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Fed Judge Rules DOGE Illegally and “Blatantly” Used DEI Terms to Cut Grants
DOGE cut over 1,400 humanities grants, amounting to around $100 million, in the spring of 2025.
Musk and Silicon Valley Aren’t Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State.
Big Tech seeks “a closer relationship to the state than they had before,” says author Quinn Slobodian.
In Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost
The people most enthusiastic about the construction of AI data centers are often the least likely to live next to them.
Oil and Gas Experts in State Department Fired in DOGE Efforts Prior to Iran War
The administration laid off people responsible for modeling scenarios like the Strait of Hormuz closure, reporting says.
French Police Raid X’s Offices in Investigation of Grok’s Deepfake Porn Problem
A recent study estimated that Elon Musk’s platform created 23,000 pornographic images of children in 11 days last month.
Trump Sues the IRS and Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak
Sen. Ron Wyden said Trump is weaponizing taxpayer privacy laws for himself while giving individuals’ tax records to ICE.
New US TikTok Spinoff Will Be Controlled by Trump-Aligned Billionaires
Trump-aligned tech barons are now set to control nearly all major US social media platforms.
Trump’s Department of Transportation Plans to Use AI to Draft New Regulations
The agency oversees rules that keep airplanes in the sky and prevent gas pipelines from exploding, among other things.
Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations.
Big banks saw their stocks skyrocket by 29 percent during Trump’s first year. Here’s who else cashed in.
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA accepted that risk by authorizing SpaceX to test its experimental rocket over busy airspace.