Resist authoritarianism

“It is impossible to protect privacy from authoritarianism without addressing consumer privacy.” - from Daniel J. Solove, Privacy in Authoritarian Times - final published version here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #PrivacyMatters

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...

ICE is watching you.

#Privacy #4a #BigBrother

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ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...

DHS is laying the groundwork for a future push to disband the agency on fourth amendment grounds.

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1953 Iranian coup d'état - Wikipedia

The US-UK coup (1953) was much closer in time to the embassy takeover (1979) than that takeover is to this week’s US attack on Iran en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Ir...

Eisenhower

Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

Opinion | Trump didn't even try to make a case for war with Iran Michael A. Cohen: The president has shown complete indifference to getting buy-in from Congress or Americans for a military conflict with Iran.

Trump didn’t even pretend to try to make the case for war with Iran

The U.S. has attacked Iran again, and Trump has shown complete indifference to getting buy-in from Congress or Americans.

Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’ The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.

“JD Vance said that any operation Trump initiates in Iran would not result in the U.S. becoming involved in a drawn-out war:

“‘The idea that we’re going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen.’”

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So let’s think about this.

A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands.

The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it

I regret to inform you that the Secretary of Defense is an idiot

Ask yourself if producers are going to keep swallowing most of this or will they now pass it on to consumers, including Trump's constituents.

CBS is dead to me.

According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.

Could we please have smarter leaders?

Bloviation, equivocation, prevarication.

That's all he's got.

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“Psychologically, [Trump's] deteriorating. He’s getting worse. He’s dangerous. He’s a nut job. He’s a criminal. He’s a malicious human being who has no conscience, no morals, no remorse, no empathy. And he controls 5,000 nuclear weapons.”

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld several Epstein files related to allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor. It also removed documents from the public database where accusations against Epstein also mention Trump.

Many files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release.

Social Security trust fund could run dry earlier than expected, analysis finds The Social Security Administration wouldn't stop issuing benefits once its trust funds are exhausted, but it could be forced to cut benefits.

Eliminate the effing cap.

All problems solved.

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It's totally a no-brainer.

The American taxpayer should sue in a major class action suit since they’re the ones that paid the tariffs!

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New GDP data falls far short, shows 2025 ended with weak economic growth In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a nine-year low, and domestic job growth fell to a 16-year low. It’s worth asking why.

"In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a 9-year low, and domestic job growth fell to a 16-year low..."

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The UK and Other Democracies Hold the Epstein Elite Accountable America’s tolerance of Epstein associates is a national disgrace

contrarian.substack.com/p/the-uk-and... This disgraceful lack of accountability underscores the rise of a malignant oligarchy that has attained far too much wealth and power in the United States.

MAHA moms threaten to turn this car around as RFK Jr. flips on pesticide MAHA members call movement a "sham" after Kennedy supports glyphosate order.

Kennedy flips on Roundup, and MAHA flips out....

....which presents a great 'divide and conquer' gap for the opposition to exploit.

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How America Got So Sick The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.

Worth a read.

How America got so sick.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

A race to the bottom.