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Otis Scops aka Crash Course<p>Priyom is an international organization intending to research and bring to light the mysterious reality of intelligence, military and diplomatic communication via shortwave radio: number stations.</p><p><a href="https://priyom.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">priyom.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And this is how it sound when you mix it all up:</p><p><a href="https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/numberStationsRadioNoiseGenerator.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/numb</span><span class="invisible">erStationsRadioNoiseGenerator.php</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kabubah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kabubah</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/enigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enigma</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/morse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrashCourse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrashCourse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShortWaveRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortWaveRadio</span></a></p>
gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭<p>The problem with <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> is that it is literally <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/processing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>processing</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> are both <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weapons</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/defenses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defenses</span></a>.</p><p>Digital technology has to have access to data in order to function, but access to data can always be abused, so digital technology combined with <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/neofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neofeudalism</span></a> force us into a state where for our own safety well-being, we are behooved to trust no one and nothing, which only furthers the goals of "divide and conquer".</p>
Nonilex<p>The operation would take over the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDS</span></a>, which had been housed within the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>], &amp; would become a stand-alone entity in the executive office of the president. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> would NOT be named the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> administrator, but rather an *adviser* to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>….</p><p>An advantage of this complicated structure was <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a>. For all his talk about “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>,” Musk was obsessed w/confidentiality &amp; fearful of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leaks</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Vida Latina :mastodonworld:<p>🇺🇸 🇻🇪 More news from Guantánamo</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/25/guantanamo_bay_migrants_immigrant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/2/25/gua</span><span class="invisible">ntanamo_bay_migrants_immigrant</span></a></p><p>🏷️ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Guant%C3%A1namo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guantánamo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Abuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deportations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secrecy</span></a></p>
Morpheus Being<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MWM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MWM</span></a></p><p><a href="https://michaelwest.com.au/art-maugean-skate-decision-blow-to-secrecy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelwest.com.au/art-maugean</span><span class="invisible">-skate-decision-blow-to-secrecy/</span></a></p>
Wen<p>An important win for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a></p><p>Yes, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> is necessary - sometimes, but when the crooked politicians seeks to use the principle of national security to hide their own failings then all bets should be off the table. This occurred during the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/maladministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maladministration</span></a>, But revelations about the FO hiding evidence of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> under <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> it is still necessary.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/18/kabul-evacuation-whistleblower-wins-case-against-uk-government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/18/kabul-evacuation-whistleblower-wins-case-against-uk-government</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LyingToUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LyingToUs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. "The White House has designated Mr. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s office, United States <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Service, as an entity insulated from public records requests."<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-foia-public-records.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-musk-doge-foia-public-records.html</span></a> </p><p>In Nov 2024 before Musk joined the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> government, he wrote on X / Twitter: "There should be no need for FOIA requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency."<br><a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1853079605596340235" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/elonmusk/status/18530796</span><span class="invisible">05596340235</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/FOAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOAI</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Yes, You Have the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Right</span></a> to Film <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> </p><p>Filming ICE agents making an <a href="https://mas.to/tags/arrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrest</span></a> or amassing in your town helps promote <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> for a system that often relies on intimidation and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> and obscures abuse and law-breaking. </p><p>While it is crucial for people to help aid in transparency and accountability, there are considerations and precautions you should take<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/yes-you-have-right-film-ice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/yes-</span><span class="invisible">you-have-right-film-ice</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://cyberintel.substack.com/p/once-private-government-networks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cyberintel.substack.com/p/once</span><span class="invisible">-private-government-networks</span></a> Over the past month, an unprecedented number of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/critical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>critical</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a>, including those at the nation’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> research labs, have been exposed to the open internet. This exposure jeopardizes both U.S. national <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and the privacy of millions of Americans. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/classified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classified</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/govdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govdocs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/malwae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malwae</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/compromised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compromised</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>6. Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMedia</span></a> [Controlled <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a>?]<br> Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> especially in war time, are very common. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-inauguration-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-musk-wealth-0896bfc3f50d941d62cebc3074267ecd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-inaug</span><span class="invisible">uration-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-musk-wealth-0896bfc3f50d941d62cebc3074267ecd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a></p>
Cosmic Librarian<p>Secret CIA documents reveal how US prepared to defend against an alien invasion</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/alieninvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alieninvasion</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14373711/Docs-CIA-secretly-debunked-mass-UFO-reports-1950s.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle-14373711/Docs-CIA-secretly-debunked-mass-UFO-reports-1950s.html</span></a></p>
Cosmic Librarian<p>Why even U.S. presidents can’t unlock UFO files<br>Jimmy Carter’s failed attempt to access the UFO files reveals the limits of presidential power and the depth of government secrecy.</p><p>Stephen Greer Greer has shared similar accounts from military and intelligence officials, arguing that a “transnational entity” operates unconstitutionally, controlling transformative technology and information while bypassing elected oversight. He has briefed roughly 60 American military and government leaders on the issue, and in 2001, he organized a citizens’ hearing, where over 20 military, intelligence and government officials testified about their involvement in UFO-related activities.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/transnationalentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transnationalentity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sasktoday.ca/opinion/why-even-us-presidents-cant-unlock-ufo-files-10191114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sasktoday.ca/opinion/why-even-</span><span class="invisible">us-presidents-cant-unlock-ufo-files-10191114</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Musk and his rats have nothing whatever to do with rooting out 'waste and fraud.' Their real purpose is to usurp Congress’s authority over spending, under Article I Section 8 of the Constitution."</p><p>~ Robert Reich</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DeedsDoneinDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeedsDoneinDarkness</span></a> <br>/5</p><p><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/doge-poop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-poop</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Despite the concerns about data security and Musk’s haphazard approach to federal agencies (enabled by Trump), congressional Republicans are providing cover for the richest person in the world. They blocked a Democratic effort to compel Musk to testify about his actions."</p><p>~ Oliver Willis</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DeedsDoneinDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeedsDoneinDarkness</span></a> <br>/4</p><p><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/6/2301953/-DOGE-plays-loose-with-private-data-putting-every-American-at-risk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/6/</span><span class="invisible">2301953/-DOGE-plays-loose-with-private-data-putting-every-American-at-risk</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"This lack of transparency is true across the federal government right now. Take last night's reports that almost the entire USAID workforce is being forced out. CNN cited 'multiple USAID sources' since the agency and the White House aren't commenting."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DeedsDoneinDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeedsDoneinDarkness</span></a> <br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Musk purports to be an open book because he tweets constantly, but many of his tweets are misleading, to put it mildly. DOGE is tweeting about some of the group's work, but overall the effort is shrouded in secrecy. They say they're cancelling wasteful contracts. Which ones? They say they're pressing agencies to repeal needless policies. Which ones?"</p><p>~ Brian Stelter</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DeedsDoneinDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeedsDoneinDarkness</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/173893652159958b4960620e0/raw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">view.newsletters.cnn.com/messa</span><span class="invisible">ges/173893652159958b4960620e0/raw</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"DOGE does not want the public to know what it’s doing, as evidenced by a 404 Media report on the outfit ordering its employees to stop using Slack as it transitions to a records system not subject to FOIA requests."</p><p>~ Jason Koebler, Joseph Cox</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DeedsDoneinDarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeedsDoneinDarkness</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/doge-employees-ord</span><span class="invisible">ered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2675/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Marcus Aurelius</b></a></p><blockquote>Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill will, or hypocrisy, or a desire for things best done behind closed doors.<br>&nbsp;<br>[Μὴ τιμήσῃς ποτὲ ὡς συμφέρον σεαυτοῦ, ὃ ἀναγκάσει σέ ποτε τὴν πίστιν παραβῆναι, τὴν αἰδῶ ἐγκαταλιπεῖν, μισῆσαί τινα, ὑποπτεῦσαι, καταράσασθαι, ὑποκρίνασθαι, ἐπιθυμῆσαί τινος τοίχων καὶ παραπετασμάτων δεομένου.]</blockquote><p><b>Marcus Aurelius</b> (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher<br><i>Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν]</i>, Book 3, ch. 7 (3.7) [tr. Hays (2003)]</p><p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2675/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2675…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=advantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advantage</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benefit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefit</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betrayal</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dishonesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dishonesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=embarrassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embarrassment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=evaluation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evaluation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=hatred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatred</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=immorality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immorality</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=insincerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insincerity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integrity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lying</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfrespect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfrespect</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=suspicion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suspicion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=vice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vice</span></a></p>
Cosmic Librarian<p>FBI Continues to Withhold Stanton Friedman Records</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@KronoMoon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KronoMoon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/fbi-continues-to-withhold-stanton-friedman-records?configurationId=59958278-a3c7-49f3-a82f-f1fc6489151f&amp;actionId=be491bc5-5b59-4395-926c-018fb2db0c15&amp;cid=608ce6ca-107e-42d8-895b-4ff72aeafaa6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">expandingfrontiersresearch.org</span><span class="invisible">/post/fbi-continues-to-withhold-stanton-friedman-records?configurationId=59958278-a3c7-49f3-a82f-f1fc6489151f&amp;actionId=be491bc5-5b59-4395-926c-018fb2db0c15&amp;cid=608ce6ca-107e-42d8-895b-4ff72aeafaa6</span></a></p>
Cosmic Librarian<p>Why we need accountability about drones. Even if they are ours, they may be far from being benign...</p><p>America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror</p><p>For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them. <br>or more than two decades, the United States has been flying drones over the heads of millions of people in foreign lands — remotely watching, recording, and even killing some of them. Since its first drone strikes in Afghanistan in 2001 and Yemen in 2002, U.S. drones have killed thousands of people in those countries and others, including civilians in Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/secrecy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secrecy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a><br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/12/18/drones-new-jersey-sighting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2024/12/18/dr</span><span class="invisible">ones-new-jersey-sighting/</span></a></p>