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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
Since the US has no real privacy protections to speak of, you might want to do some of that yourself over the next few years.
www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
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Wild story. Hegseth says that Geressy is his “best mentor.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-geressy-goodreads-pentagon-dod-pete-hegseth-jack-posobiec-threat/
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wild story. Hegseth says that Geressy is his “best mentor.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/eric-geressy-goodreads-pentagon-dod-pete-hegseth-jack-posobiec-threat/
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The harder this asshole works to prohibit regulation of AI,
the more obvious the need for regulation becomes.
That’s why it’s number 2 on my list of candidates demands. You should NOT vote for ANYONE not deeply committed to strongly regulating AI, crypto currencies and surveillance tech.
Period
the more obvious the need for regulation becomes.
That’s why it’s number 2 on my list of candidates demands. You should NOT vote for ANYONE not deeply committed to strongly regulating AI, crypto currencies and surveillance tech.
Period
That's not how executive orders, the constitution, or states rights work.
December 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The harder this asshole works to prohibit regulation of AI,
the more obvious the need for regulation becomes.
That’s why it’s number 2 on my list of candidates demands. You should NOT vote for ANYONE not deeply committed to strongly regulating AI, crypto currencies and surveillance tech.
Period
the more obvious the need for regulation becomes.
That’s why it’s number 2 on my list of candidates demands. You should NOT vote for ANYONE not deeply committed to strongly regulating AI, crypto currencies and surveillance tech.
Period
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"We may now be at an inflection point, as the Trump administration tacitly threatens to purge not only Powell but other officials who set interest-rate policy. If he’s successful, Trump could seize direct control of the money supply and turn America into Venezuela."
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The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy
Trump may have stopped threatening Jerome Powell—but he’s still got designs to control the Fed.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"We may now be at an inflection point, as the Trump administration tacitly threatens to purge not only Powell but other officials who set interest-rate policy. If he’s successful, Trump could seize direct control of the money supply and turn America into Venezuela."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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I’ll assign responsibility: The surge of death that has resulted from slashing global aid lays squarely at the feet of Trump and Musk — and the cowardly Republicans in Congress who were afraid to stand up to them.
‘Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tragedy That’s Going on Here’
Bill Gates won’t sugarcoat it: Slashing global aid fueled a surge of death.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I’ll assign responsibility: The surge of death that has resulted from slashing global aid lays squarely at the feet of Trump and Musk — and the cowardly Republicans in Congress who were afraid to stand up to them.
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Why take on the actually dangerous right wing terrorists, or the Russians, or transnational organized crime, when you can just pretend to fight imaginary villains and then claim victory?
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Why take on the actually dangerous right wing terrorists, or the Russians, or transnational organized crime, when you can just pretend to fight imaginary villains and then claim victory?
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Alina Habba is out as fake US Attorney.
December 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Alina Habba is out as fake US Attorney.
Today's LLMs will never have an original thought or be capable of any actual creativity.
HP is being just as short-sighted as it was in 1977 with Steve Wozniak and the Apple I.
"Entry level workers out - 'AI' in" is a stupid mantra and a fool's bargain.
arstechnica.com/information-...
HP is being just as short-sighted as it was in 1977 with Steve Wozniak and the Apple I.
"Entry level workers out - 'AI' in" is a stupid mantra and a fool's bargain.
arstechnica.com/information-...
HP plans to save millions by laying off thousands, ramping up AI use
Product development, internal operations among teams expected to be hit hardest.
arstechnica.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today's LLMs will never have an original thought or be capable of any actual creativity.
HP is being just as short-sighted as it was in 1977 with Steve Wozniak and the Apple I.
"Entry level workers out - 'AI' in" is a stupid mantra and a fool's bargain.
arstechnica.com/information-...
HP is being just as short-sighted as it was in 1977 with Steve Wozniak and the Apple I.
"Entry level workers out - 'AI' in" is a stupid mantra and a fool's bargain.
arstechnica.com/information-...
greed greed greed
these tech bros will not be satisfied until they make 1793 great again
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
these tech bros will not be satisfied until they make 1793 great again
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay package for Elon Musk
Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
greed greed greed
these tech bros will not be satisfied until they make 1793 great again
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
these tech bros will not be satisfied until they make 1793 great again
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trump’s “disapproval is the highest in a Post-ABC poll since January 2021, a week after the attack on the Capitol.”
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Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds
Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Trump’s “disapproval is the highest in a Post-ABC poll since January 2021, a week after the attack on the Capitol.”
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New poll:
Trump is underwater by 18 points overall.
And he’s underwater among independents by 39 points.*
* not a typo.
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Trump is underwater by 18 points overall.
And he’s underwater among independents by 39 points.*
* not a typo.
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Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds
Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.
wapo.st
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
New poll:
Trump is underwater by 18 points overall.
And he’s underwater among independents by 39 points.*
* not a typo.
Gift link wapo.st/4oMSmrs
Trump is underwater by 18 points overall.
And he’s underwater among independents by 39 points.*
* not a typo.
Gift link wapo.st/4oMSmrs
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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so that was money well spent then, hey? america firrrrst!
"The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases this month, in a sign that the Trump administration’s financial support is failing to halt the currency’s slide..."
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"The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases this month, in a sign that the Trump administration’s financial support is failing to halt the currency’s slide..."
www.ft.com/content/815e...
Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US interventions
Currency gains sparked by estimated $400mn of US purchases melt away ahead of election for president Javier Milei
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
so that was money well spent then, hey? america firrrrst!
"The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases this month, in a sign that the Trump administration’s financial support is failing to halt the currency’s slide..."
www.ft.com/content/815e...
"The Argentine peso has fallen below the level it reached before the US Treasury began purchases this month, in a sign that the Trump administration’s financial support is failing to halt the currency’s slide..."
www.ft.com/content/815e...
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Google's not even bothering to make a show of caring about your privacy any longer.
Tech firms will not bake personal privacy into the cake until they're forced to do so by legislation.
In the meantime, find an alternative to Chrome.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Tech firms will not bake personal privacy into the cake until they're forced to do so by legislation.
In the meantime, find an alternative to Chrome.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
‘Phased Out’—Google Confirms Bad News For All 3 Billion Chrome Users
Is it time to quit the world’s most popular browser as privacy nightmare comes true?
www.forbes.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Google's not even bothering to make a show of caring about your privacy any longer.
Tech firms will not bake personal privacy into the cake until they're forced to do so by legislation.
In the meantime, find an alternative to Chrome.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Tech firms will not bake personal privacy into the cake until they're forced to do so by legislation.
In the meantime, find an alternative to Chrome.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
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NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term.
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term.
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
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CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
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www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... big if true
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction
In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... big if true
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Otto and Elise Hampel were Berliners who, in the early 1940s, used postcards to urge resistance against the Nazi regime.
They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.
(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...
They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.
(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...
Armed investigators visit man who sent postcard critical of Florida CFO Ingoglia
The politically active couple expected a knock on their door because of their criticism of Trump and DeSantis, but not over a seemingly innocuous postcard.
www.sun-sentinel.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Otto and Elise Hampel were Berliners who, in the early 1940s, used postcards to urge resistance against the Nazi regime.
They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.
(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...
They were arrested, convicted and beheaded.
(Their story is the basis for "Every Man Dies Alone," a brilliant novel.)
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...
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And... what would you say... *constitutes* this tradition he's bucking? What exactly is it *constituted* of?
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
n.pr
October 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And... what would you say... *constitutes* this tradition he's bucking? What exactly is it *constituted* of?
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IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."
October 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."
China has made multiple investments in SpaceX.
Historically they've used these sorts of forays to conduct espionage.
In the case of SpaceX, that seems problematic for US national security.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Historically they've used these sorts of forays to conduct espionage.
In the case of SpaceX, that seems problematic for US national security.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
www.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
China has made multiple investments in SpaceX.
Historically they've used these sorts of forays to conduct espionage.
In the case of SpaceX, that seems problematic for US national security.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Historically they've used these sorts of forays to conduct espionage.
In the case of SpaceX, that seems problematic for US national security.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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Psaki: "All around the world, Trump is the butt of the joke, and it's a little less funny to many people living here."
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Psaki: "All around the world, Trump is the butt of the joke, and it's a little less funny to many people living here."
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The assumption that the side “causing” the shutdown is destined to lose is faulty when the president is underwater on every issue, the economy is in decline, and he seems obsessed with everything but the shutdown issues (persecuting his enemies, politicizing the military, etc.).
Aided and abetted by MAGA Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (who sent his members out of town rather than risk swearing in the new Democratic representative…who would be 218th vote Epstein discharge), Trump made no effort to keep the government open.
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No Wonder We Have a Shutdown
Trump's abject ignorance and narcissism made this inevitable
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The assumption that the side “causing” the shutdown is destined to lose is faulty when the president is underwater on every issue, the economy is in decline, and he seems obsessed with everything but the shutdown issues (persecuting his enemies, politicizing the military, etc.).
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The president is lying
Trump: "When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So, we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected, and they're gonna be Democrats."
September 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The president is lying