Blaine
@bbbblaine.bsky.social
Cybersecurity Analyst in the Pacific NW.
BSc CIS, CISSP, and too many Microsoft certifications
BSc CIS, CISSP, and too many Microsoft certifications
I say: Bring on the Bans! Why stop at TikTok? Ban Facebook, Instagram, and any other trash social media platform abusing the privacy and personal data of their users! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US supreme court’s TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel Jaffer
The decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump’s pen
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I say: Bring on the Bans! Why stop at TikTok? Ban Facebook, Instagram, and any other trash social media platform abusing the privacy and personal data of their users! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great, now the US gov't is officially ibln the state-sponsored piracy industry...
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Great, now the US gov't is officially ibln the state-sponsored piracy industry...
Amanita Muscaria, a.k.a. "Christmas mushroom" or "Lucky mushroom" found growing in the valley of the East Fork of the Lewis River in La Center, WA
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Amanita Muscaria, a.k.a. "Christmas mushroom" or "Lucky mushroom" found growing in the valley of the East Fork of the Lewis River in La Center, WA
Waiting for Trump to suddenly declare war on Venezuela to distract from all the news about him and Epstein...
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Waiting for Trump to suddenly declare war on Venezuela to distract from all the news about him and Epstein...
The CEO/CTO of LeverageAI (tryleverage.ai) regularly semlnds AI generated "work slop" in response to legitimate inquiries about his products, services, and company without disclosing the use of AI in the response. He also claims his company is SOC2 certified, and ITAR compliant which is NOT true
AI-Powered Purchase Order Visibility for Manufacturers & Distributors | Leverage AI
Leverage AI revolutionizes supply chain management for manufacturers and distributors with real-time ERP integration, automating supplier follow-ups and enhancing engagement for comprehensive delay ma...
tryleverage.ai
October 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The CEO/CTO of LeverageAI (tryleverage.ai) regularly semlnds AI generated "work slop" in response to legitimate inquiries about his products, services, and company without disclosing the use of AI in the response. He also claims his company is SOC2 certified, and ITAR compliant which is NOT true
“Antifa is antifascism, and antifascism is a very widely shared thing, and being against fascism should not be illegal.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump signs memo targeting ‘domestic terrorism’ amid fears of crackdown on the left
US president criticizes ‘anarchists and agitators’ as he unveils memo expected to meet fierce legal pushback
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Antifa is antifascism, and antifascism is a very widely shared thing, and being against fascism should not be illegal.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is who ICE has become. Are we going to continue to stand for it?
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is who ICE has become. Are we going to continue to stand for it?
"When an honest accounting of Kirk’s life leads to comedians, journalists, opinion columnists, political commentators and sports writers losing their jobs at the behest of state actors and in the service of regime interests, then the truth is not free"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan
When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"When an honest accounting of Kirk’s life leads to comedians, journalists, opinion columnists, political commentators and sports writers losing their jobs at the behest of state actors and in the service of regime interests, then the truth is not free"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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To people in the UK the Charlie Kirk press coverage is like the death of Diana except you'd never heard of her before and knew nothing about her and when you did find out more she sounded like a genuinely terrible person.
September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To people in the UK the Charlie Kirk press coverage is like the death of Diana except you'd never heard of her before and knew nothing about her and when you did find out more she sounded like a genuinely terrible person.
News flash: if you go around spewing racism and hate, somebody might just shoot you in this country with far too many fucking guns... just saying. Not surprised
September 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
News flash: if you go around spewing racism and hate, somebody might just shoot you in this country with far too many fucking guns... just saying. Not surprised
Why is Trump still soliciting "donations" in emails that look pretty much the same as his campaign emails before the election? What exactly is that going toward...? @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why is Trump still soliciting "donations" in emails that look pretty much the same as his campaign emails before the election? What exactly is that going toward...? @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social
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Free Cascadia. No offense to the rest of you out there, but Cascadia wants it’s freedom. We in Cascadia have our own culture and values and they are vastly different from the rest of this landmass we are stuck to. We are tired of being held back by stupidity. cascadiabioregion.org/independence-2
Independence — Cascadia Department of Bioregion
cascadiabioregion.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Free Cascadia. No offense to the rest of you out there, but Cascadia wants it’s freedom. We in Cascadia have our own culture and values and they are vastly different from the rest of this landmass we are stuck to. We are tired of being held back by stupidity. cascadiabioregion.org/independence-2
Dacrymyces chrysospermus (a.k.a. orange jelly, or orange witches butter)
December 31, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Dacrymyces chrysospermus (a.k.a. orange jelly, or orange witches butter)
Another Fly Agaric, but smaller
December 16, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Another Fly Agaric, but smaller
Laccaria laccata (The Deceiver) in Camas, WA
December 10, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Laccaria laccata (The Deceiver) in Camas, WA
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). Camas, WA in 2023.
December 9, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). Camas, WA in 2023.
Ramariopsis Kunzei, or White Coral. Observed in Astoria, OR in December 2023
December 7, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Ramariopsis Kunzei, or White Coral. Observed in Astoria, OR in December 2023
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Former DigitalOcean CEO addressed an anti-LGBT hate incident by telling staff that his mentor was a KKK member, suggesting they could bend their values for the company
Full story: 🔗 www.404media.co/ceo-attempte...
Full story: 🔗 www.404media.co/ceo-attempte...
December 5, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Former DigitalOcean CEO addressed an anti-LGBT hate incident by telling staff that his mentor was a KKK member, suggesting they could bend their values for the company
Full story: 🔗 www.404media.co/ceo-attempte...
Full story: 🔗 www.404media.co/ceo-attempte...
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We're calling on the Tor & Internet freedom community to help scale up WebTunnel bridges. Ever thought about running a Tor bridge? Now is the time! Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this year to open secure access for users in Russia.🕸️🌉 blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges | Tor Project
As the Russian government intensifies its grip on the internet, censorship circumvention tools like Tor are more critical than ever. Here's the latest on Tor censorship in Russia and how you can help ...
blog.torproject.org
November 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
We're calling on the Tor & Internet freedom community to help scale up WebTunnel bridges. Ever thought about running a Tor bridge? Now is the time! Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this year to open secure access for users in Russia.🕸️🌉 blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
Quote tweet this with a picture of your infosec book shelf! (Don’t forget to add alt-text)
November 25, 2024 at 6:50 AM
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Maybe it's because I already read Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, but America The Vulnerable by Joel Brenner from 2011 does not have that much mind blowing content. Only in chapter 3 now though.. hopefully gets a little better
November 24, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Maybe it's because I already read Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, but America The Vulnerable by Joel Brenner from 2011 does not have that much mind blowing content. Only in chapter 3 now though.. hopefully gets a little better
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Gaetz is rapist and a criminal and he cannot be our Attorney General.
November 18, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Gaetz is rapist and a criminal and he cannot be our Attorney General.