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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin ( www.wired.com )

Excerpts below. Article states that it is. “Adapted from Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State, by Byron Tau” Archive: ghostarchive.org/archive/5bsWU...

Groundhog Day 2024 ( apnews.com )

At posting, the verdict was not yet in, but there are plenty of groundhog stories, like:...

Federal Regulators Seek to Force Starbucks to Reopen 23 Stores ( www.nytimes.com )

There’s contrasting reporting on this:...

Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion ( www.reuters.com )

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Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101 ( www.nytimes.com )

Norman Lear, the television writer and producer who introduced political and social commentary into situation comedy with “All in the Family” and other shows, proving that it was possible to be topical as well as funny while attracting millions of viewers, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101....

US Supreme Court announces formal ethics code for justices ( www.reuters.com )

The code contains sections codifying that justices should not allow outside relationships to influence their official conduct or judgment, placing restrictions on justices participating in fundraising and reiterating limits on the accepting of gifts. It also states that justices should not “to any substantial degree” use...