Mark Dowling
@markdowling.bsky.social
Toronto, ON. Originally from Cork with stops in Glasgow and Limerick.
IT Manager. Dad to a boy living with autism. Interested in urban development, mass transit, science fiction, politics.
IT Manager. Dad to a boy living with autism. Interested in urban development, mass transit, science fiction, politics.
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CRUSHING BLOW TO NSO: 🇺🇸Court permanently bans Pegasus spyware-maker from targeting WhatsApp
🚫Must destroy tools exploiting WhatsApp
🚫Stop future development of WA targeting
Foreign gov customers exempt from data deletion but...
🚫NSO is barred from helping them hack WA. 1/
🚫Must destroy tools exploiting WhatsApp
🚫Stop future development of WA targeting
Foreign gov customers exempt from data deletion but...
🚫NSO is barred from helping them hack WA. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
CRUSHING BLOW TO NSO: 🇺🇸Court permanently bans Pegasus spyware-maker from targeting WhatsApp
🚫Must destroy tools exploiting WhatsApp
🚫Stop future development of WA targeting
Foreign gov customers exempt from data deletion but...
🚫NSO is barred from helping them hack WA. 1/
🚫Must destroy tools exploiting WhatsApp
🚫Stop future development of WA targeting
Foreign gov customers exempt from data deletion but...
🚫NSO is barred from helping them hack WA. 1/
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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these epstein emails are pretty damning. i sure hope that we haven't spent the last couple years in a cultural backslide where men are seemingly allowed to openly and gleefully fantasize about dominating young women without any threat of reproach
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
these epstein emails are pretty damning. i sure hope that we haven't spent the last couple years in a cultural backslide where men are seemingly allowed to openly and gleefully fantasize about dominating young women without any threat of reproach
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So uh... how many high profile journalists were buddies with Epstein? I'm concerned that the number seems larger than 0.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So uh... how many high profile journalists were buddies with Epstein? I'm concerned that the number seems larger than 0.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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"The GEMA legal adviser Kai Welp said the organisation now hoped to negotiate with OpenAI on how rights holders could be compensated" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"The GEMA legal adviser Kai Welp said the organisation now hoped to negotiate with OpenAI on how rights holders could be compensated" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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More people should be embarrassed to say things like "Grok believes..." when a more accurate and less-credulous way of saying it would be something like "Elon Musk has built a computer program that says..."
Grok believes Trump won the 2020 elections. I’d love to read the technical paper about how xAI researchers taught Grok MAGA conspiracy theories over facts.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
More people should be embarrassed to say things like "Grok believes..." when a more accurate and less-credulous way of saying it would be something like "Elon Musk has built a computer program that says..."
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If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
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"You state in your letter three times that your client has suffered “overwhelming financial and reputational harm”. This is presumably on the Beetlejuice principle that if you repeat something three times it somehow appears."
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"You state in your letter three times that your client has suffered “overwhelming financial and reputational harm”. This is presumably on the Beetlejuice principle that if you repeat something three times it somehow appears."
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So, so corrupt.
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So, so corrupt.
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the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Lad who works remotely from Lear Jets, tax-free Monaco and his Carribean compound has some views on the rest of us ...
Remote working a 'mistake', claims Denis O'Brien
Businessman Denis O'Brien has claimed there has been a "marked decline" in the efficiency of all parts of the Government due to remote working.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lad who works remotely from Lear Jets, tax-free Monaco and his Carribean compound has some views on the rest of us ...
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Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.
Allow me to summarize:
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
IDF's legal chief resigns over suspected involvement in Gaza detainee abuse video leak
In a Statement Friday Morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz Cited the 'Severity of the Suspicions' Against Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi in the Sde Teiman Affair, Saying She Won't Be Reinstated. Sh...
www.haaretz.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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this is why Canadians complain about American politics so much btw
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of continued spread, international health experts say.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
this is why Canadians complain about American politics so much btw
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Newsmax being the company that paid two libel settlements for its false pro-Trump claims about the 2020 election - www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Newsmax being the company that paid two libel settlements for its false pro-Trump claims about the 2020 election - www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
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Looks like the need to fire staff to cover AI costs has hit the Windows team
RIP Windows Insider
RIP Windows Insider
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Looks like the need to fire staff to cover AI costs has hit the Windows team
RIP Windows Insider
RIP Windows Insider
LOL, of course #GreatestDemocracyOnEarth
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
LOL, of course #GreatestDemocracyOnEarth
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Calling these criminals “alternate electors” is like referring to Jeffrey Dahmer as dietary adviser.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Calling these criminals “alternate electors” is like referring to Jeffrey Dahmer as dietary adviser.
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"Toronto city hall will fly the Palestinian flag for the first time next Monday to commemorate State of Palestine Independence Day, a gesture long sought by advocates that the city says it has now agreed to because Canada recognized Palestine in September."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Toronto city hall agrees to fly Palestinian flag this month for the first time
The move by the city comes in the wake of Canada’s recognition of Palestine in September.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Toronto city hall will fly the Palestinian flag for the first time next Monday to commemorate State of Palestine Independence Day, a gesture long sought by advocates that the city says it has now agreed to because Canada recognized Palestine in September."
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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the latest in the social media postings of Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas:
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
the latest in the social media postings of Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas:
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Pasta La Vista was *right there*
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pasta La Vista was *right there*
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...