Adam Shostack
@adamshostack.bsky.social
Threat modeling. BH Review Board. Affiliate Professor, UW. Fixed autorun. Helped create CVE.
Not sure why we're building graphs on yet another (effectively) centralized system. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack
Not sure why we're building graphs on yet another (effectively) centralized system. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack
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This is explicitly confirming the allegation: that he's ordering the killings for their own sake. The logical implication of which is hit them again if there are any survivors, which is both exactly what the Post reported and a cold-blooded textbook war crime.
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is explicitly confirming the allegation: that he's ordering the killings for their own sake. The logical implication of which is hit them again if there are any survivors, which is both exactly what the Post reported and a cold-blooded textbook war crime.
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Ed Whelan was Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for OLC from 2001-2004, so when he suggests that laws of war have been violated by the executive branch, that’s… something
Does Pete Hegseth have a "golden shield" against prosecution in the form of a DOJ OLC opinion? Ed Whelan thinks not.
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ed Whelan was Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for OLC from 2001-2004, so when he suggests that laws of war have been violated by the executive branch, that’s… something
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“Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.”
- Jimi Hendrix -.
youtu.be/_PVjcIO4MT4?...
- Jimi Hendrix -.
youtu.be/_PVjcIO4MT4?...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady (Miami Pop 1968)
YouTube video by JimiHendrixVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.”
- Jimi Hendrix -.
youtu.be/_PVjcIO4MT4?...
- Jimi Hendrix -.
youtu.be/_PVjcIO4MT4?...
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If you’re serving a big meal today, take a second to garnish. The little bit of work will delight your guests and make everything look more appetizing!
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you’re serving a big meal today, take a second to garnish. The little bit of work will delight your guests and make everything look more appetizing!
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--because the faster they earn out their advance, a) the faster they will start getting royalty payments and b) the higher an advance they can get for the next contract.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
--because the faster they earn out their advance, a) the faster they will start getting royalty payments and b) the higher an advance they can get for the next contract.
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You could argue there’s zero, because the people who understand coding at the PHY layer don’t deal with (or really understand) the A/D hardware and the amps and filters at a deep level. (Not to even get into network layers, which are nightmarish, but aren’t really the “radio”.)
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
You could argue there’s zero, because the people who understand coding at the PHY layer don’t deal with (or really understand) the A/D hardware and the amps and filters at a deep level. (Not to even get into network layers, which are nightmarish, but aren’t really the “radio”.)
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And it doesn't have doors that will trap you in the vehicle.
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
And it doesn't have doors that will trap you in the vehicle.
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For non-lawyers: this is the largest sanction against an attorney for frivolous conduct that I've ever heard of*. When attorneys are sanctioned $10-$20k is a big deal. This is a MASSIVE deal.
*- not counting the slightly different issue of defendants having their answer struck for misconduct.
*- not counting the slightly different issue of defendants having their answer struck for misconduct.
NEW: An unanimous appeals court panel — authored by conservative Judge William Pryor and joined by Trump appointee Andrew Brasher — upheld a $1 million sanction againt Trump/Habba for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For non-lawyers: this is the largest sanction against an attorney for frivolous conduct that I've ever heard of*. When attorneys are sanctioned $10-$20k is a big deal. This is a MASSIVE deal.
*- not counting the slightly different issue of defendants having their answer struck for misconduct.
*- not counting the slightly different issue of defendants having their answer struck for misconduct.
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We TREMENDOUSLY need this movie to happen!
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We TREMENDOUSLY need this movie to happen!
Star Wars: A Darth Sideous story in which it is VERY UNFAIR that a man who’s just trying to reform a CORRUPT Galactic “Senate” which can’t even prevent a SIEGE of Naboo, who is fighting EVIL TARIFFS, is cast as a DICTATOR just because he’s murdering Jedis who are UNELECTED and UNPOPULAR.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Star Wars: A Darth Sideous story in which it is VERY UNFAIR that a man who’s just trying to reform a CORRUPT Galactic “Senate” which can’t even prevent a SIEGE of Naboo, who is fighting EVIL TARIFFS, is cast as a DICTATOR just because he’s murdering Jedis who are UNELECTED and UNPOPULAR.
Star Wars: Attack of The Woke
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Star Wars: Attack of The Woke
Star Wars: The Weaponization of the Jedi.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Star Wars: The Weaponization of the Jedi.
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I'm old enough to remember when it would have taken more than just downloading and installing Signal to do it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm old enough to remember when it would have taken more than just downloading and installing Signal to do it.
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These two books contain the sum total of human knowledge
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
These two books contain the sum total of human knowledge
I’m old enough to remember both when a friendly nation survielling our administration would have been a major scandal, and when it would have been the biggest issue in our relations.
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’m old enough to remember both when a friendly nation survielling our administration would have been a major scandal, and when it would have been the biggest issue in our relations.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
The communists are poisoning our precious bodily fluids. That’s why I drink only pure rainwater, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The communists are poisoning our precious bodily fluids. That’s why I drink only pure rainwater, Charlie Brown.
Why would you build a doomsday device and not tell anyone, Charlie Brown?
If it bleeds, we can kill it, Charlie Brown.
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Why would you build a doomsday device and not tell anyone, Charlie Brown?
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If it bleeds, we can kill it, Charlie Brown.
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If it bleeds, we can kill it, Charlie Brown.
Which way is Mordor, Charlie Brown?
There will be killing till the score is paid, Charlie Brown.
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Which way is Mordor, Charlie Brown?
Execute Order 66, Charlie Brown
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Execute Order 66, Charlie Brown
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
Where Is Your God Now, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you’ve created, Charlie Brown.
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One of the less remarked upon features of historic preservation law is that it creates a perverse incentive for the owners of distinctive older buildings to radically renovate them before they are landmarked or, once landmarked, to burn them down to avoid extremely onerous regulation.
Developer may face hefty fines for tearing apart S.F. quake shacks and must restore them, city says
A developer who all but demolished two historic earthquake shacks in Noe Valley must reconstruct the buildings under close supervision from the city and could face hefty fines, officials said.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
One of the less remarked upon features of historic preservation law is that it creates a perverse incentive for the owners of distinctive older buildings to radically renovate them before they are landmarked or, once landmarked, to burn them down to avoid extremely onerous regulation.