@bunchofmalarkey.bsky.social
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NEW: Experts say that any lags in protections like security updates and network monitoring caused by the government shutdown could lay the groundwork for future breaches. @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/the-go...
The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb
Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government system...
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
NEW: Experts say that any lags in protections like security updates and network monitoring caused by the government shutdown could lay the groundwork for future breaches. @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/the-go...
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Thomas Bell, nominated to be the IG at HHS, wrote in his statement that he looks forward to supporting the president’s agenda.
The role of an IG isn’t to pursue an agenda, it’s to identify and investigate waste, fraud and abuse.
The role of an IG isn’t to pursue an agenda, it’s to identify and investigate waste, fraud and abuse.
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thomas Bell, nominated to be the IG at HHS, wrote in his statement that he looks forward to supporting the president’s agenda.
The role of an IG isn’t to pursue an agenda, it’s to identify and investigate waste, fraud and abuse.
The role of an IG isn’t to pursue an agenda, it’s to identify and investigate waste, fraud and abuse.
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Are you a doctor, nurse or other frontline medical provider who has recently left your position at a VA hospital or clinic?
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story 👇
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story 👇
Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Are you a doctor, nurse or other frontline medical provider who has recently left your position at a VA hospital or clinic?
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story 👇
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story 👇
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ICE had access to a nationwide network of AI-enabled surveillance cameras that constantly track vehicles', and by extension peoples, movements without a warrant www.404media.co/ice-secret-s...
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ICE had access to a nationwide network of AI-enabled surveillance cameras that constantly track vehicles', and by extension peoples, movements without a warrant www.404media.co/ice-secret-s...
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ICYMI: A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone. But experts say differential privacy is a "punching bag" to excuse redoing the census--a long-term right wing goal
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk
A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
ICYMI: A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone. But experts say differential privacy is a "punching bag" to excuse redoing the census--a long-term right wing goal
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/republ...
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Amid the scandal, former Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss, who is Jewish, confirmed a long-ago reported claim: That Tim Dunn had privately told him he believed only Christians should be in government leadership positions.
Former Texas House speaker says GOP megadonor Tim Dunn told him only Christians should hold leadership positions - The Texas Tribune
Straus, who is Jewish, publicly confirmed the conversation for the first time Thursday. It had previously been reported by Texas Monthly.
www.texastribune.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Amid the scandal, former Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss, who is Jewish, confirmed a long-ago reported claim: That Tim Dunn had privately told him he believed only Christians should be in government leadership positions.
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He’s the chairman of Gloo. He’s the head of Sporkfister. He founded Blappo, a Bafflegab Company. He’s CEO of Syzygy. He’s Chief Vision Evangelist at Dumpstr (formerly General Electric).
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
He’s the chairman of Gloo. He’s the head of Sporkfister. He founded Blappo, a Bafflegab Company. He’s CEO of Syzygy. He’s Chief Vision Evangelist at Dumpstr (formerly General Electric).
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Repetition isn’t manipulation. It’s memory. It’s how humans learn, how trust forms, & how movements are built.
We don’t need to say more things.
We need to say fewer things more often.
Read DigitalWarfare1’s piece, Say Less, Repeat Often.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jfmj7yy
We don’t need to say more things.
We need to say fewer things more often.
Read DigitalWarfare1’s piece, Say Less, Repeat Often.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jfmj7yy
Say Less, Repeat More: The Science of Winning the Message War by @DigitalWarfare1
For too long, progressives have treated communication as a contest of facts, as if the most accurate argument wins the day.
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Repetition isn’t manipulation. It’s memory. It’s how humans learn, how trust forms, & how movements are built.
We don’t need to say more things.
We need to say fewer things more often.
Read DigitalWarfare1’s piece, Say Less, Repeat Often.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jfmj7yy
We don’t need to say more things.
We need to say fewer things more often.
Read DigitalWarfare1’s piece, Say Less, Repeat Often.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jfmj7yy
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This is a story that got missed, about how the White House is using the shutdown as an excuse to eliminate accountability.
It has shut down Inspectors General websites, meaning that lots of reports about failures have disappeared from govt websites.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
It has shut down Inspectors General websites, meaning that lots of reports about failures have disappeared from govt websites.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
October 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is a story that got missed, about how the White House is using the shutdown as an excuse to eliminate accountability.
It has shut down Inspectors General websites, meaning that lots of reports about failures have disappeared from govt websites.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
It has shut down Inspectors General websites, meaning that lots of reports about failures have disappeared from govt websites.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
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🔴 How a Silicon Valley billionaire, a reactionary blogger, and a Labour peer are importing MAGA politics – racism, authoritarianism, and tech control – into Britain’s mainstream.
@nafeez.bsky.social on the "Thiel Effect."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaS...
@nafeez.bsky.social on the "Thiel Effect."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaS...
The Thiel Effect.
YouTube video by Byline TV
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🔴 How a Silicon Valley billionaire, a reactionary blogger, and a Labour peer are importing MAGA politics – racism, authoritarianism, and tech control – into Britain’s mainstream.
@nafeez.bsky.social on the "Thiel Effect."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaS...
@nafeez.bsky.social on the "Thiel Effect."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaS...
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Sports betters please understand he is invested in Palantir— that shit is rigged:
seattlemedium.com/dodgers-owne...
seattlemedium.com/dodgers-owne...
L.A. Dodgers Owner’s Ties To Private Prisons And Surveillance Spark Backlash From Latino Fans
Los Angeles Dodgers owner's ties to private prisons and surveillance companies spark backlash from Latino fans and civil rights advocates.
seattlemedium.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sports betters please understand he is invested in Palantir— that shit is rigged:
seattlemedium.com/dodgers-owne...
seattlemedium.com/dodgers-owne...
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Teens heading to school. Racial profiling isn’t just something they do, it’s all they do.
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Teens heading to school. Racial profiling isn’t just something they do, it’s all they do.
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas Purchases 60,503 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Fre...
#Banking #SEC #Filing #Articles
Origin | Interest | Match
#Banking #SEC #Filing #Articles
Origin | Interest | Match
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Purchases 60,503 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR
Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 8.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 805,547 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,503 shares during the […]
www.tickerreport.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime.
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester
“Your name was brought up.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime.
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
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282 former DOJ officials signed a letter sounding the alarm about "this administration’s degradation of DOJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it."
The fact that hundreds felt compelled to say this speaks volumes.
The fact that hundreds felt compelled to say this speaks volumes.
Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'
Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."
www.msnbc.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
282 former DOJ officials signed a letter sounding the alarm about "this administration’s degradation of DOJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it."
The fact that hundreds felt compelled to say this speaks volumes.
The fact that hundreds felt compelled to say this speaks volumes.
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ICYMI, our investigation from last month:
A number of top Trump appointees have had significant ties to rising defense technology companies,
Read more ⬇️
A number of top Trump appointees have had significant ties to rising defense technology companies,
Read more ⬇️
Gold Rush: Top Trump Officials’ Silicon Valley Ties
The Golden Dome missile defense project could be a “slush fund” for tech companies like Palantir — and for high-level officials with financial stakes.
www.pogo.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
ICYMI, our investigation from last month:
A number of top Trump appointees have had significant ties to rising defense technology companies,
Read more ⬇️
A number of top Trump appointees have had significant ties to rising defense technology companies,
Read more ⬇️
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FROM JUNE:
Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say a purported plan to cut waste by slashing staff could hurt healthcare access AND waste taxpayer $$.
Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say a purported plan to cut waste by slashing staff could hurt healthcare access AND waste taxpayer $$.
HHS Watchdog Cuts Could Increase Waste, Fraud and Abuse, Inside…
Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say firing attorneys could hurt healthcare access and waste taxpayer dollars.
www.pogo.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
FROM JUNE:
Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say a purported plan to cut waste by slashing staff could hurt healthcare access AND waste taxpayer $$.
Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say a purported plan to cut waste by slashing staff could hurt healthcare access AND waste taxpayer $$.
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POGO investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social discusses surveillance and how it could be used to target people based on gender identity and sexual orientation on the TransLash podcast:
This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
POGO investigator @ziembavision.bsky.social discusses surveillance and how it could be used to target people based on gender identity and sexual orientation on the TransLash podcast:
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This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
September 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This week on TransLash Podcast, @imarajones.bsky.social sits down with @kredburn.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social to discuss the DHS rolling back limitations on surveillance based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
🎧 Listen now: linktr.ee/translashmedia
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This is yet another invasive use of dangerous surveillance technology by law enforcement. It's essential that Congress conduct appropriate oversight to ensure that these drones aren't stifling your right to free speech and privacy.
CBP Flew Drones to Help ICE 50 Times in Last Year
The drone flight log data, which stretches from March 2024 to March 2025, shows CBP flying its drones to support ICE and other agencies. CBP maintains multiple Predator drones and flew them over the r...
www.404media.co
September 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This is yet another invasive use of dangerous surveillance technology by law enforcement. It's essential that Congress conduct appropriate oversight to ensure that these drones aren't stifling your right to free speech and privacy.
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My newest story, co-authored with @russchoma.bsky.social, is out.
It's a collaboration b/t @pogo.org & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It's a collaboration b/t @pogo.org & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts
Ballard Partners is helping companies cash-in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My newest story, co-authored with @russchoma.bsky.social, is out.
It's a collaboration b/t @pogo.org & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It's a collaboration b/t @pogo.org & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Read our full statement on the Trump administration defunding CIGIE:
“The administration is moving to defund a critical government watchdog group, undermining accountability and transparency across the federal government."
“The administration is moving to defund a critical government watchdog group, undermining accountability and transparency across the federal government."
Trump Administration’s Cuts to Federal Watchdog Council Would Weaken…
This move will make it harder for federal watchdogs to do their job and for whistleblowers to expose wrongdoing.
www.pogo.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Read our full statement on the Trump administration defunding CIGIE:
“The administration is moving to defund a critical government watchdog group, undermining accountability and transparency across the federal government."
“The administration is moving to defund a critical government watchdog group, undermining accountability and transparency across the federal government."
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The president's executive order on Info Silos enables deportation goals at the expense of privacy.
Read more:
Read more:
Pitfalls of Trump’s Info Silo Executive Order Compromise Privacy
Trump’s executive order isn’t about efficiency. It goes against data security best practices and enables deportation goals at the expense of privacy.
www.pogo.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The president's executive order on Info Silos enables deportation goals at the expense of privacy.
Read more:
Read more:
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Check it out! POGO's VP of Policy, @veritasdhg.bsky.social, was on the #PoliticsPA podcast to talk all things congressional stock trading ⬇️
Your crash course on congressional stock trading | Voices of Reason feat. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette
YouTube video by PoliticsPA
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Check it out! POGO's VP of Policy, @veritasdhg.bsky.social, was on the #PoliticsPA podcast to talk all things congressional stock trading ⬇️