CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.

What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve? The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.

As the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters and squandered millions of taxpayer dollars, Anne Applebaum and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report.

Title: The relationship between AI and data protection Subheading: AI is expanding fast — and so are the risks to human rights. Here’s what you need to know ▶️

Everybody wants to talk about machine learning 👀 Machine learning is an approach where systems are trained on huge amounts of data to recognise patterns without explicit instructions. Today’s AI boom comes from advances in large language models (LLMs) – the tech behind ChatGPT, Gemini, Deepseek or Claude – trained on massive datasets that allow them not only to recognise patterns, but also generate content. Because machine learning relies on collecting enormous amounts of data, it is vital that robust data protection provisions are established to protect people’s rights.

How is AI putting people’s rights at risk? Governments worldwide are increasingly deploying AI-backed surveillance – like predictive policing and facial recognition technologies– in the name of national security. Many are also adopting automated decision making systems for the provision of social welfare. These put people at various levels of risk.

Tech companies' AI use raises similar data protection concerns, especially for vulnerable communities The dating app Bumble, for instance, faces a complaint in Austria due to their sharing of users’ chat history with OpenAI, in order to facilitate their new ‘AI icebreakers’ feature. EFF has raised the alarm on other dating apps like Grindr with their planned AI wingman launch.

AI is expanding fast — and so are the risks to human rights.

To truly safeguard people from the worst risks of AI development, we need strong, actionable data protection rights.

Here’s what you need to know ⬇️

Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.

She just voted against debate on releasing the Epstein Files fyi

🚨NEW REPORT: exposing clever new hacking tactic.

🇷🇺Russian state-backed hackers used an App-Specific Password attack against prominent Russia expert @keirgiles.bsky.social

It's like they knew what we all expect from 🇷🇺...and then did the opposite 1/

By us @citizenlab.ca & Google's GTIG

Who Runs the Internet? Many of us use the Internet every day, but have you ever wondered who keeps this global resource running?For the next six weeks, we’ll be unpacking this ques...

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“Giuffre lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking,” her family said via the statement. “Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily.”

In a statement, her family said: 'Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors,' 'Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure.' #OpDeathEaters

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew's most prominent rape survivors, dies by suicide.

Other victims credit Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. She also provided critical information that contributed to the investigation into the Epstein network. #OpDeathEaters

Peter Thiel ally Curtis Yarvin recently accused the Trump administration of failing to understand that “regime change”, requires that “Every existing institution of science” be “fully cremated” & replaced w/ a “new scientific establishment.” Soon after, RFK Jr guts HHS & announces a new division 1/

Who’s Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World’s Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat? Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run DOGE. One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to…

Under oath, government lawyers defending DOGE’s actions struggled to answer who’s in charge.

In court filings, the administration has gone to great lengths to put legal distance between Musk and DOGE, saying he is neither an employee nor its administrator.

Headline: 'Playing favorites': Trump comes to rescue of Musk and Tesla amid DOGE backlash

While the majority of the United States struggles to afford food due to Trump’s tariffs, the Trump regime is bailing out oligarch Elon Musk and Tesla in what is easily one of the biggest corruption scandals in US history. #EndImpunity

Tom Nichols: Trump’s Path to Authoritarianism Is Clear YouTube video by Matt Lewis & The News

. @radiofreetom.bsky.social warns that a leader needs ‘the lawyers, the spies, the cops, and the army,’ to seize control. And Trump’s put cronies in charge of all four departments. Chilling. www.youtube.com/shorts/FtASM...

Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices by Sophia Cope, Amul Kalia, Seth Schoen, and Adam SchwartzDownload the report as a PDF.EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe U.S. government reported a five-fold increase in the number of electronic media searches at ...

EFF and other organisations also have extensive travel guides, read them, famikiarize yourself with their content, and follow them.
www.eff.org/wp/digital-p...

While it's rare we've seen checkpoints be used to physically access and/or alter the property of human rights activists i.e. by placing hardware for audio recording etc in/on electronic devices and other personal possessions. Be cautious and careful with this. Keep eyes on your items.

Scrub your devices, if possible travel without them, and make sure you don't carry anything that can be used against you - including photos, screenshots, apps and files on your phone (deleting encrypted communication apps like Signal might be an idea).

If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.

Voice of America journalist speaks out as China and Russia celebrate Trump silencing news outlet The Trump administration is silencing government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America. Voice of America chief national correspondent Steve Herman joins Ana Cabrera to speak out about the dismantling of his organization and share more on the vital work they do.

MSNBC - Voice of America journalist speaks out as China and Russia celebrate Trump silencing news outlet.

Basic comms question: to a U.S. voter, are these just empty jargon terms? Do they have any resonance at all? Are we just boring people when we say them?

- Due Process
- Presumption of Innocence
- Separation of Powers
- Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Constitutional Crisis

HHS Is Shuttering Offices That Fight Billing Fraud And Help Police Nursing Homes The plan is to close six of 10 regional counsel offices, whose portfolio includes everything from nursing home safety to Head Start standards.

The Trump administration is closing six HHS offices dedicated to catching violations of nursing home safety standards and hospital billing fraud.

Apparently keeping Grandma safe isn't part of "Make America Healthy Again."

1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.

Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.

My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth​, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...

One cool thing about the United States is that there are more people whose job is to deny healthcare coverage without having any medical background than there are people to provide healthcare coverage and they’ve somehow convinced people that the doctors are where the monetary waste is happening

🏛️ DC Chinese speakers! @badiucao.bsky.social and I are having our only Mandarin-language event for our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION this coming THURS, March 20th, 6 PM at JF Books in Dupont Circle! 🔗 Registration QR code link below.

A Brown University doctor was deported today despite a federal court order saying there was a 48hr period where the courts were to hear her case. They put her on a plane and deported her anyways. The executive branch is at war with the judiciary

USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply as the Trump administration seeks to downsize the federal bureaucracy and slash costs.

USDA has eliminated two food safety advisory committees for microbiological contamination and meat inspection. Most recently, they had been reviewing regulatory approaches in response to the fatal Listeria outbreak from Boar’s Head meats and fatal Cronobacter contamination in powdered infant formula

Cops who are paid with tax dollars, are protecting a vehicle made by a guy who doesn't pay taxes...

Another government funded Elon rocket rapidly disassembles. DOGE saves **$18B** in tax payer money if they eliminate the Tesla & Space X contracts! Lose the Tяump/Musk private military and save Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, the VA & the solar industry. #GulfOfSpaceXDebris

The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky He simply likes Vladimir Putin better.

“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT

Thank you Nikkei Asia for your profile of @badiucao.bsky.social and a look at our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION! By Sophie Mak: asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ar...