Scott Prog
@bob7213.bsky.social
Politically progressive. Interests: Cybersecurity, privacy
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My favourite metal band
March 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My favourite metal band
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NEW: Surveillance company Flock is threatening an open source developer who is mapping their cameras at a site called DeFlock. DeFlock is refusing to comply and is fighting back: www.404media.co/flock-threat...
Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance Cameras
The surveillance camera company Flock sent DeFlock a cease-and-desist. DeFlock is fighting back.
www.404media.co
February 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: Surveillance company Flock is threatening an open source developer who is mapping their cameras at a site called DeFlock. DeFlock is refusing to comply and is fighting back: www.404media.co/flock-threat...
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop their $621 million lawsuit against @archive.org — a suit that could destroy the entire nonprofit.
Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at SaveTheArchive.com
Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at SaveTheArchive.com
Save Music, Save the Archive!
Save Music, Save the Archive! 750+ musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive—and for their industry to take concrete actions to realig...
SaveTheArchive.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop their $621 million lawsuit against @archive.org — a suit that could destroy the entire nonprofit.
Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at SaveTheArchive.com
Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at SaveTheArchive.com
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"Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose two additional trips from a billionaire patron than have previously come to light" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/u...
Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips From Billionaire Patron, Democrats Say (Gift Article)
The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM
"Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose two additional trips from a billionaire patron than have previously come to light" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/u...
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Between 2014-2018, Elon Musk's wealth grew by $13.9 billion but tax records obtained by @propublica.org show that during those same years he repeatedly paid relatively little (or nothing) in federal income tax:
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Between 2014-2018, Elon Musk's wealth grew by $13.9 billion but tax records obtained by @propublica.org show that during those same years he repeatedly paid relatively little (or nothing) in federal income tax:
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
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See below for my statement in response to Chairman Loudermilk's "Interim Report":
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
See below for my statement in response to Chairman Loudermilk's "Interim Report":
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
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Read the full investigation by @abrahm.bsky.social below 👇
Far-Right Extremists Embrace Environmentalism to Justify Violent Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
Climate change and anti-immigrant hate are colliding, foretelling a volatile future.
propub.li
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Read the full investigation by @abrahm.bsky.social below 👇
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President Biden's deputy natsec advisor for cyber and emerging tech Anne Neuberger told reporters that Chinese hackers got into (at least) 8 U.S. telcos in a broad spying campaign that affected "dozens of countries" since it began.
The latest on All Things Considered: www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
The latest on All Things Considered: www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 11:05 PM
President Biden's deputy natsec advisor for cyber and emerging tech Anne Neuberger told reporters that Chinese hackers got into (at least) 8 U.S. telcos in a broad spying campaign that affected "dozens of countries" since it began.
The latest on All Things Considered: www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
The latest on All Things Considered: www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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Remember how Meta suspended the Threads account tracking Mark Zuckerberg's private jet? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The Bluesky account saw the jet landed in Palm Beach yesterday, and Zuck had a private Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump today: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
The Bluesky account saw the jet landed in Palm Beach yesterday, and Zuck had a private Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump today: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
November 28, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Remember how Meta suspended the Threads account tracking Mark Zuckerberg's private jet? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The Bluesky account saw the jet landed in Palm Beach yesterday, and Zuck had a private Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump today: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
The Bluesky account saw the jet landed in Palm Beach yesterday, and Zuck had a private Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump today: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
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Just listened to Dr. Heather Richard-Cox’s Tuesday Chat and feeling more optimistic. She thinks that the Republicans in the Senate may find their backbones especially related to the vetting of Trump’s cabinet picks.
November 27, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Just listened to Dr. Heather Richard-Cox’s Tuesday Chat and feeling more optimistic. She thinks that the Republicans in the Senate may find their backbones especially related to the vetting of Trump’s cabinet picks.
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Short of impoundments, the admin may test all sorts of ways to kill programs they don't like. Grants getting held up indefinitely. Funding rules suddenly shifting.
If you work in federal government and spot these kinds of changes, reach out: www.propublica.org/article/seco...
If you work in federal government and spot these kinds of changes, reach out: www.propublica.org/article/seco...
Some Issues and Topics Our Reporters Will Be Following in a Second Trump Presidency — and How to Get in Touch
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch ...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Short of impoundments, the admin may test all sorts of ways to kill programs they don't like. Grants getting held up indefinitely. Funding rules suddenly shifting.
If you work in federal government and spot these kinds of changes, reach out: www.propublica.org/article/seco...
If you work in federal government and spot these kinds of changes, reach out: www.propublica.org/article/seco...
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This blog post by @swordsjew.bsky.social, which is about queerness and Russian poetry and resisting authoritarianism, is the most Relevant to My Interests content imaginable: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:32 AM
This blog post by @swordsjew.bsky.social, which is about queerness and Russian poetry and resisting authoritarianism, is the most Relevant to My Interests content imaginable: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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I'm wondering whether Elon Musk will turn into a loose cannon for the right someday. He doesn't take orders from anyone (including the Heritage Foundation) and he has the money to back himself.
November 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
I'm wondering whether Elon Musk will turn into a loose cannon for the right someday. He doesn't take orders from anyone (including the Heritage Foundation) and he has the money to back himself.