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@cycle132.bsky.social
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Sports fan, technologist, advocate for decency, equity, security and privacy.

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Proton @proton.me · 29/09/2026
Why are smart TVs so whiny?
A meme comparing a muscular “CRT TV” Doge with a smaller, worried-looking “Smart TV” Doge. The CRT TV side lists benefits such as not needing updates, simply plugging in cables, and being built like a tank. The Smart TV side complains about having no Wi-Fi and repeatedly calling servers back home.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.com · 23h
the spider-man pointing meme for Brian Thomas, Marvin Harrison and Quentin Johnston
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
People say Bluesky is a bubble, but mostly it's because the entire rest of the internet is an absolute sewer
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This 👇 Here, Chumpster.......
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/09/2026
Online behavioral advertising has always been creepy. AI makes it worse.
eff.org
DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising
Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavio...
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 25/09/2026
Trump reacted to his own flyover like a baby who got spooked by his own fart
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Pivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The bigger the empire, the more windows somebody can throw a brick through.” @profgalloway.com explains how the ultra-wealthy are actually more beholden to the powers that be in order to protect their fortunes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Never forget (Scott Olson/Getty)
2024 campaign yard signs that says "TRUMP LOW PRICES. KAMALA HIGH PRICES"
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Proton @proton.me · 23/09/2026
On paid plans you can add multiple forwarding mailboxes per alias under Settings → Aliases, and set any of them as the default for all aliases. A shared "household bills" alias can reach both partners without either giving out a personal address.
Settings for Aliases in Pass, allowing multiple email addresses (after they've been verified) to receive mail from a single Alias.
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm sure the DOJ that thinks 86 47 constitutes a threat will be all over this.
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Privacy Badger @privacybadger.org · 21/09/2026
Worried about OpenAI following you around the web? Privacy Badger blocks OpenAI trackers on websites you visit. www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...
buchodi.com
ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
OpenAI's ad collector at bzr.openai.com sets a cookie called __obi, scoped to .openai.com. The value is while you are on ChatGPT and tied to your ChatGPT account. __obi is then sent to OpenAI from ord...
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 20/09/2026
Hegseth eliminated the reviews and approvals designed to prevent civilian casualties, to avoid culpability for war crimes, figuring "hey, we thought the [boat / school / whatever] was a legitimate target" would be a viable excuse. This can't be allowed.. He must be criminally prosecuted.
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Nick Juskewycz @itssked.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chris Simms my GOAT. He's 100% spot on here
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 18/09/2026
And this is why more people should listen to our podcast where we talk about this stuff all the time...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/09/2026
Mass surveillance isn't a joke. But a new EFF report exposes how police are using Flock to turn our privacy into a punchline. Learn more with the EFFector newsletter and podcast: eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
👮 Flock Searches for the LOLs | EFFector 38.16
Mass surveillance isn't a joke. But police are treating it like one when using automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering a new EFF report on
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sam @samthielman.com · 17/09/2026
they were very subtle about it, but if you looked closely you could see the signs
A bunch of creeps at the RNC holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/09/2026
“Domestic manufacturing is no substitute for accountability over how these systems are built, sold, and used,” EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @WIRED.com. "The multi-billion dollar industry churning out mass surveillance technology is not safer or more acceptable based on where it is assembled.”
wired.com
Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
Flock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Look at all this Biden inflation
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/09/2026
Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation
Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation
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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“The important thing to know is that [Trump] is a liar, a skinflint, and a scammer, and that he will give you nothing, because he wants all the money, all the power, and all the country for himself.” Nuf said. @nberlat.bsky.social | @atrupar.com in Public Notice
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Football fans! If you’re newish here and looking to quickly populate your feed with NFL takes, news, reactions—check out my starter pack 👇 go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🚨🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🚨
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, yes, the state of California is definitely taking children away from their parents if they don't agree with "the pronouns the schools chooses for your kids," yes, that is an entire string of events that definitely happened. It's cool how a US Senator can just spread insane lies on TV.
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Uncle Don @uncledon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Proton @proton.me · 09/09/2026
Privacy software can get complicated quickly. There are operating systems to replace, apps to swap, networks to understand & settings buried several menus deep. You don’t need to use all of them. But these tools show how 1 privacy expert approaches everyday technology 👇 proton.me/blog/privacy...
proton.me
7 privacy tools experts actually use | Proton
Explore privacy tools that privacy experts use for everyda, from GrapheneOS and Organic Maps to Qubes OS, F-Droid, Cape, Tor, and VPNs.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC. It will go on YouTube instead.
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Modeka @modeka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/09/2026
Download Privacy Badger to block spying ads and invisible trackers. www.eff.org/privacybadger
privacybadger.org
Privacy Badger
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Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.com · 08/09/2026
You can officially get the audiobook version anywhere, including Amazon if you're an Audible listener. It's me reading it, so if you're used to hearing my dulcet tones, you're *so* in luck!
amazon.com
Pound Foolish
Pound Foolish - Kindle edition by Harris, Christopher. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Pound Foolish.
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Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.com · 08/09/2026
POUND FOOLISH just listed on @bookshop.org Best-Sellers of the week... ...and we're *in* the dang graphic Thank you, everyone! (if you're happy and you know it, please RT...)
The Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week graphic...with the cover of Pound Foolish appearing front and center!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/09/2026
🚨 OCTOBER 17 — NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY! With our democracy at stake, we're showing up again to promote unprecedented voter participation in the midterms. Our goal is to translate the historic protest power of No Kings mobilizations into a massive wave of voter turnout.
NO KINGS
NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
VOTE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
NOKINGS.ORG
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Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.com · 03/09/2026
Dunno how long it'll last, but if you go to the Bookshop best-sellers page, POUND FOOLISH is listed in the third row of *ALL* best-sellers on the site! bookshop.org/categories/m...
it's Pound Foolish on the Best Sellers page at Bookshop.org
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Caines Writings @caineswritings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Remember, META (aka Facebook) is the one that wants age verification. It saves them from the lawsuit and removes the proof of burden from them to 3rd party companies. When they know VERY WELL how old you are.
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Eric @techpriest4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It never was about age verification, it is so the platforms can guarantee real people are looking at ads and not bots. The sale and theft of our information is just a bonus revenue stream they get to enjoy with no repercussions.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
techdirt.com
Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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cycle132.bsky.social @cycle132.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ordered my copy of #poundfoolish by @harrisfootball.com. Hear great things about Chris’ latest book. Can’t wait until it arrives ⏳
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Newsom: "Look what happened in Vietnam. They got slapped with a 46% tariff. Until they didn't. Because Eric Trump visited Vietnam in the middle of negotiations. Met with the prime minister, who had a press conference with Eric Trump announcing they had just approved a new golf course in record time"
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cycle132.bsky.social @cycle132.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Listened to today’s @harrisfootball.com podcast with @dennycarter.bsky.social. Excellent episode. Also very surprised there was not one question about how great life is on Bluesky - the official app of sports.
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Cape Cellular @cape.co · 01/09/2026
Comcast's new Wi-Fi Motion feature turns newer Xfinity routers into home motion sensors. Enabling it means Comcast can share the data it generates with third parties, without notifying you, for law enforcement requests, subpoenas, or legal disputes. Full story: bit.ly/46wcXcy
techcrunch.com
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
oh ok so it’s full blown democracy-ending stuff
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.
Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,
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Marci Rae ❌️👑 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @skerzified.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
zerogproject.org/guides/ditch...
zerogproject.org
The Complete Guide to Ditching Google
Replace every Google service with privacy-focused alternatives. Complete migration guide with step-by-step instructions.
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SUSTYSUBS.NET @sustysubs.net · 18/08/2026
@quad9dns.bsky.social www.sustysubs.net/alternatives...
sustysubs.net
Quad9 - A Sustainable Alternative for DNS Resolvers
Read why Quad9 is a good alternative for DNS Resolvers.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Does it ever feel like you're in a cage being watched? Well, you are. By Flock cameras, thanks to Mike Rogers.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.
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