Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production

WSJ (Gift Article): Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production. “The Trump administration wants automakers and other American manufacturers to play a larger role in weapons production, reminiscent of a practice used during World War II. Senior defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with the top executives of …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Legal Research

OPM cuts degree requirements for government tech jobs in new standards

Prefacing this update to include, not referenced in this article, job applicants for federal employment are now asked to answer questions to determine loyalty to Trump and willingness to execute Trump’s Executive Orders. Via NextGov/FCW: “The Office of Personnel Management released new classification and qualification standards for technology employees on Monday that make it easier …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Education, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Ranking Member Raskin Introduces Legislation Establishing Independent Commission on Presidential Capacity

Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enable Congress to ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Quiche Browser

Mobile Phone Browser – Quiche Industries is a solo venture creating minimalist products for people who value thoughtful design and simplicity. Quiche Browser Ads, trackers, cookie banners, and other insufferable nuisances are all blocked by default. Website Darkening Dark mode for all websites. Support any search engines, Even Kagi. Quick actions in your toolbar. Add …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Energy, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

AI and the Future of Pedagogy

This white paper explores how education can respond to the rise of AI argues that technology should enhance, not undermine, core skills — such as critical thinking — and offers practical guidance for integrating AI into teaching while fostering meaningful, human-centered learning. Tom Chatfield’s AI and the Future of Pedagogy cautions against letting AI erode …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Epstein on Tape: What the 2,000 videos tell us

Follow up to Epstein Child Sex Trafficking At Least 1,114 Victims Only 138 Victim Interviews Release – See also – CNN Report – video: “Roughly 2,000 videos [redacted] were included among the millions of documents in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice earlier this year. CNN reviewed these videos to better understand what …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

New Tool Will Hunt Down the Cheapest Gas Prices In Your Area

Follow up to These Apps Can Help You Find the Cheapest Gas See also The Drive A tool originally made to track beer prices unites public data, crowdsourced photos, and robocalls to find the cheapest gas near you. “…Appropriately called “The Gas Index,” the project started as a tool to track the price of a …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Search Engines, Transportation

Font intelligence, simplified

Analyze Any Font: Extract, compare, and discover open alternatives for any website instantly. Extract active webfonts from any URL, inspect their weights and styles, and match against an extensive database of free alternatives in seconds. See also WhatTheFont Font Finder – Identify Fonts by image. See also MyFonts is one of the largest font marketplaces …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Search Engines

Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite

Financial Times, John Burn-Murdoch [no paywall]: “Last year I used detailed data on the ideological positions of people who post on social media to show that they over-represent the radical right and left, confirming the polarisation hypothesis. Over the past week I have used the same dataset of tens of thousands of responses to questions …

Subjects: AI, Legal Research, Social Media

The Presidential Records Act is Constitutional

Just Security – By Christopher Fonzone. April 15, 2026. “On April 1, 2026, the Department of Justice issued an opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) concluding that the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’s constitutional powers and aggrandizes the Legislative Branch at the expense of the independence and …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

mapped 855 ingredients by flavor chemistry alone, no category labels

the interactive version is at compkitchen.com/flavor-map if you want to poke around. you can hover over any point to see the ingredient and click through to its pairing data. Every point is one of 450 ingredients plotted by shared volatile compounds. Close together = similar molecular signature. Copper lines mark the surprising pairings — molecular …

Subjects: Food and Nutrition, Search Engines