Lesley Carhart
@hacks4pancakes.com
I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires.
ICS DFIR at Dragos, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts my own. Enby. 🏳️🌈
ICS DFIR at Dragos, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts my own. Enby. 🏳️🌈
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Lesley Carhart
@hacks4pancakes.com
· Mar 25
I have a Short Stack on BlueSky as well as Mastodon and you can use it to get some news n stuff about the ongoing cybersecurity apocalypse if you want bsky.app/profile/did:...
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I see those "I bought my Tesla before we knew what a mess he was" bumper stickers and think: 2017? That's when he went on his unhinged rants calling people pedophiles because they didn't like his bullshit submarine to save those soccer kids trapped in the cave. That was a pretty hard line for me!
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I see those "I bought my Tesla before we knew what a mess he was" bumper stickers and think: 2017? That's when he went on his unhinged rants calling people pedophiles because they didn't like his bullshit submarine to save those soccer kids trapped in the cave. That was a pretty hard line for me!
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Musk was obviously deranged before the talks to buy Twitter started. I left a little before the purchase went through. Hung out on Mastodon until this place got traction
Others should have at least started leaving when they saw him mess with moderation and recommendations, that never ends well
Others should have at least started leaving when they saw him mess with moderation and recommendations, that never ends well
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Musk was obviously deranged before the talks to buy Twitter started. I left a little before the purchase went through. Hung out on Mastodon until this place got traction
Others should have at least started leaving when they saw him mess with moderation and recommendations, that never ends well
Others should have at least started leaving when they saw him mess with moderation and recommendations, that never ends well
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I've been gone so long I was literally back for the length of DC31 so I could find all the people there who hadn't migrated, then I was gone again. It sucked missing all the folks who didn't make the jump then, but it was the only choice to make.
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I've been gone so long I was literally back for the length of DC31 so I could find all the people there who hadn't migrated, then I was gone again. It sucked missing all the folks who didn't make the jump then, but it was the only choice to make.
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Yup. Far more than a year. I bailed when Musk started with all the anti-semitism in 2023.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
White House criticises Elon Musk over 'hideous' antisemitic lie
Controversies over antisemitism have engulfed the billionaire and his social network, X.
www.bbc.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Yup. Far more than a year. I bailed when Musk started with all the anti-semitism in 2023.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Not me seeing "I sold my Tesla" and "I quit Twitter" posts in January 2026.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Not me seeing "I sold my Tesla" and "I quit Twitter" posts in January 2026.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
Sorry, but no. You had at least a year, generously. We know where you stand.
My cousin from Minneapolis is staying with me for a few weeks. She can only stay for a few weeks. I wish I knew what else I could do.
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
My cousin from Minneapolis is staying with me for a few weeks. She can only stay for a few weeks. I wish I knew what else I could do.
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Me, checking in on world events after I wake up each morning.
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Me, checking in on world events after I wake up each morning.
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
My local pub requests payment in dollarydoos
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
My local pub requests payment in dollarydoos
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This is extraordinary.
They aren’t just kicking the ICE agents out.
They’re temporarily closing the hotel altogether due to “heightened safety concerns in St. Paul.”
They aren’t just kicking the ICE agents out.
They’re temporarily closing the hotel altogether due to “heightened safety concerns in St. Paul.”
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is extraordinary.
They aren’t just kicking the ICE agents out.
They’re temporarily closing the hotel altogether due to “heightened safety concerns in St. Paul.”
They aren’t just kicking the ICE agents out.
They’re temporarily closing the hotel altogether due to “heightened safety concerns in St. Paul.”
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Solution: move Defcon to a cooler place, maybe Iceland! 😂Bonus: no fascist armed guards trying to arrest you for being a visitor and bolstering their local economy with your spending. 😁
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Solution: move Defcon to a cooler place, maybe Iceland! 😂Bonus: no fascist armed guards trying to arrest you for being a visitor and bolstering their local economy with your spending. 😁
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
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I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
The people wearing masks are scanning your face to capture your identity.
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
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82 percent of voters saw the murder
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
82 percent of voters saw the murder
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Yesterday, Coinbase withdrew its support for the crypto market structure bill. Hours later, the Senate Banking Committee canceled the markup hearing. They’re not even trying to pretend anymore that this bill isn’t written by the industry, for the industry.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yesterday, Coinbase withdrew its support for the crypto market structure bill. Hours later, the Senate Banking Committee canceled the markup hearing. They’re not even trying to pretend anymore that this bill isn’t written by the industry, for the industry.
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Again, it's reprehensible that none of the press reports on the power outage in Venezuela even bother to mention that we bombed the sh*t out of two substations. I feel like I'm going crazy.
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities 1/4
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities 1/4
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Again, it's reprehensible that none of the press reports on the power outage in Venezuela even bother to mention that we bombed the sh*t out of two substations. I feel like I'm going crazy.
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities 1/4
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities 1/4
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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And bc he hates Tim Walz and it was where George Floyd was murdered and he hated the protests that happened after that. He couldn't control the people and our outrage.
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
And bc he hates Tim Walz and it was where George Floyd was murdered and he hated the protests that happened after that. He couldn't control the people and our outrage.
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Some nutter would think it's and alternative reality leaking in.
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Some nutter would think it's and alternative reality leaking in.
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Palo Alto Networks patched a high-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
Palo Alto Networks warns of DoS bug letting hackers disable firewalls
Palo Alto Networks patched a high-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Palo Alto Networks patched a high-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
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How come this fuckking cat can get a printer to work? What’s their secret?
We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 AM
How come this fuckking cat can get a printer to work? What’s their secret?