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Jan 31, 2025 Aides aligned with Elon Musk locked career civil servants out of federal personnel data systems Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The lockout concentrated control over sensitive government information and raised transparency, privacy, and accountability concerns.
Supporting reports
- Musk aides lock civil servants out of data systems — Aides to Elon Musk, in charge of the US government human resources agency, reportedly locked career civil servants out of computer systems containing personal data of millions of federal employees.
Jan 31, 2025 The Pentagon reallocated resident press seats to rotate out several mainstream outlets and add others Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The change altered institutional media access in a way that could favor friendlier coverage of the defense establishment.
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- Pentagon reallocates press corps seating — The Pentagon informed its resident press corps that NBC, NPR, the New York Times, and Politico would have to "rotate out of the building" to give seats to the New York Post, Breitbart, OANN, and HuffPost.
Jan 31, 2025 President Trump ordered USDA to remove websites and pages referencing the climate crisis Corroborated Power and Authority
The order used executive authority over agency records to restrict public access to climate information and federal guidance.
Supporting reports
- Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis — On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the U.S.
Jan 28, 2025 The release of new Cop City records revealed details of the police killing of activist Manuel Paez Terán Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The records affected public understanding of protest policing, use of force, and accountability in a high-profile activist death.
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- Release of new documents on the police killing of activist Manuel Paez Terán — New documents obtained by the Guardian reveal details about the police operation that led to the death of activist Manuel Paez Terán in 2023.
Jan 28, 2025 The Biden administration continued antitrust actions against major tech companies Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The actions reflected ongoing use of economic governance to limit concentrated corporate power in a democracy-relevant sector.
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- Biden Administration's Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech — The Biden administration pursued antitrust actions against major tech companies, driven by the Neo-Brandeisian school of thought.
Jan 28, 2025 The FAA and White House press office said the New Jersey drone flights had been authorized Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The announcement addressed a public information vacuum around suspicious aerial activity and tested trust in official explanations.
Supporting reports
- FAA Authorizes Drone Flights Over New Jersey — The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, announced that the drones spotted over New Jersey and the east coast in December 2024 were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Jan 27, 2025 Elon Musk drew criticism for supporting far-right politicians and intervening in foreign politics Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The episode showed how a wealthy media-platform owner could shape political narratives across borders without democratic accountability.
Supporting reports
- Elon Musk's Support for Far-Right Politicians — Elon Musk has been criticized by Bill Gates for his support of far-right politicians and interference in international politics.