Peter J. Fry
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The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The fact that Apple decided to comment at all here (company usually just doesn't say anything) it's interesting on its own.
The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The fact that Apple decided to comment at all here (company usually just doesn't say anything) it's interesting on its own.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
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“I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
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Ugly end to Kryptos saga. Two people found the solution to the last encrypted portion of famed Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters. They found it in Smithsonian archive. They contacted artist who made sculpture, who is preparing to auction off solution; he threatened to sue them if they reveal it
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ugly end to Kryptos saga. Two people found the solution to the last encrypted portion of famed Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters. They found it in Smithsonian archive. They contacted artist who made sculpture, who is preparing to auction off solution; he threatened to sue them if they reveal it
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1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
ow.ly
October 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE
ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE
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EXPOSED: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US.
It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
EXPOSED: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US.
It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
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Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.
BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC
President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday
www.mediaite.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.
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Just to recap, the actual president found an AI-generated video of a fake news report depicting a fake announcement about an imaginary healthcare system based on a technology that doesn’t exist and posted it on his official social media account
This was always the funniest conspiracy theory to me — that there are MRI machine-like devices that can cure all known illnesses in seconds, but the government has been hiding them — and Trump just posted an AI generated video of himself announcing they're real. We're cooked!
Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...
September 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just to recap, the actual president found an AI-generated video of a fake news report depicting a fake announcement about an imaginary healthcare system based on a technology that doesn’t exist and posted it on his official social media account
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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This is best story by far about the SIM farm uncovered in New York by Secret Service. The intent of the farm is not, as suggested by other stories, to disrupt Secret Service protection of dignitaries attending the UN or taking out mobile service for all NY but about managing criminal enterprises
Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system | CNN
A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting American officials. It ended with the largest seizure of SIM servers and ca...
www.cnn.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is best story by far about the SIM farm uncovered in New York by Secret Service. The intent of the farm is not, as suggested by other stories, to disrupt Secret Service protection of dignitaries attending the UN or taking out mobile service for all NY but about managing criminal enterprises
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The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP.
That's a detail you keep.
That's a detail you keep.
September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP.
That's a detail you keep.
That's a detail you keep.
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A new tool at ICE's disposal and - experts and history tell us - a new threat to civil liberties www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice obtains access to Israel-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration to move ahead with contract with Paragon Solutions, giving Ice access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A new tool at ICE's disposal and - experts and history tell us - a new threat to civil liberties www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Fuck this.
UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Fuck this.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
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I miss a lot of excellent colleagues and editors at the WSJ, but am really grateful I got to write this one under the
@reuters.com investigative editing structure. There seems to be room for a bit more narrative.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
@reuters.com investigative editing structure. There seems to be room for a bit more narrative.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.
Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Metaâs AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I miss a lot of excellent colleagues and editors at the WSJ, but am really grateful I got to write this one under the
@reuters.com investigative editing structure. There seems to be room for a bit more narrative.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
@reuters.com investigative editing structure. There seems to be room for a bit more narrative.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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"We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga (DEFCON 33)
YouTube video by Micah Lee
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
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goose: where'd he get the canister?
goose: where'd he get the canister, motherfucker?
goose: where'd he get the canister, motherfucker?
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
goose: where'd he get the canister?
goose: where'd he get the canister, motherfucker?
goose: where'd he get the canister, motherfucker?
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Was very excited when Last Week Tonight asked @404media.co to help out with research/fact checking for an AI Slop segment that ran last night. I thought it turned out very good! Here's a few mentions of our reporting, and the full segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg...
June 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Was very excited when Last Week Tonight asked @404media.co to help out with research/fact checking for an AI Slop segment that ran last night. I thought it turned out very good! Here's a few mentions of our reporting, and the full segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg...
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Good idea not to break news about the needless world wars you start on Truth Social:
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
Truth Social Crashes as Trump Live-Posts Bombing Iran
The social network started experiencing global outages within minutes of Donald Trump posting details of a US military strike on Iran.
www.wired.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Good idea not to break news about the needless world wars you start on Truth Social:
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
www.wired.com/story/truth-...