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DistrictofAlex

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Infosec, GRC. Reading past the headline. Unwisely sarcastic. Go Orioles!

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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 19h
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 19h
ICE also cited "...a separate court judgment against him in favor of the Comptroller of Maryland," forcing the Office of the Comptroller to refute any implication they provided records to ICE nor any legitimate basis for the arrest and condemning ICE for his death in detention.
"In response to ICE citing a court judgement against Curo-Churata, Maryland's Office of the Comptroller issued a statement on the matter.

"The Office of the Comptroller does not coordinate with ICE or the Department of Homeland Security in any way. The office has no information indicating that Mr. Curo-Churata's Maryland tax information was provided to ICE at any time or that the agency's records were used as a basis for his arrest," the statement said.

"Under Maryland law, a judicial order is required for ICE or DHS to obtain taxpayer information. Our agency takes the legal obligation to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information extremely seriously," it added.    

"Julián Curo-Churata's death at the hands of ICE is outrageous and heartbreaking. He should be alive today and with his family," the Office of the Comptroller's statement said. "
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 19h
I wrote about Julian Curo-Churata last week. His only conviction appears to be a traffic offense. A civil immigration violation should not carry the death penalty. austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-…
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The law must follow justice. Not the other way around. Republicans simply won’t acknowledge that.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Robert Redford Smiles and Nods
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I Nied braaaaiiiiins 🧟 @nied.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What's going on?
⬜ it's annoying or not interesting 
☑️ I'm in this photo and I don't like it 
⬜I think it shouldn't be on Facebook 
⬜ it's spam
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Really seems he went a step further. He all but openly confirmed. He first went with "that's my family", then followed up in response to Ossoff with what sounds like "I tell my son in law that [racism is bad] & I fired all the fascists who worked in my office..."
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ah, Eliot, no. The esteemed President released an ad, paid for by the White House, that assured us he was eliminating the fascists, so I think you have it wrong.
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/10/2026
This isn't the first time this has happened. At the end of last year, a European Commission disinformation strategy was reportedly scrubbed of any mention of the United States after an intervention by 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's office.
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Can the EU's new Democracy Shield protect Europe from America?
It appears MAGA has successfully intimidated the Commission into defanging its new anti-disinformation tool proposed today.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Back To The Future: Great Scott!
ALT: Back To The Future: Great Scott!
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Marine Le Pen's plan to save the French economy:
A "Page not found -- POLITICO" dead link in the original post
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tells you how much money you have and takes notes, too!
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reasonable question. Regardless, it actually seems like it *could* be the full ad, which is really...something!
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is no lens in which you can view the destruction of USAID as anything other than a catastrophic failure on every level bsky.app/profile/bach...
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No, they didn’t.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
jake dropping a hot one
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Envisioning a Willy Wonka scenario here. Best of luck.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That's not a cat it's a crocodile
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Makes sense, they were pumping Trump Tower full of Russian money, A bank famous for laundering dirty Russian money bankrolled him when no one else would, Don Jr's wedding was bankrolled by a Russian oligarch so it's only logical that
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Kate McKinnon's 'Ohh Okay' on SNL
ALT: Kate McKinnon's 'Ohh Okay' on SNL
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tracey pulled a Schmitt which is extremely on brand
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
lmao
“The Patel Report looks backward because accountability demands it,” says a memo to the workforce signed by the FBI’s co-deputy directors, Christopher Raia and Andrew Bailey, that describes the document as marking the “closing of one chapter in our history and the beginning of another complete with a brighter future ahead.”

Bailey announced his resignation earlier this week, and his last day is Friday. The FBI declined to comment on the report.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice ad. There's a lesson here for Dems in statewide races: Don't bring piss to a shit fight.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is absolutely the logical conclusion of a Roy Cohn-influenced Trump DOJ
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Do you feel you have any obligation in your posts and headlines to distinguish an immigration judge under the thumb of an authoritarian executive from a federal judge of the judiciary branch? Your story might help you understand the need for a more rigorous approach.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Asked how he knew what to do in the moments before another pilot aboard, whom other passengers identified as a British man called James, took control, Hayun said: "I watch Air Crash Investigation, Mr Prime Minister."
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"By announcing the lawlessness and open threat we pose to a free and fair society, the judges have violated their obligations..."
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Absolutely, not even close
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And if the system worked he never has the opportunity to run in 2024
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Message received I'm updating the password policy man sheesh
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Or on GoogleTV anytime. I don’t make the rules.
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spyware maker Paragon is reportedly going public. "Paragon and REDLattice generated combined revenue of $267 million in the 12 months ended June 2026, representing a 29% increase from the same period a year earlier." www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...
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Israeli cyber company Paragon to go public through Nasdaq SPAC merger at $1.25 billion valuation | CTech
The company and U.S. partner REDLattice generated $267 million in combined revenue over the past year, up 29%.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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What Is This Whats Happening
ALT: What Is This Whats Happening
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s a cogent, lucid, well thought out, compelling argument from a Trumpist who hates black women
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
They're eating the dogs They're eating the cats
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026
This is May 20, 2025 all over again. DHS trying to ignore Judge Murphy with a plane in the air.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DC goes hard
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The ultimatum the US government is posing to the IEA is destroy any initiatives addressing climate change or the US will walk away?
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James Parker: Lies Not Listening
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Called it bsky.app/profile/dist...
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not sure what you mean. I am well acquainted with Sports Illustrated.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Intel footprint and stabilization during asymmetric warfare and operations in volatile zones smallwarsjournal.com/2025/05/08/s...
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Soft Power, Strong Impact: The Enduring Alliance Between USAID and the U.S. Military
USAID and other humanitarian efforts are vital soft power factors for global stability and the U.S.'s global interests.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you're a defense hawk, all of the Mattis doctrine stuff re spending on diplomacy and aid leading to huge savings in defense spending, managing conflict escalation etc. afsa.org/usaid-critic...
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USAID: A Critical National Security Tool | American Foreign Service Association
U.S. foreign assistance can play an outsized role in more than half the countries in the world. Here are five priorities for USAID in the period ahead.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On USAIDs' value pertaining to market expansion and economic statecraft: www.cgdev.org/publication/...
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Strategic Not Transactional: Using Development Cooperation to Advance Economic and National Security
A purely transactional approach, is not a reform of foreign assistance; it is an abdication of it. This note argues for an economic statecraft agenda that is both strategically purposeful and genuinel...
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The global implications of U.S. withdrawal from WHO and the USAID shutdown: challenges and strategic policy considerations
The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO and the shutdown of USAID disrupt global health governance, threatening disease surveillance and reversing progress made in combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malar...
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On projection of US power abroad and strategic policy implications: www.csis.org/analysis/shi...
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Shifting Tides: The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown
As the Pacific becomes the front line of global power competition, recent U.S. actions on foreign assistance and trade have far-reaching implications for U.S. influence in this critical region.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Impossible to make the case *especially* with fed deficit as your central issue! Above the inexcusable, amoral horror show of such a "reshaping", we have arguments outside of that lens which *still* make it clear it is a completely meritless, ignorant decision assured to harm U.S. interests.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
State charges, I assume/hope? The Donald would love nothing more than to pardon a young, good-looking rapist so just making sure...
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Eager to hear their plan for addressing inequality
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Should be great. Like when he named Rudy Giuliani the Cyber Czar in his first term.
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DistrictofAlex @districtofalex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Omfg darth employee of the month
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