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Sharif Torpis

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"The first rule of any game is to know that you're in one." - Sandy Lerner, co-founder, Cisco Systems

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 14h
Just another day in the Presidency as directed by Fellini.
Trump nodding, Susan Dell emoting.
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 11h
the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10h
Trump admits that he pardoned someone and expected a political favor in return. He’s a filthy crook, and everyone who’s not an idiot knows it.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10h
BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge has ruled DHS violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when it removed Ahmed Soliman to Equatorial Guinea and must facilitate his return to the US. prospect.org/2026/10/07/f...
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Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American Prospect
A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h
Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?
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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 23h
🇫🇷 🪧 💥 Mass protests across France as school students demand better conditions Protests over decrepit conditions at France's high schools have descended into sporadic violence, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting of ministers
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 23h
France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests aje.news/nehe3w
France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests
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CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk · 22h
sigh..
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 22h
🇹🇻 🌏 Leaders visit remote Pacific Island on front line of climate change More than a dozen leaders visited the Pacific nation of Tuvalu for a brief look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change. The meeting was a precursor to the UN-sponsored global climate summit, known as COP31
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I am aware of the history of 20th century fascism and grew up around Holocaust survivors. When fascism returns, they said, expect indifference or outright cowardice from 90% of your friends, neighbors and colleagues. AND YET, it still shocks me to see this groveling cowardice in real time.
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/10/2026
Demonstrations swept across France on Tuesday as union activists rallied in solidarity with high school students who have spent two weeks blockading their schools over understaffing, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A few weeks ago, US Citizenship and Immigration Services released quarterly data on the legal immigration system through June. The data presents a stark picture of an agency going through a period of total dysfunction. As of June, net application backlogs have risen by 80% since Trump took office.
Chart showing total net USCIS immigration application backlog, from Q4 Fiscal Year 2023 through Q3 Fiscal Year 2026. The data shows backlogs were slowly dropping from net 4.3 million applications in Q4 FY 2023 to 3.8 million in Q3 FY 2024, after which applications began to rise again, increasingly every single month until Q3 FY 2026, where they stand at 7.7 million.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 05/10/2026
🇫🇷 A 15-year-old loses a hand in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the violence u.afp.com/S9Vb
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ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
⏰️ There's still time to get your ticket for the next 📣 ROMCHIP PRESENTS 📣 with Julien Mailland about his new book "Soviet Blocks: The Bizarre Puzzle of How Tetris Embraced Western Values". 📗 TUESDAY October 6 @ 7PM EST. LIVE on Twitch. More info here: www.tickettailor.com/events/romch...
Book cover of Soviet Blocks. Tetris block piece fall into the shape of an american flag.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We murdered four more people in a boat today
U.S. southern Command: On October 4, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists. @DeptofWar
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026
The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The world should accept billionaires getting taxed into oblivion
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In case you weren't aware, the only competent Republican speaker of the House in the modern era was also a child molester
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BleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 05/10/2026
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country.
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South Korea probes bank breaches amid suspected AI-powered attacks
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country.
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Don’t be fooled by this summer of #AI hype Breathless claims about #AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
👀 Russia has begun producing aerostats to protect oil refineries from drones. Similar aerostats were actively used during World War I.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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Jon Boeckenstedt @jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love how he keeps trolling the White House like this. It reminds me of how I'd keep staring at my sister after she'd complain, "Mom, he's looking at me."
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Patrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
new wolfenstein looks like shit
its pete hegseth splaying his arms christlike at a podium with all sorts of americana bunting thats got a distinct fash aesthetic
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I see.
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Musk (2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Steven Levy writes in Wired:
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
😅 Russians fail to transport Mi-2 helicopter on pickup truck roof in Krasnodar Krai
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 03/10/2026
Russia, Russia, Russia.
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain
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‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain
Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities ⁠after ​new legislation fails to pass Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities as they step up demands for action to tackle ⁠a mounting housing crisis ⁠after ​government measures were struck down by the opposition. Demonstrators on Saturday waved posters calling for a general strike ⁠after the measures drawn up to address mass anger over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in ⁠Madrid, and other housing issues, were rejected in parliament on ​Friday. Continue reading...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.
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Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation.
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David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Several.” - Hawk #TwinPeaks
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Toto releases “Hold the Line” 48 years ago tonight. “.. When I was in high school, all of a sudden the phone started ringing off the hook,” said David Paich. “I had 3 girls all call at the same time, all the lights were flashing. I was kind of juggling girlfriends, and that's how that came about."
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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TIME (October 1, 1990)
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reliability Theory: Networking through a Systems Analysis Lens by Rachel Traylor This webinar will give you basic familiarity with reliability theory, an understanding of what reliability of a network means mathematically, & a new perspective of systems reliability. my.ipspace.net/bin/list?id=...
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Reliability Theory: Networking through a Systems Analysis Lens
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Sharif Torpis @storpis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watch the Net: measuring the pulse of the Internet "The basic idea is relatively simple. Watch the Net continuously walks the routed IPv4 Internet and sends two small probes to each address: an ICMP echo request and a TCP SYN." toonk.io/blog-watch-t...
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Watch the Net: measuring the pulse of the Internet
Today I'm releasing a fun new project I've been working on called Watch the Net. It's a live view of what's happening on the Internet, based entirely on active measurements. You can drill down by coun...
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Pam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address Revealed The former AG used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the #FOIA www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Pam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address Revealed
The former attorney general used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the FOIA.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Lot of words when the term “stalking” already exists.
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2 Pinellas deputies arrested for tracking people they were interested in, sheriff says
One deputy queried a license plate reader database 300 times to track a woman, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My man looks like the Hawaiian Punch mascot escaped containment
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Pentagon breach left the unencrypted personal records of more than 3 million people accessible for nine months, exposing Social Security numbers, addresses and military roles. Days later, FBI staff data containing similar information was also breached.
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FBI and Pentagon Staff Records Exposed in Breaches Disclosed Days Apart; FBI Employee Data Compromised, 3 Million Pentagon Records Left Accessible for Nine Months
More than 3 million Pentagon personnel record, including Social Security numbers, addresses and military jobs, were left exposed for nine months. Days later, hackers claimed they stole FBI staff data ...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 02/10/2026
Let's not lose sight about the big picture here. Courts keep telling Trump that he's defying the constitution—trying to end-run Congress and the judiciary—to keep his top prosecutors in half a dozen states. All to have loyalists decide who to criminally charge with what in a DOJ under his thumb.
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