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This is extremely bad: Journalist Jack Poulson discovered a vulnerability in Google that was being exploited to get his reporting about a CEO deleted off of the search rankings.

This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc

www.404media.co/journalist-d...
Journalist Discovers Google Vulnerability That Allowed People to Disappear Specific Pages From Search
Negative articles about a tech CEO vanished from Google after someone made fraudulent requests using the Refresh Outdated Content Tool.
www.404media.co
July 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Despite receiving $10.2 million in federal aid from the Biden administration that could have funded a flood warning system, Kerr County officials diverted most of the money to law enforcement projects.
July 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.

That is a lie.

The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
January 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Incredible reporting from @thenewsham.bsky.social and @klong.bsky.social
How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses
www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...
How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses
Pop stars took advantage of the SVOG grant, using COVID relief funds for luxury spending. Lil Wayne bought Balenciaga and flew private.
www.businessinsider.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM