Reposted by George PagelDave Maass 🔦 @maassive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026You know, @theonion.com, I actually would like to see the Pentagon’s (and CBP’s) declassified aerostat files. 151
Reposted by George PagelElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/06/2026When a license plate is captured by an automated license plate reader (ALPR), it’s instantly compared against a list of vehicles that the police are actively looking for, known as a “hotlist.” EFF has learned that one of these hotlists targets immigrants on behalf of ICE. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgAre Your Local Police Using Flock Safety ALPRs to Scan for Immigrants?When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified 4188109
Reposted by George Pagelpadstone.io @padstone.io · 24/04/2026Most risk registers aren't risk management. They're audit theater. High/medium/low tells you nothing about actual exposure — it just tells you someone filled out the form. padstone.io/insights/risk-register-… 022
Reposted by George PagelAlexandra Phelan 余雪莲 @alexandraphelan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026In contrast: when Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics in 2023, she received hundreds of invitations and requests. She accepted just 3. One was advising the WNBA players union as they negotiated a new labor deal with the league. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...wsj.comWNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel LaureateHarvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000. 072
Reposted by George PagelElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/03/2026People think "‘I buy a Ring doorbell to put on my house, I control the footage’…But there is [an] entire secondary use of this device, which is by police that you don’t really get a lot of say in," EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social tells @Malwarebytes.com. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcas...malwarebytes.comRing doorbells: Won't you see my neighbor? (Lock and Code S07E05)This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Matthew Guariglia about Ring smart doorbells and the surveillance network they create. 011855
Reposted by George PagelElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 07/03/2026This International Women’s Day, five women at EFF talk about the women who have inspired them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgAdmiring Our Heroes for International Women’s Day: Five Women In TechIn honor of International Women’s Day, we asked five women at EFF about women in digital rights, freedom of expression, technology, and tech activism who have inspired us. Anna Politkovskaya Jillian 010541
Reposted by George PagelBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Coffee, straight out of my nose. 298111282049
Reposted by George PagelCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026> @benstiller.redhour.com 151110312294
Reposted by George Pageldaviss @daviss.org · 07/03/2026Dropkick Murphys finish up their set at a benefit show across from Alex Pretti Memorial: “We’ll never forget what we saw with our own eyes, we’ll never forget what we’ve seen here today. thank we’ve seen here today. Thank you all for allowing us to come bear witness with you, thank you Minnesota!”. 191788375
Reposted by George PagelThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/10/2025Symbolically, the destruction of the East Wing is the end of an era, and it has been seen as a slight to the traditional respect for the Office of the First Lady. washingtonpost.comThe East Wing is gone. Here’s why it’s been called ‘the heart’ of the nation.The East Wing played second banana to the West Wing, but the home of the first lady’s office was the source of quiet power and influence. 2510423
Reposted by George PagelEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2025I need to be very explicit: there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI's $1 Trillion in commitments, and that's across the top 10 private equity firms, all US venture capital, and both Goldman and JPMorgan's direct lending funds. This is very bad. www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga... 321751
Reposted by George PagelJimmy Pardo @jimmypardo.com · 25/09/2025I WTF it up on @marcmaron.bsky.social show tomorrow!! 121349
Reposted by George PagelGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 24/09/2025Lol AFT, AFL-CIO, and a journalism nonprofit (all DIS shareholders) are demanding the company to reveal docs related to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. Fun one.semafor.comDisney shareholders demand reasons for Kimmel suspensionA group of shareholders including the AFL-CIO are asking for records related to the decision. 41212260
Reposted by George PagelDoomMate @doommate.bsky.social · 24/09/2025"That shit must've been laced with Tylenol, because I'm struggling to understand the social cue of giving a single fuck." 2264532259
Reposted by George PagelRyan O'Horo @ryanohoro.com · 27/08/2025VXUG dropped the news that a DEFCON talk was AI generated nonsense and so was the code put on github for it. Some attendees noticed it was off, but this talk was presented, passed review. The github issues are rolling in. 62513
Reposted by George PagelAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2025US Attorney Jeanine Pirro: "I'm not going to bore you with the facts." 111749401208
Reposted by George PagelAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2025REPORTER: What about crime prevention? Do you or the president plan to do anything to address the root causes of crime in DC, such as truancy? PIRRO: I honestly am not concerned about why they commit crimes. My concern is if they commit crimes. 4971852452
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 20/05/2025An Old Grudge, A New Team, A Swole Caitlin: The 2025 WNBA Season Preview - defector.com/2025-wnba-se...defector.comAn Old Grudge, A New Team, A Swole Caitlin: The 2025 WNBA Season Preview | DefectorWhen the 2025 WNBA season tips off tonight, so much will be new: a new team, eight new head coaches, veterans in new places, and legions of new fans who saw the stupid fights we had online last year a... 010
Reposted by George PagelChris Hine @christopherhine.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I told Nickeil Alexander-Walker earlier this season that I’m pretty sure this was going to make its way into the book and be immortalized forever and ever. He laughed. www.harpercollins.com/products/ant... 0374
Reposted by George PagelFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/04/2025even the rock radio announcer here in Southern California was like “I don’t wanna get political but I’m so saddened and horrified by the awful stuff some in the mainstream media are saying about autistic people like one of my best friends” this is probably a good thing 727434
Reposted by George PagelAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/04/2025From February. But really much earlier because I started working on this more than a year ago. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Great ResegregationThe Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement. 439288
Reposted by George PagelAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Trump has announced that his adminstration will no longer be enforcing the civil rights act because "merit" is when you can discriminate on against non-whites and get away with it www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govRestoring Equality of Opportunity and MeritocracyBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A 26931286
Reposted by George PagelDr. Vickie Lynn Ph.D, MPH, MSW @lovinglife.bsky.social · 24/04/2025NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNIH guts its first and largest study centered on womenThe Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings 32520
Reposted by George PagelMatthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Messaging apps are increasingly deploying AI features like summarization. Apple Intelligence offers this for all newer devices. Others are considering or have already deployed similar features. WhatsApp has even deployed an “advanced privacy mode” to except chats from AI. 1518
Reposted by George Pagelæva black @aeva.online · 24/04/2025Combine with now-widely-reported abductions by plain-clothes agents (and their impersonators) ... and it should be clear to anyone that America has already become an unrecognizably authoritarian and unsafe country. Yet I still can't convince many folks of this. :'( 1123
Reposted by George PagelLesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 24/04/2025Just to make it abundantly clear, they're using modern data analytic tools to track Americans by political affiliation and even autism diagnosis to first take away those people's rights (including autonomy and self-defense) and then take -them- away when it's cost and politically efficient. 12384111
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Did any of you dumbasses vote for the heritage foundations project 2025 for president? wapo.st/3Y3I0sfwapo.stSecret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprintsAn secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ... 010
Reposted by George PagelAlison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Tune in tonight to see the latest from @propublica.org and @frontlinepbs.bsky.social www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...pbs.orgTracing Violent White Supremacists & Online Radicalization from Charlottesville to Now | FRONTLINEIn connection with "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram," explore a selection of FRONTLINE and ProPublica’s past documentaries and podcasts tracing the evolution of violent white supremacists and online r... 02111
Reposted by George Pagelsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 17/03/2025this administration is chasing multiple concurrent constitutional crises like there's some playstation achievement the rest of us don't know about 221341205
Reposted by George PagelCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025pretty good representation of the mask off era here 159158342697
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 17/03/2025My message to my congressman this evening, 'Do you think the president will stop extra judicial deportation when you raise concerns of your constituents getting deported without any process?... 100
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 25/02/202532x33.institute/cord-cutting... Meanwhile, in Stockholm… Did you know Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has made more money than any musician who has ever lived? After his cash out, Ek has made more money than Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, and Rihanna combined.32x33.instituteCord cutting SpotifyLet’s fix the problem of Spotify making too much money while still keeping access to our music. 020
Reposted by George Pagelryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14/02/2025underrated how much the DOGE groyper dipshits are exposing everyone to regular-ass criminals all over the world. the potential for theft is practically limitless 251628417
Reposted by George PagelTanya Janca | SheHacksPurple @shehackspurple.bsky.social · 14/02/2025I was on the Cyber Pulse Podcast with James Walsh to talk 'Alice and Bob', Secure Coding, and the cost of Cyber Crime! Want to listen? You know you do. 😉 Watch out, it may make you giggle. cryptologicfoundatio... 053
Reposted by George PagelAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/02/2025“‘It was so fucking stupid,’ says…federal official, who was on the receiving end of the “Karen”-style DOGE threats about calling the police — in this case, Elon Musk. “I can’t believe this is how they’re blowing up the Constitution, with this little nerd army … God help us. What else can I say?”” 11539172
Reposted by George PagelNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 14/02/2025The death of shame is an underexplored component of our modern body politic 03110
Reposted by George PagelTaggart @taggart-tech.com · 07/02/2025They don't want you to know who they are. Make sure everyone knows. projects.propublica....projects.propublica.orgElon Musk’s Demolition CrewElon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing. 084
Reposted by George Pagel404 Media @404media.co · 05/02/2025You can’t post your way out of fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...404media.coYou Can’t Post Your Way Out of FascismAuthoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes. 11661442604
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Here's your playbook, you will be got at the pharmacy, 'The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies ' jessica.substack.com/p/hipaa-hss-...jessica.substack.comBreaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS WebsiteThe White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies 000
George Pagel @gdwallasign.bsky.social · 31/01/2025www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01... literally painting over the core values (in prison grey no less)nytimes.comUpdate from Adam Goldman 000
Reposted by George PagelGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025OK, y'all, I finally have time to do my super nuke-nerd thread on this trip! ☢️🤓💥 Strap in #nukesky for my observations from going underground at the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE). 🌶️☢️🌶️I'm going to start with my HOT TAKES 🌶️☢️🌶️ 47917