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🧊 We’re suing ICE for its $2 million spyware contract

404 Media

On Monday 404 Media filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding the agency publish its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware that can remotely break into mobile phones without the target even clicking a link.

How much do you want to bet they’ve utilized this and targeted people without getting the appropriate warrants? 404 continues to do the work of our lord and savior, Charlie Kirk /s

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đź’‰ They pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies

McSweeney’s

And I will say there are parts of the world that don’t take Tylenol. I mean, there’s a rumor, and I don’t know if it’s so or not, that Cuba, they don’t have Tylenol, because they don’t have the money to put Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism, okay? Tell me about that one. And there are other parts of the world where they don’t have Tylenol, where they don’t have autism. That tells you a lot.

When a satire website can publish a transcript of your speech—word

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👺 California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement

Guardian

The new law aims to boost public trust in law enforcement and stop people from impersonating officers to commit crimes, supporters said.

Great idea in theory, but has me worried about federal agents purposely disobeying. Not sure what would happen in that situation. And don’t get me wrong, that’s no reason to not do this. Just nervous, is all.

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🍖 Food insecurity

Letters from an American

This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. Those reports began in the 1990s to help state and local officials distribute food assistance. Last year’s report found that 18 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity during 2023. In a statement, the Department of Agriculture said: “These redundant, costly, politicized and extraneous studies do nothing more than fearmonger.”

Not sure there’s a better sign that this administration doesn’t care at

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🧸 Ben Johnson made this harder on himself

Defector

That Johnson eventually chose the Bears sent a clear signal: This is the job he wanted above all others, one that would allow him to prove himself against his old team and division rivals and establish himself as a top head coach in the league.

Anyone willingly choosing to coach the Bears is giving you a clear sign that something is not right between the ears… I lump myself in that category as someone who was excited for the season and expected things to improve from last year.

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