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The Hound | Jan. 22

The Hound | Jan. 22

DOGE shares sensitive Social Security data with third party, Trump continues Greenland and tariff threats toward Europe, and SCOTUS hears Lisa Cook's case.

January 22, 2026

Hi there,

It’s Thursday. Foreign funds are continuing to drop U.S. Treasury holdings due to Trump’s continued aggression toward Greenland, the E.U. also froze work on a U.S. trade deal due to tariff threats, and SCOTUS seems unreceptive to Trump’s firing of Fed Chair Lisa Cook.

In addition, it was uncovered this week that DOGE shared sensitive Social Security Administration data through a nonsecure third party server. Too often, corporate media covers data breaches in isolation—framed as bureaucratic mishaps or cybersecurity lapses—without connecting them to their real-world consequences for elections and democratic participation. When the press fails to name the electoral implications, the public is left unprepared for how personal data can be weaponized to undermine free and fair elections.

🖊️ Add your name to call on news organizations to cover the Social Security data leak as a clear election security threat—investigating how the data was accessed, who may exploit it, and how it could be used to interfere with democratic processes. Election integrity depends not only on secure ballots, but on protecting voters from surveillance, intimidation, and abuse.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows (New York Times)

On patrol with Ice-spotters in Minneapolis (New Statesman)

EU freezes work on US trade deal ‘indefinitely’ after Trump’s Greenland and tariff threats (CNN)

Second Pension Fund Dumps U.S. Treasury Holdings as Trump Spirals (The New Republic)

‘I would lose my vision’: Americans relying on ACA health plan face uncertainty (The Guardian)

Supreme Court appears wary of allowing Trump to fire Fed's Cook in closely watched case (NPR)

Half of Fossil Fuel Carbon Emissions in 2024 Came From 32 Companies (Inside Climate News)

FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You (The Intercept)

Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet (AP News)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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