maintained in interviews with advocacy groups – they are regularly held for ransom by human traffickers, enslaved, and arrested and tortured in detention centers partly funded by Europe.

    A mass grave found in 2021 near the village of Tarhouna contained the bodies of hundreds of locals who had disappeared under militia rule. In February 2025, the U.N. confirmed the discovery of mass migrant graves, with bodies showing signs of gunshot wounds.

    In a May 2025 court declaration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the injunction halting rapid third-country deportations threatens “a significant commercial deal to expand activities of a U.S. energy company in Libya.” In Libya, home to Africa’s largest oil reserves, U.S. companies are actively seeking to rekindle partnerships with the country’s national oil company.

    In June, Trump included Libya on the list of countries banned from sending citizens to the U.S., citing the inability to “safely and reliably vet and screen” citizens from Libya and the other banned countries.

    Other options for Trump administration

    The U.S. is actively seeking additional countries it could send immigrants to in the future, even if they are not from those places.

    Rubio issued a memo on June 14, about expanding the list of countries in the current travel ban against foreign nationals from 12 countries, including Libya. He noted that the 36 additional countries – mostly in Africa and including South Sudan – could mitigate the harsh policy by agreeing to accept immigrants from other countries who are deported from the U.S.

    Eleanor Paynter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from – https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-rules-trump-can-rapidly-deport-immigrants-to-libya-south-sudan-and-other-countries-they-arent-from-258155

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  • MIL-OSI Global: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Samantha Thompson, Astronomy Curator, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

    The Rubin Observatory is scheduled to release its first images in 2025. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/B. Quint

    Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of the cosmos seems to be made of an invisible material astronomers call dark matter.

    Astronomers know dark matter exists because its gravity affects other things, such as light. But understanding what dark matter is remains an active area of research.

    With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its namesake, a trailblazing astronomer who advanced our understanding of the other 85% of the universe.

    As a historian of astronomy, I’ve studied how Vera Rubin’s contributions have shaped astrophysics. The observatory’s name is fitting, given that its data will soon provide scientists with a way to build on her work and shed more light on dark matter.

    Wide view of the universe

    From its vantage point in the Chilean Andes mountains, the Rubin Observatory will document everything visible in the southern sky. Every three nights, the observatory and its 3,200 megapixel camera will make a record of the sky.

    This camera, about the size of a small car, is the largest digital camera ever built. Images will capture an area of the sky roughly 45 times the size of the full Moon. With a big camera with a wide field of view, Rubin will produce about five petabytes of data every year. That’s roughly 5,000 years’ worth of MP3 songs.

    After weeks, months and years of observations, astronomers will have a time-lapse record revealing anything that explodes, flashes or moves – such as supernovas, variable stars or asteroids. They’ll also have the largest survey of galaxies ever made. These galactic views are key to investigating dark matter.

    Galaxies are the key

    Deep field images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope and others have visually revealed the abundance of galaxies in the universe. These images are taken with a long exposure time to collect the most light, so that even very faint objects show up.

    Researchers now know that those galaxies aren’t randomly distributed. Gravity and dark matter pull and guide them into a structure that resembles a spider’s web or a tub of bubbles. The Rubin Observatory will expand upon these previous galactic surveys, increasing the precision of the data and capturing billions more galaxies.

    In addition to helping structure galaxies throughout the universe, dark matter also distorts the appearance of galaxies through an effect referred to as gravitational lensing.

    Light travels through space in a straight line − unless it gets close to something massive. Gravity bends light’s path, which distorts the way we see it. This gravitational lensing effect provides clues that could help astronomers locate dark matter. The stronger the gravity, the bigger the bend in light’s path.

    The white galaxies seen here are bound in a cluster. The gravity from the galaxies and the dark matter bends the light from the more distant galaxies, creating contorted and magnified images of them.
    NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI

    Discovering dark matter

    For centuries, astronomers tracked and measured the motion of planets in the solar system. They found that all the planets followed the path predicted by Newton’s laws of motion, except for Uranus. Astronomers and mathematicians reasoned that if Newton’s laws are true, there must be some missing matter – another massive object – out there tugging on Uranus. From this hypothesis, they discovered Neptune, confirming Newton’s laws.

    With the ability to see fainter objects in the 1930s, astronomers began tracking the motions of galaxies.

    California Institute of Technology astronomer Fritz Zwicky coined the term dark matter in 1933, after observing galaxies in the Coma Cluster. He calculated the mass of the galaxies based on their speeds, which did not match their mass based on the number of stars he observed.

    He suspected that the cluster could contain an invisible, missing matter that kept the galaxies from flying apart. But for several decades he lacked enough observational evidence to support his theory.

    Vera Rubin operates the Carnegie spectrograph at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson.
    Carnegie Institution for Science, CC BY

    Enter Vera Rubin

    In 1965, Vera Rubin became the first women hired onto the scientific staff at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington, D.C.

    She worked with Kent Ford, who had built an extremely sensitive spectrograph and was looking to apply it to a scientific research project. Rubin and Ford used the spectrograph to measure how fast stars orbit around the center of their galaxies.

    In the solar system, where most of the mass is within the Sun at the center, the closest planet, Mercury, moves faster than the farthest planet, Neptune.

    “We had expected that as stars got farther and farther from the center of their galaxy, they would orbit slower and slower,” Rubin said in 1992.

    What they found in galaxies surprised them. Stars far from the galaxy’s center were moving just as fast as stars closer in.

    “And that really leads to only two possibilities,” Rubin explained. “Either Newton’s laws don’t hold, and physicists and astronomers are woefully afraid of that … (or) stars are responding to the gravitational field of matter which we don’t see.”

    Data piled up as Rubin created plot after plot. Her colleagues didn’t doubt her observations, but the interpretation remained a debate. Many people were reluctant to accept that dark matter was necessary to account for the findings in Rubin’s data.

    Rubin continued studying galaxies, measuring how fast stars moved within them. She wasn’t interested in investigating dark matter itself, but she carried on with documenting its effects on the motion of galaxies.

    A U.S quarter honors Vera Rubin’s contributions to our understanding of dark matter.
    United States Mint, CC BY

    Vera Rubin’s legacy

    Today, more people are aware of Rubin’s observations and contributions to our understanding of dark matter. In 2019, a congressional bill was introduced to rename the former Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. In June 2025, the U.S. Mint released a quarter featuring Vera Rubin.

    Rubin continued to accumulate data about the motions of galaxies throughout her career. Others picked up where she left off and have helped advance dark matter research over the past 50 years.

    In the 1970s, physicist James Peebles and astronomers Jeremiah Ostriker and Amos Yahil created computer simulations of individual galaxies. They concluded, similarly to Zwicky, that there was not enough visible matter in galaxies to keep them from flying apart.

    They suggested that whatever dark matter is − be it cold stars, black holes or some unknown particle − there could be as much as 10 times the amount of dark matter than ordinary matter in galaxies.

    Throughout its 10-year run, the Rubin Observatory should give even more researchers the opportunity to add to our understanding of dark matter.

    Samantha Thompson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake – https://theconversation.com/the-vera-c-rubin-observatory-will-help-astronomers-investigate-dark-matter-continuing-the-legacy-of-its-pioneering-namesake-259233

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  • MIL-OSI Global: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Samantha Thompson, Astronomy Curator, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

    The Rubin Observatory is scheduled to release its first images in 2025. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/B. Quint

    Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of the cosmos seems to be made of an invisible material astronomers call dark matter.

    Astronomers know dark matter exists because its gravity affects other things, such as light. But understanding what dark matter is remains an active area of research.

    With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its namesake, a trailblazing astronomer who advanced our understanding of the other 85% of the universe.

    As a historian of astronomy, I’ve studied how Vera Rubin’s contributions have shaped astrophysics. The observatory’s name is fitting, given that its data will soon provide scientists with a way to build on her work and shed more light on dark matter.

    Wide view of the universe

    From its vantage point in the Chilean Andes mountains, the Rubin Observatory will document everything visible in the southern sky. Every three nights, the observatory and its 3,200 megapixel camera will make a record of the sky.

    This camera, about the size of a small car, is the largest digital camera ever built. Images will capture an area of the sky roughly 45 times the size of the full Moon. With a big camera with a wide field of view, Rubin will produce about five petabytes of data every year. That’s roughly 5,000 years’ worth of MP3 songs.

    After weeks, months and years of observations, astronomers will have a time-lapse record revealing anything that explodes, flashes or moves – such as supernovas, variable stars or asteroids. They’ll also have the largest survey of galaxies ever made. These galactic views are key to investigating dark matter.

    Galaxies are the key

    Deep field images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope and others have visually revealed the abundance of galaxies in the universe. These images are taken with a long exposure time to collect the most light, so that even very faint objects show up.

    Researchers now know that those galaxies aren’t randomly distributed. Gravity and dark matter pull and guide them into a structure that resembles a spider’s web or a tub of bubbles. The Rubin Observatory will expand upon these previous galactic surveys, increasing the precision of the data and capturing billions more galaxies.

    In addition to helping structure galaxies throughout the universe, dark matter also distorts the appearance of galaxies through an effect referred to as gravitational lensing.

    Light travels through space in a straight line − unless it gets close to something massive. Gravity bends light’s path, which distorts the way we see it. This gravitational lensing effect provides clues that could help astronomers locate dark matter. The stronger the gravity, the bigger the bend in light’s path.

    The white galaxies seen here are bound in a cluster. The gravity from the galaxies and the dark matter bends the light from the more distant galaxies, creating contorted and magnified images of them.
    NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI

    Discovering dark matter

    For centuries, astronomers tracked and measured the motion of planets in the solar system. They found that all the planets followed the path predicted by Newton’s laws of motion, except for Uranus. Astronomers and mathematicians reasoned that if Newton’s laws are true, there must be some missing matter – another massive object – out there tugging on Uranus. From this hypothesis, they discovered Neptune, confirming Newton’s laws.

    With the ability to see fainter objects in the 1930s, astronomers began tracking the motions of galaxies.

    California Institute of Technology astronomer Fritz Zwicky coined the term dark matter in 1933, after observing galaxies in the Coma Cluster. He calculated the mass of the galaxies based on their speeds, which did not match their mass based on the number of stars he observed.

    He suspected that the cluster could contain an invisible, missing matter that kept the galaxies from flying apart. But for several decades he lacked enough observational evidence to support his theory.

    Vera Rubin operates the Carnegie spectrograph at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson.
    Carnegie Institution for Science, CC BY

    Enter Vera Rubin

    In 1965, Vera Rubin became the first women hired onto the scientific staff at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington, D.C.

    She worked with Kent Ford, who had built an extremely sensitive spectrograph and was looking to apply it to a scientific research project. Rubin and Ford used the spectrograph to measure how fast stars orbit around the center of their galaxies.

    In the solar system, where most of the mass is within the Sun at the center, the closest planet, Mercury, moves faster than the farthest planet, Neptune.

    “We had expected that as stars got farther and farther from the center of their galaxy, they would orbit slower and slower,” Rubin said in 1992.

    What they found in galaxies surprised them. Stars far from the galaxy’s center were moving just as fast as stars closer in.

    “And that really leads to only two possibilities,” Rubin explained. “Either Newton’s laws don’t hold, and physicists and astronomers are woefully afraid of that … (or) stars are responding to the gravitational field of matter which we don’t see.”

    Data piled up as Rubin created plot after plot. Her colleagues didn’t doubt her observations, but the interpretation remained a debate. Many people were reluctant to accept that dark matter was necessary to account for the findings in Rubin’s data.

    Rubin continued studying galaxies, measuring how fast stars moved within them. She wasn’t interested in investigating dark matter itself, but she carried on with documenting its effects on the motion of galaxies.

    A U.S quarter honors Vera Rubin’s contributions to our understanding of dark matter.
    United States Mint, CC BY

    Vera Rubin’s legacy

    Today, more people are aware of Rubin’s observations and contributions to our understanding of dark matter. In 2019, a congressional bill was introduced to rename the former Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. In June 2025, the U.S. Mint released a quarter featuring Vera Rubin.

    Rubin continued to accumulate data about the motions of galaxies throughout her career. Others picked up where she left off and have helped advance dark matter research over the past 50 years.

    In the 1970s, physicist James Peebles and astronomers Jeremiah Ostriker and Amos Yahil created computer simulations of individual galaxies. They concluded, similarly to Zwicky, that there was not enough visible matter in galaxies to keep them from flying apart.

    They suggested that whatever dark matter is − be it cold stars, black holes or some unknown particle − there could be as much as 10 times the amount of dark matter than ordinary matter in galaxies.

    Throughout its 10-year run, the Rubin Observatory should give even more researchers the opportunity to add to our understanding of dark matter.

    Samantha Thompson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake – https://theconversation.com/the-vera-c-rubin-observatory-will-help-astronomers-investigate-dark-matter-continuing-the-legacy-of-its-pioneering-namesake-259233

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Council set to purchase Beethoven Centre in boost to community services in Queen’s Park | Westminster City Council

    Source: City of Westminster

    Westminster City Council’s Cabinet has approved the purchase of Beethoven Centre in Queen’s Park to protect and improve local community services in the area.  

    The centre will offer affordable space for local groups, charities, and services such as health advice, housing support, and community events. It will also help smaller organisations find a permanent base in the area.  

    The purchase will support the Council’s Fairer Westminster goals, making sure residents have access to the services and spaces they need — especially in Queen’s Park, one of the most deprived parts of Westminster.  

    Cllr David Boothroyd, Cabinet Member for Finance and Council Reform, said:  

     “The purchase of Beethoven Centre will mark a significant step in our commitment to building a Fairer Westminster. 

    “By securing this vital community asset, we are safeguarding affordable space for local groups and ensuring that the people of Queen’s Park have a vibrant, inclusive hub at the heart of their community.”  

    The Beethoven Centre includes a large community hall, multiple office and meeting rooms, and existing space for service providers including Age UK, Carers Network, and Creative Futures.   

    Once operational under Council management, the centre is expected to operate on a self-sustaining financial model, with income from hires and rentals covering its running costs from the first year.  

    The Beethoven Centre will also undergo a full carbon assessment as part of the Council’s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency.  

    The purchase of the centre supports the North Paddington Programme which aims to improve outcomes and opportunities for local people by addressing social, economic, health and environmental inequalities which exist within the city.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Solicitor sentenced in pothole fraud crackdown

    Source: City of Stoke-on-Trent

    Published: Tuesday, 24th June 2025

    The case was part of the council’s ongoing work to tackle fraud and protect vital public funds.

    A solicitor has been sentenced following a council investigation into fraudulent pothole claim damage.

    Alykhaan Nourani, of Manchester, was found guilty of four counts of fraud relating to false vehicle damage claims. He has been given an eight-month suspended sentence and ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
     

    The case was part of the council’s ongoing work to tackle fraud and protect vital public funds.

    It comes as the council has repaired more than 14,000 road defects in 12 months and is continuing its investment into improving the city’s roads, backed by a record £22 million government funding.

    Nourani’s submitted fraudulent pothole damage claims in November 2019 and April 2021. The claims were linked to vehicle damage but were later found to be false following a full investigation by the council’s Corporate Fraud team.

    The fraud was first identified by an internal Insurance Officer who noticed anomalies with an invoice Nourani provided in April 2021 from a local main dealership. A similar pattern was found with an earlier invoice from November 2019.

    Nourani was found guilty by unanimous verdict at at Hanley Crown Court in February and was sentenced last week, Thursday 19 June to:

    • eight months, suspended for two years
    • 300 hours of unpaid work
    • A six-month curfew between 7pm and 7am
    • £30,000 in costs as well as the original £874 for the fraudulent invoice

    The judge highlighted Nourani’s high level of culpability, stating that his role as a solicitor – regularly dealing with Personal Injury claims – was an aggravating factor. The probation officer also confirmed that Nourani showed no remorse for his actions.

    Nourani has been referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

    Councillor Amjid Wazir OBE, cabinet member for city pride, enforcement and sustainability at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: “Let this be a clear warning – we will not tolerate fraud in this city. We have robust checks in place to protect taxpayers’ money and we will pursue fraudsters through the courts whenever necessary

    “Fraudulent clams take money away from essential public services like improving our road network. We’ve worked tirelessly to repair more than 14,000 defects in the last 12 months and with £22 million of government investment, we are committed to doing even more.

    “I’d like to thank the individuals and businesses who have assisted this investigation and provided vital evidence in court. Fraud will not be ignored in Stoke-on-Trent – we will always take strong action to protect the public purse.”

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Summer festival and singing mark school’s official opening

    Source: City of Leicester

    AN OUTSTANDING school in Leicester has celebrated its new building with an official opening event.

    Catherine Infant School, in Belgrave, has been completely rebuilt, with new solar panels, larger play areas, a sports pitch and an outdoor classroom, as well as 15 new classrooms, a new library and a sports hall.

    There are also new rooms for the school’s on-site unit for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), plus rooms for work in small groups to help give pupils extra support when they need it.

    Catherine Infant School was one of 50 schools in the country to be rebuilt under a previous Government scheme to bring outdated buildings up to standard. Work began in May 2023 and pupils and staff moved into the new buildings in January 2025.

    Demolition of the old building was completed in March this year and the area where the old building stood has now been landscaped.

    Headteacher Mitesh Madhaw said: “We are absolutely delighted with our new building and grounds. We now have the space and facilities we need to support and inspire learning – and we’re already seeing the benefits, because our recent Ofsted inspection saw us retain our outstanding quality of education.

    “I’m immensely proud that we have been able to achieve this while managing a major building programme. We all put the children first and this has paid off.

    “Also, because the new building is two-storey and occupies a smaller footprint than the previous school, significantly more space has been given over to outdoor areas for learning and play, which is a fantastic improvement.”

    To mark the official opening of the new building, the whole school celebrated in style with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, a live band, whole-school singing and a summer festival in the playground.

    Assistant city mayor for education, Cllr Elaine Pantling, who attended the official opening, said: “We are very proud to support Catherine Infant School. It’s so important for both pupils and staff that they have the right learning environment and now, thanks to this rebuilding, they have got fantastic facilities for the future.

    “It’s also great to see such good provision at Catherine Infants for those pupils who need a little extra help and support with their learning, so that they can be an integral part of the school community.”

    The school has space for up to 430 pupils, including 10 specialist provision places and a 60-place nursery. More than 80 members of staff work on the premises.

    ENDS

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