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going to a protest? worried someone is peeking at your messages? we’ve put together a @wired.com thread of guides to help you protect yourself from government surveillance:
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Mar 13
Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself.

First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
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
March 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Great news for money launderers!
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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As Facebook doesn’t value moderating content responsibly, @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver has launched a useful website to help make your accounts less valuable to Meta, with steps on how to limit how your data is used for advertising. Visit: johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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DoD terminates Minerva grants and State Dept eliminates Title VIII summer language institutes on the same day. Coming on the heels of COVID, there’s going to be gaping holes in international expertise in the US for a generation.
/slow clap
February 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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In light of the news that Dan Bongino will be the Kash Patel's Deputy FBI Director, I am reposting what I wrote a few weeks ago.

"Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
There Will Be Retribution
From Marc | Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents.
www.democracydocket.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.

ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Nearly 70% of the $175 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion was spent in the U.S. or on U.S. forces, according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute published in May 2024.

econofact.org/factbrief/do...
Fact Check: Does most U.S. aid to Ukraine go to U.S. companies and workers? | Econofact
econofact.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Some great advice in this piece.
Preparing for the next four years. Here is a practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0.
Surviving the Next Four Years
A practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM