Violet Blue®
@violetblue.bsky.social
Awarded author, journalist: cybersecurity, privacy, digital human rights, Covid. WIRED, PopSci, Spinoff, Engadget, FT, IFJ. Visiting Scholar at Stout Research Centre, NZ.
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Right before what's expected to be the worst US flu season to date. Plus Covid. And RSV. And...
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Right before what's expected to be the worst US flu season to date. Plus Covid. And RSV. And...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
This is a five-alarm fire.
"Even as more Americans see armed military personnel in their neighborhoods... the administration has not sufficiently explained why."
"Some state National Guards have more firepower than the militaries of entire nations."
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
"Even as more Americans see armed military personnel in their neighborhoods... the administration has not sufficiently explained why."
"Some state National Guards have more firepower than the militaries of entire nations."
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
Counting the Boots: Tracking Domestic Deployments, One Missing Report at a Time
A monthlong effort to track domestic deployments revealed a troubling lack of transparency on why and how military forces are used on U.S. soil.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is a five-alarm fire.
"Even as more Americans see armed military personnel in their neighborhoods... the administration has not sufficiently explained why."
"Some state National Guards have more firepower than the militaries of entire nations."
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
"Even as more Americans see armed military personnel in their neighborhoods... the administration has not sufficiently explained why."
"Some state National Guards have more firepower than the militaries of entire nations."
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
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The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
Hyperventilating watching US news and trying not to scream
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hyperventilating watching US news and trying not to scream
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📣 Nov. 6's #ThreatModelCovid: vax cuts teen LC risk by ⅓, Covid in pregnancy raises autism risk, & more 🦠
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Covid: November 6, 2025 | Threat Model
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November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
📣 Nov. 6's #ThreatModelCovid: vax cuts teen LC risk by ⅓, Covid in pregnancy raises autism risk, & more 🦠
Read, share, & support 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 newsletters (Tuesdays: #infosec, Thursdays: #covid) & their creator, investigative journalist @violetblue.bsky.social
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Also from this morning’s beach walk: kororā (Little Blue Penguin) tracks headed out to sea.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Also from this morning’s beach walk: kororā (Little Blue Penguin) tracks headed out to sea.
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Palm Beach, Waiheke. Right now
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Palm Beach, Waiheke. Right now
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
A Ghost Hunter's Guide fan asked for the HAMCOW seal on a coffee mug, so I made one! Link: www.redbubble.com/i/mug/HAMCOW...
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A Ghost Hunter's Guide fan asked for the HAMCOW seal on a coffee mug, so I made one! Link: www.redbubble.com/i/mug/HAMCOW...
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Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."
Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
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We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
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Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Hips will no longer be able to lie.
Mamdani is going to implement Shania law. That don't impress me much.
Mamdani is going to implement Shisha law. Everyone gets their own pipe and the smog will smell of mango.
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Hips will no longer be able to lie.
This could be us @queenoliviaiii.com 🥰
Sometimes America is so beautiful it just makes you want to cry. From beauty.
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This could be us @queenoliviaiii.com 🥰
I've seem so much bird sex in Wellington in the past week that right now I feel like I did when I quit my job as a porn reviewer
Nature is healing; kārearea attacks New Zealand hikers
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Bird of the Year' kārearea turns on Wellington walkers
The champion kārearea has its talons out in the capital.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I've seem so much bird sex in Wellington in the past week that right now I feel like I did when I quit my job as a porn reviewer
No thoughts, just cat
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
No thoughts, just cat
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There's a new post on my Patreon about life after finishing a book. You can also hear Lost Among Icebergs, a piece of music I completed this week.
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What happens when the book is done? | Richard Kadrey's Damn Patreon
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November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There's a new post on my Patreon about life after finishing a book. You can also hear Lost Among Icebergs, a piece of music I completed this week.
www.patreon.com/posts/what-h...
www.patreon.com/posts/what-h...
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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This week: Weimar Berlin meets Boardwalk Empire in 1930s Wellington for a tale of horror.
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Chapter Six | The Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Alphabet | Threat Model
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November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This week: Weimar Berlin meets Boardwalk Empire in 1930s Wellington for a tale of horror.
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
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Dr. Siouxsie Wiles saved lives during the pandemic by educating the public about what was happening. During that time, she withstood relentless harassment from conspiracy theorists & went to court to force employers to protect people like her. Here's her story! 🧪 www.patreon.com/posts/142933...
This Scientist Saved Lives During COVID. Now She Needs Your Help | Rebecca Watson
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Dr. Siouxsie Wiles saved lives during the pandemic by educating the public about what was happening. During that time, she withstood relentless harassment from conspiracy theorists & went to court to force employers to protect people like her. Here's her story! 🧪 www.patreon.com/posts/142933...
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I went to Neko Ngeru Cat Cafe in Lower Hutt again this afternoon, so here are some cat photos for all my feline lovers.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I went to Neko Ngeru Cat Cafe in Lower Hutt again this afternoon, so here are some cat photos for all my feline lovers.
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It’s on!! Chapt. 6 is up and ready to be read.
This week: Weimar Berlin meets Boardwalk Empire in 1930s Wellington for a tale of horror.
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Here's what happened to Ambrose in the Southern Hemisphere's very own Overlook Hotel: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Start here if you're newly dead: www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...
Chapter Six | The Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Alphabet | Threat Model
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November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It’s on!! Chapt. 6 is up and ready to be read.
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It's the weekend, baby
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's the weekend, baby