Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
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Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
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Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
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- Reddit;
- Hacker News.
:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
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Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36943124
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- Reddit;
- Hacker News.
:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
::: spoiler Comments
- Reddit;
- Hacker News.
:::The new Social Security War Room investigation found that, in addition to gutting the Social Security workforce and degrading key functions of the agency, Trump’s Social Security Administration(SSA) has removed 48 benchmarks of critical information and data from its website, including: (1) disability benefits processing data; (2) retirement, survivor, and Medicare claims processing data; (3) key phone metrics; (4) information on staff reductions; and (5) information that helps Americans understand or modify their Social Security. The dashboard changes have occurred — without notice — while Social Security Administration(SSA)’s leadership has continued to peddle false claims about wait time data.In June, reports revealed that Social Security Administration(SSA)’s online performance dashboard had been removed from the agency’s website shortly after Commissioner Bisignano took office. The dashboard had displayed key information including metrics on processing times for benefits and live wait time data for the agency’s 800 number. When Social Security Administration(SSA) relaunched the dashboard in mid-June, the site was significantly pared down.
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusettswww.warren.senate.gov
Bernie Sanders breaks with Democrats and endorses popular oyster farmer running against Susan Collins
A surging grassroots campaign has already formed behind Graham Platner, known online as ‘the oysterman,’ who is attempting to oust beleaguered Republican Susan Collins
Sanders’ endorsement of the 40-year-old Platner comes at odds with others in the Democratic Party, who are reportedly hoping that the state’s 77-year-old Governor Janet Mills will enter the race instead.
The Vermont Senator and Platner are set to hold a rally on Labor Day with logger turned Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson in Portland, Maine. The venue has been changed from an auditorium to a much larger arena due to the interest, according to Rolling Stone.
Prior to his bid, launched earlier this month, Platner has no political experience and though he has dismissed being labeled as “liberal,” he has embraced several more progressive policies, in line with those of Sanders.
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Democrats threaten charges for troops who commit crimes at Trump’s direction
Pritzker, other Democrats threaten charges for troops who commit crimes at Trump’s direction
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner have warned troops they’ll face charges that Trump can’t save them from if they violate residents.Ja'han Jones (MSNBC)
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Firefox Nightly now lets you access Microsoft Copilot from the sidebar
Firefox Nightly now lets you access Microsoft Copilot from the sidebar - gHacks Tech News
Mozilla is testing a new feature in Firefox Nightly, which adds Microsoft Copilot to the sidebar. Cue the pitchforks! ADVERTISEMENT That gecko's up to something. Firefox already has 4 chatbots: Anthropic Claude, […]Ashwin (Ghacks Technology News)
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A Sitting Senator Just Went Full Mask-Off White Nationalist
A Sitting Senator Just Went Full Mask-Off White Nationalist
America, he says, isn’t an idea—and isn’t for everyone.Joshua Shanes (Slate)
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MDB II -2025.52 – O mais belo e justo dos destinos #podifusão
II -2025.52 – O mais belo e justo dos destinos
Psicodelia Malafaiana no Metrópoles; Bolsonaro passando mal; Luiz Foda-se e o Careca; O mais perseverante dos pastores; Ainda sobre instituições.Castbox
Non è cane, non è coccodrillo. Sa soltanto quello che non può saziarlo a dovere - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Non è cane, non è coccodrillo. Sa soltanto quello che non può saziarlo a dovere - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
È una questione largamente acclarata nel campo della paleontologia che le balene attualmente presenti all’interno dei nostri mari, in origine, discendessero da creature ungulate di terra risalenti ad un periodo di 50 milioni di anni fa.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
Of course he does. Putin needs to sell oil. It's a major Russian export earner. If US demand for oil and gas drops, so do global prices for those commodities. Less money for Puto, less ability for him to murder Ukrainians.
And unlike low-cost producers like the Saudis, Russia needs a moderately high price just to break even on their production.
NEW WAR on DRUG CARTELS: Just begun in the Caribbean Sea /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Steve Jermy
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Driver films ACT leader David Seymour undertaking
Seymour said the car in front of him was driving erratically, speeding up and slowing down in the right lane.
AI in Education: Doomed?
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Piracy on campus WiFi
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Please go to piefed.social/user/settings and tick the checkbox "My posts appear in search results". When that is unticked your posts won't appear when people use the search at piefed.social/search
For a long time having it unticked was the default setting and it's meant that the search results are often missing posts that people expect to be there. It'll be ticked by default from now on.
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Big Tech fines tracker | Proton
Tech giants like Google, Apple, and others face fines around the world for violating privacy and competition laws. Find annual totals here.Proton
Trump Threatens Trade Actions After EU Fines Google Over Ads
Donald J. Trump: "Europe today “hit” another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 Billi...
Europe today “hit” another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 Billion Dollar fine, effectively taking money that would otherwise go to American Investments and Jobs.Trump's Truth
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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms
Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms
If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign for the U.S.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5B to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
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Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic, one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using pirated books to train its large language models, filed a proposed settlement agreement with the court that would settle the claims regarding the company’s mass piracy in downloading millions of books from notorious pirate sources Library Genesis (LibGen) and PiLiMi and then retaining them in a central library.The settlement provides that Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion plus interest in cash into a settlement fund, representing the largest U.S. copyright infringement settlement ever and greater than any copyright damages award ever secured. The amount of the award sends a signal to all AI companies that downloading illegal copies of books to train AI comes with a heavy cost and, we expect, will foster further licensing, given the potential enormous liability AI companies risk when they help themselves to books for free from illegal channels.
Anthropic to pay authors $1.5B to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
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:::Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic, one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using pirated books to train its large language models, filed a proposed settlement agreement with the court that would settle the claims regarding the company’s mass piracy in downloading millions of books from notorious pirate sources Library Genesis (LibGen) and PiLiMi and then retaining them in a central library.The settlement provides that Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion plus interest in cash into a settlement fund, representing the largest U.S. copyright infringement settlement ever and greater than any copyright damages award ever secured. The amount of the award sends a signal to all AI companies that downloading illegal copies of books to train AI comes with a heavy cost and, we expect, will foster further licensing, given the potential enormous liability AI companies risk when they help themselves to books for free from illegal channels.
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Never been so happy for or felt so much hope from a successful copyright infringement case before what a weird inversion of circumstance.
Fuck AI.
Now the bubble just needs to pop already 😀
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Well I am all for them and other similar cancers being litigated more then!
More chances for me to celebrate!
Anthropic to pay authors $1.5B to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
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Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic, one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using pirated books to train its large language models, filed a proposed settlement agreement with the court that would settle the claims regarding the company’s mass piracy in downloading millions of books from notorious pirate sources Library Genesis (LibGen) and PiLiMi and then retaining them in a central library.The settlement provides that Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion plus interest in cash into a settlement fund, representing the largest U.S. copyright infringement settlement ever and greater than any copyright damages award ever secured. The amount of the award sends a signal to all AI companies that downloading illegal copies of books to train AI comes with a heavy cost and, we expect, will foster further licensing, given the potential enormous liability AI companies risk when they help themselves to books for free from illegal channels.
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
A settlement between Anthropic and authors over books used to train its AI would pay out “at least” $1.5 billion to resolve a class-action copyright lawsuit.Hayden Field (The Verge)
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Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
A settlement between Anthropic and authors over books used to train its AI would pay out “at least” $1.5 billion to resolve a class-action copyright lawsuit.Hayden Field (The Verge)
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Let me guess, only the big name authors and none of the countless people posting their writing projects to the internet (which probably accounted for a way higher precentage of the training data than published novels given how much more of it there is) or the people having back and fourth discussions on Reddit (which was likely vital to ensuring the AI responded to technical conversations in a normal sounding way).
The thing I hate most about the copyright system is how blatantly it helps the biggest creators concentrate wealth while actively excluding smaller and amateur creators. The copyright system is the barrier to entry. You can only exercise the rights theoretically given to every single creator if you make enough money from your art, but to make enough money from your art you need to be able to exercise the rights to it.
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How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy
How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy
Plus, scientists are fighting back against the administration’s climate misinformation.James Temple (MIT Technology Review)
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Sparking change through independent journalism. Revolutionary left-wing news aggregator for the resistance.The ReVolt
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Solar+ storage is already cost competitive to new gas power plants, everywhere, without incentives, and it will only get better
Solar and batteries are already cost competitive with gas when it comes to adding new, 24 hour, firm generation. Mileage does vary by location, but many cities (globally) could get to 60-99% powered by solar + battery while being just cheaper than a new gas power plant. This is using numbers from 2024, and both of these technologies are in a cost free fall* and have been for a long time.
*tariffs not included, but they are arbitrary BS
Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think
On how plummeting battery prices make 24/7 solar power a reality today.David Roberts (Volts)
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My analysis of California solar would disagree. The amount of storage required to overcome seasonal solar deficits is unbridgeable. On most grids that bridge is nat gas.
Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package
Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, could become the first trillionaire after the Tesla board unveiled a massive new pay package for its CEO to keep his focus on the troubled EV maker.The package would grant him additional shares of Tesla stock if the company is able to grow far beyond its current value, with a market capitalization far greater than any company has ever approached. Musk’s previous pay package, which added significantly to his massive wealth, also laid out ambitious growth plans that once appeared to be a reach – but which Tesla proved able to reach easily.
The new pay package could grant Musk 423.7 million additional shares of Tesla stock. Those shares would be be worth $143.5 billion at today’s stock value.
But Musk would get those shares only if the value of Tesla stock increases significantly in coming years. The company stock would need to reach an overall value of $8.5 trillion for Musk to get all the shares, significantly above the current market capitalization of $1.1 trillion
Those 423.7 million new shares that Musk would get under this package would be worth close to $1 trillion should the company hit the increased valuation targets spelled out in Friday’s proxy statement.
If Tesla shares are able to reach the $8.5 billion market capitalization value, it could become the most valuable company ever. It would be worth roughly double the current market value of Nvidia (NVDA), the current most-valuable company on the market. Tesla is already the most valuable automaker by a large margin, even though legacy automakers, like second-most valuable automaker Toyota, sell far more vehicles and now make more profits.
Tesla proposes Elon Musk pay package that could make him the world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire if shareholders adopt a new proposal that would give him unprecedented sums of money if the company reaches certain ambitious milestones.Chris Isidore (CNN)
Your fav torrent sites
Im old and only recall TPB for torrents. Also what are private trackers and how can i get in on that? I have a lot of potentially rare media to share as well and I wanna seed.
I realize the wiki may explain this but I didn't feel like digging.
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I remember Mininiva, demonoid, isohunt. Wow.
Now I usually just use one of the 1337x mirrors.
Behind the Curtain: The Three-Year Journey to the Block BEARD Site Blocking Act
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The Block BEARD Site-Blocking Act, recently introduced to address foreign piracy in the United States, did not emerge from a vacuum. It is the result of a multi-year effort that began with a non-public proposal in 2022. This initial version became stranded when stakeholders were unable to reach an agreement, but remnants of the early proposal remain visible today.
Behind the Curtain: The Three-Year Journey to the Block BEARD Site Blocking Act
The Block BEARD Site-Blocking Act, recently introduced to address foreign piracy in the United States, did not emerge from a vacuum. It is the result of a multi-year effort that began with a non-public proposal in 2022. This initial version became stranded when stakeholders were unable to reach an agreement, but remnants of the early proposal remain visible today.
Behind the Curtain: The Three-Year Journey to the Block BEARD Site Blocking Act * TorrentFreak
The recently introduced Block BEARD Site-Blocking Act did not emerge from a vacuum. Its origins lie in a 2022 non-public anti-piracy proposal.Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
foreign piracy in the United States
For a moment there I thought they were talking about actual pirate ships sailing across from Liberia to raid the east coast.
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