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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Right before the blood rave starts
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Right before the blood rave starts
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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
Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS
Send work to [email protected] until February 7
Expected pub: late 2026
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY
Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS
Send work to [email protected] until February 7
Expected pub: late 2026
Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS
Send work to [email protected] until February 7
Expected pub: late 2026
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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
Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social!
Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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I'm MCing this next weekend, it's free on the door. sustaintrust.org.nz/our-events/e...
The Eco Fashion Runway Show - Sustainability Trust Wellington
The Eco Fashion Runway Show This Valentine’s Day as part of the Fringe Festival, Ultraupcycled, in collaboration with Te Aro Zero Waste, presents a glamorous Eco Fashion Runway Show featuring sustai...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I'm MCing this next weekend, it's free on the door. sustaintrust.org.nz/our-events/e...
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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 💖
www.instagram.com/maskquerade.... if you were curious 💖
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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 💖
www.instagram.com/maskquerade.... if you were curious 💖
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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
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 9:23 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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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
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February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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"
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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
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
Can't wait to see this. www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
New 'Māori gothic' film Mārama draws on horror of colonialisation
Mārama tells the story of a young Māori woman lured to Victorian England under false pretenses, and her fight to keep her identity.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Can't wait to see this. www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens...
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Timeline cleanse
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Timeline cleanse
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
> 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
TFW I see Long Covid researchers, doctors (or clinics!) that don't or won't mask.
Via @thewhn.bsky.social -- Petition for LA to Recognize "International Long Covid Awareness Day" #LongCovid
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Recognize "International Long Covid Awareness Day" in LA
March 15 is International Long Covid Awareness Day. Sign the petition to tell the LA City Council that you want Long Covid acknowledged and City Hall lit teal in observance.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Via @thewhn.bsky.social -- Petition for LA to Recognize "International Long Covid Awareness Day" #LongCovid
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TIL that today is a lowkey holiday in Aotearoa 😂
Really enjoyed this commemorative piece by @haydendonnell.bsky.social. The last line is gold.
National milestone: It’s been 10 years since the Waitangi dildo strike
When Josie Butler threw that dildo, she split our nation’s timeline into two eras: before dildo (BD) and after dildo (AD).
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February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
TIL that today is a lowkey holiday in Aotearoa 😂
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
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 😭
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 💔
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
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 💔
Also: respect, empathy, and gentle thoughts for every abuse survivor having to witness the internet comb through these files 24/7 without content warnings 💔
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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
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.
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
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 😂
I think for me it was when on rewatch of Buffy it became clear to me that I hated all the aspects that I now recognize as Whedon's sexist grossness and lack of character, but loved the aspects that could only come from all the other uber talented artists, performers, writers, etc.
*except Xander
*except Xander
I feel like Joss Whedon—much of whose work I still love and think is genuinely really good—is such a great example of the latter case
Like in retrospect there were so many red flags
Like in retrospect there were so many red flags
Subconscious theory "if terrible people make art, it can only be terrible," that's not how it works. Sometimes in the art there is true catharsis & person is good. Other times, veiled confessions & manipulation. We can only know the difference by truly listening & respecting those around the artist.
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I think for me it was when on rewatch of Buffy it became clear to me that I hated all the aspects that I now recognize as Whedon's sexist grossness and lack of character, but loved the aspects that could only come from all the other uber talented artists, performers, writers, etc.
*except Xander
*except Xander
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We are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of travel grants to assist editors to participate in WikiCon 2026, held in Wellington from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May.
Applications will be approved on a first come, first served basis, so don't delay: www.wikimedia.nz/travel-grant...
Applications will be approved on a first come, first served basis, so don't delay: www.wikimedia.nz/travel-grant...
Travel grants for WikiCon
We are offering a limited number of travel grants to assist editors to participate in Wikicon 2026, held in Wellington from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 […]
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February 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of travel grants to assist editors to participate in WikiCon 2026, held in Wellington from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May.
Applications will be approved on a first come, first served basis, so don't delay: www.wikimedia.nz/travel-grant...
Applications will be approved on a first come, first served basis, so don't delay: www.wikimedia.nz/travel-grant...
New: Epstein’s obsession with DEF CON and his pet “personal hacker” is outed by Reddit sleuths, Pentagon demands Anthropic remove AI safeguards so they can do bad things, a paper on evaluating anti-facial recognition tools, a Vic Uni desk selfie, cats, more!
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February 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
New: Epstein’s obsession with DEF CON and his pet “personal hacker” is outed by Reddit sleuths, Pentagon demands Anthropic remove AI safeguards so they can do bad things, a paper on evaluating anti-facial recognition tools, a Vic Uni desk selfie, cats, more!
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Great job Kohengi!!
Female #kakapo Kohengi on her three eggs on Pukenui/Anchor Island today. We don't yet know if they're fertile, but will investigate soon. So far fertility on Anchor is very high: only 8 infertile out of 33 checked. We expect many more infertile eggs though. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Great job Kohengi!!