robinwhitney
@robinwhitney.bsky.social
privacy & public interest tech worker, crypto, defi, mutual aid advocate, letterboxing postpunk art goth
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New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
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Judge Ellis says the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claim that the Trump administration "put substantial pressure on religious practitioners to modify their behavior and violate their beliefs."
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Judge Ellis says the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claim that the Trump administration "put substantial pressure on religious practitioners to modify their behavior and violate their beliefs."
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New from 404 Media: someone managed to get into a Microsoft Teams call with phone hackers Cellebrite, who then detailed some of the company's hacking capabilities against Google Pixel phones. Also its capabilities against GrapheneOS, security-focused devices www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details
The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New from 404 Media: someone managed to get into a Microsoft Teams call with phone hackers Cellebrite, who then detailed some of the company's hacking capabilities against Google Pixel phones. Also its capabilities against GrapheneOS, security-focused devices www.404media.co/someone-snuc...
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Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.
She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."
She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.
She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."
She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."
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This is an insanely good deal—become a Court Watch subscriber and get access to a class to learn how they pull court records before anyone else. If you're a journalist you'd be crazy not to do this if you can www.courtwatch.news/p/learn-our-...
Learn Our Tricks
In honor of Sunshine week, a limited time opportunity for new paid subscribers to get a PACER training.
www.courtwatch.news
March 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is an insanely good deal—become a Court Watch subscriber and get access to a class to learn how they pull court records before anyone else. If you're a journalist you'd be crazy not to do this if you can www.courtwatch.news/p/learn-our-...
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0. hello world computer, and welcome to the new Ethereum Foundation Bluesky account
January 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
0. hello world computer, and welcome to the new Ethereum Foundation Bluesky account
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What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
January 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
I am absolutely defeated, just mentally and spiritually crushed and operating like a disembodied ghost phasing in and out of time and task execution.
my neighborhood was decimated by the fires
my neighborhood was decimated by the fires
January 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I am absolutely defeated, just mentally and spiritually crushed and operating like a disembodied ghost phasing in and out of time and task execution.
my neighborhood was decimated by the fires
my neighborhood was decimated by the fires
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🔥 Cozy up to a digital fireplace with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This vintage software's Yule Log vibe reminds us why preserving digital works matters.
🎁 See the whole card. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
Preservation #Christmas #vanishingculture
🎁 See the whole card. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
Preservation #Christmas #vanishingculture
December 25, 2024 at 1:32 PM
🔥 Cozy up to a digital fireplace with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This vintage software's Yule Log vibe reminds us why preserving digital works matters.
🎁 See the whole card. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
Preservation #Christmas #vanishingculture
🎁 See the whole card. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
Preservation #Christmas #vanishingculture
Insane Xmas movie marathon in this house today:
The Sound of Music, It Happened On Fifth Ave, Ernest Saves Christmas, The Holdovers, and Season 4 of the Simpsons
The Sound of Music, It Happened On Fifth Ave, Ernest Saves Christmas, The Holdovers, and Season 4 of the Simpsons
December 26, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Insane Xmas movie marathon in this house today:
The Sound of Music, It Happened On Fifth Ave, Ernest Saves Christmas, The Holdovers, and Season 4 of the Simpsons
The Sound of Music, It Happened On Fifth Ave, Ernest Saves Christmas, The Holdovers, and Season 4 of the Simpsons
SoCal architecture makes me feel a way
December 7, 2024 at 11:27 PM
SoCal architecture makes me feel a way
Kevin Killian’s ‘Selected Amazon Reviews’ reading at 2020arts
December 5, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Kevin Killian’s ‘Selected Amazon Reviews’ reading at 2020arts
I’m helping to ship a new L2 and the announcement avalanche has started, really like ballet coordinating each dapp
December 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I’m helping to ship a new L2 and the announcement avalanche has started, really like ballet coordinating each dapp
Recurring fight i have with my bf is food storage safety, he’s like a 19th century germ theory denier
December 3, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Recurring fight i have with my bf is food storage safety, he’s like a 19th century germ theory denier
Pack it up, jobs done
“Brain rot” has been named 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press.
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is ‘Brain Rot’
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that also included “lore,” “demure” and “slop.”
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Pack it up, jobs done
Had the gayest weekend reading a tragic lesbian novel, watching the Scorsese-hosted Powell and Pressburger documentary, then watching Black Narcissus
December 1, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Had the gayest weekend reading a tragic lesbian novel, watching the Scorsese-hosted Powell and Pressburger documentary, then watching Black Narcissus
ok so here are the choices on fights today:
-girl meme coins, gud or bad
-bluesky decentralization style, right or wrong
-progressive isolation, self care or dangerous purity test
-cypherpunk free speech, includes edgelordy brainrot or no
-girl meme coins, gud or bad
-bluesky decentralization style, right or wrong
-progressive isolation, self care or dangerous purity test
-cypherpunk free speech, includes edgelordy brainrot or no
December 1, 2024 at 8:36 PM
ok so here are the choices on fights today:
-girl meme coins, gud or bad
-bluesky decentralization style, right or wrong
-progressive isolation, self care or dangerous purity test
-cypherpunk free speech, includes edgelordy brainrot or no
-girl meme coins, gud or bad
-bluesky decentralization style, right or wrong
-progressive isolation, self care or dangerous purity test
-cypherpunk free speech, includes edgelordy brainrot or no
found this out when i searched bluesky for my fav supreme court pod: Amicus
December 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM
found this out when i searched bluesky for my fav supreme court pod: Amicus
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important article itsonlydark.substack.com/p/i-legally-...
i legally cannot tell you to burn this goat
that being said,
itsonlydark.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:06 PM
important article itsonlydark.substack.com/p/i-legally-...
I love bars that serve tea. I quit drinking in Dec 2019
November 30, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I love bars that serve tea. I quit drinking in Dec 2019
Enjoying this one by Constance Debré
November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Enjoying this one by Constance Debré
so honored to be followed by a new fake vitalik every day
November 29, 2024 at 9:30 PM
so honored to be followed by a new fake vitalik every day
Happy thanksgiving ride w my love 🥰
November 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Happy thanksgiving ride w my love 🥰
In an unexpected win for privacy, the fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of immutable smart contracts.
tldr contracts deployed by tornado cash are not property and not owned, they operate without operators via code that’s unchangeable and unremovable. Now privacy tech can cook
tldr contracts deployed by tornado cash are not property and not owned, they operate without operators via code that’s unchangeable and unremovable. Now privacy tech can cook
November 27, 2024 at 2:06 AM
In an unexpected win for privacy, the fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of immutable smart contracts.
tldr contracts deployed by tornado cash are not property and not owned, they operate without operators via code that’s unchangeable and unremovable. Now privacy tech can cook
tldr contracts deployed by tornado cash are not property and not owned, they operate without operators via code that’s unchangeable and unremovable. Now privacy tech can cook