Category: Government
The future of local TV news has taken a Trumpian turn
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more stories on Big Tech versus politics in Washington, DC, follow Tina Nguyen and read Regulator. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started A long time […]
FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying Drones Near ICE Vehicles
You won’t go to jail for filming ICE with a drone, but the government may still shoot it down and it expanded the list of protected agencies to include the Department of Justice.
Lessons of the Bay of Pigs
Peter Kornbluh
The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.
The post Lessons of the Bay of Pig<strong>s</strong> appeared first on The Nation.
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend
This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the […]
Families Share Pics of Paltry Meals From Soldiers Aboard US Warships
In the images one tray contains little more than shredded meat and a single tortilla, and another shows an unidentifiable “grey” processed slab.
The post Families Share Pics of Paltry Meals From Soldiers Aboard US Warships first appeared on Mediaite.
The South Korean president is doing quote-post diplomacy
“This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust,” wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza. The president’s post kicked off an internet firestorm for a thousand different reasons, not least because […]
