Mads Toftum
@q42.bsky.social
$dayjob is AWS / DevOps / infosec related
Apache Software Foundation Member (part of root@ many moons ago)
Free time spent on photography and cooking.
@quasi42 in the twitters
@q42 on Flickr.
Apache Software Foundation Member (part of root@ many moons ago)
Free time spent on photography and cooking.
@quasi42 in the twitters
@q42 on Flickr.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Two vulnerabilities in the n8n workflow automation platform could allow attackers to fully compromise affected instances, access sensitive data, and execute arbitrary code on the underlying host.
New sandbox escape flaw exposes n8n instances to RCE attacks
Two vulnerabilities in the n8n workflow automation platform could allow attackers to fully compromise affected instances, access sensitive data, and execute arbitrary code on the underlying host.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Two vulnerabilities in the n8n workflow automation platform could allow attackers to fully compromise affected instances, access sensitive data, and execute arbitrary code on the underlying host.
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My operating assumption is that he tried to do a hasty coup in 2020 that failed, and so everything he does in his second term should be understood as laying the groundwork for a second coup to succeed.
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
My operating assumption is that he tried to do a hasty coup in 2020 that failed, and so everything he does in his second term should be understood as laying the groundwork for a second coup to succeed.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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THIS is the last straw!!!
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
THIS is the last straw!!!
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Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
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(comic) Vacation Refresher Myth
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
(comic) Vacation Refresher Myth
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Here are some of my favorite cartoons from @cartoonmovement.com this week, by @zezvaz.bsky.social from Portugal, Sinisa Pismestrovic from Austria, @monerorape.bsky.social from Mexico and Z from Tunisia.
For a daily dose of international political cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
For a daily dose of international political cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Here are some of my favorite cartoons from @cartoonmovement.com this week, by @zezvaz.bsky.social from Portugal, Sinisa Pismestrovic from Austria, @monerorape.bsky.social from Mexico and Z from Tunisia.
For a daily dose of international political cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
For a daily dose of international political cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com
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Again, IBM did exactly this to help the Nazis automate the Holocaust. They had maintenance techs at the death camps. They funneled all the profits back to corporate HQ, even after the US entered the war. After the war, they collected the tabulators, which they had leased, not sold, to lease again.
"Palantir’s software is designed for data integration which enables things like surveillance and targeting. They sold it to #ICE knowing ICE’s mandate. They didn’t hand over a product and walk away. #Palantir (likely) embeds engineers on-site, customizes systems, and iterates based on client needs."
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Again, IBM did exactly this to help the Nazis automate the Holocaust. They had maintenance techs at the death camps. They funneled all the profits back to corporate HQ, even after the US entered the war. After the war, they collected the tabulators, which they had leased, not sold, to lease again.
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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If you do not want to use software from a US tech industry that supports Donald Trump, this is the website you have been looking for:
european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
european-alternatives.eu
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 AM
If you do not want to use software from a US tech industry that supports Donald Trump, this is the website you have been looking for:
european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
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During World War 2, the Danish resistance managed to save 95 percent of all Danish Jews, mostly by smuggling them to Sweden using civilian boats.
To Americans saving the hunted: History will remember you. ♥️
To Americans saving the hunted: History will remember you. ♥️
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 AM
During World War 2, the Danish resistance managed to save 95 percent of all Danish Jews, mostly by smuggling them to Sweden using civilian boats.
To Americans saving the hunted: History will remember you. ♥️
To Americans saving the hunted: History will remember you. ♥️
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If France is doing it, seeking to create volume (network effect), then others should either get onboard or if they don’t want a French option, then EU could easily fund open source EU versions of all major necessary tools, utilities, apps.
…and when Big7 complain, just shrug.
…and when Big7 complain, just shrug.
France to ban officials from using American video conference tools including Zoom and Teams.
France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams
The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 AM
If France is doing it, seeking to create volume (network effect), then others should either get onboard or if they don’t want a French option, then EU could easily fund open source EU versions of all major necessary tools, utilities, apps.
…and when Big7 complain, just shrug.
…and when Big7 complain, just shrug.
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Outside The American embassy in Copenhagen. 1 flag for each Danish soldier who died along side American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Outside The American embassy in Copenhagen. 1 flag for each Danish soldier who died along side American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
Flags have been removed by the embassy, on danish soil, danish property.
Disgusting and shameful.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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...and right wingers will go: "Yeah! Easy to understand!"
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
...and right wingers will go: "Yeah! Easy to understand!"
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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🤷🏿♂️You know what? Why not? We're bringing polio back, nazis back, measles back, and Jim Crow back. We're rolling back a century of science, and doing our best to shrink the US economy to the size it was in 1930. May as well bring phrenology back too.
If you need me I'll be in the hills, prospecting!
If you need me I'll be in the hills, prospecting!
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
🤷🏿♂️You know what? Why not? We're bringing polio back, nazis back, measles back, and Jim Crow back. We're rolling back a century of science, and doing our best to shrink the US economy to the size it was in 1930. May as well bring phrenology back too.
If you need me I'll be in the hills, prospecting!
If you need me I'll be in the hills, prospecting!
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social on #KeirStarmer #Chinese #Spying @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social on #KeirStarmer #Chinese #Spying @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Social media companies have faced scrutiny before, with congressional hearings forcing CEOs to apologize, but until now, they’ve never had to convince a jury that they aren’t liable for harming kids.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
arstechnica.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Social media companies have faced scrutiny before, with congressional hearings forcing CEOs to apologize, but until now, they’ve never had to convince a jury that they aren’t liable for harming kids.
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
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New on MS NOW: Leader Jeffries says Democrats will begin impeachment proceedings against Kristi Noem if she is "not fired immediately."
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
New on MS NOW: Leader Jeffries says Democrats will begin impeachment proceedings against Kristi Noem if she is "not fired immediately."