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Nathan Lowe

@nlowe.dev
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Principal SRE for Starlink at SpaceX. Linux and Open Source enthusiast. I also like technical theater! Previously @_nlowe on Twitter Opinions are my own.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
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Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
glad congress isn’t alive to see this
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 25/05/2026
If churches want to act like political organizations, they should be taxed like political organizations.
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I am not remotely a lawyer, but I think if you agree to review a manuscript for a press and then feed that manuscript into AI without the permission of the author, the author should be allowed to sue you into poverty.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
However appalled you are by this, it’s not enough. It’s a frank statement that Trump and Trumpists are above the law and need not even plausible excuses to loot your tax dollars. It’s a total failure of our civic institutions.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 19/05/2026
With permission from one of my habeas clients, I can share that the Bloomington Police Department is proactively cooperating with ICE to detain our neighbors. This is a screenshot of official ICE records which show that a BPD officer reached out to ICE to drop a dime on someone in local custody.
A screenshot of official ICE records reading

ARRESTED AT/NEAR
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BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1800 W OLD SHAKOPPEE RD, BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES

RECORD OF DEPORTABLE/EXCLUDABLE ALIEN
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ENCOUNTER DATA
On 5/12/2026, at approximately 8:00am, Officer [REDACTED] from the Bloomington Police Department called the Immigration law enforcement phone number. DO [REDACTED] answered the phone and was informed by Officer [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] was a potential lead for immigration enforcement action. DO [REDACTED] verified by online immigration database systems that [REDACTED] was a [REDACTED]. DO [REDACTED]lodged an immigration  detainer(I-247A) and sent it to Bloomington PD.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 19/05/2026
It’s 4:00 AM sharp and this bird outside my house will not shut up dude come on the sun won’t be up for another two hours.
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madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
minnesota gov. tim walz has signed a bill banning prediction markes (kalshi, polymarket). first state-level ban of its kind. (sports betting via traditional/mobile sports books is still illegal here too)
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 19/05/2026
"According to Velloso, less than 3% of paying users actively use Copilot, even though Microsoft has pre-deployed it directly into the Windows 11 taskbar and across the Office suite." lol, lmfao
windowslatest.com
Former Microsoft VP says Microsoft missed the AI wave like the internet and mobile, as Copilot scales back in Windows 11
Former Microsoft PM says the company's AI push failed, citing Copilot's dismal 3.3% adoption rate and calling for a massive factory reset.
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Not now, Elder Gods From Outside Reality Frozen Under The Ice For Aeons
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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump is now paying these people with your money.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Probably should be a bigger deal that the Trump Administration used taxpayer dollars to host a Christian Nationalist event in the nation's capital, but, nah. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump-backed prayer festival on National Mall draws thousands: ‘We welcome Jesus!’
Critics of Sunday's "Rededicate 250" event said it portrayed the United States inaccurately as a Christian nation and sought to erase the line between church and state.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We've become numb to this stuff, but a president accusing a journalist of treason -- a capital crime -- for reporting on an ongoing war is not normal, and we should never accept it as normal.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🚨🚨🚨THIS CONGRESSMAN GETS IT. THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. PLEASE BE LIKE THIS CONGRESSMAN. 🚨🚨🚨
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Justice Alito complaining about the Court granting a stay without any reasoning is, shall we say, rich? He's been in the majority in scores of such cases, many involving elections.
J USTICE ALITO , dissenting.The Court’s unreasoned order granting stays in this caseis remarkable.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15/05/2026
A member of Congress openly arguing that one religion should lose First Amendment protection is exactly why the Constitution forbids the government from favoring or targeting any faith. Religious freedom means freedom for everyone, not just the religions Chip Roy approves of.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
In addition to fighting back against GOP gerrymandering, here’s another reason why state-level races so important in 2026: if Dems win trifectas in combo of MI, PA, WI, NV & AZ they can put National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over 270 electoral votes & elect next president with popular vote
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I used to just ignore and block the AI hucksters. I'm replying now.
Thanks for your invitation.

I’m currently participating in a mass lawsuit against Anthropic for stealing my intellectual property, along with the intellectual property of thousands of other scholars so, no, I do not want to join you at the Javits Center to listen to someone from the great plagiarism corporation give a lecture.

Kevin M. Kruse
Professor of History
Princeton University

129 Dickinson Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544

Office Hours: https://calendly.com/kkruse-princeton

Hi Kevin,
 
I just wanted to see if you had received my last email? We have just confirmed Anthropic and the Group CTO of Allianz as keynotes and thought this might be of interest.
 
Best,
 
KRISTOFFER LUNDBERG
CEO // Insurtech Insights
Javits Center, New York, NY 10001
line

On Fri, 8 May 2026 17:11:14 -0700, Kristoffer Lundberg <kkruse@princeton.edu> wrote:
Hi Kevin
 
I wanted to follow up as we are just a few weeks away from Insurtech Insights USA and I want to make sure you have the chance to be there.

I have kept a spot reserved for you and wanted to share a couple of sessions I think you would find particularly valuable, such as The ROI Is Obvious, So How Do You Get the Budget? Making the Business Case for AI Systems and Making AI Work for IT: Scaling Innovation Without Compromising Security
 
Does the timing work for you on June 3–4 at the Javits Center, New York? 
 
PS: Let me know if you’d like me to share the full agenda. 
 
Best,
 
KRISTOFFER LUNDBERG
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15/05/2026
“In God We Trust” wasn’t adopted as the national motto until 1956, during the Cold War. It was a departure from our secular founding principles and a Constitution that contains no reference to God. And no, “we” do not all trust in God. Federal buildings belong to all Americans.
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Just...I need everyone to realize how far we have fallen. This is, like, the sixth thing Trump said in this presser that would have been career-ending for any politician of 20 years ago.
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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 13/05/2026
Aye, Georgia, early voting ends on Friday and the primary is on Tuesday. The Supreme Court election is on this ballot. It is not a primary, the winners are installed as judges. Go. Vote.
Breakdown by age of early primary voters in GA through May 12. Grid shows fewer than 20% of early voters are under50.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 14/05/2026
No matter how many politicians wrap religious extremism in patriotic rhetoric, the United States remains a secular constitutional republic — and we will defend the rights of all Americans to live free from government-imposed religion.
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 14/05/2026
I grew up in Silicon Valley and did a school project on the Da Vinci surgery robot at their headquarters. For liability reasons they would not allow me to touch the console or robot.
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Patricia @pjs501.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A cartoon showing multiple FBI agents with cameras and notepads circled around a group of sea shells. Yellow crime scene tape circles the group. While outside the circle being ignored by the FBI are the bloody bodies of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Nathan Lowe @nlowe.dev · 09/05/2026
Fuck you apple for blacking out baseball tonight. I'm not signing up for yet another streaming service.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Virginia Gov @abigailspanberger.com and Democratic legislature should pass immediate legislation to redistrict anyway. If the old confederate states can do it post Callais - so can Dems in Virginia if they care about saving our democracy.
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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We’re in the “break glass in case of emergency” moment for American democracy. Democrats can create 22 new blue US House seats by 2028 by redrawing maps in: – New York – Colorado – Maryland – Oregon – Wisconsin – Minnesota – Pennsylvania Time to take action.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/05/2026
Your occasional reminder that "AI" is shit: Every assertion in this "AI Overview" of the question "What coffee does John Scalzi drink" is wrong. I don't regularly drink coffee (and never black) I've never had black sesame jasmine cream tea, and I don't hang in coffee shops. Don't trust "AI" ever!
Based on his blog, Whatever, John Scalzi typically drinks black, unsweetened coffee. 

Preference: In a 2007 post, he specifically noted sitting with a "cup of black, unsweetened coffee". 

Coffee Shop Habits: He has mentioned in his writing that, like many authors, he frequents coffee shops to work, utilizing them for both the caffeine and the environment, as noted in You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop. 

Alternative Drinks: While not a coffee, he has recently mentioned enjoying other beverages at cafes, such as a black sesame jasmine cream drink. whatever.scalzi.com

He does not appear to be brand-specific in his public writing.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I think a lot of people are underestimating just how politically radicalizing this stuff is, when you see what the right is getting away with, including with the blessing of the Supreme Court majority
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 08/05/2026
weird how republicans can gerrymander politically but democrats cannot, even after the people said they wanted to. bsky.app/profile/demo...
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander after SCOTUS destruction of Voting Rights Act eliminating state’s only majority-Black district & last Democratic seat. Splits Memphis, which is 63% Black, into 3 districts to disenfranchise Black voters. Quite literally a return to Jim Crow
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 07/05/2026
This is Spear. He is being forced to leave his grandma's house against his will. You know who would never do this to him? Grandma. 13/10 (TT: daddymaddy19)
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/05/2026
I DO NOT WANT TO 'CHAT WITH MY FILES'
E Create a PDF Space

Chat with your files and links to get
quick insights

Dragand drop, or elect afile
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/05/2026
Earlier today, it was revealed that DOJ was investigating this reporter for her previous unflattering expose on Patel’s drinking. This is the best possible response: another expose of his embarrassing behavior. Kick his ass, Sarah.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is the 82-year-old state senator the FBI just raided because she successfully redistricted Virginia to match racist Republican redistricting efforts. They targeted her because she's ruthless and effective. They don't want anyone else to play within their new rules.
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need "coaching" on dedistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting Virginia. 10-1.Replying to Ted Cruz on redistricting: You all started it and we fucking finished it.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A new Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act.
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Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I take Lexapro. I have taken Lexapro for over two decades. The times that I have discontinued taking Lexapro have ended very badly for me. RFKJ is trying to kill millions of Americans like me. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
nytimes.com
Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/05/2026
This is Walsh, Dane, Sweetpea, and Wiley. They are all service dog dropouts. Together they have successfully completed one single task. 13/10 for all (IG: dogtor.walsh)
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
On Saturday, Leo Garcia Venegas was wrongfully detained by ICE for a 3rd time in a year. Officers followed him home; he said he’s a citizen and had his REAL ID in hand. But they didn’t care. They tackled and shackled him, no questions asked. We’ve got a hearing tomorrow on our prelim injunction.
Photo of Leo being led by five ICE agents into the back of an unmarked ICE vehicle. His hands are cuffed behind his back and he’s in leg shackles. 
5. I left the store around 7:20 a.m. and began driving home. I was approaching my house when I noticed an unmarked vehicle following me closely that appeared to be law enforcement.
6. I parked my car in front of my house and turned off the engine.
7. The officers pulled in front of my vehicle to block it in. They exited their vehicle and quickly approached my truck.
8. Without a word, the officers tried to open my driver's side door, but it was locked. Because I already experienced two immigration raids, I knew it was important to tell them I was a citizen and use my REAL. ID to prove my lawful status. So, I took out my Alabama Star ID, unlocked the door, and immediately told the officers that I am a United States citizen.
9. Still without asking me a single question or issuing any lawful commands, the officers pulled me out of my car, tackled me to the ground, and shackled me around both my arms and legs.
10. The officers did not listen when I said I was a citizen. And they showed no interest in looking at my Alabama STAR ID, even though it is a REAL. ID issued only to people who can prove their lawful status.
11. Within two minutes of when I stopped in front of my house, a few other cars arrived, including a K-9 unit with the local police.
12. There were about seven or eight officers in total surrounding me. All but two of those officers were dressed in plain clothes with tactical vests and appeared to be ICE
agents. The other two wore uniforms of the local police. At least one of the local police officers arrived with a K-9.
13. The initial stop was initiated by the ICE agents, and it was those ICE agents who took responsibility for my arrest.
14. The ICE agents led me, shackled, to one of their cars and placed me in the back seat. At this point, the officers still had not asked me a single question or bothered to look at my Alabama Star ID that would have shown they had no basis for my detention.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 05/05/2026
An X user pulled off a $200,000 crypto heist by tricking Grok with Morse code. The user pulled off a prompt injection, bypassing Grok's safeguards and exploiting Grok's integration with Bankrbot to execute a wallet transfer on the Base network. The user deleted their X account after the transfer.
dexerto.com
X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using morse code - Dexerto
An X user managed to trick AI chatbot Grok into sending around $200,000 worth of crypto after exploiting its link with an automated trading bot.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 05/05/2026
your software is not conscious, you absolute weirdo
karlbode.com
Your Software Is Not Sentient
Software simulacrum is not true consciousness, the stripper at the strip club doesn't actually love you, and nearly all of the biggest problems with "AI" have very ordinary human origins.
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CommanderApaul @commanderapaul.com · 05/05/2026
If you deploy Chrome and aren't disabling Google's AI tools via GPO, congratulations! You just got a 4GB file on every one of your endpoints without your knowledge or consent. Thankfully CISA has done a lot of work for you in regards to properly configuring and securing Chrome on your endpoints.
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STIG Viewer
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute...
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Nathan Lowe @nlowe.dev · 06/05/2026
I tried a few different medications after seeking therapy and talking to a few different doctors before I found something that worked for me. I'm currently taking Cymbalta and it's a night and day differenc. Seriously, fuck these MAHA ghouls. You deserve the help you need.
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