Topic: government accountability
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DOGE Exposes Social Security Data in Major Cloud Security Breach
An unauthorized live copy of the Social Security database was created in a cloud environment, bypassing standard oversight and putting the personal data of over 300 million Americans at risk. The breach, allegedly directed by SSA officials, exposed sensitive information including names, birth det...
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Minneapolis: Why Reality Still Matters
The fatal shooting of legal observer Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis was captured on multiple civilian smartphone videos, which directly contradicted official narratives and served as a powerful act of community resistance. Official attempts to control the story, including labeling...
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US Federal Cybersecurity Stagnation Sparks Growing Alarm
Significant staffing cuts at CISA, the national cybersecurity agency, have created a severe operational crisis with a 40% vacancy rate in key areas, reversing prior progress. The workforce reductions, linked to political tensions over election security, have drawn sharp criticism from government ...
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Trump Administration Denies Social Security Data Breach
The Trump administration denied a whistleblower's claim that the Social Security Administration improperly copied the sensitive NUMIDENT database to an unsecured cloud system, asserting it was stored on a secured server with continuous oversight. Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano confi...
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Texas Lawmakers Demand DOJ Investigate Smithsonian
Texas lawmakers have requested a Department of Justice investigation, accusing the Smithsonian of violating anti-lobbying laws by using funds to oppose moving the space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The legislators allege the Smithsonian lobbied against the relocation, spread misinformation about...
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CDC Vaccine Databases Frozen Under RFK Jr.
Nearly half of the CDC's most frequently updated public health databases have been frozen, creating major gaps in tracking vital health trends, particularly under the tenure of vaccine-skeptical Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The vast majority of the paused databases (33 of 38) contained ...
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Expert: DHS uses "disturbing excuses" to collect kids' biometric data
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to collect extensive biometric data from immigrants of all ages, including facial images, fingerprints, and DNA, raising concerns from civil liberties advocates about privacy and overreach. The expansion is projected to cost the government $288.7 m...
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