Jeff Stone
@jeffstone.bsky.social
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Jeff Stone
@jeffstone.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Far-Right ‘Terrorgram’ Chatrooms Are Fueling a Wave of Power Grid Attacks
Extremist communities see damaging power substations as a way to fuel unrest and ultimately overthrow the US.
www.bloomberg.com
Shootings + plots against US power stations are way up since a white supremacist network distributed instructions on Telegram on how extremists can cause havoc.
Now the feds are worried about more attacks like the one that killed someone in North Carolina.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Now the feds are worried about more attacks like the one that killed someone in North Carolina.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
News: Trump has said he wants to make America the “crypto capital of the world.”
His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese Maker Behind Most of World’s Bitcoin Miners Has Been Focus of US National Security Probe
Investigators have sought to assess whether Bitmain Technologies’ products pose risks of espionage or sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter. The company says they don’t.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
News: Trump has said he wants to make America the “crypto capital of the world.”
His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
His sons’ company is now relying on a manufacturer that's under national security investigation for alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jeff Stone
NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
US election offices are operating with fewer security resources -- like the intel-sharing that previously stopped bomb threats -- after DHS abandoned local support, per @patrickhowelloneill.com's latest scoop @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Elections Face Security Test as DHS Cuts Local Cyber Support
As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency th...
www.bloomberg.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
US election offices are operating with fewer security resources -- like the intel-sharing that previously stopped bomb threats -- after DHS abandoned local support, per @patrickhowelloneill.com's latest scoop @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"You can’t catch me unless you catch me on video," said a dirty Kansas City cop after smashing TVs and stealing crab legs(!) during a police raid.
Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting.
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting.
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"You can’t catch me unless you catch me on video," said a dirty Kansas City cop after smashing TVs and stealing crab legs(!) during a police raid.
Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting.
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
Hack exposes police misconduct records and discredited officers going back years, per new @wired.com reporting.
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
Reposted by Jeff Stone
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
how to help families losing SNAP benefits, an unprecedented halt that experts say could trigger the worst hunger crisis in the US since the Great Depression
🚨16 million kids are among those who will be impacted 🚨
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
🚨16 million kids are among those who will be impacted 🚨
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
how to help families losing SNAP benefits, an unprecedented halt that experts say could trigger the worst hunger crisis in the US since the Great Depression
🚨16 million kids are among those who will be impacted 🚨
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
🚨16 million kids are among those who will be impacted 🚨
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
NEWS:
A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports.
Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings.
Gift link here:
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A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports.
Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings.
Gift link here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets in Russia
A director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NEWS:
A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports.
Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings.
Gift link here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A director on a team that developed zero-day hacking tools for an L3Harris subsidiary is charged with trying to sell trade secrets to Russia, @patrickhowelloneill.com reports.
Cops seized 22 wristwatches, Tiffany jewelry + diamond rings.
Gift link here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DHS is moving hundreds of people focused stopping mass shooters, curbing Russian hacks + counter-terrorism work into immigration roles.
Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job.
exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com
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Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job.
exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com
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Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push
The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
DHS is moving hundreds of people focused stopping mass shooters, curbing Russian hacks + counter-terrorism work into immigration roles.
Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job.
exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com
gift link:
Some are forcibly moved across the country. And anyone who declines risks losing their job.
exclusive with @patrickhowelloneill.com
gift link:
Reposted by Jeff Stone
SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
www.propublica.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...
News @bloomberg.com !
The US is investigating an ex-ransom negotiator accused of conspiring with hackers
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US is investigating an ex-ransom negotiator accused of conspiring with hackers
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Probes Ex-Ransom Negotiator Accused of Scheming With Hackers
Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from...
www.bloomberg.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
News @bloomberg.com !
The US is investigating an ex-ransom negotiator accused of conspiring with hackers
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US is investigating an ex-ransom negotiator accused of conspiring with hackers
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
a very thoughtful interview with spy novelist Alan Furst open.spotify.com/episode/7E8M...
Alan Furst: 6/7/16
The Moment with Brian Koppelman · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
a very thoughtful interview with spy novelist Alan Furst open.spotify.com/episode/7E8M...
news --> A politically motivated hacker says they stole student records from Columbia University to try to prove that the school was violating a SCOTUS decision on affirmative action.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Columbia University Applicants’ Personal Data Stolen By Hacker
Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data ...
www.bloomberg.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
news --> A politically motivated hacker says they stole student records from Columbia University to try to prove that the school was violating a SCOTUS decision on affirmative action.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jeff Stone
New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants
An investigation into the complexity of the global telecom system shows weaknesses in the transmission of secret codes sent via SMS.
www.bloomberg.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New: How a Tiny Middleman Could Access Two-Factor Login Codes From Tech Giants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hack at United Natural Foods distributor isn't expected to be resolved until June 15 at the soonest, according to messages seen by @bloomberg.com
+ Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage
+ Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
+ Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage
+ Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Whole Foods Supplier Hack Leaves Empty Shelves, Stalls Forklifts
United Natural Foods Inc., a grocery distributor for Amazon Inc.’s Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online by June 15 and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted it...
www.bloomberg.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hack at United Natural Foods distributor isn't expected to be resolved until June 15 at the soonest, according to messages seen by @bloomberg.com
+ Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage
+ Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
+ Forklift drivers told to stay home after "nationwide" outage
+ Whole Foods & a co-op chain still hope for deliveries
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
news: Chinese hackers breached a US telecom in 2023, a year before the intelligence community said it started spotting Salt Typhoon clues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the US communications...
www.bloomberg.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
news: Chinese hackers breached a US telecom in 2023, a year before the intelligence community said it started spotting Salt Typhoon clues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Big far-right podcasts are pushing the false narrative that Ukraine is selling US weapons to cartels.
@mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social tracks how the propaganda spread from a QAnon influencer to a Russian network of fake news sites, then to Tucker Carlson.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-the-kr...
@mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social tracks how the propaganda spread from a QAnon influencer to a Russian network of fake news sites, then to Tucker Carlson.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-the-kr...
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Big far-right podcasts are pushing the false narrative that Ukraine is selling US weapons to cartels.
@mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social tracks how the propaganda spread from a QAnon influencer to a Russian network of fake news sites, then to Tucker Carlson.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-the-kr...
@mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social tracks how the propaganda spread from a QAnon influencer to a Russian network of fake news sites, then to Tucker Carlson.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/how-the-kr...
Propagandhi are among the latest to announce the cancellation of all of their 2025 US tour dates, citing "circumstances beyond our control." exclaim.ca/music/articl...
Propagandhi Cancel All US Tour Dates Due to "Circumstances Beyond Our Control" │ Exclaim!
Cross-border relations are unfortunately not 'At Peace'
exclaim.ca
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Propagandhi are among the latest to announce the cancellation of all of their 2025 US tour dates, citing "circumstances beyond our control." exclaim.ca/music/articl...
This case feels like a canary in the coalmine.
Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts.
Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts.
Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/mrpa...
May 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This case feels like a canary in the coalmine.
Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts.
Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/mrpa...
Courts certified a judge's win. GOP efforts to throw out ballots from pro-Riggs counties keep moving thru the courts.
Democracy groups warn it's a test case to invalidate future elections.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
bsky.app/profile/mrpa...
Worth remembering amid Trump officials' attacks on the alleged "censorship cartel" -->
DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.
DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.
April 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Worth remembering amid Trump officials' attacks on the alleged "censorship cartel" -->
DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.
DHS almost totally shut down its anti-misinformation work in 2023. I&A closed an OSINT unit looking for online extremism & white supremacy. And they stopped reporting almost all threats to the social firms.
New @margimurphy.bsky.social scoop --
A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights
- he doesn't like noise from air vents
- he likes to nap on day-trips
- fuel conservation isn't a priority
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights
- he doesn't like noise from air vents
- he likes to nap on day-trips
- fuel conservation isn't a priority
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Private Jet Hack Surfaces Guide to Serving Elon Musk on Flights
Among the documents stolen from the private jet company NetJets Inc. in a cyberattack disclosed this week: a guide to serving a high-profile client, Elon Musk.
www.bloomberg.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New @margimurphy.bsky.social scoop --
A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights
- he doesn't like noise from air vents
- he likes to nap on day-trips
- fuel conservation isn't a priority
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A private jet hack surfaces a guide to serving Elon Musk on flights
- he doesn't like noise from air vents
- he likes to nap on day-trips
- fuel conservation isn't a priority
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jeff Stone
The Trump administration ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public just as cases of bird flu and measles were growing. Hundreds of pages of documents reveal what went on behind the scenes.
Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️
Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️
What Happened When the Trump Administration Ordered a CDC Blackout
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal the chaotic turn of events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the Trump administration ordered the agency to stop communicating with the pu...
www.bloomberg.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Trump administration ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public just as cases of bird flu and measles were growing. Hundreds of pages of documents reveal what went on behind the scenes.
Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️
Read the latest from Jason Leopold's FOIA Files ⤵️
this is so great, from @margimurphy.bsky.social
🎧📻🔈new podcast alert 🔈📻🎧When dozens of young women discover manipulated photos of themselves on a porn site, they fight back - joining a global battle against deepfakes. Listen to Levittown, wherever you get your podcasts. From @bloomberg.com and Kaleidoscope link.podtrac.com/pab215z5
March 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
this is so great, from @margimurphy.bsky.social
DHS workers who specialize in anti-terrorism work -- combatting online radicalization and training local PDs -- are worried they'll be re-assigned to Guantanamo to aid the Trump admin's plans there.
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news —>
DHS slashes personnel leading fight against domestic extremism
- CP3 helped intervene on >1000 cases + potential mass casualty events
- Respected director resigned March 3 amid sweeping cuts
- $79 million to curb violence is under review
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DHS slashes personnel leading fight against domestic extremism
- CP3 helped intervene on >1000 cases + potential mass casualty events
- Respected director resigned March 3 amid sweeping cuts
- $79 million to curb violence is under review
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DHS Slashes Personnel Leading Fight Against Domestic Extremism
The Trump administration’s purge of US government workers has gutted a Department of Homeland Security unit created to combat online radicalization and credited with helping disrupt more than 1,000 vi...
www.bloomberg.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
DHS workers who specialize in anti-terrorism work -- combatting online radicalization and training local PDs -- are worried they'll be re-assigned to Guantanamo to aid the Trump admin's plans there.
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