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This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
Wyden, Paul and Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
Looks like Florida is the ONLY warm place in the country right now. It’s 22°F (-6°C) but feels single digit because of the wind, and will be even colder for at least the entire week! Snow shoveling later (8-18+ inches). Stay safe, folks! #WinterStorm
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Looks like Florida is the ONLY warm place in the country right now. It’s 22°F (-6°C) but feels single digit because of the wind, and will be even colder for at least the entire week! Snow shoveling later (8-18+ inches). Stay safe, folks! #WinterStorm
Siri is getting smart; at long last!
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Siri is getting smart; at long last!
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The FBI’s raid today on the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s war on the press.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain how the DOJ is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain how the DOJ is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law.
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The FBI’s raid today on the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s war on the press.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain how the DOJ is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain how the DOJ is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law.
Copied 40GB in seconds.
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Copied 40GB in seconds.
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If you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention. A woman was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. This should outrage us all. ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/ecsmn...
ICE Out of Cities Now
YouTube video by Ed Markey for Senate
youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
If you aren't angry, you aren't paying attention. A woman was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. This should outrage us all. ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/ecsmn...
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Mac users found their Logitech mice stopped working because someone at Logitech forgot to renew an expired app certificate.
*pinches bridge of nose and sighs loudly for the rest of time*
*pinches bridge of nose and sighs loudly for the rest of time*
Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate
That’s one heck of an oversight.
www.theverge.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Mac users found their Logitech mice stopped working because someone at Logitech forgot to renew an expired app certificate.
*pinches bridge of nose and sighs loudly for the rest of time*
*pinches bridge of nose and sighs loudly for the rest of time*
Welcome to Bluesky, @opensource.google!
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Welcome to Bluesky, @opensource.google!
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Venezuela opposition reports the so called "capture" of Maduro was a negotiated deal between Maduro and US for an agreed exit strategy. We reported in November that this would be the case. The US bombed Venezuelan service members as part of a death theatre. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Venezuela opposition reports the so called "capture" of Maduro was a negotiated deal between Maduro and US for an agreed exit strategy. We reported in November that this would be the case. The US bombed Venezuelan service members as part of a death theatre. #VenezuelaInvasion
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Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro reut.rs/3N5kCbm
Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro reut.rs/3N5kCbm
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Picard management tip: Start your log entries with the current stardate. It helps you keep track of what year it is.
December 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Picard management tip: Start your log entries with the current stardate. It helps you keep track of what year it is.
So little left from 2025
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So little left from 2025
Yep! It’s freezing cold!
As people in the U.S. prepared to ring in the new year, temperatures plunged as much as 20 degrees below normal across much of the country. nyti.ms/4jgj9uI
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yep! It’s freezing cold!
MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) is under active exploit in the wild. This major security vulnerability affects MongoDB, used by 70%+ of Fortune 500 companies. (image: xkcd). #explainedinonepicture #techexplained
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) is under active exploit in the wild. This major security vulnerability affects MongoDB, used by 70%+ of Fortune 500 companies. (image: xkcd). #explainedinonepicture #techexplained
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Received a notification from Apple, Google or WhatsApp that you've been targeted or hacked with government spyware?
Take it seriously!
Here's a very useful guide from @lorenzofb.bsky.social @techcrunch.com about what steps you should take next 👇
Take it seriously!
Here's a very useful guide from @lorenzofb.bsky.social @techcrunch.com about what steps you should take next 👇
NEW: Apple, Google, and WhatsApp now regularly notify their users if they suspect they have been targeted or hacked with government spyware, such as that made by NSO Group or Paragon.
We spoke to experts and wrote a guide on what to do, and where to go, if you receive one of those notifications.
We spoke to experts and wrote a guide on what to do, and where to go, if you receive one of those notifications.
You've been targeted by government spyware. Now what? | TechCrunch
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite. What happens after re...
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Received a notification from Apple, Google or WhatsApp that you've been targeted or hacked with government spyware?
Take it seriously!
Here's a very useful guide from @lorenzofb.bsky.social @techcrunch.com about what steps you should take next 👇
Take it seriously!
Here's a very useful guide from @lorenzofb.bsky.social @techcrunch.com about what steps you should take next 👇
How did Spotify not notice this 300TB data breach?!
Backing up Spotify
We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirro...
annas-archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How did Spotify not notice this 300TB data breach?!
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Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Learn how to fight back at our new Age Verification Resource Center: EFF.org/Age.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Though age verification mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk. Learn how to fight back at our new Age Verification Resource Center: EFF.org/Age.
At long last! What took you so long, YouTube?!
“YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions”
“YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions”
YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.
deadline.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
At long last! What took you so long, YouTube?!
“YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions”
“YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions”
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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This looks like a particularly spicy shituation affecting Cisco customers:
• 10/10 severity zero-day bug in popular Cisco products
• Cisco says China is exploiting bug to hack customers
• Cyberattacks discovered on Dec. 10; disclosed today
• No patches yet. Compromised devices must be wiped
• 10/10 severity zero-day bug in popular Cisco products
• Cisco says China is exploiting bug to hack customers
• Cyberattacks discovered on Dec. 10; disclosed today
• No patches yet. Compromised devices must be wiped
Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day | TechCrunch
Cisco said it discovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting its customers by exploiting a zero-day in some of the company's most popular products.
techcrunch.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This looks like a particularly spicy shituation affecting Cisco customers:
• 10/10 severity zero-day bug in popular Cisco products
• Cisco says China is exploiting bug to hack customers
• Cyberattacks discovered on Dec. 10; disclosed today
• No patches yet. Compromised devices must be wiped
• 10/10 severity zero-day bug in popular Cisco products
• Cisco says China is exploiting bug to hack customers
• Cyberattacks discovered on Dec. 10; disclosed today
• No patches yet. Compromised devices must be wiped
Reposted by Randy Balbuena
In a historic change, the Oscars will no longer be broadcast on television. Starting in 2029, the ceremony will move to YouTube.
The Oscars Are Ditching TV for YouTube
The Academy revealed Wednesday that the 100th Oscars will be the final ceremony aired on ABC—and as of 2029, the ceremony will be livestreamed online instead.
www.vanityfair.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In a historic change, the Oscars will no longer be broadcast on television. Starting in 2029, the ceremony will move to YouTube.
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“Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot”
“Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot”
Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot
Google's Gemini is on pace to push Copilot into third place.
www.extremetech.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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“Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot”
“Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot”