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Minke S Holt
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doublepulsar.com
Some background on the botnet in question. arstechnica.com/security/202...
Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes
Eleven11bot infects video recorders, with the largest concentration of them in the US.
arstechnica.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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doublepulsar.com
Elon Musk’s claim the X DDoS is from “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” is missing a key fact - it was actually IPs from worldwide, not just Ukraine.

It’s a Mirai variant botnet, made of compromised cameras. They specifically targeted a Twitter ASN which had origin servers not behind CF
March 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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markjacob.bsky.social
"Pressure is building for Democrats to embrace a more timely, cohesive and yes, more aggressive response to the Trump/ Musk incursion. The blue state Governors’ COVID briefings offer the perfect model."
Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) calls for daily Dem counter-narrative briefings.
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counter narrative every single day.
They know how to do this, they’ve done it before. The daily COVID briefings by blue state Governors are the perfect roadmap.
substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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disabilityscoop.bsky.social
Proposed cuts at the state level and fears over federal changes to #Medicaid have people with #disabilities and their caregivers on edge.
People With Disabilities Say Budget Cuts Would 'Bring Us Backward'
Proposed cuts at the state level and fears over federal changes to Medicaid have people with disabilities and their caregivers on edge.
www.disabilityscoop.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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simple-truth.bsky.social
If you need health information #Canada has generously agreed to give #Americans access to their #publichealth website.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Public Health Agency of Canada - Canada.ca
Public Health Agency of Canada
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
🤬 It may look like Trump can censor public health and science. He cannot. We use tracked changes around here ya’ll. And duplicates and archives and repositories. We got reporters on speed dial and besties at all the journals. We’re digging in.

#censorship #trollkingdom #digdeep #publichealth
a troll holding a medal that says dig deep on it
Alt: A troll with pink hair yells "dig deep" to encourage the Troll Kingdom to join forces. The troll is holding a medal that says dig deep on it.
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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broadlyepi.com
🧪 Broadly Epi has launched Data Rebellion, a project for saving critical datasets like the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), ensuring easy access for everyone.

We didn’t create the data. But we’ll make sure it’s never lost.

Join us: www.broadlyepi.com/social-vulne...

#MedSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth
Social Vulnerability Index Archive and Data Mart - Broadly Epi
Welcome to the SVI Archive and Data Mart, part of the broader Data Rebellion Project. In response to increasing threats to public access to essential public he…
www.broadlyepi.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.

Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 M-25-14 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget Me SUBJECT: Rescission of M-25-13 OMB Memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's Executive Orders, please contact your agency General Counsel.
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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wentrogue.bsky.social
After applying bird-safe film to the building, the 18 bird deaths at Chicago's Lakeside Center during migration season this past fall compared with 1,280 deaths in fall 2023 and 771 in fall 2022.

US Bank Stadium will need $280M in maintenance and upgrades in coming decade. The film costs ~$2M.
wentrogue.bsky.social Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · Jan 11
Remember when the millionaire—nay, BILLIONAIRE—owners of the Vikings repeatedly REFUSED to adopt safety film for their taxpayer-subsidized stadium?

First they said they couldn’t afford it (give me a break.) Then they admitted they just didn’t want to do it.
THE FEEDER Safety film added, bird deaths plummet For more than 40 years, migrating birds have been crashing into McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The glassy, low-lying convention building on the shores of Lake Michigan has been the scene of about 1,000 deadly collisions per year, according to Dave Willard, retired Field Museum bird division collections manager. In 2023, the death toll for a single day was so high - at least 960 birds - that the carnage became national news. But this fall, when bird collision monitors performed their usual daily searches of the building's grounds, they found something remarkable: just 18 dead birds. "To me. it was almost miraculous, said Willard. The initial results are in at Lakeside Center, following the application of bird-safe film to the building's windows: Crash fatalities were down more than 90% this fall, according to Willard, who has been monitoring the site regularly since 1982. The bird-safe film, applied al a cost of $1.2 million this summer, marks Lakeside Center's windows with tiny dots that help birds detect the glass and avoid it. The film was installed after discussions with the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Field Museum and Chicago Bird Collision Monitors. The 18 deaths at Lakeside Center this fall compare with 1,280 deaths in fall 2023 and 771 in fall 2022, Willard said. Willard did add a caveat: He'd still like to see how the bird-safe film performs in the spring. CHICAGO TRIBUNE
January 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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leighfinke.bsky.social
As an elected democrat, I want to start 2025 with clear eyes. So as much to me as anyone, remember that as fascism rises, politics will not save us.
Image with text reading: As an elected democrat at the start of Trumpism ascending to power, I want to make it clear that politics will not save any of our communities. Human connection, communication, collective action in the streets, endurance and creativity and LOVE will save us. Politics is just a tool in the tool box to these ends.
January 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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leighfinke.bsky.social
January 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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leighfinke.bsky.social
Today, Minnesota’s gender affirming care insurance mandate goes in to effect.

The law requires insurers that cover medically necessary care to include gender affirming care in that coverage.

This was my top priority follow-up to the trans refuge bill. We will continue to protect trans rights.
January 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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altyellonatpark.org
We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.

Help us gain our following back
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Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.
December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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esqueer.net
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Old classic, new platform.
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Note: There will be one or opinions from SCOTUS starting at 10a. These will be from argued cases, but we don’t know how many, let alone which ones.

I’ll highlight and share the decisions here, then cover any relevant news at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack
The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.lawdork.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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schwesbomb.bsky.social
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The Power of Community Playlist on Libro.fm
Book bans, library defunding, and censorship of educators in the U.S. and around the world continue to cast a shadow of fear and uncertainty over the future of storytelling. We hear your concerns, and...
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November 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Ramaswamy recently proposed an unconventional approach: randomly selecting federal workers for termination based on their Social Security numbers. He suggested that on President-elect Trump’s first day in office, workers with Social Security numbers ending in an even digit could be dismissed. (2/2)
November 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Attn: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have responded to the notion that civil service protections would prevent large-scale firings of federal employees. They argue that such protections are not insurmountable barriers. (1/2)
November 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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esqueer.net
Tonight is probably one of the worst mental health crisis in the trans community I've ever seen. It's bleak. So many people are in crisis and I'm scared I'm going to wake up tomorrow and have lost friends.

Please reach out to your trans friends and family. They could use some love.
November 21, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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lizzobeeating.bsky.social
When I say this is the “safe place” I don’t mean safe from discourse, difference in opinions, occasional fat jokes, and tom foolery..

I mean it’s safe from propaganda programmed bots, harmful rage bait, reckless unchecked racist rhetoric and unsolicited temu ads
November 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
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November 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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kmpanthagani.bsky.social
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.

Neither do you.

Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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alexblechman.bsky.social
There are 206 bones in the human body, which is way too many. My administration will cut this down to 100 bones
November 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM