Argentina are through to the Semi-finals!@adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 9, 2022
Daily Archives: December 9, 2022
Argentina win over the Netherlands to book their place in the World Cup Semifinal
Croatia Knock Brazil out of the Wolrd Cup in an Exciting Quarterfinal Match
🏆⚽ Croatia 🇭🇷1 – 1 Brazil 🇧🇷 (4-2 after penalty kicks)
Croatia advances to the World Cup semifinals, after defeating Brazil 4-2 on penalties at the World Cup in Qatar, Dec. 9, 2022. pic.twitter.com/EcYzB8JEVS
— Voice of America (@VOANews) December 9, 2022
(NYT front page) The USA Strains to Control Spyware, but Still Uses It
The Biden administration took a public stand last year against the abuse of spyware to target human rights activists, dissidents and journalists: It blacklisted the most notorious maker of the hacking tools, the Israeli firm NSO Group.
But the global industry for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — continues to boom. Even the U.S. government is using it.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is secretly deploying spyware from a different Israeli firm, according to five people familiar with the agency’s operations, in the first confirmed use of commercial spyware by the federal government.
At the same time, the use of spyware continues to proliferate around the world, with new firms — which employ former Israeli cyberintelligence veterans, some of whom worked for NSO — stepping in to fill the void left by the blacklisting. With this next generation of firms, technology that once was in the hands of a small number of nations is now ubiquitous — transforming the landscape of government spying.
Over 10 weeks & reporting in 5 countries, @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman & I pieced together crucial elements of the new global arms race for offensive spyware, marketed by companies owned by former Israeli military intelligence officers. A #thread https://t.co/fUzi2Rg8rC
— Matina Stevis-Gridneff (@MatinaStevis) December 9, 2022
A Prayer to Begin the Day from Arthur W. Robinson
O Eternal God, the fountain of wisdom and the giver of grace, Who didst send Thy Spirit to dwell with our fathers and to guide them into the way of truth: grant to us in our difficulties and dangers that we also may be guided by the light and power of the same Spirit, to know Thy mind and to do Thy will, for the glory of Thy Name and the enlightenment of Thy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
–Frederick B. Macnutt, The prayer manual for private devotions or public use on divers occasions: Compiled from all sources ancient, medieval, and modern (A.R. Mowbray, 1951)
C’est typiquement le genre de clichés qui nous donne envie d’aller à la montagne ! Neige, raclette et apéro entre ami(e)s, c’est tout ce dont on a envie ❄️
Crédit photo : elvire_13 #AlpesdeHauteProvence #Alpes #IgersAlpes #igersalpesdehauteprovence #Provence pic.twitter.com/BU1uqrxSOI
— La Provence (@laprovence) December 9, 2022
Posted in Spirituality/Prayer
From the Morning Bible Readings
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as it did among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things which we command. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
–2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
Snow hits Ireland on Friday. #weather #ireland #wicklow #winterweather #freeze pic.twitter.com/2MViYfJBNW
— Barry Butler Photography (@barrybutler9) December 9, 2022
Posted in Theology: Scripture