/tags/government/ Recent bookmarks tagged #government Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:47 +0000 https://groundworkcollaborative.org/news/millionaires-love-ny-new-irs-data-shows-new-yorks-millionaire-population-grew-years-after-the-state-raised-taxes-on-the-rich/ New York added nearly 2,000 millionaire tax filers in a single year, according to newly released IRS data. The agency’s 2023 Statistics of Income (SOI) data show the number of New Yorkers reporting more than $1 million in income grew about 3%, shortly after the state raised its top tax rate on high earners. Far from triggering the millionaire exodus warned about, the new figures cut at the heart of one of the most persistent arguments against millionaire surtax proposals.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #government #politics #taxes</p> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:02:12 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38749 government politics taxes https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/ai-and-trust.html A public model is a model built by the public for the public. It requires political accountability, not just market accountability. This means openness and transparency paired with a responsiveness to public demands. It should also be available for anyone to build on top of. This means universal access. And a foundation for a free market in AI innovations. This would be a counter-balance to corporate-owned AI. We can never make AI into our friends. But we can make them into trustworthy services—agents and not double agents. But only if government mandates it. We can put limits on surveillance capitalism. But only if government mandates it.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #ai #government #llms #models #oss #politics #public</p> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:53:54 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38276 ai government llms models oss politics public http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/opinion/paul-krugman-triumph-of-the-wrong.html?smid=fb-share But the biggest secret of the Republican triumph surely lies in the discovery that obstructionism bordering on sabotage is a winning political strategy. From Day 1 of the Obama administration, Mr. McConnell and his colleagues have done everything they could to undermine effective policy, in particular blocking every effort to do the obvious thing — boost infrastructure spending — in a time of low interest rates and high unemployment.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #government #imported:pinboard #politics #republicans</p> Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:59:45 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:25312 government imported:pinboard politics republicans http://www.salon.com/2013/08/16/how_to_trap_a_whistleblower/ Drake’s story puts the lie to the notion that internal channels serve as anything other than a trap for unwitting whistleblowers. What is so revealing is that if Snowden had gone through internal channels, the outcome would have been worse: the United States would have charged him with espionage and he’d be in jail for, in essence, spying on his own country on behalf of the public. It should not require martyrdom for a free citizen to challenge government abuses of power. It should not require choosing one’s conscience over one’s career, citizenship, or freedom.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #espionage #government #imported:pinboard #manning #nsa #politics #snowden #to:fb #whistleblowers</p> Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:07:45 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:32175 espionage government imported:pinboard manning nsa politics snowden to:fb whistleblowers http://www.salon.com/2013/08/16/how_to_trap_a_whistleblower Drake’s story puts the lie to the notion that internal channels serve as anything other than a trap for unwitting whistleblowers. What is so revealing is that if Snowden had gone through internal channels, the outcome would have been worse: the United States would have charged him with espionage and he’d be in jail for, in essence, spying on his own country on behalf of the public. It should not require martyrdom for a free citizen to challenge government abuses of power. It should not require choosing one’s conscience over one’s career, citizenship, or freedom.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #espionage #government #manning #nsa #politics #snowden #to:fb #whistleblowers</p> Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:07:45 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:24098 espionage government manning nsa politics snowden to:fb whistleblowers http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-30/the-pampered-world-of-congressional-air-travel The point is, Congress’s decision to lift the sequester was even more self-serving than you probably imagined. After casting their votes on Friday, most members raced to the airport and went home.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #airtravel #congress #faa #government #imported:pinboard #to:fb #travel</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:24:15 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:23576 airtravel congress faa government imported:pinboard to:fb travel http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/fema-case-study-difference-between-democrats-and-republicans The lesson here is simple. At a deep ideological level, Republicans believe that federal bureaucracies are inherently inept, so when Republicans occupy the White House they have no interest in making the federal bureaucracy work. And it doesn't. Democrats, by contrast, take government services seriously and appoint people whose job is to make sure the federal bureaucracy does work. And it does.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #fema #government #imported:pinboard #politics #sandy #storms #to:fb</p> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:55:01 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:22724 fema government imported:pinboard politics sandy storms to:fb http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/07/23/yes-government-researchers-really-did-invent-the-internet/ In truth, no private company would have been capable of developing a project like the Internet, which required years of R&D efforts spread out over scores of far-flung agencies, and which began to take off only after decades of investment. Visionary infrastructure projects such as this are part of what has allowed our economy to grow so much in the past century. Today’s op-ed is just one sad indicator of how we seem to be losing our appetite for this kind of ambition.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #government #imported:pinboard #internet #research #to:fb</p> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:02:24 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:32713 government imported:pinboard internet research to:fb http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/07/23/yes-government-researchers-really-did-invent-the-internet In truth, no private company would have been capable of developing a project like the Internet, which required years of R&D efforts spread out over scores of far-flung agencies, and which began to take off only after decades of investment. Visionary infrastructure projects such as this are part of what has allowed our economy to grow so much in the past century. Today’s op-ed is just one sad indicator of how we seem to be losing our appetite for this kind of ambition.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #government #internet #research #to:fb</p> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:02:24 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:22387 government internet research to:fb http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/12/16/dear-congress-it-s-no-longer-ok-to-not-know-how-the-internet-works So it was as proponents of the Hollywood-funded bill curmudgeonly shot down all but two amendments proposed by its opponents, who fought to dramatically alter the document to preserve security and free speech on the net. But the chilling takeaway of this whole debacle was the irrefutable air of anti-intellectualism; that inescapable absurdity that we have members of Congress voting on a technical bill who do not posses any technical knowledge on the subject and do not find it imperative to recognize those who do.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #government #internet #nerds #politics #sopa #tech</p> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:25:53 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:20223 government internet nerds politics sopa tech http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/12303/mayors_dhs_coordinated_occupy_attacks When a series of crackdowns on the Occupy camps suddenly occurred in, more or less, the same week, many observers wondered if perhaps the attacks had been coordinated at a national level. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan confirmed that suspicion during an appearance on the BBC - excerpted on The Takeaway radio program - when she casually mentioned taking part in a conference call with the leaders of 18 US cities right before the raids.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #government #occupy #ows #politics #us</p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:49:57 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19957 corruption government occupy ows politics us http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/11/raids-on-ows-coordinated-with-obamas-fbi-homeland-security-others Over the past ten days, more than a dozen cities have moved to evict “Occupy” protesters from city parks and other public spaces. As was the case in last night’s move in New York City, each of the police actions shares a number of characteristics. And according to one Justice official, each of those actions was coordinated with help from Homeland Security, the FBI and other federal police agencies.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #corruption #dhs #government #occupy #ows #politics</p> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:49:32 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19956 corruption dhs government occupy ows politics http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/10.11/gaoaudit.html $16,000,000,000,000.00 had been secretly given out to US banks and corporations and foreign banks everywhere from France to Scotland. From the period between December 2007 and June 2010, the Federal Reserve had secretly bailed out many of the world’s banks, corporations, and governments. The Federal Reserve likes to refer to these secret bailouts as an all-inclusive loan program, but virtually none of the money has been returned and it was loaned out at 0% interest. Why the Federal Reserve had never been public about this or even informed the United States Congress about the $16 trillion dollar bailout is obvious - the American public would have been outraged to find out that the Federal Reserve bailed out foreign banks while Americans were struggling to find jobs.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #bailouts #economy #government #politics #wtf</p> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:44:07 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19781 bailouts economy government politics wtf http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/18/1037788/-House-readies-vote-on-Balanced-Budget-Amendment,-another-bill-thats-notaboutjobs This afternoon the House will vote on another pointless, partisan, finger-pointing bill, but at least this one doesn't directly attack women, so there's that. Today it's the Balanced Budget Amendment, just about the worst idea for the economy as a whole they could come up with. Really.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #economy #government #politics #republicans</p> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:26:11 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19767 economy government politics republicans https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/hollywood-new-war-on-software-freedom-and-internet-innovation In this new bill, Hollywood has expanded its censorship ambitions. No longer content to just blacklist entries in the Domain Name System, this version targets software developers and distributors as well. It allows the Attorney General (doing Hollywood or trademark holders' bidding) to go after more or less anyone who provides or offers a product or service that could be used to get around DNS blacklisting orders. This language is clearly aimed at Mozilla, which took a principled stand in refusing to assist the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to censor the domain name system, but we are also concerned that it could affect the open source community, internet innovation, and software freedom more broadly:<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #copyfight #government #hollywood #internet #law #mozilla #sopa</p> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:25:08 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19685 copyfight government hollywood internet law mozilla sopa