Amethyst Basilisk
@amethyst.systems
Furry hacker of the dragon and Windows variety. Blog: https://amethyst.systems/blog Puzzles: https://crackmes.one/user/frank2
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That insane bus thread ended up on national news and "live skeeted" is the official term used
January 20, 2026 at 11:08 PM
That insane bus thread ended up on national news and "live skeeted" is the official term used
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
more…
9to5mac.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
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Maybe the Indians are onto something worshiping them.
Cows itch, just like us. But Veronika the cow takes things into her own hands. Or rather: into her mouth.
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Maybe the Indians are onto something worshiping them.
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Cows itch, just like us. But Veronika the cow takes things into her own hands. Or rather: into her mouth.
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Cows itch, just like us. But Veronika the cow takes things into her own hands. Or rather: into her mouth.
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
Scientists say it’s the first experimentally verified instance of cattle using a tool. https://wapo.st/3NzJ84A
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“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Paipai Ponpoi Puwapuwa Puu! Heavy Machine Gun appear!
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Paipai Ponpoi Puwapuwa Puu! Heavy Machine Gun appear!
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"I'm a woman" ad spot to help fix company
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"I'm a woman" ad spot to help fix company
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A 1939 joke reel of Porky Pig swearing, easily losable and never to be found again, instead carried by an endless set of hands to the present day, 87 years later.
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
A 1939 joke reel of Porky Pig swearing, easily losable and never to be found again, instead carried by an endless set of hands to the present day, 87 years later.
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it doesnt even feel good to say 'haha lol pedocon theory undefeated' because yeah. it IS undefeated. thats the problem. now what do we do.
A former South Carolina Republican lawmaker and member of the ultra-Conservative Freedom Caucus, who supported drag and trans healthcare bans “to protect childhood innocence”, has been handed a prison sentence for distributing vile child sexual abuse material.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3NNbW9K
Read more: https://bit.ly/3NNbW9K
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
it doesnt even feel good to say 'haha lol pedocon theory undefeated' because yeah. it IS undefeated. thats the problem. now what do we do.
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I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
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This is a great explainer to lawyers (or otherwise curious people) on what quantum computing is and is not. Via my colleague @aumasson.jp, a prolific cryptographer and advisor to some of the largest banks in the world.
January 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is a great explainer to lawyers (or otherwise curious people) on what quantum computing is and is not. Via my colleague @aumasson.jp, a prolific cryptographer and advisor to some of the largest banks in the world.
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They had to combine millennials and Gen Z so it wouldn't look as distressing.
We basically don't have any money.
We basically don't have any money.
January 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
They had to combine millennials and Gen Z so it wouldn't look as distressing.
We basically don't have any money.
We basically don't have any money.
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This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
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Y’all wanna see the cutest battle of all time?
Introducing:
BUNNY BATTLE
Introducing:
BUNNY BATTLE
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Y’all wanna see the cutest battle of all time?
Introducing:
BUNNY BATTLE
Introducing:
BUNNY BATTLE
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January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies
Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies
What's next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see
What policy wonk wouldn't want to click on an attachment promising to unveil US plans for Venezuela? Chinese cyberspies used just such a lure to target US government agencies and policy-related organizations in a phishing campaign that began just days after an American military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.…
dlvr.it
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies
We really threw all that soft power in the trash, because it's not manly enough or some bullshit like that. Really tragic to see.
"Dangerous dependence":
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 AM
We really threw all that soft power in the trash, because it's not manly enough or some bullshit like that. Really tragic to see.
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if you see this symbol/flag/sticker around this is good, we need the AIM here real fucking bad right now
American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
if you see this symbol/flag/sticker around this is good, we need the AIM here real fucking bad right now