I'm excited that I have been awarded the Microsoft MVP award for Cloud and Datacenter Management in the Enterprise and Platform Security technology area! I'm looking forward to participating in this great program and finding even more ways to contribute to the industry.

At this point, every single journalist needs to have a simple one-sheet of the major news events that Mike Johnson and his toadies claim to have not seen, or know nothing about. Like, hand it to them. "Okay, here. Take your time. I can wait." Call their bluff, ffs. This is absurd.

For those living where there is an opportunity to vote tomorrow, GO VOTE if you didn’t do so early. GO VOTE!!! Local elections, propositions, governors, you name it. VOTE!!!!!

I hate having to root for the #Vikings, but ... Skol?

Opinion piece from Jason Houser, former Chief of Staff for ICE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS. This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped. It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.

Let's do it #BuildTheTunnel

We got the revenues. We got the reform. Now it’s time for the vision of what an integrated, unified, truly-regional transit network could look like, and what it could deliver to all of Chicagoland. It’s time to #BuildTheTunnel. citythatworks.substack.com/p/build-the-...

On Saturday, November 1, the real pain of the shutdown starts for people. Donald Trump and the Republicans have screamed: We. Don’t. Care. trib.al/ZCnk6uM

She's a politician, running for Congress in Illinois. She attended a protest against ICE. ICE brutalized her, tear gassed her, body slammed her to the ground. And now *she's* been arrested for 'hindering' ICE. She faces eight years in prison. This is fascism.

Looks like a new #Azure outage :( Can't access Azure Portal and can't access sites behind Azure Front Door ... kind of defeats the purpose of Front Door, no?

I lost my job, the price of groceries is way up, my gardener was deported, and they canceled funding for the experimental cancer treatment that was my only chance to live another year. But at least my damn neighbor is afraid to wear a keffiyeh now.

Break the law, face the consequences. That goes for ICE agents who commit illegal acts outside of their official functions.

Yep, no government shutdown has ever affected SNAP before - they do not HAVE to do this. They are choosing to. And yes, as someone who relies on SNAP to live - I still don't want the Dems to fold. I want the GOP to do their fucking jobs.

We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Just for the record, in 2020: - Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey - Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes - Garland was an appeals court judge - Monaco was in private practice in LA There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise. He crazy.

As most are aware by now, ICE is slamming the north side today. They've been seen in Andersonville, Rogers Park, West Ridge, Edgewater + Evanston. Several people abducted, agents still active. Shared with permission—rapid response whistle team at Bryn Mawr & Broadway this morning.

Probably worth noting that both Vance and Trump have been “joking” about murdering fishermen in these strikes.

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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to. Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Trump admin is laying off nearly 200 CISA employees & forcing dozens more to take new jobs at other agencies (sometimes across the country) or quit. Morale & productivity are sinking at the already-depleted agency, further jeopardizing US cybersecurity. My story w/ new details: bit.ly/3KLoptn

Sunday reading: I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves. This week’s piece:

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

I've often said I need to clone myself to get everything done. Maybe that's the ultimate use of AI models and agents ... make digital versions of myself that can scurry around and do things exactly as I would do them. I'm not sure the world could survive the chaos a bunch of digital Georges, though.

Is Microsoft Azure down for you? Users are reporting problems with Microsoft Azure. Repost if you are having issues. #azuredown

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more. 🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

These are terrible numbers for Trump (via @pewresearch.org) www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

If you come for my people, you come through me.

​Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and the admin center.

Hey @holodeckfour.bsky.social

BREAKING: Illinois has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

BREAKING: Sanae Takaichi has been elected leader of the LDP, and is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister.

Rodney Taylor still needs our help! He’s still locked in an ICE camp. He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs. He’s still facing deportation to Liberia. He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored. Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!

Not to mention there are more than 100 million more people here in the US than 40 years ago (over 44% increase).

The Trump regime is dissolving the Union unilaterally, that's what these actions *are*—repudiation of the American constitutional order vis-a-vis federalism.

WTAF? #shutdown #trump

Here’s my cliff notes summary of Pete Hegseth’s big military address today

Cubs Win! Cubs Win!

elon musk has been making so many false assertions about history & politics. this one in particular made me guffaw.

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago, as border chief says people arrested based on 'how they look'