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Jeff Stone

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tech editor @ Bloomberg covering security, extremism + scammers. ask for Signal. go outside. email: jstone183@bloomberg.net

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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
News: US Cyber Command, which launches offensive cyberattacks against other countries, is set to brief Congress the recent spate of deaths by suicide among its personnel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Cyber Command to Brief Congress Military Committee On Suicides
US military officials are set to brief a House oversight committee next week as part of lawmakers’ examination of an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel of the country’s cyberwa...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
News: The US military is scrutinizing as many as five deaths by suicide among people who worked in or with Cyber Command. Gen. Joshua Rudd acknowledged the deaths in recent messages to personnel. He previously asked Congress for millions to improve mental health. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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America’s Cyber Forces Grapple With Cluster of Deaths by Suicide
The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other peop...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News: - The OpenAI models took just hours to hack Hugging Face in a way that'd take a human weeks - The breach involved *three* models operating w/o safeguards: GPT-5.6 Sol and two others not publicly released. - One of those models wasn't trained in the usual way. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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OpenAI Models Spent Hours on Hack That Usually Takes Weeks
When OpenAI’s advanced artificial intelligence models breached AI startup Hugging Face’s internal systems last week, they spent mere hours carrying out a hack that would have taken a skilled human far...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
News: IBM, AT&T Accused by Whistleblower of Covering Up Foreign Hacks www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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IBM, AT&T Accused by Whistleblower of Covering Up Foreign Hacks
International Business Machines Corp. and AT&T Inc.’s computer systems were repeatedly breached by foreign hackers, and the companies concealed those intrusions from the US government in violation...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Dozens of signal jammers are popping up around the Strait of Hormuz, interfering with missile projections, scrambling ships' GPS and interrupting Israelis' farm equipment. via @patrickhowelloneill.com today. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
exclusive: OpenAI Tapped for Voice Control Tech in US Drone Swarm Challenge www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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OpenAI Tapped for Voice Control Tech in US Drone Swarm Challenge
OpenAI has partnered with two defense technology companies that the Pentagon has selected to compete to develop voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the US military, according to multiple peo...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Exclusive: US Has Investigated Claims That WhatsApp Chats Aren't Private www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Has Investigated Claims That WhatsApp Chats Aren’t Private
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company’s statements that the chat service...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
News: Trump has said he wants to make America the “crypto capital of the world.” His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chinese Maker Behind Most of World’s Bitcoin Miners Has Been Focus of US National Security Probe
Investigators have sought to assess whether Bitmain Technologies’ products pose risks of espionage or sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter. The company says they don’t.
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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NEW: Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris... w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
US election offices are operating with fewer security resources -- like the intel-sharing that previously stopped bomb threats -- after DHS abandoned local support, per @patrickhowelloneill.com's latest scoop @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Elections Face Security Test as DHS Cuts Local Cyber Support
As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency th...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
"You can’t catch me unless you catch me on video," said a dirty Kansas City cop after smashing TVs and stealing crab legs(!) during a police raid. Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting. www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
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Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest. The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says. "I could smell the onions and mustard."
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
how to help families losing SNAP benefits, an unprecedented halt that experts say could trigger the worst hunger crisis in the US since the Great Depression 🚨16 million kids are among those who will be impacted 🚨 www.thecut.com/article/how-...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
NEWS: A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports. Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings. Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets in Russia
A director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
DHS is moving hundreds of people focused stopping mass shooters, curbing Russian hacks + counter-terrorism work into immigration roles. Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job. exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com gift link:
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Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push
The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
News @bloomberg.com ! The US is investigating an ex-ransom negotiator accused of conspiring with hackers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Probes Ex-Ransom Negotiator Accused of Scheming With Hackers
Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
a very thoughtful interview with spy novelist Alan Furst open.spotify.com/episode/7E8M...
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Alan Furst: 6/7/16
The Moment with Brian Koppelman · Episode
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
news --> A politically motivated hacker says they stole student records from Columbia University to try to prove that the school was violating a SCOTUS decision on affirmative action. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Columbia University Applicants’ Personal Data Stolen By Hacker
Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data ...
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Ryan Gallagher @rjgallagher.co.uk · 16/06/2025
New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants
An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Hack at United Natural Foods distributor isn't expected to be resolved until June 15 at the soonest, according to messages seen by @bloomberg.com + Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage + Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Whole Foods Supplier Hack Leaves Empty Shelves, Stalls Forklifts
United Natural Foods Inc., a grocery distributor for Amazon Inc.’s Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online by June 15 and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted it...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
news: Chinese hackers breached a US telecom in 2023, a year before the intelligence community said it started spotting Salt Typhoon clues. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the US communications...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Big far-right podcasts are pushing the false narrative that Ukraine is selling US weapons to cartels. @mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social tracks how the propaganda spread from a QAnon influencer to a Russian network of fake news sites, then to Tucker Carlson. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-the-kr...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Propagandhi are among the latest to announce the cancellation of all of their 2025 US tour dates, citing "circumstances beyond our control." exclaim.ca/music/articl...
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Propagandhi Cancel All US Tour Dates Due to "Circumstances Beyond Our Control" │ Exclaim!
Cross-border relations are unfortunately not 'At Peace'
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This case feels like a canary in the coalmine. Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts. Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... bsky.app/profile/mrpa...
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‘An existential threat to democracy’: the US judge facing a challenge to her election victory
Allison Riggs won in November – but a court ruling has put ballots in North Carolina under threat. The stakes are high
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Worth remembering amid Trump officials' attacks on the alleged "censorship cartel" --> DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
New @margimurphy.bsky.social scoop -- A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights - he doesn't like noise from air vents - he likes to nap on day-trips - fuel conservation isn't a priority www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Private Jet Hack Surfaces Guide to Serving Elon Musk on Flights
Among the documents stolen from the private jet company NetJets Inc. in a cyberattack disclosed this week: a guide to serving a high-profile client, Elon Musk.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21/03/2025
The Trump administration ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public just as cases of bird flu and measles were growing. Hundreds of pages of documents reveal what went on behind the scenes. Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️
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What Happened When the Trump Administration Ordered a CDC Blackout
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal the chaotic turn of events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the Trump administration ordered the agency to stop communicating with the pu...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
this is so great, from @margimurphy.bsky.social
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
DHS workers who specialize in anti-terrorism work -- combatting online radicalization and training local PDs -- are worried they'll be re-assigned to Guantanamo to aid the Trump admin's plans there. bsky.app/profile/jeff...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
news —> DHS slashes personnel leading fight against domestic extremism - CP3 helped intervene on >1000 cases + potential mass casualty events - Respected director resigned March 3 amid sweeping cuts - $79 million to curb violence is under review 🎁 Gift Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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DHS Slashes Personnel Leading Fight Against Domestic Extremism
The Trump administration’s purge of US government workers has gutted a Department of Homeland Security unit created to combat online radicalization and credited with helping disrupt more than 1,000 vi...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
News —> The Trump administration ordered the nonpartisan agency that preps diplomats on US policy to drop DEI terms and move away from Biden-era programs, including one aimed at combatting sexual violence. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Drops DEI Terms in Future Diplomat Training After Trump Order
Training for US diplomats will abandon the use of certain words related to diversity and inclusion, according to new State Department guidelines that also call for dropping references to DEI programs ...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
If anyone is as obsessed as me with perfectly executed muay thai teep kicks (no one is, I know) this is a wonderful display of that www.youtube.com/watch?v=keCD...
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Insane Muay Thai Duel 🤯👊 Jo Nattawut vs. Luke Lessei | Full Fight
YouTube video by ONE Championship
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the formation of a task force to remove CPD officers with 'ties to extremist and anti-government groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.'
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Morning Briefing: Chicago Mayor to Form Task Force on Removal of Police With Connections to Extremist Groups
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the formation of a task force to CPD officers with 'ties to extremist and anti-government groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.'
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Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
US cuts are hammering internet watchdog groups trying to fight radicalization online (w/ @dzuidijk.bsky.social) - A project trying to subvert surveillance in Iran is done - Fact-checkers debunking Russian propaganda are done - White supremacist recruiting is back www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s Cuts at US Agencies Starve Internet Watchdogs That Fight Disinformation
An internet watchdog that identified participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is preparing to cut staff. A media startup in Kosovo that hunts Russian disinformation has shuttered a weekly show ...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
New @bloomberg.com exclusive: DOJ + SEC are investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike and a government IT seller, according to two people familiar and a document. Federal agents have been interviewing IRS staffers and gathering evidence for months. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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DOJ, SEC Investigating $32 Million CrowdStrike Deal With Carahsoft
US prosecutors and regulators are investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and a technology distributor to provide cybersecurity tools to the Internal Revenue Service, accord...
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Davey Alba @davey.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New @bloomberg.com: Undocumented workers helped build Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory bloom.bg/41gG6a3
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The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory
Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown.
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 07/02/2025
New: A 2nd DOGE staffer has amplified extremists online, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...
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Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online
One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
glad that's all cleared up bsky.app/profile/bloo...
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
There's a part in "Civil War" I think about all the time, when Kirsten Dunst and another character are talking about their up-close experience with the hostile government takeover. And one of them say, "My parents are pretending it isn't happening."
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Farmers who backed Trump (i.e., mega-wealthy agriculture industry donors) convinced the White House to supply them with more water than the city of LA, but now worry about deportations. super interesting story (gift link) --> www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Trump’s California Water Order Does More for Farms Than Fires
The state’s Republican farmers are an emerging force but still fear tariffs and deportations.
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A Russian Oligarch Held Stake in Musk’s SpaceX Through Trust While He Was Sanctioned www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Russian Oligarch Held Stake in Musk’s SpaceX Through Trust While He Was Sanctioned
Citigroup administered Heritage Trust and decided it didn’t need to block the trust’s assets after Suleyman Kerimov was sanctioned in 2018, according to people with knowledge of the matter
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Jeff Stone @jeffstone.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
News --> The Trump team made good on a threat today to dismiss Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which conducts oversight on FBI + intel agencies. The White House previously gave Democratic PCLOB members until Thursday to resign, breaking 20 years of precedent.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.
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Leon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/01/2025
NEW: Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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