Bret Mogilefsky
@bret.mogilefsky.me
#civictech #agile #product and #tech wrangler
Recently in the #WhiteHouse #CEQ and now speeding up #Permitting
... while still in the #US #GSA […]
🌉 bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@mogul on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Recently in the #WhiteHouse #CEQ and now speeding up #Permitting
... while still in the #US #GSA […]
🌉 bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@mogul on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Christ on a bike!
#trump admin ADMITS #elonmusk’s #doge accessed #personal #socialsecurity #data
#law #privacy #infosec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/doge-social-security-data-privacy-act/
#trump admin ADMITS #elonmusk’s #doge accessed #personal #socialsecurity #data
#law #privacy #infosec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/doge-social-security-data-privacy-act/
January 21, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Christ on a bike!
#trump admin ADMITS #elonmusk’s #doge accessed #personal #socialsecurity #data
#law #privacy #infosec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/doge-social-security-data-privacy-act/
#trump admin ADMITS #elonmusk’s #doge accessed #personal #socialsecurity #data
#law #privacy #infosec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/doge-social-security-data-privacy-act/
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@mmiasma
With now two Nobel prize medals gifted to nazis, let's remember the the two that escaped them:
James Franck (Jewish) and Max von Laue (anti-nazi) illegally sent their medals to Denmark to keep them out of nazi hands. When Germany invaded Denmark, Jewish physicist de Hevesy concealed […]
With now two Nobel prize medals gifted to nazis, let's remember the the two that escaped them:
James Franck (Jewish) and Max von Laue (anti-nazi) illegally sent their medals to Denmark to keep them out of nazi hands. When Germany invaded Denmark, Jewish physicist de Hevesy concealed […]
Original post on expressional.social
expressional.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
@mmiasma
With now two Nobel prize medals gifted to nazis, let's remember the the two that escaped them:
James Franck (Jewish) and Max von Laue (anti-nazi) illegally sent their medals to Denmark to keep them out of nazi hands. When Germany invaded Denmark, Jewish physicist de Hevesy concealed […]
With now two Nobel prize medals gifted to nazis, let's remember the the two that escaped them:
James Franck (Jewish) and Max von Laue (anti-nazi) illegally sent their medals to Denmark to keep them out of nazi hands. When Germany invaded Denmark, Jewish physicist de Hevesy concealed […]
Reposted by Bret Mogilefsky
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
Has The Mystery Of Why This Structure Was Built Finally Been Unraveled?
https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
Has The Mystery Of Why This Structure Was Built Finally Been Unraveled?
https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
WASHINGTON—Calling the discovery the “clearest proof yet” of how the U.S. government was originally designed to function, archaeologists published new evidence Thursday that suggests the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., may have once been used for legislating. In their academic paper, the researchers wrote that the sprawling, 540-room marble complex contained conclusive proof that a […]
The post Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating appeared first on The Onion.
theonion.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
Has The Mystery Of Why This Structure Was Built Finally Been Unraveled?
https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
Has The Mystery Of Why This Structure Was Built Finally Been Unraveled?
https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
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That this has to be a thing is insane.
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
That this has to be a thing is insane.
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My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
[Original post on masto.ai]
January 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated […]
[Original post on masto.ai]
[Original post on masto.ai]
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Sorry. Has someone said this?
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Sorry. Has someone said this?
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
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😳 Isaiah Taylor of Valar Atomics—which somehow scored a DOE contract to build a nuclear reactor by July 4—claimed that “a person cld hold the spent nuclear fuel from [Valar’s] reactor in their hand & get the same amount of radiation as one would expect from a hospital CT scan.”
About that… 1/
About that… 1/
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
😳 Isaiah Taylor of Valar Atomics—which somehow scored a DOE contract to build a nuclear reactor by July 4—claimed that “a person cld hold the spent nuclear fuel from [Valar’s] reactor in their hand & get the same amount of radiation as one would expect from a hospital CT scan.”
About that… 1/
About that… 1/
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‼️Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction, on behalf of all persons who record, observe, or protest “Operation Metro Surge (govt’s name for ICE action in Minneapolis, prohibiting federal agents from the following. 1/ #lawfedi […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
‼️Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction, on behalf of all persons who record, observe, or protest “Operation Metro Surge (govt’s name for ICE action in Minneapolis, prohibiting federal agents from the following. 1/ #lawfedi […]
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In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
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I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻♂️
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻♂️
You should be checking if your Bluetooth headphones need a firmware patch.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
You should be checking if your Bluetooth headphones need a firmware patch.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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“The Trump administration has been called out, yet again, for using explicitly white supremacist verbiage in its increasingly aggressive social media strategy.” This time it is about using neo-nazi tropes in posts about Greenland […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“The Trump administration has been called out, yet again, for using explicitly white supremacist verbiage in its increasingly aggressive social media strategy.” This time it is about using neo-nazi tropes in posts about Greenland […]
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there are five hand problems in software development:
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
there are five hand problems in software development:
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
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99% of smart home crap just feels like
why is it connected to the internet? so it can get updates
why does it need updates? because it's connected to the internet
why is it connected to the internet? so it can get updates
why does it need updates? because it's connected to the internet
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
99% of smart home crap just feels like
why is it connected to the internet? so it can get updates
why does it need updates? because it's connected to the internet
why is it connected to the internet? so it can get updates
why does it need updates? because it's connected to the internet
The guy is already behind bars... We know what this is really all about.
> Natanson said her work had led to 1,169 new sources, “all current or former federal employees who decided to trust me with their stories”. She said she learned information “people inside government agencies weren’t […]
> Natanson said her work had led to 1,169 new sources, “all current or former federal employees who decided to trust me with their stories”. She said she learned information “people inside government agencies weren’t […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The guy is already behind bars... We know what this is really all about.
> Natanson said her work had led to 1,169 new sources, “all current or former federal employees who decided to trust me with their stories”. She said she learned information “people inside government agencies weren’t […]
> Natanson said her work had led to 1,169 new sources, “all current or former federal employees who decided to trust me with their stories”. She said she learned information “people inside government agencies weren’t […]
"The irony is not lost on us."
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members
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https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members
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January 14, 2026 at 10:07 AM
"The irony is not lost on us."
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members
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https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members
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New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
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The irony is that the only person the Pentagon is trying to hold to account here is the retired astronaut and war hero who said that illegal orders like this shouldn't be followed.
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The irony is that the only person the Pentagon is trying to hold to account here is the retired astronaut and war hero who said that illegal orders like this shouldn't be followed.