Reg
@reg.bsky.social
I believe that Black Lives Matter, and that trans rights are human rights.
I’m an infosec geek in the streets, and an Oxford comma freak in the sheets.
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I’m an infosec geek in the streets, and an Oxford comma freak in the sheets.
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TIL: The 2000s piracy PSA used a font designed by the fantastic Just van Rossum, whose brother Guido created the Python programming language.
“Piracy. It’s a Crime.” PSA
From Wikipedia:
“You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” is the first sentence and commonly used name of a public service announcement that debuted on July 12, 2004 in cinemas, and July 27 on home media, which wa...
fontsinuse.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
TIL: The 2000s piracy PSA used a font designed by the fantastic Just van Rossum, whose brother Guido created the Python programming language.
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Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
BYU student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation
A Japanese doctorate student at BYU will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.
kslnewsradio.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
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We worked on this article for months, and to do it we filed 64 public records requests. We only got documents back from 5 of them. Still waiting on some more. These types of stories are difficult to report. Please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work www.404media.co/membership/
April 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We worked on this article for months, and to do it we filed 64 public records requests. We only got documents back from 5 of them. Still waiting on some more. These types of stories are difficult to report. Please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work www.404media.co/membership/
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NEW: A secretive surveillance company is building "AI persona" bots for cops intended to gather evidence on people. Personas include "college protesters," "radicalized" divorced moms, children. We have docs that shows how it works and what cops can do with it:
www.404media.co/this-college...
www.404media.co/this-college...
This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops
Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.”
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: A secretive surveillance company is building "AI persona" bots for cops intended to gather evidence on people. Personas include "college protesters," "radicalized" divorced moms, children. We have docs that shows how it works and what cops can do with it:
www.404media.co/this-college...
www.404media.co/this-college...
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“US police depts near the US-Mexico border are paying hundreds of thousands of $ for an unproven & secretive tech that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with & collect intelligence on “college protesters,” “radicalized” political activists, & suspected drug & human traffickers”
NEW: A secretive surveillance company is building "AI persona" bots for cops intended to gather evidence on people. Personas include "college protesters," "radicalized" divorced moms, children. We have docs that shows how it works and what cops can do with it:
www.404media.co/this-college...
www.404media.co/this-college...
This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops
Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.”
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“US police depts near the US-Mexico border are paying hundreds of thousands of $ for an unproven & secretive tech that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with & collect intelligence on “college protesters,” “radicalized” political activists, & suspected drug & human traffickers”
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Least shocking story of the day.
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Least shocking story of the day.
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“The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.“
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’
The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.“
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Cool, cool
"We don't want to see an American who happens to be living in London or happens to be living in Europe, post something online about American politics or any politics and all of a sudden they're facing ramifications over there or they're denied entry..."
April 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Cool, cool
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How to understand the stock market if you only watch Fox News
April 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How to understand the stock market if you only watch Fox News
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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social on the recent billionaire pronatalism boom. Super-interesting!!
Elon Musk and the Billionaire Baby Boom
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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March 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social on the recent billionaire pronatalism boom. Super-interesting!!
Zwei für die Zugspitze bitte…
March 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Zwei für die Zugspitze bitte…
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There is nothing crazy about this. This horrific video epitomizes the logic of current meme-fascism: it's a colonization of the imagination that precedes and aestheticizes real neo-imperialist violence, dressed up in the glossy looks of stock imagery, influencer content and online scamming
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
There is nothing crazy about this. This horrific video epitomizes the logic of current meme-fascism: it's a colonization of the imagination that precedes and aestheticizes real neo-imperialist violence, dressed up in the glossy looks of stock imagery, influencer content and online scamming
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KEY JOB ALERT: The New York Attorney General's Office is looking for a "Special Counsel for LGBTQIA Rights."
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
ag.ny.gov
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
KEY JOB ALERT: The New York Attorney General's Office is looking for a "Special Counsel for LGBTQIA Rights."
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
The office is looking for an "experienced litigator" to "analyze federal policy and lead responses to federal actions that threaten LGBTQIA people."
More info: ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
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The SHERIFF of this town got three unidentified men to violently assault a woman in public because he didn't like what she was saying - and no one stopped them. www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
Chaos erupts at Idaho legislative town hall, woman pulled from seat and dragged out
The woman refused to leave the meeting after speaking out against the possible repeal of Medicaid expansion and other bills working their way through the Idaho Legislature.
www.idahostatesman.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The SHERIFF of this town got three unidentified men to violently assault a woman in public because he didn't like what she was saying - and no one stopped them. www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
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I don't think anyone is demanding that every person needs stacks of film, VHS, DVDs and Blurays but the fact is, owning physical media is the only way to guarantee access to what you wish to see in the future. We are seeing streaming getting yanked on a whim and it's only going to get worse.
February 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I don't think anyone is demanding that every person needs stacks of film, VHS, DVDs and Blurays but the fact is, owning physical media is the only way to guarantee access to what you wish to see in the future. We are seeing streaming getting yanked on a whim and it's only going to get worse.
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Hey totally unrelated but does anyone here know what redlining was and why it was racist and bad?
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hey totally unrelated but does anyone here know what redlining was and why it was racist and bad?
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3. The memo acknowledges that the list includes many terms that are used by the NSA in contexts that have nothing to do with DEI.
For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation," which is a counterintelligence technique
For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation," which is a counterintelligence technique
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
3. The memo acknowledges that the list includes many terms that are used by the NSA in contexts that have nothing to do with DEI.
For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation," which is a counterintelligence technique
For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation," which is a counterintelligence technique
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“The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
Sorry but how the fuck do you fish on Stardew Valley
February 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sorry but how the fuck do you fish on Stardew Valley
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The " think of the children" arguement is often used to slip through legislation that can be massively problematic later
February 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The " think of the children" arguement is often used to slip through legislation that can be massively problematic later
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This remains the most accurate thing ever posted on Twitter, and it only gets more accurate as time goes on.
February 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This remains the most accurate thing ever posted on Twitter, and it only gets more accurate as time goes on.
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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Box by box, the Nicaraguans who work across Wisconsin are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for the impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations. In the contents of the boxes is a portrait of a community under pressure. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
How One Immigrant Community Is Coping With the Threat of Deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but wh...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Box by box, the Nicaraguans who work across Wisconsin are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for the impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations. In the contents of the boxes is a portrait of a community under pressure. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
A nostalgia tour I can get on board with!
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A nostalgia tour I can get on board with!