Isik Mater
@isik5.bsky.social
Director of Research @netblocks, #infosec, Internet activist, Developer, OSINT enthusiast, NewsKitten, Nerd, HDR photographer. GPG:0x0EB41110
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Here are some takeaways from the closely watched meeting between President Trump and New York's future mayor Zohran Mamdani: reut.rs/3K2vgi2
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Here are some takeaways from the closely watched meeting between President Trump and New York's future mayor Zohran Mamdani: reut.rs/3K2vgi2
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Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
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ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is experiencing sporadic issues for some users internationally; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is experiencing sporadic issues for some users internationally; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
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Incredible things happening on Twitter
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Incredible things happening on Twitter
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why is windscribe vpn being transphobic on the company twitter account in lundukes replies what is going on
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
why is windscribe vpn being transphobic on the company twitter account in lundukes replies what is going on
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“This could help highlight foreign-based agitators on the app.”
hmmmm
anyway, if you’re a creative who still uses X, i recommend leaving.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
hmmmm
anyway, if you’re a creative who still uses X, i recommend leaving.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
X could soon show if you're using a VPN − here's all we know
Is this the end of private browsing on the platform?
www.techradar.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“This could help highlight foreign-based agitators on the app.”
hmmmm
anyway, if you’re a creative who still uses X, i recommend leaving.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
hmmmm
anyway, if you’re a creative who still uses X, i recommend leaving.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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BREAKING: Trump signs a bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure after months of resistance.
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
BREAKING: Trump signs a bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure after months of resistance.
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Trump signs Epstein bill he once labored to kill
Trump signs Epstein bill he once labored to kill
The legislation would require the Department of Justice to release documents related to the Epstein case.
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Trump signs Epstein bill he once labored to kill
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Trump dismissing a Saudi journalist’s murder in front of MBS should worry us all
Trump dismissing a Saudi journalist’s murder in front of MBS should worry us all
Trump dismissing a Saudi journalist’s murder in front of MBS should worry us all
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump dismissing a Saudi journalist’s murder in front of MBS should worry us all
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Update on Russia's overnight drone and missile attack
Ternopil : 16 dead and 64 injured
Rescue operations are ongoing
Ternopil : 16 dead and 64 injured
Rescue operations are ongoing
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Update on Russia's overnight drone and missile attack
Ternopil : 16 dead and 64 injured
Rescue operations are ongoing
Ternopil : 16 dead and 64 injured
Rescue operations are ongoing
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in western regions of #Ukraine, after a series of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns 📉
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in western regions of #Ukraine, after a series of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show an ongoing disruption to internet connectivity in Donetsk, Russian-occupied #Ukraine, following Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting Zuivka and Starobesheve thermal power plants; appointees have declared an emergency in parts of the region
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show an ongoing disruption to internet connectivity in Donetsk, Russian-occupied #Ukraine, following Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting Zuivka and Starobesheve thermal power plants; appointees have declared an emergency in parts of the region
After rejecting its past, X's solution to the awful Cloudflare outage is to run back to its ex (Twitter Inc. infrastructure). Twitter's tech legacy saves the day. Long live the ghost of the bird!
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After rejecting its past, X's solution to the awful Cloudflare outage is to run back to its ex (Twitter Inc. infrastructure). Twitter's tech legacy saves the day. Long live the ghost of the bird!
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Researchers tried plugging every possible phone number into WhatsApp's web app. They found they could collect 3.5 billion users' phone numbers, plus photos for half and profile text for more than a third, the biggest personal data exposure ever by some measures. www.wired.com/story/a-simp...
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Researchers tried plugging every possible phone number into WhatsApp's web app. They found they could collect 3.5 billion users' phone numbers, plus photos for half and profile text for more than a third, the biggest personal data exposure ever by some measures. www.wired.com/story/a-simp...
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"The internet needs to be owned by everyone, not leased from three." great encapsulation
I'm enjoying the fact that Bluesky is still up and running. We are one server rack fire away from silence. The internet needs to be owned by everyone, not leased from three.
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"The internet needs to be owned by everyone, not leased from three." great encapsulation
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Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter "piggy" after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter "piggy" after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
I'm enjoying the fact that Bluesky is still up and running. We are one server rack fire away from silence. The internet needs to be owned by everyone, not leased from three.
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'm enjoying the fact that Bluesky is still up and running. We are one server rack fire away from silence. The internet needs to be owned by everyone, not leased from three.
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Once again, single point of failure brings the whole thing down. I seem to recall this Internet thing being designed for resilience in the face of even nuclear war. Nowadays, the web is dissolving if you look at it funny. 😵
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Once again, single point of failure brings the whole thing down. I seem to recall this Internet thing being designed for resilience in the face of even nuclear war. Nowadays, the web is dissolving if you look at it funny. 😵
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ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
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Marco Rubio tweets that the State Department “intends to designate Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Headed by the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro…”
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Marco Rubio tweets that the State Department “intends to designate Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Headed by the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro…”
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Donetsk Oblast, Russian-occupied #Ukraine, amid reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting Chaykino electrical substation 📉
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Donetsk Oblast, Russian-occupied #Ukraine, amid reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting Chaykino electrical substation 📉
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⚠️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity has been disrupted in parts of #Russia surrounding Moscow for ~8 hours, with metrics showing declines in multiple oblasts followed by restoration; operator Rostelecom acknowledges an unspecified "backbone issue"
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity has been disrupted in parts of #Russia surrounding Moscow for ~8 hours, with metrics showing declines in multiple oblasts followed by restoration; operator Rostelecom acknowledges an unspecified "backbone issue"
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of Wyoming and South Dakota; the incident is attributed to a voltage disturbance triggered by tripped lines near Medicine Bow per Western Area Power Administration
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of Wyoming and South Dakota; the incident is attributed to a voltage disturbance triggered by tripped lines near Medicine Bow per Western Area Power Administration
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Trump’s BBC lawsuit is “a legal cliff edge,” says attorney Mark Stephens, warning it could do more harm than good.
Why Donald Trump’s BBC Defamation Claim Is Doomed To Fail: Attorneys
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump’s BBC lawsuit is “a legal cliff edge,” says attorney Mark Stephens, warning it could do more harm than good.