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Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office.

Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The insiders seem to have had a 20min warning before the public
April 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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⚡️ Zelenskyy: Ukraine knows of over 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The president has demanded an explanation from Beijing and accused it of aligning itself with Russia in the war. www.ft.com/content/930c...
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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1/ Daniel Travis, a Brit, got nabbed in Tbilisi—says he was tortured by pro-Putin goons in jail. Now he’s stuck, banned from leaving. Arrested for “crashing” Parliament protests, beaten for 12 days. Georgian Dream’s idea of a warm welcome.

www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
'Pro-Putin agents tortured me in prison - now I'm told I can't go home to UK'
EXCLUSIVE: Brit Daniel Travis has revealed he has been put on an effective 'no-fly list' by Georgian officials after being beaten in prison last year.
www.express.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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This is a real exchange I just had:
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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X was recently hit by a massive data leak featuring 2.8 billion Twitter IDs, potentially impacting over 200 million of its users.

DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/software-app... 🙊
Twitter faces massive data breach — insider involvement suspected
X was recently hit by a massive data leak featuring 2.8 billion Twitter IDs, potentially impacting over 200 million users.
www.windowscentral.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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NEW at @reuters.com: A network of dubious consultancies and headhunters tied to a Chinese tech services firm is targeting recently laid-off U.S. government workers and others in sensitive professional circles. A prime example of how foreign adversaries are trying to capitalize on the DOGE moment:
Exclusive: Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows
A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off U.S. government workers, according to job ads and a researcher who uncovered the campaign.
www.reuters.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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X has removed the community notes
March 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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This new reporting is a very big deal.

The previously reported number for the amount of money Elon Musk has gotten from the government—us—was slightly over $18 billion.

We now know the figure is $38 billion.

When you consider how much of Musk's wealth is actually liquid—very little—that is a ton.
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM