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Markwayne living up to his name...

It's a matter of perspective. I think Jerome Powell made Trump look like a leader who frequently grasps at straws because he doesn't care about the details.

And what about Republicans after Trump? It won't just be a partisan issue. Moving forward, how will our government deal with its credibility issue?

ChatGPT's Enterprise Success Against Copilot Fuels OpenAI and Microsoft's Rivalry Microsoft is struggling to sell its Copilot AI assistant to corporations because many of their employees want ChatGPT.

I want my #ChatGPT: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto plan a public glossary of state-sponsored hacking groups to ease confusion over the spread of unofficial aliases (Reuters)

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House Republicans introduced language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that would ban US states from enforcing any AI regulation for 10 years (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)

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Alex Mashinsky has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for his Celsius fraud, which culminated in the mid-2022 collapse of his US-based cryptocurrency lending firm with customers suffering losses of more than half a billion dollars.

58 wallets made $10M+. Nearly 800,000 lost money out of an analysis of 2M wallets.

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut "refocuses CISA on its core mission" (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)

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YouTube video by The Daily Show Mike Waltz Leaves the Group Chat for a U.N. One & Trump’s Town Hall Gets Racist | The Daily Show

Did you know he already saved 258 MILLION lives? 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLwb...

YouTube video by Garys Economics Traders are betting Trump is fundamentally incompetent

I like @garyseconomics.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/shorts/xDpnE...

Trump can’t withhold funds from ‘sanctuary’ cities, federal judge says U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said a presidential executive order violates the Constitution’s separation-of-powers principles and spending clause.

Moar losing. Yay for the Constitution! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Excellent analysis from Molly White. If you really want to understand the crypto industry, I highly recommend following her.

Chris Krebs, who debunked 2020 election lies, vows full-time fight against Trump Trump administration is “pulling its levers to punish dissent,” Krebs said.

#ImwithChris arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Trump Lashes Out at Powell, Says ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’ The central bank leader had warned Wednesday that the Fed could face a difficult trade-off as tariffs raise prices and weaken the economy.

Hooray Jerome Powell! Thanks for staying true to your job.

And no, that doesn't mean lowering interest rates because the president wants you to... www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

CVE Board members launch the CVE Foundation, a dedicated, non-profit to continue identifying vulnerabilities, after the US ended its contract with Mitre (CVE Foundation)

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Trump Gave Automakers a Tariff Break. It’s Causing More Confusion. Industry executives are stumped on how to claim the U.S.-content deduction, leaving in limbo billions of dollars in potential savings.

Trump's trade strategy causing more confusion? At this point: Sure, why not? www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Pretty much.

Texas House passes $337 billion budget, cutting property taxes, funding school vouchers The budget is the only bill the Texas Legislature is required to pass before the session gavels out in June.

And rich people across the state cheer while private schools write their updates that explain they'll soon be raising tuition fees by $10,000 per student. www.kbtx.com/2025/04/12/t...

Thanks Greg. Will check him out.

Sad indeed. The topic of billionaire tax cuts and how it affects society is exactly why I follow @garyseconomics.bsky.social.

Pretty much.

Stupid meme aside... which experts are worth listening to re: of tariffs/economics/economy?

Two for me are @garyseconomics.bsky.social and @amysiskind.bsky.social

Agree. Only thing I might change... America First -> America Only.

LOL.

Reporting like this is one reason I still subscribe all these years later.

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

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Is Your Data Safe in DeepSeek? It’s been an eventful few days for DeepSeek.

Yes, #DeepSeek stores your data on servers in China. Here's my post on the topic: www.forcepoint.com/blog/insight...

Inside the Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy DOGE Divorce The former Republican primary foe departs DOGE after his goal of trimming regulations was overtaken by Musk’s priority of cutting expenditures.

Vivek Ramaswamy bing annoying? That checks out. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

So... is what I'm seeing on Facebook is real or true? Maybe. Facebook's 'fend for yourselves' misinformation strategy.

Apple Intelligence Officially Launching in the UK, Canada, and Four More Countries Today Apple Intelligence is officially launching outside of the U.S. for the first time today, as a result of the features gaining expanded language...

Apple Intelligence launches outside the US—now available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and South Africa: www.macrumors.com/2024/12/11/a...

#artificalintelligence