There's a lot of reasons why people should be concerned about the damage DOGE is wreaking behind closed doors, but sorry, the head count and budget of U.S. intel agencies should be public information — there's no reason for it to be classified.
HuffPost
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
“People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.
"If vital media institutions are to survive this administration, it will be because essential media, on all sides, stand up clearly and unequivocally for the right to report the news," Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg writes in The Guardian
the Guardian
Trump called the press ‘the enemy of the people’. Now it’s time to defend ourselves | Jodie Ginsberg
The one-time defiance and solidarity of publications across the political aisle is strained as outlets cave to Trump’s threats
The U.K. is in cloud cuckoo land if it really believes this spy order will make its citizens safer. Its demand that Apple break iCloud encryption by adding a back door is a gift to hackers and dictators around the world.
Freedom of the Press
Secret U.K. spy order imperils press freedom
By demanding a back door into end-to-end encrypted iCloud data, the U.K. undermines journalist-source confidentiality
"Plenty of experts have already stated the obvious — punishing journalists for not using words the government likes is an egregious violation of the First Amendment," Seth Stern said to The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/02/13/associated-press-gulf-of-america-media-access/ image
"Plenty of experts have already stated the obvious — punishing journalists for not using words the government likes is an egregious violation of the First Amendment," Seth Stern tells The Washington Post. "Trump’s team knows that." https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/02/13/associated-press-gulf-of-america-media-access/
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Legendary First Amendment lawyer James Goodale pleads with the press to fight back against Trump:
Freedom of the Press
Legendary First Amendment lawyer urges press to fight Trump’s attacks
Potential CBS settlement would only embolden further attacks on press freedom.
We hope that news outlets Trump punishes by restricting their access to briefings, signings and the like will take the opportunity to double down on hard-hitting investigations that don’t require access to ceremonies and spin sessions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/02/11/associated-press-white-house-reporter/ image
"More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel."
Committee to Protect Journalists
2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists
Introduction More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than...
CBS claiming it was legally compelled to turn over footage and transcripts of its Kamala Harris interview "is a head-scratcher," Seth Stern told Al Jazeera. "There is a legal system where you can resist unconstitutional demands from the government."
Al Jazeera
Trump accused of leading a ‘multipronged’ attack on US media
While Trump regularly targets those critical of him, his attacks on the US press have escalated since he was elected.