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Please take a moment to listen to this woman.
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Please take a moment to listen to this woman.
Is it a fair suggestion that under slightly different circumstances Trump might have asked the US Air Force to fire a Sidewinder up Epstein’s derriére while cruising in his private jet over the Caribbean?
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Is it a fair suggestion that under slightly different circumstances Trump might have asked the US Air Force to fire a Sidewinder up Epstein’s derriére while cruising in his private jet over the Caribbean?
Am I alone or does anybody else think Trump needs hearing aids and glasses?
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Am I alone or does anybody else think Trump needs hearing aids and glasses?
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Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social receives SFU’s Sterling Prize for his groundbreaking work at the intersection of global security, digital technologies and human rights.
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2025 SFU Sterling Prize recipient Ronald J. Deibert protects privacy in the age of cyber espionage
YouTube video by Simon Fraser University
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November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social receives SFU’s Sterling Prize for his groundbreaking work at the intersection of global security, digital technologies and human rights.
youtu.be/41wkXFyEsP8
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“It’s astonishing how the industry is able to experiment on human populations with such far-reaching technology and largely unrestrained.”
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social discusses the ethical risks of AI in an interview with the @financialpost.com.
financialpost.com/technology/c...
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social discusses the ethical risks of AI in an interview with the @financialpost.com.
financialpost.com/technology/c...
Canada isn't doing its part to stop AI government surveillance, UofT director says
Ronald Deibert says the ability of governments and criminal actors to surveil and target people is growing in scope thanks to AI. Read more.
financialpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“It’s astonishing how the industry is able to experiment on human populations with such far-reaching technology and largely unrestrained.”
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social discusses the ethical risks of AI in an interview with the @financialpost.com.
financialpost.com/technology/c...
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social discusses the ethical risks of AI in an interview with the @financialpost.com.
financialpost.com/technology/c...
Here’s to the 2025 American League Champions.
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Here’s to the 2025 American League Champions.
Here’s to Trey Yesavage and the Toronto Blue Jays for a sensational coming out party yesterday.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Here’s to Trey Yesavage and the Toronto Blue Jays for a sensational coming out party yesterday.
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@indrevis.bsky.social Is inquiring Minds history?
September 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@indrevis.bsky.social Is inquiring Minds history?
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
At some point Donald Trump will pass from the scene. How likely is it that America will experience its own “Khrushchev moment” or will America continue down this path of xenophobia, white nationalism, and the brotocracy of the ultra rich for some time to come?
At some point Donald Trump will pass from the scene. How likely is it that America will experience its own “Khrushchev moment” or will America continue down this path of xenophobia, white nationalism, and the brotocracy of the ultra rich for some time to come?
July 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
At some point Donald Trump will pass from the scene. How likely is it that America will experience its own “Khrushchev moment” or will America continue down this path of xenophobia, white nationalism, and the brotocracy of the ultra rich for some time to come?
At some point Donald Trump will pass from the scene. How likely is it that America will experience its own “Khrushchev moment” or will America continue down this path of xenophobia, white nationalism, and the brotocracy of the ultra rich for some time to come?
DOGE layoffs pin Texas deaths directly on Trump program to downsize Federal “bureaucracy”
25 dead so far across Texas from flooding. Local authorities are blaming poor forecasting.
It’s all so tragically predictable and criminally negligent.
It’s all so tragically predictable and criminally negligent.
NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
July 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
DOGE layoffs pin Texas deaths directly on Trump program to downsize Federal “bureaucracy”
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Interview by @hcrichardson.bsky.social today. Well worth 26 minutes listening.
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American Conversations: Technology Reporter Gil Duran
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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June 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Interview by @hcrichardson.bsky.social today. Well worth 26 minutes listening.
www.youtube.com/live/FWjR6_q...
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Kristi Noem's leadership of DHS has been nothing short of disastrous.
But while she seeks to turn the Department into a reality TV show – real people are hurting.
Today, I want to talk about it.
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But while she seeks to turn the Department into a reality TV show – real people are hurting.
Today, I want to talk about it.
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We Need to Talk About Kristi Noem
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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May 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Kristi Noem's leadership of DHS has been nothing short of disastrous.
But while she seeks to turn the Department into a reality TV show – real people are hurting.
Today, I want to talk about it.
youtu.be/nvyuVK3bN4k?...
But while she seeks to turn the Department into a reality TV show – real people are hurting.
Today, I want to talk about it.
youtu.be/nvyuVK3bN4k?...
With his war on trans-Pacific trade Donald Trump may ironically go down as the greatest pro-environment president in history as the ocean-going freighters fall silent and Christmas presents rot on the piers of Shenzhen.
May 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
With his war on trans-Pacific trade Donald Trump may ironically go down as the greatest pro-environment president in history as the ocean-going freighters fall silent and Christmas presents rot on the piers of Shenzhen.
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Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
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The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
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Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
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May 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
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The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Also, one of the largest uses of glitter is in boat paint.
Glitter threatens marine life by interfering with the formation of shells and skeletons, thereby affecting the survival and reproduction of these organisms. 🌊
Glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side – it can change the chemistry of our oceans
New research shows microplastics in glitter can disrupt how marine life builds its shells and reefs.
theconversation.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Also, one of the largest uses of glitter is in boat paint.
It’s long overdue to penalize mercenary purveyors of spyware.
I'm thinking of all of the countless victims, only a fraction of which we @citizenlab.ca @accessnow.org @amnesty.org and others identified of NSO Group's malicious sales to ruthless despots and corrupt security agencies.
Never let bullies win.
Never let bullies win.
In a stunning defeat for the #spyware industry, an Oakland jury has directed Pegasus maker NSO Group to pay Meta's WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages for routing its attacks through the company's servers. GIFT LINK wapo.st/4jLGYKz
May 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s long overdue to penalize mercenary purveyors of spyware.
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Two thematically related skeets here: one, great detective work by Bellingcat exposing an egregious AI forgery NCII peddler. The scumbag behind the site coincidentally shut it down last week… 🤔
Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Two thematically related skeets here: one, great detective work by Bellingcat exposing an egregious AI forgery NCII peddler. The scumbag behind the site coincidentally shut it down last week… 🤔
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“There’s a clear factor dividing which countries are seeing faster EV adoption and which are going slower: openness to Chinese carmakers.”
Canada needs to rethink its approach to Chinese autos. It should begin lowering tariffs, dependent on Chinese automakers opening factories in Canada.
Canada needs to rethink its approach to Chinese autos. It should begin lowering tariffs, dependent on Chinese automakers opening factories in Canada.
Want Your EV Market to Take Off? Then Let Chinese Carmakers In
There’s a clear factor dividing which countries are seeing faster electric vehicle adoption and which are going slower.
www.bloomberg.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“There’s a clear factor dividing which countries are seeing faster EV adoption and which are going slower: openness to Chinese carmakers.”
Canada needs to rethink its approach to Chinese autos. It should begin lowering tariffs, dependent on Chinese automakers opening factories in Canada.
Canada needs to rethink its approach to Chinese autos. It should begin lowering tariffs, dependent on Chinese automakers opening factories in Canada.
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Trump replaced the physical bribery palace of the Trump hotel with a virtual one and it’s doing orders of magnitude more business.
NEW: A fund backed by Abu Dhabi will be making a $2 BILLION business deal using cryptocurrency from the Trump family's venture, World Liberty Financial, according to Zach Witkoff.
That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture.
That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture.
At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage
A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the begin...
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump replaced the physical bribery palace of the Trump hotel with a virtual one and it’s doing orders of magnitude more business.
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social I wonder what Trump thought about St. Peter’s Basilica. He was probably thinking:
a) It could use some gold; and
b) Maybe we can get a themed Trump golf course in the Vatican Gardens and the guys running around in skirts as caddies.
a) It could use some gold; and
b) Maybe we can get a themed Trump golf course in the Vatican Gardens and the guys running around in skirts as caddies.
April 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social I wonder what Trump thought about St. Peter’s Basilica. He was probably thinking:
a) It could use some gold; and
b) Maybe we can get a themed Trump golf course in the Vatican Gardens and the guys running around in skirts as caddies.
a) It could use some gold; and
b) Maybe we can get a themed Trump golf course in the Vatican Gardens and the guys running around in skirts as caddies.
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What will life look like after Elon leaves DC? @chafkin.bsky.social, in this great profile of Russell Vought, lays out what a true believer could do www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Real Mastermind Behind Trump’s Imperial Presidency
Elon Musk is the face of DOGE, but Russell Vought is the brains. He’s been planning such a crusade since well before Project 2025.
www.bloomberg.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
What will life look like after Elon leaves DC? @chafkin.bsky.social, in this great profile of Russell Vought, lays out what a true believer could do www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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These cases will never survive federal courts overseen by federal judges...which means at some point I'm pretty sure they're going to resort to military tribunals or kangaroo courts in soccer stadiums
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
These cases will never survive federal courts overseen by federal judges...which means at some point I'm pretty sure they're going to resort to military tribunals or kangaroo courts in soccer stadiums
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Many of the Signal group members presumably used their personal devices to connect, writes @rondeibert.bsky.social. “In doing so, they exposed the Pentagon, and the United States itself, to a slew of sophisticated digital security risks.”
The Real Lesson of SignalGate
A surveillance arms race has poked a gaping hole in national security.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Many of the Signal group members presumably used their personal devices to connect, writes @rondeibert.bsky.social. “In doing so, they exposed the Pentagon, and the United States itself, to a slew of sophisticated digital security risks.”