No THAC0 Tuesday

Federal Government Floats NDAs For Employees In Leak Crackdown Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump's administration on May 26 floated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for federal employees who have access to what the government described as sensitive information. The logo of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Tierney L. Cross/Reuters The proposed NDA says that employees may access "non-public, confidential, or proprietary information," such as personal health information and details relating to agency operations. It states that employees understand they are required to follow...

"Debug": Google Seeks Federal Approval To Release Millions Of Mosquitoes In California, Florida Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Google is seeking federal approval for a new program called "Debug" that would release up to 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes already found in the wild. A laboratory technician holds a mosquito at the World Mosquito Program factory in Medellín, Colombia, on June 4, 2024. Scientists have long released biologically modified mosquitoes to curb transmission of diseases such as chikungunya. Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP via Getty Images Pitched...

US Warns Ally Oman That It Better Pick The 'Right' Side In Hormuz Standoff The saga of rare Washington pressure on its longtime regional ally Oman continues, with on Tuesday The Wall Street Journal reporting that US officials are growing "increasingly frustrated" with Muscat's neutral stance, which they now view as hostile to US interests. Oman has stood accused of cooperating with Iran on a proposed toll collection scheme which would benefit Tehran and circumvent America's aims for the region. Via container-news "In recent days, the Trump administration has threatened to sanction and even bomb Oman,...