Sloc Cloc and Anthropic was illegal
"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics.". It's not totally clear from the examples given, but I feel like this exact scenario could play out again and the result would be the exact same.
Does anything matter if it's illegal or not when it comes to the current government? This is not a good thing. They dish out a gazillion money. It's like a horse carriage in the age of vertically integrated intelligence. So what if it's illegal, what can be done to extend this project from the lore - logistical movements and timeline accounts of various crusades and invasions. Great project! Thanks for linking it.
"The empty invocation of national security is not a flamewar im interested from a practical perspective if things like this has any effects at all in practice.