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Sixty-two percent of Americans say the federal government has too much power,
with most of the rest saying the government’s power is about right.
This latest reading, the first in Trump’s second term,
is up from 51% a year ago
and is the highest in Gallup’s trend since 2002,
The current figure is also well above the 53% average “too much power” reading since Gallup first asked the question in 2002.

Record-High 62% Say U.S. Government Has Too Much Power
Views that the federal government has too much power are now slightly higher than in previous years.

Capitalism / market economy in the US.... "In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government."
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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China
In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.

The progressive Honduran government declares the country free from illiteracy following a mass literacy campaign.
https://www.nodal.am/2025/09/el-gobierno-declaro-al-pais-territorio-libre-de-analfabetismo/

El Gobierno declaró al país territorio libre de analfabetismo – NODAL
NODAL - Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe

»Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users:
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come. Discord says that hackers made off with images of 70,000 users’ government IDs that they were required to provide in order to use the site.«
Welcome to the real world even if it's not amysant. Security also has something to do with anonymization.
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Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.

X-iting: Local Governments Are Stepping Away from Musk’s Platform:
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/10/X-iting-Local-Governments/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Discord estimates 70,000 users globally may have had government ID photos exposed in a September 20 third-party customer service data breach (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/797051/discord-government-ids-leaked-data-breach

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
Discord says that approximately 70,000 users may have had their government ID photos exposed as part of a data breach of a third-party service.

Don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Hackers exposed government ID photos of 70,000 Discord users,
--DHS has forced cybersecurity pros to work on immigrant deportation,
--CA now requires browsers to honor data sharing opt outs,
--DragonForce, Qilin, and LockBit are in cahoots,
--FCC data incident reporting rules are destined for oblivion,
--Telstra denies Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters bre…

Hackers exposed government ID photos of 70,000 Discord users
DHS has forced cybersecurity pros to work on immigrant deportation, CA now requires browsers to honor data sharing opt outs, DragonForce, Qilin, and LockBit are in cahoots, FCC data incident reporting rules are destined for oblivion, Telstra denies Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters breach, much more

Texas governor threatens funding to cities that don't remove rainbow crosswalks - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/texas-governor-threatens-funding-to-cities-that-dont-remove-rainbow-crosswalks/

Trump’s administration simply will not stop setting up snitch lines,
urging federal staff to rat on each other for the crime of being anti-Trump
or in favor of the virtues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://www.rollingstone.com/pol…

Trump’s Government Is a Den of Snitches, ‘Freaks,’ and Paranoid Tyrants
The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest agency to ask government employees to snitch about diversity practices.

The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine.
#ukraine

Joint leaders’ statement on Peace for Ukraine
Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President Trump’s planned meeting with President Putin.