Mastodawn

All corruption, all the time in Trump world. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/europe/trump-greenland-operation-danish-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XFA.Qx3_.cTghBWH-JyPR&smid=nytcore-ios-share

They’ve Been Accused of Running a ‘Covert’ Operation in Greenland. It’s No Secret.

Members of President Trump’s circle, working in plain sight, have caught the eye of Denmark’s intelligence services for trying to make friends and cut deals on the Danish territory.

The New York Times

Dan Gillmor 1d ago

All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 64,330:

https://www.levernews.com/the-pentagons-ai-gatekeeper-holds-stock-in-anthropics-rival/?ref=lever-weekly-newsletter

The Pentagon’s AI Gatekeeper Holds Stock In Anthropic’s Rival

As the Pentagon moves to blacklist Anthropic for pushing AI safeguards, the official leading the charge holds millions in a competing firm.

The Lever

Dan Gillmor 3d ago

Blocking earned military promotions, top Trump Pentagon apparatchik Hegseth flaunts the regime's racism and sexism, with no real pretense otherwise. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5763863/hegseth-soldiers-promotions

Dan Gillmor 4d ago

This California sheriff should be in jail, not running for governor. https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/chad-bianco-ballots-seized-riverside/

A California sheriff seized 600,000 ballots. The judge who approved it? One he endorsed.

Judge Jay Kiel approved warrants for California governor candidate Chad Bianco to seize 600,000 ballots. Bianco endorsed Kiel in 2022; Kiel praised the sheriff.

CalMatters

Dan Gillmor 4d ago

Genuinely Gary 🌤️4d ago

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference: More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

(While unfortunate, this needs to happen. Everyone should move their meet-ups away from the US for now) #uspol

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference

More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.

Scientific American

Dan Gillmor 4d ago

It's FOSS 4d ago

GrapheneOS says ❌ to age verification.

https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-refuses-age-verification/

#grapheneos #ageverification #privacy

Android-Based GrapheneOS Refuses Age Verification, May Exit Regions That Enforce It

The privacy-focused Android fork would rather lose market access than collect user data at setup.

It's FOSS

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Dan Gillmor 4d ago

@sundogplanets Unless it's the one that hits Earth...

Dan Gillmor 4d ago

Fedica 4d ago

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp #News #Mastodon https://twp.ai/4ixa8v

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp | TechCrunch

Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.

TechCrunch

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Dan Gillmor 4d ago

@mcc Not sure either. Looks like Disney got snowed in other ways, though.

Dan Gillmor 4d ago

That supposed $1 billion Disney investment in "Open"AI was a mirage all along, as so many things related to the AI industry have come to be.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-set-discontinue-sora-video-platform-app-wsj-reports-2026-03-24/

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