Steve Bellovin
@stevebellovin.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
I'm an affiliate scholar at Georgetown's Institute for Technology Law and Policy, and a computer science professor emeritus and former affiliate law prof at […]
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No, WaPo, it is not a “revised version” of the history of 1/6. It’s a total lie, an insane fabrication and an insult to Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack
Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
No, WaPo, it is not a “revised version” of the history of 1/6. It’s a total lie, an insane fabrication and an insult to Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115850233260885949
Denmark says that if the US attacks Greenland, it will be the end of NATO. Of course, to Trump, that's a feature. Better yet, to him, his BFF Vladimir would love it.
Denmark says that if the US attacks Greenland, it will be the end of NATO. Of course, to Trump, that's a feature. Better yet, to him, his BFF Vladimir would love it.
flipboard.social
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115850233260885949
Denmark says that if the US attacks Greenland, it will be the end of NATO. Of course, to Trump, that's a feature. Better yet, to him, his BFF Vladimir would love it.
Denmark says that if the US attacks Greenland, it will be the end of NATO. Of course, to Trump, that's a feature. Better yet, to him, his BFF Vladimir would love it.
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I have many photos of white-tailed deer, but none, I think, with this nice a rack of antlers. Theodore Roosevelt Island (which is a lovely place, but right under the flight path to runway 19 at DCA).
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifephotography
January 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I have many photos of white-tailed deer, but none, I think, with this nice a rack of antlers. Theodore Roosevelt Island (which is a lovely place, but right under the flight path to runway 19 at DCA).
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifephotography
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Time for a new topic. We will look at Viking 2 later.
Pop quiz - which was the first solar system object after Earth and he Moon to be mapped? You at the back? - sorry, it's not Mars. No, the first after Earth and the Moon was Venus, by Francesco Bianchini […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Pop quiz - which was the first solar system object after Earth and he Moon to be mapped? You at the back? - sorry, it's not Mars. No, the first after Earth and the Moon was Venus, by Francesco Bianchini […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Time for a new topic. We will look at Viking 2 later.
Pop quiz - which was the first solar system object after Earth and he Moon to be mapped? You at the back? - sorry, it's not Mars. No, the first after Earth and the Moon was Venus, by Francesco Bianchini […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Pop quiz - which was the first solar system object after Earth and he Moon to be mapped? You at the back? - sorry, it's not Mars. No, the first after Earth and the Moon was Venus, by Francesco Bianchini […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Does Article 5 of the NATO treaty apply to insider attacks? Asking for a territory of Denmark's.
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Does Article 5 of the NATO treaty apply to insider attacks? Asking for a territory of Denmark's.
A government run by "incompetent senile men". As has often been observed, with these folks it's always projection.
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832357095194962
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832357095194962
Steve Herman (@newsguyusa@flipboard.social)
Cuba, "which took over Venezuela in some ways," is a disaster and run by "incompetent senile men" who should be concerned about their own fate, warns US Secretary of State Rubio.
flipboard.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
A government run by "incompetent senile men". As has often been observed, with these folks it's always projection.
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832357095194962
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832357095194962
If Mar a Lago were on a bay, I'd suggest renaming that body of water to the Bay of Piggies.
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
If Mar a Lago were on a bay, I'd suggest renaming that body of water to the Bay of Piggies.
"Cooperative". "Nice country you have there. Be a shame if something more happened to it."
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832319797912681
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832319797912681
Steve Herman (@newsguyusa@flipboard.social)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who has been sworn in as president of Venezuela, and the US expects she will be cooperative with the American takeover of the country, according to President Trump.
flipboard.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Cooperative". "Nice country you have there. Be a shame if something more happened to it."
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832319797912681
https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/115832319797912681
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/115822408473038400
JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR:
GOING TO THE POST OFFICE TO PERSONALLY HAVE YOUR VOTE POSTMARKED DOES NOT SOLVE VOTER SUPPRESSION
THIS IS A POLL TAX.
what of the cost to people who don’t have a post office nearby?
what of the cost to people […]
JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR:
GOING TO THE POST OFFICE TO PERSONALLY HAVE YOUR VOTE POSTMARKED DOES NOT SOLVE VOTER SUPPRESSION
THIS IS A POLL TAX.
what of the cost to people who don’t have a post office nearby?
what of the cost to people […]
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/115822408473038400
JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR:
GOING TO THE POST OFFICE TO PERSONALLY HAVE YOUR VOTE POSTMARKED DOES NOT SOLVE VOTER SUPPRESSION
THIS IS A POLL TAX.
what of the cost to people who don’t have a post office nearby?
what of the cost to people […]
JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR:
GOING TO THE POST OFFICE TO PERSONALLY HAVE YOUR VOTE POSTMARKED DOES NOT SOLVE VOTER SUPPRESSION
THIS IS A POLL TAX.
what of the cost to people who don’t have a post office nearby?
what of the cost to people […]
For some reason, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFvxqQTh3m4 is on my mind this morning. Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4xpqNSYpk and lots of disgusting history.
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
For some reason, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFvxqQTh3m4 is on my mind this morning. Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4xpqNSYpk and lots of disgusting history.
"And all they will call you will be deportees." —Woody Guthrie.
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115828339936093504
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115828339936093504
ProPublica (@ProPublica@newsie.social)
“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told. “It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another. Revisit our #3 most-read story of 2025: https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm;_medium=social&utm;_campaign=mastodon-post #ICE #Immigration #Deportation #Immigrants #Aviation #Journalism
newsie.social
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
"And all they will call you will be deportees." —Woody Guthrie.
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115828339936093504
https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115828339936093504
I read something about a corrupt politician vowing revenge on and imposing sanctions on a media outlet that was reporting on him, and death threats against one of their journalists, and said "Oh, yes, this sounds familiar", and then remembered—this is Boss Tweed, in NYC in 1870, not Washington […]
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infosec.exchange
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I read something about a corrupt politician vowing revenge on and imposing sanctions on a media outlet that was reporting on him, and death threats against one of their journalists, and said "Oh, yes, this sounds familiar", and then remembered—this is Boss Tweed, in NYC in 1870, not Washington […]
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New, by me: The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network
Today's story is a long overdue series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Today's story is a long overdue series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
New, by me: The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network
Today's story is a long overdue series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Today's story is a long overdue series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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I went to a new spot today for some year-end birding. The prize for today was a redhead duck—not a lifer for me, but apparently rare around here. I also got a better shot at a wigeon, and saw a ring-necked duck. The other good bird was a Carolina wren—I've […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
January 1, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I went to a new spot today for some year-end birding. The prize for today was a redhead duck—not a lifer for me, but apparently rare around here. I also got a better shot at a wigeon, and saw a ring-necked duck. The other good bird was a Carolina wren—I've […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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It is genuinely kind of funny how this keeps happening.
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It is genuinely kind of funny how this keeps happening.
From a new book, "New York's Secret Subway"—a pneumatic tube under Broadway—there is this marvelous description of Broadway in 1870: "covered, as it always was with stinking piles of garbage that mixed with mud and animal excrement to create a foul bouillabaisse that residents called […]
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infosec.exchange
December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
From a new book, "New York's Secret Subway"—a pneumatic tube under Broadway—there is this marvelous description of Broadway in 1870: "covered, as it always was with stinking piles of garbage that mixed with mud and animal excrement to create a foul bouillabaisse that residents called […]
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Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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Holy cow fake QR codes in the wild! Stop the hacklore @boblord ! :)
https://vancouversun.com/news/whistler-fraudulent-qr-codes-parking-payment-scam
https://vancouversun.com/news/whistler-fraudulent-qr-codes-parking-payment-scam
Whistler warns of fraudulent QR codes in parking payment scam
The fake QR codes were spotted by bylaw staff on Saturday. Read more.
vancouversun.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Holy cow fake QR codes in the wild! Stop the hacklore @boblord ! :)
https://vancouversun.com/news/whistler-fraudulent-qr-codes-parking-payment-scam
https://vancouversun.com/news/whistler-fraudulent-qr-codes-parking-payment-scam
Security experts: what are your favorite myths about security? Don't bother with anything in https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/soups2015/soups15-paper-ion.pdf — I've already got those… Reply here or by email to me.
December 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Security experts: what are your favorite myths about security? Don't bother with anything in https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/soups2015/soups15-paper-ion.pdf — I've already got those… Reply here or by email to me.
For the record, I hate git.
December 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For the record, I hate git.
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I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died
The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.
www.jalopnik.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/