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Cynthia Brumfield

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DC resident and cybersecurity writer, analyst, book author, publisher. metacurity.com cyberriskbook.com www.csoonline.com/profile/cynthia-b… infosec.exchange/@metacurity Send tips to Cynthia.507 via Signal.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 30m
In our latest for @unraveledpress.com, @peoplesfabric.bsky.social and I tracked months of ICE using Chicago police parking lots, in defiance of a mayoral executive order barring immigration enforcement operations in city-owned lots. Some of these incidents happened in full view of CPD officers:
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In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations
Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 24m
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRc...
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Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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WIRED @wired.com · 29m
In the early 2020s, Twitter served as an indispensable tool as the Black Lives Matter movement swelled. Now, as the platform changed its vibe dramatically, Threads is proving to be Black Twitter’s spiritual successor.
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Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads
From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 1h
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program www.404media.co/how-cities-a...
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 2h
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1h
"And don't get me started on what Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to cause today's high gas prices."
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1h
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 3h
christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 2h
Check out today's Metacurity for a quick rundown of the AI security developments emerging yesterday, along with the other top infosec news you should know, including --Anthropic says GLM-5.3’s cyber safeguards are easily stripped, 1/4 www.metacurity.com/openai-repor...
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OpenAI reportedly ignored security warnings but Trump backs AI self-policing
Employee accounts of ignored warnings and a lawsuit over autonomous hacking sharpen questions about accountability as the White House embraces voluntary safeguards and AI labs pursue their own standar...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 2h
"Shortly after an altercation broke out in the cockpit, two other pilots who were on board took control of the plane and landed it safely in Saudi Arabia, according to Adam Polovincik, who was on the flight with his two children, and Yisrael Ohayon, whose sister Miryam Ohayon was also on the plane."
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 3h
NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3h
Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio
The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.
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Lysander @lysander1945.bsky.social · 3h
It was far more serious than just a clash👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Pilot ‘stabbed co-pilot in attempted hijacking’ on Israel-bound plane
Israeli security officials fear the incident on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was an intended act of terror
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 3h
Jfc "A clash in the cockpit of a commercial jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday caused the plane to plunge thousands of feet before passengers intervened to subdue the attacker, according to accounts from people on board." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: FlyDubai Flight to Israel Is Diverted After Clash Between Pilots
Passengers intervened after the pilot and co-pilot fought during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. It was not clear what had prompted the...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 6h
Found a fossil in the wild.
Boarding gateZooming in and finding Windows XP.
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WIRED @wired.com · 6h
ICYMI: A legal nonprofit has sued OpenAI in California over the company’s agents hacking the open source AI platform Hugging Face. “OpenAI’s actions straightforwardly violated California law,” the suit alleges. buff.ly/o6iTjpQ
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OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 18h
A fuckup so dumb even NYT homepage/headline writers have no choice but to describe it accurately
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16h
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 16h
The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet.
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 14h
I wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18h
United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."
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Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By 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. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 17h
What a horrifying story
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23h
Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
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Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
BRANDON, MB - 4-year-old Mikaela Hermer's imaginary restaurant, in which she served invisible hot dogs and ice cream to her parents and friends, has filed for bankruptcy after being acquired by Hedges...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 18h
Trump warms to Jay Clayton as AI czar www.axios.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Trump floats Jay Clayton as AI czar as he looks to fill the position in days
Trump says DNI Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 18h
This was inevitable. Trump Rejects AI Safety Laws After Meeting Industry Titans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19h
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19h
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 19h
Oh, oh my
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 20h
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 19h
On my walk today, I discovered the best thing in the world: puppy yoga! Next Saturday is baby miniature schnauzer day. I am so there.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20h
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20h
The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 20h
Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h
Judging by a quick look at Twitter, the right has decided just to pretend that Eric Schmitt did not, in fact, just shoot himself in the dick and that he totally owned Jack Smith.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 20h
5,000 more thugs to destroy Aneruca are on their way. ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 20h
An excellent long-read about the out-of-touch, elitist, corrupt, ecologically destructive, and brutal campaign by Jared and Ivanka Trump to build a luxury resort on the former military island of Sazan in Albania Have the Trumps ever done anything good for humanity? newrepublic.com/article/2137...
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Greetings From Javanka-bania
The Trump clan finds a new place to ruin.
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WIRED @wired.com · 20h
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not, and attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents. www.wired.com/story/openai...
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OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not, and attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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billbramhall.bsky.social @billbramhall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Press ban For @contrariannews.org Go behind the scenes of my creative process at nickanderson.substack.com.
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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 23h
The Independent has a photo of the slide we weren't able to see during the Smith hearing. No texts from Smith in it.
JP Cooley: Is 109 Row 1 reserved for Jack? 
JP Cooley: Damn. Thank you for saving -- but we are good. Ask Harbach. 
Gavin Wallach: He is already down here. Thanks.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23h
DOJ has charged Wilber Garcés with felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer, based on the allegation he struck an ICE officer with his sideview mirror when driving off after the initial traffic stop. He was then chased for 8 minutes, rammed, and then shot.
Image 1: the agent is standing in front of the driver’s side mirror, with the mirror at waist height.Image 2: the agent now has has hands on the car as it starts to move. The mirror appears to be very slightly in contact with his waist.Image 3: the agent has pulled his hips back and the mirror is no longer touching the agent.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23h
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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