mctsonic
@mctsonic.bsky.social
“M-cee-tee sonique, you're wonderful, in a loathsome sort of way." Loud music & drums takes/sci-fi/InfoSec & Sysadmin takes. Feminist, Pro-LGBTQ+ rights, Anti-fascist. Pro-science.
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Feds confirm ICE officers have begun enforcement surge in North Carolina’s largest city
Feds confirm ICE officers have begun enforcement surge in Charlotte, North Carolina
Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Feds confirm ICE officers have begun enforcement surge in North Carolina’s largest city
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Some good news.
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Some good news.
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ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy
ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers
ASUS has released new firmware to patch a critical authentication bypass security flaw impacting several DSL series router models.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy
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Pivoting to this sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Pivoting to this sort of thing
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I dunno why they try to launder the operation via my Mastodon server, that feels really dumb since.. well.. I'm the admin and can see everything. If they don't stop using my server I'll just publish all their IOCs and TTPs.
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I dunno why they try to launder the operation via my Mastodon server, that feels really dumb since.. well.. I'm the admin and can see everything. If they don't stop using my server I'll just publish all their IOCs and TTPs.
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It's an extension of this, been operating for about 5 months. bsky.app/profile/anti...
🧵 A network of 100+ BlueSky accounts pretending to be legitimate news syndication, some impersonating BBC News, @EuroNews.com, and @Meduza.io.
Built upon ≥70 Mastodon instances, then bridged to BlueSky using @ap.brid.gy, it feels like a social-media reinvention of the Portal 🇷🇺Kombat concept.
Built upon ≥70 Mastodon instances, then bridged to BlueSky using @ap.brid.gy, it feels like a social-media reinvention of the Portal 🇷🇺Kombat concept.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's an extension of this, been operating for about 5 months. bsky.app/profile/anti...
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There's a Russian disinformation network operating from Mastodon to push content into BlueSky, it's a few hundred active accounts (they also exist directly on BlueSky natively too).
It probably costs more to run than the value it provides to whoever runs it, tbh.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
It probably costs more to run than the value it provides to whoever runs it, tbh.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social)
I dunno if anybody has done a write up of it but there’s a pretty big Russian disinformation operation that runs on the Fediverse
If you search on Mastodon for t.me/RussianBaZa you’ll find some of i...
cyberplace.social
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There's a Russian disinformation network operating from Mastodon to push content into BlueSky, it's a few hundred active accounts (they also exist directly on BlueSky natively too).
It probably costs more to run than the value it provides to whoever runs it, tbh.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
It probably costs more to run than the value it provides to whoever runs it, tbh.
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
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Happy sky news! 🌠
The Leonids meteor shower peaks Sun nt Nov 16 w fast meteors, at 44 miles per second, with bright, long tails.
The meteors can be spotted in the constellation Leo and can be seen from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
The Leonids meteor shower peaks Sun nt Nov 16 w fast meteors, at 44 miles per second, with bright, long tails.
The meteors can be spotted in the constellation Leo and can be seen from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
How to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Happy sky news! 🌠
The Leonids meteor shower peaks Sun nt Nov 16 w fast meteors, at 44 miles per second, with bright, long tails.
The meteors can be spotted in the constellation Leo and can be seen from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
The Leonids meteor shower peaks Sun nt Nov 16 w fast meteors, at 44 miles per second, with bright, long tails.
The meteors can be spotted in the constellation Leo and can be seen from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
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Anniversary today…
Released November 15, 1970
Velvet Underground - Loaded
#albumanniversary #vinylsky #nowspinning #nowplaying
#vinylcommunity #vinyl #records #music
Released November 15, 1970
Velvet Underground - Loaded
#albumanniversary #vinylsky #nowspinning #nowplaying
#vinylcommunity #vinyl #records #music
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Anniversary today…
Released November 15, 1970
Velvet Underground - Loaded
#albumanniversary #vinylsky #nowspinning #nowplaying
#vinylcommunity #vinyl #records #music
Released November 15, 1970
Velvet Underground - Loaded
#albumanniversary #vinylsky #nowspinning #nowplaying
#vinylcommunity #vinyl #records #music
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The Lord of the Jelly Baby, Tom Baker, was awarded his MBE medal for his services to television this week. The long scarf & coat seen here are the same ones he donned that first day back in late 1974, for "Robot".
Tom turns 92 in January.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
#DoctorWho
Tom turns 92 in January.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
#DoctorWho
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Lord of the Jelly Baby, Tom Baker, was awarded his MBE medal for his services to television this week. The long scarf & coat seen here are the same ones he donned that first day back in late 1974, for "Robot".
Tom turns 92 in January.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
#DoctorWho
Tom turns 92 in January.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
#DoctorWho
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
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In Northfield, Minnesota, masked ICE GOONS violently abducted a father. The Goons smashed a car window, beat and dragged the man at gunpoint, while his teenage son filmed the incident and begged them to stop. The father has not been seen since. (November 11, 2025)
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In Northfield, Minnesota, masked ICE GOONS violently abducted a father. The Goons smashed a car window, beat and dragged the man at gunpoint, while his teenage son filmed the incident and begged them to stop. The father has not been seen since. (November 11, 2025)
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"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
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Those of you using academia.edu may want to opt-out of #AI use on your profile. . .
It's actually quite simple!
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicsky 🗣💬
support.academia.edu/hc/en-us/art...
It's actually quite simple!
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicsky 🗣💬
support.academia.edu/hc/en-us/art...
How do I opt out of AI?
If you do not wish to have any AI-generated content on your profile, opting out is easy. We want to make sure everyone on Academia has control over how our AI features interact with your work.
Lo...
support.academia.edu
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Those of you using academia.edu may want to opt-out of #AI use on your profile. . .
It's actually quite simple!
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicsky 🗣💬
support.academia.edu/hc/en-us/art...
It's actually quite simple!
@academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicsky 🗣💬
support.academia.edu/hc/en-us/art...
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Because don't forget. All these grifters do is retail bad history in order to sell us the future they want.
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
How to Read an "AI" Press Release — Sonja Drimmer
Every so often someone like Mark Zuckerberg or Sam Altman will dribble out some unadorned text, announcing with stentorian certitude the advent of a new world that their latest product will avail. Zuc...
sonjadrimmer.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Because don't forget. All these grifters do is retail bad history in order to sell us the future they want.
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
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"Crucially, [Bruce Sterling] articulated the genre’s defining cultural synthesis: the “overlapping of worlds that were formerly separate: the realm of high tech and the modern pop underground”
Good read but always weird to see a genre I followed from early on be looked at from a historic lens.
Good read but always weird to see a genre I followed from early on be looked at from a historic lens.
The Cyberpunk Guide: 50 Years of High Tech, Low Life Across Literature, Film, Anime, Comics & Gaming - RetroFuturista
Cyberpunk explained: the cultural movement that merged technology with rebellion, from Neuromancer and Blade Runner to global variants and modern derivatives.
retrofuturista.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"Crucially, [Bruce Sterling] articulated the genre’s defining cultural synthesis: the “overlapping of worlds that were formerly separate: the realm of high tech and the modern pop underground”
Good read but always weird to see a genre I followed from early on be looked at from a historic lens.
Good read but always weird to see a genre I followed from early on be looked at from a historic lens.
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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Preservationists concerned by President Trump’s public musings about painting the 137-year-old Eisenhower Executive Office Building completely white sued him to halt the work.
Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
The complaint alleges Trump’s plan would ‘permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital’
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Preservationists concerned by President Trump’s public musings about painting the 137-year-old Eisenhower Executive Office Building completely white sued him to halt the work.
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🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
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thenewsmovement
Gerardo Perez’s mother was arrested in June by ICE and later deported. TNM’s @DanMing spoke with him at a protest in Chicago.
Gerardo Perez’s mother was arrested in June by ICE and later deported. TNM’s @DanMing spoke with him at a protest in Chicago.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
thenewsmovement
Gerardo Perez’s mother was arrested in June by ICE and later deported. TNM’s @DanMing spoke with him at a protest in Chicago.
Gerardo Perez’s mother was arrested in June by ICE and later deported. TNM’s @DanMing spoke with him at a protest in Chicago.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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The Steely Dan haters in my life were confronted by PTA platforming them in a Thomas Pynchon adaptation, their worst nightmare come true! Which way, Western Man?
a young woman in a white karate uniform is practicing a karate move in a gym .
Alt: The great Dolly move in VistaVision where Chase Infiniti is at the dojo in One Battle After Another, tracking past her as she approaches
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Steely Dan haters in my life were confronted by PTA platforming them in a Thomas Pynchon adaptation, their worst nightmare come true! Which way, Western Man?