Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
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Astrophysicist turned advocate; guiding the globe to a safer, stronger Internet. Distinguished Technologist @internetsociety.bsky.social https://josephhall.org/
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
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· Jul 12
connect the unconnected; protect the connected
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This is abhorrent and wicked. Please bring our neighbor #RabbiatuKuyateh home.
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
A woman deported from Maryland after fleeing Sierra Leone 30 years ago says she reported to an ICE check-in and was flown to Ghana in shackles. In a country her family said she had no ties to, video shows her being dragged. www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is abhorrent and wicked. Please bring our neighbor #RabbiatuKuyateh home.
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
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The International Association for Cryptologic Research has used heliosvoting.org – my online voting system – for a number of years.
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The International Association for Cryptologic Research has used heliosvoting.org – my online voting system – for a number of years.
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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" Whenever women make gains in traditionally male-dominated systems, there’s a concerted effort to delegitimize their presence by suggesting their participation has degraded institutions."
Read Shannon's article on imposter syndrome: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Pick up a copy of Shannon's new book FIRED UP: firedupbook.com
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Pick up a copy of Shannon's new book FIRED UP: firedupbook.com
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Why women feel like imposters in spaces that value masculine traits
The solution to imposter syndrome isn’t teaching us to be more masculine. It’s dismantling the structures that make us feel like imposters in the first place.
shannonwatts.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
" Whenever women make gains in traditionally male-dominated systems, there’s a concerted effort to delegitimize their presence by suggesting their participation has degraded institutions."
"Spectral Sun" by Wode youtube.com/watch?v=clR5... youtube.com/watch?v=clR5...
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Spectral Sun" by Wode youtube.com/watch?v=clR5... youtube.com/watch?v=clR5...
"I keep on catching a case / my lawyer keep dismissing them" FREDDIE DREDD - OH DARLING (PROD. SOUDIERE) youtube.com/watch?v=HCL8...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features
This report examines the gap between child safety policy proposals for social media and how teens and parents — the people these policies are meant to protect — experience and view them. While the…
cdt.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
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8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
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There are less than 20 days until Australia's social media ban for users under 16. ⏰
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban
It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There are less than 20 days until Australia's social media ban for users under 16. ⏰
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
Siri: "who's speaking?"
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Siri: "who's speaking?"
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
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Excited to share the 2026 Action Plan for the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/... www.isocfoundation.org/about/2026-a... @internetsociety.bsky.social @isocfoundation.bsky.social
2026 Action Plan - Internet Society
From our strategic vision to specific goals, read about how we'll be advancing our five-year strategy in 2026.
www.internetsociety.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excited to share the 2026 Action Plan for the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/... www.isocfoundation.org/about/2026-a... @internetsociety.bsky.social @isocfoundation.bsky.social
In the last two years, MANRS has had:
+19.6% – growth in MANRS participants, reaching 1,293 as of today
+10% – average growth each year
-53% – reduction in routing security incidents
+22% – increase in valid RPKIs
+15% – growth in social media followers manrs.org/2025/11/reca...
+19.6% – growth in MANRS participants, reaching 1,293 as of today
+10% – average growth each year
-53% – reduction in routing security incidents
+22% – increase in valid RPKIs
+15% – growth in social media followers manrs.org/2025/11/reca...
Recap: 2nd MANRS Community Meeting 2025 - MANRS
Recapping the Nov 12 MANRS Community Meeting including barriers to RPKI adoption, BGPWatch, ASINT Tool, the MANRS+ testbed, and 2026 plans.
manrs.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In the last two years, MANRS has had:
+19.6% – growth in MANRS participants, reaching 1,293 as of today
+10% – average growth each year
-53% – reduction in routing security incidents
+22% – increase in valid RPKIs
+15% – growth in social media followers manrs.org/2025/11/reca...
+19.6% – growth in MANRS participants, reaching 1,293 as of today
+10% – average growth each year
-53% – reduction in routing security incidents
+22% – increase in valid RPKIs
+15% – growth in social media followers manrs.org/2025/11/reca...
Excited to share the 2026 Action Plan for the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/... www.isocfoundation.org/about/2026-a... @internetsociety.bsky.social @isocfoundation.bsky.social
2026 Action Plan - Internet Society
From our strategic vision to specific goals, read about how we'll be advancing our five-year strategy in 2026.
www.internetsociety.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excited to share the 2026 Action Plan for the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/... www.isocfoundation.org/about/2026-a... @internetsociety.bsky.social @isocfoundation.bsky.social
"How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience" by Amreesh Phokeer @amreeshphokeer.bsky.social pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/how-con...
How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience
Internet consolidation has shifted us toward an ecosystem where a handful of companies underpin much of the global digi…
pulse.internetsociety.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience" by Amreesh Phokeer @amreeshphokeer.bsky.social pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/how-con...
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GOP is “states rights” flip-flopping again.
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
GOP is “states rights” flip-flopping again.
Explained the Comey court incompetence drama to my partner; her: "how is it even possible to be that bad at your job?"
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Explained the Comey court incompetence drama to my partner; her: "how is it even possible to be that bad at your job?"
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And what happens when DHS does this around election time next November, just to make everyone think twice about going through the hassle of going to vote?
The message to everyone in 2026 must be: vote early! (whether, if allowed, in person or, if allowed, by mail)
The message to everyone in 2026 must be: vote early! (whether, if allowed, in person or, if allowed, by mail)
DHS takes credit for seemingly less traffic in Charlotte because their masked goons are making people afraid to leave their homes
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And what happens when DHS does this around election time next November, just to make everyone think twice about going through the hassle of going to vote?
The message to everyone in 2026 must be: vote early! (whether, if allowed, in person or, if allowed, by mail)
The message to everyone in 2026 must be: vote early! (whether, if allowed, in person or, if allowed, by mail)
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"An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever" (Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.)
An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever (Gift Article)
Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"An Army of Robot Telescopes in Texas Makes the Stars Feel Closer Than Ever" (Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.)
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Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No 'Safe Lawful Access' www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-t...
LinkedIn Pulse
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November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No 'Safe Lawful Access' www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-t...
Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No 'Safe Lawful Access' www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-t...
LinkedIn Pulse
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November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No 'Safe Lawful Access' www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-t...
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The Cameras Tracking You Are A Security Nightmare
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
classic: I get a feeling of pleasure / when I wear black leather... "Black Leather Gloves (Olympia EP)" by Cosmetrics youtube.com/watch?v=F576...
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
classic: I get a feeling of pleasure / when I wear black leather... "Black Leather Gloves (Olympia EP)" by Cosmetrics youtube.com/watch?v=F576...
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See you on the big screen." - Our @runningmanmovie is on big screen right NOW, so go see it as large and as loud you can. We had a complete blast making it, I hope you have the same watching. Go see it TODAY and report back. Enjoy!!!
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
See you on the big screen." - Our @runningmanmovie is on big screen right NOW, so go see it as large and as loud you can. We had a complete blast making it, I hope you have the same watching. Go see it TODAY and report back. Enjoy!!!
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Official Video) youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc...
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Official Video)
"93 'Til Infinity" by Souls Of Mischief
Listen to Souls Of Mischief: https://SoulsOfMischief.lnk.to/listenYD
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November 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Official Video) youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc...