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Then during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants, they chose a new form for him, that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of a Sloar that day, I can tell you.

RFK Jr doesn't believe in germs, it's possible he doesn't believe parasites exist either. He knows brain worms are real though.

Cartoon by Steve Kelley

I reported this story Thursday morning; it's actually about more than Covid vaccines. Sign up here if you want to stay ahead of the news: www.patreon.com/cw/violetblue

Zuckerberg is such a thin-skinned putz. pluralistic.net/2026/06/27/z...

A visitor fell into the Reflecting Pool today

Captured Logs Reveal Hackers Using Claude and Codex to Breach Companies research.openanalysis.net/claude/codex...

President Trump unveiled a refurbished jet given to him by Qatar to use as Air Force One, in violation of the foreign emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution. Editors at @apnews.com, numbed by a decade of emolumental corruption, failed to identify it as public corruption to Americans & the world.

I've pulled two drowning children from the water in my many decades on this earth. They both acted *exactly* like this article describes. No screaming, no wild waving, just there one second and gone the next.

So... He's mad that he started a war that pushed Iran to close the straight, agreed to a plan that lets Iran charge a toll on every passing boat, and his solution is to blockade the straight and chase down every ship that paid the toll? Why not just end the pointless war?

OMG, get off my back, The New Yorker

Thank you. Let's not create stigma when the president pushes his ignorance.

Morning.

Many know Ada Lovelace, but too few know about women like Mary Allen Wilkes, who wrote most of the software for the first "personal" computer—the LINC. Here are stories of modern and historical women in tech and digital rights that inspire us. How many did you already know? #InternationalWomensDay

Women in tech and digital rights deserve more and brighter spotlights. At EFF, we’ve had the honor of celebrating some of our heroes at our annual EFF Awards. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

When government agents impersonate missing‑person investigators to snatch a college student from her dorm, that’s not “enforcement.” It’s state‑sponsored deceit. It’s the playbook of regimes we condemn. And it should terrify anyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law.

Setting a passcode for your lockscreen is an important step, but it's not the end of the story for securing your phone. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

Clearly written (and rehearsed/validated!) instructions on how to access your password vaults should be a key component of a will. Ensure they are reachable without waiting for legal hoops to clear—in a safe in your home, for example.

While Flock claims ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. Join our livestream "Get the Flock Out of Our City" on 2/19 at 12pm PT to find out more! www.eff.org/livestream-...

NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

HP-UX is officially end of life. Wonder how long it will remain in service in various corners of corporations? www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/h...

Sure, maybe you don't need more dice. But these ones help protect free speech and privacy online 🎲 shop.eff.org/products/li...

It's a very good book and covers a very wide range of scenarios.

A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.

An arson attack in Colorado had detectives stumped. The way they solved the case could put everyone at risk.

Merry Christmas youtu.be/HPdHkHslFIU?...

a free alternative to vibecoding is to just imagine writing the software in your head, and then what the output would be

bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public

One one hand, those Epstein File retractions are getting out of control! On the other hand, can we totally black out everywhere Trump appears? Everywhere? Please?

For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Putting a piece of hardware on a network is a fascinating way to gain access, monitor, exfiltrate, and generally own it. Custom hardware is something that takes a real passion for, and c4m0ufl4g3 discusses the process in this SAINTCON 25 presentation: youtu.be/k-BbXJJO7GY?...

See that’s the kind of talk that gets you buried in an unmarked grave on a second-rate golf course

What if the word fart is actually an onomatopoeia and we've all been saying it wrong? Pfffffffaaaart?

Updates to Ken’s Rules of Crime, inspired by this new case: /1 www.justice.gov/opa/media/13...

UPDATE: the mini 'zine is now free for 12 hours (until 1:30am PST). Please spread the word, you never know who might need it. A toolkit for vicarious trauma (like witnessing violent news), mitigating life under surveillance, overwhelm fatigue, more. Link to download: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...

this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.

Nice scoop from DOJ whisperer Sadie Gurman and C Ryan Barber in the WSJ: How the FBI finally found the DNC/RNC pipe bomber, and how it had nothing to do with new leadership. (Gift link.) www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

This paper contains some good arguments about an issue that concerns me a lot when I hear my colleagues talking about LLM use in developing their research: Whose ideas are you presenting as your own? (Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)

Imagine serving as a Marine and then having a distinguished career in the FBI investigating actual terrorist threats and then having to go in front of Congress and say you’re afraid of Antifa. Absolutely humiliating.

New Zorin version for download. blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/t...