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Texas AG Ken Paxton Can Access Your Prescription Records

Ken Paxton and other Republican officials can access your prescription records without a warrant and use it to target you and your healthcare as he's done with gender affirming care. Early last fall, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Dallas pediatrician, Dr. May Lau for providing gender-affirming medical

By Alejandra Caraballo 21 May 2025
International Civil Society's Tech Stack is in Extreme Danger

International Civil Society's Tech Stack is in Extreme Danger

Many in the international community are not ready for the US to abuse its hegemonic power in ways that directly destroy the ability for international NGO's and even liberal democratic governments to function. The little known ability for President Trump to issue economic sanctions has been and can

By Alejandra Caraballo 19 May 2025
"Panopticon" by zombieite is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

The Digital Panopticon Nightmare

Americans have always been a paranoid people so it's incredibly surprising to see the ease at which bedrock privacy protections that protect the American people from an Orwellian surveillance state have been so easily torn down without meaningful pushback. In the last three months, President Trump unleashed a

By Alejandra Caraballo 16 May 2025
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