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Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists the establishment would rather silence.
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First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” released, Mint Monthly News – August In security and privacy: Plex is a problem again And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:44 – News 01:16:45 – Security And Privacy 01:35:11 – Bodhi Corner 01:38:37 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:42:31 – Check This Out 01:51:48 – Ho…
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination dominated global headlines. Meanwhile, Israel killed Yemen’s prime minister and bombed journalists — stories Western media buried. Independent Yemeni journalist Abdellatif Al Washali joins MintPress to discuss the Red Sea blockade that has devastated Israel’s economy, the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nas…
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First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” released, Mint Monthly News – August In security and privacy: Plex is a problem again And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:44 – News 01:16:45 – Security And Privacy 01:35:11 – Bodhi Corner 01:38:37 – Vibrations From The Ether 01:42:31 – Check This Out 01:51:48 – Ho…
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Truth Under Siege: MintPress News Needs You This is an urgent call to action. One of our main funding lines has been cut and MintPress News could be forced to shut down without your support. Support the fundraiser The Trump administration is beating the drums of war in Latin America. Washington has placed a $50 million bounty on Venezuelan Presiden…
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First up in the Mint news: Another birthday for Mint!, Mint 22.2 final ISOs now being tested In security and privacy: Arch is Ddossed and malware abounds Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Majid achieves very little, Charles, Bill falls off the ARC and Jim is a photographic genius And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To F…
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First up in the Mint news: Another birthday for Mint!, Mint 22.2 final ISOs now being tested In security and privacy: Arch is Ddossed and malware abounds Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Majid achieves very little, Charles, Bill falls off the ARC and Jim is a photographic genius And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To F…
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First up in The News: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” BETA Release, The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) project is seeking increased sponsorship, and CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings In our Innards section: Joe goes hard on some 3D printing In Check This Out, Charles gives us an overview of Pass Key And finally, in Vibrations from the Ether, feedb…
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First up in The News: Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” BETA Release, The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) project is seeking increased sponsorship, and CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings In our Innards section: Joe goes hard on some 3D printing In Check This Out, Charles gives us an overview of Pass Key And finally, in Vibrations from the Ether, feedb…
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When African Stream became one of the fastest-growing revolutionary media outlets on the planet, Washington took notice — and Silicon Valley pulled the plug. In this MintCast episode, hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod speak with Ahmed Kaballo, founder of African Stream, about the U.S.-led campaign that led to his platform being removed from the int…
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First up in the news: Mint 22.2 betas now in testing, Arch AUR Under Fire Once More as Malware Resurfaces, Debian 13 Trixie Release Date is Officially Confirmed, and Hyprland Hyprperks have been launched. In Security and Privacy, Introducing Proton Authenticator – secure 2FA, your way and Microsoft Recall issues In Check This Out, Ignition allows y…
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First up in the news: Mint 22.2 betas now in testing, Arch AUR Under Fire Once More as Malware Resurfaces, Debian 13 Trixie Release Date is Officially Confirmed, and Hyprland Hyprperks have been launched. In Security and Privacy, Introducing Proton Authenticator – secure 2FA, your way and Microsoft Recall issues In Check This Out, Ignition allows y…
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Israel’s Hasbara machine just got a 2,000% budget boost. In this MintPress exclusive, Alan MacLeod breaks down how the Israeli Foreign Ministry is funneling $150 million into Google and YouTube ads aimed squarely at European audiences—while Unit 8200 veterans quietly staff Silicon Valley giants. 🔍 What you’ll learn: • How YouTube served 45 million …
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – July 2025, In our Innards section: Let’s talk BASH! And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes Mint Monthly News – July 2025 Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @za…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – July 2025, In our Innards section: Let’s talk BASH! And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Link To Full Show Notes Mint Monthly News – July 2025 Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @za…
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Motaz Azaiza became a global icon for his fearless photojournalism during Israel’s assault on Gaza. In this exclusive MintCast interview, host Mnar Adley speaks with Azaiza about surviving the onslaught, becoming a voice for his people, and why documenting war crimes has never been more urgent. Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 200 jo…
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First up in the news: Linux hits 5%, Nintendo does what we feared, The orange baby eats a TACO, Steam prefers Proton to Native, Fedora might have killed Bazzite and a new Firefox release We also welcome Charles as a new co-host! In security and privacy: more password leakage by big tech And finally, the Feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Sho…
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First up in the news: Linux hits 5%, Nintendo does what we feared, The orange baby eats a TACO, Steam prefers Proton to Native, Fedora might have killed Bazzite and a new Firefox release We also welcome Charles as a new co-host! In security and privacy: more password leakage by big tech And finally, the Feedback and a couple of suggestions Full Sho…
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Israel thought it could strike Iran and walk away unscathed. It was wrong. In this explosive episode of MintCast, Tehran-based professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Mnar Adley from the heart of a city under Israeli bombardment to deliver a stark message: Israel is not in control—and the tide is turning fast. Marandi says Israel’s attacks have only…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May 2025, controversy around the Nintendo Switch 2, Fedora 43 Workstation (GNOME) to remove X11 session, end of Linux Format, and we have a new format and new co-host! In our Innards section: Dale discusses mobile internet devices and networks In Check This Out, we cover Packet, a new file transfer utility …
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – May 2025, controversy around the Nintendo Switch 2, Fedora 43 Workstation (GNOME) to remove X11 session, end of Linux Format, and we have a new format and new co-host! In our Innards section: Dale discusses mobile internet devices and networks In Check This Out, we cover Packet, a new file transfer utility …
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On this week’s edition of The MintCast, host Mnar Adley speaks with British-Iraqi trauma surgeon Dr. Mohammed Tahir about his harrowing months working in Gaza’s hospitals, the trauma he witnessed, and the global awakening to Israel’s atrocities. Dr. Tahir describes operating on a “sea of mangled people” under nonstop Israeli bombardment, and shares…
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In part two of our exclusive interview, American ICU nurse Willy Massay reveals a disturbing pattern of Israeli attacks on Gaza’s medical system and children. He says Israeli soldiers deliberately shot boys in the penis to prevent them from having families. Massay recounts treating patients with no anesthesia, no gauze, and no electricity—forced to…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, BackBlaze backups may be in trouble, you can run Arch inside Windows, Linux kernel drops 486 and early 586 support, and a new RaspberryPiOS release, and the end of Windows 10 support brings new opportunitiesIn security and privacy: openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop over security issues, Proton threatens to qui…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, BackBlaze backups may be in trouble, you can run Arch inside Windows, Linux kernel drops 486 and early 586 support, and a new RaspberryPiOS release, and the end of Windows 10 support brings new opportunities In security and privacy: openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop over security issues, Proton threatens to qu…
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In this powerful and deeply emotional episode, MintPress News Director Mnar Adley sits down with American ICU nurse Willy Massay, who has just returned from Gaza after volunteering on the front lines of Israel’s war on the civilian population. Having worked in some of Gaza’s most devastated medical facilities—including Al-Aqsa, Nasser, and Indonesi…
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First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 released, Ardour advances, Commodore OS 3.0 released, and OpenMandriva brings us TWO new releasesIn security and privacy: US warns of new Zambian cybersecurity law, and Hackers can now imitate official Google mailThen in our Wanderings: Joe gets recontained, Moss waits, Majid goes to CambridgeIn our Innards sectio…
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First up in the news: Ubuntu 25.04 released, Ardour advances, Commodore OS 3.0 released, and OpenMandriva brings us TWO new releases; In security and privacy: US warns of new Zambian cybersecurity law, and Hackers can now imitate official Google mail Then in our Wanderings: Joe gets recontained, Moss waits, Majid goes to Cambridge In our Innards se…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon, Switzerland battles privacy intrusions, Firefox adds HEVC playback in Linux, Debian releases APT 3.0, Apple may add Mx GCC core support, Git turns 20, ProtonMail adds advanced features, ArcoLinux ends it allThen in our Wanderings: Bill is having trouble …
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Linux 6.16 To Add Asahi UAPI Header For Apple Silicon, Switzerland battles privacy intrusions, Firefox adds HEVC playback in Linux, Debian releases APT 3.0, Apple may add Mx GCC core support, Git turns 20, ProtonMail adds advanced features, ArcoLinux ends it all Then in our Wanderings: Bill is having trouble…
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First up in the news: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the us…
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First up in the news: New GIMP, Debian comes to a RISC-V tablet, Google explains why the are putting Terminal on Android, Asahi Linux loses another top dev, Plex goes for the gold – yours, meet EU OS, Kernel 6.14 is released, Gnome 48 released, new GRUB updates, AerynOS is released with GNOME 48 In security and privacy: “MyTerms” wants to let the u…
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In our Innards section: Media Streaming In Bodhi Corner, Bodhi has added new themes and work has started on Bodhi 8, so far using Debian 12 base And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions. Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, moss@bodhilinu…
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First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes freeIn security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for WindowsThen in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bill …
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First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bil…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February, Linus Torvalds make Linux Rust-ier, and Mozilla flounders with privacy policy; Then in our Wanderings: Bill is missing, Moss is still catching up, Joe works on his rack, Majid isn’t fee In our Innards section: We Discuss Linux dedicated hardware In Bodhi Corner, work has begun on Bodhi Linux 8 wit…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February, Linus Torvalds make Linux Rust-ier, and Mozilla flounders with privacy policyThen in our Wanderings: Bill is missing, Moss is still catching up, Joe works on his rack.In our Innards section: We Discuss Linux dedicated hardwareIn Bodhi Corner, work has begun on Bodhi Linux 8 with lots of changes un…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January, Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer, Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS, OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal ActionThen in our Wanderings: Bill has been busy with work, Joe has been spending some quality time with Proxmox a…
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First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January, Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer, Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS, OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal Action Then in our Wanderings: Bill has been busy with work, Joe has been spending some quality time with Proxmox …
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In our innards section – we have a discussion about “nuke and pave” verses “update in place.” Full Show Notes Here Contact Info: Joe – Tllts.org, linuxlugcast.com, [email protected], Buy Joe a coffee Moss – Full Circle Weekly News, [email protected], Mastodon @[email protected], occasionally on HPR Bill – [email protected], Bill_H on Discord, @…
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While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have drawn the ire of The Jerusalem Post, who recently att…
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First up in the news: Solus 4.7 Released, Facebook bans Linux, WINE 10 released, RISC V stuff, and cursing at your AI is the way forward In security and privacy: Judge Says Controversial FBI Searches Require a Warrant, Then in our Wanderings: Joe builds things, Bill butters his Mint, Majid likes cursing at his computer Full Show Notes Here The News…
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