@cdarwin@c.imThe “Appeal to Heaven” flag,
a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters,
was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-appeal-to…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comUS judge blocks Trump plan to tie states' transportation funds to immigration enforcement (Tom Hals/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-blocks-trump-plan-tie-states-transportation-funds-immigration-2025-06-19/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250619/p104#a250619p104
@mlawton@mstdn.social“The federal government says it will maintain funding for a national suicide prevention hotline, but no longer pay for specialized support for L.G.B.T.Q. people.”
My anger about this is positively incandescent. It is entirely indefensible, especially given statistical evidence showing the disproportionate rates of suicide. Lives will be forfeited when they could have been saved. Whatever the cost of this program, it was fucking worth it.
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialUS lawyers set up own firms to lead legal fightback in face of Trump onslaught;
Several law firms have capitulated to Trump pressure leaving but some lawyers have left to fight government cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-administra…
@arXiv_csCY_bot@mastoxiv.pageNow More Than Ever, Foundational AI Research and Infrastructure Depends on the Federal Government
Michela Taufer, Rada Mihalcea, Matthew Turk, Dan Lopresti, Adam Wierman, Kevin Butler, Sven Koenig, David Danks, William Gropp, Manish Parashar, Yolanda Gil, Bill Regli, Rajmohan Rajaraman, David Jensen, Nadya Bliss, Mary Lou Maher
https://
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked (Kevin Collier/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-pl…
@gwire@mastodon.socialI think the government is stretching the understood meaning of "upskilling" in making people use AI, given the underlying promise of the AI industry.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-giants-join-government-to…
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialThe current UK government, supposedly "Labour", looking more and more right-wing as days pass.. And then politicians wonder why people stop voting to the "left" 🙃
"UK will look into more ‘transactional’ approach to granting visas, says Starmer"
h…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzCrikey, Steve Abel is very patient with Shane Jones position. I'd have just said (to his claim that Abel is 'ideological'), "well, you might dismiss you as ideological. You're simply flat out wrong and righteous about it. Nothing credible about that. Shane Jones, you're a loose cannon that needs to be retired belowdecks. Plus you're a dogmatic idiot."
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI wonder if people realize that the proud boyz lawsuit against the Federal government is really a sub-rosa means for the Feds to pay $100,000,000 to the proud boys. That will happen when Blondi Bondi simply concedes the case and "settles" the claim.
One might hope that a judge would deny that settlement, but who can tell in this era of a judiciary that has been packed with maga sycophants.
@markhburton@mstdn.socialGrenfell survivor urges government to speed up firms’ contract ban ahead of eighth anniversary | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/grenfell-survivor-urges-government-speed-firms-contract…
@cdarwin@c.imThe prospect of imminent US involvement in an Israeli bombing campaign,
which is suggested to be in pursuit of regime change,
has laid bare deep divides in Iran’s population -- even among the opposition.
Many are deeply suspicious of the US’s intentions in Iran, which has a bitter history of foreign adventurism gone awry.
Others do not care who is the one to topple the government.
A large portion of Iran’s population is bitterly opposed to the government,
…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza"In a dystopian 1970s America, a fascist government is at war with Mexico. An underground revolutionary is tortured by government agents, so radicals take action through guerrilla warfare, but victory may not come easy for them."
The more you know!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064465/
@jonippolito@digipres.club
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe LA Press Club, CWA, and others sue the DHS, alleging it used excessive force and violated journalists' First Amendment rights during the LA protests (ACLU of Southern California)
https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-release
@paulwermer@sfba.socialAnd a nice article that brings a smile to my face:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/lithuania-hunters-refuse-to-kill-bear-that-ambled-around-vilnius-for-…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialAnd a nice article that brings a smile to my face:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/lithuania-hunters-refuse-to-kill-bear-that-ambled-around-vilnius-for-…
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaHow the hell is it Biden's fault? It is up to congress to make the laws.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/politics/government-ethics-norms-trump-biden-analysis
@rae@bne.socialHey @… - I had a couple of mapping nerds (I include myself in that category) ask about how the hexagon electoral map is created. Is there an explanation anywhere? Loved it in https://www.
@mapto@qoto.orgThis is how ruthless the Israeli military complex is
The sign talks of"protecting the state of Israel", remaining silent to the fact that this offensive "protection" actually costs hundreds of thousands of lives in Israel and the region.
Context:
https://www.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFar-Right 'Appeal to Heaven' Flag Flown Above Government Agency in DC (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-appeal-to-heaven-flag-sba-government-agency-dc/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250617/p157#a250617p157
@pre@boing.worldI believe I have managed to prove my ID in order to comply with the new laws that say I have to prove my ID to own the business I own that I'm sure already asked me to prove my ID when I registered it.
First we tried the on-web version, but that apparently relies upon the corporates having managed to profile and track me, because it told me they had no questions upon which to base identification. Good I guess? My avoid-tracking systems must be working at least a bit?
Next we tried the android app, but apparently the phone I tried that with is too old and the app won't install.
So next option is turning up at a post office with a printed letter. I don't own a printer though, so had to have them post that to me.
Took the letter and a driving licence up to the post office today and "It's not going through" they said, pointing to a stalled progress bar on an android app on a tablet.
Um. Okay. So?
Just wait longer apparently. About ten minutes and it finally proceeded and the post office man took a photograph of me after asking me to disrobe of my robe, strip down to a teeshirt and jeans.
Not sure in what sense this has proven my ID any more than it was already proven to get the driving licence or company registration in the first place?
Apparently I now have government logins for "One Login" and for "government gateway" and they are not the same thing? But sort of are the same thing?
Can't say I really understand it. Expect they'll introduce a third government login when they do these Digital ID cards they're talking about.
God knows how I'm supposed to know which to use when the company tax records need updating in a few months.
#id #government #oneLogin
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
@timbray@cosocial.caUK and partners unite to sanction ministers inciting West Bank violence - GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-partners-unite-to-sanction-ministers-inciting-west-bank-violence
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaIt would take a European to earnestly propose that the solution to overwhelming, stifling bureaucracy gridlocking any cohesive execution of a plan in the bloc is another higher layer of unaccountable bureaucracy to administer and oversee the various subordinate bureaucracies.
The solution is always more of the problem. Like cures like. Homœopathy for government.
@askans@bonn.social#linktipp
They Looted Companies — Now They're Looting the Government
Most executives are no longer rewarded for building durable businesses or contributing to the real economy—they’re rewarded for how efficiently they extract value from the companies that they control.
“Because these people have gotten away with looting corporations, they’ve come to believe it’s their right …
@bano@mastodon.mlЧто нужно знать о порядочности Дурова:
Забанить канал координации кандидатов в России во время выборов — так точно, тов. майор! :blobcatsalute:
Забанить канал координации кандидатов в Румынии во время выборов — мы не позволим разрушать демократию. Твердо и четко! :blobancap:
https://t.me/durov_russia/34
![Скрин поста от 18го мая:
A Western European government approached Telegram, asking us to silence conservative Voices in Romania ahead of today's presidential elections. I flatly refused [...] You can't "defend democracy" by destroying democracy.](https://mastodon.ml/system/media_attachments/files/114/529/234/830/679/954/original/d727e4ae82528da8.png)
@cheryanne@aus.socialLocal Government News Roundup
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
@blaise@mastodon.cloudIs anyone out there running a site/channel/service that takes currently hot clips from politicians and government employees saying loopy/false/stupid things and adding a soundtrack to illustrate?
If not, can there please be such a site/channel/service now? I would pay literal money for that...
@johnleonard@mastodon.socialDenmark's Agency for Digital Government has announced plans to phase out Microsoft software across its offices in favour of open source alternatives, joining a growing European movement challenging the dominance of American tech giants.
https://www.co…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzWow, cleaning out my excess 😬 browser tabs last night, I came across this gem: https://ia.net/topics/markdown-and-the-slow-fade-of-the-formatting-fetish - this is something most people need to see, especially those in government and education.
@arXiv_econTH_bot@mastoxiv.pageWho's in? Household-targeted Government Policies and the Role of Financial Literacy in Market Participation
Maria Elena Filippin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12575
@shellheim@social.linux.pizza
@aral@mastodon.ar.al“Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/researchers-confirm-two-journalists-were-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/
@gwire@mastodon.socialWhy not download an app and go through a digital identity verification process to... have quick access to your National Insurance number?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/be-summer-job-ready-with-the-hmrc-app
@newsie@darktundra.xyzGovernment offices in North Carolina, Georgia disrupted by cyberattacks https://therecord.media/thomasville-nc-government-ogeechee-ga-district-cyberattacks
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caAll the talk from the G7 about India and Canada working together to use AI for government "efficiency" sounds a lot like outsourcing our education and public services to a call centre.
This Liberal government seems hellbent on destroying the public service and public programs.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #AI #G7
@UP8@mastodon.social⏰ Government ‘With’ The People
#politics
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Colombia cuts deforestation by one-third as government targets Amazon and illegal mining"
#Colombia #Trees #Deforestation
@benrosstransit@mastodon.socialMaryland suspends 20,000 drivers licenses per year because of unpaid child support. And how many does it suspend because of bad driving?
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/pol…
@cdarwin@c.imVirtually all of the most important parts of the U.S. government that were created to protect the U.S. from the greatest risks we face
are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized.
What is more, plans and statements of the president and his advisers suggest further cuts are contemplated
that increase the likelihood that one or more crises will catch us unawares
🔥and that when that happens, we will be much less equipped to handle it than we have been in decades.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deus_agencies: U.S. government agency websites (2018)
50 networks, one for each U.S. state, representing the web-based links between their associated government agencies websites. A node is an entire agency website and a directed edge (i,j) represents the existence of a hyperlink from any webpage in website i to some webpage in website j. Data was collected with a crawler. Nodes are annotated with the number of webpages per website, website name (related to its government function) and U…
@dhuyvetter@mastodon.socialThe Trump/Musk fight is why we say "No Kings"
The protests are about reestablishing a government of laws, not unaccountable oligarchs
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/no-kings-protests-trump-musk
@metacurity@infosec.exchange
@servelan@newsie.socialGovernment says it won't release Mahmoud Khalil despite judge's order
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/government-wont-release-mahmoud-khalil-rcna212889
@mlncn@social.coopCannot even find where i read it but because i first read about an alleged breach of data from the Israeli government held by the Iranian government (on Mossad agents, recordings from secret cameras installed by Netanyahu to get compromising info on potential rivals, and much more, apparently all from a 2024 hack or leak) i have not been able to shake the twisted thought that the war Israel has now started against Iran is the new worst ever fallout for bad information security.
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.social«GitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government»
Don't tell the UK government, otherwise Starmer and his AI lackies will just copy and paste that playbook 😂
https://www.404media.co/github-is-leaking-trumps-plans-to-accelerate-ai-across-government/
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyOn my way to The Hague, to draw the red line for Dutch government with respect to Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza.
After last time's 100,000 participants, NS put in a lot of extra trains. My very early one already has a lot of passengers in red.
#rodelijn
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow Progressive Government Set the Stage for the L.A. Riots (Allysia Finley/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-progressive-government-set-the-stage-for-the-l-a-riots-california-governance-cfe175d5?st=wUDZ8D
http://www.memeorandum.com/250616/p24#a250616p24
@doktrock@toad.social"The Agriculture Department will restore information about climate change that was scrubbed from its website" - Farmers Sued Over Deleted #Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. - The New York Times
@arXiv_econGN_bot@mastoxiv.pageNumerical evaluation of deliberative discussions of the UK food system: stimuli, demographics, and opinion reversion
John Buckell, Thomas Hancock
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14102 …
@arXiv_physicsedph_bot@mastoxiv.pageUnique support from identity-based groups: Professional networks of women and LGBTQ physicists analyzed and compared by career sector
Chase Hatcher, Adrienne Traxler, Lily Donis, Madison Swirtz, Camila Manni, Justin Gutzwa, Charles Henderson, Ram\'on Barthelemy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14752…
@hey@social.nowicki.ioBeing young in Germany is when government construction plans are so far ahead that you can’t even imagine yourself by then.
Middle age is when you think you might still see the final thing.
Being old is when you know you’d be dead by then.
#germany
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social @cdarwin@c.imFour years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project, leaving only scattered segments covering a small fraction of the border.
That decision, made in the waning hours of this year’s legislative session,
leaves the future of the state wall unclear.
Just 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to dat…
@bano@mastodon.mlЧто нужно знать о порядочности Дурова:
Забанить канал координации кандидатов в России во время выборов — так точно, тов. майор! :blobcatsalute:
Забанить канал координации кандидатов в Румынии во время выборов — мы не позволим разрушать демократию. Твердо и четко! :blobancap:
https://t.me/durov_russia/34
@juandesant@astrodon.socialPublic Service Announcement: If you've worked in the UK, and you've changed the UK number that you use for accessing Gov.UK services, it is impossible to restore access because the default recovery workflow requires UK-issued photo ids: either a UK passport, or a UK driving license, are mandatory, even if you never had one or provided one in the first place.
Happily enough, as long as you keep your National Insurance Number, you can create a new Gateway ID, but this time follow…
@ampersine@mastodon.onlineCongratulations to all the "Elon's reign of terror is over" article writers from last week, great jorb
https://www.wired.com/story/big-balls-young-doge-converted-into-full-time-government-employees/
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialWhen Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age... including Jackie Robinson & Rosa Parks.
(taken from Catherine Rampell on BlueSky)
☑️ The people Trump is trying to delete from government records - Washington Post
@cosmicray@mastodon.social
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzSome statistics about all robotic #LunarLanding attempts so far from 1965 to 2025 compiled from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_the_Moon and https://scicomm.xyz/@AkaSci@fosstodon.org/114636519291241321 in which I only count those for which descent to the surface had been initiated, not missions lost at launch or on the way - in a nutshell ~70% of all landings by government agencies went well (essentially the same rate 60 years ago and now!) but only ~30% by private companies. Here goes ...
There have been two separate periods of soft lunar landing attempts of ca. a dozen years each, from 1965 to 1976 and 2013 to 2025 (ongoing) with a huge gap between them.
In the first interval there were 20 attempts with 13 successes (Luna 9, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 24 and Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7), one partial success (Luna 23, counting as 50%) and 6 failures (Luna 5, 7, 8, 15 and 18 and Surveyor 4), so the success rate was 13.5/20 = 68 %. All missions were by - the Soviet and U.S. - governments.
In the second interval there were so far 14 attempts with 6 full successes (Chang'e-3, 4, 5 and 6, Vikram 2 and Blue Ghost), three partial successes (SLIM, IM-1 and 2, counting as 75%, 50% and 25%, respectively) and 5 failures (Beresheet, Vikram 1, Hakuto-R 1 and 2 and Luna 25) so the success rate was 7.5 / 14 = 54%.
But looking only at the government missions it was 72%, slighly up from 50 years ago. While for the commercial attempts it was only 29%. In total the success rate was 19 (18 government-run) missions out of 34 (28) attempts or 62% but 69% for governments only. And if you throw in the 6 Apollo landings, the total success rate rises to 68% and the government-only rate goes even up to 75%.
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ieA reminder regarding the government of Iran. you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them”.
@gwire@mastodon.socialIsrael's government has condemned the strike that hit Soroka Hospital as a criminal act against a civilian target. But since they've offered no proof that it wasn't being secretly used for military purposes, we may have to pause any outrage.
@annsev@troet.cafeThe targeted killing of scientists is murder. It is unacceptable that the government in #Israel simply decides to murder people because it suits their agenda.
I fear that deep hatred will cover Israel and its people for generations, that many Israelis will have to “pay” for the human rights and war crimes of a corrupt head of government
@newsie@darktundra.xyzPro-Cambodian hacktivists launch attacks on Thai government sites amid border dispute https://therecord.media/pro-cambodian-hacktivists-target-thai-websites-amid-border-dispute
@crell@phpc.socialHey, all of you 2nd Amendment fans who insist you need all those guns to protect you from evil authoritarian government oppression... Your moment has arrived.
Or were you just sacrificing kids so you could cosplay a soldier?
Or are you OK with an authoritarian government crushing its own citizens as long as they're brown people?
We're all waiting for an answer... The longer we wait, the more we assume it's the latter.
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI just got a request from the US FAA to sign an addendum on a purchase of one of our products.
This seems weird and redundant - kinda like something triggered by the DOG-E gang. But I have not yet found any actual explanation.
"Nothing contained in the Agreement will obligate the United States Government to indemnify any indemnified
person(s) for damages, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti-Deficiency Act
violation (31 U.S.C. §134…
@villavelius@mastodon.onlineThere are days on which the news is a relief.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/netherlands-government-collapse-geert-wilders?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizzaThe Netherlands is having it's third complete shutdown of all passenger trains tomorrow in the entire country.
The strikes are caused by the employees wages having a big gap with inflation. The NS management doesn't want to pay this gap. The government will not help.
I'm sure there is some huge car project somewhere in the Netherlands that could be killed to invest in better train service. But it will not be.
I dread because I don't have a lot of hope that th…
@cdarwin@c.imA United States senator forced to the floor and handcuffed by federal agents for interrupting a news conference.
A mayor taken into custody by masked officials in military-style fatigues.
A political candidate pushed against a wall and handcuffed in a dispute at an immigration courthouse.
A government crackdown is extending to the political opposition.
“This is executive authority, especially in the Department of Homeland Security, running out of control,” said Senator …
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTrump says Elon Musk "went CRAZY" and that canceling his government contracts is "the easiest way to save money", as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/trump-musk-crazy-…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzArgentina uncovers suspected Russian spy ring behind disinformation campaigns https://therecord.media/argentina-russia-spies-disinformation-project-lakhta
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyThread on today's 'red line' demonstration in The Hague. It's called the International city of peace and justice, but our government there has been extremely reluctant to criticize Israel for the genocide it is committing in Gaza. Let alone to take action: long overdue!
https://mastod…
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineJust read "This isn’t just a coup of the government; it’s a coup of the mind." via @…:
https://50501chicago.substack.com/p/opi…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deus_agencies: U.S. government agency websites (2018)
50 networks, one for each U.S. state, representing the web-based links between their associated government agencies websites. A node is an entire agency website and a directed edge (i,j) represents the existence of a hyperlink from any webpage in website i to some webpage in website j. Data was collected with a crawler. Nodes are annotated with the number of webpages per website, website name (related to its government function) and U…
@cdarwin@c.imLawmakers are poised to extend Pell Grant eligibility to short-term credential programs.
With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.
https://www.insidehighered.com/ne…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: WaPo officials told staffers a cyberattack compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@johnleonard@mastodon.socialData privacy experts are calling on the government to urgently tighten regulation around facial recognition technology, amid growing concerns over its unregulated use by police forces and private companies across the UK.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/202…
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialMy single favorite photo of No Kings Los Angeles. I often park here near City Hall Main.
The LA Mall is often hailed as an example of City government failure. I like to think this photo represents Los Angelenos unity & love.
When you attack one of us, you attack all of us. One City. #NoKings
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThis is the first I've heard of this:
“They’re finding backdoors in Barbie dolls,” said Antani, now CEO of Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity firm, referring to concerns from researchers who successfully hacked the microphone of a digitally connected version of the toy."
https://
@newsie@darktundra.xyzHackers impersonating US government compromise email account of prominent Russia researcher https://therecord.media/keir-giles-russia-researcher-email-hacked
@cdarwin@c.imA federal judge on Monday declared some of the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health grants
“void and illegal,”
accusing the government of racial discrimination and prejudice against L.G.B.T.Q. individuals.
Ruling from the bench, Judge William G. Young of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts
delivered a damning assessment of the Trump administrations’ motives in targeting hundreds of grants that focused on the health of Bl…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangehttps://news.sky.com/story/russian-linked-hackers-posing-as-journalists-targeted-ministry-of-defence-government-says-13376229
Russia-linked hackers posing as journalists targeted staff at Britain's …
@cdarwin@c.imOn the orders of the Donald Trump administration, National Park Service employees hung two highly controversial signs this week at Manzanar National Historic Site, a museum examining the property’s former role as a prison where the U.S. government incarcerated more than 10,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two
Displayed on a site where American citizens were held against their will for more than three years,
the signs encourage visitors to report any depictions of U.S. his…
@gwire@mastodon.socialI guess directed-energy weapons are real now, since they're a billion pound line item.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2025-document/spending-review-2025-html#:~:text=Directe…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump says he thinks the government has a 'very easy case' against Kilmar Abrego Garcia (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-thinks-government-easy-case-kilmar-abrego-garcia-rcna211606
http://www.memeorandum.com/250607/p43#a250607p43
@newsie@darktundra.xyzSpyware maker cuts ties with Italy after government refused audit into hack of journalist’s phone https://therecord.media/paragon-spyware-maker-cuts-ties-italy-government
@cdarwin@c.imHistory shows that once a vanguard of rogues and lawless individuals gets a hold on government, it is difficult to eject them.
Rather, the changes in government applied with force by this vanguard become normalized.
And that is what is happening here.
https://
@gwire@mastodon.socialWhen these "government switching from Microsoft to Open Source" stories get published I always look for "plans to" or "will", to indicate that this is probably just a late-stage supplier negotiation tactic.
https://mastodon.social/@therecord_media/114…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comProud Boys Freed by Trump Sue the Government for $100 Million (Tim Dickinson/Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/proud-boys-freed-trump-sue-government-1235358123/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250607/p16#a250607p16
@newsie@darktundra.xyzUK cyber agency pushes for 'strategic policy agenda' as government efforts stall https://therecord.media/ncsc-pushes-uk-government-create-strategic-cyber-policy-agenda
@newsie@darktundra.xyzGitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government https://www.404media.co/github-is-leaking-trumps-plans-to-accelerate-ai-across-government/
@cdarwin@c.imSo far the Social Security agency’s core functions — like sending monthly checks to 74 million Americans — have remained largely intact.
But under pressure from Musk’s team, nearly half of the Social Security Administration’s 140 senior executives, and thousands of employees overall, have taken buyouts or retired.
As many as 12 percent of staff members, out of a bureaucracy that numbered around 57,000 people, are expected to depart their jobs as part of DOGE’s cost-cutting plan.
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration is thinking about adding 26 more countries
—most of them African
—to his travel ban list.
The Washington Post obtained a Trump administration memo that would give the 26 countries listed 60 days to capitulate to State Department demands.
Some countries were flagged for having “no competent or cooperative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other civil documents,”
or “government fraud.”
There was …
@newsie@darktundra.xyzDanish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence https://therecord.media/denmark-digital-agency-microsoft-digital-independence
@cdarwin@c.imBefore the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-
@cdarwin@c.im @cdarwin@c.imUnprecedented wealth concentration
– and the unbridled power that comes with such wealth
– has distorted our democracy and is driving societal and economic tensions.
Musk, the world’s richest man, wields power no one person should have.
He has used this power to elect candidates that will enact policies to protect his interests and he even bought his way into government.
While at the helm of Doge, Musk dramatically reshaped the government in ways that benefit him…
@cdarwin@c.imThree of the new advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide the government on immunization policy
took part in lawsuits casting doubt on the safety or efficacy of vaccines,
public records show.
In dismissing all 17 members of an influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Monday,
Mr. Kennedy cited what he said was a history of conflicts of interest that he claimed made those experts a “rubber stamp” on approving …
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.
In its filing, the government denied that it had violated the order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, instead blaming “a confluence of administrative errors.”
The government had previously given the court what the judges called “express assurance” that…
