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Daily Deal: Stone River eLearning

3 weeks 5 days ago
They say you should never stop learning, and at Stone River, that mantra is a way of life. Through this subscription, you’ll get full access to 800+ courses and 4,800 hours of online learning, covering everything from iOS mobile development to graphic design. Plus, you’ll get a range of VIP perks, including unlimited eBooks and […]
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U.S. Airlines Built A Secret Data Broker To Help The Government Spy On Customers

3 weeks 5 days ago
We’ve noted many times that there are two major reasons the U.S. doesn’t have a functional privacy law for the modern internet era. One, we’re too corrupt and greedy to do the right thing, causing us to prioritize making money over literally everything else — including public safety. And two, the government long ago realized […]
Karl Bode

Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors

3 weeks 6 days ago
I already wrote about the GOP’s bloodthirsty desire to use the military on Americans. They manufactured a nonsense “crisis” by over-aggressively sending in ICE agents to grab people off the streets, leading to protests, which were focused on provoking protestors into violence, which would then be used to justify an even more violent crackdown. Given […]
Mike Masnick

The Data On Immigration & Terrorism Don’t Support Trump’s Travel Ban

3 weeks 6 days ago
The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 countries in Africa and Asia, including many of the world’s poorest nations. All travel is banned from 12 of these countries, with partial restrictions on travel from the rest. The presidential proclamation, entitled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from […]
Mike Masnick

The GOP Is Way Too Fucking Excited About Using US Troops On American Protestors

3 weeks 6 days ago
On the latest episode of the always excellent “The Bugle” podcast, comedian Alice Fraser amusingly describes the horror of what’s happening in Los Angeles the following way: So let’s just clarify: this is arguably unlawful deployment of military force to enforce peace on peaceful protests over illegal arrests of illegal immigrants. Here’s what actually happening […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: Academy of Educational Engineering

3 weeks 6 days ago
The Academy of Educational Engineering is a premier platform tailored for aspiring and professional geeks. This all-in-one educational ecosystem is designed to empower you with expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience across embedded systems, electronics, IoT, and software development. As a premium member, you’ll access comprehensive tools, engaging projects, personalized feedback, and direct mentorship, helping you […]
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Lindsey Graham Thinks It Should Be Illegal To Identify ICE Agents

3 weeks 6 days ago
We’re just supposed to assume that the masked person brandishing a gun and ordering us to get into an unmarked vehicle is a federal agent, rather than a criminal. We’re just supposed to buy into this new, hideous version of immigration enforcement that utilizes military gear, long guns, and a complete lack of identification as […]
Tim Cushing

Trump Plan To Redirect Billions In Broadband Subsidies To Elon Musk Starts Seeing Blowback From States

3 weeks 6 days ago
After spending election season whining that the program was taking too long, Republicans have been introducing massive new changes to a $42.5 billion infrastructure bill broadband grant program (BEAD) that not only don’t serve the public interest, but could also introduce years of potential new delays. Their changes are twofold: one, they want to strip […]
Karl Bode

RFK Jr. Fires Every Single Member Of CDC’s Immunization Advisory Committee

4 weeks ago
As RFK Jr. has presided over the decimation of the Health & Human Services department he runs, along with HHS’ child agencies, his anti-vaxxer stance has shown through. And, really, his appointment, confirmation, and subsequent actions should fully put to bed any question of the utility of congressional approval of cabinet positions. During those hearings, […]
Dark Helmet

The U.S. Army Embraces ‘Right To Repair.’ At Least Superficially.

4 weeks ago
U.S. consumer protection (or what’s left of it after several devastating Supreme Court rulings and Trump executive orders) is on life support. But one bright spot continues to be the “right to repair” movement, which is working to fight repair monopolies and make it cheaper and easier to repair the tech you own. Washington state […]
Karl Bode

Techdirt Podcast Episode 421: The Fracturing Internet

4 weeks ago
Support us on Patreon » Way, way back during the SOPA/PIPA fight, a very important part of the resistance against the bills was coming from infrastructure operators who explained how they were technically incoherent and dangerous. One prominent group was the Internet Infrastructure Coalition, co-founded by Christian Dawson. Today, with legislative amnesia setting in and new […]
Leigh Beadon

Columbia’s Capitulation Backfired Spectacularly As Trump Admin Threatens Its Accreditation

4 weeks ago
Appeasing bullies never works. Not only does it reveal your willingness to abandon principles, but bullies will never be satisfied — they’ll always demand more. Columbia University is learning this lesson the hard way. The school quickly caved to Trump’s demands to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests and discipline faculty. Meanwhile, Harvard stood up and […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The 2025 Total Microsoft SQL Server Bundle

4 weeks ago
The 2025 Total Microsoft SQL Server Bundle has 5 courses that let you dive into the fundamentals. You’ll learn how to create and manage databases using real-world SQL queries, install and navigate SSMS, protect your data, plan for emergencies, handle failover clustering, and much more. You’ll also learn Git and GitHub step-by-step—from installation to advanced […]
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Republicans Plan To Steal Billions In Already-Awarded Broadband Grant Money From States That Attempt ‘AI’ Oversight

4 weeks ago
We’ve noted how Republicans are busy screwing up the infrastructure bill’s $42.5 billion BEAD broadband grant program. After performatively whining that the program wasn’t moving quickly enough for their liking during the election season, the GOP announced it would be significantly slowing fund dispersal just to make life harder on poor people and to throw […]
Karl Bode

California Sues Trump Over Unprecedented Federal Seizure Of State National Guard

4 weeks ago
This weekend, Donald Trump pulled off something that’s happened exactly once before in US history: federalizing a state’s National Guard over the state governor’s objections without invoking the Insurrection Act. And he did it to deal with what the LAPD itself described as peaceful protests that were “under control.” The constitutional implications here are important. […]
Mike Masnick

Trump Administration Sends Marines To Site Of Anti-ICE Protests

4 weeks 1 day ago
How’s your Monday going? Well, buckle up. The day ain’t over yet. No sooner had California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would be suing Trump over his illegal deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles to do whatever it is they’re supposed to do when deployed illegally than the Defense Department turned Pete […]
Tim Cushing

Trump, ICE Have Earned Every Bit Of The Hatred They’re Now Facing

4 weeks 1 day ago
Trump is setting the stage for martial law. Again. The reasons for his latest move are directly tied to the actions of his administration and, more specifically, the most visible arm of his anti-migrant policies. ICE has been problematic for years, but it took two non-consecutive Trump administrations to turn it into the cartoonish supervillain […]
Tim Cushing