Stacey Holleran
@staceyholleran.bsky.social
Working at the intersection of cybersecurity, B2B tech, and media/comms | ATL based, WI accent | Dog enthusiast | Above the clouds is my happy place | It’s the guns | Also on Mastodon @infosec.exchange
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You could write a (very uninformative, unfun) book about the many things tech leaders say that would get them Ds in any college philosophy class if extrapolated into a paper.
Flawless logic, sir! Makes perfect sense that because video games are improving, we must live in a simulation!
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
You could write a (very uninformative, unfun) book about the many things tech leaders say that would get them Ds in any college philosophy class if extrapolated into a paper.
😂
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
DETROIT—Double-checking that he had approval before finalizing travel plans, Detroit Lions rookie Tate Ratledge reportedly approached head coach Dan Campbell on Monday to see if it might be possible f...
theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
😂
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
My ranking of pies:
1. pumpkin
2. apple
3. pecan
4. french silk
5. strawberry rhubarb
6. cherry
7. blueberry
I get seriously distressed when I think I’ve got a piece of pumpkin pie in front of me only to find out it’s actually sweet potato.
1. pumpkin
2. apple
3. pecan
4. french silk
5. strawberry rhubarb
6. cherry
7. blueberry
I get seriously distressed when I think I’ve got a piece of pumpkin pie in front of me only to find out it’s actually sweet potato.
My ranking of pies:
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
But charlotte.
WHAT PIES?!?!?!?
WHAT PIES?!?!?!?
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My ranking of pies:
1. pumpkin
2. apple
3. pecan
4. french silk
5. strawberry rhubarb
6. cherry
7. blueberry
I get seriously distressed when I think I’ve got a piece of pumpkin pie in front of me only to find out it’s actually sweet potato.
1. pumpkin
2. apple
3. pecan
4. french silk
5. strawberry rhubarb
6. cherry
7. blueberry
I get seriously distressed when I think I’ve got a piece of pumpkin pie in front of me only to find out it’s actually sweet potato.
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My current foster dog, Russet. He’s a cuddly youngster that likes other dogs and all people. He would fit happily into any family. Apply to meet him through Black Dog Animal Rescue, Cheyenne, WY
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My current foster dog, Russet. He’s a cuddly youngster that likes other dogs and all people. He would fit happily into any family. Apply to meet him through Black Dog Animal Rescue, Cheyenne, WY
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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The collateral damage is caused by not knowing what city or nation an account is located also serves the elite and powerful, who have full weaponized social media as a tool in the net war. This is the digital downside of having a completely open media ecosystem, where "pay to disinform" is a service
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The collateral damage is caused by not knowing what city or nation an account is located also serves the elite and powerful, who have full weaponized social media as a tool in the net war. This is the digital downside of having a completely open media ecosystem, where "pay to disinform" is a service
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The reason why platform companies do make it hard to find account location information is not because they believe in privacy, it's so that advertisers do not know how much is lost to low-tier engagement.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The reason why platform companies do make it hard to find account location information is not because they believe in privacy, it's so that advertisers do not know how much is lost to low-tier engagement.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
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Please dress properly while we delay your flight.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Please dress properly while we delay your flight.
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
Short-sighted mofos.
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Short-sighted mofos.
A 2-year-old piece that is more relevant now than ever
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A 2-year-old piece that is more relevant now than ever
“The Trump administration believes it should not have to rank employees based on performance…when closing entire offices, an administration official said, adding that it does not make sense to do so.”
It 👏 was 👏 always 👏 about 👏 racism 👏 not👏 DEI 👏 vs 👏 merit.
It 👏 was 👏 always 👏 about 👏 racism 👏 not👏 DEI 👏 vs 👏 merit.
Trump team aims to ease legal hurdles to closing government office reut.rs/4odFfz5
Trump team aims to ease legal hurdles to closing government office
The Trump administration is considering options to enhance its ability to close government offices and end programs it no longer wants, according to a proposal seen by Reuters.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“The Trump administration believes it should not have to rank employees based on performance…when closing entire offices, an administration official said, adding that it does not make sense to do so.”
It 👏 was 👏 always 👏 about 👏 racism 👏 not👏 DEI 👏 vs 👏 merit.
It 👏 was 👏 always 👏 about 👏 racism 👏 not👏 DEI 👏 vs 👏 merit.
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Thanks for the update. Hope the family is well. - Pat
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Thanks for the update. Hope the family is well. - Pat
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Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
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And related, from Treasury and partners: United States, Australia, and United Kingdom Sanction Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Ransomware home.treasury.gov/news/press-r... cc @gate15.bsky.social
United States, Australia, and United Kingdom Sanction Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Ransomware
.caption > figcaption { text-align: center; font-style: italic; } WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Australia’s Department of Foreign Affair...
home.treasury.gov
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
And related, from Treasury and partners: United States, Australia, and United Kingdom Sanction Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Ransomware home.treasury.gov/news/press-r... cc @gate15.bsky.social
Who else read “Lovable” in “Lovable CEO” as an adjective and took pause? 😂
Lovable CEO Anton Osika said he credits ignoring advice to move to Silicon Valley for the AI coding company's success.
As Lovable hits $200M ARR, its CEO credits staying in Europe for its success | TechCrunch
Lovable CEO Anton Osika said he credits ignoring advice to move to Silicon Valley for the AI coding company's success.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Who else read “Lovable” in “Lovable CEO” as an adjective and took pause? 😂
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Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
Google stopped letting owners of early Nest themostats remotely control their devices last month. But it's still remotely collecting extensive surveillance data from them: https://www.theverge.com/news/820600/google-nest-learning-thermostat-downgraded-data-collection #privacy
Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
The thermostats may no longer connect to Google’s app, but they still transmit your data.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Control of your own devices is temporary, but surveillance is forever.
This isn’t surprising to me considering the ways in which privacy lines are being blurred. www.axios.com/2025/11/01/s...
"Dumb homes" are the latest flex
Think: Manual light switches and digital detox corners.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This isn’t surprising to me considering the ways in which privacy lines are being blurred. www.axios.com/2025/11/01/s...
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how much you wanna bet that some highly placed people at the times were in Epstein's orbit
The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
how much you wanna bet that some highly placed people at the times were in Epstein's orbit
Atomic facepalm
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Atomic facepalm
Women don’t hate America. America hates women.
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Women don’t hate America. America hates women.
One of the things I miss about pre-pandemic days was going on our weekly grocery run and finding every single thing we were looking for on the shelf every single time.
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
One of the things I miss about pre-pandemic days was going on our weekly grocery run and finding every single thing we were looking for on the shelf every single time.