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Mostly on Mastodon (@newsgoth@infosec.exchange); keeping one foot on the ground over here. Denverite. Retired CISO and risk quasi-geek. One of the few people who went from broadcast journalism to cybersecurity, probably. Still kind of a radio nut.
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this is 100% accurate and why the mainstream media constantly downplays negative stories about steve bannon
Bannon is a source for every White House reporter in town. Trading access for protection.
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
this is 100% accurate and why the mainstream media constantly downplays negative stories about steve bannon
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We have reached the “begging us to come back” stage of X’s decline
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking (Alex Heath/Sources)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We have reached the “begging us to come back” stage of X’s decline
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The great Dionne Warwick turns 85 today.
In addition to being a six-time Grammy winner, she spearheaded in 1985 the song “That’s What Friends Are For”.
It raised $3m for AIDS research — at a time, she said, when people didn’t want to “be seen giving money or being heard TALKING about the crisis.”
In addition to being a six-time Grammy winner, she spearheaded in 1985 the song “That’s What Friends Are For”.
It raised $3m for AIDS research — at a time, she said, when people didn’t want to “be seen giving money or being heard TALKING about the crisis.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The great Dionne Warwick turns 85 today.
In addition to being a six-time Grammy winner, she spearheaded in 1985 the song “That’s What Friends Are For”.
It raised $3m for AIDS research — at a time, she said, when people didn’t want to “be seen giving money or being heard TALKING about the crisis.”
In addition to being a six-time Grammy winner, she spearheaded in 1985 the song “That’s What Friends Are For”.
It raised $3m for AIDS research — at a time, she said, when people didn’t want to “be seen giving money or being heard TALKING about the crisis.”
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Denver's never recorded 8 straight December days of 60°+ temps. But that's our forecast - we're currently at 3 in a row, today should make it 4.
December record for 60°+ days in Denver: 15 (1980). We'll make a run at that.
#COwx
December record for 60°+ days in Denver: 15 (1980). We'll make a run at that.
#COwx
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Denver's never recorded 8 straight December days of 60°+ temps. But that's our forecast - we're currently at 3 in a row, today should make it 4.
December record for 60°+ days in Denver: 15 (1980). We'll make a run at that.
#COwx
December record for 60°+ days in Denver: 15 (1980). We'll make a run at that.
#COwx
Colorado could make a significant dent in its budget gap by catching and fining all the people with expired temporary plates and expired vehicle registrations. There's a lot of them.
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Colorado could make a significant dent in its budget gap by catching and fining all the people with expired temporary plates and expired vehicle registrations. There's a lot of them.
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Look out below.
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Look out below.
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
Roger Marshall is an idiot.
There is no market for health care. Thus market economics don't work for health care.
There is no market for health care. Thus market economics don't work for health care.
You're in a car accident. So you call all the ERs from the ambulance and see who's offering a special. Hell, maybe you can ask hospital B to beat hospital A's price. It'll be like car dealerships. "How much can you spend a month, Randi?" "What will it take to get you into this ER today?"
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Roger Marshall is an idiot.
There is no market for health care. Thus market economics don't work for health care.
There is no market for health care. Thus market economics don't work for health care.
It's all kind of petty and saying it's "wasteful" is weird. But I don't like Calibri. It's blobby, and sans-serif typefaces are less readable in long blocks of text than serif typefaces. Times New Roman is middle-of-the-road but not crazy. My own preference these days is for Palatino.
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It's all kind of petty and saying it's "wasteful" is weird. But I don't like Calibri. It's blobby, and sans-serif typefaces are less readable in long blocks of text than serif typefaces. Times New Roman is middle-of-the-road but not crazy. My own preference these days is for Palatino.
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We hope this makes you happy, Carol.
RESULTS: Democrat Tim Keller has won reelection as mayor of Albuquerque.
He defeats a former Republican sheriff, who took issue with Keller's executive order that limited collaboration with ICE.
And that's not all: Liberal faction seizes majority a city council.
He defeats a former Republican sheriff, who took issue with Keller's executive order that limited collaboration with ICE.
And that's not all: Liberal faction seizes majority a city council.
December 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We hope this makes you happy, Carol.
Dictionary definition picture of "asshole".
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Dictionary definition picture of "asshole".
One of the St. Louis cellphone companies in the 1990s had this phone number: 444-4444. Area code 314, so eight 4's in a row.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
One of the St. Louis cellphone companies in the 1990s had this phone number: 444-4444. Area code 314, so eight 4's in a row.
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with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)
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If you prefer underperforming and paying more capital gains tax, then active mutual funds are for you! JPMAM
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you prefer underperforming and paying more capital gains tax, then active mutual funds are for you! JPMAM
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It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
My opinion is that it's more about DOTI's lack of commitment to Vision Zero and bike/pedestrian safety. DOTI moves too slowly and is too bureaucratic. Funny thing is, if Alameda were made a 3-lane street, Karen would find it far easier to get out of her driveway. I've seen this work in other cities!
I wonder why part of the billionaire family is doing slumming in this area?
Is part of the family living in exile waiting for the old bigot to
Is part of the family living in exile waiting for the old bigot to
December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My opinion is that it's more about DOTI's lack of commitment to Vision Zero and bike/pedestrian safety. DOTI moves too slowly and is too bureaucratic. Funny thing is, if Alameda were made a 3-lane street, Karen would find it far easier to get out of her driveway. I've seen this work in other cities!
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Sen Bill Cassidy, a liver-disease MD, complains about this ruling, as I am doing.
Here's the difference: He, personally, could have prevented all the resulting casualties, by casting the swing vote against RFK Jr. That's a power the other 330+ million of us lacked.
Don't let him forget it.
Sen Bill Cassidy, a liver-disease MD, complains about this ruling, as I am doing.
Here's the difference: He, personally, could have prevented all the resulting casualties, by casting the swing vote against RFK Jr. That's a power the other 330+ million of us lacked.
Don't let him forget it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
2/2
Sen Bill Cassidy, a liver-disease MD, complains about this ruling, as I am doing.
Here's the difference: He, personally, could have prevented all the resulting casualties, by casting the swing vote against RFK Jr. That's a power the other 330+ million of us lacked.
Don't let him forget it.
Sen Bill Cassidy, a liver-disease MD, complains about this ruling, as I am doing.
Here's the difference: He, personally, could have prevented all the resulting casualties, by casting the swing vote against RFK Jr. That's a power the other 330+ million of us lacked.
Don't let him forget it.
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Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
Levi’s Heir in Congress Pushes End to Tax Loophole for Ultrarich
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
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📨 The first Hacklore newsletter is out! 📨
We are taking on outdated cybersecurity advice for everyday people and replacing it with guidance grounded in how attacks actually happen. Join the community that wants to make security common sense.
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Launching the Hacklore Project!
We're live! Welcome to the inaugural hacklore project newsletter! I’m grateful to the roughly 100 security experts who joined me in calling for an end to...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
📨 The first Hacklore newsletter is out! 📨
We are taking on outdated cybersecurity advice for everyday people and replacing it with guidance grounded in how attacks actually happen. Join the community that wants to make security common sense.
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Denver is lit again this year. And not just by legal weed.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Denver is lit again this year. And not just by legal weed.
They deserve each other.
Over the summer, after David Ellison torpedoed a "South Park" deal with WBD when it was at the finish line, David Zaslav expressed outrage in private.
Now, the soured relationship between the two Davids is erupting into plain view.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
Now, the soured relationship between the two Davids is erupting into plain view.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The Davids, Divided
A failed summer deal over "South Park" helped poison the well between David Zaslav and David Ellison—tensions now erupting into plain view as the WBD auction nears its endgame.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
They deserve each other.
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They basically fault the panel by saying that they failed to apply the presumption of legislative good faith and failed to take a near-dispositive adverse inference against the plaintiffs for not providing an alternative map.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
They basically fault the panel by saying that they failed to apply the presumption of legislative good faith and failed to take a near-dispositive adverse inference against the plaintiffs for not providing an alternative map.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
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Presidential Walk of Fatigue
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Presidential Walk of Fatigue