"In a statement published Thursday night, Amodei said Anthropic would not accommodate the Department of Defense's request to remove the safeguards on its AI model because, in a narrow set of cases, we believe AI can undermine, rather than defend, democratic values":
https://reason.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-ceo-refuses-pentagon-demands-to-remove-safeguards-on-military-ai/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reason_brand&utm_content=autoshare&utm_term=post
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Anthropic CEO refuses Pentagon demands to remove safeguards on military AI

Dario Amodei penned a public letter explaining the danger of the Defense Department's request to remove certain constraints from Claude, and refusing them outright.

Reason.com

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"(Sen.) Kelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth. Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/mark-kelly-pentagon-hegseth-suit.html
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Kelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth

Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.

The New York Times
The Shadow Docket: Democracy's Silent Killer | Dahlia Lithwick #DefendingDemocracy
https://podcastaddict.com/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias/episode/214360075 via @PodcastAddict
SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward

A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.

On Data and Democracy
Bevan Holloway (@bevanholloway.com)

Their article can be found in this collection from @jodemocracy.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Democrats’ Plan to Stop the SAVE Act, DOGE | Sen. Alex Padilla #DefendingDemocracy
https://podcastaddict.com/defending-democracy/episode/199055689
Why Trump is the “Most Corrupt” President Ever | Rep. Greg Landsman #DefendingDemocracy
https://podcastaddict.com/defending-democracy/episode/198858315
This is a “Dangerous Moment” for All of Our Civil Rights | Sen. Chris Van Hollen #DefendingDemocracy
https://podcastaddict.com/defending-democracy/episode/198584890