Cynthia Brumfield
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Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea
CBO breach is considered 'ongoing,' Asahi's shipments are at 10% following attack and ahead of holiday season, Payments by British insurers for cyber incidents have tripled, Chinese national faces UK ...
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--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
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--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
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This is marvelous.
This is marvelous.
Am I Blue?
TikTok video by Zach Woods
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November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM7JufgC/
This is marvelous.
This is marvelous.
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
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Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hey!! Here's my new piece for The New Republic!!
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
It's about how Meta is cramming generative video slop (the most energy-intensive of the gen systems) into its massive global advertising engine: a recipe for an order magnitude worsening of its already-huge harms 😱
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Are Border Patrol agents all soft babies who can’t even take a little cold weather? Many are saying
LOL, one winter storm and they're outta there.
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Are Border Patrol agents all soft babies who can’t even take a little cold weather? Many are saying
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President Trump criticises France and others for celebrating remembrance day, saying, "We're the one that won the wars"
Surreal, and so very disrespectful to every person who fought in the wars for the freedoms we all enjoy today
Surreal, and so very disrespectful to every person who fought in the wars for the freedoms we all enjoy today
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
President Trump criticises France and others for celebrating remembrance day, saying, "We're the one that won the wars"
Surreal, and so very disrespectful to every person who fought in the wars for the freedoms we all enjoy today
Surreal, and so very disrespectful to every person who fought in the wars for the freedoms we all enjoy today
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With the House coming back into session, the House Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing for next week — on oversight of the recently hacked Congressional Budget Office. Expect the intrusion to a top subject of conversation: budget.house.gov/hearing/over...
Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Republican Budget Committee
budget.house.gov
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
With the House coming back into session, the House Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing for next week — on oversight of the recently hacked Congressional Budget Office. Expect the intrusion to a top subject of conversation: budget.house.gov/hearing/over...
I went shopping a time or two with someone at the commissary at Bethesda Naval complex. It was just amazing how low the prices were.
Re Zohran’s grocery store plans- the government already runs discount grocery stores ALL OVER THE WORLD.
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I went shopping a time or two with someone at the commissary at Bethesda Naval complex. It was just amazing how low the prices were.
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Ig look, Michaels has the Melania Holiday Despair Collection.
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ig look, Michaels has the Melania Holiday Despair Collection.
Amazon launches private AI bug bounty to strengthen Nova models - rewards up to $25K
www.amazon.science/news/amazon-...
www.amazon.science/news/amazon-...
Amazon launches private AI bug bounty to strengthen Nova models
Partnering with professional security researchers and the academic community to build safer, more robust AI.
www.amazon.science
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Amazon launches private AI bug bounty to strengthen Nova models - rewards up to $25K
www.amazon.science/news/amazon-...
www.amazon.science/news/amazon-...
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I want some fucking answers about how eight Senate Democrats agreed to put our money in the pockets of coup-plotting Senate Republicans.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I want some fucking answers about how eight Senate Democrats agreed to put our money in the pockets of coup-plotting Senate Republicans.
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Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
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Trump’s Economy lost an estimated 50,000 private sector jobs in October.
But he continues to insist everything is booming.
But he continues to insist everything is booming.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump’s Economy lost an estimated 50,000 private sector jobs in October.
But he continues to insist everything is booming.
But he continues to insist everything is booming.
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“‘I have papers,’ she tells them in Spanish.
Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois, said ICE agents followed the teacher into the school ‘without a warrant and abducted her in front of her students.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois, said ICE agents followed the teacher into the school ‘without a warrant and abducted her in front of her students.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
"Child care centers were previously protected under a ‘sensitive locations’ directive that advised ICE to not conduct enforcement in places like schools and day cares. But President Donald Trump removed that protection …”
The end of the guidance, btw, was a Project 2025 demand. #AbuseofPowerWatch
The end of the guidance, btw, was a Project 2025 demand. #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐎, 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐒:
A child-care worker at a preschool on Chicago’s North Side was detained by federal immigration agents as children were being dropped off — despite having a valid work permit and no criminal history. #AbuseofPowerWatch
A child-care worker at a preschool on Chicago’s North Side was detained by federal immigration agents as children were being dropped off — despite having a valid work permit and no criminal history. #AbuseofPowerWatch
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“‘I have papers,’ she tells them in Spanish.
Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois, said ICE agents followed the teacher into the school ‘without a warrant and abducted her in front of her students.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois, said ICE agents followed the teacher into the school ‘without a warrant and abducted her in front of her students.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
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Behold: you can now see all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once. Every issue on a single zoomable interface
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Visualize All 23 Years of BYTE Magazine in All Its Glory, All at Once
Software engineer Hector Dearman built a zoomable map of every issue of BYTE magazine.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Behold: you can now see all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once. Every issue on a single zoomable interface
www.404media.co/byte-magazin...
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"The pressure hangs over everyone: We have to protect one another, because no one else is coming to save us. We have to save each other."
America under Trump is all about neighbor protecting neighbor from lawless, faceless thugs who come in the night to kidnap and harm us.
Amazing must-read.
America under Trump is all about neighbor protecting neighbor from lawless, faceless thugs who come in the night to kidnap and harm us.
Amazing must-read.
This month in @damemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about the siege of Chicago, what it feels like to live here, about the violation of the ICE invasion and the gratuitous violence of the president against a city he's hated for years:
ICE Is Bringing the Violence to Chicago - Dame Magazine
Inside St. Jerome Catholic Church in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on a recent Sunday, incense wafted through the air as prayers in Spanish rose upward. The service was to honor friends and loved...
www.damemagazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"The pressure hangs over everyone: We have to protect one another, because no one else is coming to save us. We have to save each other."
America under Trump is all about neighbor protecting neighbor from lawless, faceless thugs who come in the night to kidnap and harm us.
Amazing must-read.
America under Trump is all about neighbor protecting neighbor from lawless, faceless thugs who come in the night to kidnap and harm us.
Amazing must-read.
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The evilness of our moment is bad, but it’s the absurdity of it all that’s the salt in the wound
![• The NYT announced the lineup for the Andrew Ross Sorkin-anchored
DealBook summit, which included one curious name: Erika Kirk. [NYT]
• A panel on journalism hosted by Michael Barbaro will include: Charlamagne Tha God, Jon Favreau, Amna Nawaz, David Remnick, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrew Schulz, and Ben Shapiro.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvhu7p2bziajywpce7yrlevy/bafkreicn7lw6rvcuzeggxpnhbut62ogrvpbikaomwvfq2qsel3sx777uoq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The evilness of our moment is bad, but it’s the absurdity of it all that’s the salt in the wound
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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What used to be bugs and informants is now #spyware. Bringing together victims of #Stasi surveillance and #spyware to discuss: How can we protect #freedom in the digital age?
🗓️ November 12, 18:30
#BerlinFreedomWeek
Register here 👇
www.berlin-freedom-week.com/en/event/sta...
🗓️ November 12, 18:30
#BerlinFreedomWeek
Register here 👇
www.berlin-freedom-week.com/en/event/sta...
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
What used to be bugs and informants is now #spyware. Bringing together victims of #Stasi surveillance and #spyware to discuss: How can we protect #freedom in the digital age?
🗓️ November 12, 18:30
#BerlinFreedomWeek
Register here 👇
www.berlin-freedom-week.com/en/event/sta...
🗓️ November 12, 18:30
#BerlinFreedomWeek
Register here 👇
www.berlin-freedom-week.com/en/event/sta...
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The fact that Apple decided to comment at all here (company usually just doesn't say anything) it's interesting on its own.
The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The fact that Apple decided to comment at all here (company usually just doesn't say anything) it's interesting on its own.
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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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Important reporting from colleagues Brianna Keilar, @halbritz.bsky.social, @ikhurshudyan.bsky.social: A Navy officer who was set to become the 1st woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her appointment abruptly canceled w/ little explanation. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth’s policies are forcing qualified women out of the military | CNN Politics
Active service women and men who spoke to CNN say that goals Hegseth laid out often don’t make sense and will damage the military.
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Important reporting from colleagues Brianna Keilar, @halbritz.bsky.social, @ikhurshudyan.bsky.social: A Navy officer who was set to become the 1st woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her appointment abruptly canceled w/ little explanation. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Check out today's Metacurity for a comprehensive run-down of crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/yanluowang-i...
--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/yanluowang-i...
Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea
CBO breach is considered 'ongoing,' Asahi's shipments are at 10% following attack and ahead of holiday season, Payments by British insurers for cyber incidents have tripled, Chinese national faces UK ...
www.metacurity.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Check out today's Metacurity for a comprehensive run-down of crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/yanluowang-i...
--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/yanluowang-i...
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A Danish Redditor was sentenced for posting nude scenes from copyrighted films. Was similar to massive subreddit r/WatchItForThePlot, where people post clips of nude scenes—almost always featuring female actors—out of context www.404media.co/danish-reddi...
Danish Redditor Charged for Posting Nude Scenes from Films
A man running a Danish copycat of the r/WatchItForThePlot subreddit was assured of posting no less than 347 nude scenes from films, and downloading over 25 terabytes of data from copyrighted works.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A Danish Redditor was sentenced for posting nude scenes from copyrighted films. Was similar to massive subreddit r/WatchItForThePlot, where people post clips of nude scenes—almost always featuring female actors—out of context www.404media.co/danish-reddi...
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The Trump administration is deporting Christian asylum seekers to *Iran*
“For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Trump administration is deporting Christian asylum seekers to *Iran*
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America is so broken. People would rather immigrants get attacked than have affordable healthcare. Truly one of the most evil things we’ll witness in our lifetime.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
America is so broken. People would rather immigrants get attacked than have affordable healthcare. Truly one of the most evil things we’ll witness in our lifetime.