Ah, #France 🇫🇷, the land of fine wine, exquisite cheese, and now, identity theft! 🍷🧀🔐 Who knew government incompetence could pair so well with a side of personal data served on a silver platter? 🍽️🎉
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/france-confirms-data-breach-at-government-agency-that-manages-citizens-ids/ #IdentityTheft #GovernmentIncompetence #PersonalData #WineAndCheese #HackerNews #ngated
France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens' IDs | TechCrunch

The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens.

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Louis opens a love letter from NYC 😃

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/oFUuaaPE9iHGDE3Q2oQCqX

Louis opens a love letter from NYC 😃

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San Francisco bakery scammed by city program after spending $27k repairing vandalism

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/53fWiFTGvoiUpoiQXXjAos

San Francisco bakery scammed by city program after spending $27k repairing vandalism

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China's favorite dance app gets a 🤡 makeover! The US government manages to make a #TikTok deal so bad it's like watching a car crash in slow motion 🚗💥. Congratulations, tech wizards: you've outdone yourselves in incompetence! 🏆
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/tiktok-deal-done-and-its-somehow-the-shittiest-possible-outcome-making-everything-worse/ #ChinaDanceApp #DealFail #GovernmentIncompetence #TechDrama #SocialMediaNews #HackerNews #ngated
TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse

There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…

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africa truly is a country...

'A call for all staff in Nigeria's ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. '

Link below:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynd4p10zko

#Nigeria #Food #CostOfLiving #GovernmentIncompetence #Africa

Pray for food, Nigeria government tells its staff amid mockery

The agriculture ministry calls on divine intervention to achieve food security, angering many.

The state office building in my town apparently got new #bicycle racks. :facepalm:

How much money do you think the person who approved this is being paid? #BikeTooter #GovernmentWaste #GovernmentIncompetence #Vermont #VTpol