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I'm still happy with Signal. The breaches have all been PEBCAC so far. If one needs that level of security, one should read up on how to set it up. ...and not invite a journalist to your classified conversation. 😜 😂
Just a great poster design!Looked it up and it shows memejacop-art as the designer #NoKings

I am one of the organizers of a huge annual international academic conference. This year it's in the U.S.

I don't think I can, in good conscience, recommend that any of our international members attend.

https://www.newsweek.com/britain-issues-travel-warning-us-deportations-2047878

Britain Issues Travel Warning for US

The change comes amid President Donald Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.

Newsweek
The entire USAID website is gone.
USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/31/usda-climate-change-websites-00201826

Kewl!

Rachel Maddow Will Return to Nightly Shows on MSNBC for Trump’s First 100 Days https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/rachel-maddow-msnbc-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o04.Rd2P.miYxlwxkM97J

Rachel Maddow Will Host Nightly Shows on MSNBC for Trump’s First 100 Days

The cable news network rejiggers its prime-time lineup ahead of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House.

The New York Times
Just testing the limits of the BlueSky bridge.
#NothingToSeeHereMoveAlong
Moooooommmmm!!

Omfg.

Via Kyle Griffin:

#Trump just named Dr. Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator.

Yes, Dr. Oz.

⚠️“Tom's of Maine toothpaste was manufactured with water containing bacteria, while a "black mold-like substance" was found in a factory where the product was made, according to a warning letter from FDA

The Nov 5 letter stated that Tom's Simply White Clean Mint toothpaste contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a germ that can cause infections in the blood and lungs, the FDA letter said. “

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toms-of-maine-toothpaste-bacteria-water-black-mold-fda-details/

Tom's of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-tainted water, FDA warns. Here are details.

The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.