Tom Cross 🇨🇦🇺🇸
@decius.bsky.social
Republics are systems that require people to compromise with each-other. Radicalism is the path to authoritarianism.
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Tom Cross 🇨🇦🇺🇸
@decius.bsky.social
· Oct 22
DEF CON 32 - Counter Deception: Defending Yourself in a World Full of Lies - Tom Cross, Greg Conti
YouTube video by DEFCONConference
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Video from our Defcon talk is now available:
The highest purpose of computers is to augment human intelligence, and to do so, our computers must be designed to challenge the way we think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqD...
The highest purpose of computers is to augment human intelligence, and to do so, our computers must be designed to challenge the way we think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqD...
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Call in the troops to end work-from-home policies and to shut down Amazon dot com.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Call in the troops to end work-from-home policies and to shut down Amazon dot com.
I certainly will be angry if Dems vote for any bill which contains any provision enabling partisan reprisals over the Jan 6th investigations.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I certainly will be angry if Dems vote for any bill which contains any provision enabling partisan reprisals over the Jan 6th investigations.
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NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and other key figures involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election: https://cnn.it/4r8Y21h
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and other key figures involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election: https://cnn.it/4r8Y21h
The elites who support Trump are outflanking everyone else in the media, both domestic and foreign.
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The elites who support Trump are outflanking everyone else in the media, both domestic and foreign.
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New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
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“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
One of the Greatest Wall Street Investors of All Time Announces Retirement
Nancy Pelosi’s trades over the years have been so good that a startup was created to allow investors to directly mirror her portfolio.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
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Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
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After years of delayed elections, two seats on Georgia's utility commission are up for grabs today. Republican incumbents face Democratic challengers who have called for ramping up clean energy production and stopping electricity rate hikes.
As Georgia Returns to Electing Its Utility Commission, Worries over Democracy Linger
A pair of races are crystallizing issues with fair representation in Georgia: officials who stay in their seats years past their term, low-turnout runoffs, and the diluted power of Black voters.
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After years of delayed elections, two seats on Georgia's utility commission are up for grabs today. Republican incumbents face Democratic challengers who have called for ramping up clean energy production and stopping electricity rate hikes.
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
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The intimidation included threats that family members would lose visas, which is both in character and *friggin insane*
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The intimidation included threats that family members would lose visas, which is both in character and *friggin insane*
My weekend was brightened by this tree, standing in a vacant lot in downtown Atlanta - a life carved within a temporary space, under constant threat, but lived beautifully. A source of joy. One day, some developer with build on this lot, and the tree will be gone. I am thankful for this moment.
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
My weekend was brightened by this tree, standing in a vacant lot in downtown Atlanta - a life carved within a temporary space, under constant threat, but lived beautifully. A source of joy. One day, some developer with build on this lot, and the tree will be gone. I am thankful for this moment.
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Everyone should read this - by the former chief of staff for ICE
Last week, the Trump admin purged senior leadership at ICE ERO, which leads internal immigration enforcement. Gregory Bovino and the Border Patrol are now increasingly in charge. As former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser writes, what we're getting now is theater, not serious law enforcement.
Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force
The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.
www.msnbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Everyone should read this - by the former chief of staff for ICE
Is our Congress out in order to afford the royal family time to get ahead of the news?
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Is our Congress out in order to afford the royal family time to get ahead of the news?
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*The "Post-Naive Internet." Post-Naive according to them, anyhow
www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-p...
www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-p...
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
*The "Post-Naive Internet." Post-Naive according to them, anyhow
www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-p...
www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-p...
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So this story is super duper interesting for a whole ton of reasons, but one big one is its a very rare glimpse into the private valuation of high-end exploits held by major defense contractors
bsky.app/profile/lega...
bsky.app/profile/lega...
Peter Williams, A former executive with US defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, the Justice Department announced. Williams pleaded to two counts of theft of trade secrets reut.rs/49o7Q0I
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So this story is super duper interesting for a whole ton of reasons, but one big one is its a very rare glimpse into the private valuation of high-end exploits held by major defense contractors
bsky.app/profile/lega...
bsky.app/profile/lega...
Its the Streisand Effect but for legal non-profits that Trump really doesn’t want you to donate money to.
@citizensforethics.org
@citizensforethics.org
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Its the Streisand Effect but for legal non-profits that Trump really doesn’t want you to donate money to.
@citizensforethics.org
@citizensforethics.org
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Former L3Harris general manager Peter Williams - an 🇦🇺Australian citizen & former Australian Signals Directorate employee - has pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker that buys “cyber tools,” the 🇺🇸 DOJ confirmed.
✍️ @lorenzofb.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/f...
✍️ @lorenzofb.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/f...
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker | TechCrunch
Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hac...
techcrunch.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Charges dropped!!!
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Charges dropped!!!
“Hack back” is usually presented in stark terms of "defense is OK, offense is not OK." In our #BSides Augusta talk we employ the military concept of Effects Based Operations (EBO) to explore the spectrum of outcomes companies can impose, which has many shades of grey.
youtu.be/mGbSOFozUWk
youtu.be/mGbSOFozUWk
Greg Conti & Tom Cross - Dark Capabilities: When Tech Companies Become Threat Actors
YouTube video by BSidesAugusta
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October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Hack back” is usually presented in stark terms of "defense is OK, offense is not OK." In our #BSides Augusta talk we employ the military concept of Effects Based Operations (EBO) to explore the spectrum of outcomes companies can impose, which has many shades of grey.
youtu.be/mGbSOFozUWk
youtu.be/mGbSOFozUWk
This person has been in prison for two months for criticizing Republicans after the Kirk murder.
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This person has been in prison for two months for criticizing Republicans after the Kirk murder.
Treasonous
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spotted at World Series game — in Dodgers hats?!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spotted at World Series game — in Dodgers hats?!
The two former royals were spotted sitting near home plate at Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
www.thestar.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Treasonous