The ICE alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: βPam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.β
After IceBlockβs launch in April, Kristi Noem attacked developer Joshua Aaron and his wife was fired from the DOJ. The attention has only led to more raids being reported
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/13/ice-alert-app-trump
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are βSuspiciousβ
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/surveillance-company-flock-now-using-ai-to-report-us-to-police-if-it-thinks-our-movement-patterns-are-suspicious
US military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missiles
https://electrek.co/2025/08/06/us-military-buying-tesla-cybertruck-targets-missiles/
US national parks staff in βsurvival modeβ to keep parks open amid Trump cuts
Park bosses say theyβre running visitor centers and even cleaning bathrooms as remaining staff try to keep sites open
βFor the public, itβs hard to understand. People will say: βWhy would you mess with national parks? They were doing just fine, they are Americaβs best idea. Why would you mess with them?ββ
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/us-national-parks-trump-cuts
Documents reveal Los Angeles Countyβs meager budget for disaster response
The county is massive and at high risk, yet it has a fraction of what other major cities budget to respond to emergencies.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/08/04/los-angeles-county-budget-disaster-response/
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org βDocuments that include a fiscal year 2024 budget sheet show the countyβs operating finances for its Office of Emergency Management is about $15 million.β
βL.A. County has no real emergency management budget,β said an official familiar with the countyβs grants and emergency management operationβ¦β
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Documents reveal Los Angeles Countyβs meager budget for disaster response
The county is massive and at high risk, yet it has a fraction of what other major cities budget to respond to emergencies.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/08/04/los-angeles-county-budget-disaster-response/