Kate Adam
@securitysparkle.bsky.social
Doing my best to make life shimmer ✨She/her
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New from 404 Media: Delta, United, American etc don't want you to know they sold your flight data to DHS. The country's airlines sell bulk names and flight itineraries to DHS to be searched without a warrant. Contract tells DHS to not reveal where this data came from www.404media.co/airlines-don...
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.404media.co
June 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New from 404 Media: Delta, United, American etc don't want you to know they sold your flight data to DHS. The country's airlines sell bulk names and flight itineraries to DHS to be searched without a warrant. Contract tells DHS to not reveal where this data came from www.404media.co/airlines-don...
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Happy Pride, y'all! I wasn't actually expecting this to drop today, but the timing worked out, so:
I am super fucking excited to announce Echoes, a new consortium and my first-ever piece for cornet and piano, launching today with Jen Oliverio as my wonderful consortium lead. 1/🧵
I am super fucking excited to announce Echoes, a new consortium and my first-ever piece for cornet and piano, launching today with Jen Oliverio as my wonderful consortium lead. 1/🧵
June 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy Pride, y'all! I wasn't actually expecting this to drop today, but the timing worked out, so:
I am super fucking excited to announce Echoes, a new consortium and my first-ever piece for cornet and piano, launching today with Jen Oliverio as my wonderful consortium lead. 1/🧵
I am super fucking excited to announce Echoes, a new consortium and my first-ever piece for cornet and piano, launching today with Jen Oliverio as my wonderful consortium lead. 1/🧵
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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Guys, if you’re not American don’t go to DEF CON… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... really, really
I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Guys, if you’re not American don’t go to DEF CON… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... really, really
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Usha Vance's mother is the provost of UCSD's Sixth College.
NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration cancels more than a dozen international student visas at University of California, Stanford
Amid a national sweep over student visas that has hit colleges across the U.S., the Trump administration on Friday canceled more than a dozen international student visas at the University of Californi...
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Usha Vance's mother is the provost of UCSD's Sixth College.
Wtaf
With all these agency and program cuts, people WILL die. Why the hell am I paying Federal taxes to live in actual hell???
With all these agency and program cuts, people WILL die. Why the hell am I paying Federal taxes to live in actual hell???
April 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Wtaf
With all these agency and program cuts, people WILL die. Why the hell am I paying Federal taxes to live in actual hell???
With all these agency and program cuts, people WILL die. Why the hell am I paying Federal taxes to live in actual hell???
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"Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes.
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids." arstechnica.com/security/202...
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids." arstechnica.com/security/202...
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
arstechnica.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes.
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids." arstechnica.com/security/202...
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids." arstechnica.com/security/202...
Are there AI agents without such human-like faces?
The whole human-look-but-not-really-human thing weirds me out.
I feel like I’d be more open to an AI agent that looks like a cartoon. Give me AI agent Clippy, pls and ty.
The whole human-look-but-not-really-human thing weirds me out.
I feel like I’d be more open to an AI agent that looks like a cartoon. Give me AI agent Clippy, pls and ty.
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Are there AI agents without such human-like faces?
The whole human-look-but-not-really-human thing weirds me out.
I feel like I’d be more open to an AI agent that looks like a cartoon. Give me AI agent Clippy, pls and ty.
The whole human-look-but-not-really-human thing weirds me out.
I feel like I’d be more open to an AI agent that looks like a cartoon. Give me AI agent Clippy, pls and ty.
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Yes, even your signal chat. As soon as it goes beyond people you know face to face, just assume there's a fed there
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: just like every gun is always loaded, there is a fed in every chat
Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Yes, even your signal chat. As soon as it goes beyond people you know face to face, just assume there's a fed there
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Fascists gonna fascist...
NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Fascists gonna fascist...
It would be a shame if these neonazis were somehow identified and publicly shamed for their shitty behavior.
local12.com/news/local/e...
local12.com/news/local/e...
Evendale releases 16 hours of footage to counter claims of aiding neo-Nazis
The body camera videos provided insight into the officers' perspectives and capture their conversations and observations.
local12.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It would be a shame if these neonazis were somehow identified and publicly shamed for their shitty behavior.
local12.com/news/local/e...
local12.com/news/local/e...
Best Saturday ever ❄️☃️🌨️
#saturdaysnowstorm
#saturdaysnowstorm
February 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Best Saturday ever ❄️☃️🌨️
#saturdaysnowstorm
#saturdaysnowstorm
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Excellent! Support this troupe of LGBTQ+ kids.
February 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Excellent! Support this troupe of LGBTQ+ kids.
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The Trump administration wants to end gender-affirming care for trans kids. Science Vs has a few episodes on this — here's one from a few years ago that covers some of the basics (and some of the inaccurate info out there).
open.spotify.com/episode/39ih...
open.spotify.com/episode/39ih...
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Trump administration wants to end gender-affirming care for trans kids. Science Vs has a few episodes on this — here's one from a few years ago that covers some of the basics (and some of the inaccurate info out there).
open.spotify.com/episode/39ih...
open.spotify.com/episode/39ih...
A friend of a friend recommended “Dolly Parton’s America” as a must-listen podcast. That descriptor is VERY accurate.
I’m on Ep. 4/9 and MY GAWD it’s so damn good! Wonderfully intriguing and inspiring.
12/10 recommend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
I’m on Ep. 4/9 and MY GAWD it’s so damn good! Wonderfully intriguing and inspiring.
12/10 recommend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Dolly Parton's America
Music History Podcast · 13 Episodes · Series
podcasts.apple.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A friend of a friend recommended “Dolly Parton’s America” as a must-listen podcast. That descriptor is VERY accurate.
I’m on Ep. 4/9 and MY GAWD it’s so damn good! Wonderfully intriguing and inspiring.
12/10 recommend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
I’m on Ep. 4/9 and MY GAWD it’s so damn good! Wonderfully intriguing and inspiring.
12/10 recommend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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January 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Looking for a #girlscoutcookie hookup? Consider buying from Amelia Sofia and her troop in Caribe, PR:
click.email.girlscouts.org?qs=5edcf3952...
click.email.girlscouts.org?qs=5edcf3952...
Not to give away a secret spot or anything, but if you’re in Singapore and looking to chill with top-10-in-the-world pizza (srsly!), check out Puffy Bois.
January 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Not to give away a secret spot or anything, but if you’re in Singapore and looking to chill with top-10-in-the-world pizza (srsly!), check out Puffy Bois.
Reposting to my network of people with the ability to make things happen. @honestlyeris.bsky.social is a musical composition talent and these ideas need to come to life.
1. One of the biggest dreams right now is a trans requiem. I’ve never been sure if I’d want to do my own libretto or work with someone else on it, but it’s been living in my head rent-free for half a decade.
January 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposting to my network of people with the ability to make things happen. @honestlyeris.bsky.social is a musical composition talent and these ideas need to come to life.
Overheard this past week:
“People think AI is perfect. It’s not, and to use it in ways that assume it is, is incredibly risky.”
I agree. The trick is figuring out how to mitigate this risk without massively over-regulating. Thoughts?
“People think AI is perfect. It’s not, and to use it in ways that assume it is, is incredibly risky.”
I agree. The trick is figuring out how to mitigate this risk without massively over-regulating. Thoughts?
January 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Overheard this past week:
“People think AI is perfect. It’s not, and to use it in ways that assume it is, is incredibly risky.”
I agree. The trick is figuring out how to mitigate this risk without massively over-regulating. Thoughts?
“People think AI is perfect. It’s not, and to use it in ways that assume it is, is incredibly risky.”
I agree. The trick is figuring out how to mitigate this risk without massively over-regulating. Thoughts?
Trying to figure out how to #RESIST and keep some shred of hope
Found this piece from @rbreich.bsky.social helpful👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Found this piece from @rbreich.bsky.social helpful👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich
America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Trying to figure out how to #RESIST and keep some shred of hope
Found this piece from @rbreich.bsky.social helpful👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Found this piece from @rbreich.bsky.social helpful👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you for taking the time @courtneymilan.com to explain with cited sources why this argument is a crock of particularly stinky 💩
Good read 👇 (est. time ~10mins)
Good read 👇 (est. time ~10mins)
I’m going to talk about pages 11, 12, and 13 of this brief in depth, because that is the part where the Trump DOJ tries to defend the Trump Executive Order.
The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
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The lawyers here so deeply misrepresent some of the cited material that it should be cause for sanctions in any just world.
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FYI — Here is the filing DOJ submitted overnight opposing the Washington-led plaintiffs' TRO request: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Thank you for taking the time @courtneymilan.com to explain with cited sources why this argument is a crock of particularly stinky 💩
Good read 👇 (est. time ~10mins)
Good read 👇 (est. time ~10mins)
What he said, friends 👇
This offer still stands. If you're trans and considering relocating from a red state to trans friendlier Colorado, hit me up and I'll help in any way I can.
Trans friends: If you're living somewhere that's not safe or likely to become so, Colorado is about as safe as anywhere gets and Denver even more so. If you have questions about moving here, or if there are ways I can assist in making it happen (where to look, finding a realtor, etc.), let me know.
January 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What he said, friends 👇