Colin Wood
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Government IT reporter/editor at Scoop News Group. Email:
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poor NASCIO, catching strays at the House hearing today
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State IT officials make a case for cyber grant reauthorization before House subcommittee | StateScoop
"We are being asked to manage nation state risks while our federal partners step back,” Colin Ahern, New York State’s director of security and intelligence, told House lawmakers.
https://statescoop.com/state-local-cyber-grant-program-house-subcommittee/
21 days ago
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Maryland is considering the blockchain to help cut down on deed fraud. A slight majority of my sources: "yeah no we're good"
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To fight deed fraud, Maryland considers the blockchain | StateScoop
Maryland’s governor has approved legislation ordering the state taxation agency to evaluate whether blockchain is a viable solution to its deed fraud problem. Not everyone is convinced it’s a good ide...
https://statescoop.com/maryland-blockchain-deed-fraud/
22 days ago
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In case it slipped anyone's mind, Oklahoma's AG is here to remind us: you're not allowed to shoot people
22 days ago
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this didn't age super well
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I know this website is mainly for complaining, so please excuse me, but this recent David Brooks article in the Atlantic is really, really great. It's so easy to condemn the right that we often fail to see any truth in its underlying motivations
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Andrew Lawrence
about 1 month ago
sure gas is headed to $8/gallon but at least cornell got rid of their gender studies classes. or at least i think they did, i haven’t checked and if im being honest i wouldnt really know if they had or hadnt because it doesnt affect me but it makes $8/gallon gas all worth it
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Can't remember the last time NYT made me this angry
about 1 month ago
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The Hawaii AG says a man is pretending to be Hawaii's CTO. StateScoop's Sophia Fox-Sowell reports:
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Hawaii AG claims someone is impersonating the state's CTO, a role that doesn't exist | StateScoop
The Hawaii Attorney General claims a man is pretending to be the state's chief technology officer. Hawaii doesn't have a CTO.
https://statescoop.com/hawaii-ag-impersonating-state-cto/
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Thanks Obama
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Tim Starks
about 2 months ago
CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination
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CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination
Sean Plankey, the long-sidelined nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to withdraw his nomination.
https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-director-pick-sean-plankey-withdraws-his-nomination/
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Mia Sato
2 months ago
New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom.
www.theverge.com/news/908401/...
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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI
https://www.theverge.com/news/908401/propublica-union-strike-negotiations-ai-layoffs
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The Onion
2 months ago
Usha Vance Catches Husband Measuring Her Skull Again
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Minnesota's governor just issued an emergency order to support Winona County, which is responding to its second cyberattack this year. Read the full story:
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Minnesota governor orders emergency support for cyberattack disrupting county's 'critical systems' | StateScoop
“Swift coordination between state and local experts matters in these moments," Tim Walz, Minnesota's governor, said after a disruptive cyberattack against Winona County.
https://statescoop.com/minnesota-winona-county-cyberattack-emergency-order/
2 months ago
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legislation advancing in Hawaii would declare the state as an "ocean cluster" 🤷OK go for it guys
2 months ago
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Waldo Jaquith
3 months ago
I'm delighted to announce that the State Software Collaborative, that Robin Carnahan and I started in 2020, is growing up and leaving its
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@csgovts.bsky.social
is taking it on as a major new initiative, building and supporting shared intergovernmental software.
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CSG Expands Support for States as New Home of Intergovernmental Software Collaborative - The Council of State Governments
A national, multi-state software collaborative addressing shared government policy and operational challenges is joining CSG under its National Center for Interstate Compacts (NCIC), transitioning fro...
https://www.csg.org/2026/03/24/csg-expands-support-for-states-as-new-home-of-intergovernmental-software-collaborative/
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Lizzie O'Leary
3 months ago
Holy shit
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Meta and YouTube Lose Landmark Social Media Trial
Jurors found the companies were negligent and the design of their apps caused harm to children.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-and-youtube-lose-landmark-social-media-trial-33e4c5cb
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add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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I try to only post the most important things on here, so:
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Cat keeps crossing the U.S.-Canada border
YouTube video by CTV News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLbXvUBzaY
3 months ago
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New from me:
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Idaho lawmakers consider banning pro-DEI chatbots inside state government | StateScoop
"You wouldn't think a good state like ours would be spending money on this,” Idaho state Rep. John Shirts said during a recent legislative hearing.
https://statescoop.com/idaho-lawmakers-consider-banning-pro-dei-chatbots-inside-state-government/
3 months ago
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Good advice
3 months ago
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Ryan Mac 🙃
3 months ago
lol we did an oral history of the leprechaun vid
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When an Alabama Leprechaun Became Video Gold
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/mobile-alabama-leprechaun-st-patricks-day.html
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Following the examples of California, Oregon and Colorado, Washington is replacing "alien" with "noncitizen" in its legal code:
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Washington to replace the word 'alien' with 'noncitizen' in laws and statutes
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington is now the fourth state in the nation to remove use of the word 'alien' from its laws when referring to individuals who are not citizens
https://www.khq.com/news/washington-to-replace-the-word-alien-with-noncitizen-in-laws-and-statutes/article_6bcc348c-ac51-4e26-95c0-006afd89c0ad.html
3 months ago
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New from me: Amid "rising global threats," North Carolina's governor and top tech officials are urging the entire state to "work together" to defend against cyberattacks.
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Amid 'rising global threats,' North Carolina's tech bureau urges cybersecurity vigilance | StateScoop
North Carolina's governor and top technology officials urged the entire state to "work together" to defend against rising cybersecurity threats.
https://statescoop.com/north-carolina-josh-stein-cybersecurity-global-threats/
3 months ago
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News Eye
3 months ago
This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)
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Happy Thursday everyone. Here's a great headline: Florida Man Arrested for Stealing More Than Half a Million Dollars of Onions and Potatoes
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/florida-man-arrested-stealing-more-half-million-dollars-onions-and-potatoes
3 months ago
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andy jabbour
3 months ago
Ten ISACs joined together to release a joint advisory on the Middle East conflict and the ongoing security implications to critical infrastructure.
@gate15.bsky.social
supported some of the participating ISACs in their efforts.
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3 months ago
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when you're right you're right
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3 months ago
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State and local government officials were this week advised to watch for a wave of "low-level cyber activity" after the United States and Israel last weekend began their deadly strikes on Iran.
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Iran war will bring wave of 'low-level cyber activity,' says intelligence group | StateScoop
All levels of United States government should prepare for a wave of “low-level cyber activity,” an intelligence group shared with its members in an online briefing.
https://statescoop.com/iran-war-2026-low-level-cyber-activity-says-intelligence-group/
3 months ago
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Betteridge's law
3 months ago
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paulpro
3 months ago
add a skeleton here at some point
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starting a war on a Saturday is very rude
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Rep. Seth Moulton
3 months ago
Statement from Congressman Moulton regarding U.S. military action in Iran
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Derek B. Johnson
3 months ago
Pleased to be one of several Scoop News Group journalists named as a finalist for the Jesse Neal Awards this year. My story was part of a package of reporting we did across publications on the Trump administration's AI Action Plan that was nominated for Best News Coverage.
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2026 Neal Awards Finalists - Neals
https://nealawards.siia.net/2026-neal-awards-finalists/
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Reading some of the big names in philosophy rn and didn't realize Descartes went through a Jordan Peterson phase before he died. Meditations on First Philosophy is one of the more useless things any person has written
4 months ago
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Eric Columbus
4 months ago
Trump just described voting as "the greatest privilege of them all." We don't call it a privilege here. It's a right.
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Prominent access broker pleads guilty to 'obtaining information' from Oregon state government computer | StateScoop
Catalin Dragomir, who was once one of the dark web's most active initial access brokers, pleaded guilty to charges in Portland.
https://statescoop.com/oregon-access-broker-pleads-guilty-inthematrix1/
4 months ago
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Who needs the Post's sports desk when you can get commentary like this for free
4 months ago
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hey not to be bossy but if everyone could stop posting shirtless pics of RFK that would be superb
4 months ago
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Jon Bois
4 months ago
windows pcs are generally for casual users who mostly use it for web browsing and maybe a little gaming. linux is nearly identical except there's no keyboard. macs are for hardcore experts and professionals who take on the toughest tasks, such as drawing three-dimensional rectangles and squares
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Steve Herman
4 months ago
Illinois Governor Pritzker, following today's SCOTUS ruling, sends President Trump an invoice for $8,679,261,600 for refunds of the "illegal tariffs" the residents of his state were charged.
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Seems very unlikely to pass, but what an idea
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ICE agents could be banned from getting public jobs in N.J. for life under new plan
The proposed law says ICE agents who served under Trump should never get to be teachers, cops or public employees in New Jersey.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/02/ice-agents-could-be-banned-from-getting-public-jobs-in-nj-for-life-under-new-plan.html
4 months ago
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Fellow Americans, it is possible to get this one right:
4 months ago
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Jack Jenkins
4 months ago
It is my personal editorial position that the term "reported fiction" is bad and not a thing journalists should, generally speaking, embrace.
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4 months ago
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In case you missed it on Friday (I did): The Center for Democracy and Technology announced a new program aiming to “strengthen mechanisms that provide timely, actionable research and analysis to support the cybersecurity and resilience of vital election processes.”
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Democracy nonprofit launches project to aid elections officials on cybersecurity | StateScoop
The Center for Democracy and Technology announced a new program aiming to “strengthen mechanisms that provide timely, actionable research and analysis to support the cybersecurity and resilience of vi...
https://statescoop.com/cdt-elections-cybersecurity-program/
4 months ago
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Texas AG Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TP-Link, the first in a series his office is filing against Chinese companies that have allegedly harmed Texans
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Texas attorney general sues TP-Link for exposing users to cyber risk, deceptive business practices | StateScoop
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TP-Link, the first in a series his office is planning to file against Chinese companies that, he claimed, have wronged Texans.
https://statescoop.com/texas-ag-ken-paxton-tp-link-cyber-risk-lawsuit/
4 months ago
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"some of my best friends are black"
4 months ago
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Say what you want about Republicans, but no one is funnier:
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