cycle132.bsky.social

cycle132.bsky.social

@cycle132.bsky.social

Sports fan, technologist, advocate for decency, equity, security and privacy.

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NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk personally proposed slowing down Ukraine’s Starlink access, and Trump agreed, The Telegraph reports, citing four sources. Musk reportedly later feared backlash from European customers and publicly denied responsibility, blaming the White House instead.

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"Perhaps the bleakest factoid is that the US is even less popular as a tourist destination than Nazi Germany in the 1930s." This is a really big deal on so many levels. It's also so damn depressing. Trump really does ruin everything.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? "Data shows the US on its way to being as unpopular a tourist destination as Russia, & for roughly the same reasons. In both countries, a tourist who runs afoul of the govt might spend months in a freezing warehouse without no legal counsel."

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Looking to send confidential information to a journalist? Write the email in Proton Mail, add a password, and set when it expires. They don’t need a Proton account. They get a link. Send them the password elsewhere. We saw it in a movie... 😂

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Boomer retirees get bigger checks, while those still working will pay more in Soc Sec tax — a big example of the generational inequality that’s resulting from inflation right now.

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this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

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This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”

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NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

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DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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“The bigger the empire, the more windows somebody can throw a brick through.” @profgalloway.com explains how the ultra-wealthy are actually more beholden to the powers that be in order to protect their fortunes.

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On paid plans you can add multiple forwarding mailboxes per alias under Settings → Aliases, and set any of them as the default for all aliases. A shared "household bills" alias can reach both partners without either giving out a personal address.

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And this is why more people should listen to our podcast where we talk about this stuff all the time...

Ctrl-Alt-Speech Podcast@ctrlaltspeech.com

Apparently a lot of people didn't know that there are humans reviewing ChatGPT conversations, so the news came as more of a surprise than it should have. @masnick.com and @benwhitelaw.bsky.social discuss on the latest episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech, out now!

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“Domestic manufacturing is no substitute for accountability over how these systems are built, sold, and used,” EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @WIRED.com. "The multi-billion dollar industry churning out mass surveillance technology is not safer or more acceptable based on where it is assembled.”

wired.comFlock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So ClearFlock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.

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“The important thing to know is that [Trump] is a liar, a skinflint, and a scammer, and that he will give you nothing, because he wants all the money, all the power, and all the country for himself.” Nuf said. @nberlat.bsky.social | @atrupar.com in Public Notice

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: “Trump Dividend” is the new Trump Steaks "Trump sounds like a carny salesman, not a president. That’s because he is a carny salesman. He’s shilling hard because the Republican Party he is selling for the midterms is about as appetizing as his patented explosive diarrhea lettuce."

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Yes, yes, the state of California is definitely taking children away from their parents if they don't agree with "the pronouns the schools chooses for your kids," yes, that is an entire string of events that definitely happened. It's cool how a US Senator can just spread insane lies on TV.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Tim Scott: "Think about how dangerous states like California [are] that want to take away your kids if you don't agree w/pronouns the schools chooses for your kids. They're coming for our culture. If you don't want to stand up & fight for the soul of this country, your wood is wet. It's that simple"

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