Hope Lays Bruised Bloodied
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Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
Social media users are calling for the mass cancellation of ExpressVPN subscriptions after it was revealed that a cybersecurity firm with Israeli ties owns the popular privacy service.
In 2021, The Times of Israel reported that Kape Technologies, a British-Israeli digital security company, acquired ExpressVPN, one of the world’s largest virtual private network (VPN) providers, for nearly $1bn.
The calls for cancellation intensified after social media users began circulating information about Teddy Sagi, the Israeli billionaire and owner of Kape Technologies. Many shared that in 2023, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, Sagi donated $1m to transport soldiers during the Israeli war on Gaza .
This is not the first time the calls have been made since the acquisition, but they are more widespread now, given Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
A VPN is a tool that encrypts internet traffic and masks identities by routing connections through secure servers. VPNs are widely used for privacy, anonymity, and bypassing censorship. Ownership of such services is considered highly sensitive by privacy advocates.
Read more: Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
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September 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy
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Indeed. Earlier this summer, the White House did this to me, as a scientific expert source in media, and issued a formal statement regarding my personal campaign contribution history in an attempt to discredit my commentary on wildfire, climate, and federal policy. Yet more alarm bells ringing...
I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.
This is *not* normal.
I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.
This is *not* normal.
I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.
I find this extremely chilling:
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x
September 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Indeed. Earlier this summer, the White House did this to me, as a scientific expert source in media, and issued a formal statement regarding my personal campaign contribution history in an attempt to discredit my commentary on wildfire, climate, and federal policy. Yet more alarm bells ringing...
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Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.
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People who come to DC to serve are the most likely to have multiple principal residences (that's the terminology, not primary) & it is perfectly legal for them to do so. It's just as legal for Lisa Cook to have a principal residence during the school year & one for the summer.
PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
People who come to DC to serve are the most likely to have multiple principal residences (that's the terminology, not primary) & it is perfectly legal for them to do so. It's just as legal for Lisa Cook to have a principal residence during the school year & one for the summer.
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US imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe
US imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe
(Reuters) -The United States has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel over allegations of genocide in Gaza, according to a notice posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Thursday.The three groups - Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Ramallah-based Al-Haq - were listed under what the Treasury Department said were International Criminal Court-related designations.
www.al-monitor.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
US imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe
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The acting head of Data & AI for the Israel national #Cybersecurity Directorate was arrested in a Nevada operation targeting child sex predators. He was in Las Vegas for Black Hat and was caught trying to lure a child for a sex act. Released and returned.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Israeli government official arrested in Nevada sex crimes operation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the employee was arrested and said he returned to the country ‘as scheduled’
www.the-independent.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The acting head of Data & AI for the Israel national #Cybersecurity Directorate was arrested in a Nevada operation targeting child sex predators. He was in Las Vegas for Black Hat and was caught trying to lure a child for a sex act. Released and returned.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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ICE arrested a disabled 15-year-old AT GUNPOINT outside Arleta High School. Superintendent Carvahlo says that agents left behind bullets on the ground. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE detained a teen with disabilities outside a Los Angeles school
"The trauma will linger."
www.motherjones.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ICE arrested a disabled 15-year-old AT GUNPOINT outside Arleta High School. Superintendent Carvahlo says that agents left behind bullets on the ground. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Israeli authorities are reportedly in discussions to resettle Palestinians to war-torn and hunger-stricken South Sudan, as Israel seeks to advance its plans for the forcible expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Israel Reportedly Discussing Expelling Palestinians to War-Torn South Sudan
South Sudan’s government refuted reports of the talks, though they shine a light on Israel’s approach.
truthout.org
August 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Israeli authorities are reportedly in discussions to resettle Palestinians to war-torn and hunger-stricken South Sudan, as Israel seeks to advance its plans for the forcible expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
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It appears that PACER has been compromised by a Russian threat actor for some time. This is a very big deal for people who have submitted sealed documents in federal court whose threat model includes RU.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
August 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It appears that PACER has been compromised by a Russian threat actor for some time. This is a very big deal for people who have submitted sealed documents in federal court whose threat model includes RU.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
This is fine. Go about your business. Nothing to see here. If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about...
FBI agents are patrolling the streets of Washington D.C. The National Guard has been mobilized via text message. The president has seized control of the city’s police. The nation’s capital is becoming a laboratory for the president’s vision for U.S. cities.
As Trump Turns DC Into a Fascist Laboratory, We Must Mount Our Own Defenses
Facing militaristic consolidation in US cities, it is up to all of us to define the politics of opposition.
buff.ly
August 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is fine. Go about your business. Nothing to see here. If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about...
Which means "yes, it did."
Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data
Google won't say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data | TechCrunch
Google said it has "never built a backdoor" for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.
techcrunch.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Which means "yes, it did."
What could go wrong? What could possibly go wrong?
Breaking news: The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to rescind the landmark legal opinion that underpins virtually all of its regulations to curb climate change.
EPA moves to end climate regulation under Clean Air Act
The agency proposal would rescind the landmark “endangerment finding,” which says that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What could go wrong? What could possibly go wrong?
Good morning from my garden...
July 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Good morning from my garden...
I keep hitting these with cal-mag, but keep getting blossom-end rot.
July 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I keep hitting these with cal-mag, but keep getting blossom-end rot.
Recent garden progress.
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Recent garden progress.
Really? Really? And then these are the people pleading for government assistance when a "surprise" mega-storm rips through their trailer park.
This is what you get when public education is underfunded and replaced by AM talk-radio and 4chan.
This is what you get when public education is underfunded and replaced by AM talk-radio and 4chan.
An Oklahoma City TV station says it's weather radar was damaged by an individual and that an anti-government militia took responsibility, claiming that radar is used to control the weather. (via @kosuradio.bsky.social)
News 9 radar damaged in apparent attack by anti-government militia group
Oklahoma City television station News 9 is reporting an anti-government militia group targeted its weather radar system.
n.pr
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Really? Really? And then these are the people pleading for government assistance when a "surprise" mega-storm rips through their trailer park.
This is what you get when public education is underfunded and replaced by AM talk-radio and 4chan.
This is what you get when public education is underfunded and replaced by AM talk-radio and 4chan.
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The problem with AI is you can't carve a swastika on its forehead.
July 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The problem with AI is you can't carve a swastika on its forehead.
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A federal appeals court blocked the rule, which would have required companies to make it easier to end subscriptions.
Trump’s FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say
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buff.ly
July 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A federal appeals court blocked the rule, which would have required companies to make it easier to end subscriptions.
Oh, yeah, that'll go over well.
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/3HTg5WN
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
reut.rs
June 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Oh, yeah, that'll go over well.
Rich people are always ruining life for the rest of us...
Having one of the richest people in America (Bloomberg) funding millions of dollars in ads bashing you really matters. Rich people promising to cut jobs from New York if you win also hurts. www.thefp.com/p/escape-fro...
June 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Rich people are always ruining life for the rest of us...
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I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims
ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.
wapo.st
June 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
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PUTIN WAS KICKED OUT OF G8 in 2014 WHEN HE ANNEXED CRIMEA. TRUDEAU WAS ELECTED IN 2015.
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
June 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
PUTIN WAS KICKED OUT OF G8 in 2014 WHEN HE ANNEXED CRIMEA. TRUDEAU WAS ELECTED IN 2015.
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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It's pretty telling that the second part of the "Mamdani is a danger to Jewish new yorkers" pitch is always "so vote for sexual harasser shitbag Italian Catholic Andrew Cuomo" and not "so vote for Jewish Progressive Brad Lander"
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's pretty telling that the second part of the "Mamdani is a danger to Jewish new yorkers" pitch is always "so vote for sexual harasser shitbag Italian Catholic Andrew Cuomo" and not "so vote for Jewish Progressive Brad Lander"