Daily Drop on Politics & Policy – June 8, 2026 | DailyDrops

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• Signal accuses UK government of using child safety as cover for mass surveillance (neowin.net)
• Amministrative, ballottaggi in pareggio. Meloni: "Confermata nostra forza". Schlein: "Ha problemi con calcolatrice" - Startupbusiness.it (startupbusiness.it)
• Iran-Israele, Trump ferma gli attacchi di Netanyahu: "Stop o resti solo contro Teheran" - Startupbusiness.it (startupbusiness.it)
• NCOSE CEO Calls Porn A National Security Threat; Urges Federal Obscenity Prosecutions (techdirt.com)
• Dems Threaten to Block Surveillance Law Unless New Spy Chief Drops Out (gizmodo.com)
• Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon (gizmodo.com)
• Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree to its Chinese military companies list (thenextweb.com)
• Sam Bankman-Fried files for Trump pardon from prison (thenextweb.com)
• Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding (thenextweb.com)
• Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree support China's military | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
• Sondaggio politico, Fratelli d'Italia cresce e Pd cala. Vannacci si avvicina alla Lega - Startupbusiness.it (startupbusiness.it)
• Caso Flotilla, ministro israeliano Ben-Gvir indagato da procura Roma - Startupbusiness.it (startupbusiness.it)
• Omicidio Willy, appello ter: ergastolo per Gabriele Bianchi - Startupbusiness.it (startupbusiness.it)
• Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade (tomshardware.com)