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With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year:
smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers, and other connected gadgets are all very popular gifts.
But before you give one, think twice about what you're opting that person into.
One big problem with giving these sorts of gifts is that you're opting another person into a company's intrusive surveillance prac…

Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers, and other connected gadgets are all very popular gifts. But before you give one, think twice about...

Q&A with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on surveillance, AI, the future of war, data, privacy, the US military, ImmigrationOS, the DHS, ICE, the UK's IDs, and more (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/opinion/palantir-shyam-sankar-military.htm…

Opinion | What Palantir Sees
The tech company’s C.T.O. on surveillance, A.I. and the future of war.

Trump To Pardon Ex-Honduran President Who Got 45 Years In 2024 For Trafficking Over 400 Tons Of Cocaine - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/11/trump-to-pardon-ex-honduran-president-who-got-45-years-in-2024-for-trafficking-over-400-tons-of-cocaine/

When you're a kid, you want to talk about things without your parents, teachers, principals, or (some of) your peers or siblings listening in.
You want to plan things without these people listening in, because they might try and stop you from doing them, or punish you if you succeed.
So, it's worth figuring out how to use new technologies, because the existing ones are riddled with censorship and surveillance back-doors ("parental controls") that can be deployed …

Trump Buys Tens Of Millions In Corporate Debt - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/trump-buys-tens-of-millions-in-corporate-debt/

Russia Threatens to Harden Its Stance on Ukraine - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/briefing/russia-venezuela-rfk.html

"There are good reasons to think that many of the adverse effects of Trump's tariffs have simply been delayed, and we should expect them to show up in 2026."
Here are 4 reasons Trump’s worst economic damage may be yet to come - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-inflation-guardian/

With Artillery and Warships, China Practices Blockading Taiwan - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html

Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/us-sues-virginia-tuition-immigrants.html

More Kennedy Center Performances Are Canceled After Trump’s Renaming - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/arts/more-kennedy-center-performances-are-canceled-after-trumps-renaming.html