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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 9, 2026 – 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 complex …
CBSNews: “Handguns could be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless …
Notice Newsletters – Independent scientists reviewed FDA data on baby formula and found that most samples were contaminated with PFAS or phthalates — directly contradicting the government’s official safety claims (The Guardian US). This lands in the same week that Trump revisited debunked vaccine-autism claims in a TV interview (Huffington Post News), earning him the nickname …
“People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn’t just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person’s growth over immediate results. In contrast, current AI systems are fundamentally short-sighted collaborators – optimized for providing instant and complete responses, without ever saying no (unless for safety …
World Resources Institute: Tropical Rainforest Loss Slowed in 2025, but Fire is a Growing Threat to Forests Worldwide – The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. This page is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data. Updates are released …
The Guardian – “The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come. When we think of what governments do, we think of everything …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “In its final report, the FEMA Review Council seeks to streamline the agency and recommends shifting leadership of emergency response and recovery to the states. A panel tasked with shaping the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency voted Thursday to approve a report recommending significant overhauls meant to streamline what …
ProPublica: “For decades, a small program in the Environmental Protection Agency conducted the painstaking scientific work of assessing the toxicity of chemicals. The calculations done by scientists at IRIS, as it was commonly known, underpin vast numbers of chemical regulations, permits and other environmental rules in the U.S. and abroad. Now the Trump administration is …
Developer: The Trump administration’s newly released counterterrorism strategy now names “Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists” as one of three “major types of terror groups” facing the United States, placing them in the same strategic category list as narcoterrorists, transnational gangs, and legacy Islamist terrorist groups. The document says U.S. counterterrorism activity will prioritize …
Popular Information: “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Acting Comptroller Jules Hurst told Congress last week that the Iran War had cost $25 billion through the first 60 days. The next day, CBS reported that officials familiar with the Pentagon’s internal assessments estimated the cost was actually closer to $50 billion — double the amount …
CSIS – Download the Full Report: “Concern about the status of U.S. munitions inventories has intensified as reports emerge about high expenditures of Tomahawks, Patriots, and other missiles in the Iran war. As Operation Epic Fury remains paused in a shaky ceasefire, there is an opportunity to assess whether the U.S. military nears the point …
Indicator: “Decoherence Media, a non-profit investigative outlet, recently published the Epstein Photo Network, which it described as “the highest-quality publicly available facial recognition interface to the Epstein Library, with the most verified names and the fewest false positives.” Along with creating the freely-accessible site, Decoherence’s announcement included the methodology and code used to build the …
