HackerNews Summary (2023-05-11 05AM)

Source: The Erasmus Network – zarasophos.net

Summary
This is a map of a lot of the Erasmus student exchanges between 2008 and 2019, showing exchanges between Erasmus member states. The data includes 4.9 million exchanges, out of which 3.3 million could be successfully geocoded. The map enables the analysis of students’ preferred destinations for exchange and developments over time.

Fact

🌍 Students in Italy prefer to go to Spain and France for their Erasmus exchange.

🔍 Budapest has been a popular destination for Erasmus students throughout the years, with a peak in the number of exchanges in 2014.

🇪🇸 Spanish cities, especially Madrid, are very popular among Erasmus students.

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Source: ‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy

Summary
Abu Zubaydah, a detainee held in the US prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, has created a series of 40 drawings that depict the torture he endured in a number of CIA dark sites between 2002 and 2006 and at Guantánamo Bay. Zubaydah’s illustrations offer a unique and searing insight into a grisly period in US history; the drawings were compiled into a report by Prof Mark Denbeaux from the Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall University law school.

Fact

📷 Zubaydah’s illustrations provide a unique visual record of the US government’s use of torture in the post-9/11 era.

👥 Zubaydah was the first victim of the US’s widespread use of torture against terror suspects.

🔍 For almost a decade, a 6,700-page torture report by the Senate intelligence committee that concluded that the abuse of Zubaydah and other detainees failed to elicit any new intelligence has remained a secret.

⛓️ Zubaydah is being held in Guantánamo under Kafkaesque terms as a “forever prisoner” and none of his direct communications with the outside world are allowed.

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Summary
BundleStore offers a new revenue channel by allowing users to bundle up for discounts and increase sales.

Facts

💰 Increase sales through bundled discounts.

🛍️ Sell your product on BundleStore.

🔗 BundleStore offers a marketplace for bundled products.

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Source: Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Fake News (Censorship) Bill after Supreme Court threat

Summary
📜 Telegram deleted a message criticizing the Fake News Bill after being threatened with suspension by a Supreme Court Justice.

Fact

📢 Telegram sent a message to its users criticizing the Fake News (Censorship) Bill.

⚖️ Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened Telegram with suspension.

🚫 Telegram deleted the message against the project.

🕒 The deletion occurred around 14:25.

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