I'm so excited about Twilight Imperium tomorrow even though I drafted a bad faction.

@fightforthefuture.org ’s policy counsel @mattlane.bsky.social and friends will be reacting live to this hearing tomorrow morning. Join in the discussion: fftf.link/livestream

Wrote about the ridiculous new Trump visa rules that will stop those who worked in trust & safety from getting visas at the same time MAGA folks are demanding more trust & safety work.

Finally a "shadow" hearing. Been wondering since February why Dems never do this.

The thing that really makes me lose all faith in Congress is that bills like the ECCHO Act could have been narrowly tailored around a real harm and be upheld by courts and maybe even done some good. BUT NO! 1/3 www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/re...

Again, elites desperate to make corruption seem completely normal--not even worth being secretive about!

404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it: www.404media.co/404-media-is...

This year, I set out to chronicle free speech under the Trump admin. No small feat. Trump attacks dissent & leverages the White House to go after critics constantly. But how? Read our bombshell new @freepress.bsky.social report. I'm proud & horrified: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...

I’m periodically going to be posting fundraising skeets for @fightforthefuture.org as we get into our year end push. Unfortunately, we’re facing a big budget gap this year. We lost major funders over our principled stances. We stay fighting. But we need your support Fightforthefuture.org/donate

I'm an absolute goner once age inference technology gets used to kick teenagers off social media. I listen to the Tarzan soundtrack way too much, my devices will definitely think I'm a child

SCOTUS is giddy to decide elections again after 25 years. I can't wait to see what logic they use to overturn CA maps when given the chance.

A lot going on here: storytelling as “piracy” and the looming threat to fan fiction from gen AI theories of infringement. Let that little kid tell himself whatever stories he wants! Also note reliance on fair use to replicate the child’s “infringing” output www.knobbe.com/updates/soun...

Give to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social so that the game history train can keep rolling AND Phil can get a vacation!

We are trying something new and livestreaming the House hearing on 19 online safety bills with commentary from me and some other folks who will be stopping by. We will also be answering questions. Catch us at: www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...

It’s been in the pipeline for a minute, but the short version is: Cox lost the DMCA safe harbor for (more or less) refusing to disconnect accounts. The question then becomes, ok, they don’t have the safe harbor—but even without it, are they liable?

AMA on Online ID Checks is now live! Where the Redditors at? Our policy counsel team will be answering questions about the dangers of online ID checks alongside policy experts at @eff.org and the ACLU. www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...

Same, -50 points for an error of fact and not capitalizing the "D" in Dumpster counted because it's a trademark and the paper you might work at could face legal for trademark dilution.

And we're off with SCOTUS arguments in Sony v Cox. The question at issue: whether ISPs can be liable for the copyright infringement committed by their users.

The traditional watching of Columbo.

My discover feed is like a monkey paw fun house mirror of my interests. Like working out? Here's a bunch of bear thirst traps. Like film photography? Here's a bunch of weird DSLRs. Like boardgames? Monopoly.

I love it when Congress DDOSes policy people over the holidays by announcing a hearing with 19 bills the Tuesday everyone gets back.

This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.

I guess we doing Articles of Confederation again.

Alright, here I go. I know nothing about NA beverages so I tried them alone first. The Seedlip is the mezcal substitute. It's strangely got a little of that mezcal kind of squirrelliness in your throat. A little lime and agave, no smoke which makes me nervous.

I'm trying my hand at a non-alcoholic Oaxacan Negroni.

How exactly does a kids online safety bill threaten queer and trans culture on the internet? Harvard Cyberlaw expert @esqueer.net breaks it down. #KOSA #Censorship #Boston @warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social

Jon Gaines (Gainsec), the offensive security researcher who was featured in my recent video, lost employment today. Jon discovered the vast majority of the vulnerabilities with Flock Safety (among many other things) on his own time, which I believe will ultimately result in Americans being safer. 🧵

When you seemingly spend more on SEO bombing than security.

Am I the only one that thinks you should have to take massive amounts of drugs before being allowed to do gonzo journalism?

Trump has really caused the complete collapse of the DC real estate market.

I love that this silly and insane game that helped me make friends when I was younger is still existing and presumably still doing the same?

I'm really digging the new Hierarchy book I grabbed while visiting Florida.

Some thoughts on the CR/minibus. 1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins. Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.

As many of you know, a handful of Dem Sens have voted on a CR that keeps the government funded until Jan 30, which would end the shutdown. For those watching for anti-trans provisions, there are none in the CR. Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.

What i think is cool about Arc Raiders is there is no explicit incentive to kill other players other than greed. In fact there are a lot of incentives to help each other against the very deadly robots. PvP or cooperation plays out rather naturally based on the lobby you get.

It's now complete and total war for the throne in a tight game.

Fierce battle for the universe (actually we are still being very political with only minor skirmishes so far)

Fierce battle for the universe (actually we are still being very political with only minor skirmishes so far)

I just made the best espresso I've ever had and I'm planning my first turns for a Twilight Imperium game this weekend. I'm in my happy place.

My most low brow take is that politicians that make "here's how recent retirement/announcement/surprise colleague victory is actually about me as well" posts on social media should be primaried.

KOSA UPDATE: House lawmakers are considering removing duty of care & KOSA is currently in limbo since the House & Senate versions will differ. BUT the threat of Bad Internet Bills still looms as the House considers age verification in new kids safety package... www.theverge.com/policy/81087...

I hate it when you learn a new step in espresso making that makes a noticeable difference. Like what do you mean carefully removing the crema removes most of the bitterness.

Senator Wyden and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi have formally requested that the FTC open an investigation into Flock Safety for unnecessarily exposing billions of instances of civilian's vehicle location data to hackers and foreign adversaires. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

I've recently discovered (and fallen in love with) the German band Electric Callboy. It's like Kraftwerk and Rammstein by way of Bloodhound Gang.

"The problem with saving money buying a $600 grinder is that.." "That grinder costs $600!?!?" "...the grind size is set by springs....yes?"

I think the norm where academic presses own copyright of the author’s work is not a good norm

All politics are local and it's crazy how much the media forgets about that. When a member of Congress has an insane constituent services team we know they are never going anywhere. You hear crazy stories of people calling their member with random problems AND those problems getting solved.

No Microsoft Teams, I will never use Microsoft Teams Play Together.

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...