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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
📬 USPS delays this midterm season could cause your mail ballot to not be counted. Nearly half the zip codes in the lower 48 will be affected by new USPS procedures. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected ⬇️
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026
The Trump administration wants to lift sanctions on a Russian company to benefit mostly Middle Eastern investors (who also happen to be Trump family business partners) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 09/10/2026
An explosive new report alleges Walmart is compiling shopper data to "price people, not products" using surveillance and dynamic pricing.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
wapo.st
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/10/2026
Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks. bit.ly/47LYauM
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NEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic Party
Zeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026
A Russian dissident activist was just issued a sentence of six years in a penal colony on absurd charges of “justifying terrorism.” That happened because we deported him back to Russia. New from Cathy Young:
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He Fled a Dictatorship. We Sent Him Back.
Russian activist Leonid Melekhin sought refuge in America. His reward was a one-way trip to a penal colony.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?
npr.org
As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Semaglutide (Ozempic) consistently reduced proteomic organ age 2-4 years for the heart, artery, and kidney clocks across 5 placebo-controlled trials researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
Utah combed its voter rolls and found only 27 confirmed noncitizens out of more than 2 million registered voters. Of those 27 noncitizens, only 13 had cast a ballot since 2018. But as the state’s Republican elections chief said, that’s not what Trump wanted to hear: demdock.com/4ejGo5Q
A quote text graphic with a red state outline. The quote says, "They don’t want to know that things are going well, because it goes against a narrative that is being pounded relentlessly of mass fraud or ineligible people voting." The attribution reads, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R).
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026
Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
‘But I got road salt exempted from Trump’s tariffs’ is really the perfect way to sum up Susan Collins during the Trump era. While he does hundreds of things to hurt Mainers, she brags about one small thing she did to help her reelection, while doing nothing on the big things.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Diesel futures fell after Trump announced a “massive” European oil release.⁣ ⁣ Then traders read the actual G7 statement, and the entire price move vanished.⁣ ⁣ Turns out the massive release was mostly a PR stunt. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
newsletter.platypuseconomics.com
An Agreement to Agree About an Earlier Agreement
Read the G7 communiqué closely and the "new" 100 million barrels turns out to be leftovers from March.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.
democracydocket.com
ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A new State Department inspector general's report reveals the Trump administration has been paying an estimated $1.6 million a week to keep 420 Voice of America staffers on leave, more than a year after the administration attempted to dismantle the network. #voa #voiceofamerica #trump #politics
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday .. @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We’re tracking where and how much Elon Musk is spending on the midterms, updating daily. So far? His America PAC is all in on Texas, and spending way more to tear down Democrats than to boost Republicans. from @dell.bsky.social and @hugolowell.bsky.social
wired.com
Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump Mobile on 3,615 customers having their personal information leaked: "We have no team to handle this."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump is announcing a $2.9 billion contract with Anduril Industries, a defense contractor backed by Don Jr's investment firm.
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Jeffrey Toobin Official @jeffreytoobin1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump calls for the arrest of New York Times reporters and it doesn't even make news? That's where we are? Really? truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Truth Social
Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
GRECO, Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, had raised concerns about ethics and conflicts of interest involving the U.S. presidency. President Trump is now pulling the U.S. out. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
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Trump Is Pulling the U.S. Out of an Anti-Corruption Watchdog Before It Finished Reviewing U.S. Anti-Corruption Safeguards
GRECO, Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, had raised concerns about ethics and conflicts of interest involving the U.S. presidency. President Trump is now pulling the U.S. out.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps
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Politico @politico.com · 06/10/2026
Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
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Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
Bucks for babies: Trump administration unveils plan to tie transit funding to high birth and marriage rates politi.co/4zj5wBX
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh brother.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
New in PN: “Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire "Leading this project of ruthless mapping will be 'three of our nation’s best minds:' Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich. In other words — at the risk of being unkind — a weirdo, a beardo, and a fatty."
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“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire
Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
RFK Jr.’s health department halted publication of two Covid vaccine studies involving 12 million Americans. Draft findings reviewed by outside experts reportedly showed serious side effects were rare and benefits outweighed risks. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/fda-pulled...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
20. This week, oil executives told the Financial Times that the price of diesel "will not" return to "normal" for another year. www.ft.com/content/0d74...
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US oil industry warns diesel prices will not return to normal for a year
Dallas Fed survey finds energy executives believe high cost of fuel will persist
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
31. If that's not bad enough, consider a new investigation by CNN that found a company owned by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is the largest shareholder in "a massive Israeli firm." www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
cnn.com
Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hundreds of millions of dollars generated by the sale of Venezuelan oil are now sitting outside the U.S. Treasury, held in offshore custodial accounts that include at least one in Qatar. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Investigation: Florida routed $35M+ through agencies to election-season ads opposing abortion and marijuana measures, tapping child-protection, public-health and opioid funds as records left totals unclear. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/florida-ag...
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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've been a reporter for a long time and this might be the strangest thing I've ever done. We've been reporting on privatization of schools this year and found that just about anyone can open a private school in most states. So we asked, Could reporters do it?
propublica.org
Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the USS Makin Island Amphibious Group are headed to the Middle East. ... A U.S. official told the Associated Press that some 7,000 sailors and 2,000 U.S. Marines were on their way as part of the deployment."
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Live Updates: Trump vows Iran war will end "right after the election" or sooner, as 9,000 troops head to Mideast
Some 9,000 more U.S. forces head for the Middle East as Trump vows the war will end "right after the election," if not sooner.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
alternet.org
Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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Mike Vincent @mikevincent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is truly bonkers. I can have zero experience, refuse any certification, curriculum, or accreditation AND take public money while teaching literally whatever the hell I want to in my choice of 9 states
You could open Ye Olde Free-Range Academy in South Carolina and eight other states.
Your school's name comes from your answers to Question 3, "No. I want the freedom to teach whatever I see fit, whether it's Scripture or homesteading," and Question 10, "Old-timey words like 'Heritage' or "Ye Olde!"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CNBC: The jobs report showed the weakest annual wage growth in more than 5 years
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jack Posobiec promoted the movement that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and repeatedly amplified material from a website the Treasury Department says received taskings from Russia’s FSB. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/vance-welc...
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Vance Welcomes Stop the Steal Promoter Tied to Jan. 6 Aboard Air Force Two
Posobiec promoted the movement that preceded Jan. 6 and repeatedly amplified material from a website the Treasury Department says received taskings from Russia’s FSB.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: The GOP-led Georgia State Election Board asked the DOJ to declare the state's voting system unlawful before the midterms. The request, which marks an extraordinary request from the body, comes despite board members denouncing federal involvement in state election procedures.
democracydocket.com
GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: A New Jersey GOP official allegedly targeted Democratic voters' eligibility over residency discrepancies while leaving Republicans untouched. Now, the ACLU is threatening to sue unless election officials stop the effort — which risks disenfranchising those voters before the midterms.
democracydocket.com
New Jersey GOP operative, pardoned by Trump, accused of scheming to purge Democratic voters ahead of midterms
At the center of the controversy is George Gilmore, who holds two influential positions in Ocean County. He chairs both the county Board of Elections and the Ocean County GOP.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
About 30 states have adopted programs that allow families to spend public money on private school tuition. But our investigation found that many states have little interest in overseeing private schools. Join us Oct. 6 for a virtual discussion. RSVP: events.propublica.org/wild-west-sc...
Virtual Event: The Wild West of School Vouchers. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 4 p.m. Eastern time. Illustration: A giant orange pencil points up and to the right. In the background is a pattern made up of gray school chairs.
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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is cruelty. Undocumented immigrants are spending months in detention facilities awaiting resolution of deportation cases. Before Trump 2, they could get a bond hearing to show they aren’t a danger or flight risk. (1/2) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court to scrutinize ICE’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants
The case, one of the first the court has accepted since its summer recess ended, promises to be among the most consequential of the term that begins next week.
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026
To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Pentagon breach left the unencrypted personal records of more than 3 million people accessible for nine months, exposing Social Security numbers, addresses and military roles. Days later, FBI staff data containing similar information was also breached.
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FBI and Pentagon Staff Records Exposed in Breaches Disclosed Days Apart; FBI Employee Data Compromised, 3 Million Pentagon Records Left Accessible for Nine Months
More than 3 million Pentagon personnel record, including Social Security numbers, addresses and military jobs, were left exposed for nine months. Days later, hackers claimed they stole FBI staff data ...
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