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I'm a Mac techie who is socially, environmentally and technically aware of issues. I'm an avid bicyclist as well as a firm believer in public & mass transit.
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blog.google/products/sea...
Year in Search 2025: What and how we searched this year
Learn more about Google’s Year in Search, which explores search trends from 2025.
blog.google
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast...
Air fryer app caught asking for voice data (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E24)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit three stories about smart devices that want to collect more data than people may know.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How attackers use real IT tools to take over your computer
We’ve seen a new wave of attacks exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to remotely control victims’ systems.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions
Google has pushed out a Chrome update with 13 security fixes, including a high-severity flaw in Digital Credentials.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
New Android malware lets criminals control your phone and drain your bank account
Albiriox now targets over 400 financial apps and lets criminals operate your phone almost exactly as if it were in their hands.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
www.pan-europe.info/end-toxic-pe...
End The Toxic Pesticide Age
Do you want healthy food for you and your children? Do you care about biodiversity and clean water? Beware! The European Commission is currently proposing a series of measures to massively deregulate ...
www.pan-europe.info
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/t...
Farmers getting $12B Trump bailout after trade war pain
President Trump on Monday revealed a $12 billion plan to bail out American farmers.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
The move comes days after Paramount was bested by Netflix in a competitive bidding process to buy Warner Bros.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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ekonews.substack.com/p/countries-...
Countries take a stand—no Eurovision with Israel
Participation in the event would be “incompatible with the public values that are essential to us.”
ekonews.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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www.upworthy.com/homeowners-g...
Homeowners get perfect revenge on the HOA that used a 1989 rule to fine them $25,000
​All they were trying to do was be eco-friendly.
www.upworthy.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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www.upworthy.com/usps-remote-...
When the mail carrier can't read your handwriting the USPS calls in these experts to save the day
​"Master keyers" can decipher a new address roughly every four seconds
www.upworthy.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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www.upworthy.com/man-farts-vs...
Science confirms whose farts are smellier—women's or men's—and what that means for Alzheimer's.
Finally, the science news we really need.
www.upworthy.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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www.upworthy.com/socially-awk...
Psychologist says socially awkward people have thrived through history because of this hidden trait
"Bad in social situations" doesn’t mean "bad at life."
www.upworthy.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Pathetically incompetent, hair-flipping attorney Alina Habba didn't resign.

She was kicked to the curb by a judge who was OVER her appalling lack of qualifications.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h
FOX: Interim U.S. Attorney for the state of New Jersey, Alina Habba has resigned. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she accepted the resignation after a court's decision disqualifying Habba from serving.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
www.comicsands.com/sikorski-mus...
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Just Epically Ripped Elon Musk After Musk Called To 'Abolish The EU'
That's how it's done 🔥
www.comicsands.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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www.comicsands.com/maga-jcrew-p...
MAGA Is Melting Down Over A Pink J. Crew Sweater For Men—And Our Eyes Can't Roll Hard Enough
Snowflakes.
www.comicsands.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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percolately.com/drop-phone-p...
Redditor Asks If It's Wrong To Drop Ex-Girlfriend From Phone Plan After Giving Two-Week Warning
She'll have to take responsibility eventually...
percolately.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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www.comicsands.com/church-ice-n...
Massachusetts Catholic Church Angers Conservatives With Its Brutal ICE-Themed Nativity Scene
Did MAGA forget their "reason for the season?"
www.comicsands.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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endlessurgency.com/p/trumps-12b...
Trump’s $12B Farmer Bailout and ICE’s Attack on a Democratic Congresswoman — with Mike Nellis and Sarah Matthews
Mike Nellis LIVE — Weekdays at 5pm ET
endlessurgency.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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www.thebulwark.com/p/j6-pipe-bo...
The J6 Pipe Bomber Arrest Only Made the Conspiracy Theories Worse
MAGA has had the most predictable response to learning the suspect is an election truther.
www.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
macbeestje.bsky.social
steady.substack.com/p/how-sick-i...
How Sick Is He?
The physical and mental health of the president is a state secret
steady.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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unpresidented.substack.com/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel’s FBI is punishing agents for not shooting Americans
Inside the purge of FBI agents accused of “political weaponization” for not pulling the trigger.
unpresidented.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/advent-pea...
Advent Peace When There Is No Peace
Prophetic nonviolence disturbs the false peace of authoritarian regimes
ourmoralmoment.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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jimacosta.substack.com/p/paul-krugm...
Paul Krugman on Trump's "Affordability" Crisis and the Bulwark's Adrian Carrasquillo reports Kristi Noem on "Thin Ice"
Jim continues reporting on Trump's clear cognitive decline.
jimacosta.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM