Matthew Wollenweber
@mjw.bsky.social
NOLA based security engineer, privacy advocate, and progressive organizer. BJJ brown belt. Rescuer of bulldogs. Opinions are my own
https://insomniac.tech
https://insomniac.tech
I write and review a lot of code. I have Claude, Augment, and OpenAI. The AI hype is ridiculous. It’s not coming for your dev job. It can help less technical people do minor development and it will help seasoned engineers sometimes do some things faster
February 18, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I write and review a lot of code. I have Claude, Augment, and OpenAI. The AI hype is ridiculous. It’s not coming for your dev job. It can help less technical people do minor development and it will help seasoned engineers sometimes do some things faster
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I really hope that translates into "The DHS is dead on arrival, then."
The GOP giving the Dems the line of "The admin wants us to pick between the Constitution and the DHS" is one hell of a gift.
The GOP giving the Dems the line of "The admin wants us to pick between the Constitution and the DHS" is one hell of a gift.
"[the 4th Amendment] is dead on arrival," according to three sources close to the administration and a GOP strategist
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
‘Complete nonstarter’: Administration allies say judicial warrants a red line for White House in DHS funding talks as shutdown looms
The seeming stalemate sets up a clash between the Trump administration and Democrats ahead of a Friday night deadline.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I really hope that translates into "The DHS is dead on arrival, then."
The GOP giving the Dems the line of "The admin wants us to pick between the Constitution and the DHS" is one hell of a gift.
The GOP giving the Dems the line of "The admin wants us to pick between the Constitution and the DHS" is one hell of a gift.
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Since it's Mardi Gras & because no one remembers. I had a brief series on the now defunct website NOLA Defender. It was called the Audio Filé. I did a special Mardi Gras episode interviewing musicians about how they planned to celebrate the day. It was cute. Please enjoy. archive.org/details/Wher...
Where the People Sing and Play : Aura "Fedora" Shannon : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
New Orleans musicians share their Mardi Gras experience with host Aura Fedora. Featuring interviews with Big Sam, Luke Hudleston, Khris Royal, and Paul Sanchez...
archive.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Since it's Mardi Gras & because no one remembers. I had a brief series on the now defunct website NOLA Defender. It was called the Audio Filé. I did a special Mardi Gras episode interviewing musicians about how they planned to celebrate the day. It was cute. Please enjoy. archive.org/details/Wher...
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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The about-face from NOPD is a prettttty pretttty big walk back. Wow.
NOPD previously said the riders were targeting federal agents with parade throws, but that information was incorrect. bit.ly/4qJGlDY
February 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The about-face from NOPD is a prettttty pretttty big walk back. Wow.
NOPD has surveillance inside the Funky 544
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
NOPD has surveillance inside the Funky 544
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Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
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Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
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February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
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Deep Carnival Thought: Not all Chads are Trump voters, but all Trump voters are Chads.
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Deep Carnival Thought: Not all Chads are Trump voters, but all Trump voters are Chads.
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All of the "innovations" of the post-K New Orleans. The school privatization, the gentrification/disneyfication of neighborhoods into tourist traps, the focus on "start up entrepreneur mindset" are the direct result of the triumph of the Rex/Comus crowd over city politics.
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
All of the "innovations" of the post-K New Orleans. The school privatization, the gentrification/disneyfication of neighborhoods into tourist traps, the focus on "start up entrepreneur mindset" are the direct result of the triumph of the Rex/Comus crowd over city politics.
I’m so fucking tired of pretending that police have powers that were never granted to them
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I’m so fucking tired of pretending that police have powers that were never granted to them
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Mardi Gras 2026: too much cop not enough wobble.
February 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Mardi Gras 2026: too much cop not enough wobble.
It’s amazing how police accounts always diverge from reality
According to eyewitnesses, the riders were removed for throwing at someone with a "Fuck ICE" sign. But according to the police they were throwing at a "federal agent" So which is it? Riders attacking ICE or attacking anti-ICE signage? www.wwltv.com/article/news...
All riders removed from Float 32 in Krewe of Thoth after beads thrown at federal agents, NOPD says
NOPD says riders on Float 32 were removed after aggressive bead throwing at federal agents.
www.wwltv.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
It’s amazing how police accounts always diverge from reality
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Are you a federal agent?
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Are you a federal agent?
The military doesn’t belong at Mardi Gras
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The military doesn’t belong at Mardi Gras
Corporations should be taxed every dollar spent on welfare for their employees
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Corporations should be taxed every dollar spent on welfare for their employees
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Somebody call JP
Mid City hurling packs of beads
I’m snitching on errybody!
Mid City hurling packs of beads
I’m snitching on errybody!
February 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Somebody call JP
Mid City hurling packs of beads
I’m snitching on errybody!
Mid City hurling packs of beads
I’m snitching on errybody!
I’m not surprised that Tucks is plagued by yet another scandal. Every year, it’s something. What sort of Krewe fills a float full of people who didn’t stop this guy or say anything?
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I’m not surprised that Tucks is plagued by yet another scandal. Every year, it’s something. What sort of Krewe fills a float full of people who didn’t stop this guy or say anything?