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Trump’s bill slashes spending on veterans to boost corporate welfare for the Big Five arms manufacturers and surging AI spying firms like Palantir. Originally published at Antiwar.com. The Senate is on the verge of passing the distinctly misnamed “big beautiful bill.” It is, in fact, one of the ugliest pieces of legislation to come out of Congress in living memory. The version that passed the House recently would cut $1.7 trillion, mostly in domestic spending, while providing the top 5% of taxpayers […]

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The post Trump’s BBB busts the budget to benefit arms makers, AI warlords appeared first on The Grayzone.

Epstein’s gone, the files are sealed, and Trump’s DOJ says the case is over. Meanwhile, ICE becomes the third-largest military force on Earth. Greg Stoker unpacks why the real story was never justice, it was control.

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Four senior executives at Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have been formally appointed lieutenant colonels in the US Army following the creation of a “special” unit created for rich Big Tech mavens seeking military leadership roles. On June 13, the Army announced the creation of Detachment 201, otherwise known as the “Executive Innovation Corps,” which it describes as “a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation.” Four ultra-wealthy executives from top tech companies were sworn in to […]

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Many people who focus on information security, including myself, have long considered Telegram suspicious and untrustworthy. Now, based on findings published by the investigative journalism outlet IStories (original in Russian; English version by OCCRP available here), and my own analysis of packet captures from Telegram for Android and of Telegram’s protocol described below, I consider Telegram to be a indistinguishable from a surveillance honeypot.

The tech giant didn’t just lock an ICC prosecutor out of his email. It’s been building tools for Israel’s wars while silencing dissent at home.

The post Microsoft’s Role in Gaza Goes Way Beyond the ICC Email Lockout appeared first on MintPress News.

As the British state harasses and arrests a growing number of activists and dissident journalists, including the author of this piece, UN rapporteurs delivered a forceful letter of protest to London condemning its abuse of counter-terror legislation. In December 2024, a quartet of UN rapporteurs focused on “peaceful assembly and of association” and the “right to privacy” delivered a strongly-worded letter to the British government. Expressing grave concerns about the potential “misapplication of counter-terrorism laws” to arrest, detain, interrogate and […]

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The post UN demands answers from UK on terror law abuse appeared first on The Grayzone.

Meet the former government officials and intelligence operatives at the heart of New Lines as investigative journalist Alan MacLeod sheds light on the “independent” think tank’s true agenda and motivations.

The post From PropOrNot to New Lines: How Washington is Weaponizing Media appeared first on MintPress News.

Homeland security towers are to be powered by artificial intelligence.

The post U.S. Government Seeks “Unified Vision of Unauthorized Movement” appeared first on The Intercept.

Jessica Buxbaum investigates the partnership between X and an Israeli tech company run by former intelligence officials, highlighting its potential impact on surveillance, censorship, and digital rights.

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