I took a look at how Trump officials' comments on cyber deterrence contrast with the man himself, and what it means or reflects for the global scene. cyberscoop.com/trump-cyber-...

Imagine coming from Kyiv — with its endless blackouts, the buzz of generators, and constant drone attacks — to any other city in Europe. Life here feels so normal, and I feel like an outcast. My first thought when I arrived in Warsaw was: why is it so bright here?

Russians living in border areas are facing a 24-hour mobile internet "cooling-off period" to ensure that their SIM cards are in a phone and not in a Ukrainian drone therecord.media/russia-24-ho...

Former Trump official appointed exec chairman of spyware company NSO Group. David Friedman previously served as Trump's ambassador to Israel + before that was a bankruptcy lawyer for the president. NSO was recently acquired by investors led by a Hollywood producer therecord.media/former-trump...

🏥 More than a year after a ransomware group published blood test information regarding NHS patients’ sexually transmitted infections and cancer cases, the company directly impacted by the breach, Synnovis, says it is beginning the process that will notify the individuals impacted.

Exclusive: Democratic-led states are inadvertently sharing drivers' data with ICE, officials say @raphae.li www.reuters.com/world/democr...

OpenAI may not use lyrics without license, German court rules | Discussion

This is an awful football game

Imagine being a super mellow chunk of outerspace iron and nickel, and you finally find a home. And then they notice you.

Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!

The full issue of this is on the internet archive and it does not disappoint

Didn’t realize “One Battle” would be such a car movie. The drive home felt heightened.

This is an exceptional profile and there's a section—you'll know it when you see it—that was one of the most difficult I've ever had to navigate as an editor.

Great reporting (and a crazy-making story) from Andy Cush

If you hear this, it's because I scored a Rocket League goal upon you

The People Issue is back: a nomadic chef, a persistent muralist, an exotic dance expert, a lawyer who won’t stay quiet, and one very familiar face weighing a fourth term. We’re grateful to share their stories with you. Photos by @darrow-m.bsky.social:

The @wcp.bsky.social annual People Issue is out. I’ve freelanced for the paper for a long time, and I think this is my first People piece. I talked to Bob Boilen, who retired from NPR and turned his energy to WOWD, the great tiny FM station in Takoma Park. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7737...

A Chinese court alleged a Myanmar scam syndicate defrauded people of more than $4 billion through various illegal schemes therecord.media/china-senten...

Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people. Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.

does Kyle Brandt pound an Eight Loko before the Angry Runs segment

Good morning!

Societal collapse came in less than 24 hours. The darkness descended quickly. The fumes were still aloft. Nervous, lonely, curious, I opened my computer, still charged at 100 percent. No Wi-Fi. The final email atop the inbox: "You're on a roll on LinkedIn!"

Today in cyber-enabled fraud, which is hardly magick, and yet gets magical results, it seems therecord.media/9-arrested-e...

Senator Bill Cassidy is pushing for a bill that would mandate that health technology companies not governed by HIPAA tell consumers how their data is gathered and shared therecord.media/health-priva...

No burnouts at the funeral proceedings, please www.police.govt.nz/news/release...

On the importance of rollin' www.mcall.com/2025/11/04/y...

Break Stuff tops the Billboard charts and Dick Cheney is dead. The timeline is trying to heal itself.

Conceptual Genius Goes As Self For Halloween https://theonion.com/conceptual-genius-goes-as-self-for-halloween-1819578390/

It’s the best when a tiny kid dresses as a “big” character, like you get a 2-foot-tall Thing from Fantastic Four

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Shoutout to the purported Meduza Stealer suspect in the Hello Kitty pants therecord.media/meduza-steal...

The delivery vehicles are tested regularly. The president doesn't know that.

NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more. I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...

2026-27 season: MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIDDDDDD ... www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

A tracker for whenever a media outlet starts their World Series coverage with "The Dodgers ..."

NEW: After a months-long leadership vacuum amid intense scrutiny from one of President Trump’s most vocal far-right supporters, the NSA is readying a number of senior personnel moves meant to reinvigorate the organization. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/national-sec...

Officers from the Army and Air Force are under consideration to lead the NSA, and moves could be happening soon for other top jobs at the spy agency, sources tell Recorded Future News therecord.media/national-sec...

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo “I’m an American citizen so leave me alone” “Alright, we just got to verify that” www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

"once the shutdown ends" www.cbo.gov/publication/...

A federal agent fired three times at an unarmed driver during a traffic stop in D.C. MPD officers left it out of their report. “He thought they were trying to kill him,” his attorney says. Full story:

This is my GOAT food-related Halloween ad, and it's not even close www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK7d...

Not all U.S. cyberattacks are pointed eastward www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...

The fact that Monumental no longer has a Hulu deal is a direct affront to Philly fans in DC.

Under the new rule, telecom providers will be required to display a “verified caller name” as well as other data like a brand logo and reason for the call therecord.media/fcc-adopts-n...

Several cities are rethinking their use of automated license plate reader cameras following reports that data has been shared with federal law enforcement therecord.media/cities-rever...

If you're interested in the future of neural data privacy and brain hacking read my Q+A with expert Nita Farahany. therecord.media/what-brain-p...

An expert on neural data explains why your brain is the next battleground in the fight for privacy therecord.media/what-brain-p...

Before this year, only two states – Texas in 2003 and Georgia in 2005 – voluntarily redrew their congressional maps between censuses for partisan advantage: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

"Tuition-paying students have the right to news that isn’t pre-approved by university leadership." www.psucollegian.com/opinion/edit...