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By this logic, any organization that helps people will be designated as such.
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
By this logic, any organization that helps people will be designated as such.
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Give this a boost. Grants are how some facilities provide needed helth services. This will hurt rural and poor folks.
More changes are afoot at the NIH, and not in a good way.
There are several new notices (NOTs) out. Here’s a big one: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
There are several new notices (NOTs) out. Here’s a big one: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-009: Updated Terms and Conditions of Award Termination and Compliance with Court Orders
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated Terms and Conditions of Award Termination and Compliance with Court Orders NOT-OD-26-009. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Give this a boost. Grants are how some facilities provide needed helth services. This will hurt rural and poor folks.
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Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
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The result is a shutdown unlike any other, one that has posed disparate and debilitating risks for those unlucky enough to depend on the many functions of government that Mr. Trump has long aspired to cut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The result is a shutdown unlike any other, one that has posed disparate and debilitating risks for those unlucky enough to depend on the many functions of government that Mr. Trump has long aspired to cut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
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Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
ssd.eff.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that if the government can't afford to cover the cost, there's ...
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
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October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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“The Montana initiative proposes to simply use that authority to change the law — in this case, to no longer grant corporations the power to spend on elections. If passed in Montana — and if other states follow — the initiative could profoundly change American politics.”
The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.
www.rollingstone.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“The Montana initiative proposes to simply use that authority to change the law — in this case, to no longer grant corporations the power to spend on elections. If passed in Montana — and if other states follow — the initiative could profoundly change American politics.”
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Encrypt Your Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer
Encrypting your computer's storage drive is a simple, but powerful tool to secure your data. When enabled, "full-disk" encryption (also known as device encryption) encrypts everything on your computer so it cannot be viewed without first entering a password when you log in.
Just to instructions for:
Windows
Mac
Linux...
ssd.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Both Windows and Mac computers include a free way to encrypt your entire storage drive. You should turn it on, if you haven't already. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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Learn what makes Privacy Badger, our free browser extension to stop companies from spying on you, different from other “ad blockers.” privacybadger.org/#Why-doesn%...
Privacy Badger
privacybadger.org
October 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Learn what makes Privacy Badger, our free browser extension to stop companies from spying on you, different from other “ad blockers.” privacybadger.org/#Why-doesn%...
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Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos disguised as free activation guides for popular software like Windows, Spotify, and Netflix to spread information-stealing malware.
TikTok videos continue to push infostealers in ClickFix attacks
Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos disguised as free activation guides for popular software like Windows, Spotify, and Netflix to spread information-stealing malware.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos disguised as free activation guides for popular software like Windows, Spotify, and Netflix to spread information-stealing malware.
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Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Use Tor
Computer requirements: An internet connection, a computer running your favorite operating system.
Versions used in this guide: Windows 11, macOS 15.2, Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS; Tor Browser: 14.0.4
License: Free Software; mix of Free Software licenses
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Time required: 5 minutes
Other reading:
https://tb-manual.torproject.org/installation/
https://tor.stackexchange.com/
https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https
https://www.youtube.com/@TheTorProject/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0
What is Tor?...
ssd.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
ssd.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
You're not seeing the same internet as everyone else, and it's all down to one choice
www.makeuseof.com/your-browser...
www.makeuseof.com/your-browser...
You're not seeing the same internet as everyone else, and it's all down to one choice
Your browser controls how the web appears, curates content, filters information, and shapes what you see and click.
www.makeuseof.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
You're not seeing the same internet as everyone else, and it's all down to one choice
www.makeuseof.com/your-browser...
www.makeuseof.com/your-browser...
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Ex-Trump aide alarmed as admin now 'digging into data' on all Americans
www.rawstory.com
Ex-Trump aide alarmed as admin now 'digging into data' on all Americans
twp.ai
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ex-Trump aide alarmed as admin now 'digging into data' on all Americans
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U.S. regulators have approved the launch of a new bank backed by tech billionaires with ties to the Trump administration like Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and Joe Lonsdale.
Luckey is co-founder of military contractor Anduril, and Londsdale is a co-founder of Palantir.
www.ft.com/content/f1b6...
Luckey is co-founder of military contractor Anduril, and Londsdale is a co-founder of Palantir.
www.ft.com/content/f1b6...
Top US financiers sound alarm on lending standards
Apollo’s Marc Rowan warns of ‘willingness to cut corners’
www.ft.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. regulators have approved the launch of a new bank backed by tech billionaires with ties to the Trump administration like Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and Joe Lonsdale.
Luckey is co-founder of military contractor Anduril, and Londsdale is a co-founder of Palantir.
www.ft.com/content/f1b6...
Luckey is co-founder of military contractor Anduril, and Londsdale is a co-founder of Palantir.
www.ft.com/content/f1b6...