# federal government (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 21 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover federal government. Page: Feed: --- ## [Re: Purchasing Slaves: Buying People on Credit](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/re-purchasing-slaves-buying-people) _2026-08-25 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ Hundreds of transactions in the New Orleans slave market were completed entirely on credit, demonstrating that slavery depended not only upon buyers and sellers but also upon confidence in..... ## [Slavery: Why Did Parish Courts Decide Freedom?](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/slavery-why-did-parish-courts-decide) _2026-08-24 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ Freedom suits rarely began in distant appellate courts. They began in Louisiana's parish courts, where local judges, clerks, sheriffs, and attorneys determined whether a person would legally remain... ## [Slavery: When Freedom Went to Court](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/slavery-when-freedom-went-to-court) _2026-08-23 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ The Louisiana freedom suits reveal that the legal status of slavery was not always settled. Sometimes the question of whether a person was free or enslaved became the subject of litigation before .... ## [Re: Buying Slaves: When Property Replaced Cash](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/re-buying-slaves-when-property-replaced) _2026-08-22 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ A small number of transactions in the New Orleans slave market were completed through exchange rather than direct payment, revealing that enslaved people functioned within a broader legal system...... ## [Another Day of Infamy](https://murraysabrin.substack.com/p/another-day-of-infamy) _2026-08-22 · Murray Sabrin · Murray’s Newsletter_ My letter in the Naples Daily News today ## [Nigeria Needs $23bn to Fix Power Sector — REA Boss](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/nigeria-needs-23bn-to-fix-power-sector-rea-boss/) _2026-08-22 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ Nigeria requires about $23 billion in additional investment to address its electricity challenges and improve access to reliable power, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, has said. Aliyu disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the signing of a collaboration agreement between the REA and Alpha Morgan Bank, which committed \[…\] ## [Third Mainland Bridge: National Pride Drove Us to Build It — IBB](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/third-mainland-bridge-national-pride-drove-us-to-build-it-ibb/) _2026-08-22 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ Former Nigerian military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has disclosed that national pride was the major motivation behind his administration’s decision to complete the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Babangida made the disclosure in an interview monitored on CBS News and shared on X, where he recalled how an American television programme about \[…\] ## [Researchers chain Tesla charger bug into a four-vendor EV worm](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/researchers-chain-tesla-charger-bug-into-a-four-vendor-ev-worm-628346?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-22 · iTnews_ Exploit found with rehosted firmware demonstrated at Black Hat 2026 conference. ## [Trump administration moves to repeal ‘Roadless Rule,’ open Alaska’s national forests to logging](https://thealaskacurrent.com/2026/08/21/trump-administration-moves-to-repeal-roadless-rule-open-alaskas-national-forests-to-logging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-administration-moves-to-repeal-roadless-rule-open-alaskas-national-forests-to-logging) _2026-08-21 · Rachel Levy · The Alaska Current_ The USDA is proceeding with its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, despite widespread opposition from the public. The post Trump administration moves to repeal ‘Roadless Rule,’ open Alaska’s national forests to logging first appeared on The Alaska Current . ## [Cronyism’s Winners and Losers with Economist Patrick Newman](https://murraysabrin.substack.com/p/cronyisms-winners-and-losers-with) _2026-08-21 · Murray Sabrin · Murray’s Newsletter_ Dr. Newman’s two books on cronyism spells it all out ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fUxqZEVrrhhs) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Police repression persists following end of student protests in India](https://thenorthstar.media/2026/08/21/police-repression-persists-following-end-of-student-protests-in-india/) _2026-08-21 · West Coast Committee · The North Star_ The Education Minister of India resigned following mass protests last month, in which hundreds of thousands of students and youth opposed the cancellation of the nationwide NEET exam results, an… ## [Alaskans vote to end unlimited political spending, rebuking Dunleavy’s veto](https://thealaskacurrent.com/2026/08/21/alaskans-vote-to-end-unlimited-political-spending-rebuking-dunleavys-veto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alaskans-vote-to-end-unlimited-political-spending-rebuking-dunleavys-veto) _2026-08-21 · Matt Acuña Buxton · The Alaska Current_ Months after Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed campaign finance limits, Alaskans voted overwhelmingly to institute them anyway. The post Alaskans vote to end unlimited political spending, rebuking Dunleavy’s veto first appeared on The Alaska Current . ## [Slavery in Louisiana: Why Were Freedom Seekers Jailed?](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/slavery-in-louisiana-why-were-freedom) _2026-08-21 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ Many plaintiffs who claimed they were free nevertheless spent weeks or months confined in jail while Louisiana courts determined their legal status, revealing how incarceration functioned as....... ## [In Pictures: Security in the age of shadow AI VITG Brisbane roundtable](https://www.itnews.com.au/gallery/in-pictures-security-in-the-age-of-shadow-ai-vitg-brisbane-roundtable-628336?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-21 · iTnews_ A selection of photos from a recent iTnews roundtable lunch at Alchemy resturant in Brisbane. ## [In Pictures: Defining the path for agentic AI cubesys & Microsoft roundtable](https://www.itnews.com.au/gallery/in-pictures-defining-the-path-for-agentic-ai-cubesys-microsoft-roundtable-628335?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-21 · iTnews_ A selection of photos from a recent iTnews roundtable lunch at Aria restaurant in Sydney. ## [GPA warns growers to watch for locusts as spring nears](https://www.graincentral.com/news/gpa-warns-growers-to-watch-for-locusts-as-spring-nears/) _2026-08-21 · Grain Central · Australia's leading Grains News - Grain Central_ GPA is urging growers across SA, NSW and Vic to remain alert as the risk of Australian plague locust activity increases heading into spring. ## [Superloop turning AI savings into security and compliance boost](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/superloop-turning-ai-savings-into-security-and-compliance-boost-628319?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-21 · iTnews_ As call centre labour savings flatten out. ## [Minister to launch smart device security labelling pilot at Connecting Technology Summit](https://www.itnews.com.au/feature/minister-to-launch-smart-device-security-labelling-pilot-at-connecting-technology-summit-628269?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-20 · iTnews_ Australia’s Security Labelling Scheme for Smart Devices is moving closer to rollout, with a pilot giving vendors an early chance to test the new framework. ## [Fed gov pays to access at least six AI suites](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/fed-gov-pays-to-access-at-least-six-ai-suites-628266?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-20 · iTnews_ Exclusive: M365 Copilot dominates, with 30,000-plus users. ## [Anthropic plans to change enterprise data retention policy](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/anthropic-plans-to-change-enterprise-data-retention-policy-628315?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-20 · iTnews_ For Claude use. ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dbyKW7P7CwMl) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/how-a-texas-student-blew-the-whistle-on-a-rogue-ai-hacking-attempt-628316?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-20 · iTnews_ Incident occurred a fortnight ago. ## [Tens of thousands of young Tigrayans are leaving their home amid fear of renewed war and forced recruitment](https://wegahtafacts.substack.com/p/tens-of-thousands-of-young-tigrayans) _2026-08-20 · Wegahta Facts · Wegahta Facts_ MEKELLE, TIGRAY (WEGAHTA) - At Mekelle Alula Aba-Nega International airport, getting a seat on a flight to Addis Ababa can require planning days, sometimes a week, in advance. ## [Re: Purchasing Slaves: Why Pay Part Now and Part Later?](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/re-purchasing-slaves-why-pay-part) _2026-08-20 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ More than 1,300 transactions in the New Orleans slave market combined cash/credit, revealing that buyers often purchased enslaved people with both immediate capital and legally enforceable promises. ## [Achieving Financial Independence](https://murraysabrin.substack.com/p/achieving-financial-independence) _2026-08-20 · Murray Sabrin · Murray’s Newsletter_ Malcolm Grissom and I have a conversation on his podcast ## [Two drone strikes reported in Mekelle amid recent clashes in Tigray](https://wegahtafacts.substack.com/p/two-drone-strikes-reported-in-mekelle) _2026-08-20 · Wegahta Facts · Wegahta Facts_ Mekelle, Tigray (Wegahta) - Two drone strikes were reported in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, on Thursday, with residents and children reportedly injured by shrapnel from one of the attacks, according to Tigray TV. ## [FG Begins Construction of 250 Housing Units for Civil Servants in Abuja](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/fg-begins-construction-of-250-housing-units-for-civil-servants-in-abuja/) _2026-08-20 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ The Federal Government has commenced construction of 250 units of two-bedroom bungalows for federal civil servants under the Renewed Hope Civil Service Estate in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The housing project is part of the government’s broader intervention aimed at increasing access to affordable accommodation for workers and Nigerians across the 36 states of the federation. The \[…\] ## [Tinubu Approves N438bn Road Projects and Trailer Park Across Seven States](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/tinubu-approves-n438bn-road-projects-and-trailer-park-across-seven-states/) _2026-08-20 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of road construction and rehabilitation projects as well as highway and trailer park concessions valued at more than N438 billion across several states in Nigeria. The approvals were disclosed by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the \[…\] ## [Vocus names chief AI officer](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/vocus-names-chief-ai-officer-628299?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-20 · iTnews_ Taps AI leader from Quantium. ## [Briefs: Mt Tyson buy finalised, Aberdeen Poultry set to list](https://www.graincentral.com/news/briefs-mt-tyson-buy-finalised-aberdeen-poultry-set-to-list/) _2026-08-20 · Grain Central · Australia's leading Grains News - Grain Central_ In property and agribusiness news from Qld's Darling Downs, ETG Australia has finalised its purchase of the Mt Tyson facility, and Aberdeen Poultry is set to list. ## [Ridley reports earnings up 61.9pc to $157.8M for FY26](https://www.graincentral.com/news/ridley-reports-earnings-up-61-9pc-to-157-8m-for-fy26/) _2026-08-20 · Emma Alsop · Australia's leading Grains News - Grain Central_ Ridley has reported FY26 EBITDA of $157.8M, up 62pc on the previous year, and including $72.2M from its Incitec Pivot fertiliser unit. ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZRlCa9A3mllO) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Mary Peltola finishes ahead of GOP US Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate primary](https://thealaskacurrent.com/2026/08/19/mary-peltola-finishes-ahead-of-gop-us-sen-dan-sullivan-in-alaskas-senate-primary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-peltola-finishes-ahead-of-gop-us-sen-dan-sullivan-in-alaskas-senate-primary) _2026-08-20 · Matt Acuña Buxton · The Alaska Current_ Both secured enough votes to advance to the general election, but Peltola made waves by finishing with a sizable lead over the incumbent. The post Mary Peltola finishes ahead of GOP US Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate primary first appeared on The Alaska Current . ## [Some rural Alaska polling stations opened late on election day, a sign of continuing problems](https://thealaskacurrent.com/2026/08/19/some-rural-alaska-polling-stations-opened-late-on-election-day-a-sign-of-continuing-problems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-rural-alaska-polling-stations-opened-late-on-election-day-a-sign-of-continuing-problems) _2026-08-19 · James Brooks, Alaska Beacon · The Alaska Current_ At least two polling stations in rural Alaska opened late for the Tuesday statewide primary election, the Alaska Division of Elections confirmed late Tuesday, and observers independently reported other sites also opened late. The problem was most acute in the southwestern village of Nunapitchuk, where bad weather grounded flights and kept elections workers from opening \[…\] The post Some rural… ## [Wesfarmers Health moving up to SAP S/4HANA](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/wesfarmers-health-moving-up-to-sap-s-4hana-628284?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-19 · iTnews_ Part of a multi-year technology roadmap. ## [Seven West Media drops Teradata in intelligence layer modernisation](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/seven-west-media-drops-teradata-in-intelligence-layer-modernisation-628200?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-19 · iTnews_ Pushes for single view of media audience and deeper insight. ## [US warns Siemens PLC devices can be hacked](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/us-warns-siemens-plc-devices-can-be-hacked-628283?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-19 · iTnews_ Amid fears Iran is breaching water plants. ## [ASD warns of Australian attacks on N-able N-central RMM](https://www.itnews.com.au/news/asd-warns-of-australian-attacks-on-n-able-n-central-rmm-628282?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-19 · iTnews_ Authentication flaw gives attackers "god mode" access. ## [Out of The Mouth of Babes: A 23 year old immigrant entrepreneur makes the case for capitalism](https://murraysabrin.substack.com/p/out-of-the-mouth-of-babes-a-23-year) _2026-08-19 · Murray Sabrin · Murray’s Newsletter_ America needs doers not more government intervention ## [Re: Purchasing Slaves: Why Was Cash Still King?](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/re-purchasing-slaves-why-was-cash) _2026-08-19 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ Nearly half of all recorded transactions in the New Orleans slave market were completed entirely in cash, revealing the importance of liquidity in one of America's largest commercial markets. ## [Off the grid, but here's a recent podcast](https://backroomdeals.substack.com/p/off-the-grid-but-heres-a-recent-podcast) _2026-08-19 · Backroom Deals Miranda Spivack · Miranda Spivack_ Take a listen: Geopolitics & Empire, And U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (CT, NY, VT) ruled for recording visible police activity ## [Govt vows more power investments to end blackouts](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/govt-vows-more-power-investments-to-end-blackouts/) _2026-08-19 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ The Federal Government has pledged to increase investment in electricity infrastructure as part of efforts to improve power supply and reduce persistent blackouts across the country. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the commitment on Tuesday in Lagos during the commissioning of upgraded transmission facilities at the Alausa and Lekki substations. The projects include \[…\] ## [Public Sector Tech Report 2026](https://www.itnews.com.au/public-sector-tech-report-2026?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+) _2026-08-19 · iTnews_ How Australian governments are making technology work harder. ## [Beyond the Bin Episode 5 – Waste to Energy with Dr Nathan Weber](https://www.insidewaste.com.au/beyond-the-bin-episode-5-waste-to-energy-with-dr-nathan-weber/) _2026-08-19 · mike.wheeler · Podcast Archives - Inside Waste_ Image: Prime Creative Media Dr Nathan Weber, a Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical Engineering at the University of … The post Beyond the Bin Episode 5 – Waste to Energy with Dr Nathan Weber appeared first on Inside Waste . ## [Tigray women face continued violence despite peace deal, Tigray women association says](https://wegahtafacts.substack.com/p/tigray-women-face-continued-violence) _2026-08-18 · Wegahta Facts · Wegahta Facts_ Mekelle, Tigray (Wegahta) - Thirty-three women have been killed in Tigray region since the beginning of the 2018 E.C., head of the Tigray Women’s Association said, highlighting what she described as continuing violence against women nearly four years after a peace agreement ended the region’s devastating war. ## [Describing Slavery in 1860: Stability, Growth, and Federal Knowledge](https://americanhistoryageslavery.substack.com/p/describing-slavery-in-1860-stability) _2026-08-18 · Recursive Publishing · American History in the Age of Slavery_ The Eighth Census used almost the same descriptive language introduced in 1850, but it applied that language to a larger, more geographically extensive, and increasingly complex system of slavery. ## [Drone strike reported near Tigray’s capital Mekelle as tensions rise in the region](https://wegahtafacts.substack.com/p/drone-strike-reported-near-tigrays) _2026-08-18 · Wegahta Facts · Wegahta Facts_ Mekelle, Tigray (Wegahta) - A drone strike near Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, killed one person and wounded another Tuesday, according to a report by the BBC citing local administration and eyewitnesses, as tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front threaten to undermine the fragile pretoria peace agreement. ## [GrainCorp to shed 70-plus jobs in restructure](https://www.graincentral.com/news/graincorp-to-shed-70-plus-jobs-in-restructure/) _2026-08-18 · Grain Central · Australia's leading Grains News - Grain Central_ GrainCorp is set to shed at least 70 jobs, including corporate and operational roles across its eastern Australian network. ## [FG Targets 6,000MW Power Wheeling Capacity Before December](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/fg-targets-6000mw-power-wheeling-capacity-before-december/) _2026-08-18 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ The Federal Government has set a target of wheeling 6,000 megawatts of electricity before December as it intensifies efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s transmission network and improve the delivery of available power to consumers. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed the target in Lagos while commissioning two new 100 megavolt-amperes, 132/33 kilovolt transformers at the Ijora \[…\] ## [FG to Relocate Dukpa Housing Allottees After 34 Years](https://www.infrastructurenews.ng/fg-to-relocate-dukpa-housing-allottees-after-34-years/) _2026-08-18 · Ajibola Olarinoye · Infrastructure News_ The Federal Government has announced plans to relocate genuine allottees of the defunct Site and Services Scheme in Dukpa, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, more than three decades after the residential and service plots were originally allocated. The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development said it had concluded arrangements to relocate legitimate allottees to an \[…\] ## [LCLF in spotlight with one of two govt consultation papers](https://www.graincentral.com/news/lclf-in-spotlight-with-one-of-two-govt-consultation-papers/) _2026-08-18 · Grain Central · Australia's leading Grains News - Grain Central_ Feedback on two govt consultation papers looking at Australia's fuel security, including the potential for canola and other feedstocks, has opened today. ## [Mary Peltola rejects Kamala Harris’ endorsement, tells Lower 48 politicians to steer clear](https://thealaskacurrent.com/2026/08/17/mary-peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-tells-lower-48-politicians-to-steer-clear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-tells-lower-48-politicians-to-steer-clear) _2026-08-17 · Matt Acuña Buxton · The Alaska Current_ With Republicans racing to undercut Peltola’s bipartisan appeal in the pivotal race, the Democrat says she doesn’t need Lower 48 help. The post Mary Peltola rejects Kamala Harris’ endorsement, tells Lower 48 politicians to steer clear first appeared on The Alaska Current .