Giorgio Maone
@ma1.bsky.social
Hacker, atheist, humanist, socialist, dad, mozillian, security breaker and builder, creator of NoScript, casting spells at the Tor Browser. He/him.
🐘 @ma1@todon.eu
🐘 @ma1@todon.eu
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Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
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-EU readies new anti-spyware group with even less powers than PEGA
-Microsoft gave BitLocker keys to the FBI
-Russia deployed wipers on Poland's energy grid
-Murder-for-hire portal dismantled in Romania
-Nike investigates hack
Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
Podcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS517/
-Microsoft gave BitLocker keys to the FBI
-Russia deployed wipers on Poland's energy grid
-Murder-for-hire portal dismantled in Romania
-Nike investigates hack
Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
Podcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS517/
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
-EU readies new anti-spyware group with even less powers than PEGA
-Microsoft gave BitLocker keys to the FBI
-Russia deployed wipers on Poland's energy grid
-Murder-for-hire portal dismantled in Romania
-Nike investigates hack
Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
Podcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS517/
-Microsoft gave BitLocker keys to the FBI
-Russia deployed wipers on Poland's energy grid
-Murder-for-hire portal dismantled in Romania
-Nike investigates hack
Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
Podcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS517/
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“We have been held captive by these men boys who are now deciding they want to dabble in fascism, or at least turn a blind eye to it.”
@karaswisher.bsky.social calls out Tim Cook and other CEOs for attending the “Melania” premiere at the WH — and staying silent as violence unfolds in Minneapolis.
@karaswisher.bsky.social calls out Tim Cook and other CEOs for attending the “Melania” premiere at the WH — and staying silent as violence unfolds in Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“We have been held captive by these men boys who are now deciding they want to dabble in fascism, or at least turn a blind eye to it.”
@karaswisher.bsky.social calls out Tim Cook and other CEOs for attending the “Melania” premiere at the WH — and staying silent as violence unfolds in Minneapolis.
@karaswisher.bsky.social calls out Tim Cook and other CEOs for attending the “Melania” premiere at the WH — and staying silent as violence unfolds in Minneapolis.
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It’s absolutely the right call and fucking surreal that our public schools have to close because of the threat posed by OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I am beyond livid.
This the right call.
Please check in with neighbors who may need support with childcare.
Please check in with neighbors who may need support with childcare.
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
It’s absolutely the right call and fucking surreal that our public schools have to close because of the threat posed by OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I am beyond livid.
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Today ICE murdered a woman in cold blood in Minneapolis.
In a democracy, this insane act of violence would get a full investigation. Firings. Jail.
In fascism, innocent victims are merely labeled "enemies of the state." No investigations needed.
Thus, state-sanctioned violence against the people.
In a democracy, this insane act of violence would get a full investigation. Firings. Jail.
In fascism, innocent victims are merely labeled "enemies of the state." No investigations needed.
Thus, state-sanctioned violence against the people.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Today ICE murdered a woman in cold blood in Minneapolis.
In a democracy, this insane act of violence would get a full investigation. Firings. Jail.
In fascism, innocent victims are merely labeled "enemies of the state." No investigations needed.
Thus, state-sanctioned violence against the people.
In a democracy, this insane act of violence would get a full investigation. Firings. Jail.
In fascism, innocent victims are merely labeled "enemies of the state." No investigations needed.
Thus, state-sanctioned violence against the people.
Is this piece of shit what US people call a journalist?
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Is this piece of shit what US people call a journalist?
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This was an execution by ICE in Minneapolis this afternoon.
An agent lunges at the female driver’s door and another shoots her at point blank range when she tries to drive away.
Call this what it is. Murder.
(🎥 Max Nesterak)
An agent lunges at the female driver’s door and another shoots her at point blank range when she tries to drive away.
Call this what it is. Murder.
(🎥 Max Nesterak)
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This was an execution by ICE in Minneapolis this afternoon.
An agent lunges at the female driver’s door and another shoots her at point blank range when she tries to drive away.
Call this what it is. Murder.
(🎥 Max Nesterak)
An agent lunges at the female driver’s door and another shoots her at point blank range when she tries to drive away.
Call this what it is. Murder.
(🎥 Max Nesterak)
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Basically he was a drug dealer
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Basically he was a drug dealer
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This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
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US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to US$15,000 to apply for visas
Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Turkmenistan
Already on the list: Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Gambia, Malawi, Zambia
Anyone else see a pattern?
Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Turkmenistan
Already on the list: Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Gambia, Malawi, Zambia
Anyone else see a pattern?
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to US$15,000 to apply for visas
Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Turkmenistan
Already on the list: Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Gambia, Malawi, Zambia
Anyone else see a pattern?
Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Turkmenistan
Already on the list: Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Gambia, Malawi, Zambia
Anyone else see a pattern?
📯NoScript 13.5.6 is out!
Main news:
- New option to disable automatic page reloading on permissions change
- Fix quirks mode rendering bug on cold load of pages from file:// URLs
⬇️ noscript.net/getit
Main news:
- New option to disable automatic page reloading on permissions change
- Fix quirks mode rendering bug on cold load of pages from file:// URLs
⬇️ noscript.net/getit
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The NoScript Security Suite is Free Software protecting Firefox (on Android, too!), Chrome, Edge, Brave and other web browsers. Install NoScript now!
noscript.net
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
📯NoScript 13.5.6 is out!
Main news:
- New option to disable automatic page reloading on permissions change
- Fix quirks mode rendering bug on cold load of pages from file:// URLs
⬇️ noscript.net/getit
Main news:
- New option to disable automatic page reloading on permissions change
- Fix quirks mode rendering bug on cold load of pages from file:// URLs
⬇️ noscript.net/getit
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A must-read:
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A must-read:
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
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Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs (Lydia Wheeler/Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs (Lydia Wheeler/Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
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In case there was any doubt about where big tech stands.
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In case there was any doubt about where big tech stands.
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
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Not me,
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Not me,
"We achieve the promise of humanity when we each entrust our safety and health to our entire community — not merely a single for-profit entity."
Proprietary software bug kills 7 patients and injures many more.
#FOSS #CapitalismIsADeathCult
sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/de...
Proprietary software bug kills 7 patients and injures many more.
#FOSS #CapitalismIsADeathCult
sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/de...
Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Continuous Glucose Monitors
I wrote
last month about my diabetes diagnosis this year and my
difficult choice to wear a proprietary device (called a
CGM) on my arm 24/7
to continuously monitor my glucose levels. Like my...
sfconservancy.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"We achieve the promise of humanity when we each entrust our safety and health to our entire community — not merely a single for-profit entity."
Proprietary software bug kills 7 patients and injures many more.
#FOSS #CapitalismIsADeathCult
sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/de...
Proprietary software bug kills 7 patients and injures many more.
#FOSS #CapitalismIsADeathCult
sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/de...
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Spot on.
American Men Are Flocking To Get Breast Reduction Surgery—And Everyone's Making The Same Powerful Point
www.comicsands.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Spot on.
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It begins.
The EU lawmaker who was in charge of digital affairs during 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's first term has been banned from entering the United States, because the 🇺🇸 tech giants and government don't like the EU's tech laws.
What will be the 🇪🇺President's response?
The EU lawmaker who was in charge of digital affairs during 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's first term has been banned from entering the United States, because the 🇺🇸 tech giants and government don't like the EU's tech laws.
What will be the 🇪🇺President's response?
Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It begins.
The EU lawmaker who was in charge of digital affairs during 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's first term has been banned from entering the United States, because the 🇺🇸 tech giants and government don't like the EU's tech laws.
What will be the 🇪🇺President's response?
The EU lawmaker who was in charge of digital affairs during 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's first term has been banned from entering the United States, because the 🇺🇸 tech giants and government don't like the EU's tech laws.
What will be the 🇪🇺President's response?