<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/25/" rel="tag">#25</a> For May 2025</p><p>Enjoy the exploration of the past bits of May and read an motivational message of accountability and condolences of a beautiful precious life.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-25/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-25/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-25/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>
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<p>About 150 Chicago schools sit half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity.</p><p>The city “doesn’t seem to be having an honest conversation about the challenges it’s facing,” one school finance expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-costs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-costs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/chi</span><span class="invisible">cago-public-schools-enrollment-costs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a></p>
<p>While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Amid Increasing Domestic Violence, Illinois Struggles to Review Fatalities<br>—</p><p>Four years after the state called for a network of domestic violence review panels, only seven counties have joined committees. Glaringly absent from the program: Cook County, home to Chicago and about 40% of the state’s population.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/deaths-are-rising-but-illinois-domestic-violence-review-boards-have-yet-to-offer-solutions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/deaths-are-rising-but-illinois-domestic-violence-review-boards-have-yet-to-offer-solutions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dea</span><span class="invisible">ths-are-rising-but-illinois-domestic-violence-review-boards-have-yet-to-offer-solutions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a></p>
<p>"Before ChatGPT distorted Eugene Torres’s sense of reality and almost killed him, he said, the artificial intelligence chatbot had been a helpful, timesaving tool."</p><p>Fair enough.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O08.plzK.QwsxM26gEO7Y&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O08.plzK.QwsxM26gEO7Y&smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/tec</span><span class="invisible">hnology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O08.plzK.QwsxM26gEO7Y&smid=url-share</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#ChatGPT</a></p>
<p>Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ice</span><span class="invisible">-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a></p>
<p>An EPA complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that a harmful disinfectant was being used without proper protection at an ICE facility in California.</p><p>Last week, the case — filed against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor — was dropped without explanation.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Montana Renews Accused Cancer Doctor’s License Despite Criminal, Civil Inquiries<br>—</p><p>Questions about whether oncologist Dr. Thomas Weiner would be permitted to continue practicing medicine intensified after a ProPublica investigation exposed a trail of patient harm tied to his practice.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-weiner-montana-medical-license-renewed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/thomas-weiner-montana-medical-license-renewed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tho</span><span class="invisible">mas-weiner-montana-medical-license-renewed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/montana/" rel="tag">#Montana</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>DOGE can now access a HUD system that includes addresses domestic violence survivors have relocated to for safety, medical records in disability cases and credit reports in lending discrimination cases.</p><p>Few of the records are redacted or anonymized.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-hud-housing-discrimination-privacy-domestic-violence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-hud-housing-discrimination-privacy-domestic-violence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-elon-musk-hud-housing-discrimination-privacy-domestic-violence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/hud/" rel="tag">#HUD</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a></p>
<p>Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding<br>—</p><p>The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-research-lost-trump/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-research-lost-trump/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/nih-cu</span><span class="invisible">ts-research-lost-trump/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nih/" rel="tag">#NIH</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more temperature-related deaths.</p><p>Most of the people expected to suffer live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>
<p>Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts<br>---</p><p>The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-strategy-group-senate-probe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-strategy-group-senate-probe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-dhs-strategy-group-senate-probe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a></p>
<p>ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.<br>---</p><p>Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ice-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ice</span><span class="invisible">-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰</p><p>Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we've missed. </p><p> <br>404 Meda, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span></p><p>
Bolts, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> <br> <br>Brian Merchant, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@brianmerchant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brianmerchant</span></a></span> <br> <br>Casey Newton, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>caseynewton</span></a></span> </p><p>Cory Doctorow, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span></p><p>
Joan Westenberg , <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span></p><p>
GBH News, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbhnews</span></a></span></p><p>
Knowable Magazine <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span></p><p>Molly White, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> <br> <br>The New York Review of Books, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@nybooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nybooks</span></a></span></p><p>
ProPublica, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span><br> <br>Rest of World, <a href="https://restof.social/@restofworld" rel="nofollow">@restofworld</a><br> <br>San Francisco Public Press, <a href="https://sfba.social/@SFPublicPress" rel="nofollow">@SFPublicPress</a><br> <br>Steve Herman, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span><br> <br>The Texas Observer, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> <br> <br>The Continent, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecontinent</span></a></span></p><p>
The Conversation, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span><br> <br>The Transmitter, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thetransmitter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetransmitter</span></a></span><br> <br>The Tyee, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetyee</span></a></span></p><p>
The Xylom, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@thexylom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thexylom</span></a></span></p><p>
The Tucson Sentinel, <a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" rel="nofollow">@TucsonSentinel</a><br> <br>Tim Mak/The Counteroffensive, <a href="https://journa.host/@timkmak" rel="nofollow">@timkmak</a><br> </p><p><a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/blackfriday/" rel="tag">#BlackFriday</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>
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<p>BRAVO! </p><p>"Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts MATTER. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE?" <br>- Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett<br><a href="/tags/aurefreepress/" rel="tag">#AureFreePress</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/headline/" rel="tag">#headline</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#Russia</a> <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#Putin</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#NATO</a></p>
<p>Some of the data used by Cambridge Analytica highlighted gun owners’ most personal information, like: <br>• If they owned cats<br>• Whether they were dieting<br>• If they were recently divorced<br>• Their political opinions</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gun</span><span class="invisible">-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#Guns</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#Psychology</a></p>
<p>Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War<br>—</p><p>City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/st-</span><span class="invisible">louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/civilwar/" rel="tag">#CivilWar</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a></p>
<p>Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.</p><p>“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-federal-workers-public-health-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-federal-workers-public-health-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-federal-workers-public-health-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies.</p><p>Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”<br>—</p><p>Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the federal government’s property.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/frank-schuler-gsa-doge-syndicated-conservation-easements-tax-scam?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/frank-schuler-gsa-doge-syndicated-conservation-easements-tax-scam?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fra</span><span class="invisible">nk-schuler-gsa-doge-syndicated-conservation-easements-tax-scam?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/scam/" rel="tag">#Scam</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”<br>—</p><p>The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude method for identifying research he calls “woke.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ted-cruz-woke-grants-national-science-foundation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ted-cruz-woke-grants-national-science-foundation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ted</span><span class="invisible">-cruz-woke-grants-national-science-foundation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#Biology</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>"CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, does not plan to hire engineers this year because of the success of AI agents created and used by the company."</p><p><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/27/salesforce-marcbenioff-layoffs-tech-agents/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sfstandard.com/2025/02/27/salesforce-marcbenioff-layoffs-tech-agents/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfstandard.com/2025/02/27/sale</span><span class="invisible">sforce-marcbenioff-layoffs-tech-agents/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/salesforce/" rel="tag">#salesforce</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#labor</a> <a href="/tags/workersrights/" rel="tag">#WorkersRights</a></p>
<p>"Rita Contreras, a hairstylist in Brooklyn, said that in the past six months, the number of clients walking in with AI images has ballooned.</p><p>[...]</p><p>“I have to just say, ‘This is not a real person. This is not real hair,’”"</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/23/ai-hair-inspo-wedding-stylists-businesses/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/23/ai-hair-inspo-wedding-stylists-businesses/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/2025/02/23/ai-hair-inspo-wedding-stylists-businesses/</span></a></p><p>Archived link: <a href="https://archive.is/erYG5" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.is/erYG5</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>
<p>What happened to February? The shortest month seemed shorter than ever this year — even though January feels very long ago. This <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a>, to counter the doom and the gloom, we’re watching Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards acceptance speech on repeat (it’s the last item in this thread). Please do read and boost the whole thread of stories from newsrooms with a presence in the fediverse. It makes a difference to our brave independent media friends.</p><p>⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Welcome to the March/April 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine! Editor-in-Chief Gus Bova introduces our latest by examining the "biannual dread” invoked by the Texas legislature and what we can do about it. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>
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