Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
@josephhall.org
Astrophysicist turned advocate; guiding the globe to a safer, stronger Internet (ht APF). Distinguished Technologist @internetsociety.bsky.social https://josephhall.org/ (former CDT, NYU, Princeton CITP, Berkekey iSchool/Astro)
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
@josephhall.org
· Jul 12
connect the unconnected; protect the connected
"There Were BGP Anomalies During The Venezuela Blackout" Radar #16: Week of 01/05/2026 loworbitsecurity.com/radar/radar16/
Radar #16: Week of 01/05/2026
The Low Orbit Security Radar is a weekly security newsletter from an offensive practitioner's perspective. One idea, curated news, and links worth your time. News: There Were BGP Anomalies During The…
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January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"There Were BGP Anomalies During The Venezuela Blackout" Radar #16: Week of 01/05/2026 loworbitsecurity.com/radar/radar16/
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The US just left the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), which it was a founding member of in 2011 and chaired in 2023.
FOC was established to protect free expression and human rights on the Internet in coordination between governments, civil society, academics, and businesses.
FOC was established to protect free expression and human rights on the Internet in coordination between governments, civil society, academics, and businesses.
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The US just left the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), which it was a founding member of in 2011 and chaired in 2023.
FOC was established to protect free expression and human rights on the Internet in coordination between governments, civil society, academics, and businesses.
FOC was established to protect free expression and human rights on the Internet in coordination between governments, civil society, academics, and businesses.
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Renee Nicole Good.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Renee Nicole Good.
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Say what you will about Congress, but their puns continue to be rock solid.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Protecting the U.S. Stone Slab Industry from Lawfare
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Say what you will about Congress, but their puns continue to be rock solid.
New York City really sticks with you long after you’ve moved away. For instance, the bacon, egg, and cheese on a Kaiser roll is unreal and hard to replicate anywhere else.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New York City really sticks with you long after you’ve moved away. For instance, the bacon, egg, and cheese on a Kaiser roll is unreal and hard to replicate anywhere else.
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I was looking up “skimo sprint” earlier because, while I was already hyped for skimo at the Olympics, I didn’t know it was this “sprint” version until @lodrina.bsky.social told me, and now I am SO hyped for this ridiculous event.
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I was looking up “skimo sprint” earlier because, while I was already hyped for skimo at the Olympics, I didn’t know it was this “sprint” version until @lodrina.bsky.social told me, and now I am SO hyped for this ridiculous event.
The most insulting thing I could possibly say is that I already knew everything you'd ever say the moment I heard the first thing out of your mouth.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
The most insulting thing I could possibly say is that I already knew everything you'd ever say the moment I heard the first thing out of your mouth.
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Hactivism is back:
‼️A German hacker known as "Martha Root" dressed as a pink Power Ranger and deleted a white supremacist dating website live onstage
This happened during the recent CCC conference.
This happened during the recent CCC conference.
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Hactivism is back:
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Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
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Reposted by Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
DHS wants mug shots, fingerprints, palm prints, iris & retina scans, voiceprints, & DNA samples from anyone "associated with" any applicant for US admission, residency, or citizenship:
papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/0...
Submit comments before midnight ET tonight:
www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/0...
Submit comments before midnight ET tonight:
www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
DHS wants mug shots, fingerprints, palm prints, iris & retina scans, voiceprints, & DNA samples from anyone "associated with" any applicant for US admission, residency, or citizenship:
papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/0...
Submit comments before midnight ET tonight:
www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/0...
Submit comments before midnight ET tonight:
www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
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Happy New Year! In about a week or so, I’m going to put my Etsy store on a long term (2-3 month) hiatus.
So if there’s anything you want, now is the time to grab it!
thegarbagefile.etsy.com
So if there’s anything you want, now is the time to grab it!
thegarbagefile.etsy.com
thegarbagefile.etsy.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Happy New Year! In about a week or so, I’m going to put my Etsy store on a long term (2-3 month) hiatus.
So if there’s anything you want, now is the time to grab it!
thegarbagefile.etsy.com
So if there’s anything you want, now is the time to grab it!
thegarbagefile.etsy.com
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Thank you. theconversation.com/concerns-abo...
Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice
AI-generated police reports promise to save cops time, but they also raise a host of legal and technical concerns.
theconversation.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Thank you. theconversation.com/concerns-abo...
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Under a new California law, all official reports by state law enforcement agencies prepared with the help of AI now require a statement explicitly saying so—and require an audit trail.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa... cc: @profferguson.bsky.social
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa... cc: @profferguson.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Under a new California law, all official reports by state law enforcement agencies prepared with the help of AI now require a statement explicitly saying so—and require an audit trail.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa... cc: @profferguson.bsky.social
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa... cc: @profferguson.bsky.social
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There's a real risk that social media bans will unintentionally hurt many young people while worsening everyone's security.
The ultimate goal should be to keep children safe on the Internet, not keep them off the Internet.
The ultimate goal should be to keep children safe on the Internet, not keep them off the Internet.
Age verification changed the internet in 2025 – here's what it means for your privacy in 2026
From age checks to VPN crackdowns, is this the end of privacy online?
www.techradar.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There's a real risk that social media bans will unintentionally hurt many young people while worsening everyone's security.
The ultimate goal should be to keep children safe on the Internet, not keep them off the Internet.
The ultimate goal should be to keep children safe on the Internet, not keep them off the Internet.
Cleaning house and found a neat SFS blade
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Cleaning house and found a neat SFS blade
Unreal: "Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear Collection" www.vogue.com/fashion-show...
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Unreal: "Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear Collection" www.vogue.com/fashion-show...
I'm glad to see the Dick and Jane books enter the public domain... I started reading them one morning when I was four or five and finished a stack of "learn to read" books by the end of the day. Mom was really surprised when I started reading the newspaper that night
January 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I'm glad to see the Dick and Jane books enter the public domain... I started reading them one morning when I was four or five and finished a stack of "learn to read" books by the end of the day. Mom was really surprised when I started reading the newspaper that night
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Personal Note, January 1 2026: I have a new job: Executive Director of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. I reposted what I wrote for PG's January Newsletter on my blog: go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
New Job: Project Gutenberg
Personal Note, January 1 2026: I have a new job: Executive Director of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation . Here's what I wro...
go-to-hellman.blogspot.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Personal Note, January 1 2026: I have a new job: Executive Director of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. I reposted what I wrote for PG's January Newsletter on my blog: go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
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Jennie for V Magazine Spring Preview 2026 Issue 158, shot by MAR+VIN
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Jennie for V Magazine Spring Preview 2026 Issue 158, shot by MAR+VIN
jfc we get what we deserve with robot vacuums
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
jfc we get what we deserve with robot vacuums
@estherc.bsky.social very glad to hear you back these past days!
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
@estherc.bsky.social very glad to hear you back these past days!
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Happy 2026!! unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy - UNICORN RIOT
Atlanta, GA – Racketeering charges against 61 people indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution in t...
unicornriot.ninja
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Happy 2026!! unicornriot.ninja/2025/cop-cit...
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