Joseph Menn
@joemenn.bsky.social
Washington Post reporter covering hacking, disinformation and what’s left of privacy. Author of books on the Cult of the Dead Cow, organized criminal hacking, and Napster. Pulitzer co-finalist 2024. Signal joemenn.01
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Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Pretty soon they'll be ordering everyone to have EKGs.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Pretty soon they'll be ordering everyone to have EKGs.
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
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Great book that is a must read to understand the history of hacking culture, and the cybersecurity industry.
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great book that is a must read to understand the history of hacking culture, and the cybersecurity industry.
One good thing that happened over the weekend.
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One good thing that happened over the weekend.
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
Rhymes with The Aristocrats.
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Rhymes with The Aristocrats.
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Two weeks ago, there were weird reports online of explosions at KK Park, Myanmar's largest scam compound, and people fleeing the streets.
I thought some internal military groups were fighting for control, but it appears the junta is demolishing the park outright
www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...
I thought some internal military groups were fighting for control, but it appears the junta is demolishing the park outright
www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Two weeks ago, there were weird reports online of explosions at KK Park, Myanmar's largest scam compound, and people fleeing the streets.
I thought some internal military groups were fighting for control, but it appears the junta is demolishing the park outright
www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...
I thought some internal military groups were fighting for control, but it appears the junta is demolishing the park outright
www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
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The U.S. won’t be sending a high-level delegation to the annual global climate change conference.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
U.S. skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals
The Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The U.S. won’t be sending a high-level delegation to the annual global climate change conference.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
Meta’s own researchers concluded that a third of the scams in the U.S. happen over its platforms and that fraudulent ads and those for banned products might contribute a tenth of its revenue. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Meta’s own researchers concluded that a third of the scams in the U.S. happen over its platforms and that fraudulent ads and those for banned products might contribute a tenth of its revenue. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In this economy, 5% would commit the murders.
A quarter of Americans would be willing to live in a murder house today.yougov.com/society/arti...
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In this economy, 5% would commit the murders.
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Google has updated the Play Store page for the Mobile Identify app, saying Google has verified it is affiliated a government entity. This is the app DHS is giving to local police departments around the country to identify immigrants with just a photo of their face
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Google has updated the Play Store page for the Mobile Identify app, saying Google has verified it is affiliated a government entity. This is the app DHS is giving to local police departments around the country to identify immigrants with just a photo of their face
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
Maybe unleashing secret militarized police on the public while taking food from the poor wasn’t the electoral masterstroke we all thought it was.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Maybe unleashing secret militarized police on the public while taking food from the poor wasn’t the electoral masterstroke we all thought it was.
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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If you read an amazing article from Teen Vogue about politics in the last several years, chances are that Lex McMenamin wrote it. Any publication that is serious about meeting this moment would be lucky to have them.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you read an amazing article from Teen Vogue about politics in the last several years, chances are that Lex McMenamin wrote it. Any publication that is serious about meeting this moment would be lucky to have them.
I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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Healthcare but only for my friends
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Healthcare but only for my friends
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Here’s #FoxNews, admitting that Friday’s outrage story about the alleged SNAP recipient demanding that the taxpayers feed her children was, erm, fabricated.
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here’s #FoxNews, admitting that Friday’s outrage story about the alleged SNAP recipient demanding that the taxpayers feed her children was, erm, fabricated.