Brian Duggan
@countercontrol.bsky.social
Community. Tech support. Anarchy. Ⓐ
#privacy #privsec #infosec #anarchism #techsupport #linux #foss #qubes_os
#privacy #privsec #infosec #anarchism #techsupport #linux #foss #qubes_os
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NEW: Meet the folks at AccessNow's Digital Security Helpline, who have been investigating government spyware for more than a decade, helping journalists and dissidents all over the world.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
Meet the team that hunts government spyware
For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.
techcrunch.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Meet the folks at AccessNow's Digital Security Helpline, who have been investigating government spyware for more than a decade, helping journalists and dissidents all over the world.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
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We are planning the Chinquapin Run Trail, a proposed 1.8-mile trail through Chinquapin Run Park that will connect to the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network.
The trail is designed to support walking, biking, skating, and running, safely separated from traffic.
The trail is designed to support walking, biking, skating, and running, safely separated from traffic.
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are planning the Chinquapin Run Trail, a proposed 1.8-mile trail through Chinquapin Run Park that will connect to the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network.
The trail is designed to support walking, biking, skating, and running, safely separated from traffic.
The trail is designed to support walking, biking, skating, and running, safely separated from traffic.
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The Linux Kernel is just a program: serversfor.dev/linux-inside...
The Linux kernel is just a program
Most books and courses introduce Linux through shell commands, leaving the kernel as a mysterious black box doing magic behind the scenes. In this post, we will run some experiments to demystify it: t...
serversfor.dev
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The Linux Kernel is just a program: serversfor.dev/linux-inside...
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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In 2026, we aim to deploy our whistleblower submission system, @securedrop.org, to more news outlets worldwide. But we can’t do it without your help!
Support whistleblower protection today: freedom.press/donate?utm_s...
Support whistleblower protection today: freedom.press/donate?utm_s...
Donate to Freedom of the Press Foundation
Support Freedom of the Press Foundation by donating today.
freedom.press
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In 2026, we aim to deploy our whistleblower submission system, @securedrop.org, to more news outlets worldwide. But we can’t do it without your help!
Support whistleblower protection today: freedom.press/donate?utm_s...
Support whistleblower protection today: freedom.press/donate?utm_s...
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Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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For this monthly update, I was actually going to add how to opt out of a newly discovered program that got shut down before I could do so, in part (I'm guessing) due to journalism, congrats to 404Media www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For this monthly update, I was actually going to add how to opt out of a newly discovered program that got shut down before I could do so, in part (I'm guessing) due to journalism, congrats to 404Media www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
Over one hundred community members gathered at the Home Depot in Monrovia Saturday to pressure the company to stop the immigration raids taking place at its locations.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
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Join us tonight at @redemmas.org, Baltimore folks!
BALTIMORE! Need y'all to come out to @redemmas.org tomorrow. We're talking about the state of the free press & we got a LOT to discuss. I'll be joining the great Mickey Huff, @eleanorg.bsky.social, & Mischa Geracoulis of @projectcensored.bsky.social. Come join us!
redemmas.org/events/proje...
redemmas.org/events/proje...
Project Censored presents "State of the Free Press 2026: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition" with Mickey Huff, Mischa Geracoulis, Maximillian Alvarez, Allison Butler, and Eleanor Goldfield
Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—including original, investigative reports on ICE surveillance, Meta censorship, and police violence—State of the Free Press 2026 illumin...
redemmas.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join us tonight at @redemmas.org, Baltimore folks!
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Months of stalling is just enough time for servile lackeys to learn the ChatGPT equivalent of `sed -i s/[Tt]rump/hot dog costume guy/g`
Months of stalling is just enough time for servile lackeys to learn the ChatGPT equivalent of `sed -i s/[Tt]rump/hot dog costume guy/g`
Trump to sign bill to compel release of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein
Trump had fought against releasing the files but reversed course after it was clear the House would pass legislation
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Months of stalling is just enough time for servile lackeys to learn the ChatGPT equivalent of `sed -i s/[Tt]rump/hot dog costume guy/g`
Months of stalling is just enough time for servile lackeys to learn the ChatGPT equivalent of `sed -i s/[Tt]rump/hot dog costume guy/g`
www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Xen...
A lot for #QubesOS users to get excited about, here. Hints at the possibility of Windows gaming Qubes. I would settle for GPU-accelerated terminals
A lot for #QubesOS users to get excited about, here. Hints at the possibility of Windows gaming Qubes. I would settle for GPU-accelerated terminals
AMD Continues Working On Xen GPU Virtualization Features - "The Best Is Yet To Come"
When it comes to GPU virtualization we have seen AMD engineers carry out a lot of work in recent years around the Xen hypervisor even when it hasn't seen as much interest from other vendors
www.phoronix.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Xen...
A lot for #QubesOS users to get excited about, here. Hints at the possibility of Windows gaming Qubes. I would settle for GPU-accelerated terminals
A lot for #QubesOS users to get excited about, here. Hints at the possibility of Windows gaming Qubes. I would settle for GPU-accelerated terminals
Big news. Ate entire pint of ice cream in one sitting for the first time tonight.
#icecream #pints #pumpkin #cheesecake #pumpkincheesecake
#icecream #pints #pumpkin #cheesecake #pumpkincheesecake
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Big news. Ate entire pint of ice cream in one sitting for the first time tonight.
#icecream #pints #pumpkin #cheesecake #pumpkincheesecake
#icecream #pints #pumpkin #cheesecake #pumpkincheesecake
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Jesus fucking Christ
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Jesus fucking Christ
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Epstein files (121 GB)
A collection of documents, emails, and recordings relating to Jeffrey Epstein, including his FBI and Interpol files, court documents, releases from the DOJ and Congress, and leaked emails.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
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A collection of documents, emails, and recordings relating to Jeffrey Epstein, including his FBI and Interpol files, court documents, releases from the DOJ and Congress, and leaked emails.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/supporting-d...
Epstein files - Distributed Denial of Secrets
A collection of documents, emails, and recordings relating to Jeffrey Epstein, including his FBI and Interpol files, court documents, releases from the Department of Justice and Congress, and leaked…
ddosecrets.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Epstein files (121 GB)
A collection of documents, emails, and recordings relating to Jeffrey Epstein, including his FBI and Interpol files, court documents, releases from the DOJ and Congress, and leaked emails.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/supporting-d...
A collection of documents, emails, and recordings relating to Jeffrey Epstein, including his FBI and Interpol files, court documents, releases from the DOJ and Congress, and leaked emails.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/supporting-d...
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these guys are such fucking tools www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
At Harvard Talk, Princeton President Says Colleges Should Set Clear Time, Manner, Place Rules for Protests | News | The Harvard Crimson
Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said at Harvard talk on Wednesday that universities should enforce clear time, place, and manner rules against student protesters — and refuse t...
www.thecrimson.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
these guys are such fucking tools www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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New: The FBI filed a subpoena trying to unmask the person or people behind archive.is / archive.today, which have been running anonymously for 13 yrs. Site was widely used by GamerGate, and then to bypass paywalls but has become kind of core archiving infrastructure
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New: The FBI filed a subpoena trying to unmask the person or people behind archive.is / archive.today, which have been running anonymously for 13 yrs. Site was widely used by GamerGate, and then to bypass paywalls but has become kind of core archiving infrastructure
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
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"We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers [@grapheneos.org] is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say." arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking
Cellebrite can apparently extract data from most Pixel phones, unless they’re running GrapheneOS.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers [@grapheneos.org] is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say." arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies