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Nonilex

WTAF?!?!?

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#USPS #LawEnforcement assists #Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources & records show

The #Postal Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate #undocumented #immigrants using #data from #mail & packages, acc/to people familiar w/the effort & records obtained exclusively by The Washington Post.

#law #immigration #privacy #surveillance #InfoSec #AbuseOfPower
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The Washington Post · USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records showBy Jacob Bogage
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Nonilex

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AMERICAN PANOPTICON

The #Trump admin is pooling #data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.

by Ian Bogost & Charlie Warzel

If you were tasked with building a #panopticon, your design might look a lot like the #information stores of the US federal govt—a collection of large, complex agencies, each making use of enormous volumes of data provided by or collected from #citizens.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #AmericanAutocracy #tech #DOGE #Musk #surveillance
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The Atlantic · American PanopticonBy Ian Bogost
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John Refior

"Private back-channel pleas and even market panic do not chasten Trump. The U.S. economy, like the U.S. democracy, needs real leadership. Sooner or later, business leaders and Republicans must speak out — if not out of courage, at least due to naked self-interest...

"Unfortunately, GOP lawmakers and bank execs have mostly refused to sound the alarm about these risks. Instead, unnamed Republican Senate aides only say that their (also anonymous) Senate bosses 'care a heck of a lot' about Fed independence. They just don’t care enough to, you know, say so publicly."
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The Washington Post · As Trump destroys the economy, GOP and Wall Street execs stay mumBy Catherine Rampell
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Joanna Bryson, blathering

#giftArticle Wikipedia editor and tech critic Molly White said Friday that she views Martin’s letter as part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration and its allies of “weaponizing laws to try to silence high-quality independent information” sources that they can’t control.

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Calishat

#China #America #politics #TikTok #ecommerce #tariffs #GiftArticle

"Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items straight from their factories. And amid the threats of sky-high tariffs on Chinese exports, Americans seem to be all in."

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The New York Times · On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade WarBy Sapna Maheshwari
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Nonilex

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An Immigrant Held in #US Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’

The #Venezuelan man did not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in #ElSalvador, & his family & friends had no idea of his whereabouts.

#law #immigration #Trump #RicardoPradaVásquez #WhiteSupremacy #AlienEnemiesAct #ExtraordinaryRendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #ChecksAndBalances #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower
nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/vene

Ricardo Prada Vásquez accidentally turned onto the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit with Canada. He was detained while attempting to re-enter the United States.
The New York Times · Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has DisappearedBy Miriam Jordan
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Nonilex

What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a #NorthCarolina #SupremeCourt Race
The #Republican challenger has embarked on an extraordinary effort to reverse his #election loss that critics say is testing the boundaries of post-election #litigation.

The Republican candidate for a State Supreme Court seat has refused to concede to the Democratic incumbent, even though 2 recounts by a state elections board confirmed that he lost the Nov election…

#law #democracy #GiftArticle
nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/nort

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs at a protest in Raleigh against her opponent’s efforts to toss out scores of ballots.
The New York Times · What to Know About the Legal Battle Over a North Carolina Supreme Court RaceBy Eduardo Medina
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