George William Herbert
@georgewherbert.bsky.social
IT/Cloud/SRE/PE, rockets & missiles, nukes not going bang, space, CS, ships. YIMBY & amateur transit geek. Part time adjunct @ miis.edu teaching Missiles & Missile Defense. I speak for myself only not $DAYJOB. V95.45XA I do #OSINT against nuclear missiles.
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Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
Apple Rejects India’s Order Forcing Smartphone Makers To Install State-Run App, Report Says
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
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The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
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Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
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There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
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EASA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for Airbus A320 family aircraft Elevator aileron computers (ELAC). ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
EASA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for Airbus A320 family aircraft Elevator aileron computers (ELAC). ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2025-0268-E
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Not the first case of ICE or CBP refusing to accept tribal ID or threatening to deport [sic] native americans 🤬🤬🤬
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Not the first case of ICE or CBP refusing to accept tribal ID or threatening to deport [sic] native americans 🤬🤬🤬
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
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IN CASE THERE WAS ANY DOUBT ANOUT PUTIN’S INTENTIONS
“Russia is prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian”
From yesterday’s brief press conference.
Not a man interested in peace, but genocide.
#UkrainianView
“Russia is prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian”
From yesterday’s brief press conference.
Not a man interested in peace, but genocide.
#UkrainianView
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
IN CASE THERE WAS ANY DOUBT ANOUT PUTIN’S INTENTIONS
“Russia is prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian”
From yesterday’s brief press conference.
Not a man interested in peace, but genocide.
#UkrainianView
“Russia is prepared to fight to the last Ukrainian”
From yesterday’s brief press conference.
Not a man interested in peace, but genocide.
#UkrainianView
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
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See, this is where racism and the belief of superiority over others makes White men like these two plot shyt like this.
So, two white guys plotted to roll up on a island off of Haiti and take over. Pffft!
Yeah, okay.🤭
My goodness! Where were their fathers?
www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
So, two white guys plotted to roll up on a island off of Haiti and take over. Pffft!
Yeah, okay.🤭
My goodness! Where were their fathers?
www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
Two Texas men charged in shocking plot to invade Haitian island
Prosecutors say two Texas men plotted to invade Haiti’s Gonave Island, kill its male residents and enslave women and children. (Credit: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth)
www.yahoo.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
See, this is where racism and the belief of superiority over others makes White men like these two plot shyt like this.
So, two white guys plotted to roll up on a island off of Haiti and take over. Pffft!
Yeah, okay.🤭
My goodness! Where were their fathers?
www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
So, two white guys plotted to roll up on a island off of Haiti and take over. Pffft!
Yeah, okay.🤭
My goodness! Where were their fathers?
www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
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1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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"If COVID-26 arrives, you’ll be totally on your own. Caring, capable government scientists won’t be there to help you in any way." - NIH Director Jay Bullshittacharya
Bullshittacharya is following the eugenics playbook that thinks "So the most vulnerable get culled? It's no big deal."
Bullshittacharya is following the eugenics playbook that thinks "So the most vulnerable get culled? It's no big deal."
Bhattacharya's newest 1-page pandemic plan forcefully rejects the GBD, his previous 1-page pandemic plan.
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
It's really just an admission that he's not competent enough to control a virus and not caring enough to even try.
My latest devastating takedown.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/bhattacharya...
Goodbye to Focused Protection. Jay Bhattacharya’s Latest 1-Page Pandemic “Plan” is for Vulnerable People to Stop Being Vulnerable.
Jay Bhattacharya's new "plan" is really an admission that if there's a new pandemic, he’s not competent enough to do any of the incredible things he “would have” done regarding COVID. He's not
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"If COVID-26 arrives, you’ll be totally on your own. Caring, capable government scientists won’t be there to help you in any way." - NIH Director Jay Bullshittacharya
Bullshittacharya is following the eugenics playbook that thinks "So the most vulnerable get culled? It's no big deal."
Bullshittacharya is following the eugenics playbook that thinks "So the most vulnerable get culled? It's no big deal."
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NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
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Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Clear, quick instructions.
If you use Google for Gmail or Workspace... or really, anything... you need to do this so that AI doesn't read your email and attachments.
We shouldn't have to opt out of something this invasive 🤷
*Periodic reminder: this shop keeps ZERO information about you on file.
If you use Google for Gmail or Workspace... or really, anything... you need to do this so that AI doesn't read your email and attachments.
We shouldn't have to opt out of something this invasive 🤷
*Periodic reminder: this shop keeps ZERO information about you on file.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Clear, quick instructions.
If you use Google for Gmail or Workspace... or really, anything... you need to do this so that AI doesn't read your email and attachments.
We shouldn't have to opt out of something this invasive 🤷
*Periodic reminder: this shop keeps ZERO information about you on file.
If you use Google for Gmail or Workspace... or really, anything... you need to do this so that AI doesn't read your email and attachments.
We shouldn't have to opt out of something this invasive 🤷
*Periodic reminder: this shop keeps ZERO information about you on file.
Fire on containership in Los Angeles harbor. Currently in limited part of the bow of the ship but not able to control it yet. The “LA CAPTAIN” YouTube channel has live radio scanners on the event on their main channel.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Fire on containership in Los Angeles harbor. Currently in limited part of the bow of the ship but not able to control it yet. The “LA CAPTAIN” YouTube channel has live radio scanners on the event on their main channel.