Christopher Plessinger
@plessinger.com
Grandson of an original anti-fascist.
Dad; hockey, futball, genealogy.
20 years in I.T.
Citrix: CCIA, CCE-V, CCP-AppDS
VMware: VCP-DCV 2024, VCP-DM 2023
CompTIA: Linux+, Security+, Network+, A+
Zerto: ZCP
I like to tinker.
Posting from Texas, USA
Dad; hockey, futball, genealogy.
20 years in I.T.
Citrix: CCIA, CCE-V, CCP-AppDS
VMware: VCP-DCV 2024, VCP-DM 2023
CompTIA: Linux+, Security+, Network+, A+
Zerto: ZCP
I like to tinker.
Posting from Texas, USA
Every picture of see of Kristi Noem lately looks like she's reacting to a dog whistle that only she can hear.
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every picture of see of Kristi Noem lately looks like she's reacting to a dog whistle that only she can hear.
Because constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly are inconvenient to the CISD Superintendent and the Governor of Texas.
They can both go fuck themselves.
They can both go fuck themselves.
Following the incident, Hays CISD is clamping down on future student walkouts, saying they ‘cannot happen.’
DA investigation underway in Hays County, Texas, after adult fights teen protesters
Chad Michael Watts, 45, went viral for fighting a bunch of teenagers — and losing. A 45-year-old man has been arrested and is under investigation by the
www.sacurrent.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Because constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly are inconvenient to the CISD Superintendent and the Governor of Texas.
They can both go fuck themselves.
They can both go fuck themselves.
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Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
After years of bolting AI onto everything, Redmond remembers admins exist
There is good news for administrators: Microsoft has delivered on its promise to build Sysmon functionality into Windows.…
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
Looks like I won't have to caravan all the way to Dilley to protest.
Children and families are being held in ICE facilities with inhumane conditions. We should be closing them — not building more.
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and I are opposed to any expansion of ICE’s presence in San Antonio.
We’ll fight with every tool we have to prevent it.
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and I are opposed to any expansion of ICE’s presence in San Antonio.
We’ll fight with every tool we have to prevent it.
ICE buys warehouse on San Antonio's East Side, angering local officials
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement closed on an industrial building off of Loop 410 for a processing center.
www.expressnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Looks like I won't have to caravan all the way to Dilley to protest.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Mitch McConnell:
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Mitch McConnell:
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Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
Truth.
People often fake being nice, but most people don’t fake being mean. So if they are mean, believe them.
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Truth.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Rental Family was good.
February 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Rental Family was good.
Newsflash: Narcissist's staff that chose to work for the narcissist squeals about how narcissistic the narcissist actually is.
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Newsflash: Narcissist's staff that chose to work for the narcissist squeals about how narcissistic the narcissist actually is.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
Grifters gonna grift.
SPACEX IS SAID TO BE IN ADVANCED TALKS TO COMBINE WITH XAI
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Grifters gonna grift.
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1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️
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“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
My grandfather once told me not to believe what I see as a best seller. He said that Joe Kennedy bought tons of John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage and then they sat in a warehouse.
I wonder about the $7 million figure here.
I wonder about the $7 million figure here.
“Melania” beat projections, but still finished behind two other big theatrical premiers this weekend.
‘Melania’ Movie Blows Past Projections, Grossing $7 Million
“Melania” beat projections, but still finished behind two other big theatrical premiers this weekend.
www.forbes.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 AM
My grandfather once told me not to believe what I see as a best seller. He said that Joe Kennedy bought tons of John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage and then they sat in a warehouse.
I wonder about the $7 million figure here.
I wonder about the $7 million figure here.
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I’m still not sure if enough Americans fully understand how hard it is for the rest of us to continually see polls showing “how unpopular Trump is” when he’s he’s still ridiculously and shockingly more popular than he should be in any sane nation.
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I’m still not sure if enough Americans fully understand how hard it is for the rest of us to continually see polls showing “how unpopular Trump is” when he’s he’s still ridiculously and shockingly more popular than he should be in any sane nation.
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
...among the guards?...
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
...among the guards?...
The article I wish I'd read instead: "Were NASA engineers forced to use Anthropic AI on the Perseverance mission by NASA administrators pressured by political appointees?"
ICYMI: NASA taps Claude to conjure Mars rover's travel plan
NASA taps Claude to conjure Mars rover's travel plan
Is there life on Mars? Well, there's Claude in the machine
Anthropic's Claude machine learning model has boldly planned what no Claude has planned before – a path across Mars for NASA's Perseverance rover.…
dlvr.it
February 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The article I wish I'd read instead: "Were NASA engineers forced to use Anthropic AI on the Perseverance mission by NASA administrators pressured by political appointees?"
At least SAPD Internal Affairs is at least reviewing cases:
Sgt. Jesus Rubio was an officer that filed paperwork stating that Officer Yousif Abdullah's use of force claim was justified.
IA determined that, nope, that wasn't the case and Sgt. Jesus Rubio got a 30 day suspension without pay.
Sgt. Jesus Rubio was an officer that filed paperwork stating that Officer Yousif Abdullah's use of force claim was justified.
IA determined that, nope, that wasn't the case and Sgt. Jesus Rubio got a 30 day suspension without pay.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
At least SAPD Internal Affairs is at least reviewing cases:
Sgt. Jesus Rubio was an officer that filed paperwork stating that Officer Yousif Abdullah's use of force claim was justified.
IA determined that, nope, that wasn't the case and Sgt. Jesus Rubio got a 30 day suspension without pay.
Sgt. Jesus Rubio was an officer that filed paperwork stating that Officer Yousif Abdullah's use of force claim was justified.
IA determined that, nope, that wasn't the case and Sgt. Jesus Rubio got a 30 day suspension without pay.
SAPD officer Yousif Abdullah has indefinite suspension (termination) reduced to a 30 day suspension for unjustified use of force.
We can thank Police Chief McManus for intervening for the office and continuing to earn the animosity of the public at large for keeping bad apples on the force.
We can thank Police Chief McManus for intervening for the office and continuing to earn the animosity of the public at large for keeping bad apples on the force.
'I'm gonna (expletive) hit him': SAPD suspends officer for use of 40 mm launcher
The suspect was 'sitting with his hands in front of him and appeared to be only non-compliant to verbal commands,' police say.
www.expressnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
SAPD officer Yousif Abdullah has indefinite suspension (termination) reduced to a 30 day suspension for unjustified use of force.
We can thank Police Chief McManus for intervening for the office and continuing to earn the animosity of the public at large for keeping bad apples on the force.
We can thank Police Chief McManus for intervening for the office and continuing to earn the animosity of the public at large for keeping bad apples on the force.
There are 254 counties in Texas.
I wonder which jurisdiction this piece of shit will wind up at next.
Texas allows disgraced cops to move around almost a prolifically as pedophile priests - I mean, if the police union attorney doesn't get him probation and the ability to keep his job...
I wonder which jurisdiction this piece of shit will wind up at next.
Texas allows disgraced cops to move around almost a prolifically as pedophile priests - I mean, if the police union attorney doesn't get him probation and the ability to keep his job...
SAPD: Cop arrested on-duty on DWI charge now suspended for verbal abuse
San Antonio police say that just weeks before his own colleagues arrested him on suspicion of DWI, Paul Fencik drove recklessly in the car.
www.expressnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
There are 254 counties in Texas.
I wonder which jurisdiction this piece of shit will wind up at next.
Texas allows disgraced cops to move around almost a prolifically as pedophile priests - I mean, if the police union attorney doesn't get him probation and the ability to keep his job...
I wonder which jurisdiction this piece of shit will wind up at next.
Texas allows disgraced cops to move around almost a prolifically as pedophile priests - I mean, if the police union attorney doesn't get him probation and the ability to keep his job...
For those that might have missed it, WhatsApp, owned by Meta, appears (in a surprise to no one) to have no end-to-end encryption - by design.
Looks like Signal is still the best option (barring found exploits).
Looks like Signal is still the best option (barring found exploits).
Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption
The lawsuit cites 'courageous whistleblowers,' but provides no technical evidence. WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, calls the claims 'absurd' and warns that it plans to countersue.
www.pcmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
For those that might have missed it, WhatsApp, owned by Meta, appears (in a surprise to no one) to have no end-to-end encryption - by design.
Looks like Signal is still the best option (barring found exploits).
Looks like Signal is still the best option (barring found exploits).