[Un]Sanctioned Citizen

A Little Professionalism Goes A Long Way


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Per justice and accountability, be patient.

There’s a balance between not enough right action and too much action being a force against the public interest. Hang in there. Wait it out for the right mix.

Featured OpEd

Harder Than We Thought

For the first time since the Second World War, the U.S. Department of Treasury now has a fiscal assistant secretary who was not chosen from within the ranks of the bureaucracy. There have only been 15 people in this position over 85 years, and they all came from within the system.

It’s going to take a long time for all of this to flesh itself out to become an accountable system. - Jeffrey Tucker

“Acting GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian said agencies haven’t taken enough action to terminate contracts with the federal government’s top consultants.”

NEWS & SOURCES OF NOTE

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AI & TECH

* Microsoft Names Suspects in Lawsuit Against AI Hackers

* The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more.

* New Administration Outlook: SEC Crypto Task Force Leader Outlines Regulatory "Journey"

* Cellebrite Is Using AI to Summarize Chat Logs and Audio from Seized Mobile Phones

* Y Combinator supports an AI startup that's pitching granular machine vision surveillance of factory workers.

* Monitoring technology is increasing the power imbalance between companies and workers. Protections lag far behind.

MAHA

TRUMP TRADE & FOREIGN POLICY

* Vance heads to southern border as Trump touts sharp drop in crossings: 'They heard my words'

* Pentagon orders thousands more troops to southern border

* Extradition of 29 cartel leaders shows Mexico ‘can do more’

* Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Tackle China’s Unfair Trade Practices

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[Un]Sanctioned CitizenBy Sheila Dean