Alex Falatovich

This is gonna go under the radar with free agency going on, but it’s nasty work by the NFL

The mystery of a globetrotting iPhone-hacking toolkit Tools used in a series of hacking campaigns by hackers in Russia, Ukraine, and China may have originated inside U.S. government contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned.

SCOOP: The iPhone mass hacking toolkit used by Russian spies was developed at U.S. military contractor L3Harris, former employees said.

The Coruna toolkit was used against Ukrainians and by Chinese cybercriminals, according to Google. But the toolkit was initially developed for Western governments.

Edition 11 – One mistake ties together more than 100 domains Hey there, Hakan here. This week's edition is going to be a short one about mistakes. Without those, it'd be a whole lot harder to do my job. When trying to...

Short newsletter item about one mistake from disinfo operations #Doppelgänger that makes it possible to tie together >100 domains

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Reporting like this--establishing a direct casual line between managerial decisions and avoidable catastrophes--is so essential to tracking the concrete costs of this administration's assault on government capacity. Thanks to @propublica.org for this work.

🐧 Zoo penguins pick out pebbles painted by children in hospital

Gentoo penguins at Edinburgh Zoo have been picking out pebbles hand-painted by children at a nearby hospital to present as a gift to a mate.

Iran is sending more crude through Hormuz NOW than it was before the war — “showing it is in control of a strategic waterway that it has closed off to the rest of the region’s oil producers.”

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GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset - NH Journal New Hampshire - GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset - NH Journal - Politics

::low whistle::

From the looks of it, this seat went from R+13 in 2024 to D+4?

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Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says. n.pr/4cATsE1

Disinformation on Private Messaging Platforms Requires New Regulatory Approach Katharina Zuegel and Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat lay out recommendations to address disinformation on messaging platforms without undermining encryption.

Some of the most effective disinformation campaigns today unfold inside private messaging platforms, write Katharina Zuegel and Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat. In a new report, they lay out recommendations to address the problem without undermining encryption.

Cargo ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuates A ​cargo vessel ‌was hit by an ​unknown ​projectile in the ⁠Strait ​of Hormuz, ​resulting in a fire onboard ​and ​prompting the crew ‌to ⁠evacuate and request assistance, ​according ​to ⁠the United Kingdom ​Maritime ​Trade ⁠Operations on Wednesday.

Cargo ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuates reut.rs/4cBSRSz

Q: “Reuters has reported that about 150 U.S. service members have been injured so far. Can you confirm that number?”

Leavitt: “I can’t confirm the exact number. I know it’s within that ballpark.”

The core revelation here is that Trump has lost the public *on the mass deportations themselves* and not just on ICE's brutal tactics. We have been arguing this for months but media has simply refused to acknowledge it. Now so obvious that it can't be avoided

It is true that there is a lot of popular sentiment about this, but it is insane and made up.

The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign former Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa on a one-year deal, sources tell The Athletic.

The Falcons will bring in a fellow southpaw to join Michael Penix Jr. in their QB room.

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

Exclusive | Trump Sons Back New Drone Company Targeting Pentagon Sales Powerus says it plans to acquire Ukrainian drone technology to sell to the U.S. military.

Don Jr. and Eric Trump backing a drone company to target military sales is a total collapse of American ethics. In any functioning democracy, the President’s family selling weapons to the military their father leads would be a federal crime.

From Free Agency Frenzy: The Dolphins have made a splash, signing QB Malik Willis.

Hmm I was hoping we went just straight draft picks at QB with a low cost backup vet. Guess we'll see if the sample size translates or if it was all hype.

Good for him! Hated to see him go.

The White House put out a series of hype videos about the war. Some have been defending it by saying military members themselves share these kinds of videos.

This is true. But they aren’t the White House. The WH is a bunch of children, and have no sobriety about the serious business of war.

I know we're in a rebuild but a future Day 3 pick like that feels like something Miami could have swung.

That's it? I feel like to only get a 7th from a rival in a trade is terrible.

What is the ‘acid rain’ in the wake of US bombings in Iran? An atmospheric scientist explains This rain would include acids but also likely many other pollutants harmful to humans and the environment. It may be worse than the term ‘acid rain’ conveys.

A more extended overview here on air pollution born from the bombed oil depots in #Iran by Israel and health and environmental risks from acid rain that followed. theconversation.com/what-is-the-...

Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran - bellingcat New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footag...

Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girls’ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei appears to close path to swift end to war, oil soars Iran named MojtabaKhamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader.

Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei appears to close path to swift end to war, oil soars reut.rs/3MUWbhf

you ever think how this is all because america elected a centre-left black president once, and the right never forgave the left for it

Drains across the Iranian capital Tehran are continuing to explode after earlier Israeli and US strikes on oil depots and infrastructure.

Medical experts are warning the toxic smoke and runoff has increased the risk of deadly illnesses, including cancer.

Russians are providing military technology to Iranian proxies

This is likely to disenfranchise lots of married women who changed their names. Do the math.

Trump ‘will not sign other bills’ until Republicans pass SAVE America Act The statement is a blunt ultimatum to Congress — pass the anti-voting bill or risk seeing other legislation stalled.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he will not sign any other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, dramatically escalating his campaign to force the voter suppression bill through the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...