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DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-05 | get Google Privacy Protection Tool → | tags: dhs, google, customs law

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US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump's illegal tariffs (arstechnica.com)

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Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Victor Tangermann | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, alex karp, surveillance platform

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Refunds can now be claimed by businesses impacted by Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs (feeds.feedburner.com)

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EFF pushes back on Google data scandal response: ‘Google screwed up’ (androidauthority.com)

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (Update) (androidauthority.com)

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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS (androidauthority.com)

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Thomson Reuters Fired Worker for Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Apr | tags: thomson reuters, clear database, immigration and customs enforcement

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A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees (wired.com)

2026-04-03 | by Leah Feiger | get Dogecoin Logo Mug → | tags: doge, gsa, public building service

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CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards (wired.com)

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Top ICE Official Falling Apart Medically Due to Stress of Getting Yelled At (futurism.com)

2026-03-29 | by Joe Wilkins | get Stress Relief Massage Gun → | tags: ice, immigration and customs enforcement, todd lyons

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Verizon waives late fees for federal workers affected by partial DHS shutdown (engadget.com)

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Airport Security Lines Are Ridiculously Long. Check the Wait Time Before You Leave (cnet.com)

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Dutch Ministry of Finance discloses breach affecting employees (bleepingcomputer.com)

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CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women (futurism.com)

2026-03-14 | by Frank Landymore | get AI-Powered Data Analytics Tool → | tags: palantir, alex karp, immigration and customs enforcement

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CBP says it can't comply with refund order (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-06 | by Dan Mangan | get Smartwatch → | tags: us customs border protection, automated commercial environment, court of international trade

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These former Big Tech engineers are using AI to navigate Trump’s trade chaos (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-19 | by Sean O'Kane | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: amari, basu, brokers

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A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Lauren Feiner | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, border patrol, propublica

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Amazon's Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash (cnbc.com)

2026-02-13 | by Annie Palmer | get Smart Doorbell → | tags: cancel, customs, flock

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Two federal agents fired shots during fatal encounter with nurse Alex Pretti, DHS analysis reveals (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-28 | get Nurse Raygun → | tags: border, congress, customs

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American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | by Mahlkow | get E-commerce platform → | tags: customs, export, exporters

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Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff burden (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | by Mahlkow | get Economy → | tags: customs, export, exporters

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There’s an extreme step only Trump could take to crush anti-ICE protests. He’s threatening to do it (feeds.feedburner.com)

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Everything You Need to Know About Importing a Chinese Smartphone (wired.com)

2026-01-13 | by Simon Hill | get Smartphone → | tags: apps, bands, china

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Vintage PC parts are getting hit with huge tariffs, even when they're worth almost nothing (techspot.com)

2025-11-18 | by Skye Jacobs | get Computer parts → | tags: applied, case, customs

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DJI Neo 2 drone skips the US as a December nationwide ban looks increasingly likely (techspot.com)

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We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get gaming keyboard → | tags: aluminum, copper, customers

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Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get political science book → | tags: customs, goods, items

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Japan Post to temporarily suspend mail to US over end of de minimis exemption (news.ycombinator.com)

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Dutch Childcare Benefits Scandal (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Dutch Data Protection Authority | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: administration, childcare, customs