Jonathan Bernstein
@grybion.bsky.social
Community facilitator, tech and space enthusiast.Live in Silver Spring, MD, an urbanizing northern suburb of Washington, DC. Former career as a government lawyer, but now helping people with their tech is much more rewarding
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An upcoming update to 1Password's browser extension will intercept an attempt to paste a password from that app into a phishing site--a last line of defense against a common human reaction to seeing a password manager refuse to autofill a credential on what people think is the right site.
1Password Adds a Second Line of Phishing Defense to Its Browser Extension
This update will interrupt the copy-and-paste process with a warning if you’re on a bogus site.
www.pcmag.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
An upcoming update to 1Password's browser extension will intercept an attempt to paste a password from that app into a phishing site--a last line of defense against a common human reaction to seeing a password manager refuse to autofill a credential on what people think is the right site.
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Anybody thinking the Saarinen terminal is the problem with IAD can't possibly have spent any time at IAD. What the airport does need: replacement of the C/D concourses and completion of the Aerotrain system (including to the international arrivals building) so we can retire the people movers.
The Trump administration received at least 21 ideas to revitalize Dulles Airport.
All would keep Saarinen's iconic terminal but most would turn it into a ceremonial space with a new departures terminal elsewhere on airport grounds.
More: byerussell.substack.com/p/21-ideas-t...
All would keep Saarinen's iconic terminal but most would turn it into a ceremonial space with a new departures terminal elsewhere on airport grounds.
More: byerussell.substack.com/p/21-ideas-t...
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Anybody thinking the Saarinen terminal is the problem with IAD can't possibly have spent any time at IAD. What the airport does need: replacement of the C/D concourses and completion of the Aerotrain system (including to the international arrivals building) so we can retire the people movers.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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A laughably unqualified Trump appointee quitting in disgrace at this administration's one-year mark: not a lot, but it's not nothing. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
(The preview snippet has a glamour shot of Halligan that's not in the story, so I left that out. Why give her extra PR?)
(The preview snippet has a glamour shot of Halligan that's not in the story, so I left that out. Why give her extra PR?)
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
A laughably unqualified Trump appointee quitting in disgrace at this administration's one-year mark: not a lot, but it's not nothing. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
(The preview snippet has a glamour shot of Halligan that's not in the story, so I left that out. Why give her extra PR?)
(The preview snippet has a glamour shot of Halligan that's not in the story, so I left that out. Why give her extra PR?)
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Any cabinet secretary who does not resign now
assumes full responsibility for this.
assumes full responsibility for this.
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Any cabinet secretary who does not resign now
assumes full responsibility for this.
assumes full responsibility for this.
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SCREAM THIS FROM EVERY ROOFTOP!
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
SCREAM THIS FROM EVERY ROOFTOP!
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
President Trump is a petulant child.
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 AM
President Trump is a petulant child.
President Trump is behaving like a frustrated school child!
January 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM
President Trump is behaving like a frustrated school child!
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I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
A good cause at this time of year! gofund.me/76c39c5ee gofund.me/76c39c5ee
Donate to Helping Aracely’s Children Access Education & Opportunity, organized by Kelly Church
Neighbors, friends, and family,
Many of you generously supp… Kelly Church needs your support for Helping Aracely’s Children Access Education & Opportunity
gofund.me
December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A good cause at this time of year! gofund.me/76c39c5ee gofund.me/76c39c5ee
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
.@bannermoco, @sourceofthespring what happened at Mom’s Grocery in Silver Spring this afternoon? The store was closed with gazillions of fire personnel and trucks, and then after I came back about 15 minutes later, the trucks were gone and store was open as if nothing happened.
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
.@bannermoco, @sourceofthespring what happened at Mom’s Grocery in Silver Spring this afternoon? The store was closed with gazillions of fire personnel and trucks, and then after I came back about 15 minutes later, the trucks were gone and store was open as if nothing happened.
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“We need to make it possible for more & more people to live in this city without owning a car. And that’s not just for the sake of the people who don’t own cars. As more people continue to move to Seattle, it’s just not possible to keep adding cars to the road.”— Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Seattle Nice Interviews Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson! - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett We had Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson on Seattle Nice this week for a wide-ranging interview about her…
publicola.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“We need to make it possible for more & more people to live in this city without owning a car. And that’s not just for the sake of the people who don’t own cars. As more people continue to move to Seattle, it’s just not possible to keep adding cars to the road.”— Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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This is so cool! And yes, we talked about this program in today's episode, which is now available here: youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is so cool! And yes, we talked about this program in today's episode, which is now available here: youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
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Toyota’s autonomous wheelchair replaces the traditional wheels with four robotic and foldable legs that move like animal limbs.
autonomous wheelchair with foldable tentacle legs can climb stairs and sit on the floor
www.designboom.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Toyota’s autonomous wheelchair replaces the traditional wheels with four robotic and foldable legs that move like animal limbs.
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Despise. Abhor. Dislike. Disdain.
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Despise. Abhor. Dislike. Disdain.
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
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Truth Social added AI and it's gone woke as hell 🤣
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Truth Social added AI and it's gone woke as hell 🤣
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ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fun little ride-along video of my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social ride from the Downtown Boulder area out to Zinn Cycles in Louisville, mainly on high comfort, quiet residential streets and off-street pathways… until the very end, that is. 👇
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
BOULDER: My 95% Comfortable Ride to Zinn Cycles in Louisville
YouTube video by Active Towns
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fun little ride-along video of my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social ride from the Downtown Boulder area out to Zinn Cycles in Louisville, mainly on high comfort, quiet residential streets and off-street pathways… until the very end, that is. 👇
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
youtu.be/hosmjoeiVM0
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Good evening from Lisbon, where #WebSummit opened with an Olympics vibe - a parade of flags of attendees' countries. Among the opening speakers, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas risked getting booted from X with this celebration of wokeness: "A country cannot work without social justice."
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good evening from Lisbon, where #WebSummit opened with an Olympics vibe - a parade of flags of attendees' countries. Among the opening speakers, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas risked getting booted from X with this celebration of wokeness: "A country cannot work without social justice."
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As #COP30 opens in Belém, the message from mayors and local leaders is clear: we are ready to help national governments go further and faster. Only together can we meet the challenge of the climate crisis.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As #COP30 opens in Belém, the message from mayors and local leaders is clear: we are ready to help national governments go further and faster. Only together can we meet the challenge of the climate crisis.
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social @eduardopaesoficial.bsky.social @annehidalgo.bsky.social
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Recent weeks treated me to two adventures in electric vehicles that were never going to show up in my driveway:
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Recent weeks treated me to two adventures in electric vehicles that were never going to show up in my driveway:
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...
📬 The U.S. Postal Service's Oshkosh NGDV, aka the "duck truck" or "platypus": www.pcmag.com/news/i-took-...
🛥️ Candela's C-8 battery-electric hydrofoil: www.fastcompany.com/91425601/can...