Mike (no not that one)
@mikey.friendsofdesoto.social.ap.brid.gy
Husband. Father. InfoSec and IT Nerd. #FoD. Star Trek geek. Guy who mostly worries about stuff but expresses it as bad jokes. My views are my own and probably […]
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But support us also because 14 days after the 2024 election, we published @transliberalism.substack.com, a trans woman, rejecting the idea that Democrats needed to pivot to abandoning trans people in order to win www.liberalcurrents.com/abandoning-t...
Abandoning Trans Rights Is Not a Path to Victory
While columnists discuss the finer points of trans women in sports, Republicans pursue an authoritarian and punitive regime.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
But support us also because 14 days after the 2024 election, we published @transliberalism.substack.com, a trans woman, rejecting the idea that Democrats needed to pivot to abandoning trans people in order to win www.liberalcurrents.com/abandoning-t...
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The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
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Cybersecurity isn’t ready for the conversation about how bad sexism and ageism are in the whole pen test / red team community, or how influencer culture and the saturated market are enabling it to get worse […]
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infosec.exchange
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Cybersecurity isn’t ready for the conversation about how bad sexism and ageism are in the whole pen test / red team community, or how influencer culture and the saturated market are enabling it to get worse […]
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New podcast from me -
Destination Cyber
Episode 15: Lesley Carhart https://kbi.media/podcast/episode-15-lesley-carhart/
Destination Cyber
Episode 15: Lesley Carhart https://kbi.media/podcast/episode-15-lesley-carhart/
Episode 13: Kate Raulings
kbi.media
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
New podcast from me -
Destination Cyber
Episode 15: Lesley Carhart https://kbi.media/podcast/episode-15-lesley-carhart/
Destination Cyber
Episode 15: Lesley Carhart https://kbi.media/podcast/episode-15-lesley-carhart/
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
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ICE should be abolished for the simple fact that being undocumented is a civil matter, not a criminal one. And if someone does break the law criminally, that's what we have regular police for. We don't need Patriot Act level gestapo on our streets, we never have.
And Greg Bovino, who works for
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And Greg Bovino, who works for
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November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ICE should be abolished for the simple fact that being undocumented is a civil matter, not a criminal one. And if someone does break the law criminally, that's what we have regular police for. We don't need Patriot Act level gestapo on our streets, we never have.
And Greg Bovino, who works for
🧵
And Greg Bovino, who works for
🧵
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Well, so much for the that one for the kids! Off the Christmas list! 🤪
CNN: Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
#ai #toys
CNN: Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
#ai #toys
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Well, so much for the that one for the kids! Off the Christmas list! 🤪
CNN: Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
#ai #toys
CNN: Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
#ai #toys
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1. Texas A&M has voted that Professors must seek out official permission to talk about trans people, sexuality, or race.
One of the professors said that the new policy would make routine lessons on things like the Holocaust impossible.
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One of the professors said that the new policy would make routine lessons on things like the Holocaust impossible.
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Texas A&M Votes That Professors Must Have Permission To Discuss Trans People, Sexuality or Race
The Texas Board of Regents said it wasn’t restricting “teaching,” but professors—and a university press release—says otherwise.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
1. Texas A&M has voted that Professors must seek out official permission to talk about trans people, sexuality, or race.
One of the professors said that the new policy would make routine lessons on things like the Holocaust impossible.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
One of the professors said that the new policy would make routine lessons on things like the Holocaust impossible.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Keep sharing your stories about health insurance premiums skyrocketing.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Keep sharing your stories about health insurance premiums skyrocketing.
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Trump’s regime so far:
✅ Racketeering
✅ Money laundering
✅ Murder
✅ Embezzlement
✅ Fraud
✅ Kidnapping
✅ Treason
✅ Terrorism
✅ Criminal conspiracy to coverup child rape and human trafficking
✅ Racketeering
✅ Money laundering
✅ Murder
✅ Embezzlement
✅ Fraud
✅ Kidnapping
✅ Treason
✅ Terrorism
✅ Criminal conspiracy to coverup child rape and human trafficking
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump’s regime so far:
✅ Racketeering
✅ Money laundering
✅ Murder
✅ Embezzlement
✅ Fraud
✅ Kidnapping
✅ Treason
✅ Terrorism
✅ Criminal conspiracy to coverup child rape and human trafficking
✅ Racketeering
✅ Money laundering
✅ Murder
✅ Embezzlement
✅ Fraud
✅ Kidnapping
✅ Treason
✅ Terrorism
✅ Criminal conspiracy to coverup child rape and human trafficking
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🚨 SHOCKING: Earning $100,000 in 2025 is the equivalent of making $53k in the year 2000…
Inflation. Is. Real. 😎✨
Inflation. Is. Real. 😎✨
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨 SHOCKING: Earning $100,000 in 2025 is the equivalent of making $53k in the year 2000…
Inflation. Is. Real. 😎✨
Inflation. Is. Real. 😎✨
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Mother Jones: New Report Indicates a Growing Public Resistance to Data Centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up […]
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Mother Jones: New Report Indicates a Growing Public Resistance to Data Centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up […]
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up […]
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(You should all 👀 when established US hacking cons start losing venues over current politics,)
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
(You should all 👀 when established US hacking cons start losing venues over current politics,)
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I have a friend who prefers to stay anonymous who gives this amazing talk in non US (but allied) countries about how long their internet will -really- function if they lose all comms with American data centers and it’s… phew. It’s a thing. Some resilient ones will last a few weeks before […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I have a friend who prefers to stay anonymous who gives this amazing talk in non US (but allied) countries about how long their internet will -really- function if they lose all comms with American data centers and it’s… phew. It’s a thing. Some resilient ones will last a few weeks before […]
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Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure platform, is experiencing an outage that appears to be affecting websites across the internet, including the social media platform X. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
Is X down? Cloudflare outage impacts ChatGPT, Spotify, more websites
Some websites were down as part of an outage with Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure platform.
www.usatoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure platform, is experiencing an outage that appears to be affecting websites across the internet, including the social media platform X. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
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Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
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November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
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“Monroe ultimately called over 40 religious establishments, but only nine offered any [baby formula] assistance, including a Buddhist temple, an Islamic center, several Catholic churches, and a historically Black church.
“Among those who failed to come through were Joel Osteen’s Houston […]
“Among those who failed to come through were Joel Osteen’s Houston […]
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mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Monroe ultimately called over 40 religious establishments, but only nine offered any [baby formula] assistance, including a Buddhist temple, an Islamic center, several Catholic churches, and a historically Black church.
“Among those who failed to come through were Joel Osteen’s Houston […]
“Among those who failed to come through were Joel Osteen’s Houston […]
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Just so we're clear, the DOJ is fighting AGAINST the California redistricting effort WHICH VOTERS APPROVED, but is fine with the Texas redistricting that occurred WITHOUT voter input.
The corruption is real folks.
The corruption is real folks.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just so we're clear, the DOJ is fighting AGAINST the California redistricting effort WHICH VOTERS APPROVED, but is fine with the Texas redistricting that occurred WITHOUT voter input.
The corruption is real folks.
The corruption is real folks.
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my husband made it so the home assistant voice assistant can use full-on ollama to interpret instructions. then he told it to turn the lights on. it's been explaining its thought process for over five minutes now and the lights are still off.
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
my husband made it so the home assistant voice assistant can use full-on ollama to interpret instructions. then he told it to turn the lights on. it's been explaining its thought process for over five minutes now and the lights are still off.
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Equally remarkable was how quickly Attorney General Pam Bondi acquiesced to his demand, even though four months ago the Justice Department formally declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation.
That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year […]
That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year […]
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mastodon.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Equally remarkable was how quickly Attorney General Pam Bondi acquiesced to his demand, even though four months ago the Justice Department formally declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation.
That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year […]
That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year […]
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I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #ai and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
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hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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“Meta earns $16 billion — 10 percent of its overall annual revenue — each year from scam ads and ads for banned goods.”
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
#tech #meta
https://www.theverge.com/tech/820906/meta-scam-ads-failure-remove-consequences
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
#tech #meta
https://www.theverge.com/tech/820906/meta-scam-ads-failure-remove-consequences
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Meta earns $16 billion — 10 percent of its overall annual revenue — each year from scam ads and ads for banned goods.”
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
#tech #meta
https://www.theverge.com/tech/820906/meta-scam-ads-failure-remove-consequences
Meta must rein in scammers — or face consequences
#tech #meta
https://www.theverge.com/tech/820906/meta-scam-ads-failure-remove-consequences
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Trump. Is. Guilty. As. Fuck. 😎✨
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump. Is. Guilty. As. Fuck. 😎✨