Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 18hNo word if this was just the beardos and weirdos or if True Warriors were impacted as well. 2133
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reposting this because far-right shills like Benny Johnson are pushing this to millions of people as an example of Schmitt busting former special counsel Jack Smith. Elections are a terrible time to be in the truth business. 1337
Reposted by Joseph MennTheodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026*This* is how AI will kill us. [#3 of an ongoing series.] bsky.app/profile/70sb... 21910
Reposted by Joseph Mennrainey reitman @reitman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My friend @johncusack.bsky.social was on Jimmy Fallon last night talking about our work at @freedom.press, including the new Penlight Prize for excellence in FOIA reporting. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ld...youtube.comJohn Cusack Discusses the Viral Video of Him Catching a Foul Baseball at a Chicago Cubs GameYouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 28414
Reposted by Joseph MennDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 43507205
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Idk maybe don’t attack a top Russian cyber gang and the FBI in the same week. 0110
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Comic-book corruption. Gift link: www.wsj.com/articles/kim...wsj.comThe Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across EuropeChristos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece. 0112
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every once in a while I think back to when “stop babies from needlessly dying” wasn’t a divisive position. 0173
Reposted by Joseph MennMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 25/09/2026As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I believe this ad crosses a clear line, and federal employees who helped produce it may have run afoul of the Hatch Act as well. 718725
Reposted by Joseph MennHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026Should have done the responsible thing the first time: THIS ARTICLE IS TWO MONTHS OLD. 15726
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Maybe this is true only fro those who have opted in to Meta AI tools? Anyone know? 191
Reposted by Joseph MennSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here's a graphic that does a better job of conveying the point than my original post: even by the (insane) standards of the first Trump administration, #SCOTUS is receiving—and granting—a truly unprecedented number of applications for emergency relief from the federal government: 38815400
Reposted by Joseph MennJoe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As someone who reported on cybersecurity for a decade, reporters not focused on cybersecurity are very bad at reporting on cybersecurity. 36312
Reposted by Joseph MennAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188103854
Reposted by Joseph MennChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration’s third-country removal policy is blocked. The First Circuit says the third-country removal final judgment from Judge Murphy is back in effect. “Consistent with this court's September 18, 2026, Judgment, the March 16, 2026, stay pending appeal is dissolved.” 201871600
Reposted by Joseph MennRaphael Satter @raphae.li · 23/09/2026Scoop: Data allegedly stolen from the FBI provides sensitive assignment descriptions for named employees, exposing members of the "China criminal enterprise unit” & “Russia Operations Section" among others. One ex-employee described it as a foreign intel "goldmine." www.reuters.com/world/hacked...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence rolesFBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intellig... 55348
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That explains all the litter boxes in the lavatories. 071
Reposted by Joseph MennLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you're following the news around Andy Burnham's speech at the UN General Assembly on how Russia has "amplified far right narratives" and "tried to stoke tensions and unrest", here's a handy article on the targeting of the migration debate inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...inews.co.ukHow Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in BritainCounter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK 95123
Reposted by Joseph MennProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202615/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 91815540
Reposted by Joseph MennBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We literally created things like the UN to end that concept. 2143795
Reposted by Joseph MennGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 2821991232
Reposted by Joseph Mennamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just searched the A numbers of the Somalis at Guantanamo Bay, and they're all gone. Will make verifying reporting much harder.motherjones.comThe Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants at Gitmo“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.” 2266111
Reposted by Joseph MennEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.enca.com/news-top-sto...enca.comSA journalist Micah Reddy believed to be in custodySouth African journalist Micah Reddy who had allegedly gone missing in Djibouti has been found. 053
Reposted by Joseph MennAdam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember, Kevin Roose also wrote "The Latecomer's Guide to Crypto," which was methodically debunked by @molly.wiki and others in this brilliant piece. I don't understand why anyone takes him seriously about anything at this point. He's far too credulous to be a good journalist.mollywhite.netThe (Edited) Latecomer's Guide to CryptoA group of cryptocurrency researchers and critics annotate the irresponsible cryptocurrency puff piece that was originally published in the New York Times. 816831
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It is not true that the newly announced plan to hide drones at the top of the triumphal arch is codenamed Bats in the Belfry. 2181
Reposted by Joseph MennThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14724971209
Reposted by Joseph MennKnight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 17/09/2026Today, the Second Circuit held that border agents may search travelers’ electronic devices without suspicion. The ruling endangers the freedoms of speech, press, and association. Read more: knightcolumbia.org/content/seco... 32611
Reposted by Joseph MennDan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison,” he told me. “And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.” 15676416
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have a feeling it’s not just the police that know everywhere we go. 03910
Reposted by Joseph MennMicah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials. Here's my analysis of today's @ddosecrets.org Flock leak micahflee.com/flock-camera...micahflee.comFlock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentialsThis morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa... 6274114
Reposted by Joseph MennThe Verge @theverge.com · 16/09/2026Users, mostly men in their 30s, go on dating apps and match with what they believe to be real women. Only one in four of them actually is, and that person is not a user looking for other dates but rather a paid gig worker using pregenerated replies. Read more from @yaelwrites.com: buff.ly/sYMIJJy 55716
Reposted by Joseph MennAlan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I've appreciated @sulliview.bsky.social since 2012 as a voice of clarity, reason and reader advocacy at NYT and WaPo. Independent insights about media strengths and missed opportunities are especially valuable now. Her weekly newsletter is free and worth supporting as a paid subscriber, as I do.margaretsullivan.substack.comAmerican Crisis | Margaret Sullivan | SubstackA newsletter that explores the crucial relationship between journalism and American democracy. Click to read American Crisis, by Margaret Sullivan, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of sub... 1299
Reposted by Joseph MennAdrian Sanabria @sawaba.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Super excited I get to interview @joemenn.bsky.social about Cult of the Dead Cow this week at the Open Source Security Summit! It's a virtual event and free to attend, so come check it out Thursday morning! #opensourcesecuritysummit opensourcesecuritysummit.comopensourcesecuritysummit.comOpen Source Security Summit | BitwardenCheck out the free and virtual Open Source Security Summit to learn from industry visionaries and thought leaders about the latest cybersecurity advancements in open source technology. 022
Reposted by Joseph MennJeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 15/09/2026Link for those interested: bitwarden.com/open-source-...bitwarden.comOpen Source Security Summit | BitwardenCheck out the free and virtual Open Source Security Summit to learn from industry visionaries and thought leaders about the latest cybersecurity advancements in open source technology. 012
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'll be speaking Thursday at the online #opensourcesecuritysummit about Cult of the Dead Cow and why ethical work in software is more possible and more important than ever. This is a FREE event, with no cost to you the consumer. Hope to see you there! 12211
Reposted by Joseph MennMolly White @molly.wiki · 15/09/2026Clarity Act has just surpassed 41 NOs in the cloture vote; it will not advance to a full vote. The bill is essentially dead in the water under this Congress. 26956194
Reposted by Joseph MennArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 15/09/2026Andrew Wakefield was stripped of his medical license over a fraudulent, now-retracted study that falsely claimed a link between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.arstechnica.comRFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew WakefieldThe event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense. 24028741409
Reposted by Joseph MennAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 771907945
Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Investigation free with registration on the Putin buddy who funded nuptial celebrations for Don Jr. tldr: not a random Russian businessman. At all. wapo.st/3TqMVVcwapo.stThe Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaosBanned from the Games, Russia wanted to upend the Olympics. Enter Umar Kremlev and the boxing ‘gender controversy.’ 185
Reposted by Joseph MennJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously: 404media.co/cops-search-...404media.coCops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box. 352194733
Reposted by Joseph MennWendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev - who spent hundreds of thousands on Don Jr wedding - is head of International Boxing Association which has been financed by Russian state-owned Gazprom www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 55532