Shava Nerad
@shava23.bsky.social
Career activist, writer in retirement.
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
What an exciting day for an old folks' home to have a fire alarm.
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What an exciting day for an old folks' home to have a fire alarm.
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
"If I can't get my Nobel Peace Prize, I'm gonna take my baseball and go home."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine
US president recycles far-right tropes on European immigration and presses Zelenskyy to accept his peace plan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"If I can't get my Nobel Peace Prize, I'm gonna take my baseball and go home."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MOST CORRUPT SERIES: President Andrew Jackson - Forgotten History
YouTube video by FORGOTTEN HISTORY
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Think it's going to happen?
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Judge Gives Trump DOJ 10 Days to Release Ghislaine Maxwell Docs
More information on Jeffrey Epstein is incoming.
www.yahoo.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Think it's going to happen?
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Here we f'ing go again.
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here we f'ing go again.
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
My timer app on my phone is whacked somehow, and reinstalling, removing cache, nothing fixes it. I need to start over with another app (admittedly I've been using this one for what, 16y?).
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My timer app on my phone is whacked somehow, and reinstalling, removing cache, nothing fixes it. I need to start over with another app (admittedly I've been using this one for what, 16y?).
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
Kimmel signs contract extending his time beyond its original expiration.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
Jimmy Kimmel Inks ABC Contract Extension After Trump-FCC Culture War
The one-year deal will take ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ through the 2026-27 season.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Kimmel signs contract extending his time beyond its original expiration.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
Tomorrow morning we're due for the bottom falling out again, losing 100 points (a full inch of HG) over less than 48h.
Relentless.
At least it's unlikely to be snow here.
Relentless.
At least it's unlikely to be snow here.
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tomorrow morning we're due for the bottom falling out again, losing 100 points (a full inch of HG) over less than 48h.
Relentless.
At least it's unlikely to be snow here.
Relentless.
At least it's unlikely to be snow here.
Wilson is sick (GI) and it's like having an infant who can't tell you what's wrong.
He seems content but very subdued...
He seems content but very subdued...
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wilson is sick (GI) and it's like having an infant who can't tell you what's wrong.
He seems content but very subdued...
He seems content but very subdued...
I think I may have to take some time off from the news. It's all just making me sad
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another
Kyiv keeps insisting war should be frozen along current lines.
www.politico.eu
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I think I may have to take some time off from the news. It's all just making me sad
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
Love Kurzgesagt videos and/or Dorfromantik? This early access game is from both of them, rated Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam, and on sale.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/...
Save 20% on Star Birds on Steam
Star Birds is a relaxing asteroid base-building and resource management game. Discover and mine countless asteroids, create production networks and guide your flock of spacefaring birds to new interst...
store.steampowered.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Love Kurzgesagt videos and/or Dorfromantik? This early access game is from both of them, rated Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam, and on sale.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/...
Stephen Miller, our nativist piece of work, whose family apologizes regularly for his hate.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/eve...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/eve...
‘Every illegal alien, foreigner and visa scammer…’: Stephen Miller weighs in on US birthright citizenship amid Trump's clash with SC - The Times of India
US News: US Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller weighed in on birthright citizenship with a fiery tone. The Trump loyalist called the constitutional guara.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Stephen Miller, our nativist piece of work, whose family apologizes regularly for his hate.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/eve...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/eve...
Perhaps people are finally figuring out that "ACA" and "Obamacare" are the same thing.
"ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know"
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aca-...
"ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know"
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aca-...
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Perhaps people are finally figuring out that "ACA" and "Obamacare" are the same thing.
"ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know"
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aca-...
"ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know"
www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/aca-...
Oh look, the @usdagov.bsky.social found that money they lost during the shutdown. Apparently Trump's tariff corrections jog the memory more than hungry Americans.
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
USDA transfers $13B into ‘slush fund’ for future tariff relief
The move has left the department incapable of delivering some mandatory farmer aid programs, and is raising concerns in Congress.
www.govexec.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Oh look, the @usdagov.bsky.social found that money they lost during the shutdown. Apparently Trump's tariff corrections jog the memory more than hungry Americans.
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
More by which you might under that boat strikes are not about drug crimes.
www.complex.com/life/a/backw...
www.complex.com/life/a/backw...
Here's All The Drug Dealers Donald Trump Has Pardoned
President Donald Trump has pardoned several controversial...
www.complex.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
More by which you might under that boat strikes are not about drug crimes.
www.complex.com/life/a/backw...
www.complex.com/life/a/backw...
I share everything with Wilson, apparently.
Adolescents share microbiota factors with their dogs, and this seems to contribute to the kids' temperaments.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Adolescents share microbiota factors with their dogs, and this seems to contribute to the kids' temperaments.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I share everything with Wilson, apparently.
Adolescents share microbiota factors with their dogs, and this seems to contribute to the kids' temperaments.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Adolescents share microbiota factors with their dogs, and this seems to contribute to the kids' temperaments.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...