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In 2021, Thiel, a top tech investor and Trump megadonor, began a secret life as a confidential FBI informant. — Read on http://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10

Texan by birth, Mexican by blood and San Franciscan by the grace of god, David Martinez has recently undergone serious surgery for a life-threatening illness that went unnoticed for far too long. After ten days in the ICU he is finally on the mend and starting the long process of recovery. David won’t be ableContinue reading “Fundraiser by Friends of Moleverde : Our friend and comrade, David Martinez, needs support.”

Fanmi Lavalas Statement: Feb. 2, 2025 – Haiti Action Committee — Read on haitisolidarity.net/fanmi-lavalas-statement-feb-2-2025/

In remarks to the Daily Dot, a hacker from the puppygirl hacker polycule said the group targeted Lexipol because there aren’t “enough hacks against the police.” “So we took matters into our own paws,” the hacker said. — Read on http://www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipol-data-leak-puppygirl-hacker-polycule/

Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use. — Read on http://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/

During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn’t afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier. — Read on http://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll

Just months after we learned Chinese hackers had compromised US telecom systems through government-mandated backdoors, an inexperienced developer from Musk’s DOGE unit is pushing untested code directly into the Treasury’s payment infrastructure — a system that handles over $6 trillion in federal payments annually. It seems reasonable to call it one of the most dangerous…Continue reading “A 25-Year-Old Is Writing Backdoors Into The Treasury’s $6 Trillion Payment System. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Techdirt”

The move is alarming California activists who worry they could be placed in the ordinance’s crosshairs for helping their homeless neighbors. — Read on calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/02/fremont-ordinance-aid-abet/

Columbia University proposes cutting incoming PhD cohorts in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences by up to 65%, according to faculty sources. Columbia University’s austerity measure furthers its ongoing divestment from its educational mission to maximize revenue from fossil fuels, military weapons, and Columbia’s real estate empire. — Read on docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTcobK8i9hTMHxr7JOXsfB9GnfL7W7_pzLeAdSBU95T11vLAbnk7JLU3k1mrGtkILzfzsKiOik22-w7/pub

Ukraine’s army chief condemned a spate of violent attacks on draft officers, rallying in defence of a national call-up effort that has fuelled anger among some Ukrainians and struggled to generate sufficient frontline manpower. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-military-urges-tough-response-after-attacks-draft-officers-2025-02-03/