Day archives: August 24th, 2025

Trump’s new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying’

Washington Post [no paywall] – “Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, said navigating dot-gov websites should be just as easy as visiting the Apple Store. President Donald Trump’s new chief design officer says he wants to overhaul the interface of government websites to make them more beautiful and less complicated …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Data Governance, E-Records, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 23, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 23, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Privacy

TimeMap.org

TimeMap.org – “A new way to discover history Explore the past on an interactive map with a timeline. Search for detailed high-resolution scanned maps and see what happened in your chosen place in the past. Engage with the timeline – Dive into history with an interactive map and a dynamic timeline. Use the timeline to …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Preserving At-Risk Public Data

An Interview with the Data Rescue Project Steering Committee – “Federal data are an essential public good, enabling cutting-edge research and underpinning decision making by governments, businesses, and individuals. However, continued public access to these data is no longer assured as federal agencies have removed datasets from government websites. Librarians, archivists, and other information professionals …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, E-Records, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Global carriers halt US shipments

Semafor – Global mail carriers suspended deliveries to the US in the face of uncertainty over new duties on low-cost packages. “US President Donald Trump last month ordered the end of the “de minimis” provision, which allowed goods valued under $800 to enter the US duty-free. The government closed the loophole for China and Hong …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Transportation

How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions

The New York Times [no paywall] – “In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Human Literacy

Eryk Salvaggio, Cybernetic Forests: “Something I Can Tell Students Now That I Am Not Teaching. You and I probably both keep hearing that students should be working toward AI literacy. That you should know what to type into prompt windows, because it will save you time. That will get you jobs in the economy of …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management