The Actual Problem With America's Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself...

California Grapples With Staffing Agency Fraud Amid Oversight Gaps Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Staffing agencies provide job and career opportunities to more than 10 million Americans, including more than 1.7 million in California. While the state has the nation’s largest temporary employment market, experts said staffing agency fraud is rampant due to a lack of oversight. Many employees are unable to access workers’ compensation due to these fraudulent practices, and taxpayers ultimately bear these medical costs, the experts noted. According to the California Department of Insurance, authorities...

Removing AI Spyware From Your Google Account Authored by Thomas Neuburger via Naked Capitalism, Yves here. News you can use! And advice that helps readers limit their exposure to two longstanding abuses. One is the unending efforts of the surveillance state to extend its reach. Two is the way AI companies steal original work without consent or compensation to feed into training sets. By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at God's Spies The glorifyingly named Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California. As most have noticed, AI is entering our lives in a very big way. Doctor's...

Defiant Zelenskyy Resumes Russian Refinery Drone Strikes A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces will resume attacks on Russian refineries. The move certainly seems more political than anything else. Such attacks have been described as one of the drivers behind the global refining crisis, which has collided with Strait of Hormuz disruptions. "The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We're done," Zelenskyy told the FT. He said Kiev had suspended energy strikes for three days at the Trump administration's request. Even before that, the...