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Republican senators propose slashing size of intel office led by Tulsi Gabbard


A bill by Sen. Tom Cotton would cut the Office of the Director of National Intelligence by 60%. The move comes as Gabbard appears to have fallen out of favor in the Trump administration.

A top Republican senator is proposing a sweeping overhaul of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, slashing the workforce of an organization that has expanded since it was created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Under a bill by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the Republican chair of the Intelligence Committee, the ODNI’s staff of about 1,600 would be capped at 650, according to a senior Senate aide familiar with the proposed legislation.

ODNI’s workforce was about 2,000 in January, but National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard has already overseen a reduction of about 20% as part of the Trump administration’s drive to shrink the federal workforce. The reduction in the staff Gabbard oversees could weaken her role in the intelligence bureaucracy at a time when she appears to have fallen out of favor with the White House.










'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup


Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones and military software.

The move, announced on 17 June, has sparked widespread outrage from musicians, activists and social media users who accuse Ek of funnelling profits from music streaming into the military industry.

Many have started calling on users to cancel their subscriptions to the service.

“Finally cancelling my Spotify subscription – why am I paying for a fuckass app that works worse than it did 10 years ago, while their CEO spends all my money on technofascist military fantasies?” said one user on X.



Inside the face scanning tech behind social media age limits


As age restrictions on social media gain political momentum, biometric software is being explored as a way to effectively enforce any potential laws. However, critics warn that privacy and surveillance issues could arise if these tools become more widespread in policing the internet. So, should this technology be used to build a safer, more secure internet?

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0626/1520524-inside-the-face-scanning-tech-behind-social-media-age-limits/

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Inside the face scanning tech behind social media age limits


As age restrictions on social media gain political momentum, biometric software is being explored as a way to effectively enforce any potential laws. However, critics warn that privacy and surveillance issues could arise if these tools become more widespread in policing the internet. So, should this technology be used to build a safer, more secure internet?

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0626/1520524-inside-the-face-scanning-tech-behind-social-media-age-limits/

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in reply to misk

Title is shit. What the judge meant by this is:

It's possible that authors may be able to show evidence that Meta "contributed to the BitTorrent network" by providing significant computing power that could've meaningfully assisted shadow libraries, Chhabria said in a footnote.


Which is unlikely.



The Problem with AI War Games



Alexandr Wang, 28, founded Scale AI in 2016, and he is now worth billions.

Scale AI is credibly accused of cheating and exploiting human coders who hand-label billions of images and texts used for training generative AIs.

Scale AI is backed by massive military contractor Amazon and the ubiquitous military AI investor Peter Thiel.

Born in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Wang is a vocal AI war hawk who posits that China poses an existential threat to US dominance in artificial intelligence.

His company holds a substantial portfolio of Department of Defense contracts focused on developing weapons to attack China.

In March, the Pentagon’s AI venture capital arm, Defense Innovation Unit, contracted with Scale AI to create a weaponized AI called Thunderforge to

conduct AI-powered wargaming to anticipate and respond to evolving threats. … Thunderforge’s integration across multiple security domains ensures that AI-driven planning capabilities will be securely embedded into real-world military operations.

Initially deployed in the US Indo-Pacific and European Commands,

Thunderforge marks a decisive shift toward AI-powered, data-driven warfare, ensuring that U.S. forces can anticipate and respond to threats with speed and precision. Following its initial deployment, Thunderforge will be scaled across combatant commands.

Thunderforge integrates Scale AI’s customized military databases with Microsoft’s Defense Llama product and Anduril’s array of autonomous weapons systems to run battle training simulations and to fight real-life wars.

Thunderforge is an element in the jerry-rigged Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control effort to create a centralized, globally controllable battlespace. The multibillion-dollar “CJADC2” is a Rube Goldberg-type system composed of “stove-piped” AI programs that cannot communicate with each other, according to federal auditors.

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The Problem with AI War Games



Alexandr Wang, 28, founded Scale AI in 2016, and he is now worth billions.

Scale AI is credibly accused of cheating and exploiting human coders who hand-label billions of images and texts used for training generative AIs.

Scale AI is backed by massive military contractor Amazon and the ubiquitous military AI investor Peter Thiel.

Born in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Wang is a vocal AI war hawk who posits that China poses an existential threat to US dominance in artificial intelligence.

His company holds a substantial portfolio of Department of Defense contracts focused on developing weapons to attack China.

In March, the Pentagon’s AI venture capital arm, Defense Innovation Unit, contracted with Scale AI to create a weaponized AI called Thunderforge to

conduct AI-powered wargaming to anticipate and respond to evolving threats. … Thunderforge’s integration across multiple security domains ensures that AI-driven planning capabilities will be securely embedded into real-world military operations.

Initially deployed in the US Indo-Pacific and European Commands,

Thunderforge marks a decisive shift toward AI-powered, data-driven warfare, ensuring that U.S. forces can anticipate and respond to threats with speed and precision. Following its initial deployment, Thunderforge will be scaled across combatant commands.

Thunderforge integrates Scale AI’s customized military databases with Microsoft’s Defense Llama product and Anduril’s array of autonomous weapons systems to run battle training simulations and to fight real-life wars.

Thunderforge is an element in the jerry-rigged Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control effort to create a centralized, globally controllable battlespace. The multibillion-dollar “CJADC2” is a Rube Goldberg-type system composed of “stove-piped” AI programs that cannot communicate with each other, according to federal auditors.

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A Tech-Backed Influencer Wants to Replace Teachers With AI


Backed by tech money, entrepreneur MacKenzie Price is growing a network of private K–12 schools that promises to replace all classroom teachers with an “AI tutor” that students learn from while glued to their laptop screens.


A Tech-Backed Influencer Wants to Replace Teachers With AI


Backed by tech money, entrepreneur MacKenzie Price is growing a network of private K–12 schools that promises to replace all classroom teachers with an “AI tutor” that students learn from while glued to their laptop screens.


Palantir partners to develop AI software for nuclear construction


Palantir and Nuclear Company will jointly create the nuclear operating system (NOS), which will simplify construction, allowing the firm to build plants faster and at lower cost.

The deal follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders that aimed to boost U.S. nuclear energy production amid a boom in demand from data centers and AI.

The orders, signed in May, direct the nation’s independent nuclear regulatory commission to cut down on regulations and fast-track new licenses for reactors and power plants.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/palantir-partners-develop-ai-software-nuclear-construction-2025-06-26/



LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments






‘Double standards’: Spain slams EU inaction on Israel deal




News Wrap: At least 18 killed as they waited for flour, Gaza hospital officials say





ईडी रेड: ADC के ठिकानों पर ईडी की छापेमारी, 32 लाख की कारें, 40 बैंक खाते और तीन लॉकर बरामद; जानें पूरा मामला


Himachal News: प्रवर्तन निदेशालय ने ईडी रेड के तहत धर्मशाला में सहायक ड्रग कंट्रोलर निशांत सरीन के ठिकानों पर छापा मारा। 22-23 जून को हिमाचल, हरियाणा, और पंजाब में सात जगहों पर तलाशी हुई। 32 लाख की दो गाड़ियां, 40 बैंक खाते, और तीन लॉकर सीज किए गए। सरीन के घर से 60 से ज्यादा शराब की बोतलें मिलीं। जांच में एल-50 लाइसेंस भी बरामद हुआ, जो होम बार के लिए होता है।

जांच का दायरा बढ़ा


ईडी रेड में सरीन के न्यू चंडीगढ़ स्थित आवास से बरामद शराब की बोतलें आबकारी विभाग को सौंपी गईं। जांच एजेंसी यह पता लगा रही है कि सरकारी अधिकारी को इतनी शराब रखने की जरूरत क्यों थी। एल-50 लाइसेंस की मौजूदगी सवाल उठाती है। क्या यह सिर्फ शौक था या कुछ और? जांच अब इस दिशा में भी आगे बढ़ रही है। दस्तावेजों और डिजिटल साक्ष्यों की गहन पड़ताल जारी है।

भ्रष्टाचार के पुराने मामले


निशांत सरीन पर पहले भी भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप लगे थे। 2019 में बद्दी में तैनाती के दौरान उन्हें हिमाचल पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार किया था। तब उन पर फार्मा कंपनियों से रिश्वत लेने का आरोप था। 2022 में हरियाणा पुलिस ने सरीन और उनके सहयोगी कोमल खन्ना के खिलाफ जालसाजी का मामला दर्ज किया। यह मामला झेनिया फार्मास्यूटिकल्स में साझेदारी विलेख से जुड़ा था। जांच में और खुलासे की संभावना है।

संपत्ति और लाइसेंस पर सवाल


ईडी रेड ने सरीन की संपत्ति पर भी सवाल उठाए। 40 से ज्यादा बैंक खाते, फिक्स्ड डिपॉजिट, और तीन लॉकर बरामद हुए। उनके पास एल-50 लाइसेंस का होना हैरान करता है। शराब कानून विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार, यह लाइसेंस बड़े पैमाने पर शराब संग्रह के लिए होता है। जांच एजेंसी इस बात की तह तक जा रही है कि क्या सरीन का आवास पार्टी स्थल था। दस्तावेजों की जांच से और रहस्य खुल सकते हैं।

आबकारी विभाग की भूमिका


ईडी रेड के बाद बरामद शराब की बोतलें आबकारी विभाग को सौंपी गईं। ईडी ने विभाग को लिखित जानकारी दी है। जांच अब शराब के स्रोत और इसके पीछे की मंशा पर केंद्रित है। सरीन के परिवार और फार्मा कंपनियों के बीच वित्तीय लेनदेन की भी जांच हो रही है। आने वाले दिनों में और बड़े खुलासे हो सकते हैं। यह मामला हिमाचल में भ्रष्टाचार की गहरी जड़ों को उजागर कर रहा है।

#corruption #EDRaid

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in reply to BigMacHole

they needed blacks, hispanics more. muslims made a small minority of her votes, only place where it would have appreachiable difference is michigan, where theres a large muslim population.
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It's not just Muslims. That's what many people don't get. Them openly supporting a genocide and ignoring international law loses them many voters than don't particually care for Palestinians, but care about human rights in general.

Heck Trump was able to dupe half of the population in believing he's anti-war candidate when his first term was one of the bloodiest in the recent US history. And that was only possible because of Democrats shouting how they will have the most lethal military in the world...

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Palantir signs a deal with The Nuclear Company under which the startup will pay Palantir $100M over five years to develop AI software for the nuclear industry


Nuclear Operating System (NOS) will achieve on-time, on-budget nuclear construction

Together, the companies will co-develop and deploy NOS, the first AI-driven, real-time software system built exclusively for nuclear construction. NOS will transform the construction of nuclear reactors into a data-driven, predictable process, enabling The Nuclear Company to build plants faster and safer for less.

NOS will provide:
- Schedule Certainty: With NOS, construction teams will receive instantaneous, context-aware guidance — from the availability of certain parts and materials to the weather — that adapts to real-time constraints, so teams can work rather than wait.
- Cost Savings: A supply chain will track and verify all parts, as well as prevent shipment errors, material shortages and lost documentation. And when delays appear imminent, NOS will initiate backup options or prioritize other work in its place.
- Problem Prevention: Sensors placed across construction sites can feed data in real-time to a digital twin model of the site, allowing leaders to track progress with precision and compare what’s actually happening to the original plans. By using predictive analytics, teams can spot potential problems early, catching issues before they become expensive mistakes.
- Regulatory Confidence: AI will turn a traditionally labor- and time-intensive task to a process that becomes nearly instantaneous. Large language models can rapidly review tens of thousands of documents, while AI agents trained on regulatory requirements will help validate the data recorded automatically at construction sites.



Gaza’s Grassroots Effort to Ensure Humanitarian Aid Reaches Starving Palestinians


Abdel Qader Sabbah, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, and Jawa Ahmad
Jun 27, 2025

"On Tuesday, the National Gathering of Palestinians Tribes, Clans, and Families convened a meeting in Gaza City to launch the initiative. “These trucks arriving in besieged Gaza—which has been starved for 90 days by our enemy—must reach their rightful recipients, the needy,” said Abu Salman al-Mughni, a tribal leader.[...]For this reason, the tribes, from all factions, have united to secure these trucks, ensuring they reach the warehouses and are then distributed fairly to all our people.”"

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Successful local efforts to get aid into north Gaza met with Israeli backlash


Successful local Palestinian efforts to organise the entry of aid to northern Gaza have prompted fresh restrictions by the Israeli military and violent looting by criminal gangs.

Relief was brought into north Gaza for the first time in a month on Wednesday by local tribes, drawing anger from Israeli officials and members of the Israeli public.

Northern Gaza has been under full siege since March, when Israel blocked all aid and goods from entering the territory and created a severe hunger crisis.

In late May, the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF), a recently launched and scandal-hit aid group, began distributing limited food parcels at four locations in south and central Gaza.

The northern parts of the Palestinian enclave remain largely cut off from aid distributed through this mechanism. However, Israel has recently allowed a limited number of aid trucks carrying only wheat flour to enter some areas of the north.

According to local reports, the recent Palestinian-led relief delivery, backed by local clans, saw several trucks enter safely and successfully, with their contents distributed on Thursday.

Footage circulating online show dozens of trucks carrying aid from the United Nations World Food Programme entering the northern Gaza Strip.



How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data


Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But, there are steps you as a user and/or as a service provider can take to improve online privacy.

Law enforcement demanding access to your private online data goes back to the beginning of the internet. In fact, one of EFF’s first cases, Steve Jackson Games v. Secret Service, exemplified the now all-too-familiar story where unfounded claims about illegal behavior resulted in overbroad seizures of user messages. But it’s not the ’90s anymore, the internet has become an integral part of everyone’s life. Everyone now relies on organizations big and small to steward our data, from huge service providers like Google, Meta, or your ISP, to hobbyists hosting a blog or Mastodon server.

There is no “cloud,” just someone else's computer—and when the cops come knocking on their door, these hosts need to be willing to stand up for privacy, and know how to do so to the fullest extent under the law. These legal limits are also important for users to know, not only to mitigate risks in their security plan when choosing where to share data, but to understand whether these hosts are going to bat for them. Taking action together, service hosts and users can curb law enforcement getting more data than they’re allowed, protecting not just themselves but targeted populations, present and future.

This is distinct from law enforcement’s methods of collecting public data, such as the information now being collected on student visa applicants. Cops may use social media monitoring tools and sock puppet accounts to collect what you share publicly, or even within “private” communities. Police may also obtain the contents of communication in other ways that do not require court authorization, such as monitoring network traffic passively to catch metadata and possibly using advanced tools to partially reveal encrypted information. They can even outright buy information from online data brokers. Unfortunately there are few restrictions or oversight for these practices—something EFF is fighting to change.

Below however is a general breakdown of the legal processes used by US law enforcement for accessing private data, and what categories of private data these processes can disclose. Because this is a generalized summary, it is neither exhaustive nor should be considered legal advice. Please seek legal help if you have specific data privacy and security needs.



Russian Internet users are unable to access the open Internet


MediaZona: The 16‑kilobyte curtain, confirmed. Cloudflare accuses Russia of throttling its traffic.
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Sorella di Perfezione – Giuseppe Iannozzi presenta il suo nuovo libro – LFA Publisher


Sorella di Perfezione – Giuseppe Iannozzi presenta il suo nuovo libro – LFA Publisher

Sinossi – Sorella di Perfezione

Sorella di Perfezione offre al lettore poesie che trattano molteplici temi: amore, amicizia, erotismo, vita, morte, tristezza, solitudine, paranoia, ossessione, spiritualità. L’autore Giuseppe Iannozzi è stato influenzato da molti poeti, classici e contemporanei: Catullo, John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Federico García Lorca, William B. Yeats, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Paul Celan, José Saramago, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, etc. Le poesie di Giuseppe Iannozzi sono veri e propri quadri, ogni lirica racconta una storia. La nostra esistenza terrena non ci offre certezze che si possano definire assolute. L’autore è consapevole che l’amore non è eterno, perché troppi sono gli sbalzi d’umore e i capricci dell’umanità. In Sorella di Perfezione, Giuseppe Iannozzi mette in luce la fragilità dei sentimenti e la caducità della vita umana. In questa raccolta di poesie non troverete risposte che possano lenire il dolore esistenziale che ognuno di noi, giorno dopo giorno, deve affrontare, ma imparerete a interrogare il vostro IO, quello più profondo e oscuro.

Presentazioni e booktrailer:

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As Hurricane Season Picks Up, Key Forecasting Tool Access Set to End


The US Navy will no longer distribute certain satellite readings, a move that will leave forecasters without important insights into storms’ strength and structure.


What's going on is that the same microwave measurements that are used to track hurricanes also are used to monitor sea ice, and they showed an ongoing loss of sea ice as a result of the warming caused by greenhouse gases that result from fossil fuel consumption. So the Trump administration decided to cut off access to make it harder to monitor sea ice.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/as-hurricane-season-picks-up-key-forecasting-tool-access-set-to-end?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDk4MjEwMywiZXhwIjoxNzUxNTg2OTAzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWUhKVUNUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJERDE0RUMwNTNBNEE0MTMyQTExQzQ2M0JFQ0VGQjRGQiJ9.yV1T96lWzYsNKMhOzcTedyGo_Ijt-IGgksEVtYb3gjc



ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.