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January 24, 2025

Leaked Documents Expose Deep Ties Between Israeli Army and Microsoft

Yuval Abraham +972 Magazine

Since Oct. 7, the Israeli military has relied heavily on cloud and AI services from Microsoft and its partner OpenAI, while the tech giant’s staff embed with different units to support rollout, a joint investigation reveals.

How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want

January 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia is buying their way into American politics, tech, and sports. What do they want in return?

Springtime for Elon (Song Parody)

January 24, 2025

Elon made a rather strange salute at the inauguration. Song parody of "Springtime for Hitler" from The Producers.

Trump Tech Requests

January 24, 2025

Can the Internet fix imaging problems? The view from the White House tech desk.

I Attended Trump’s Inauguration. Here Are my Thoughts.

January 24, 2025

It's not so much what Trump said. Pay attention to what he isn't saying.

Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show

January 24, 2025

Brooke Harrington sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss modern American oligarchies and how a coalition of laborers is the only way to dismantle the system. #DailyShow #Oligarchy #Trump #Inauguration #Billionaire

January 24, 2025

What’s an H-1B Visa?

Gabrielle Clark The Conversation

A Brief History of the Controversial Program for Skilled Foreign Workers

January 24, 2025

Bring In the Clowns

Jean Chacona

Poet Jean Chacona offers a satirical view of the hucksterism at the heart of the new administration.

January 23, 2025

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American

Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision designed to get the issue behind him quickly. “Trump just said: ‘F*ck it: Release ‘em all,’” an advisor recalled.

January 23, 2025

Federal Judges in Jan. 6 Cases Slam Trump’s Pardons

Kyle Cheney Politico

A prominent federal judge on Wednesday ripped President Donald Trump’s mass clemency for Jan. 6 rioters, saying the justification he offered in his proclamation was “flatly wrong” and a “revisionist myth.”