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RESPOND_EU<p>🤝 SPOTLIGHT ON OUR PARTNER!</p><p>⚖️ GTI is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> -based think tank dedicated to researching corruption, collusion, and public procurement inefficiencies.</p><p>🔍 In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RESPOND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESPOND</span></a>, GTI contributes its expertise in big data, econometrics and qualitative methods to analyze public spending and help build a new repository for stakeholders.</p><p>🔗 INFO : <a href="https://www.eu-respond.eu/partner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">eu-respond.eu/partner/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HorizonEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorizonEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EUProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUProjects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PartnerSpotlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartnerSpotlight</span></a></p>
RESPOND_EU<p>🤝 SPOTLIGHT ON OUR PARTNER!</p><p>⚖️ GTI is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> -based think tank dedicated to researching corruption, collusion, and public procurement inefficiencies.</p><p>🔍 In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RESPOND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESPOND</span></a>, GTI contributes its expertise in big data, econometrics and qualitative methods to analyze public spending and help build a new repository for stakeholders.</p><p>🔗 INFO : <a href="https://www.eu-respond.eu/partner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">eu-respond.eu/partner/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HorizonEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorizonEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EUProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUProjects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PartnerSpotlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartnerSpotlight</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Teams that fulfilled requests for government documents lost their jobs on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's 10,000-person staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. Their work, mandated by Congress since the 1960s under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA, gives the public a view of the inner workings of federal health agencies."</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/03/g-s1-57888/hhs-fda-rfk-foia-public-records" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/04/03/g-s1-57888/hhs-fda-rfk-foia-public-records</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/reporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reporters</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlaw</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/parole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parole</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> </p><p>'Last year, Virginia’s parole board considered more than 2,600 cases, recording decisions day by day. The only way prisoners’ families or lawyers could find out what happened was to go, page by page, through the records. Now, students at UVA’s law school have fixed that— creating a database that will allow for specific searches and big-picture analysis of how the board works.'</p><p><a href="https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-04-01/law-students-craft-database-showing-patterns-of-parole-in-virginia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wvtf.org/news/2025-04-01/law-s</span><span class="invisible">tudents-craft-database-showing-patterns-of-parole-in-virginia</span></a></p>
Jon Juarez<p>Generating bonds of trust in these <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> ecosystems, and building a distribution of information with maximum <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>, avoiding exposure to the redistribution of information by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>, is the only remedy against <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AIgen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIgen</span></a> ⚡️<br>4/5</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> <em>THE PLOT THICKENS!</em></p><p>Obviously using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is done to prevent <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FIOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIOA</span></a>-ability</em> of said comms.</p><p>They merely refuse to answer because they'd be on the hook for severe jailable felonies if they did admit to it!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SignalGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalGate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a></p>
tanya tussing<p>Whenever <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED</span></a></span> reaches out to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> for comment, they never hear back :</p><p>Discussed @ 9.20 m - <a href="https://youtu.be/wmvgJXBEeI4?si=l0IECRJYhdAOjish&amp;t=560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/wmvgJXBEeI4?si=l0IECR</span><span class="invisible">JYhdAOjish&amp;t=560</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Kalvin Carefour Johnny<p>I found these rules in a public group chat.</p><p>Kirby's Rules of Moderation:</p><p>1. Stay Neutral - Moderators should act fairly and avoid personal bias. </p><p>2. Transparency Matters - Decisions should be clear and explainable. </p><p>3. Rules Before Power - Enforce guidelines, not personal opinions. </p><p>4. Context Is Key - Consider intent before taking action. </p><p>5. Encourage Discussion - Promote healthy conversations, not silencing. </p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moderation</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/FairRules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairRules</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“It has become clear that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> are not desired by the secretary [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>], but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a>,” Dr. Marks wrote to Sara Brenner, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>’s acting commissioner.</p><p>Hours earlier in WV, RFKJr asserted that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> did not kill healthy people, contrary to research showing that 30% of those who died early in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> did not have underlying conditions.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>American Oversight is suing the Trump administration for allegedly using Signal to plan military operations! 🚨 The lawsuit targets officials like Hegseth, Gabbard &amp; Rubio for violating federal records laws. 🤔 They're fighting to recover deleted messages &amp; ensure accountability. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanOversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanOversight</span></a> ➡️ <a href="https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-trump-administration-for-using-signal-to-plan-military-operations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">americanoversight.org/american</span><span class="invisible">-oversight-sues-trump-administration-for-using-signal-to-plan-military-operations/</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a></p>
Thoth Open Metadata<p>📢 New extended blog post by <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@copim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>copim</span></a></span> 's Archiving group, in which we identify a list of features that are deemed essential for archiving solutions to account for the specifics of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/openacces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openacces</span></a> content, including <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/OAbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAbooks</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MetadataMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetadataMatters</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archiving</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/openarchiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openarchiving</span></a></p><p><a href="https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/thoth-open-archiving-network/release/1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copim.pubpub.org/pub/thoth-ope</span><span class="invisible">n-archiving-network/release/1</span></a></p>
Stephen Elliott~Buckley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@trib" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trib</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brenttoderian.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><p>So he did hold clearance before--but those expire, like a driver's license--when he was in Harper's government.</p><p>Since then, has he become an agent of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a>?</p><p>Dunno. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> is one thing, treason is another allllllltogether.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elbowsup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neverpoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neverpoilievre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elxn45</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treason</span></a></p>
openSUSE Linux<p>🌍 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> doesn’t come from one vendor. It comes from open <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collaboration</span></a>, choice &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>.<br>💻 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> offers just this. All of it. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@eu_os" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eu_os</span></a></span> <a href="https://news.opensuse.org/2025/03/26/freedom-is-not-one-vender/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.opensuse.org/2025/03/26/f</span><span class="invisible">reedom-is-not-one-vender/</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🚨 BREAKING: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> decides to play hide-and-seek 🤫 with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> development! Apparently, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> isn't just for users anymore. So much for "open" source; now it's more like "peekaboo" source. 🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransparencyIsOverrated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransparencyIsOverrated</span></a><br><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-development-aosp-3538503/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">androidauthority.com/google-an</span><span class="invisible">droid-development-aosp-3538503/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GovernmentFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFinance</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/GovernmentSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentSpending</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> </p><p>"The White House budget office has taken down its website where approvals of federal funding provided in appropriations laws are statutorily required to be posted for public viewing, a move likely to face major blowback from members of Congress and government watchdogs."</p><p><a href="https://rollcall.com/2025/03/24/white-house-scraps-public-spending-database/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rollcall.com/2025/03/24/white-</span><span class="invisible">house-scraps-public-spending-database/</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie is pushing for an inquiry into Tasmania’s salmon industry, raising serious concerns about whether diseased fish are being sold to the public. <br>A shocking policy document from 10 years ago has surfaced, revealing that staff were advised to recover as many fish as possible during mass die-offs for harvest and processing. 🚩 <br>This raises major questions about food safety and industry practices. Shouldn’t we know what’s on our plates? </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SalmonIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalmonIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Inquiry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inquiry</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AndrewWilkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewWilkie</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transparency</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/claims-diseased-salmon-sold-to-public/105083374" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/</span><span class="invisible">claims-diseased-salmon-sold-to-public/105083374</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The US District Court of Appeals for DC just issued an order “Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus &amp; the emergency<br>motion for a stay” in NM v <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a></p><p>It “ORDERED that respondents file responses to both the emergency motion &amp;<br>the mandamus petition by 5PM on Mon, March 24, 2025. Any replies are due<br>by 5PM on Tues, March 25, 2025.”</p><p>The same judges hearing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AliensEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliensEnemiesAct</span></a> appeal are hearing Musk’s appeal: Henderson, Millett, &amp; Walker</p><p><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/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpPurge</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is appealing a judge’s order requiring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to comply w/evidence demands from Democratic state ofcls who claim the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> is exercising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> across the US govt.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> is arguing the lower court judge’s “unusual &amp; highly invasive” order “raises grievous separation-of-powers concerns” by requiring a presidential adviser &amp; the WH to turn over info about their activities….</p><p><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/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpPurge</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-19/trump-administration-fights-order-to-turn-over-doge-information" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-19/trump-administration-fights-order-to-turn-over-doge-information</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gov</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> </p><p>'The FOIA.gov Search Tool was recently upgraded to leverage advancements in machine learning. This upgrade is expected to significantly improve the results and resources it delivers to the public. Initially launched in October 2023, the Search Tool helps users locate already-public information or the correct agency to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.'</p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/upgraded-foiagov-search-tool-delivers-improved-results" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/oip/blog/upgraded-</span><span class="invisible">foiagov-search-tool-delivers-improved-results</span></a></p>
Alberto Quian🏴‍☠️:hispagatos:<p>Why draw the line only at <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>? If <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> is the goal, why not label <a href="https://hispagatos.space/tags/Photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photoshop</span></a> edits too? This assumes AI-generated content is deceptive while other digital alterations are not. Photography, video, and audio have been edited for decades—should every tool require a disclaimer? Transparency shouldn’t mean selectively restricting creativity or controlling which technologies are deemed ‘legitimate’ for expression.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/spain-impose-massive-fines-not-labelling-ai-generated-content-2025-03-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/technology/artific</span><span class="invisible">ial-intelligence/spain-impose-massive-fines-not-labelling-ai-generated-content-2025-03-11/</span></a></p>