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Matthew Wollenweber

@mjw.bsky.social

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NOLA based security engineer, privacy advocate, and progressive organizer. BJJ brown belt. Rescuer of bulldogs. Opinions are my own https://insomniac.tech

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 5d

“Nothing that we’re doing (in terms of city ordinances) would be enough to prevent abuse” Thanks @helenamorenola.com

Here's what we know about where New Orleans mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

Royce Duplessis, Oliver Thomas and Helena Moreno don't support unconstitutional surveillance methods, but is live facial recognition technology inevitable in New Orleans?

www.nola.com

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 17m

NEW: The developers whose ICE-related apps were removed from the Apple App Store say they're preparing to fight back. @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

www.wired.com

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 3h

You’re doing it wrong

Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 1d

Eye on Surveillance (EoS) meets TONIGHT bit.ly/EOSoct

Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 1d

I’m looking forward to the articles about the less famous individuals that spend years helping ill children

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has let the nations flood insurance program lapse

National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire Tuesday, halting new policies and some home loans

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire at the end of Tuesday.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant to turn the Super Bowl in San Francisco into a flashpoint for anti-ICE protests that will either necessitate a huge militarized perimeter around the stadium or even its cancellation.

Every country gets its turn in the barrel with authoritarianism and I'm glad ours are so incompetent.

Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 3d

Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ the Super Bowl www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/a...

Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ the Super Bowl

www.nytimes.com

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 3d

She needs a good editor

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NOLA.com @nolanews.bsky.social · 3d

This Friday, Deutsches Haus opens its gates for its annual Oktoberfest. During the festival’s three-weekend run, an expected 24,000 New Orleanians will come to celebrate by dressing in their finest

Beer, bands and schnitzel are coming back for the Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest in New Orleans

This Friday, Deutsches Haus opens its gates for its annual Oktoberfest. During the festival’s three-weekend run, an expected 24,000 New Orleanians will come to celebrate by dressing in their finest

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NOLA.com @nolanews.bsky.social · 3d

As we navigate the height of hurricane season, pet owners need to stay ready.

5K run through Metairie Cemetery will raise money for animal rescues. Plus, it's a pawty!

As we navigate the height of hurricane season, pet owners need to stay ready.

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 3d

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Trump cancels $94 million in food aid. Central Louisiana feels the pinch. • Louisiana Illuminator

Food insecurity is higher than at any time since the aftermath of the Great Recession, and many food banks report higher need than they saw at the peak of the pandemic.

lailluminator.com

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Asha ♈️ @foreverab.bsky.social · 3d

I forgot how great it feels to win 😩🙌🏾

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 3d

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 3d

a kitchen with a checkered floor and a white refrigerator with the words oh yeah !!! written on it .

ALT: a kitchen with a checkered floor and a white refrigerator with the words oh yeah !!! written on it .

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

Jordan Howden runs a Cam Skattebo fumble back 88 yds for a Saints TD

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 3d

“You’re here to fight your neighbors.”

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

Doocy: "If a young man or woman signs up today, are they more likely to deploy to the Middle East or the Midwest?"

Hegseth: "The era of sort of reckless adventurism around the globe is over...We're here to defend the hemisphere, the homeland, the border."

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🇬🇹 ⚜️ @saraodette.bsky.social · 3d

WE ALL SIPPIN ON THE KOOOOOOOL AID TODAY

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Sarah Lungaro, MD @lungareaux.bsky.social · 3d

OHHHHH YEAHHHHH

a kitchen with a checkered floor and a white refrigerator with the words oh yeah !!! written on it .

ALT: a kitchen with a checkered floor and a white refrigerator with the words oh yeah !!! written on it .

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 3d

It's always something

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 4d

Good vibes lasted almost through the kick return.

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Leslie Molson @ladymolson.com · 4d

From the r/NewOrleans subreddit, about Devin DeWulf's Instagram video inviting Democrats and Republicans to sit down together at the Krewe of Red Beans' clubhouse to learn to live each other while watching cat videos to diffuse any tension.

The video is still up, as is the followup video.

r/NewOrleans

Krewe of Red Beans Invites Right-Wingers to "Safe Space" Discussion Moderated by Cat Videos

NYX Drama

Watch the Instagram video while you can, because the group's founder shut off the comments when they got over 100+ strong in criticizing the idea.

The gist of the story is that Devin DeWulf appears to have run out of cultures to appropriate and has set his sights on engaging with the right wing as a means of attracting attention.

Red Beans plans to host a group of 50% Democrats and 50% Republicans to work out their superficial differences in a community discussion at their private clubhouse. Worried the format might get a little heated? Fret not, because Red Beans has already made plans to cool down any debate with some cat videos. What could go wrong?

Stay tuned through the end to hear a special message from DeWulf to his "haters." You'll see that his position as an object of internet scorn makes DeWulf uniquely qualified to tackle America's descent into authoritarianism.

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 4d

If you’ve parked in New Orleans your data has been stolen

BleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 4d

ParkMobile has finally wrapped up a class action lawsuit over the platform's 2021 data breach that hit 22 million users. But there's a catch: victims are receiving compensation in the form of a $1 in-app credit, which they must claim manually. And, it comes with an expiration date.

ParkMobile pays... $1 each for 2021 data breach that hit 22 million

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 4d

Some days I have the humor of a teenager

Matthew Wollenweber @mjw.bsky.social · 4d

Space in commerce vs wasted on parking is a win