Chad Loder
@chadloder.bsky.social
Community activist, cybersecurity expert, citizen journalist based in Los Angeles. 🌴☀️ they/them
This cannot be! I am assured that Paragon is a "more responsible" and "more ethical" version of NSO Group, whose spyware is designed not to work on EU numbers.
The general counsel uploaded a picture on Linkedin showing the web panel of Paragon's spyware.
The panel shows a phone number in Czechia, Apps, Accounts, media on the phone, the interception status and numbers extracted from social media applications.
The panel shows a phone number in Czechia, Apps, Accounts, media on the phone, the interception status and numbers extracted from social media applications.
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This cannot be! I am assured that Paragon is a "more responsible" and "more ethical" version of NSO Group, whose spyware is designed not to work on EU numbers.
Reposted by Chad Loder
If you are horrified by the evidence regarding how agents and the government reacted to this shooting, know your local authorities are just as bad and probably worse.
I see this shit all the time in response to cop violence. The entire system is built to exonerate them.
apnews.com/article/immi...
I see this shit all the time in response to cop violence. The entire system is built to exonerate them.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations
Attorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spre...
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 AM
If you are horrified by the evidence regarding how agents and the government reacted to this shooting, know your local authorities are just as bad and probably worse.
I see this shit all the time in response to cop violence. The entire system is built to exonerate them.
apnews.com/article/immi...
I see this shit all the time in response to cop violence. The entire system is built to exonerate them.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Reposted by Chad Loder
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
![Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸
@Tamer_Alnoaizy
BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this?
The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us.
Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime.
What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful.
[the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.]
2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026
https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2l6seozmjsqc4kfukjejat77/bafkreiga45xjdal6lfcqt2zmambaymeoelxafbrlt7fi2nmoahpbqj3cja@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
Reposted by Chad Loder
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is reportedly going to be in Otay Mesa on Thursday 2/12 to hold a press conference.
The press conference is scheduled for 1:30pm.
📍 7488 Calzada de la Fuente
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
The press conference is scheduled for 1:30pm.
📍 7488 Calzada de la Fuente
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
fox5sandiego.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 AM
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is reportedly going to be in Otay Mesa on Thursday 2/12 to hold a press conference.
The press conference is scheduled for 1:30pm.
📍 7488 Calzada de la Fuente
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
The press conference is scheduled for 1:30pm.
📍 7488 Calzada de la Fuente
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
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You know what? Let me give y'all a fucking example.
Calling something "racist" or "white supremacist" will literally be interpreted by white people (broadly construed) as adjacent to an ad-hominem attack because of how we've culturally organized our understanding of racism and white supremacy.
Calling something "racist" or "white supremacist" will literally be interpreted by white people (broadly construed) as adjacent to an ad-hominem attack because of how we've culturally organized our understanding of racism and white supremacy.
As I repeatedly emphasize to my students: the presence of a fallacy in discourse does not render the broader argument irrelevant and many "fallacies" are premised on a given network of cultural meanings. One could make a valid and sound argument for why someone is "bitchmade" and use it effectively.
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 AM
You know what? Let me give y'all a fucking example.
Calling something "racist" or "white supremacist" will literally be interpreted by white people (broadly construed) as adjacent to an ad-hominem attack because of how we've culturally organized our understanding of racism and white supremacy.
Calling something "racist" or "white supremacist" will literally be interpreted by white people (broadly construed) as adjacent to an ad-hominem attack because of how we've culturally organized our understanding of racism and white supremacy.
Is it still heterodoxy when it's being pushed from the top by the world's most powerful people?
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Is it still heterodoxy when it's being pushed from the top by the world's most powerful people?
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If you are 3D printing whistles and need them assembled onto lanyards, hit me up. Gimme your whistles. I will give them back to you centered on uniform ropes that won’t fray, or pass them along for distro
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 AM
If you are 3D printing whistles and need them assembled onto lanyards, hit me up. Gimme your whistles. I will give them back to you centered on uniform ropes that won’t fray, or pass them along for distro
Reposted by Chad Loder
From dominatrixes to adult entertainers, we asked several sex workers to take us out to eat, sharing the taco spots that keep them fed across L.A.
The full story: lataco.com/porn-stars-b...
By Lauren Bethke
The full story: lataco.com/porn-stars-b...
By Lauren Bethke
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
From dominatrixes to adult entertainers, we asked several sex workers to take us out to eat, sharing the taco spots that keep them fed across L.A.
The full story: lataco.com/porn-stars-b...
By Lauren Bethke
The full story: lataco.com/porn-stars-b...
By Lauren Bethke
Reposted by Chad Loder
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
Reposted by Chad Loder
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Chad Loder
there's a gofundme up to help my wonderful partner @mimicinspace.bsky.social pay for his top surgery, which he unfortunately has to cover out of pocket. he's the best so please help if you can or just share the link!
gofund.me/34e499d25
gofund.me/34e499d25
Donate to Teajay's Top Surgery Fundraiser, organized by Emery Webster
Hi all!
I’m raising funds for my sweet lovely partner Teajay. Many of you know T… Emery Webster needs your support for Teajay's Top Surgery Fundraiser
gofund.me
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
there's a gofundme up to help my wonderful partner @mimicinspace.bsky.social pay for his top surgery, which he unfortunately has to cover out of pocket. he's the best so please help if you can or just share the link!
gofund.me/34e499d25
gofund.me/34e499d25
Starting to think this Pam Bondi person is not entirely on the up-and-up
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Starting to think this Pam Bondi person is not entirely on the up-and-up
Oh hey what was that Sam Altman lawsuit last year
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Oh hey what was that Sam Altman lawsuit last year
Some of y'all definitely get my "why are you weirdly an expert on the USS Liberty incident" senses tingling
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Some of y'all definitely get my "why are you weirdly an expert on the USS Liberty incident" senses tingling
The rally was organized by a small group of people with no connection to Gavin Cato (the boy killed by a Jewish driver in 1991) OR the boy's family.
Gavin's father has worked for years in Crown Heights to build unity with the Hasidic community, they put his boy's face on a flier despite his wishes
Gavin's father has worked for years in Crown Heights to build unity with the Hasidic community, they put his boy's face on a flier despite his wishes
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The rally was organized by a small group of people with no connection to Gavin Cato (the boy killed by a Jewish driver in 1991) OR the boy's family.
Gavin's father has worked for years in Crown Heights to build unity with the Hasidic community, they put his boy's face on a flier despite his wishes
Gavin's father has worked for years in Crown Heights to build unity with the Hasidic community, they put his boy's face on a flier despite his wishes
Base Rate Neglect Fallacy or more broadly, Denomental Fallacy
Moskowitz: "Trump's name appears more times in the Epstein files than God's name appears in the book about God"
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Base Rate Neglect Fallacy or more broadly, Denomental Fallacy
The stats nerd in me is irritated
Moskowitz: "Trump's name appears more times in the Epstein files than God's name appears in the book about God"
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The stats nerd in me is irritated
How many years
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
How many years
Reposted by Chad Loder
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s cruelty. #JewsAgainstICE
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s cruelty. #JewsAgainstICE
Reposted by Chad Loder
This is obviously and trivially true to anyone with any experience or broader awareness of the Left, and yet bluesky is filled with babies allergic to Three Way Fight analysis who will deny deny deny, reject examples as "irrelevant" and scream that any critique of the Left is betraying the team.
Like I said a couple years ago, leftist antisemitism is getting worse. Like, we're at the Naming The Jew stage and next I guess will be the triple parentheses
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This is obviously and trivially true to anyone with any experience or broader awareness of the Left, and yet bluesky is filled with babies allergic to Three Way Fight analysis who will deny deny deny, reject examples as "irrelevant" and scream that any critique of the Left is betraying the team.
Reposted by Chad Loder
the speed with which leftists write off concerns about antisemitism on the left because it so often comes disingenuously from the right leaves jews on the left to get trampled and talked over and ultimately alienated
December 6, 2023 at 3:09 AM
the speed with which leftists write off concerns about antisemitism on the left because it so often comes disingenuously from the right leaves jews on the left to get trampled and talked over and ultimately alienated
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It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
Reposted by Chad Loder
Looks like at least one of the fascists posting the Nazi content has finally been identified - 21 year-old Peyton Rollins.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Looks like at least one of the fascists posting the Nazi content has finally been identified - 21 year-old Peyton Rollins.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like a hostile workplace environment if you ask me
"...Mr. Rollins’s co-workers at the Labor Department’s Office of Public Affairs repeatedly raised similar concerns. Colleagues expressed personal discomfort with the posts, cited data showing engagement with right-wing extremists, and urged a more moderate messaging style."
Looks like at least one of the fascists posting the Nazi content has finally been identified - 21 year-old Peyton Rollins.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Sounds like a hostile workplace environment if you ask me
Reposted by Chad Loder
"...Mr. Rollins’s co-workers at the Labor Department’s Office of Public Affairs repeatedly raised similar concerns. Colleagues expressed personal discomfort with the posts, cited data showing engagement with right-wing extremists, and urged a more moderate messaging style."
Looks like at least one of the fascists posting the Nazi content has finally been identified - 21 year-old Peyton Rollins.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
"...Mr. Rollins’s co-workers at the Labor Department’s Office of Public Affairs repeatedly raised similar concerns. Colleagues expressed personal discomfort with the posts, cited data showing engagement with right-wing extremists, and urged a more moderate messaging style."