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Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept staffers say they fear a selective disclosure of documents…could be distorted to fit any…narrative <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarrenBeattie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarrenBeattie</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a>, or others create.</p><p>Weaponizing any speech…by deeming it <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> is not only ironic, says Jankowicz—it will also have “chilling effects” on anyone who conducts disinformation <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>, &amp; it will result in “less <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platforms</span></a>, …adversarial activities, [&amp;]…people who are legitimately trying to disenfranchise US voters.”</p>
Nonilex<p>This felt, they say, like a powerful misuse of the public records system—or as Jankowicz, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> researcher &amp; fmr DHS ofcl, put it, “weaponizing the access [Beattie] has to internal communications in order to upend people’s lives.”</p><p>“It stank to high heaven,” one staffer says. “This could be used for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a>. This could be used for any kind of improper purposes, &amp; our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> committees should be informed of this.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>😢 Rep. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GerryConnolly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GerryConnolly</span></a>, the top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oversight</span></a> &amp; Government Reform Committee, will step down from his leadership post on the panel &amp; will not run for reelection.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> Democrat, whose constituency includes many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a>, cited the return of his esophageal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> — first diagnosed in late 2024 — as the reason for his planned departure.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/28/congress/connolly-to-step-down-as-top-oversight-dem-00312360" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/live-updates/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/28/congress/connolly-to-step-down-as-top-oversight-dem-00312360</span></a></p>
Barrie_Law<p>Government Spending Australia - Checks &amp; Balances! Unconscionable !! Oversight of government spending in Australia. Huge Commitments (like Aukus, HAFF, Defence, Forced Immigration) are made without consulting the people - Why? When Questioned at Oversight - the answer is "We will get back to you". NOT GOOD ENOUGH, people! Its taxpayers money! </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=05kKob4dPgY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=05kKob4d</span><span class="invisible">PgY</span></a></p><p>____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Elias Alvarado wrote: "How can we forget the tremendous leadership Dick put on display all those times he impotently whimpered that John Roberts should do something about the Supreme Court’s ethics issues." </p><p>I agree, Sen. Durbin was terribly weak on the issue of Supreme Court’s ethics. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBestJudgesThatMoneyCouldBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBestJudgesThatMoneyCouldBuy</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>Thursday, April 24th, 2025<br>6:00 - 8:00 p.m.<br>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesCounty</span></a> Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission will hold a virtual mini conference on the Sheriff’s Department’s public complaint process.</p><p>Links to join virtual conference on webpage below</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LASD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oversight</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CALACOUNTY/bulletins/3dd1dd2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.govdelivery.com/accoun</span><span class="invisible">ts/CALACOUNTY/bulletins/3dd1dd2</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>An M.D. cited by the California state medical board for gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, unprofessional conduct involving dishonesty or corruption, making or signing false documents, creating false medical records, and failure to maintain accurate medical records, gets five year probation after patient death. Doc killed a dude and they didn’t even revoke his license. How is that possible? <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Malpractice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malpractice</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/MedicalErrors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalErrors</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> </p><p> Source: KGET 17 News <a href="https://search.app/6kdxUvQzkuhTb5KV6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">search.app/6kdxUvQzkuhTb5KV6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Lisa Anderson is a physician based in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a>. She was born in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a>. She received a letter from <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> that read like a letter from the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a>. It read, in part: “Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.”</p><p>Many other citizens are receiving the same letter, but Congress has no idea how many because <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> in control have <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/abdicated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abdicated</span></a> their <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitutional</span></a> duty of federal <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a>. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctor-homeland-security-leave_n_6801125ee4b0f92ccce15217" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/doctor-home</span><span class="invisible">land-security-leave_n_6801125ee4b0f92ccce15217</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Stablecoins gain traction as US lawmakers push for regulation <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/909457/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/909457/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptoCurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoCurrency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DigitalDollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDollars</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeniusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeniusAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stablecoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stablecoins</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/recursion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recursion</span></a> </p><p>"[Wired], citing government records and sources, revealed that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) launched an investigation back in March into how Elon Musk’s pseudo-agency has been handling data in the offices that it has pried its way into."</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-government-accountability-office-is-doge-ing-doge-2000587264" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/the-government-acc</span><span class="invisible">ountability-office-is-doge-ing-doge-2000587264</span></a></p>
Arniepix<p><a href="https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com?utm_source=navbar&amp;utm_medium=web" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">livingitwitholiviatroye.com?ut</span><span class="invisible">m_source=navbar&amp;utm_medium=web</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Wiretaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wiretaps</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/wiretapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wiretapping</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/eavesdropping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eavesdropping</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a></p>
Emory<p>chuck grassley hasn't shown signs of a backbone much in the last 10 years but maybe this is his last hurrah. <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/applenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>applenews</span></a> <a href="https://apple.news/AN66O4EwpR7OK1GNjlattbg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AN66O4EwpR7OK1GNjla</span><span class="invisible">ttbg</span></a></p>
Francisca Sinn<p>Ranking Member Jamie Raskin delivers opening remarks</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/SimAIJKte6U?si=tg_jf40r_dKwzFrr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/SimAIJKte6U?si=tg_jf4</span><span class="invisible">0r_dKwzFrr</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oversight</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hearing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p>
Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭<p>Two big problems in <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> that I don't see anyone trying to solve, and very few people even thinking about, let alone talking about:</p><p>1. a comprehensive set of <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/professional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>professional</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standards</span></a> regarding the <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethical</span></a> operation, administration, moderation, and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of public discussion forums.</p><p>2. a comprehensive set of professional standards regarding the ethical storage and transmission of personal <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a>.</p><p>I don't think people even understand why these are <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/problems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>problems</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>If more people had some good sense, they would use country extension domain names. <br><br>But everyone wants that cool domain, for example, random dot social, as opposed to random dot ch. <br><br>Corporate America, governed under Us Law, is going to have a lot more oversight on the Internet, and many of you are not paying attention.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Internet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/WorldWideWeb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWideWeb</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Oversight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oversight</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/DomainName" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DomainName</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Domain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Domain</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/DomainRegistration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DomainRegistration</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Register" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Register</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Website" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Website</a></p>
Nonilex<p>Among other steps, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a> said it would have 36 campus safety officers w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/arrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrest</span></a> powers, a shift w/enormous resonance at a university that has a long history of campus <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> &amp; fraught ties w/law enforcement.Columbia also said it would adopt a formal definition of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>, review its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/admissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>admissions</span></a> policies &amp;, in a turn that was especially alarming to professors who cherish <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a>, impose new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of the university’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEastern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastern</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsian</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AfricanStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanStudies</span></a> Dept.</p>
Nonilex<p>Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RogerWicker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogerWicker</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> of MS &amp; the chair of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> panel which has <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>, says that he &amp; his Democratic counterpart will request an expedited investigation by the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Office of Inspector General into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> group chat. Wicker &amp; Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JackReed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackReed</span></a>, Democrat of RI &amp; the top Dem on the cmte, are also seeking to hold classified briefings on the matter.</p><p>It’s unclear who will oversee the investigation because <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> fired the IG at the Pentagon.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Oh snap!</p><p>The judge who the govt has argued can't be trusted w/sensitive information in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> case has been assigned to a case about top govt officials' appearing to share sensitive information on the commercial messaging application <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>.</p><p>US District Court Judge James <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a> in the DC has been assigned to oversee the case of American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oversight</span></a> against top ofcls involved in the Signal group chat about an attack on Yemen.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
JB aka J Lee<p>A major ICE contractor with a history of controversies and political ties is set to receive billions in taxpayer money for deportation flights. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oversight</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/artOkUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/artOkUK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Hélène Collon ⏚<p>"Trump administration guts homeland security department's <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/civil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civil</span></a> rights office [and] fires almost all its employees in a move that will undermine its ability to provide <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> as he implements hardline immigration policies.<br>They were told they would be put on leave and formally fired in May, according to five government officials. Mr. Trump also closed the ombudsman for <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citizenship</span></a> and Immigration Services, responsible for scrutinizing the administration’s legal immigration policies.<br>The shuttering was particularly notable given the lack of transparency over the administration’s <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> crackdown."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/21/donald-trump-education-executive-order-elon-musk-pentagon-us-politics-latest-updates-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/live/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/21/donald-trump-education-executive-order-elon-musk-pentagon-us-politics-latest-updates-news</span></a></p>
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