Sam Caldwell
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Even by his own craven standards, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had a hell of a run in 2025. Here are ten lowlights.
The Top Ken Moments From Paxton’s 2025
Even by his own craven standards, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had a hell of a run in 2025. Here are ten lowlights.
www.texasmonthly.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Even by his own craven standards, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had a hell of a run in 2025. Here are ten lowlights.
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Cartoon by Bill Bramhall | Tribune Content Agency
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall | Tribune Content Agency
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🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
A couple years ago, @litmoose.bsky.social's constant cat pics resulted in me adopting Mars. Today I realized how great that decision was.
...after all, when a career in security feels like I'm running in circles, I can play "CEO" with the laser pointer to make the cat play "security engineer."
...after all, when a career in security feels like I'm running in circles, I can play "CEO" with the laser pointer to make the cat play "security engineer."
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A couple years ago, @litmoose.bsky.social's constant cat pics resulted in me adopting Mars. Today I realized how great that decision was.
...after all, when a career in security feels like I'm running in circles, I can play "CEO" with the laser pointer to make the cat play "security engineer."
...after all, when a career in security feels like I'm running in circles, I can play "CEO" with the laser pointer to make the cat play "security engineer."
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Republican logic .. (cartoon Dave Whamond) ..#politics
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Republican logic .. (cartoon Dave Whamond) ..#politics
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Trump: “Our economy is so hot”
Our economy:
Our economy:
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump: “Our economy is so hot”
Our economy:
Our economy:
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BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
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REUTERS: “Trump blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the admission of an Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members — but the alleged gunman was granted asylum this year under Trump…” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
REUTERS: “Trump blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the admission of an Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members — but the alleged gunman was granted asylum this year under Trump…” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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It is that blatant now. Trump believes he is in total control.
His insane actions are evidence of it.
His insane actions are evidence of it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It is that blatant now. Trump believes he is in total control.
His insane actions are evidence of it.
His insane actions are evidence of it.
Date Interrupted—Once More...
I once was a nerd on a date,
When PagerDuty screamed out my fate.
Left her there with an open tab,
While I troubleshot crap in the lab,
A full four-hundred down—with no date.
I once was a nerd on a date,
When PagerDuty screamed out my fate.
Left her there with an open tab,
While I troubleshot crap in the lab,
A full four-hundred down—with no date.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Date Interrupted—Once More...
I once was a nerd on a date,
When PagerDuty screamed out my fate.
Left her there with an open tab,
While I troubleshot crap in the lab,
A full four-hundred down—with no date.
I once was a nerd on a date,
When PagerDuty screamed out my fate.
Left her there with an open tab,
While I troubleshot crap in the lab,
A full four-hundred down—with no date.
Tunnel of Love
Long ago, I chased traffic all morn,
Teredo-tunneled packets of porn.
We traced every hit
To one cube, dimly lit,
Caught him “busy” and looking forlorn.
Long ago, I chased traffic all morn,
Teredo-tunneled packets of porn.
We traced every hit
To one cube, dimly lit,
Caught him “busy” and looking forlorn.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tunnel of Love
Long ago, I chased traffic all morn,
Teredo-tunneled packets of porn.
We traced every hit
To one cube, dimly lit,
Caught him “busy” and looking forlorn.
Long ago, I chased traffic all morn,
Teredo-tunneled packets of porn.
We traced every hit
To one cube, dimly lit,
Caught him “busy” and looking forlorn.
Spammers
Some ass once dealt my system its fate,
Hosed it down with porn uploads as bait.
They crashed every node,
With their porn-image upload,
While I nuked pics once again at work late.
Some ass once dealt my system its fate,
Hosed it down with porn uploads as bait.
They crashed every node,
With their porn-image upload,
While I nuked pics once again at work late.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Spammers
Some ass once dealt my system its fate,
Hosed it down with porn uploads as bait.
They crashed every node,
With their porn-image upload,
While I nuked pics once again at work late.
Some ass once dealt my system its fate,
Hosed it down with porn uploads as bait.
They crashed every node,
With their porn-image upload,
While I nuked pics once again at work late.
When PagerDuty wails at 2am,
The SREs curse, “Not again…”
One missed OKR,
Three pods gone to war,
And a runbook that ends with “🤷♂️ bruh, ask Ben.”
#HugOps #SRE #Pagerduty
The SREs curse, “Not again…”
One missed OKR,
Three pods gone to war,
And a runbook that ends with “🤷♂️ bruh, ask Ben.”
#HugOps #SRE #Pagerduty
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
When PagerDuty wails at 2am,
The SREs curse, “Not again…”
One missed OKR,
Three pods gone to war,
And a runbook that ends with “🤷♂️ bruh, ask Ben.”
#HugOps #SRE #Pagerduty
The SREs curse, “Not again…”
One missed OKR,
Three pods gone to war,
And a runbook that ends with “🤷♂️ bruh, ask Ben.”
#HugOps #SRE #Pagerduty
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
There once was a sysadmin, Sisyphus,
Whose boss was inept and oblivious.
Each ticket cascade
Came from choices he’d made,
But the blame landed squarely on Sisyphus.
Whose boss was inept and oblivious.
Each ticket cascade
Came from choices he’d made,
But the blame landed squarely on Sisyphus.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There once was a sysadmin, Sisyphus,
Whose boss was inept and oblivious.
Each ticket cascade
Came from choices he’d made,
But the blame landed squarely on Sisyphus.
Whose boss was inept and oblivious.
Each ticket cascade
Came from choices he’d made,
But the blame landed squarely on Sisyphus.
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David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
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“Was he granted asylum under your administration?”
(Answer: Yes)
(Answer: Yes)
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“Was he granted asylum under your administration?”
(Answer: Yes)
(Answer: Yes)
There once was a pentester from Nantucket,
Whose nmap would light up each socket.
He’d pop every shell,
Scare the CISO to hell,
And leave with a terse, “Your security? Fuck it.”
Whose nmap would light up each socket.
He’d pop every shell,
Scare the CISO to hell,
And leave with a terse, “Your security? Fuck it.”
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There once was a pentester from Nantucket,
Whose nmap would light up each socket.
He’d pop every shell,
Scare the CISO to hell,
And leave with a terse, “Your security? Fuck it.”
Whose nmap would light up each socket.
He’d pop every shell,
Scare the CISO to hell,
And leave with a terse, “Your security? Fuck it.”
There once was a hacker named Sisyphus,
Whose patches were always meticulous,
But each zero-day
Wiped his defenses away,
So he’d start all the hardening rigorous.
Whose patches were always meticulous,
But each zero-day
Wiped his defenses away,
So he’d start all the hardening rigorous.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There once was a hacker named Sisyphus,
Whose patches were always meticulous,
But each zero-day
Wiped his defenses away,
So he’d start all the hardening rigorous.
Whose patches were always meticulous,
But each zero-day
Wiped his defenses away,
So he’d start all the hardening rigorous.
Anyone ever notice that the folks who embarrass texas tend to be the most texan of texans from anywhere EXCEPT texas? Ken Paxton (born North Dakota); Dan Patrick (Maryland)
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Anyone ever notice that the folks who embarrass texas tend to be the most texan of texans from anywhere EXCEPT texas? Ken Paxton (born North Dakota); Dan Patrick (Maryland)
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map, boldly claiming that the much-maligned letter it sent urging state leaders to redistrict was not, in fact, the reason why Texas redrew its map immediately after receiving the letter.
DOJ Tries To Undo Damage of Its ‘Ham-Fisted’ Letter in Texas Gerrymander Case
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map, boldly claiming that the much-maligned letter it sent urging state leaders to redistrict was not, in fact, the reason why Texas redrew its map immediately after receiving the letter.