#DOGE as a National Cyberattack -
Schneier on Security
DOGE as a National Cyberattack - Schneier on Security
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a ...
 "The systems that DOGE is accessing are not esoteric pieces of our nation’s infrastructure—they are the sinews of government."
Intense heatwave in southern #Brazil forces schools to suspend return -
the Guardian
Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods linked to climate crisis left 180 dead last May
 "Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods fueled by climate crisis left 180 dead last May" #ClimateCrisis
The #USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk -
WIRED
The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid.
 but they are brown ones, so #trump and #musk don't give a damn... #africa
#Temu and #Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect -
WIRED
Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect
Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented tariffs on Chinese imp...
 "Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented #tariffs on Chinese imports." of course
More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk #flood zones -
the Guardian
More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones
Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years
 so what brain disease is Labour suffering from that it even contemplates building these there? these houses will be uninhabitable
#Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid #PhD funding cut -
the Guardian
Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut
Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as ‘Silicon Valley’ planned between Oxford and Cambridge
 madness; maybe losing all those european students because of #brexit wasn't so bright...
#FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators -
the Guardian
FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators
Agency submitted list, excluding names, of up to 6,000 agents involved in investigating 2021 Capitol attack
 "Agency submitted list, excluding names, of up to 6,000 agents involved in investigating 2021 Capitol attack" #murica is destroying itself...china can't believe its luck...
Launch of the #Hiatus Coalition, to Resist #AI and its World -
La Quadrature du Net
Launch of the Hiatus Coalition, to Resist AI and its World
This text is the founding manifesto of “Hiatus”, a coalition of a diverse range of French civil society organizations that intend to resist the...
 "aims to denounce the subjugation of public policy to the interests of tech, as well as the human and environmental costs of AI"
#Greenpeace is under attack. We need your help. -
Greenpeace under attack
Stop Big Oil silencing the climate movement
 "Energy Transfer, an American oil company, is suing Greenpeace in the US and Greenpeace International for $300 million. Lose, and Greenpeace in the US could be forced to close their doors, after more than fifty years of protecting people and planet." outrageous
Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals -
Ars Technica
Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals
Internet Archive makes it easier to track changes in CDC data online.
 expect it to come under more attacks as a result