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AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence The AfD came second in Germany's February elections and has a record number of seats in the new parliament.

This is a BIG decision, which will undoubtedly get a legal follow-up.

It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.

Vampire caught unawares by sudden British heatwave. 🧛‍♂️🌞

Russia does something similar by offering money for a house or college to mothers having a second child.

Street level bureaucrats make actual existing public policy

He is the deep state now

FT Exclusive: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would seek a 'completely balanced' agreement with Washington, but warned she was ready to dramatically expand the transatlantic trade war to services if those talks failed on.ft.com/3R9VZJt

A friend sent me this. 😂

$20 says they’re having an affair.

Opinion | The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk (Gift Article) His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.

On Musk's old-fashioned, backwards-looking futurist/techno-authoritarian ideas, all borrowed from failed thinkers of the 20th century
from Jill Lepore

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

Gross. Put a turtleneck on that neckussy.

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy.

Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

Exclusive: DOGE staffer, 'Big Balls', provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show The best-known member of Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters.

DOGE staffer, “Big Balls,” provided tech support to cybercrime ring www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

This doesn't look good, folks
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

YouTube video by Democracy Now! Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

Must watch

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3...

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Thank you 🙏

Hysterical

Attacking habit for humanity seems like a losing strategy to me…

A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...

Improving America's Housing 2025 The US remodeling market soared above $600 billion in the wake of the pandemic, and despite recent softening remains 50 percent above pre-pandemic lev

Due to the growing frequency and intensity of events like hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding, disaster repair spending increased from $16 billion in 2002–2003 to an astounding $49 billion in 2022–2023.

Join us March 20 for the release of our new report.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/imp...

I don’t think Americans actually care that much. They knew this was a possibility going into the election and voted R nonetheless. So they either want this, prioritize other issues, or feel indifferent about it.

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

Excited to read it. And thanks for your courage. I and many others admire you.

Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.

The Trump administration has just announced that all college financial aid programs, scholarships, prizes, housing, and graduation ceremonies that help Black or Latino students are now considered to be illegal. The Education Department accuses colleges of discriminating against white students.

There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing How regime change happens in America

The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Arbitrarily severing funding streams and firing professional, impartial staff will only serve to destabilize our housing system and drive up costs for both renters and owners," says Shaun Donovan, former HUD secretary & CEO, Enterprise Community Partners

www.enterprisecommunity.org/news/enterpr...

Government pledges another £350 million for affordable homes The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes over the course of the Parliament.

📣 £350m of new funding for affordable & social homes is another positive step forward from the UK govt.

With the right ambition and funding – via the forthcoming cross-govt strategy and spending review – we really can end homelessness for good.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Access HUD’s Deleted Racial Equity Toolkit Here. It is well-known amongst housing scholars and homeless advocates that racial minorities disproportionately experience homelessness in the…

The Trump Administration just deleted the CoC Racial Equity Toolkit from HUD's website. Here is a link to those documents for anyone that's interested.

medium.com/p/f2af4583d14d