VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself: After numerous news reports documented Masha Bucher's close business and personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Bucher took to X to explain. Read More |
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE: The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration. Read More |
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