• Exile • Safety • Threat Management

    Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines

    Ed Pilkington

    The Guardian

    Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump

    Published On: 04/24/2025

  • Democracy • Press Freedom • Threat Management

    What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catastrophe

    Laurie Winer

    Thinking About

    Magical thinking is far from new. Adolf Hitler came to power amid similar lies and conspiracy theories. We should know where that leads. And, while MAGA may ignore the mountains of books written on fascism, the rest of us are not in the dark about what comes next.

    Published On: 03/13/2025

  • Technology • Threat Management

    Hegseth halts cyber operations against Russia, adding to an ugly pattern

    Steve Benen

    Maddow Blog

    Late last week, a publication called The Record, which focuses on news related to cybersecurity, published a report that seemed hard to believe. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the outlet reported, “ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.”

    Published On: 03/10/2025

  • Safety • Threat Management

    Mutual Aid

    SCOT NAKAGAWA

    The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook

    Mutual aid is a form of collective care in which communities come together to share resources, provide for one another’s needs, and build systems of support independent of the state or corporate entities.

    Published On: 03/10/2025

  • Safety • Threat Management

    Taking Heart

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    A few people I know are coping by remaining in denial. They continue to normalize what’s happening in the familiar terms of Republican versus Democrat, right versus left, conservative versus liberal or progressive.

    Published On: 03/09/2025

  • Democracy • Technology • Threat Management

    Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

    Stephanie Kirchgaessner

    The Guardian

    Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

    Published On: 03/01/2025

  • Press Freedom • Threat Management

    One month of Trump: Press freedom under siege

    Clayton Weimers

    Reporters Without Borders

    The newly-elected president, his administration, and his political allies have conducted a rapid series of attacks on press freedom that amount to a monumental assault on freedom of information.

    Published On: 02/19/2025

  • Democracy • Technology • Threat Management

    Memo: ‘Capture of U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Neoreactionaries’

    Gil Duran

    thenerdreich.com

    Memo details how Elon Musk has orchestrated a stunning takeover of the U.S. government

    Published On: 02/10/2025

  • Social Media • Threat Management

    Amid Meta Policy Changes, Neo-Nazis Monetize Hate on Instagram

    Global Project Against Hate and Extremism

    globalextremism.org

    In this new more permissive online environment, an investigation by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) has discovered neo-Nazi activity flourishing on Instagram, including degrading hate speech, antisemitic conspiracism, and even Nazi symbols being used to sell merchandise.

    Published On: 02/06/2025

  • Press Freedom • Threat Management

    News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump

    DAVID ENRICH and KATIE ROBERTSON

    New York Times

    With President-elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House, media outlets large and small are taking steps to prepare for what they fear could be a legal and political onslaught against them from the new administration and Mr. Trump’s allies inside and outside the government.

    Published On: 01/13/2025

  • Safety • Threat Management

    Iran’s AI Assault on Women

    Rachel George

    Council on Foreign Relations

    Iran and other countries in the Middle East are increasingly using artificial intelligence as a tool to crackdown on women's rights.

    Published On: 12/07/2023

  • Threat Management

    GAO Report Shows the Government Uses Face Recognition with No Accountability, Transparency, or Training

    BERYL LIPTON AND MATTHEW GUARIGLIA

    EFF

    Face recognition technology, particularly when used by law enforcement and government, puts into jeopardy many of our important rights.

    Published On: 10/03/2023

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