Targeting a Tree Hugger

I recommend following the links in this NYTimes story for more information, both legal and technical.

Federal prosecutors in Atlanta are bringing an obstruction charge against a U.S. citizen who gave customs officers what is known as a duress passcode, which activated software that erased the contents of his phone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.qcp-.iPVAzZtXwQQy&smid=url-share

A Danish Retreat

Before Dear Leader Trumpsky was inaugurated again*, I speculated that audio companies in Denmark would be harmed by his tariff obsession.

Speaker Up for Denmark

Now it’s happened. Loudspeaker maker Dynaudio is quitting the American market.

Your company’s press release cited “ongoing economic challenges and market uncertainty” as the reason to exit the US market.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/flesh-bones-dynaudio-details-us-exit

Dynaudio Special Forty passive loudspeakers

* No one who voted for Trump in 2024 deserves to feel even a twinge of regret over their decision. They knew what they were getting.

Follow the Money to Not Trace the Food

Anybody as not surprised as I am?

Taylor Farms had made a $1 million donation to the Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc on March 26, 2025. That’s just six days after the FDA announced it was pushing back the implementation of its “Food Traceability Rule” by 30 months.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taylor-farms-made-huge-donation-192241647.html