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They're having a hack-a-thon except on the US government.
This story is bananas.

"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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currently
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.

Beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Wouldn't this violate HIPAA?
For nearly a year, I’ve been writing about Indiana AG Todd Rokita’s personal crusade to make women’s abortion reports public records, like birth or death certificates.

Now, thanks to newly-elected Republican Gov. Mike Braun, this absolute creep is going to get his wish.
Indiana May Make Abortion Reports Public Records
1.24.25
jessica.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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If only we a had a 900 page document in our hands a year ago that said they were going to do this!
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
January 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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How can people be so ignorant?
January 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years

via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
azmirror.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A team in Exeter has developed a finger-prick test to classify long Covid into three types: weak antibody response, excess immune response, and unclear patterns.

Early results suggest it could guide tailored treatments, but larger trials are needed.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Exeter firm excited over long Covid test breakthrough
The firm says for some people it can confirm the existence of long Covid and help treatment.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM