Sharif Torpis
@storpis.bsky.social
"The first rule of any game is to know that you're in one."
- Sandy Lerner, co-founder, Cisco Systems
- Sandy Lerner, co-founder, Cisco Systems
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ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
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The Green Blood group is holding Senegal's government for ransom.
It claims to have stolen 139TB of data from the country's Department for the Automation of Records (DAF), which holds extremely sensitive information on all the country's population.
gambiaj.com/senegals-fil...
It claims to have stolen 139TB of data from the country's Department for the Automation of Records (DAF), which holds extremely sensitive information on all the country's population.
gambiaj.com/senegals-fil...
February 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The Green Blood group is holding Senegal's government for ransom.
It claims to have stolen 139TB of data from the country's Department for the Automation of Records (DAF), which holds extremely sensitive information on all the country's population.
gambiaj.com/senegals-fil...
It claims to have stolen 139TB of data from the country's Department for the Automation of Records (DAF), which holds extremely sensitive information on all the country's population.
gambiaj.com/senegals-fil...
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X is a health threat for anyone who uses it and I'm not sure there's any safe level of exposure. It's like mercury or lead, but faster acting.
Bill Ackman, for example, shows us what X toxicity does to humans at a high level. It has completely liquified his brain and hollowed out his skull.
Bill Ackman, for example, shows us what X toxicity does to humans at a high level. It has completely liquified his brain and hollowed out his skull.
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
X is a health threat for anyone who uses it and I'm not sure there's any safe level of exposure. It's like mercury or lead, but faster acting.
Bill Ackman, for example, shows us what X toxicity does to humans at a high level. It has completely liquified his brain and hollowed out his skull.
Bill Ackman, for example, shows us what X toxicity does to humans at a high level. It has completely liquified his brain and hollowed out his skull.
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It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
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When director #AntonCorbijn began shooting the video for Belgian #EBM group #Front242’s 1988 single “Headhunter,” the band asked him about all the egg symbols- Corbijn replied, “It’s the name of the song, no? ‘Egghunter’.” It was a beloved #StarckClub classic
#AltElectro #1980s
youtu.be/jMav6dno4ho
#AltElectro #1980s
youtu.be/jMav6dno4ho
Front 242 - Headhunter HD/HQ
YouTube video by Bruce Perdew
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
When director #AntonCorbijn began shooting the video for Belgian #EBM group #Front242’s 1988 single “Headhunter,” the band asked him about all the egg symbols- Corbijn replied, “It’s the name of the song, no? ‘Egghunter’.” It was a beloved #StarckClub classic
#AltElectro #1980s
youtu.be/jMav6dno4ho
#AltElectro #1980s
youtu.be/jMav6dno4ho
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The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
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“BRB, Mr. President. I’m off to mock people’s appearances on the internet.”
— Steven Cheung
“Good thinking, Oddjob.”
— Senile Satan
— Steven Cheung
“Good thinking, Oddjob.”
— Senile Satan
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
“BRB, Mr. President. I’m off to mock people’s appearances on the internet.”
— Steven Cheung
“Good thinking, Oddjob.”
— Senile Satan
— Steven Cheung
“Good thinking, Oddjob.”
— Senile Satan
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Yeah when I think of "places I want to lend money to" it's a Hobbit-themed operation run by this guy.
Exclusive | Hobbit-Inspired Startup Becomes First New Bank Greenlighted by Trump 2.0
Erebor founder Palmer Luckey was one of the tech industry’s early Trump supporters and is known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Yeah when I think of "places I want to lend money to" it's a Hobbit-themed operation run by this guy.
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Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
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If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
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When a whistleblower’s lawyer gives you a deadline and cites the statute, that is not posturing. That is the last stop before Congress. And they just pulled the trigger.
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
When a whistleblower’s lawyer gives you a deadline and cites the statute, that is not posturing. That is the last stop before Congress. And they just pulled the trigger.
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NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
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When you're so coked up and stupid you put the scope on backwards:
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
When you're so coked up and stupid you put the scope on backwards:
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DHS Secretary says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing.
They’re absolutely wrong.
Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again.
Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
They’re absolutely wrong.
Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again.
Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
DHS Secretary says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing.
They’re absolutely wrong.
Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again.
Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
They’re absolutely wrong.
Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again.
Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
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NEW: Govtech giant Conduent says a 2025 data breach now affects far more people than first disclosed, with the number of victims who had personal and medical data stolen stretching to tens of millions of people across the United States.
Conduent says its business supports 100+ million people.
Conduent says its business supports 100+ million people.
Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans | TechCrunch
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a "significant number of individuals’ personal information" from the govtech giant's systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of mo...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Govtech giant Conduent says a 2025 data breach now affects far more people than first disclosed, with the number of victims who had personal and medical data stolen stretching to tens of millions of people across the United States.
Conduent says its business supports 100+ million people.
Conduent says its business supports 100+ million people.
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The Hennepin County Jail already provides legally required information to ICE.
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The Hennepin County Jail already provides legally required information to ICE.
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
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That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
In 2009, this was the mask of a UK SAS character in “Call of Duty.” By 2015 it was de rigeur among Iraqi government commandos and Shiite militiamen. In 2018, in “Sicario 2,” it was what CIA surrogate characters wore to disguise themselves as cartel gunmen.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Critic Dave Thompson of AllMusic praised #SimpleMinds’ 1982 debut single “Promised You A Miracle” for its “funky bass line, bright melody & splashy keyboard hook” & Smash Hits mag called it “a top tier track”- Starckers loved it as well & it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Critic Dave Thompson of AllMusic praised #SimpleMinds’ 1982 debut single “Promised You A Miracle” for its “funky bass line, bright melody & splashy keyboard hook” & Smash Hits mag called it “a top tier track”- Starckers loved it as well & it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
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Oklahoma receives $18 billion more in federal funds than it gives with 12.2 percent from California. Nearly half of Oklahoma's government revenue is from federal funding. Just say thank you and be on your way, asshole.
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Oklahoma receives $18 billion more in federal funds than it gives with 12.2 percent from California. Nearly half of Oklahoma's government revenue is from federal funding. Just say thank you and be on your way, asshole.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Important for people to realize that like 30% of all the bad stuff in society is already explicitly illegal it's just not enforced.
Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Important for people to realize that like 30% of all the bad stuff in society is already explicitly illegal it's just not enforced.
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Hardware (1990) Richard Stanley
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hardware (1990) Richard Stanley
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The Trump administration will urge the 7th Circuit to overturn a judge's ruling requiring it to release hundreds of people from ICE detention centers who immigration rights advocates say were arrested without warrants or probable cause.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration will urge the 7th Circuit to overturn a judge's ruling requiring it to release hundreds of people from ICE detention centers who immigration rights advocates say were arrested without warrants or probable cause.
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. https://to.pbs.org/4ruDeAC
Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center
The letter marked Gabbard's first explanation for her unusual presence at an FBI search during which agents seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and other documents related to the 2020 election...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. https://to.pbs.org/4ruDeAC