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FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trumpâs continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social
I suspect the major difference with this form of American interference in British democracy, and whatever theyâve been up to since World War II, is that this time the public have been told about it.
George Sievers@rationaljack.bsky.social
These aren't parliamentary groups, theyre independent nonprofits... the kind that the Left have had funded forever via Open Society & climate groups etc, but now that the Right have started to support things such as (horror!) free speech, the fainting couch is wheeled out. Comical.
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Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations - ICIJ
The Swedish bank and its New York subsidiary agreed to the penalty to settle final U.S. probe tied to money laundering case, officials say.
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Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe
Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on âgay conversion therapyâ and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.
www.theguardian.com
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young
Exclusive: Controversial grants are part of package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics
Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social
NEW B-SIDE: THE PALANTIR FILES We are joined by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social to understand: đ©ŒThe taxpayer value from the ÂŁ330m contract đșđž Why we're so hooked on US tech đč Can Burnham find an alternative platform? đ§ open.spotify.com/episode/4c1x... đ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
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How offshore firms helped a mafia-linked Italian druglord hide a $230m fortune - ICIJ
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help ofâŠ
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Joint statement: UK acquittal of former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke is no answer to wider corruption allegations - Spotlight on Corruption
Last month a London jury acquitted Diezani Alison-Madueke, along with her brother Doye Agame and businesswoman Olatimbo Ayinde, of all bribery charges against them. This is a joint statement on behalf...
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Inside Trumpâs Effort to âTake Overâ the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers â and people who held the line â would l...
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How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author
Law professor Bennett Gershman told ProPublica that the prosecution of a man for the rape of author Alice Sebold was laced with misconduct. Then he was hired by the city and county that prosecuted the man â and reached a very different conclusion.
correctiv.org
Emissionshandel: EU entlastet energieintensive Industrie
Aus dem Vorschlag, den die EU-Kommission heute vorgelegt hat, geht unter anderem hervor, die Emissionsobergrenze anzupassen. Das heiĂt, dass die Gesamtmenge der Zertifikate langsamer reduziert wird al...
www.transparency.org
Transparency International 2025: while corruption spreads, here'sâŠ
Transparency International's 2025 annual report: 14,000 people supported, 60+ systemic reforms, EU golden passports banned. See how the globalâŠ
democracyforsale.substack.com
What has Palantir ever done for us?
Beeban Kidron and James Ball join me to talk Big Tech and British democracy - plus we've been shortlisted for an award
correctiv.org
AfD-Firma drohen Konsequenzen wegen Partei-KI
Das AfD-KI-Tool, Alternita Studio, könnte gegen eine EU-Verordnung verstoĂen. Google und OpenAI prĂŒfen VerstöĂe gegen ihre Nutzungsbedingungen.
correctiv.org
Dritte Abstimmung wohl ungĂŒltig: Bundestag muss ĂŒber Polizeigesetz neu abstimmen
Bundestag beschlieĂt Bundespolizeigesetz â doch CORRECTIV-Recherchen zeigen: Die finale Abstimmung war wohl ungĂŒltig und muss wiederholt werden.
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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
Johannes Wendt
