"Elon Musk’s goons at the Department of Government Efficiency transmitted a large amount of data—all of it undetected—using a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal they installed on top of the White House, according to a new report"
I think this might be criminal...
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Target has seen plummeting share prices and decreased footfall after consumers started to boycott the chain because of its backdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Now, the church leader who has spearheaded the boycott has a new target: Dollar General. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, says the low-cost chain has both rolled back its DEI initiatives and failed to invest in the Black and low-income communities that are the backbone of its customer base. This time, he's not calling for all customers to stay away from Dollar General, since because of the lack of infrastructure in rural communities it's sometimes the only place people can shop for certain items. Instead, he's proposing an electronic protest: Clog up phone lines and inboxes, and post on social media to pressure the company into reinstating its programs — and boycott the store if you can. Here's more from @USAToday.
#Retail #Lifestyle #Target #DollarGeneral #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #Boycott #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon
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Hallucinating #GoldStandard science
"The #MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist."
https://www.notus.org/health-science/make-america-healthy-again-report-citation-errors
"Health Secretary #RFKJr says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science, citing more than 500 studies and other sources to back up its claims. Those citations, though, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions. Seven of the cited sources don’t appear to exist at all."
#AI #DefendResearch #Medicine #ScholComm #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
IMPACT: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Jack Reed cited our reporting on how one aide assigned to the CFPB helped oversee the mass layoffs of the agency’s staff while holding as much as $715K in stocks that bureau employees are prohibited from owning.
#News #DOJ #Congress #Senate #Ethics #Government #USPolitics
Trump’s second term is being documented without writing down the words..
The White House has pulled official transcripts, leaving future historians (and the public) in the dark.
https://theconversation.com/from-washingtons-burned-letters-to-trumps-missing-transcripts-partial-presidential-records-limit-peoples-full-understanding-of-history-258275
#USPolitics #Trump @histodons #Histodons
the hard truth is that the #PentagonPizzaReport crushed all the experts when it came to predicting #Israel's attack on #Iran
#uspol #eupol #uspolitics #pizza #pentagon #petehegseth #natanz #middleeast
Senator Kennedy spends his time during the hearing on crypto legislation demanding that law prof Richard Painter apologize to Senator Gillibrand for tweeting that she accepted $217,000 in crypto industry money, then attacks Painter as a "whackjob" after he says Kennedy should focus on the bill.
Framing is everything.
"You can keep your healthcare" is often listed as a "major lie" of "Obamacare" (they call it the ACA when they use it themselves)
The reason many people lost their "healthcare" is those plans were either completely destroyed by the ACA's offering beating it out, or just plain not actually qualifying as 'healthcare' under the new rules
People were mad the ACA exposed their plans as a scam
"Never Pay" plan from Monty Python
A couple people responded to my earlier post about the shoddy WSJ article (https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/114683662588184161) to say “well it’s true that Democrats aren’t supporting the protests!”
At my best count, 75 elected Democrats (Congresspeople, governors) attended protests today. Another 27 encouraged people to go.
That’s just looking at today’s protests, not Democrats talking about or attending protests more generally. It also doesn’t count the many more state or local officials who showed up, candidates, etc.
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The #NoKings #protests by millions were a stark contrast to Trump's military parade in DC.
But a scholar who studies mass protests points out that protests can serve as a pretext for a nascent autocrat to further undermine democratic practices and institutions.
https://theconversation.com/millions-rally-against-authoritarianism-while-the-white-house-portrays-protests-as-threats-a-political-scientist-explains-258963
#USPolitics #Trump #Democracy
Just updated my diagram of Trump’s crypto entanglements based on his most recent financial disclosures 😵💫
Full-size image: https://storage.mollywhite.net/trump-family-crypto-projects.png
Disclosures: https://oge.app.box.com/s/k0hxcezgk7j1cyqoue16cillsi9srmfu
The Justice Department said earlier this week that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a client list. Here's Mother Jones' story from 2020 on what happened when journalist Leland Nally called every number in the disgraced financier's little black book, which has been circulating since 2009, when a former butler tried to sell it to lawyers representing Epstein's victims.
It's no coincidence that the Fairshake crypto super PAC has timed its press release announcing they have $140 million ready for the midterms as Congress is considering three crypto bills during "Crypto Week". Pass our bills, or we will spend millions against you in the midterms.
The Minnesota shooter who killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband wasn’t a lone wolf, insists a scholar of political violence and extremism.
Violent extremists are almost always part of broader networks. The myth of the isolated madman obscures the networked reality of far-right violence and makes it harder to prevent the next attack.
https://theconversation.com/violent-extremists-like-the-minnesota-shooter-are-not-lone-wolves-259225
#USPolitics
A couple of years ago I wrote a tweet thread about how I'd begun to see people in the crypto and finreg spaces expressing excitement about the traceability of cryptocurrencies.
Thinking back to it as I watch Senators and crypto industry executives talk about how delightfully traceable public blockchains are. No pesky warrant required!
![Molly White
@molly0xFFF
1:33 PM · Feb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
the other day i was listening to a conversation about how "algorithms" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.
[Screenshot of a text message: "or I'm going to move to a cabin in the woods with a faraday cage built around it"]
anyone know any good welders?
i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.
like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto](/proxy/post_attachment/765784/1ad7fdd3c3.png "Molly White
@molly0xFFF
1:33 PM · Feb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
the other day i was listening to a conversation about how \"algorithms\" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.
[Screenshot of a text message: \"or I'm going to move to a cabin in the woods with a faraday cage built around it\"]
anyone know any good welders?
i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.
like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto")
"Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave #NASA under agency push."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674
"At least 2,145 senior-ranking NASA employees are set to leave under a push to shed staff…The 2,145 employees are those in GS-13 to GS-15 positions — senior-level government ranks that are typically reserved for those with specialized skills or management responsibilities."
#DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
Quid pro quo between cryptocurrency firms, the Trump administration, and the Trump family’s crypto ventures.
"The USA today is not the USA I fought and came close to dying for," says 100-year-old Frank Hartzell, who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen.
His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
https://theconversation.com/american-liberators-of-nazi-camps-got-a-lifelong-vaccine-against-extremism-their-wartime-experiences-are-a-warning-for-today-248813
@histodons #Histodons #USPolitics
Dear Mark Carney - in the light of Trump's new tariff letter threatening 35% on basically everything, tell him to fuck off and bring back the digital service tax
Be like Brazil, stand up to the orange asshole - appeasement doesn't work, cut off the potash and watch US farmers freak out
#CDNpoli #USpol #USpolitics #ONpoli #ABpoli #BCpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-35-per-cent-tariffs-1.7582563
Newsletter: Issue 86 – State power sponsored by Coinbase
Coinbase’s sponsorship of Trump’s military parade angered some in the crypto world, who described the move as “deeply disturbing” and “an insult to everything our industry stands for”. But this is only the latest example of crypto companies aligning with state power.
Earlier this month, the cryptocurrency firm Ripple made a $9.4 million contribution to the San Francisco Police Department to fund a surveillance center outfitted with drones. “We’re going to be covering the entire city with drones,” enthused a SFPD Captain about the donation.
Newsletter: Crypto firms hope putting a blockchain veneer on traditional equities will allow them to sidestep lessons learned in the 1929 Wall Street crash, crypto firms look to become banks, and Congress celebrates crypto surveillance while claiming to outlaw it
The new #SupermanMovie is reminding audiences that #Superman was a refugee — and that his story calls for patriotism, not nationalism.
What’s the difference?
🇺🇸 Patriotism means love of country and its ideals.
🇺🇸 Nationalism means loyalty to just one group, often at others’ expense.
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-difference-between-nationalism-and-patriotism-208170
#USPolitics
i believe a thank you is in order for the sponsors of today's military action
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