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The Atlantic – no paywall: “Donald Trump helped create a monster. Now he’d like for everyone to ignore it. After years of sounding dog whistles and peddling outright conspiracism to work his supporters into a lather about global pedophile rings, Trump is telling those same people to move on. Earlier today, Trump posted on Truth …
Federal Register on 07/17/2025 and available online – SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. [Docket No. SSA-2025-0031]. Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA). ACTION: Notice of a new matching program. SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Office of …
NextGov/FCW: “Days after President Donald Trump took office again in January, thousands of government pages with critical data were taken down as agencies rushed to comply with executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, as well as what the administration calls “gender ideology.” That day activated a community, said Denice Ross, the government’s former …
Data manipulation within the US Federal Government, Freilich, Janet et al. The Lancet. Published July 3, 2025 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01249-8 – “A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in the …
The Atlantic – no paywall – “Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste. Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough …
Beefeater Fella Reports: With a focus on how US measures may impact on Russia – “Here’s a comparative view of the key differences and effects between U.S. sanctions, secondary sanctions, and trade tariffs, with a focus on how they impact Russia: U.S. Sanctions (Primary Sanctions) Definition: Legal restrictions imposed by the U.S. government (usually via …
Follow up to Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI model and Copyrighted books to train AI? Fair. Storing them? See also The Atlantic – no paywall – Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models? What Two Judicial Rulings Mean for the Future of Generative AI – “Should tech …
Federal News Network: “Hundreds of federal agency websites are being targeted for elimination, following a governmentwide review. In an analysis led by the General Services Administration, the 24 largest departments and agencies inventoried more than 7,200 total websites. Documents obtained by Federal News Network show agencies plan to eliminate 332 of those websites — less …
Federal News Network – “There is now a public list showing the names, agencies and salaries of more than 9,000 Trump administration officials and career federal leaders currently working across government. The Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday updated the PLUM book — a digital employment roster listing virtually all senior federal leaders governmentwide. The …
CRS Legal Sidebar – “The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” The clause applies to any government action, whether federal, state, or local. Individuals may be able to challenge violations of their free speech rights in a variety of …
Axios: “The U.S. Secret Service denied multiple requests for additional resources from President Trump‘s detail during his campaign, according to a new report on the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt. The big picture: The report released Sunday from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs detailed a “disturbing pattern of communications failures and negligence” …
Bellingcat: “Armed and masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or while waiting for the bus. Street vendors roughly tackled to the ground and forcefully held down. Since early June, the streets of Los Angeles have borne witness to frequent and aggressive immigration raids that have seen people …
