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A. Rivera<p>&gt; Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/3/why-are-humanitarian-crises-in-african-countries-so-ignored" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/3/wh</span><span class="invisible">y-are-humanitarian-crises-in-african-countries-so-ignored</span></a></p><p>Worth a read but TBH, I'd say the bottom line is they do not have some "strategic" value to places like the U.S. Otherwise, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> would've invaded by now. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crisis</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGO</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reports</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GunboatDiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GunboatDiplomacy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report seems riddled with AI slop <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/676945/rfk-jr-maha-health-report-ai-slop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/676945/rfk-j</span><span class="invisible">r-maha-health-report-ai-slop</span></a></p><p>Not surprised, not one bit. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>BTW, this is the resource mentioned at the end of the video clip. </p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK547852/#IX-E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5478</span><span class="invisible">52/#IX-E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReferenceDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReferenceDesk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/supplements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplements</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>If stuff like freedom of information and keeping the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> accountable are important to you, maybe you need to pay attention to this. </p><p>&gt; The Trump Administration is quietly closing the window for public comment <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/05/the-trump-administration-is-quietly-closing-the-window-for-public-comment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">federalnewsnetwork.com/managem</span><span class="invisible">ent/2025/05/the-trump-administration-is-quietly-closing-the-window-for-public-comment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Education Department restarts online library ERIC <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-restart-eric-ed-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hechingerreport.org/proof-poin</span><span class="invisible">ts-restart-eric-ed-library/</span></a></p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FollowUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowUp</span></a>. However, with budget cut it means updates and additions will not be substantial, if any.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ERIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERIC</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; The federal minimum wage is officially a poverty wage in 2025 <a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/the-federal-minimum-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epi.org/blog/the-federal-minim</span><span class="invisible">um-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/</span></a></p><p>Meanwhile, in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThinkTank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkTank</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gringoville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gringoville</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Our tax dollars at work because <a href="https://mas.to/tags/priorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>priorities</span></a>, man. </p><p>&gt; Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2025 to 2034 <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61224" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cbo.gov/publication/61224</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/warfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warfare</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gringoville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gringoville</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Can't imagine why, though, TBH, this sounds like a cash grab from said publishers. </p><p>&gt; Book publishers see surging interest in the U.S. Constitution and print new editions <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/book-publishers-see-surging-interest-us-constitution-print-new-edition-rcna202553" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/book-</span><span class="invisible">publishers-see-surging-interest-us-constitution-print-new-edition-rcna202553</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>"Off we go into the wild blue yonder,<br>Climbing high into the sun;..." 🎶 </p><p>&gt; Air Force lacks critical skills in digital fluency, data analysis <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/air-force/2025/04/air-force-lacks-critical-skills-in-digital-fluency-data-analysis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">federalnewsnetwork.com/air-for</span><span class="invisible">ce/2025/04/air-force-lacks-critical-skills-in-digital-fluency-data-analysis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAF</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/warfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warfare</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThinkTank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkTank</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat. Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week. <br><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-eric-under-threat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hechingerreport.org/proof-poin</span><span class="invisible">ts-eric-under-threat/</span></a></p><p>Oh well, it's not like the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RealOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealOwners</span></a> want an educated populace anyways. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ERIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERIC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>The usual Friday evening document dump - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> files released by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration. Records from the State Department and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> have been unsealed; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gabbard</span></a> says 50,000 more pages are still to come. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/govdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govdocs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/foia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/rfk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">archives.gov/research/rfk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> scroll down - each document is is in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pdf</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In follow up, in case you wondered what they removed. I'd say for some <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> this is a good collection development tool. And yes, I saved a copy for myself.</p><p>&gt; List of Books Removed from USNA Library <br><a href="https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4146516/list-of-books-removed-from-usna-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Re</span><span class="invisible">leases/display-pressreleases/Article/4146516/list-of-books-removed-from-usna-library/</span></a> (link offers a PDF of the list)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNavy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/librarians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>librarians</span></a></span></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> "Found" The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ark</span></a> Of The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Covenant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covenant</span></a>... (not really)#sog <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yt</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GVJkcSEpDBw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/GVJkcSEpDBw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Check out this interesting documents on the CIA's website! 🕵️‍♀️➡️<a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R002100240001-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-R</span><span class="invisible">DP96-00789R002100240001-2.pdf</span></a> As it's a .gov site, some may prefer using a VPN or Tor. Just a thought! 🤔 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyMatters</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R002100220001-4.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-R</span><span class="invisible">DP96-00789R002100220001-4.pdf</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/someordinarygamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>someordinarygamers</span></a> </p><p>Dude, just cite your sources so that folks can follow your presentation. :/</p>
A. Rivera<p>Of interest for some. This is basically the "credit card limit" the Man has that he keeps cheating on by raising the limit every year (you hear this in the news, OMG if no one raises the limit, government shuts down).</p><p>In contrast, you and me, for most part, can't go over credit limit (or if we do, bad things happen).</p><p>&gt; Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, March 2025 <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60887" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cbo.gov/publication/60887</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FollowTheMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowTheMoney</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Of possible interest, especially in these <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HardTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardTimes</span></a>. A bit lengthy but worth a look. </p><p>&gt; How to Critically Read a Press Release From the Federal Government <br><a href="https://bookriot.com/guide-to-critically-read-a-press-release-from-the-federal-government/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookriot.com/guide-to-critical</span><span class="invisible">ly-read-a-press-release-from-the-federal-government/</span></a> via <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BookRiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookRiot</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/InformationLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Chaos and Confusion as the Statistics Arm of the Education Department is Reduced to a Skeletal Staff of 3 <a href="https://stephenslighthouse.com/2025/03/19/chaos-and-confusion-as-the-statistics-arm-of-the-education-department-is-reduced-to-a-skeletal-staff-of-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stephenslighthouse.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/19/chaos-and-confusion-as-the-statistics-arm-of-the-education-department-is-reduced-to-a-skeletal-staff-of-3/</span></a> </p><p>Can't really know if the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a>'s education "efforts" succeed or not if you can't measure or assess them. On a side note, I often use and refer students to NCES data when doing education related research. That is now in jeopardy. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReferenceDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReferenceDesk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RepublicanLite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanLite</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Can books beat Trump?<br>Indie publisher Melville House ( <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@MelvilleHouseBooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MelvilleHouseBooks</span></a></span>) is racing to preserve history, before the US government buries the evidence <br><a href="https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/69520/the-book-publisher-prepping-for-trump-censorship-melville-house-tulsa-riot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture</span><span class="invisible">/69520/the-book-publisher-prepping-for-trump-censorship-melville-house-tulsa-riot</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>"But but, he promised to bring the price of eggs down. . . "</p><p>&gt; Egg prices could rise by 41.1% this year, USDA estimates<br><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/26/bird-flu-egg-prices-growing-shortages-eggs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/02/26/bird-flu-</span><span class="invisible">egg-prices-growing-shortages-eggs</span></a></p><p>Article includes link to the USDA report. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a> 🥚 🍳</p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://cyberintel.substack.com/p/once-private-government-networks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cyberintel.substack.com/p/once</span><span class="invisible">-private-government-networks</span></a> Over the past month, an unprecedented number of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/critical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>critical</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>, including those at the nation’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> research labs, have been exposed to the open internet. This exposure jeopardizes both U.S. national <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and the privacy of millions of Americans. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/classified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classified</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/govdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govdocs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/malwae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malwae</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/compromised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compromised</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; The NSA's "Big Delete"<br><a href="https://popular.info/p/the-nsas-big-delete" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popular.info/p/the-nsas-big-de</span><span class="invisible">lete</span></a></p><p>Pshaw, not like anyone is going to miss anything. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a></p>