Colin Wood
@colinwood.me
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Government IT reporter/editor at Scoop News Group. Email:
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Signal: cwood.64
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I know things seem bad now, but when we're all in the gulag we'll look back on these days and laugh
10 months ago
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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
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Eric Columbus
1 day 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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New from me:
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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/
3 days ago
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Who needs the Post's sports desk when you can get commentary like this for free
4 days ago
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hey not to be bossy but if everyone could stop posting shirtless pics of RFK that would be superb
6 days ago
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Jon Bois
6 days 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
6 days 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
www.nj.com/politics/202...
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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
6 days ago
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Fellow Americans, it is possible to get this one right:
7 days ago
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Jack Jenkins
8 days 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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just read some shocking news
9 days 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/
9 days 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/
9 days ago
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"some of my best friends are black"
9 days ago
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Say what you want about Republicans, but no one is funnier:
9 days ago
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Here's a good
@theonion.com
piece: Mike Johnson admits to knowing something
14 days ago
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Aaron Rupar
15 days ago
Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
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Ron Filipkowski
15 days ago
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
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everyone complaining about this is just jealous they can't afford to take their families to the fancy molestation island and have to settle for regular islands
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16 days ago
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Minnesota's CIO, Tarek Tomes, is stepping down. New:
statescoop.com/tarek-tomes-...
17 days ago
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Much has been written about Melania, but this is one of the most fascinating articles I've seen. It seemingly defends the work, but not on the basis of its merit. Rather, he's mad the woke left is unjustly keeping this sort of pablum from the masses.
www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02...
17 days ago
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Derek B. Johnson
17 days ago
Rob Knake, former deputy national cyber director under Biden, said he expects the Trump administration's new cyber strategy (which my colleague
@timstarks.bsky.social
reported on first!) to be released overnight.
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this video from two years ago has only gotten better
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"Jeff Epstein" - Jim Downey on Conan
YouTube video by Box Chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKfHcas_cZg
21 days ago
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Simon Willison
22 days ago
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions! This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub
simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/
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22 days ago
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I love when cops use puns in the names of their super serious investigations
23 days ago
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Lots of great lines in this piece, but this is the one that does it for me:
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
24 days ago
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You can call me old fashioned but I think five is too young to have kids
24 days ago
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Pavel
25 days ago
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Ryan Marino, MD
27 days ago
If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
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The federal raid on the Fulton County Georgia, Elections Office, plus a good round-up of the latest efforts of the administration to collect voter data elsewhere:
cyberscoop.com/fulton-count...
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Lawmakers, election officials blast Trump administration after Fulton County raid
State election officials pressed White House officials for their legal rationale and expressed concern about the impact of similar raids tied to the 2026 elections.
https://cyberscoop.com/fulton-county-election-raid-trump-administration-backlash/
28 days ago
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Democracy Docket
29 days ago
NEW: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he’s readying to bring a more aggressive version of the SAVE Act to the Senate floor. The new bill would not only require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, but would also mandate photo ID to vote.
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GOP Senate leader: SAVE Act vote coming, ‘I’m for it’
“At some point, we’ll have that vote,” Thune said. “I’m for it.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-senate-leader-save-act-vote-coming-im-for-it/
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Pro tip for anyone who fucks up at work: just use a bunch of impressive sounding jargon to cover your tracks. Maybe something like: "I was harnessing AI and other cutting-edge technologies to drive government modernization"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
29 days ago
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
about 1 month ago
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Every once in a while, the National Review makes a lot of sense
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about 1 month ago
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday confirmed that he received a letter from AG Pam Bondi over the weekend demanding that the state better cooperate with federal immigration authorities and that it hand over its voter registration lists and safety-net benefits data.
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Minnesota Gov. Walz appears unimpressed by Pam Bondi's demands | StateScoop
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed he received a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend, containing several demands on his state.
https://statescoop.com/minnesota-walz-unimpressed-pam-bondi-demands/
about 1 month ago
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Ron Filipkowski
about 1 month ago
Today we will find out that Mike Johnson knows nothing about the shooting in MN.
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Marlow Stern
about 1 month ago
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release:
www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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shout out to NJ's new governor for taking a risk on Portal technology
about 1 month ago
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JD, it's Friday bro. let's save the baby skeletons for maybe a Tuesday speech
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about 1 month ago
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lol what
about 1 month ago
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A governor's office creating a website that points out how the president frequently affiliates himself with other convicted criminals is technically govtech.
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Gavin Newsom takes another swipe at Trump with updated fraud 'tracker' | StateScoop
California's governor published the latest edition of his simple webpage illuminating the ties between the president and other convicted criminals.
https://statescoop.com/gavin-newsom-donald-trump-fraud-tracker/
about 1 month ago
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“The choice before us is not whether to change, but whether to rise to the moment, to ensure the resilience of our democracy during uncertain times,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said.
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In 'uncertain times,' Arizona lawmakers introduce bill to improve voting access, cybersecurity | StateScoop
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said new legislation called the "Voters First Act" would "ensure the resilience of our democracy."
https://statescoop.com/arizona-adrian-fontes-voters-first-act/
about 1 month ago
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SPORTS. From North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong today:
about 1 month ago
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A reminder that Betteridge's law sometimes fails
about 1 month ago
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Eric Geller
about 1 month ago
The House Homeland Security Committee is holding an oversight hearing with three DHS component leaders, including acting CISA chief Madhu Gottumukkala. It's his first time testifying before Congress in his role.
homeland.house.gov/hearing/over...
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Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: CISA, TSA, S&T – Committee on Homeland Security
DETAILS:
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-the-department-of-homeland-security-cisa-tsa-st/
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New year, same confusing policy from Washington. From my SCIF piece last May:
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about 1 month ago
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Time magazine's latest incisive analysis
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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California is not required to turn over its full voter registration list to the federal government, after a federal judge on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit filed last September.
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Federal court dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking California's unredacted voter rolls | StateScoop
District judge David O. Carter wrote in his order that privacy and voting rights must be “subjected to the crucible of public debate” and must not be “the product of an executive fiat.”
https://statescoop.com/california-voter-rolls-doj-dismissal/
about 1 month ago
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