Wes
@whurd.bsky.social
Information security, technology, policy/politics/philosophy/econ, society, fin.
Grad studies @uofdenver
Seeking solutions
Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.
Grad studies @uofdenver
Seeking solutions
Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.
The battle of the elites around defining the poverty line, measurement accuracy, and whether the "American economy is actually good"™️
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a stuffed animal is sitting at a table with a bowl of popcorn
ALT: a stuffed animal is sitting at a table with a bowl of popcorn
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The battle of the elites around defining the poverty line, measurement accuracy, and whether the "American economy is actually good"™️
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I was slightly ahead of the curve (don’t pay attention to the country)
The boys and I at the battle of Tehran after Joe Rogan convinced a bunch of broccoli haired zoomer incels to vote for trump:
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I was slightly ahead of the curve (don’t pay attention to the country)
Spam and scam calls as a service.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Spam and scam calls as a service.
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The data centers are expanding to meet the needs of the expanding datacenters.
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The data centers are expanding to meet the needs of the expanding datacenters.
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Steel plant SSAB Oxelösund mid Sweden has suffered a 'large explosion'.
Cause unknown, no souls hurt, smaller fires reported.
The plant produces ~4k ton steel a day and is among Sweden's largest industries.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expl...
Cause unknown, no souls hurt, smaller fires reported.
The plant produces ~4k ton steel a day and is among Sweden's largest industries.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expl...
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Steel plant SSAB Oxelösund mid Sweden has suffered a 'large explosion'.
Cause unknown, no souls hurt, smaller fires reported.
The plant produces ~4k ton steel a day and is among Sweden's largest industries.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expl...
Cause unknown, no souls hurt, smaller fires reported.
The plant produces ~4k ton steel a day and is among Sweden's largest industries.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/expl...
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Don't tell anyone these "solutions" existed pre-bubble and don't rely or depend on LLM, GenAI, "Frontier AI"
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Don't tell anyone these "solutions" existed pre-bubble and don't rely or depend on LLM, GenAI, "Frontier AI"
Unfollowed. Blocked. Reported.
What if the A.I. bubble “is an inevitable part of developing and adopting a revolutionary tool that will fundamentally improve productivity and growth?” Mohamed El-Erian writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe That’s OK.
Investors’ excitement rightly reflects the potential transformation of the entire economy.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Unfollowed. Blocked. Reported.
"The issue was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a cyber attack or malicious activity of any kind."...
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"The issue was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a cyber attack or malicious activity of any kind."...
#Donotcall.gov is a victim of the shutdown..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#Donotcall.gov is a victim of the shutdown..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
So data that could be erroneous is definitive over paper but official data.. 😳
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So data that could be erroneous is definitive over paper but official data.. 😳
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There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Brand-infringing commodity parts website
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Brand-infringing commodity parts website
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
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You can't just tweet "blue collar boom!" if the increase bottom quartile wages has substantially decreased.
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You can't just tweet "blue collar boom!" if the increase bottom quartile wages has substantially decreased.
"conservative"
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"conservative"
Umm What happened in the last minute of the UMass game?
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Umm What happened in the last minute of the UMass game?
www.bankrate.com/banking/jobs...
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
Bankrate’s 2025 Jobs & Pay Report | Bankrate
Bankrate has been tracking how workers feel about their pay, inflation and job prospects. See the latest findings from our Pay Raise Survey.
www.bankrate.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
www.bankrate.com/banking/jobs...
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I would really love to hear an AI booster’s opinion on this. This is the first real proof we’ve had that OpenAI’s growth is slowing, just in time for Clammy Sammy to demand a trillion dollars. He’s a very nasty man and not even the Europeans will pay for his software!
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
These Billionaires Have Gotten $450 Billion Richer From Striking AI Infrastructure Deals For Their Own Firms
These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
www.forbes.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
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Median voter: I want 2019 back
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Median voter: I want 2019 back
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Even if this is FP, the fact it's auto downloading detection prone packages with managed code libs is sort of concerning..
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Even if this is FP, the fact it's auto downloading detection prone packages with managed code libs is sort of concerning..
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
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Democrats need to stop saying "let me be clear." Just talk like a normal human being, please.
October 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Democrats need to stop saying "let me be clear." Just talk like a normal human being, please.