Why does it seem appropriate that the parent company behind the New York Stock Exchange is also called 'ICE'? Also the idea that they are investing in a recursive echo chamber of tech bros seems... Predictable. www.bankless.com/read/news/ic... #polyMarket #tech #uspoli #investment

Merry christmas? Weird old traditions changing a little bit finally? Also... God save (us from) the king. #cdnpoli

Anduril and Palantir battlefield comms system has deep flaws: Army archive.ph/xnWhH Not surprised but still horrified.

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’ @404media.co Fuck ICE and fuck Google and fuck Apple too. We are living through dark times. www.404media.co/google-calls... #USPoli #FuckICE #humanRights #ethics

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” – Zig Ziglar via @momentumdash.bsky.social

State Dept's revoking visa of Colombia's president because he said in Spanish "That's why from here, from New York I ask all the soldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump says he authorizes Hegseth to deploy the military to Portland, which he lyingly calls "war ravaged," and says he is authorizing "full force."

Surveillance companies justify helping ICE and Trump with ‘democracy’ “It's not my job to play the ethics game because our elected officials will eventually figure that out. I have full faith in the American people to decide who to elect and what to vote on.” 🔗 www.404media.co/how-surveill...

Could we be living in a more dystopian timeline? spectrum.ieee.org/unitree-robo... #infosec #opsec #robotArmy

Having read the Labour Together Britcard proposals, the main argument seems to be that digital IDs will tackle unscrupulous employers or landlords by making it easier for the Home Office to do data-based checks rather than spot-checks to detect non-compliance. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...

Brilliant

Trump’s Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite Recusal www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #uspoli #ethics

I'm very happy to be renewing my membership for the 3rd year in a row. @404media.co is doing essential work.

"A tsunami of AI-enabled disinformation is already upon us, polluting the public sphere and seeping back into the language models that AI systems feed upon. What to do?" My latest oped in @theglobeandmail.com 👇 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Badass role for someone in infosec.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

We are getting left behind, meanwhile money and power is blowing away in the wind. #cdnpoli #uspoli #climate #energy #tech

Oooof... #tech #life #meme #notFunny

Go @avilewis.ca go!! 🫶🏽

Another really important episode of @techwontsave.us with @parismarx.com. Big thanks to @carolinehaskins.bsky.social for explaining what Palantir really does. Fascinating context on the dystopian authoritarian wizards behind the curtain. #surveillance #infosec #authoritarianism #uspoli

No matter the setting, science fiction trends toward the dystopian- but if you explore the Stop Copaganda digital issue, you may find yourself feeling a bit hopeful instead. These are stories that don't take surveillance companies at their word. touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/why-it-matte...

"...they thought attacking @archive.org would be an easy way to hide their unfair and extractive practices from working musicians.” www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/16/g...

No kings

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

"personal liberties and free markets"

Fuck ICE, Free Palestine

This is very relatable content. Ergonomics is important. #ergonomics #mindfulness #fascism #USpoli #cdnpoli #memes #art #funny #notfunny

“Kirk was not just a part of the extremely tense, very dangerous national dialogue, he was an accelerationist force whose work to dehumanize LGBTQ+ people and threaten the free speech of professors, teachers, and school board members around the country has directly put … many people in danger.”

Troubling - A new report links over 500 weaponized SVGs to a phishing campaign that spoofed a Colombian government portal. www.tomshardware.com/software/sec... #malware #infosec #cybersecurity #hacking

According to the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI), one of Canada’s most influential free-market think tanks: there is currently “sufficient pipeline capacity” for western Canadian oil, arguing that “Canadian oil prices are remarkably strong at the moment.” www.desmog.com/2025/05/23/t... #cdnpoli

Exclusive: Cindy Cohn, longtime director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is leaving the group after 25 years. The decision was announced at a meeting this afternoon. I sat down w/ Cohn to discuss her victories, unfinished battles, and the future of privacy, encryption, and corporate power.

When people say "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear." the correct response is: "I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are."

Ooof

The 🇺🇸 Pentagon is getting into agentic AI for propaganda purposes, to "suppress dissenting arguments" This will normalize state-based AI influence operations, pollute the public sphere, and encourage an already opaque & corrupt disinfo industry @sambiddle.com theintercept.com/2025/08/25/p...

As a Canadian & a member of the Order of Canada, this silence saddens me Unfortunately, it's part of a pattern We talk a lot about values and human rights. But time and again, we don't back these words up when it matters, or when it will cost us (e.g., www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...)

ICE revives contract for with Israeli spyware firm Paragon Targeted malware is the sharpest edge of the spear, but simple steps also do a great deal to lower your risk of attack. See how to protect yourself in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):

Its wild to me that I live in a country that still has a King. I wrote a little something about how weird this is and how the crown still has real power in Canada. Especially bizarre given the popularity of the "No Kings" rallies across the US. benwest.blog/still-crowne... #cdnpoli #uspoli

The history of Tor exemplifies the collective aspect of #privacy. We need privacy as a common project to ensure our safety, and responsible leaders in politics and the military understand this. #AIEthics thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-secret-h...

📢 Free speech suppression alert: Congress is trying to get @wikipedia.org to dox their editors at the behest of the ADL … www.commondreams.org/news/house-g...

Troubling.

I am pretty happy to have managed to get @ghost.org up and in production on a raspberry pi. I'm not a software developer. Feels great to make something actually work hahaha. Even added a nifty bluesky feed, inspired by @molly.wiki on the @flipboard.com podcast with @mmccue.bsky.social. BenWest.blog

SCOOP: CBP has had access to more than 80,000 Flock cameras nationwide. Cops said they didn’t understand they were sharing with CBP. Flock has just cut off access: www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...

What could possibly go wrong... Citizen App Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes - @404media.co www.404media.co/citizen-is-u... #surveillance #privacy #crime #USpoli #ethics #infosec

Wow, this is such a mess. Siiigh. Thanks for sharing @evacide.bsky.social

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Good morning. Illustrating this piece's points, a thread: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Uuuuuuugh 😡

ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-is-about...

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows... "A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details." - @gregsargent.bsky.social