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ProPublica
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese HackersThe Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.
The Atlantic
The U.S. Will Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food AidFederal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
ProPublica
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICEProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
The New York Times
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.A professor of Holocaust and genocide studies comes to a painful conclusion about Israel’s actions in Gaza.
WIRED
The Enshittification of American PowerFirst Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
WIRED
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut OutMetadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
GOV.UK
England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent actionEngland faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy.
ProPublica
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the PublicWe asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The Washington Post
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearingsA memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
Slate
The Supreme Court’s Latest Gift to Trump Is a Dark Turning PointThe Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its abolition of the Education Department by firing about 1,400 employees.
Public Notice
Trump betrays his conspiracy-addled baseFrom Epstein to chemtrails, they're learning it was all a scam.
Letters from an American
July 14, 2025Trump appointees insist they have a “mandate” to drive undocumented immigrants out of the U.S.
The Daily Beast
Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Meant for ChildrenThe amount of food would be enough to feed every child in Gaza for a week.
Comic Sands
Trump Escorted Off FIFA World Cup Stage: VIDEORead the room, Donald.
Teen Vogue
Mask Bans Insult Disabled People, Endanger Our Health, and Threaten Our Ability to ProtestMask bans in cities like LA and New York are a dangerous prospect, putting people’s health at risk and allowing cities to identify protesters who wish to remain anonymous.
Rolling Stone
Grok Rolls Out Pornographic Anime Companion, Lands Department of Defense ContractGrok, the chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI that went full Nazi and declared itself 'MechaHitler,' now offers a sexy anime girlfriend character.
The Independent
Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal as he walks on stage to hand Chelsea replica club championship trophyThe president was given the medal to look at by Gianni Infantino while handing others out to the winning squad, though Trump later tucked it into his suit blazer
Terence Eden’s Blog
Petrol Stations 🆚 Car Charging LocationsJournalists love context-free numbers - things that sound large and scary, but without any helpful information to allow you to judge their significance. Here's a good example from a BBC article about Electric Vehicle subsidies: There are around 1.3 million electric cars on Britain's roads but currently only around 82,000 public charging points. Bloody hell! That's rubbish! Bring down the…
