Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data
Trump’s interim Social Security chief says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data
Paywall Free http://archive.today/f1Kf5
"The point - which I don’t think is understood nearly widely enough - is that radical institutional revolutions such as #DOGE follow naturally from the AGI-prepper framework. If #AGI is right around the corner, we don’t need to have a massive federal government apparatus, organizing funding for science via the National Science Foundation and the National Institute for Health."
#AI #LLM #ElonMusk #USPolitics #Prepper
https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/should-agi-preppers-embrace-doge
Der letzte Anführer einer Großmacht, der Bildung und Wissenschaft im großen Stil bekämpft hat, war Mao Tse Dong. Letztendlich hat er sein Land damit wissenschaftlich und kulturell um eine Generation zurückgeworfen. Ich sach ja nur.
The last leader of a great nation who fought education and sciences was Mao Tse Dong. In the end, he threw his country back by a generation scientifically and culturally. Just sayin’.
@Free_Press@mstdn.socialYou Can't Fix Stupid!
Parents of unvaccinated 6-year-old killed by measles in Texas speak out. They still are anti-vax
Children’s Health Defense official says parents affected by measles outbreak ‘would rather have’ untested treatments ‘than the MMR vaccination’
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
@Free_Press@mstdn.social"May he rot in the Hell to which he is going!“
- Aure
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Department of Education and ruin the higher education Dreams of millions of young Americans!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
#Trump and #Hegseth Are Dishonoring #Black and #Latino Veterans’ Service
The Pentagon’s Arlington National Cemetery website deleted Black, Latino, and #women webpage memorials as part of Trump and Hegseth’s diversity purge
Paywall Free: http://archive.today/q2xXA
what do i do with all the free time on my hands now that i'm not bullying chuck schumer this weekend
@Free_Press@mstdn.social"I have lots of words, all of them foul and unprintable!"
- Aure
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department
The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
Update. "US anti-terror legislation must not be weaponised against libraries"
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-anti-terror-legislation-must-not-be-weaponised-against-libraries
"Scholars have attempted to safeguard their work by turning to sites deemed to be beyond the reach of the US government…However, even these safe havens may be at risk if a seemingly innocuous tax bill completes its course through Congress. H.R. 9495, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act”, was passed by the US House of Representatives in November 2024 and is currently before the Senate. It proposes…to strip non-profit status from organisations deemed to be “supporting terrorism”. But its broad language, lack of evidentiary requirements, and potential for political weaponisation should send a chill down the spines of all higher education professionals. After all, who is to define terrorism? History is filled with examples of liberation movements and resistance groups initially labelled 'terrorists' by powerful states. And who is to define 'support'?"
My Old Friend Is Helping Elon Musk Destroy America
For Steve Davis, Musk’s right-hand man at DOGE, life has always been a game — but Musk’s game increases inefficiency and makes people’s lives worse
Paywall Free: http://archive.today/Xb5cP
Update. "Foreign interference laws ‘no protection from #Trump edicts’"
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign-interference-laws-no-protection-trump-edicts
(#paywalled)
"A memo sent to Australian collaborators in US-funded research projects seeks assurances that they and their institutions have no involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion (#DEI) initiatives, “environmental justice”, “gender ideology extremism” or “any party that espouses anti-American beliefs”. It asks whether they have received any funding from China, including Confucius Institutes and “non-state actors”, along with Russia, Cuba or Iran. The 36 questions also include queries on how the projects “create measurable benefits” for the US."
Update. From @kfitz: "Digital Preservation in a Time of Disorder"
https://about.hcommons.org/2025/03/19/digital-preservation-in-a-time-of-disorder/
"#KnowledgeCommons has applied for a significant grant from Lever for Change to build, implement, and sustain a digital preservation network that will be free from the US government’s, and any other single government’s, interference…KC is a #nonprofit, community-governed, #OpenAccess platform for creating and sharing knowledge world-wide…But, in the present moment, our US-centeredness is a significant threat to that mission. We propose to establish three linked but independent nonprofit public-benefit companies incorporated in the US, Europe, and South Africa, all dedicated to the social and technological processes of gathering, preserving, and ensuring the public accessibility of academic research."
Update. "French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of #Trump found"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained
"A French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration…The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
@joe@toot.worksIt is pretty important for us to keep this nut job away from the #Wisconsin Supreme Court.
"Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general, spoke of the possibility of “bags of ballots” and fraud in Milwaukee during an interview Tuesday on conservative talk radio."
Newsletter: The crypto industry frees itself from the last remnants of SEC oversight, and Solana tries to appeal to its target demographic by bashing trans people.
trans hate, transphobia
Some who objected to the ad did so in support of trans people, with many highlighting trans devs’ contributions to the space. Others seemed more annoyed that Solana was too blatant in their pandering. And by deleting the ad, Solana has managed to infuriate everyone.
Despite Solana's primary claim to fame these days being a memecoin launchpad currently offering “on-chain ballsack” and “Depressed Couch Fart”, the ad depicts a man named “America”, sitting on a therapist’s couch comparing Solana to “multi-planetary travel” and nuclear energy.
trans hate, transphobia
After the crypto industry went full MAGA, Solana decided to take a swing at trans people in an ad promoting an upcoming conference. They quickly deleted the ad, apparently surprised by the substantial backlash.
Congress has been debating stablecoin bills, and one has advanced to the full Senate thanks to five Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for it — despite concerns about the power it grants to giant companies and the threat of introducing 2008-esque financial contagion risk.
The Trump family has reportedly had conversations about acquiring a stake in Binance — as Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is reportedly seeking a pardon from the president.
