Apparently Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was assaulted and carjacked by a group of ten children. "President Donald Trump posted a threat…to “federalize” the District of Columbia, citing claims of gang violence." No comment.
https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-big-balls-assaulted-alleged-carjacking/
"British police forces have signed contracts with a controversial US tech giant to buy AI-powered software that uses data about an individual’s race, sex life, health and political beliefs."
https://inews.co.uk/news/police-use-controversial-ai-tool-sex-lives-beliefs-3747154
I sincerely hope all of these lawmakers in Europe that were considering mandatory backdoors for E2EE messaging look at what just happened with TeleMessage and never open their mouths again.
Silicon valley is truly full of visionaries.
"Do CBP officials have the authority to search your phone at the border? The short answer is yes. Searches are either manual, with a border official looking through the device, or more advanced, involving forensic tools to extract data en masse."
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protect-yourself-from-phone-searches-at-the-us-border/
Reminder that WhatsApp/Meta are doing *one* good thing. Ultimate "let them fight" moment.
“The court has been extremely patient with NSO and gave it a lot of benefit of a doubt. But it looks like the patience has run out.”
https://cyberscoop.com/whatsapp-nso-group-trial-judge-limits-evidence-2025/
User with Russian IP address tried to log into NLRB systems following DOGE access.
We are currently clean on opsec.
To any blogger reading this: I'm considering investing in a stock image subscription. Which would you consider the best for your craft? Bonus if it has video assets, too. Budget: minimal. Thematic focus: technology.
So, my dumb guy vibes prediction: the military/industrial relationship between Ukraine and Turkey deepens. Erdogan to tries to sell Turkey as NATO/Europe's muscle and push for EU membership again.
On a much lighter note, what the fresh hell is this? https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/8d27186cfec5bd41ee832e4b2b51f4e4b0d5cb7779c8859ea3d25f377e741740/6e05eb25a176efe89e25650e1b5e0cd020a8772fda40f39388742916e08d739b.webp
I apologize for having minimal original output, recently. Because I do this as a hobby, it's gotten really hard to stay on top of *waves at all the shit going on*, and it's caused a negative feedback loop.
The awesome Same Cole, writing about new manmade horrors.
https://www.404media.co/email/b7eb2339-2ea1-4a37-96cc-a360494c214c/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter
Purging the military's judicial system. Nothing to see, here. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/8d27186cfec5bd41ee832e4b2b51f4e4b0d5cb7779c8859ea3d25f377e741740/69d9ebd196963195859f269b4f60f902d1202c30a42b0b01472aedceb3fc2952.webp