Read: Why Do Corporations Love Authoritarianism? | Joan Westenberg

Read: Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content | The Register

Slop-making machine will feed unauthorized scrapers what they so richly deserve, hopefully without poisoning the internet

Read: Maybe You Can Post Your Way Through Fascism | Tales from the Bitface

Read: Big Tech Wants You Trapped. The Open Web Sets You Free | Joan Westenberg

Read: Russia’s next move? The countries trying to Putin-proof themselves | BBC

Read: A Deeper Look at Claims by KGB Officer that Trump was Recruited by Soviet Intelligence in the 1980s | Michael Sellers

Read: BREAKING: DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides | TPM

Each time we hear more about the unfolding situation with the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the story gets darker and involves greater abuses of power.

Read: Trump fires Democratic FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts | The Register

Remaining Republicans don’t like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation

Read: Let’s talk about Krasnov | Arthur Snell

It’s time to take a serious look at the evidence of Trump’s relationship with Russia

Read: Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support | Axios

The idea is to sabotage Social Security.

Read/Bookmark: How you can help Ukraine | Andy Sylvester

This might be a repeat but worth it. Andy parses through and makes a list of legit Ukraine causes and charities.

Read: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network | ProPublica

Read: Brown advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travel | The Brown Daily Herald

Watch: Operation Clockwork Orange - Secret Military Coup Against British Prime Minister | Mark Felton Productions

Read: OPINION: Did the US Collaborate With Russia for the Recovery of Kursk Oblast? | Kiev Post

I’ve been wondering about the same thing.