It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/government-website-visitor-tracking-surveillance-fears

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DOGE's Real Aims Have Nothing To Do With Efficiency Assessing the damage from DOGE and the way it represents an authoritarian innovation Ruth Ben-Ghiat Dec 25

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=300941&post_id=182541926&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgyNTQxOTI2LCJpYXQiOjE3NjY2MjUxMDYsImV4cCI6MTc2OTIxNzEwNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMDk0MSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.CI9z3Ump_5IBEnsKqyrYo9tsbOjETp-uksVpb4PPisU

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Documenting the Death of Our Republic

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=164946166&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTY0OTQ2MTY2LCJpYXQiOjE3NDg4MDIyNzgsImV4cCI6MTc1MTM5NDI3OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI1NTAyMjMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.EvKrMmzZR70LMMHZorcI82PwiA3X-18e6CDidauDk3E

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

DOGE Has Gutted AmeriCorps. What Happens When the Next Disaster Strikes?

 https://truthout.org/articles/doge-has-gutted-americorps-what-happens-when-the-next-disaster-strikes/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=756a3bea77-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_18_06_40_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-fe400778ef-650158541

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Musk, DOGE - Failure and Abuses of Power

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3569073&post_id=163078163&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTYzMDc4MTYzLCJpYXQiOjE3NDY2NDQyMTEsImV4cCI6MTc0OTIzNjIxMSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTM1NjkwNzMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.CHHZEEZfYtYJpn94KMs3vEu2VauGv-XgwRxVRm1-VR0

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=20533&post_id=163109961&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTYzMTA5OTYxLCJpYXQiOjE3NDY2ODUwMTksImV4cCI6MTc0OTI3NzAxOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTIwNTMzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.d8O1mY9HMR13cw76cuEo35EsFcjtQO3dnTHCA0GymvY

(Two articles today about how Musk's DOGE both FAILED to deliver savings in "waste fraud and abuse" and at the same time is succeeding in stealing our data for the purpose of using it for Musk's AI, and other aspects of Musk's unchecked power and corruption as he insinuates his way into our government and lives - without our consent.  Truly disheartening and terrifying, NB)

Staffers Resign En Masse From DOGE, Refusing to Help Musk “Dismantle” Services

 https://truthout.org/articles/staffers-resign-en-masse-from-doge-refusing-to-help-musk-dismantle-services/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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