New today: Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show: www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent www.reuters.com/world/washin...

Exclusive: Trump moves to fire watchdog of US housing regulator involved in crackdown, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...

lol

There could not be a newsletter more perfectly aimed at journalism/data/cyber nerds like me: buttondown.com/readwrite (thank you @hatr.bsky.social, @jls.bsky.social)

Hello Bluesky I’m out of my depth on a question to do with correspondent banks, how they work, and, particularly, how to determine which specific U.S. correspondent bank would’ve served which specific foreign bank at a certain period of time. Anyone have any ideas for good people to talk to? 🏦 💵 🏦

This line of thinking that PR would automatically elect two D senators continues to live on regardless of the political realities and dynamics of the archipelago.

My colleague @dmehro.bsky.social and I have been working on this for a year -- a hacked list of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police officers who are on the department's misconduct list. www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...

Maryland state senator charged with extorting ex-consultant over an affair www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

So this story is super duper interesting for a whole ton of reasons, but one big one is its a very rare glimpse into the private valuation of high-end exploits held by major defense contractors bsky.app/profile/lega...

LATEST: We're identifying several far-right figures involved in the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture, including a Canadian Nazi podcaster-turned-Orthodox priest, a Danish black metal musician, and a notorious American pedophile and failed political candidate.

In an era of grim headlines, this really stands out: "Rio police raids kill at least 132, corpses line street" @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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-...

Scoop here, by @ajvicens.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/med...

NEW: Hackers working for an unnamed nation state breached networks at Ribbon Communications, a key U.S. telecommunications services company, and remained within the firm’s systems for nearly a year without being detected (!)

Scoop: The Trump admin's videos boasting triumphs on immigration have used misleading footage from months ago or thousands of miles away When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes" wapo.st/4nuDGwf

Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine - www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say www.reuters.com/world/americ...

fucking christ

I wrote the first version of this draft almost exactly a year ago, but I wasn’t ready. I am now. thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/27/t...

Yesterday we published the first of 3 articles that investigate the exposed web server for the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture. Today we've just published the second part, which analyzes the published articles, reader comments, and web traffic data.

Begging more blogs and news sites to deploy functional RSS capabilities. I want to follow your stuff! Make it easier!

Check out FashyLeaks, searchable leaked neo-Nazi datasets, and share it.

Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say @reuters.com @gregbensinger.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Baltimore high school student Taki Allen was swarmed by police after an artificial intelligence system apparently mistook his bag of Doritos for a gun www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service” www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...

New: "Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%" me, for @forbes.com 1/

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The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Is Jessica Chastain’s “The Savant” Ever Going to Be Released?” ino.to/Pn7Ay7n

White House East Wing will be torn down fully to make way for Trump ballroom - www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement surveillance technologies used against No Kings protesters, as detailed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared with @raphae.li / @ajvicens.bsky.social / @reuters.com. #FOIA www.reuters.com/world/us/no-...

Intelligence documents we obtained and shared with @raphae.li / @ajvicens.bsky.social / @reuters.com contributed to this piece on surveillance technologies used against No Kings protesters. #FOIA

Cybersecurity awareness training is a cornerstone of modern security programs. But guess what? Recent research shows it doesn't work. My story (for Cybersecurity Awareness Month!) about studies that cast doubt on earlier findings — & how we can do better: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cyberse...

The Louvre jewel heist story is absolutely bonkers: www.reuters.com/graphics/FRA...

Denver Broncos man, Jesus Christ.

Pittsburghers flooded Grant Street this afternoon for a No Kings demonstration to counter what organizers describe as President Trump’s “crackdown on First Amendment rights.” buff.ly/o66GU0c

Exclusive: US set to transfer Caribbean strike survivors overseas instead of POW-style detention www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Friday news dump:

Exclusive: In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

Well worth your time

EXPOSED: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, executing people in the street - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

🔗: bit.ly/3W1fF4J Soul legend and "Brown Sugar" hitmaker D'Angelo has died. He was 51. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, TMZ reported that D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer) confirmed news of his death after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. 📷️: Getty

Today in the SUN we feature an article from @wired.com on satellites leaking the world’s secrets Read more below: www.wired.com/story/satell... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social