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But her emails...
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6
March 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
But her emails...
"Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation" People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference.
By Manvir Singh
By Manvir Singh
Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation
People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference.
www.newyorker.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation" People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference.
By Manvir Singh
By Manvir Singh
SCOOP: AI scientists partnering with the government are now being told to remove ‘ideological bias’ from powerful models. “AI safety,” “responsible AI,” and “AI fairness” are no longer required skills.
Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models
A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”
www.wired.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
SCOOP: AI scientists partnering with the government are now being told to remove ‘ideological bias’ from powerful models. “AI safety,” “responsible AI,” and “AI fairness” are no longer required skills.
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The Trump administration has made recent moves to gut the federal government’s ability to help state and local election officials fight foreign interference, defend against cyberattacks to elections, and more. @larrynorden.bsky.social worries it’s just the beginning. More in the New Yorker.
Trump Is Still Trying to Undermine Elections
Now that Trump has installed election deniers throughout his Administration, he has been busy dismantling the guardrails protecting voting and voters.
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March 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Trump administration has made recent moves to gut the federal government’s ability to help state and local election officials fight foreign interference, defend against cyberattacks to elections, and more. @larrynorden.bsky.social worries it’s just the beginning. More in the New Yorker.
Sound familiar?
The Cruelty of Moral Indignation.
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"
"The road to Eden will be paved by the bodies of dead enemies and the mutilated ‘other.’"
March 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sound familiar?
A study shows cutting phone use by just three days changes brain activity - similar to breaking an addiction.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A study shows cutting phone use by just three days changes brain activity - similar to breaking an addiction.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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For years, Craig Spencer has fought infectious diseases around the world. In 2014, while treating Ebola patients in Guinea, he survived Ebola himself.
“I know how lethal Donald Trump’s assault on America’s outbreak preparedness could be,” he writes. “We are sure to regret it.” theatln.tc/wJk69wgA
“I know how lethal Donald Trump’s assault on America’s outbreak preparedness could be,” he writes. “We are sure to regret it.” theatln.tc/wJk69wgA
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
For years, Craig Spencer has fought infectious diseases around the world. In 2014, while treating Ebola patients in Guinea, he survived Ebola himself.
“I know how lethal Donald Trump’s assault on America’s outbreak preparedness could be,” he writes. “We are sure to regret it.” theatln.tc/wJk69wgA
“I know how lethal Donald Trump’s assault on America’s outbreak preparedness could be,” he writes. “We are sure to regret it.” theatln.tc/wJk69wgA
"A top official with USAID has alarmed the organization’s remaining employees with a request to immediately start shredding classified documents—and if the agency’s shredders become overburdened, to burn them instead."
Trump Admin to Remaining USAID Staff: Start Shredding Docs
One national security lawyer said the “slash and burn mode” could destroy key evidence in anti-Trump lawsuits.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"A top official with USAID has alarmed the organization’s remaining employees with a request to immediately start shredding classified documents—and if the agency’s shredders become overburdened, to burn them instead."
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
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Exclusive: The future of a vast collection of public artwork is in doubt as the Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain over 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
Trump administration slashes division in charge of 26,000 U.S. artworks
The fate of artworks dating to before the Civil War is uncertain after the dismissal of most workers in the General Service Administration’s fine arts and preservation units.
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March 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Exclusive: The future of a vast collection of public artwork is in doubt as the Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain over 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
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A Texas bill introduced by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson would criminalize transgender people for identifying as anything other than their sex assigned at birth on official documents.
Texas Republican bill would make simply being transgender a felony
If you’re trans and out in the state, you could be jailed for filling out paperwork under this proposal.
www.advocate.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A Texas bill introduced by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson would criminalize transgender people for identifying as anything other than their sex assigned at birth on official documents.
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Trump and Musk have cut vital programs at the VA, leaving many veterans in crisis abandoned. Our veterans answered the call, but now nobody will answer theirs. youtu.be/dNkPuZ0gRdI?...
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YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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March 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Trump and Musk have cut vital programs at the VA, leaving many veterans in crisis abandoned. Our veterans answered the call, but now nobody will answer theirs. youtu.be/dNkPuZ0gRdI?...
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House Republicans’ shutdown bill slashes billions from VA healthcare, hurting Veterans suffering from toxic exposure, burn pits, and Agent Orange.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “It’s an attack on Veterans, an attack on families, an attack on seniors.”
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “It’s an attack on Veterans, an attack on families, an attack on seniors.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
House Republicans’ shutdown bill slashes billions from VA healthcare, hurting Veterans suffering from toxic exposure, burn pits, and Agent Orange.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “It’s an attack on Veterans, an attack on families, an attack on seniors.”
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “It’s an attack on Veterans, an attack on families, an attack on seniors.”
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From today’s Prof G Markets. If this trend continues, it could be the end of Musk in politics. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6m66...
March 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From today’s Prof G Markets. If this trend continues, it could be the end of Musk in politics. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6m66...
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Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows about us – and what's at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.
The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it
Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows about us – and what's at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.
www.npr.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows about us – and what's at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.
"Elon Musk’s daughter said he hates that she’s trans because he chose her sex at birth...
This may explain how his first five children were all assigned male at birth..."
This may explain how his first five children were all assigned male at birth..."
Elon Musk's daughter said he hates that she's trans because he chose her sex at birth - LGBTQ Nation
This may explain how his first five children were all assigned male at birth...
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Elon Musk’s daughter said he hates that she’s trans because he chose her sex at birth...
This may explain how his first five children were all assigned male at birth..."
This may explain how his first five children were all assigned male at birth..."
"Following the Nasdaq's worst day since 2022, Rupert Murdoch’s 'WSJ' editorial board ripped Trump’s handling of the economy."
Murdoch’s Paper Sounds Alarm on ‘Trump Recession’
The Wall Street Journal condemned Trump’s tariffs as “willy-nilly” in a scathing editorial.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"Following the Nasdaq's worst day since 2022, Rupert Murdoch’s 'WSJ' editorial board ripped Trump’s handling of the economy."
Manufactured pretext for future action?
"Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works."
"Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works."
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Manufactured pretext for future action?
"Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works."
"Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works."
Republican former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan's opinion piece in the Altanta Journal-Constitution.
March 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Republican former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan's opinion piece in the Altanta Journal-Constitution.
"The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a research tool that publicizes the status of freedoms and threats to civil liberties worldwide."
U.S. Is Added to Human Rights Watchlist
The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.
time.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a research tool that publicizes the status of freedoms and threats to civil liberties worldwide."
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🚨Disabled Iraq War Veteran Eric Rodriguez isn’t mincing words:
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
🔥"We'll Take the Fight to Them" – Disabled Iraq War Veteran & Union Steward Fights Back on VA Cuts
YouTube video by VoteVets
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March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🚨Disabled Iraq War Veteran Eric Rodriguez isn’t mincing words:
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) asks State Department nominees if Trump is a Russian asset in confirmation hearings.
'I Don't Think That Was The Question I Asked': Merkley Has Tense Questioning Of NATO Rep Nominee
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) asks State Department nominees if Trump is a Russian asset in confirmation hearings.
“It feels like an intentional dismantling,” says David Kligerman, an attorney who represents whistleblowers for the nonprofit group Whistleblower Aid. cbsn.ws/3DtSQRy
March 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“It feels like an intentional dismantling,” says David Kligerman, an attorney who represents whistleblowers for the nonprofit group Whistleblower Aid. cbsn.ws/3DtSQRy
Canada's Foreign Minister, in an interview with Christian Amanpour, says Trump's tariffs are intended to weaken Canada's economy, making it easier to be annexed to the U.S., not because they've defaulted on their agreements of reducing fentanyl.
'My jaw is dropped': Canadian official's interview stuns Amanpour
YouTube video by CNN
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March 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Canada's Foreign Minister, in an interview with Christian Amanpour, says Trump's tariffs are intended to weaken Canada's economy, making it easier to be annexed to the U.S., not because they've defaulted on their agreements of reducing fentanyl.
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“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
March 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938