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Violet Blue®
@violetblue.bsky.social
Awarded author, journalist: cybersecurity, privacy, digital human rights, Covid. WIRED, PopSci, Spinoff, Engadget, FT, IFJ. Visiting Scholar at Stout Research Centre, NZ.

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Update 6: Pleased to report that Ivy is back, this time yelling at the neighbors 😂
Update 5: Ivy returned! It's been one year since she barged into the apartment and yelled at me (bsky.app/profile/viol...)
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Y’all can be awesome like Violet and take flyers for Rainbow Windows of Wellington to your favourite stores abd cafes too! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/rainbow-wind...
February 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
These came out great! Thank you for making them @wellingtonpride.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #WellingtonPride

More info/get yours here: www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/new-r...
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Right before the blood rave starts
Most people look good under disco lights

Not JD tbh
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to [email protected] until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social!
Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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That’s my adorable boyfriend @dezidesire.bsky.social in the green!! They also produce a monthly mask mandatory club night & burlesque show here in Vancouver, called Experimental Phase. It’s so wonderful!

www.instagram.com/maskquerade.... if you were curious 💖
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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The latest and greatest news- Covid and metformin along with more good news and not so. Mask up even if it’s a lime green mask! It looks great. Oh and cat news! @violetblue.bsky.social keeps us informed.
There's actually some good news this week! First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials! Four EU orgs form international federation Long COVID Rise Up! Metformin helps prevent Long Covid! And check out that sweet neon green mask fit. Click, share!

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February 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
There's actually some good news this week! First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials! Four EU orgs form international federation Long COVID Rise Up! Metformin helps prevent Long Covid! And check out that sweet neon green mask fit. Click, share!

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February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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The secret to finding 100% of your typos is just to wait until the piece is published, don't worry you'll find them all
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Timeline cleanse
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM
What I think of when someone feels bad for the ICE lawyer #TrekSky
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
TFW I see Long Covid researchers, doctors (or clinics!) that don't or won't mask.
Some researchers
> support Let it Rip and mass infection dynamics with SARS-CoV-2
> enter the growing field of Long Covid research
> ask for funding for Long Covid
> collect prizes, accolades and funding for researching a disease they contributed not to prevent
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
TIL that today is a lowkey holiday in Aotearoa 😂
February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Just remembered last night's/this morning's stress dream, where I was filling out the residence application on deadline and discovered a new section where I had to provide two separate test certificates for having learned to play the piano 😭
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A good reminder that X-Ray: Bad Redaction Detector exists, thanks to the Free Law Project's Open Source Tools page: free.law/open-source-...

Also: respect, empathy, and gentle thoughts for every abuse survivor having to witness the internet comb through these files 24/7 without content warnings 💔
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This chaos happened right before the earthquake! The bird was fine, I caught it softly and safely, it's now free to shit chaotically all over everything somewhere else. The cats are still looking for it 😂
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
shimmy shimmy #eqnz
February 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM