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Sam Bowne :donor:
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Instructor at CCSF, corporate trainer for Infosec Decoded.

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After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why? - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/after-years-of-resisting-it-spacex-now-plans-to-go-public-why/
arstechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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New US visa rule sparks panic among Indians as social media checks begin - India Today https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/new-us-visa-rule-sparks-panic-among-indians-as-social-media-checks-begin-glbs-2833541-2025-12-10
New US visa rule sparks panic among Indians as social media checks begin
A new US rule requiring H-1B and H-4 applicants to make social media public has sparked anxiety among Indians, as consulates cancel visa appointments and delays threaten jobs, travel and family plans.
www.indiatoday.in
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Australian PM issues warning over under-16s social media ban | World News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/australian-pm-issues-warning-over-under-16s-social-media-ban-13481680
Australian PM issues warning over under-16s social media ban
The ban comes as new Ofcom figures show 70% of UK 11 to 17-year-olds saw or heard harmful content online over a four-week period.
news.sky.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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AI is upending the porn industry https://archive.is/lx6VM
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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GitHub - droe/sslsplit: Transparent SSL/TLS interception https://github.com/droe/sslsplit
GitHub - droe/sslsplit: Transparent SSL/TLS interception
Transparent SSL/TLS interception. Contribute to droe/sslsplit development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2e-c9SF5nE

@pluralistic does it again!

this time on the daily show!
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/sanctioned-spyware-maker-intellexa-had-direct-access-to-government-espionage-victims-researchers-say/
Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say
Based on a leaked video, security researchers alleged that Intellexa staffers have remote live access to their customers' surveillance systems, allowing them to see hacking targets’ personal data.
techcrunch.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Intellexa’s Prolific Zero-Day Exploits Continue | Google Cloud Blog https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/intellexa-zero-day-exploits-continue
Intellexa’s Prolific Zero-Day Exploits Continue | Google Cloud Blog
Commercial surveillance vendor Intellexa continues to thrive and exploit mobile zero-day vulnerabilities.
cloud.google.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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LOLPROX - Living off the Hypervisor attacking Proxmox https://blog.zsec.uk/lolprox/
LOLPROX - Living off the Hypervisor
Living off the land in Proxmox for red teams. Covers guest agent abuse, vsock tunnelling, disk access, and hypervisor persistence. LOLPROX
blog.zsec.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Discovery of two Two Critical Vulnerabilities in RUT22GW Industrial LTE Cellular Routers | by Vortex | Dec, 2025 | ByteRay https://blog.byteray.co.uk/critical-vulnerabilities-in-rut22gw-industrial-lte-cellular-routers-f4eb8768feb7
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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GitHub - p-e-w/heretic: Fully automatic censorship removal for language models https://github.com/p-e-w/heretic
异端：语言模型的自动审查解除
Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models (github.com) 11-16  ↑ 120 HN Points
github.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Little Marco Loses It Over Big Problem of Woke Typeface in State Dept.

https://www.thedailybeast.com//little-marco-rubio-loses-it-over-big-problem-of-woke-typeface-in-state-dept/?via=ios
Little Marco Loses It Over Big Problem of Woke Typeface in State Dept.
The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s effort to undo DEI policies.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Fox News Host Spirals as Trump Candidate Loses in Stunning GOP Defeat

https://www.thedailybeast.com//fox-news-host-brian-kilmeade-spirals-as-donald-trump-candidate-loses-in-stunning-gop-defeat/?via=ios
Fox News Host Spirals as Trump Candidate Loses in Stunning GOP Defeat
Network mainstay Brian Kilmeade has grown increasingly hysterical over the GOP’s poor performance.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Stephen Miller’s Wife Gushes Over Leaving Him for Elon Musk

https://www.thedailybeast.com//stephen-millers-wife-gushes-over-leaving-him-for-elon-musk/?via=ios
Stephen Miller’s Wife Gushes Over Leaving Him for Elon Musk
The MAGA podcast host has taken her fawning interviews to a whole new level.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Spotify Under Fire After AI Copy Replaces Real Band

https://www.thedailybeast.com//spotify-under-fire-after-ai-copy-replaces-real-band-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/?via=ios
Spotify Under Fire After AI Copy Replaces Real Band
“We are truly doomed,” the band’s frontman said.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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House Dem Hits RFK Jr. With Articles of Impeachment

https://www.thedailybeast.com//house-democrat-hits-health-and-human-services-secretary-robert-f-kennedy-jr-with-articles-of-impeachment/?via=ios
House Dem Hits RFK Jr. With Articles of Impeachment
The health secretary is called out for his “scientific coup d’etat of America’s public health.”
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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MAGA Senators Demand Ban on Social Media for Kids

https://www.thedailybeast.com//maga-republicans-back-social-media-ban-on-us-kids-and-young-teens/?via=ios
MAGA Senators Demand Ban on Social Media for Kids
Trump allies have endorsed Australia’s first-of-a-kind online restrictions.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Billionaire Trump Gives Jaw-Dropping Lecture to Parents as Prices Surge

https://www.thedailybeast.com//billionaire-donald-trump-sends-christmas-affordability-message-to-parents-as-prices-surge/?via=ios
Billionaire Trump Gives Jaw-Dropping Lecture to Parents as Prices Surge
The president says it might be time to “give up” certain things to get by—starting with children’s toys this Christmas.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Ludus is a system to build easy to use cyber environments, or "ranges" https://docs.ludus.cloud/docs/intro/
🏟️ Ludus Introduction | Ludus
Ludus is the open-source server for testing infrastructure
docs.ludus.cloud
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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looks like the 'it works on my computer so we'll just ship my computer' school of thought needs to go back to class

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/
Over 10,000 Docker Hub images found leaking credentials, auth keys
More than 10,000 Docker Hub container images expose data that should be protected, including live credentials to production systems, CI/CD databases, or LLM model keys.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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If any of you have posted any opposition to fascism in the last five years, you're toast. I'm in the clear, of course, since I always support all fascist authority figures unwaveringly.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ice-wants-go-after-dissenters-well-immigrants
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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New Hampshire Keeps Vaccine Schedule Despite RFK Change, But Only Health Officials Told | InDepthNH.org https://indepthnh.org/2025/12/08/new-hampshire-keeps-vaccine-schedule-despite-rfk-change-but-only-health-officials-told/
New Hampshire Keeps Vaccine Schedule Despite RFK Change, But Only Health Officials Told
New Hampshire parents will still be able to get their newborns life-saving vaccines against hepatitis B despite U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to curb the practice, according to a New Hampshire Health Alert sent to medical providers Friday.
indepthnh.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-billionaires-city-startups
Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States
"Can you imagine being that rich and that miserable?" The post Tech Billionaires Are Starting Private Cities to Escape the United States appeared first on Futurism.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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McDonald's Pulls Down AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Deluge of Mockery https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-generated-commercial
McDonald’s Turns Off Comments on AI-Generated Advert After Deluge of Mockery, Then Pulls It Down Entirely
"The future is here, and it's not looking good." The post McDonald’s Turns Off Comments on AI-Generated Advert After Deluge of Mockery, Then Pulls It Down Entirely appeared first on Futurism.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children's Brains, New Research Finds https://futurism.com/health-medicine/social-media-children-adhd
Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds
"Our study suggests that it is specifically social media that affects children’s ability to concentrate." The post Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds appeared first on Futurism.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM