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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 4h
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 3h
As data breaches go, this is pretty sizable, significant, and also bafflingly bad in terms of time it took to discover and that the stolen data was unencrypted. News of this breach comes weeks after a huge theft of FBI agents' personal data. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260930...
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
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In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheel
Once you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Hegseth: "Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation's best minds: Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Minor Spear Carrier @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social · 13h
The U.S. joins Russia and Belarus as it departs an international anti-corruption panel. apnews.com/article/trum...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h
CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
In a past life I wrote docs to help corporations (often, oil refineries) comply with regulations put in place after and responding to the Bhopal disaster. This has Bhopal written all over it, but on a much bigger scale.
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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 22h
Insane rain potential in France as drought parched land may receive nearly a year’s worth of rain in two days.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
A team of researchers tested 21 vehicles and found that all of them transmitted data to a third-party domain. And over half were pinging advertising companies. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think
“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman, and Nicole Brosnan map out the legal questions raised by ICE's use of Palantir's Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement (ELITE) targeting tool, from Fourth Amendment search issues to due process and standing hurdles.
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From Records to Raids: The Questionable Legality of ICE’s Palantir ELITE System
There are important legal considerations implicated by ICE’s use of ELITE, write Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman and Nicole Brosnan.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis' The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee. www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 28/09/2026
"It's, of, course not just him. It's his entire family. There's a researcher, I believe at @publiccitizen.bsky.social, Zach Everson, who called this out. I have to show this to you, because this is really wild." - @chrislhayes.bsky.social, Sept. 25, 2026
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‘What the hell?’: Your tax dollars just paid for a 'PSA' praising Trump
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely. Carol Rosenberg reports: www.justsecurity.org/158987/guant...
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Guantanamo Dispatch: Innocent or Guilty, Accused USS Cole Bomber May Never Go Free
Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Swiss voters have rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Swiss vote down neutrality measures
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the…
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Mathew Michaud @dopplerinc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In which a lack of noise makes the signal clear. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Actual headline in today's WaPo.
Headline: At every turn, Trump's ideas for aiding US consumers run into resistance.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is serious stuff, and a serious problem for Paxton, Abbott and all Rs in Texas.....
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Mathew Michaud @dopplerinc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In which The Simpsons becomes revelatory. Check the comments. 🧵👇
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Under Kash Patel, the FBI will now hire you even if you have a history of hiring prostitutes, or of having sex with animals. The rightwing Maha influencer Alex Clark had a guest on to her talk show to discuss the idea that wives should provide sex for their husbands on demand
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In its push to subordinate women, the American right is embracing raunch
Conservatives long promoted a politics of sexual prohibition. Now such morals have been shed in favor of male domination
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
North Korea is integrating drone waves, cruise and ballistic missiles and rockets into strikes designed to overwhelm air defences, while using battlefield data from Ukraine to improve its weapons and sending troops and workers to support Russian invasion.
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North Korea Expands Strike Arsenal as Its Weapons Fuel Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Pyongyang staged its first combined drone, cruise missile, ballistic missile and rocket salvo on 12 September, then tested an upgraded hypersonic missile and guided 240mm rockets within 10 days, while...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 28/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from Russia has worked on EU-backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies, according to documents seen by POLITICO.
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Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ukraine is conducting a daring and heroic mission to bring aid to the residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky. So far 4,000 kg of food, water and medicine have been delivered to 100 locations. It's a race against time as Russia targets aid drops and civilians.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US Ambassador Guilfoyle allegedly boasted the US can topple allies while discussing Romania with Greek officials: “We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here.” Pushed allies toward Aktor energy deals while its paid lobbyist accompanied her on official meetings.
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Trump's ambassador to Greece told Greek officials the US could topple allied governments if it wants
US Ambassador Guilfoyle allegedly boasted US can topple allied governments while discussing Romania with Greek officials: “We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here.” Also pushed alli...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I guess the hundreds of millions Republicans are getting from billionaires for ads in the midterms aren’t enough so they are just going to steal taxpayer dollars to run more of them.
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The AI companies are blogging samples of scientific work in part as ads to induce scientists to become paying customers, but I can’t see that happening if they have even the whiff of a reputation for plagiarism.
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Love this analysis
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Putting a baseball stadium in a national park is really shit for brains stuff even for Donald Trump www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Election balloting can be ornate and complex, but I've checked with the League of Women Voters and in every state, it is permissible to take a guide into the voting booth with you. I hope this can be of some assistance:
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The only thing that would make this MORE hilarious is if they were to name the building after Barack Obama. I might NEVER stop laughing.😆😆😆
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
“Everyone hates cameras in smart glasses. But if the camera is contained in a charm you wear around your neck, it shifts the agency. Suddenly, you’re not recording people. It’s just a cute little animated avatar looking out on the world.”
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‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
South Korea's President is furious at Zelensky for publicly revealing that captured North Korea soldiers chose to defect to the South. I can explain why...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a reminder, she’s the Secretary of Education not the Secretary of Labor
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Free speech absolutist strikes again!!!
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The fact that we've gotten to the point where this man feels comfortable speaking his mind in public is such an indictment of the 21st century as a whole
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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
just a quick reminder that this fuckhead was the proximate trigger for thousands of National Guardsmen being deployed to DC
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
kinda feels like the time to say something was before charging people with phony crimes for protesting and then waging an elaborate conspiracy to cover up prosecutorial misconduct but who asked me?
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Clarence has been bribed for over 20 yrs and the 2 men bribing him BLEW OFF their Senate subpoenas and NOTHING happened to them? Why is a subpoena a suggestion for wealthy white men? Mo Brooks was able to blow off his subpoena and he wore BODY ARMOR under his 1/6 clothing. How uncool to us is that?
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election
A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Best Twitter riposte of the day.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An ICE official desposed for this case was so evasive during a deposition that the judge declared her not credible. At one point, when asked to give a rough estimate of how many people were being held at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC in June 2025, she responded with "there's no such thing as an average."
Despite these facts, ICE officials – particularly Zanello – at other points in this case have attempted to downplay the level of overcrowding that existed during the summer of 2025. As the day-to-day supervisor of the tenth-floor hold rooms who was present on the tenth floor on at least most days from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., she was quite evasive about how many people generally were held there at a time. [see Footnote 114 in next image] 

She would not provide even an estimate. In addition to her unbelievable claims that she could not recall approximately how many people were being held at any given time and that there is no such thing as an average number of people who were being heldFootnote 114: (“Q. Over the summer of 2025 while you were there . . . there were often 100 people held on the [tenth-]floor hold rooms at a time. Right? A. I would have to look at the day. Q. What is your best recollection as you sit here of the average number of people who [were] being held in the [tenth-]floor hold rooms in July 2025? A. There is no average that you can provide . . . . [T]he best I could do was a high and a low. Q. Okay. What’s the high and the low? A. I don’t know. Q. . . . [L]et’s take one time period each day. Let’s take noon . . . . What is your best recollection of how many people were being held there at noon in July? A. . . . . I would have to look at a specific date and time to give you that number . . . . Q. Okay. I’m asking you how many people do you recollect being held? A. It depends on the day. I would have to look at the day. Q. But you have no recollection of what the numbers were like as you sit here today under oath? A. It could have been zero. It could have been max. I don’t know. I would have to look at the day. Q. Okay. Give me a rough estimate of one of the most crowded days you can remember? A. I would have to look at the day. I’m not going to guess on a number. Q. Fair to say that at times there were more than a hundred people at a time? A. I would have to look at the day . . . . Q. But sitting here today you cannot even give a rough estimate of how many people were there? . . . . [A.]Footnote 14 continued.
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