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Scott Link
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yet another grey beard. Recovering sys admin and PMP. Currently a red/purple teamer.
Pay attention to the Ts&Cs of your search engine of choice: reclaimthenet.org/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.
reclaimthenet.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.

So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Normally when I listen to PTFO I'm satisfied in just enjoying good work, but this one has the added benefit of being enraging down to the last second.
PTFO collaborated with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @motherjones.com on an investigation into Riley Gaines.

Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”

But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley Gaines Investigated: The Lia Thomas Race, the Coach & Why She "Doesn't Even Like" Trump | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Ahem
October 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Let’s keep showing that the people have more power than the people in power. Check out Fight Back With Friends, our program that helps activate your friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get engaged. 👇
Fight Back With Friends! Monthly Call To Action · Indivisible
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www.mobilize.us
October 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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My feelings, exactly.
October 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!
October 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.
October 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Donald Trump is setting not just the federal government against one of the states, but pitting armed soldiers from one state against the citizens of another. This is an emergency.

And so, an emergency Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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I wrote about how keeping up with rising authoritarianism (or criticizing how other people are organizing against it) isn't the same as taking action yourself. I also ponder whether constantly telling my readers that there's still time to act might keep them from actually doing so.
Mind the gap
There's difference between analyzing a crisis and doing something about it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Media-opoly
www.youtube.com/shorts/OpZ2S...

Kinda old, but still relevant
This seems relevant today…
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This is an important thread. It seems weirdly disrespectful to try to turn Kirk into something he clearly despised.
As someone who spent many hours listening to Kirk’s show on AM radio, I would say that he made Rush Limbaugh seem like Walter Cronkite by comparison, in terms of rhetorical tone and empirical rigor. The subtext of every show was “You don’t hate the left enough.”
My sense is that most Americans had not heard of Charlie Kirk until yesterday. The first and perhaps only thing they're going to hear about him from the most trusted and important voices in American politics is that he was a model and constructive participant in good-faith political discourse.
September 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Your ICS/OT firewall shouldn't have an outbound any-any rule.

Your firewall should be heavily filtering both incoming and outgoing traffic.
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I just updated FIG: Filling in the Gaps for People Search Removal Services. It's a list of people search sites NOT covered by paid services. It's now in alphabetical order, easier to use with BADBOOL, added new brokers and removed defunct brokers and removal services. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Filling In the Gaps For People Search Site Removal Services
docs.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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I was just telling my girlfriend the other day that the old world is dying. And, my stars, the new world is struggling to be born. And now is the time when you meet such INNNNteresting monsters.
August 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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As early observer of @governor.ca.gov's efforts to find different ways to message, I had complained his podcast outreach was largely a sausage-fest, focused on men's podcasts.

This, a great interview with Heather Cox Richardson, is a welcome departure.

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Live with Heather Cox Richardson
A recording from Heather Cox Richardson's live video
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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This is America.
August 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Important.
I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
August 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This day in history, an abuser resigned in disgrace. He will never hold such power again. We won’t let him.
August 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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We’ve made it extra easy to share news about Trump’s biggest failures and most unpopular policies. Help toxify Trump and MAGA by starting conversations on your preferred social platforms: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...
July 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Even if you think the Epstein story will go away and MAGA will bend the knee, I'm not going to stop talking about it. I'm not going to HELP them. So, no need to tell me I'm wasting my time. Advocating for the survivors to get at the truth is never a waste of time. <3
July 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM