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FSF40 flips outage into momentum; Trump approval hits new low as he urges Venezuela airspace closure amid rising military pressure; influencer backpedals on “Wales isn’t a country”
FSF40 hackathon turns an outage into momentum
Hundreds joined the Free Software Foundation's 48-hour global sprint capping its 40th anniversary. A datacenter outage tried to photobomb Friday's kickoff, but staff and volunteers restored services quickly and participants spread across six projects, with more than 300 people on at once. Spectators and contributors kept the pace, turning a hiccup into a productive weekend. The FSF called it proof that free software still runs on community grit and gratitude. For once, the unsung maintainers got a little applause, and they earned every decibel.
New poll puts Trump's approval at a new low
A new survey finds 60 percent disapprove of President Trump's performance since his return to the Oval Office in January. The comeback tour appears to be playing to smaller crowds than advertised. Turns out governing without a hype man is a tougher room.
Influencer backtracks after saying Wales should not be its own country
Lifestyle influencer Tennessee Thresher sparked a backlash after arguing on her podcast with co-host Danny Aarons that Wales should not be in the World Cup, then drifted into suggesting it might not be its own country because it is a short drive from London. Welsh creators offered a brisk history lesson, from the Welsh Not to Capel Celyn and the Eisteddfod. Thresher apologized, said she had educated herself, and now accepts Wales' nationhood and World Cup berth. The sincerity took a hit with a coda threatening to punch those sending her death threats. Death threats are unacceptable, and so is treating centuries of linguistic and cultural suppression as not that deep. Geography by car ride time is not a constitutional doctrine.
Trump calls to close Venezuelan airspace as military pressure rises
A Truth Social decree to close Venezuelan airspace left even allies guessing whether it is policy or posturing. Caracas denounced a colonial threat to its sovereignty, and the White House offered no clarification. The FAA warned of heightened military activity and urged caution for flights near Venezuela, prompting some airlines to cancel routes, though the FAA does not control Venezuelan skies. The rhetoric tracks with a broader U.S. buildup, including bomber flights, the USS Gerald R. Ford and nearly a dozen Navy ships under Operation Southern Spear, and lethal strikes on suspected smuggling boats that have killed more than 80 people since early September. After a report alleging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to kill all crew in a Sept. 2 raid, Senate Armed Services leaders from both parties pledged aggressive oversight. Venezuela says the U.S. also paused biweekly deportation flights, despite more than 13,000 returns this year. Trump addressed his edict to Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, and aides are weighing options from talks to covert action. Reports say Trump and Nicolás Maduro have already spoken, which the White House would not confirm. Policy by post is a hazardous way to run airspace, and when operations leave a trail of bodies, oversight is not optional.
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