David (Matir)
@matir.bsky.social
Hacker and Security Engineer. Progressive AF. Queer rights and trans rights are human rights. 🏳️🌈
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Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:
38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)
On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)
On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.
As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.
newrepublic.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:
38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)
On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)
On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
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I'm a big fan of crowdsourced google docs to organize opposition to authoritarianism. This is a good one.
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm a big fan of crowdsourced google docs to organize opposition to authoritarianism. This is a good one.
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Again, @Microsoft - unsolicited advertisements for games have NO PLACE in Windows 11 Professional. Please slap whoever decided this was appropriate.
April 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Again, @Microsoft - unsolicited advertisements for games have NO PLACE in Windows 11 Professional. Please slap whoever decided this was appropriate.
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I had been considering buying a new car this year. However, the new tariffs have essentially just guaranteed that won't happen. Even if I could find something American made that would meet my requirements, the higher costs I'll be paying on other goods mean I won't have money left for that.
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I had been considering buying a new car this year. However, the new tariffs have essentially just guaranteed that won't happen. Even if I could find something American made that would meet my requirements, the higher costs I'll be paying on other goods mean I won't have money left for that.
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N.B. that the "US Right" depicted here is not a fringe movement, but is now the entire Republican Party, which is in charge of our fed government, many state governments, and a significant portion of our judiciary.
It not only *can* happen here, it *has* happened here.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
It not only *can* happen here, it *has* happened here.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
N.B. that the "US Right" depicted here is not a fringe movement, but is now the entire Republican Party, which is in charge of our fed government, many state governments, and a significant portion of our judiciary.
It not only *can* happen here, it *has* happened here.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
It not only *can* happen here, it *has* happened here.
www.ft.com/content/3046...
After the rapid rewards cuts today, gonna go ahead and cancel my Southwest airlines credit card.
March 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
After the rapid rewards cuts today, gonna go ahead and cancel my Southwest airlines credit card.
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Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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This one was very tricky.
One one hand, the affected third-party libraries and applications are misusing the API, so we COULD have said "not our problem."
On the other hand, authorization bypass in some of these services is scary, and pushing a day-zero mitigation will hopefully help limit damage.
One one hand, the affected third-party libraries and applications are misusing the API, so we COULD have said "not our problem."
On the other hand, authorization bypass in some of these services is scary, and pushing a day-zero mitigation will hopefully help limit damage.
🚨 x/crypto/ssh: misuse of ServerConfig.PublicKeyCallback may cause authorization bypass
Common API misuse allows attacker to log in with one key, but appear to have logged in with another. Potentially affects services that look up users by key.
Partially mitigated in golang.org/x/crypto@v0.31.0.
Common API misuse allows attacker to log in with one key, but appear to have logged in with another. Potentially affects services that look up users by key.
Partially mitigated in golang.org/x/crypto@v0.31.0.
[security] Vulnerability in golang.org/x/crypto
groups.google.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:33 PM
This one was very tricky.
One one hand, the affected third-party libraries and applications are misusing the API, so we COULD have said "not our problem."
On the other hand, authorization bypass in some of these services is scary, and pushing a day-zero mitigation will hopefully help limit damage.
One one hand, the affected third-party libraries and applications are misusing the API, so we COULD have said "not our problem."
On the other hand, authorization bypass in some of these services is scary, and pushing a day-zero mitigation will hopefully help limit damage.
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THIS is how it’s done, folks.
December 14, 2024 at 1:49 PM
THIS is how it’s done, folks.
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MAGA is going to chase you over here. They'll chase you where ever you go on social media. They can't survive without making you miserable. Why do you think Truth social failed? They need conflict. Don't give it to them and don't engage. Bluesky has amazing block functions. Block them into the void.
The slow trickle of MAGA folks over here underscores how much their experience of online is entirely dependent on people getting mad at them. It also underscores how even they, given the option, would rather not hang out with themselves either.
November 10, 2024 at 2:16 AM
MAGA is going to chase you over here. They'll chase you where ever you go on social media. They can't survive without making you miserable. Why do you think Truth social failed? They need conflict. Don't give it to them and don't engage. Bluesky has amazing block functions. Block them into the void.
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Contract and computer abuse laws should not be used to stifle critical speech.
EFF to Court: Reject X’s Effort to Revive a Speech-Chilling Lawsuit Against a Nonprofit
This post was co-written by EFF legal intern Gowri Nayar.X’s lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate is intended to stifle criticism and punish the organization for its report...
www.eff.org
November 8, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Contract and computer abuse laws should not be used to stifle critical speech.
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The thing to remember is that we are not at the end of the American story.
And we all know that the heroes don’t prevail in the middle of the story.
This is the dark hour during which heroes are awoken, mustered, found, & forged.
Do not lose hope.
Gather strength & keep focused.
And we all know that the heroes don’t prevail in the middle of the story.
This is the dark hour during which heroes are awoken, mustered, found, & forged.
Do not lose hope.
Gather strength & keep focused.
November 8, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The thing to remember is that we are not at the end of the American story.
And we all know that the heroes don’t prevail in the middle of the story.
This is the dark hour during which heroes are awoken, mustered, found, & forged.
Do not lose hope.
Gather strength & keep focused.
And we all know that the heroes don’t prevail in the middle of the story.
This is the dark hour during which heroes are awoken, mustered, found, & forged.
Do not lose hope.
Gather strength & keep focused.
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in any other medical context, results like this would qualify as a miracle - you just don't see this level of satisfaction even with completely uncontroversial, common medical treatments
there is simply no serious good faith argument that gender-affirming care hurts people - the opposite is true
there is simply no serious good faith argument that gender-affirming care hurts people - the opposite is true
A survey of more than 200 transgender and nonbinary youth who received gender-affirming medical care shows they were largely satisfied with the treatments they received, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Survey of trans youth reports high satisfaction with gender-affirming care
Trans youth survey by Princeton indicates those who received puberty blockers, hormones or other gender-affirming medical care largely did not regret receiving treatment.
wapo.st
October 21, 2024 at 5:03 PM
in any other medical context, results like this would qualify as a miracle - you just don't see this level of satisfaction even with completely uncontroversial, common medical treatments
there is simply no serious good faith argument that gender-affirming care hurts people - the opposite is true
there is simply no serious good faith argument that gender-affirming care hurts people - the opposite is true
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EFF joins 23 other organizations calling on ODNI and NSA to reveal an estimate of how many U.S. persons are spied on so we can understand the scope of the problem.
How Many U.S. Persons Does Section 702 Spy On? The ODNI Needs to Come Clean.
EFF has joined with 23 other organizations including the ACLU, Restore the Fourth, the Brennan Center for Justice, Access Now, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation to demand that the Office of the ...
www.eff.org
October 22, 2024 at 5:22 PM
EFF joins 23 other organizations calling on ODNI and NSA to reveal an estimate of how many U.S. persons are spied on so we can understand the scope of the problem.
The cutest of sounds!
October 22, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The cutest of sounds!
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Tell your representative: Vote NO on KOSA!
Visit eff.org/kosa
Visit eff.org/kosa
September 18, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Tell your representative: Vote NO on KOSA!
Visit eff.org/kosa
Visit eff.org/kosa
Seeing a Heritage Foundation endorsement of something immediately tells me that it's hateful and harmful to minors.
If Heritage has endorsed a thing, a presumption is created that people of good will should beat that thing to death with hammers.
Heritage Foundation is pushing to get KOSA approved in the House, and the document they're passing around is pretty revealing. They admit that if Trump wins they can use KOSA to block abortion info: www.techdirt.com/2024/09/16/h...
September 18, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Seeing a Heritage Foundation endorsement of something immediately tells me that it's hateful and harmful to minors.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #226,500!
September 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #226,500!
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"Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter," by
@kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social, is out today. Here are a few choice gems from the book, including a fake private eye, a shocking blowup with Grimes, and a conspiracy theory about "ghost employees" at Twitter:
@kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social, is out today. Here are a few choice gems from the book, including a fake private eye, a shocking blowup with Grimes, and a conspiracy theory about "ghost employees" at Twitter:
11 WTF Moments From ‘Character Limit,’ the Book About How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
'Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,' by reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, tells wild story of billionaire's disastrous takeover
www.rollingstone.com
September 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
"Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter," by
@kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social, is out today. Here are a few choice gems from the book, including a fake private eye, a shocking blowup with Grimes, and a conspiracy theory about "ghost employees" at Twitter:
@kateconger.bsky.social and @rmac.bsky.social, is out today. Here are a few choice gems from the book, including a fake private eye, a shocking blowup with Grimes, and a conspiracy theory about "ghost employees" at Twitter: