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Drew Conry-Murray

@drewcm.bsky.social
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Content Director at Packet Pushers; tech journalist; co-host of the Network Break, Heavy Networking, and Packet Protector podcasts; author of the supernatural novel "The Haunting of Edward Drake"

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6h
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6h
BIG WIN for making the Epstein Files public Judge Kollar-Kotelly grants summary judgment to us at @democracydefendersfund.org Orders DOJ to get busy giving us the docs. We will hold their feet to the fire!
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 4h
Anyone have a copy of the book of Hegseth speeches titled "The War Department Field Manual" that DoD handed out today? (Serious question. Want to check something about it.) DMs open. Signal 202.804.2744. Email z_everson@protonmail.com Thanks!
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Hegseth issued a 144-page book to the 600 troops attending his speech today, it's a compilation of some of his speeches. It includes a forward from Trump saying, "I will not ask you to fight dumb wars."
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13h
Counterpoint: It would be great if people read some of the things that have been written about AI surveillance of workers! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hilke... www.cambridge.org/core/books/q... www.ucpress.edu/books/uberla... jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...
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Data Driven
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h
If you didn't already hate Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, and data centers, Meta is using the latter to cheat on their taxes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Only high-T ballots will be accepted
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
2/ John Oliver also mentioned our recent investigation into Paxton’s financial disclosures. The Texas AG appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages, potentially violating a federal ethics law. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a Texas Tribune headline from September 4, 2026 reads: “Ken Paxton omits rental income and mortgages from financial disclosures, obscuring his wealth.” It's paired alongside a photo of Texas AG Ken Paxton, wearing a dark suit with a light blue tie, holding a microphone to his face.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
1/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a Texas Tribune headline from July 7, 2026 reads: “Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on 'illegal voting.' He may have violated Texas election law.” An article excerpt below says: "... appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections ...”
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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Contrast this with Zohran Mamdani, James Tallarico or even a wealthy J.B. Pritzker. Which group better represents what it means to be an American?
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New Bedford and Fall River are still experiencing heavy ICE presence. See ICE? Call LUCE at 617-370-5023.
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Immigrants, attorneys describe ‘chaotic’ few days of ICE detentions on South Coast
In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today I learned about manicules!
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ProPublica continuing to bring the receipts. Please subscribe if you can!
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
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William Collins @macroengineered.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💡 Will @anthropic.com #claude destroy humanity by the end of the decade? #ai #doomsday #technology
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Saudi Arabia is in big trouble, with their oil industry under attack from multiple directions. The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't. Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:
foreignpolicy.com
Saudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong People
Riyadh’s bet on Trumpism has failed.
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great piece from @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social on the Redemption-Era evils the Roberts Court has resurrected www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
“Mozilla is running what's called a ‘wild postings’ campaign, a street-level advertising tactic where posters are slapped onto the sides of buildings or barricades rather than placed at traditional billboard sites.”
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Mozilla is plastering New York with posters mocking tech billionaires as part of a new marketing campaign
The Mozilla Foundation skewers Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk in a new poster campaign promoting its fellowship program.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026
"You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed whackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And something feels different." buff.ly/Jt8xHF9
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Pumpkin Spice: Now For Men
“You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed wackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And s...
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David Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
PSA for journalists: National Catholic Reporter is hiring a News Editor to help lead all facets of news coverage. It's a great opportunity given downward trends in media but a great place to work no matter the times. True pros, no A.I... www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b...
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Deputy Editor - Remote - Indeed.com
National Catholic Reporter
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
A Flock rep *claimed* that the cameras are 93% accurate, but as the NBC report points out, if Flock scans 20 billion plates a month, that’s a whole bunch of false positives.
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Alarming rise in mistaken vehicle stops tied to automated license plate readers
Controversial cameras like Flock and automated license plate readers are mistakenly flagging more cars. NBC News’ Dana Griffin spoke with one woman who was stopped multiple times.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
EFF joined an amicus brief urging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. The government can’t avoid accountability by punishing those who exercise their rights.
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D.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration Agents
EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restricti...
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else’s throat hoping they’ll give you a little thumbs up and like it." – Zelda Williams archive.is/uJHpl
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Becca Lewis @beccalew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👀👀👀👀 fnl.mit.edu/how-we-learn...
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How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Campus Surveillance – MIT Faculty Newsletter
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
so i may be out of my depth here but hes at 30% approval, you elites can stop capitulating now
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Casey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I went on @npr.org's 1A alongside the great @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu to talk about how corruption has rotted American foreign policy, fueled imperialism from Greenland to Ukraine, and sold American policy—and even American national security—to the highest bidder.
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If You Can Keep It: 'Empire of Grift'
The name of this country has been at the center of President Trump’s rhetoric.
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great work by @propublica.org ! I'm sure Susan Collins is very concerned at having been caught taking bribes.
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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've started informally counting the number of men and women in movie/TV pics on media platforms and articles about shows to watch. About twice as many men shown as women. 🙁
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
~ Personal news ~  I left TechCrunch. I will now focus on finishing my book about Hacking Team and the history of government spyware. After that, and in the meantime as well, I will be freelancing. Contact me: Lorenzofb.writes@gmail.com or Signal @LorenzoFB.1337 (+1 917 257 1382)
A masked puppet comes out of a keyboard.
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TracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 21/09/2026
if u have ever wanted to see me say “i can’t talk about that because ITAR” in person now’s your chance
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...
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Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 21/09/2026
Across the Philadelphia area, bookstores are back. Sellers say screen fatigue, a hunger for community, and a desire to support local businesses are fueling the surge.
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Philadelphia's bookstores are booming, with readers seeking an 'escape'
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Politicians, the media, and AI researchers are running with the story that OpenAI’s tech “went rogue” during the Hugging Face hack. But by anthropomorphizing AI, we risk misunderstanding what happened and what to do about it, says The New Yorker's Joshua Rothman. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great work by @propublica.org !
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Wes Miller @getwired.com · 18/09/2026
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Tim Cappalli @timcappalli.me · 18/09/2026
Best name ever. zuckoff.app
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ZuckOff | Camera glasses detector
ZuckOff listens for the Bluetooth advertisements camera glasses emit and tells you when a lens is in the room. Everything stays on your phone.
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Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026
great art articulates eternal truths
script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
   [They do not log off]

                                  CURTAIN
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A data center spilled thousands of gallons of diesel into a tributary of New Jersey’s Hackensack River on Friday evening. The incident occurred at Equinix’s NY2 facility in Secaucus, where approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel were released from an outside storage tank au.pcmag.com/ai/119929/da...
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Data Center Spills Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Into NJ Creek After Computer Glitch
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says the diesel was contained before it could reach the Hackensack River.
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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Updates on our Don Jr/Russian oligarch story, with Oversight Dem launching an investigation and President Trump weighing in www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding
Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financia...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus
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Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is a fun item on display at the CYBR.SEC.CON security conference. I also like that it's unplugged, which is a good reminder about the power we still have over machines.
A replica of the WOPR super computer from the movie "War Games."
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