Category «Defense»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 14, 2026

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 14, 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 and …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Microsoft, Privacy, Social Media

Polymarket hosts a future hellscape 

Protos – “Polymarket, a prediction market platform owned by New York-based company Blockratize, currently has open assassination markets on its website. They’re easy to find because they’re some of the most heavily traded markets on the platform. Among these markets are: Iran leader by end of 2026? (the current Ayatollah is on the list) Will …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It”

Open the Books – “Defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind: spend the rest of the military’s budget by any means necessary. Otherwise, “use-it-or-lose-it” funding rules force the Pentagon to forfeit its unused money and potentially see reduced funding next year. Open the Books has …

Subjects: Defense, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

CRS U.S. Military Operations Against Iran’s Missile and Nuclear Programs

U.S. Military Operations Against Iran’s Missile and Nuclear Programs – P.L.111-84; P.L.119-60 – Publication Date: 03/06/2026. On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran. The same day, President Donald J. Trump listed among the operation’s objectives preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, destroying Iran’s missiles, and “[razing] their …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Strait of Hormuz – War and Water

“Fluid Dynamics – The situation in Iran and the region is fluid. Two fluids in particular might drive the course and duration of the war. You can probably guess the first one. Wall Street Journal Gift Article: Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy. But there’s another fluid that could also be …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Legal Research, Transportation

US Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus

Jonathan Larsen: “Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the militar A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Defense, Legal Research

In Plunging Into a Mideast Conflict, Trump Gambles His Presidency

The New York Times Gift Article: “Six American service members were killed, and U.S. military jets were shot out of the sky. Investors are bracing for market turmoil, fearing prolonged disruption to oil supplies. President Trump says the military campaign against Iran could extend for weeks, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Tracking ICE contracts with over 6,000 different entities

ICE Contracts Published on 2026-03-01 – Your Taxpayer Dollars Spent on the Following: Source: Department of Peace Countries: United States Download Size: 17.04 MB Download: Link Magnet: Link Torrent: Link This posting was done by anonymous person or persons: “Details on ICE contracts with over 6,000 different entities ranging from private businesses to government agencies …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Records, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 28, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 28, 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 …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Government, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Wired [no paywall]: “Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation. A PDF that Department of Homeland Security officials provided to New Hampshire governor Kelly Ayotte’s office about a new effort to build “mega” detention and processing …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump Action Tracker

Trump Action Tracker – “Documenting the actions, statements, and plans of President Trump and his administration that echo those of authoritarian regimes and may pose a threat to American democracy, since January 2025…This project is led by Professor Christina Pagel, a UK-based health services researcher and science communicator. She created and maintains the dataset underlying …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, Defense, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes?

Via LLRX – Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? The attacks against the ICC are part of a wholesale U.S. assault on international legal norms and institutions since the 20 January 2025 inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Exactly a year later, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney made …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Defense, Economy, Government Documents, Legal Research