A Reddit post about OpenAI winning the Pentagon contract racked up 30,000 upvotes under a post saying “Cancel and Delete ChatGPT!!!”
Read more via Axios: Claude dethrones ChatGPT as top U.S. app after Pentagon saga
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Protesters rally across US after strikes on Iran that killed Khamenei
As news circulated that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, anti-war protesters gathered across the United States, including outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to voice opposition to US military involvement in the region.
Read more via The Guardian: Protesters rally across US after strikes on Iran that killed Khamenei
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Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review
The effort, organized under the name Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, began after administration officials called for reviews of content at several museums and urged the removal of what they described as “divisive narratives.” The Smithsonian, which comprises 21 museums and the National Zoo, has increasingly become a focal point in debates over historical interpretation.
Read more at ArtNews: Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review
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SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group’s attempt at avoiding accountability
A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group’s treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters — especially now.
Read more via Law Dork: SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group’s attempt at avoiding accountability
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Denver mayor announces executive order banning ICE from city property
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order on Thursday banning federal immigration agents from city property and directing local police to protect peaceful protesters near U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Read more via 9 News: Denver mayor announces executive order banning ICE from city property
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ICE officers violate Constitution when making arrests while masked, writes federal judge in West Virginia
When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wear masks and use unmarked vehicles to make arrests, a federal judge from West Virginia wrote, the tactics violate the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment by eliminating officer accountability and stripping people of due process.
Read more via Metro News: ICE officers violate Constitution when making arrests while masked, writes federal judge in West Virginia
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Federal judge rules Trump admin may not remove people to third countries without due process
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy to quickly remove people to third countries to which they have no previous connection is illegal and that people must receive meaningful notice and the chance to challenge their deportations.
Read more via NBC News: Federal judge rules Trump admin may not remove people to third countries without due process
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Federal judge rejects government’s request to search Washington Post reporter’s devices
A federal judge rejected the Department of Justice’s demand to continue its search of a Washington Post reporter’s phone and other electronic devices for information that might help an FBI investigation into the leaking of classified information.
Read more via Politico: Federal judge rejects government’s request to search Washington Post reporter’s devices
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Maryland sues DHS, Noem over ICE detention facility
Brown said federal law requires the site to undergo an environmental review and public comment period before repurposing the facility for immigration enforcement.
Read more via The Hill: Maryland sues DHS, Noem over ICE detention facility
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AI firm Anthropic pushing back against Pentagon’s demands for their software
Anthropic has stated it’s willing to adapt its policies for the Pentagon, but it won’t allow its model to be used for mass surveillance or to develop autonomous weapons.
Read more via Democracy Now: Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Allow Full Access to Its AI Models
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