Craig Chambers
@plasticlicker.bsky.social
InfoSec Director for non-profits (Nation State threats, non-profit budgets!) I talk mostly about Cybersecurity and Tech but occasionally cats (got my handle from one of them), urbanism, transportation politics and woodworking. My tweets are my own.
When a post on your feed reinforces the previous post.
January 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM
When a post on your feed reinforces the previous post.
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The Department of Justice is assembling a first-ever national voter database. It has demanded that s...
Commentary | The White House push to undermine the midterms is gathering steam
The Department of Justice is assembling a first-ever national voter database. It has demanded that s...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Department of Justice is assembling a first-ever national voter database. It has demanded that s...
But you need the moderates to begin with. Overturning R v. W was decades long effort to move the needle. If you come out of the gate with Abolish ICE you are going to turn people off. Instead why not talk about containing and restraining ICE. Win and then make the big changes.
Part of the reason the justices were able to deny it and maintain support was credulous coverage and the reassurance from the rest of the republican party that they were lying.
We need the radicals and the moderates and the people who are radicals pretending to be moderates to do stuff.
We need the radicals and the moderates and the people who are radicals pretending to be moderates to do stuff.
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
But you need the moderates to begin with. Overturning R v. W was decades long effort to move the needle. If you come out of the gate with Abolish ICE you are going to turn people off. Instead why not talk about containing and restraining ICE. Win and then make the big changes.
That Republicans think they have less fraud in their ranks and so feel comfortable targeting political appointees for fraud is a…choice.
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
That Republicans think they have less fraud in their ranks and so feel comfortable targeting political appointees for fraud is a…choice.
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Through the Big Ugly Law, Trump will give $117 billion in tax cuts to the top 1% this year. With that money, we could keep health care affordable for 22 million people each year for decades — with plenty to spare.
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Through the Big Ugly Law, Trump will give $117 billion in tax cuts to the top 1% this year. With that money, we could keep health care affordable for 22 million people each year for decades — with plenty to spare.
@janbakker.tech comes through again for me (with a four year old article no less) on how to send an email to someone who has been added to a group.
Microsoft MVP’s are the best! 🙏🎉
(For those who are interested. He also has an updated article if you search for “group membership changes”)
Microsoft MVP’s are the best! 🙏🎉
(For those who are interested. He also has an updated article if you search for “group membership changes”)
Act on group membership changes in Azure Active Directory
Did you ever want to act on a change in group membership in Azure AD, for example, when a user is added to or removed from a specific group? I have found an easy way to do this with the use of Power A...
janbakker.tech
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
@janbakker.tech comes through again for me (with a four year old article no less) on how to send an email to someone who has been added to a group.
Microsoft MVP’s are the best! 🙏🎉
(For those who are interested. He also has an updated article if you search for “group membership changes”)
Microsoft MVP’s are the best! 🙏🎉
(For those who are interested. He also has an updated article if you search for “group membership changes”)
Microsoft Copilot in Power Automate is just 💩.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Microsoft Copilot in Power Automate is just 💩.
“Sure I’ve learned why the actions I’m taking are bad policy that will cause long term damage, but I have $1M riding on this so full steam ahead!”
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Sure I’ve learned why the actions I’m taking are bad policy that will cause long term damage, but I have $1M riding on this so full steam ahead!”
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Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Looking forward to the stern letter of condemnation from @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social. 🙄
#ActionNotTalk
#ActionNotTalk
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Looking forward to the stern letter of condemnation from @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social. 🙄
#ActionNotTalk
#ActionNotTalk
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If you've ever struggled with getting the right settings and auditing for Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI), you'll be pleased to know that @ThomasVrhydn wrote a nice graphical PowerShell wrapper called MDI Configurator. 🧑💻🥳 Check it out at github.com/v3rtho/MD... 👈
GitHub - v3rtho/MDI-configurator: Guidance scripts related to Defender For Identity: Prereqs, configuration etc
Guidance scripts related to Defender For Identity: Prereqs, configuration etc - v3rtho/MDI-configurator
github.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you've ever struggled with getting the right settings and auditing for Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI), you'll be pleased to know that @ThomasVrhydn wrote a nice graphical PowerShell wrapper called MDI Configurator. 🧑💻🥳 Check it out at github.com/v3rtho/MD... 👈
A hungry cat
Cares not
For your staycation
Cares not
For your staycation
December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A hungry cat
Cares not
For your staycation
Cares not
For your staycation
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Au revoir Brigitte x
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Au revoir Brigitte x
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🧵 Just recorded an AMAZING episode on extending Microsoft Entra ID
Jan Bakker is a wizard at automating Entra and making it do new things!
Here are 7 tips from the king of Entra automation: 👇
Jan Bakker is a wizard at automating Entra and making it do new things!
Here are 7 tips from the king of Entra automation: 👇
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🧵 Just recorded an AMAZING episode on extending Microsoft Entra ID
Jan Bakker is a wizard at automating Entra and making it do new things!
Here are 7 tips from the king of Entra automation: 👇
Jan Bakker is a wizard at automating Entra and making it do new things!
Here are 7 tips from the king of Entra automation: 👇
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The cat is out of the bag:
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
USA pekas ut som del av hotbild i Danmark
För första gången pekas USA ut som en del av hotbilden mot Danmark.
www.svd.se
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The cat is out of the bag:
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
The Danish intelligence service names the US as a threat and sources from the Swedish military intelligence share the assessment that the politicisation of the FBI and CIA has caused a deep crisis of trust
@merill.net, this is a small issue, but in the spirit of Least Privileged Access I wish I didn’t have to be Billing Admin just to be able to see the price of Microsoft subscriptions. As a non-profit, I can’t use the published pricing, so to know how much something costs I need Admin rights.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@merill.net, this is a small issue, but in the spirit of Least Privileged Access I wish I didn’t have to be Billing Admin just to be able to see the price of Microsoft subscriptions. As a non-profit, I can’t use the published pricing, so to know how much something costs I need Admin rights.
Remember the old days when the value proposition for the subscription model was “you pay us a recurring fee to cover all the neat new features we’ll include with the product in the future” and not “rent this software from us and if we add new features we’ll provide them to you as an add-on bundle.”
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Remember the old days when the value proposition for the subscription model was “you pay us a recurring fee to cover all the neat new features we’ll include with the product in the future” and not “rent this software from us and if we add new features we’ll provide them to you as an add-on bundle.”
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Single mother Cierra Jones, who is battling breast cancer, is turning to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover some of her expenses and to help care for her 9-year-old daughter with autism.
Virginia single mother battling breast cancer asks community for support
Single mother Cierra Jones, who is battling breast cancer, is turning to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover some of her expenses and to help care for her 9-year-old daughter with autism.
www.wtvr.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Single mother Cierra Jones, who is battling breast cancer, is turning to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover some of her expenses and to help care for her 9-year-old daughter with autism.
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How broken is today's frontend culture?
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
HTTP Archive: Page Weight
This report tracks the size and quantity of many popular web page resources. Sizes represent the number of bytes sent over the network, which may be compressed.
httparchive.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
How broken is today's frontend culture?
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
I’ve been seeing this Captcha style attack a lot in the non-profit space. Be careful out there!
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I’ve been seeing this Captcha style attack a lot in the non-profit space. Be careful out there!
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We are literally drowning and need help!
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are literally drowning and need help!
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
The worst #flooding our area has seen in 60 years submerged our #CatShelter. Keeping the #cats safe was a huge challenge, and the shelter suffered significant damage.
Please watch and share the video or help us directly: www.vietnamcatwelfare.org/support/
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CSX freight train derailment in New Kent County has delayed some Amtrak service to Richmond, with Norfolk routes still operating. No injuries reported as emergency crews respond.
CSX train derails, sending 5 coal cars, 2 locomotives off tracks into wetlands in New Kent
CSX freight train derailment in New Kent County has delayed some Amtrak service to Richmond, with Norfolk routes still operating. No injuries reported as emergency crews respond.
www.wtvr.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
CSX freight train derailment in New Kent County has delayed some Amtrak service to Richmond, with Norfolk routes still operating. No injuries reported as emergency crews respond.
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New photos show a CSX freight train derailment that sent coal cars, locomotives off the tracks and into wetlands in Virginia.
https://www.wtvr.com/photos-csx-freight-train-derails-spills-coal-new-kent-virginia-saturday-oct-25-2025
https://www.wtvr.com/photos-csx-freight-train-derails-spills-coal-new-kent-virginia-saturday-oct-25-2025
October 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
New photos show a CSX freight train derailment that sent coal cars, locomotives off the tracks and into wetlands in Virginia.
https://www.wtvr.com/photos-csx-freight-train-derails-spills-coal-new-kent-virginia-saturday-oct-25-2025
https://www.wtvr.com/photos-csx-freight-train-derails-spills-coal-new-kent-virginia-saturday-oct-25-2025
While sports betting is a real concern, what really concerns me is betting on election outcomes on polymarket, and the feedback loop those prediction markets create.
Yesterday's sports gambling bombshell isn't an outlier. Actually, it's alarmingly normal. Gambling scandals are the new American pastime. But there is an easy way to head off the next crisis: Take prop bets off the board. My piece for the @theatlantic.com
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Prop Bets Must Die
As long as one player can fix the outcome of a wager, the temptation will prove irresistible to some athletes.
www.theatlantic.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
While sports betting is a real concern, what really concerns me is betting on election outcomes on polymarket, and the feedback loop those prediction markets create.