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Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up on.ft.com/46g7Iyd
September 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up on.ft.com/46g7Iyd
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🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
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"protect and serve"
Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.
June 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"protect and serve"
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"All a privacy policy can really do is tell you with some confidence that something bad is not going to happen," EFF Special Advisor Bennett Cyphers told @cnet.com, "but it won't tell you if something bad is going to happen."
Do Wi-Fi Routers Track Your Browsing? I Read 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies to Find Out
Most router manufacturers collect some form of data about you. Here's what you need to know.
www.cnet.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"All a privacy policy can really do is tell you with some confidence that something bad is not going to happen," EFF Special Advisor Bennett Cyphers told @cnet.com, "but it won't tell you if something bad is going to happen."
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Flock’s invasive new tool “will certainly help to bring expanded surveillance powers to police departments of all sizes that never needed this much information on any random person who happens to drive by,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton warned @404media.co.
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
www.404media.co
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Flock’s invasive new tool “will certainly help to bring expanded surveillance powers to police departments of all sizes that never needed this much information on any random person who happens to drive by,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton warned @404media.co.
good thing to keep in mind
End-to-end encryption is a great way to protect the privacy of your conversations, but how (or if) those chats are backed up matters too.
How Signal, WhatsApp, Apple, and Google Handle Encrypted Chat Backups
Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful with how those conversations are backed up, y...
www.eff.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
good thing to keep in mind
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Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.
Ethics experts worry about the implications of Trump accepting Qatar's luxury plane
Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from ha...
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.
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Government social media surveillance threatens free speech and privacy. Adding AI only compounds the harms. This makes the Trump administration’s "Catch and Revoke" program especially dangerous to our constitutional rights.
Trump Administration’s Targeting of International Students Jeopardizes Free Speech and Privacy Online
The federal government is using social media surveillance to target student visa holders living in the United States for online speech the Trump administration disfavors. The administration has initia...
www.eff.org
May 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Government social media surveillance threatens free speech and privacy. Adding AI only compounds the harms. This makes the Trump administration’s "Catch and Revoke" program especially dangerous to our constitutional rights.
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Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves.
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.
www.politico.eu
April 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Federal Election Results - (1:40 AM ET)
(Leading // Elected - Total == Pop. Vote)
LPC: 21 // 144 - 165 == 43.1%
CPC: 25 // 122 - 147 == 41.7%
BQ: 2 // 21 - 23 == 6.8%
NDP: 3 // 4 - 7 == 6.1%
GPC: 0 // 1 - 1 == 1.2%
(Leading // Elected - Total == Pop. Vote)
LPC: 21 // 144 - 165 == 43.1%
CPC: 25 // 122 - 147 == 41.7%
BQ: 2 // 21 - 23 == 6.8%
NDP: 3 // 4 - 7 == 6.1%
GPC: 0 // 1 - 1 == 1.2%
April 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Federal Election Results - (1:40 AM ET)
(Leading // Elected - Total == Pop. Vote)
LPC: 21 // 144 - 165 == 43.1%
CPC: 25 // 122 - 147 == 41.7%
BQ: 2 // 21 - 23 == 6.8%
NDP: 3 // 4 - 7 == 6.1%
GPC: 0 // 1 - 1 == 1.2%
(Leading // Elected - Total == Pop. Vote)
LPC: 21 // 144 - 165 == 43.1%
CPC: 25 // 122 - 147 == 41.7%
BQ: 2 // 21 - 23 == 6.8%
NDP: 3 // 4 - 7 == 6.1%
GPC: 0 // 1 - 1 == 1.2%
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Here is a baby otter to make you feel better about everything.
April 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Here is a baby otter to make you feel better about everything.
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Imagine being so smug while making all the worst moves
Trump discovers the US is no longer indispensable
America cannot offer enough aid, green technology or new market access to mould the world trading system
www.ft.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Imagine being so smug while making all the worst moves
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April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Economist with a relatable cover
April 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Economist with a relatable cover