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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

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Ohio Chaplain’s Case Shows How 9/11-Era Terror Rules Could Empower Trump’s Immigration Crackdown The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump administration ...

www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...

DOGE, he said, began acting like “a bunch of people who didn’t know what they were doing, with ideas of how government should run — thinking it should work like a McDonald’s or a bank — screaming all the time.” @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/insi...

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...

www.propublica.org/article/insi...

An important heartbreaking story by Avi Asher-Shapiro and @chrisbing.bsky.social about the real world consequences of mistakes made by DOGE that put the lives of innocent people in Afghanistan at risk

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This is such a well-reported, maddening story about the far-reaching, scary consequences of Elon Musk's DOGE and the dismantling of our federal government. Kudos to @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher Shapiro

14/ For Halimi and his family, those actions would have far-reaching consequences.

Read the full story by @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro:

Photo of DOGE staffer Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old white man in a blue pullover, carrying a black backpack.

Photo of 53-year-old Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi. He is sitting, wearing white pants and shirt with a brown vest.

On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.

On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.

This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.

Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family. Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.

They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.

Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.

Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️

IRS has official passed over taxpayer information to ICE, per court filing
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PBS News Hour live episode, July 17, 2025 Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.Su...

Spent the afternoon speaking with PBS Newshour about our recent story at ProPublica that looked at the deepening relationship between IRS and DHS

www.youtube.com/live/7sWj6D2... (starts at 40:50)

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

"The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE" @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, Avi Asher-Schapiro www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack…

NEW: To work on Defense Dept. computer systems, Microsoft engineers in China remotely instruct American “escorts,” who often lack advanced technical expertise.

“We’re trusting that what they’re doing isn’t malicious, but we really can’t tell,” said one escort.

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

NEW: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

NEW: The IRS is building a vast effort to help the Trump Admin deportation apparatus.

A Trump-appointed IRS official objected.

Now he’s out.

& the effort is going forward.

@williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Shapiro:

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Musk's xAI announces $200 million contract with Pentagon It's a part of the Pentagon's adoption of advanced AI capabilities to address national security challenges.

NEW: Musk's xAI announces $200 million contract with Pentagon

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Separated but still alive. The old duo get one last win.

Investors snap up growing share of US homes as traditional buyers struggle to afford one Real estate investors are buying a larger share of U.S. homes as high prices and borrowing costs deter traditional buyers.

This is crisis, right now. No one can buy a home in New Haven if they are not two income households bringing in over 100k each. It’s not possible.

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In speech about Iranian nuclear program bombing mission, the Chief of the Joint Staff indicated involvement of US cyber operators. Interesting mention - would be interested to learn more about this element!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCA...