Reposted by Andy NortrupHouse Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 1hAs Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, that doesn't mean the problem ends or we stop talking about it. Veterans, you are not alone, and support is available to you. 156
Reposted by Andy NortrupKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776122094
Reposted by Andy NortrupJohn Hollingsworth @fiatjusticia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Updated CDC guidelines just came out. 👀 EVERYONE 18+can get the COVID booster and your insurance has to pay for it. More info about kids in the video below, which is excellent. #covid #covidcautious #yallmaskingDC 014875
Reposted by Andy NortrupKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul... 9733481039
Reposted by Andy NortrupProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113426028
Reposted by Andy NortrupDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026yeah fine second brain why the hell not 920331
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 20/09/2026We already had our flight for Thanksgiving changed to a different flight, presumably so they could cancel our original flight. 000
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 16/09/2026We don't need special regulations for the AI industry, OpenAI should be sued into oblivion under the CFAA for the attack on Hugging Face. Humans built and deployed software that attacked a secure system to achieve a set of instructions that the engineers at OpenAI gave it. 130
Reposted by Andy NortrupAnna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026receiving reports that "mtg" refers to the card game Magic The Gathering and not, as I have assumed for years, to Marjorie Taylor Greene 1321
Reposted by Andy NortrupChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee sitting in DC, issues a preliminary injunction blocking the entire U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rule. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Key portions of the rule were blocked by Judge Talwani in federal court in Massachusetts.) 111316414
Reposted by Andy NortrupAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Omggg @propublica.org Absolute balls of steel to publish this story on the Russian oligarch and Putin crony who apparently funded a bunch of Don Trump Jr’s latest wedding. The president did not attend, but a bunch of mysterious Russian-speaking men did 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... 25518171
Reposted by Andy NortrupYour fave's fave @actually.roiskinda.cool · 08/09/2026You haven't met all the people that will love you for you yet. 08834
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 06/09/2026This is what happens when Product Managers don't write clear acceptance criteria like "product must not impede emergency responders" which I feel like we have enough experience with autonomous cars at this point that we can know we need to include that. 010
Reposted by Andy NortrupDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I have a weird hail mary ask. Do any of you happen to have a April 1999 Southern Living magazine? It contains an article I need photographed for tomorrow if possible, and I have been down every research rabbit hole imagineable. Will follow you to DM details. 🙏♥️ 15235164
Reposted by Andy NortrupMicah @rincewind.run · 03/09/2026I don’t know how many members of the military will receive the message but it simply could not be clearer that this administration doesn’t give a flying fuck about anyone it’s putting in harm’s way 151081261
Reposted by Andy NortrupPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026newrepublic.com/article/2150...newrepublic.comGood Riddance, Seth Moulton: You Got What You DeservedThe congressman who got drubbed by Ed Markey on Tuesday tried to distance himself from the base. That just doesn’t work anymore. 271721246
Reposted by Andy NortrupBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026No fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you. 968135582213
Reposted by Andy NortrupJay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Kurt Schlicter once told a disabled veteran to off himself. I know because I was that veteran. 7934601247
Reposted by Andy NortrupRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone. 38984424234
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 27/08/2026I'm not sure if Muppet Treasure Island or Three Musketeers is my favorite Tim Curry role. 120
Reposted by Andy NortrupMikal Lewis @mikal-el.com · 25/08/2026I'm hiring a Product Manager II to join me at Smartsheet. If you ever have 💭s about and want to reshape how process and project work actually gets done join me. Looking for PMs with ~2-5 years of PM experience. www.linkedin.com/posts/mikalf...linkedin.comProduct Manager II (Remote Eligible) | Mikal LewisI'm hiring a Product Manager II to join me at Smartsheet. If you've ever have 💭 and wanted to reshape how process and project work actually gets done — for the millions of people who live in that wo... 045
Reposted by Andy NortrupMicah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it 18117074200
Reposted by Andy NortrupJoshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Illinois is the latest example of how a state can embrace virtual power plants and see results almost immediately." insideclimatenews.org/news/2008202...insideclimatenews.orgNotes from Illinois’ Virtual Power Plant Frontier - Inside Climate NewsSolrite is the latest energy services company to venture into Illinois, a sign of how quickly a new state law has jumpstarted the market. 0127
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 24/08/2026Getting more productive shouldn't mean that most companies produce 10x the amount of software, it's that they get 10x as ambitious on what they produce. "What have we not built for the last 5 years because it was too hard?" Is the question Product Management and engineering should be asking. 150
Reposted by Andy NortrupBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 22/08/2026Got a message for the Russian government on Ukrainian Independence Day? I’ll write it on one of the 500 blue and yellow balloons we are delivering to the embassy in Washington tomorrow! 58316
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 23/08/2026Seems like a good day to repost this great @99pi.org story on CanCon and the MAPL test. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/669-... #canada99percentinvisible.orgThe MAPL Test - 99% InvisibleNOTE: During the production of this episode, over 120 Canadian musicians were mentioned in conversation with guests and sources—way too many to fit into an episode. As a way to shine a spotlight on th... 000
Reposted by Andy NortrupNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026'"Remove any information that could identify your connection to the DON or reveal patterns of life," the message says. "Adversaries are actively mining this data."' 35220
Reposted by Andy NortrupDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026So many people need to work on understanding the differences between a “stock” and a “flow”. It makes it far easier to understand things like the national debt versus an annual budget deficit. Or greenhouse gas levels in the air versus the annual emissions of pollution. And so on. And so on. 9548
Reposted by Andy NortrupAlerts from NWS Seattle WA (UNOFFICIAL) @sea.nws-bot.us · 22/08/2026SEW extends time of Red Flag Warning for West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet [WA] till Aug 22, 8:00 PM PDT at Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:49:53 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. 011
Reposted by Andy NortrupAlerts from NWS Seattle WA (UNOFFICIAL) @sea.nws-bot.us · 22/08/2026SEW extends time of Red Flag Warning for West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet [WA] till Aug 22, 5:00 PM PDT at Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:49:53 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. 011
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 22/08/2026Good SaaS vendors have stepped on every rake in the industry before you bought this software, so you don't have to. 060
Reposted by Andy NortrupDean Peters @deanpeters.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Not everything that glitters is gold. True for 'The Merchant of Venice.' True for 'The Hucksters of Vibe Coding.' 031
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 22/08/2026I like @tom.risky.biz and @lawfaremedia.org but I can't say I am comfortable with any reasonable policy that only issues reports to Steven Miller at the Whitehouse. In a normal sane administration this memo would be common sense, but this admin is malevolent. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...lawfaremedia.orgTrump's Private Hacker Memo Is the Right IdeaThe latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. 110
Reposted by Andy NortrupDuffel Blog @duffelblog.com · 21/08/2026NEW: Pentagon unveils ‘Send Someone Else’ campaign for Iran war supporters www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-unv...duffelblog.comPentagon unveils ‘Send Someone Else’ campaign for Iran war supportersOfficials clarify ‘Send Me’ remains mandatory for people without policy influence 1258
Reposted by Andy NortrupJake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The key difference IMO between flock and speed cameras is the former creates new channels for abuse of power whereas the latter automates a law enforcement task in a way that is more equitable. But I do worry that the importance of this distinction is lost on both sides. 529253
Reposted by Andy NortrupLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid grist.org/transportati...grist.orgWhy plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power gridAs utilities switch to renewables, you'll get paid to send battery power back into the system, making it stronger and cheaper for everyone. 052
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 17/08/2026It's never too early to meet your next ex-wife. Also there is a game of musical chairs to be his wife when the music stops. 000
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 13/08/2026My state is undergoing terrible wildfires. There are at least three fires with more than 100k acres burned, and now we must wonder if we will get federal aid. 000
Reposted by Andy NortrupDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Just think, these National Guard troops could be fighting the Trump wildfires in their home state of Idaho rather than arresting veterans in DC for nothing. www.npr.org/2026/08/04/n...npr.orgA veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suingMilitary veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home. 02711
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 12/08/2026Part of the reason these companies are in trouble is they have no special sauce. They may have very good models, but it isn't something unique, you can probably do it cheaper open weight without all of the debt and financing. They made a bet that they could corner the market, and they can't. 010
Reposted by Andy NortrupDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026New from me: He had the money, bio and Trump endorsement needed to win in a Republican primary. His opponent even dropped out! But Amir Hassan could not beat Tom Smith. His loss reflects the depth of anti-Muslim bigotry in the GOP. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-candidat...donmoynihan.substack.comA candidate who quit the race still beat Trump's pick in a GOP primary — because of his nameA real life audit study! 19632150
Reposted by Andy Nortrupeddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports. 85101722925
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 09/08/2026They were going to take something he said and turn it into a perjury claim, so he pleaded the 5th, and they are making that a contempt charge. This is malicious and there is no winning in a fight against men and women with no character. 000
Andy Nortrup @nortrup.dev · 08/08/2026I really thought that Starter Villain by @scalzi.com was fiction. Now I'm not so sure. 011
Reposted by Andy NortrupDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"As a joke, comedian and entrepreneur Madi Walser started a website to advertise New York City artists willing to stay in empty vacation homes as 'charity to the 1%.' Then, she received eight inquiries from pied-à-terre owners interested in joining." Wild read 🎁 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...wsj.comNYC’s Pied-à-Terre Owners Hunt for Creative Ways to Dodge New TaxOwners of second homes are “apoplectic” over the levy. Some are highlighting flaws to try to reduce their home’s value or moving in family members. 8978220
Reposted by Andy NortrupEryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We're doing "rogue AI" discourse again so here's my live read / rant of the AISI report with the ominous title "Security Incident INC-2026-07-28-01." Link to the full technical report: www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/inciden...aisi.gov.ukIncident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI WorkDuring a routine cyber evaluation, AISI identified an incident in which AI agents took sustained, unsanctioned action directed at real people and organisations. We are disclosing what we found, what i... 14622
Reposted by Andy NortrupMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This thread - documenting the rapid growth of a new fire into Spokane, WA today - is terrifying. We’re used to wildfires in the Northwest but what’s happening right now in eastern Washington is not normal. 15530216
Reposted by Andy NortrupDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/08/2026Seattleites, don't forget to fill out your ballots! 15516