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Trump’s new tariffs are just as illegal as his old tariffs, and news outlets across the board are leaving that out of their reporting. / Popular Information
See also: Following last week’s Supreme Court decision, FedEx is suing the US government for a full refund and interest on the trade duties it paid for Trump’s tariffs. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Trump is headed into tonight’s State of the Union with his lowest approval numbers yet—the one issue he had going for him was border security, but no longer. / Strength in Numbers
“Across the nation, people are dismantling and destroying Flock cameras that conduct warrantless vehicle surveillance, and whose data is shared with ICE.” / Blood in the Machine
A comedian’s fake ICE tip hotline shines a light on some truly awful people, including a kindergarten teacher who wants a student deported. / The Washington Post [$]
Discord will no longer use identity verification software linked to US government surveillance efforts, though it’s still in use by OpenAI, Lime, and Roblox. / Fortune
A new app is able to detect unique Bluetooth signatures to warn users if there are smart glasses nearby. / 404 Media
See also: How to tell whether an AirTag is tracking you—and if so, how to disable its location settings. / Engadget
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Dismantled during Trump’s USAID slash and burn, a small innovation lab that saves lives worldwide has returned as an independent entity. / Vox
How a deeply unethical medical trial of a hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau came to be funded by the CDC under the direction of RFK allies. / Rolling Stone
A Bitcoin mining platform that’s pivoting to AI sold off its remaining 943.1 BTC, assuring crypto holders it “should not be a concern for the broader market.” / Gizmodo
Mapping the ripple effect of what happens when newspapers cut book coverage: Writers and readers lose out, but so do local arts, critics, and freelancers. / Poynter
In an experiment, listeners couldn’t differentiate between audio run through pro audio copper wire, a banana, and wet mud, the last of which “should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn’t.” / Tom’s Hardware
Once a staple of Tex-Mex dining, the complementary starter of warm tortillas with butter seems to have all but disappeared from restaurants. / Texas Monthly
“It’s like they were describing enshittification. They saw it coming.” Remembering when the website for the 1995 Hackers movie was hacked. / Ironic Sans
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