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404 Media [no paywall]: “A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations, according to material that …
The New York Times Interview with President Donald Trump, January 8, 2026: “On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties. President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his …
Follow on to ICE boosts weapons spending 600% Via EFF: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25 billion over …
Wired – no paywall: “Google is putting even more generative AI tools into Gmail as part of its goal to further personalize user inboxes and streamline searches. On Thursday, the company announced a new “AI Inbox” tab, currently in a beta testing phase, that reads every message in a user’s Gmail and suggests a list …
A Popular Information investigation reveals tens of millions in new ICE spending on guns, chemical weapons, and explosives. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal government contracting data by Popular Information. Records from the Federal Procurement Data System reveal that ICE …
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The Comics Journal – What Baker & Taylor’s demise means for comics: “…I got on the phone with Britten Follett to talk about B&T, the library distribution market, and what these changes mean for the industry. A fifth-generation family member, Britten Follett is CEO at Follett Content, which is the largest provider of children’s and …
Washington Post [via MSN no paywall]: “…NWS said AI is not commonly used for public-facing content, nor is its use prohibited. The agency said it is exploring ways to employ AI to inform the public and acknowledged mistakes have been made. “Recently, a local office used AI to create a base map to display forecast …
Gizmodo – “Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say…Your average dog can easily be trained to associate human words with requested actions like “sit” or “stay.” But, according to Dror, only some dogs seem to be naturally adept at understanding and internalizing the connection …
See The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization wants to know what’s up with all that debris from the White House’s now-demolished East Wing. Axios: The new East Wing addition is slated to be two stories, and rise to the same height as the White House, according to plans the architect for President Trump’s ballroom revealed yesterday. …
Minneapolis Star Tribune: “Thousands gather to memorialize woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then pulled forward. One agent appeared to fire multiple rounds into the car [He …
NextGov: “The Government Publishing Office has been piloting and deploying artificial intelligence capabilities to simplify agency tasks, including developing internal AI-generated podcasts to help its personnel digest information in a more engaging manner. GPO’s top IT official said the agency’s early adoption of AI has allowed it to cautiously expand uses of the technology across …
