chort
@chort0.bsky.social
Skills/interests: Listening, understanding, privacy, DFIR, guitars, motorcycles, working out, whisky, anti-fascist action. Opinions NOT those of my employer.
Is it national gym day and no one told me? My normally half-empty gym is so packed I can’t find open equipment.
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Is it national gym day and no one told me? My normally half-empty gym is so packed I can’t find open equipment.
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From trans healthcare to abortion politics - the same actors keep appearing. On Thursday 5pm CET/11am EST we'll be live with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 's Chiara Capraro in Discord talking on their research tracing the political alliances shaping today’s anti-rights movement. discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
From trans healthcare to abortion politics - the same actors keep appearing. On Thursday 5pm CET/11am EST we'll be live with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 's Chiara Capraro in Discord talking on their research tracing the political alliances shaping today’s anti-rights movement. discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
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It's hilarious to me how much white Dems are like "Yes ICE is terrible. Yes cops do exactly the same things as ICE, at 10x to 100x the scale, but they target Black people, so that's OK! We have to be careful what arguments we make about ICE, or we will immediately have to reckon with the police."
I think there is a pretty clear-cut argument that DHS as named has to go
But people are gonna need to quickly do some reckoning with the realities of what that will actually look like and what entities from DHS will still be around if you don't want "abolish ICE" to be the next "defund the police"
But people are gonna need to quickly do some reckoning with the realities of what that will actually look like and what entities from DHS will still be around if you don't want "abolish ICE" to be the next "defund the police"
I mean her objection to agreeing to the magic words was explicitly "they do stuff other than be goons about immigration, which will still need to be done," which is the case regardless of what it's called
there's going to unfortunately be a lot lot lot more of this as we figure out what to do w/DHS
there's going to unfortunately be a lot lot lot more of this as we figure out what to do w/DHS
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It's hilarious to me how much white Dems are like "Yes ICE is terrible. Yes cops do exactly the same things as ICE, at 10x to 100x the scale, but they target Black people, so that's OK! We have to be careful what arguments we make about ICE, or we will immediately have to reckon with the police."
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Wrote about some of the history of the Wyden Siren from @wyden.senate.gov and why we should take it VERY seriously when he sends a cryptic letter like he did yesterday.
The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public…
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public…
The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public letter that essentially says "hey, I can't tell you what's happening because it's classified, but something really bad is going on and you should all be paying attention."
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Wrote about some of the history of the Wyden Siren from @wyden.senate.gov and why we should take it VERY seriously when he sends a cryptic letter like he did yesterday.
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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.
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Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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An exchange from the series Firefly between one of the protagonists and a mercenary bounty hunter has lived rent free in my head for 20+ years, and has sadly been on my mind a lot recently--
River: You like to hurt folk.
Jubal Early: It's part of the job.
River: It's why you took the job.
River: You like to hurt folk.
Jubal Early: It's part of the job.
River: It's why you took the job.
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
An exchange from the series Firefly between one of the protagonists and a mercenary bounty hunter has lived rent free in my head for 20+ years, and has sadly been on my mind a lot recently--
River: You like to hurt folk.
Jubal Early: It's part of the job.
River: It's why you took the job.
River: You like to hurt folk.
Jubal Early: It's part of the job.
River: It's why you took the job.
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The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
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Since a lot of us will never vote for Gavin Newsom, every minute you clowns spend defending the transphobic governor makes it more likely we'll end up with President Vance in 2029.
January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Since a lot of us will never vote for Gavin Newsom, every minute you clowns spend defending the transphobic governor makes it more likely we'll end up with President Vance in 2029.
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Participation trophies have made American men into weak, feminized soy boys. Here’s why I’m glad that Maria Machado gave her peace prize to Donald Trump
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Participation trophies have made American men into weak, feminized soy boys. Here’s why I’m glad that Maria Machado gave her peace prize to Donald Trump
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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Stephen Miller found an immigrant he likes.
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Stephen Miller found an immigrant he likes.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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I'm still gone at people repeating that you can't put the AI genie back in the bottle.
It's not a genie, and yes, you can.
You're just repeating billionaire propaganda, where they're enriching themselves by automating theft. Let's put the billionaires back in the bottle, and chuck it into the sea.
It's not a genie, and yes, you can.
You're just repeating billionaire propaganda, where they're enriching themselves by automating theft. Let's put the billionaires back in the bottle, and chuck it into the sea.
December 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm still gone at people repeating that you can't put the AI genie back in the bottle.
It's not a genie, and yes, you can.
You're just repeating billionaire propaganda, where they're enriching themselves by automating theft. Let's put the billionaires back in the bottle, and chuck it into the sea.
It's not a genie, and yes, you can.
You're just repeating billionaire propaganda, where they're enriching themselves by automating theft. Let's put the billionaires back in the bottle, and chuck it into the sea.
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This whole thread is good advice for dealing with contracts in general; I have had a company strike unusual provisions before.
Read your contract and pay attention; they're serious documents and you need to understand them. They can help you or hurt you.
Read your contract and pay attention; they're serious documents and you need to understand them. They can help you or hurt you.
Oh and if their answer to a section that sounds weird is, "oh well we would never enforce that" then the correct response is, "sounds great, let's delete that then."
This is because if there is a later dispute and they try to twirl their mustache and say "oh ho ho! But when the contract says this, it really means YOU GET FED TO THE ALLIGATOR PIT," then you pull out the email where it says that actually there's a 0.5% fine over the first thirty days.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This whole thread is good advice for dealing with contracts in general; I have had a company strike unusual provisions before.
Read your contract and pay attention; they're serious documents and you need to understand them. They can help you or hurt you.
Read your contract and pay attention; they're serious documents and you need to understand them. They can help you or hurt you.
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even if the Supreme Court says we can never touch Trump for any of this shit, the next admin should go after everyone involved in buying and selling pardons and they should do it loudly and aggressively
New reporting says Don Jr. directly facilitated the pardon of a crypto whale who had promoted the Trump's family crypto. Jr. brought the pardon lawyer to the White House, and introduced him directly to his Dad. Pardon occurred right after. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
even if the Supreme Court says we can never touch Trump for any of this shit, the next admin should go after everyone involved in buying and selling pardons and they should do it loudly and aggressively
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Trump’s Christmas Day attacks on Nigeria a complete failure and cost nearly $30 million.
Witnesses report the US struck fields and farmland in areas with no history of terrorist activity or presence. On top of that multiple US missiles failed to detonate & sunk into the dirt.
Witnesses report the US struck fields and farmland in areas with no history of terrorist activity or presence. On top of that multiple US missiles failed to detonate & sunk into the dirt.
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trump’s Christmas Day attacks on Nigeria a complete failure and cost nearly $30 million.
Witnesses report the US struck fields and farmland in areas with no history of terrorist activity or presence. On top of that multiple US missiles failed to detonate & sunk into the dirt.
Witnesses report the US struck fields and farmland in areas with no history of terrorist activity or presence. On top of that multiple US missiles failed to detonate & sunk into the dirt.
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I mean, I think there’s a pretty good chance we’ll ALSO see a dramatic market collapse when the AI bubble obscuring some of the effects of Trump’s moronic economic policy pops.
This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
So long, American exceptionalism
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’
giftarticle.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I mean, I think there’s a pretty good chance we’ll ALSO see a dramatic market collapse when the AI bubble obscuring some of the effects of Trump’s moronic economic policy pops.
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The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
The person charged with enforcing the laws is himself a law breaker. In such a state, do laws even have any legitimacy?
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The person charged with enforcing the laws is an open lawbreaker, assisted by a team of open lawbreakers, backed by a Congressional majority indifferent to lawbreaking, supported by a Supreme Court that privileges them to break the law.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
It has no legitimacy whatsoever.
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trump kill kid
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
trump kill kid