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After a 20-yr gov/mil/corp career that included being CSO for the company once running global DNS, I'm now a senior cybersecurity prof in MD overseeing a large grad […]
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... and yet he wants them to drill in Venezuela? 😂
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/bureau-of-land-management-oil-gas-auction-zero-bids-colorado/
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/bureau-of-land-management-oil-gas-auction-zero-bids-colorado/
Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction gets zero bids in Colorado
The Trump administration wants to expand drilling on public lands, but oil and gas developers expressed zero interest in Thursday’s sale.
www.cpr.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
... and yet he wants them to drill in Venezuela? 😂
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/bureau-of-land-management-oil-gas-auction-zero-bids-colorado/
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/bureau-of-land-management-oil-gas-auction-zero-bids-colorado/
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) goes to war against SECDRUNK KegBreath. Here's the court filing.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0.pdf
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) goes to war against SECDRUNK KegBreath. Here's the court filing.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0.pdf
WTAF?
If anything, there's a concerted push by the fitness industry and influencers to shove more protien into things.....this makes zero sense whatsoever. Just go to the grocery store and see the dairy aisle screaming at you.
If anything, there's a concerted push by the fitness industry and influencers to shove more protien into things.....this makes zero sense whatsoever. Just go to the grocery store and see the dairy aisle screaming at you.
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
WTAF?
If anything, there's a concerted push by the fitness industry and influencers to shove more protien into things.....this makes zero sense whatsoever. Just go to the grocery store and see the dairy aisle screaming at you.
If anything, there's a concerted push by the fitness industry and influencers to shove more protien into things.....this makes zero sense whatsoever. Just go to the grocery store and see the dairy aisle screaming at you.
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For anyone you know who's still using Facebook, Insta, Whatsapp, or Threads...
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For anyone you know who's still using Facebook, Insta, Whatsapp, or Threads...
January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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In 2025, a crack team of moms was sent to prison by a kangaroo court for a crime they didn't commit. These mom’s promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Minneapolis underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as wine drinkers of fortune. If you have a problem […]
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mastodon.online
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
In 2025, a crack team of moms was sent to prison by a kangaroo court for a crime they didn't commit. These mom’s promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Minneapolis underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as wine drinkers of fortune. If you have a problem […]
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Mural in France
July 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Mural in France
Not even 0900 on Monday, but methinks a timeline cleanse / feelgood story is warranted already.
https://archive.ph/rzqgm
https://archive.ph/rzqgm
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Not even 0900 on Monday, but methinks a timeline cleanse / feelgood story is warranted already.
https://archive.ph/rzqgm
https://archive.ph/rzqgm
Word of the Day: "Performative Dictatoring"
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Word of the Day: "Performative Dictatoring"
Government never learns...
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-orders-ofcom-to-explore-encryption-backdoors
@Em0nM4stodon
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-orders-ofcom-to-explore-encryption-backdoors
@Em0nM4stodon
英国命令通信管理局研究加密后门
UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors (reclaimthenet.org)
05:36 ↑ 101 HN Points
reclaimthenet.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Government never learns...
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-orders-ofcom-to-explore-encryption-backdoors
@Em0nM4stodon
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-orders-ofcom-to-explore-encryption-backdoors
@Em0nM4stodon
BBG also reporting that FOTUS said that credit-card lenders would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t heed his call to cap interest rates at 10% for one year.
There's no 'law' they're breaking. And Donnie is too stupid to understand that his executive orders are not 'laws' - let alone […]
There's no 'law' they're breaking. And Donnie is too stupid to understand that his executive orders are not 'laws' - let alone […]
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indieweb.social
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
BBG also reporting that FOTUS said that credit-card lenders would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t heed his call to cap interest rates at 10% for one year.
There's no 'law' they're breaking. And Donnie is too stupid to understand that his executive orders are not 'laws' - let alone […]
There's no 'law' they're breaking. And Donnie is too stupid to understand that his executive orders are not 'laws' - let alone […]
BBG reporting Donnie will veto any ACA extensions bill that are sent to him.
Because he's got his, so everyone else is on their own and doesn't matter.
Because he's got his, so everyone else is on their own and doesn't matter.
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
BBG reporting Donnie will veto any ACA extensions bill that are sent to him.
Because he's got his, so everyone else is on their own and doesn't matter.
Because he's got his, so everyone else is on their own and doesn't matter.
If the UK and/or EU defence companies can manage this, it will show the world just how bureaucratic, bloated, and slow-moving the US defence industry really is.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/ukraine-war-briefing-nightfall-britain-races-to-develop-ballistic-missile-for-kyiv
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/ukraine-war-briefing-nightfall-britain-races-to-develop-ballistic-missile-for-kyiv
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
If the UK and/or EU defence companies can manage this, it will show the world just how bureaucratic, bloated, and slow-moving the US defence industry really is.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/ukraine-war-briefing-nightfall-britain-races-to-develop-ballistic-missile-for-kyiv
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/ukraine-war-briefing-nightfall-britain-races-to-develop-ballistic-missile-for-kyiv
FOTUS says he’s leaning toward excluding Exxon from his Venezuela plan, saying he was displeased with the company’s response to his initiative.
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute.”
No, it's because Exxon's CEO told the group on Friday that Venezuela is “uninvestable” based […]
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute.”
No, it's because Exxon's CEO told the group on Friday that Venezuela is “uninvestable” based […]
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indieweb.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
FOTUS says he’s leaning toward excluding Exxon from his Venezuela plan, saying he was displeased with the company’s response to his initiative.
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute.”
No, it's because Exxon's CEO told the group on Friday that Venezuela is “uninvestable” based […]
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute.”
No, it's because Exxon's CEO told the group on Friday that Venezuela is “uninvestable” based […]
Donnie officially weaponizing government to fuck with the Federal Reserve now…
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-received-justice-department-subpoena-threatening-criminal-indictment-e9e3f84d?st=Ry7BPw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-received-justice-department-subpoena-threatening-criminal-indictment-e9e3f84d?st=Ry7BPw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Donnie officially weaponizing government to fuck with the Federal Reserve now…
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-received-justice-department-subpoena-threatening-criminal-indictment-e9e3f84d?st=Ry7BPw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-received-justice-department-subpoena-threatening-criminal-indictment-e9e3f84d?st=Ry7BPw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Interesting take on the Greenland situation...
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canadaeuuk-prepare-for-war?r=2sb1m
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canadaeuuk-prepare-for-war?r=2sb1m
BREAKING: Canada/EU/UK Prepare For War As Trump’s Orders Greenland Invasion Plan
NATO warships mobilizing against America. And a U.S. military being told to ignore illegal orders. Here. We. Go.
deanblundell.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Interesting take on the Greenland situation...
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canadaeuuk-prepare-for-war?r=2sb1m
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canadaeuuk-prepare-for-war?r=2sb1m
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Recycling fascist slogans and putting them on their lectern would seem to indicate that they're finally willing to acknowledge that the Republican Party has embraced fascism if you ask me.
January 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Recycling fascist slogans and putting them on their lectern would seem to indicate that they're finally willing to acknowledge that the Republican Party has embraced fascism if you ask me.
Fly Eagles Fly!!
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Fly Eagles Fly!!
Continuing to rewrite history at the Smithsonian.
And that new photo ... does he think that makes him look like JFK? He looks like he needs to take a shit but can't find the bathroom key.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/smithsonian-swaps-trump-portrait
And that new photo ... does he think that makes him look like JFK? He looks like he needs to take a shit but can't find the bathroom key.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/smithsonian-swaps-trump-portrait
Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments
National Portrait Gallery removes text on new portrait of Trump standing in Oval Office with a scowl and fists on deskThe National Portrait Gallery in Washigton DC has removed a placard that referred to Donald Trump’s two impeachments and his...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Continuing to rewrite history at the Smithsonian.
And that new photo ... does he think that makes him look like JFK? He looks like he needs to take a shit but can't find the bathroom key.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/smithsonian-swaps-trump-portrait
And that new photo ... does he think that makes him look like JFK? He looks like he needs to take a shit but can't find the bathroom key.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/smithsonian-swaps-trump-portrait
POLITICO:
The day after Good’s death, Noem “quietly ordered new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney and colleagues report. “That order, put into effect Thursday by the Trump administration and revealed in court late Saturday, forces […]
The day after Good’s death, Noem “quietly ordered new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney and colleagues report. “That order, put into effect Thursday by the Trump administration and revealed in court late Saturday, forces […]
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indieweb.social
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
POLITICO:
The day after Good’s death, Noem “quietly ordered new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney and colleagues report. “That order, put into effect Thursday by the Trump administration and revealed in court late Saturday, forces […]
The day after Good’s death, Noem “quietly ordered new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney and colleagues report. “That order, put into effect Thursday by the Trump administration and revealed in court late Saturday, forces […]
PSA:
"This is to notify you that the credit monitoring and identity theft insurance coverage you were provided by the Federal government has a 10-year term, which ends on February 10, 2026.
This service was provided following the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents and has helped safeguard your […]
"This is to notify you that the credit monitoring and identity theft insurance coverage you were provided by the Federal government has a 10-year term, which ends on February 10, 2026.
This service was provided following the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents and has helped safeguard your […]
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indieweb.social
January 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
PSA:
"This is to notify you that the credit monitoring and identity theft insurance coverage you were provided by the Federal government has a 10-year term, which ends on February 10, 2026.
This service was provided following the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents and has helped safeguard your […]
"This is to notify you that the credit monitoring and identity theft insurance coverage you were provided by the Federal government has a 10-year term, which ends on February 10, 2026.
This service was provided following the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents and has helped safeguard your […]