With recent headlines surrounding former President Donald Trump’s 2025 directive to conduct a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants, many are asking: What’s the actual goal here? While the legal authority for such a census is dubious at best, the political objective appears far more calculated: to reshape congressional power by altering the population data used for apportionment. Understanding the Constitutional Framework The U.S. Constitution is clear in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 : "The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct." This clause places the responsibility for conducting the census in the hands of Congress , not the President. It also establishes the decennial (10-year) schedule , which determines representation and federal funding. What Title 13 of the U.S. Code Says Congress reinforced ...
T-Mobile's recent launch of satellite-to-cell texting in partnership with SpaceX's Starlink has been hailed as a breakthrough in connectivity, promising to eliminate coverage gaps in remote areas. However, a critical issue remains unaddressed: the unprecedented power this network grants to a private entity—Elon Musk’s SpaceX—and the potential for it to be exploited for surveillance or manipulation. A Potential Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vector The fundamental problem with the T-Mobile-Starlink collaboration lies in its architecture. Unlike traditional cellular networks that rely on multiple providers and infrastructure distributed across different companies and regulatory environments, this system centralizes the relay of messages through Starlink’s satellite infrastructure. This means that every text message sent through this system is, in theory, accessible to the entity operating the satellites—SpaceX. In cybersecurity terms, this introduces a glaring risk for a “man-in-the-mi...