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“U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) released a Minority staff report today unveiling that Elon Musk’s brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has generated at least $21.7 billion in waste across the federal government between January 20, 2025, and July 18, 2025. The report, “The $21.7 …
TMP Morning Memo – “The Justice Manual is the DOJ’s internal handbook of rules on prosecutorial conduct. According to a damning Bloomberg Law piece, Bill Essayli, Trump’s interim US Attorney in Los Angeles, said “fuck the Justice Manual” in response to questions from line attorneys about his pursuit of indictments against anti-ICE protesters. (Morning Memo …
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply @[email protected] – So…who hates those Google log-in pop-ups that are seemingly everywhere now? Wanna make them go away? Get uBlock Origin (which you should have already been using): https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Open the plugin and click the settings button. Click on the “my filters” tab and paste this into the input: ||accounts.google.com/gsi/*$xhr,script,3p
The Nation – Elie Mystal: “The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case. Idid not write an “end of term” Supreme Court review piece this year because… what’s the point? The intellectual exercise of parsing how the conservative supermajority …
EM360 – The Rise and Fall of a Search Pioneer – “In 1995, one of the first major search engines came into existence in the form of an experiment born out of the research labs of Digital Equipment Corporation. This experiment, called AltaVista, would prove more successful than its team of developers, led by Paul …
“The White House has released a comprehensive 160-page cryptocurrency policy report to bolster the US digital asset landscape. The report offers recommendations for structuring cryptocurrency markets and allocating regulatory responsibilities, urging regulators to provide clarity and Congress to modernize anti-money laundering rules.” See also Fortune – White House crypto report hails achievements, but offers no …
UCSF – “In a post-truth world, this false belief researcher offers a simple three-step recipe for building trust and finding common ground. Hint: It starts by recognizing you might be wrong. America has a misinformation problem. It’s in our news feeds, on our social media timelines, and at our kitchen tables. It’s driving wedges between …
Fast Company – no paywall – “Google is indexing conversations with ChatGPT that users have sent to friends, families, or colleagues—turning private exchanges intended for small groups into search results visible to millions. A basic Google site search using part of the link created when someone proactively clicks “Share” on ChatGPT can uncover conversations where …
Via LLRX – AI In Finance and Banking July 31, 2025. This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links …
UK. Law Commission: “The paper aims to raise awareness of legal issues regarding AI, prompting wider discussion of the topic, and to act as a step towards identifying those areas most in need of law reform. ” July 31, 2025.”…With the rapid development and improved performance of AI has come increased investment and wider and more …
Via LLRX – Jerry Lawson reviews Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna’s new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want (Harper 2025).
“The United States of America (USA) remains on the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist following sustained attacks on civic freedoms. In the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term, authorities have escalated suppression of protesters through military deployments, targeted journalists, criminalised dissent, and undermined civil society through legislative and financial restrictions. Freedoms guaranteed in the …
