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Trying to solve DDoS for good at Cloudflare

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I Caught POLITICO and the New York Times Laundering Pink Slime "News" How the sexist backlash to AOC and Gretchen Whitmer at the Munich Security Conference led me to a scammy "local news" outlet pushing a coordinated right-wing narrative

Interesting post about the coordinated anti-AOC smear campaign. It's 2016 again! Fake local news outlets on Facebook getting picked up until eventually it winds up in the Washington Post.

23.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 6570 πŸ” 1978 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 116
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: β€œHe might have thought β€˜how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said β€˜this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

04.02.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 8775 πŸ” 3825 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 792

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test

Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)

Good tech.

Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)

Bad tech.

31.01.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 8861 πŸ” 2868 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 149

that's a lot of results! I hope the people with out of code installations read this nuanced thread lol

24.01.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

but of course there are probably no national regulations about this so I must concede your hypothetical scenario

24.01.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hmm friend just texted me:
> Yeah my main breaker backup was installed in a way that you CANT have generator power and grid power

24.01.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

a generator feeds back into the grid?

24.01.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

whoa hey toastium chloride, is this real? they can't just test the line?

24.01.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

dan

24.01.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her

21.01.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 8672 πŸ” 2808 πŸ’¬ 458 πŸ“Œ 330
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If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design

14.01.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming β€œI will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.

17.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 3087 πŸ” 957 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 42

Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.

14.01.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 10388 πŸ” 3998 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 184
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Border Patrol circulated a β€œLegal Refresher” on the First Amendment to its agents on Monday.

15.01.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Tel Aviv lawyer Nathan Shaked, 37, became a celebrity earlier this year when, already holder of the β€œMr Gay Israel” title, he became β€œInternational Mr Gay”.

12.01.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 2359 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

12.01.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 20280 πŸ” 4854 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 111

KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.

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10.01.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 18700 πŸ” 5572 πŸ’¬ 436 πŸ“Œ 175
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Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script. Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.

Great piece by my Cato colleague. β€œSince July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they β€œfeared for their life” as a vehicle was β€œweaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.

10.01.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 3613 πŸ” 1388 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 64

this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier

08.01.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 11726 πŸ” 2921 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 17

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier

03.01.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 23832 πŸ” 6725 πŸ’¬ 186 πŸ“Œ 154

my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility

06.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 6567 πŸ” 1311 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 86
Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why."

Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!"

First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"

Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why." Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!" First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"

Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support β€œRegime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization."

Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces.

Proud to be an American today!

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ"

Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support β€œRegime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization." Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces. Proud to be an American today! USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ"

Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster."

Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."

Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster." Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."

Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars

If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position"

Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"

Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position" Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

05.01.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 27110 πŸ” 7937 πŸ’¬ 590 πŸ“Œ 597

It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.

03.01.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 10126 πŸ” 2602 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 66
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Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...

And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.

There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.

22.12.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 2446 πŸ” 1293 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 152

If you needed more evidence that Bari Weiss isn't the sharpest crayon in the box, the fact that she (a) personally spiked the story (b) in a way that left her fingerprints all over the decision (c) at the last possible minute, thus guaranteeing maximal exposure and blowback.

22.12.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 3153 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 20

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

22.12.2025 03:05 πŸ‘ 26721 πŸ” 7925 πŸ’¬ 547 πŸ“Œ 284

this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

15.12.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 24096 πŸ” 3981 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 160

To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" β€” presumably uniformed military leaders β€” are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.

28.11.2025 23:48 πŸ‘ 6624 πŸ” 2193 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 95
Screenshot of Bluesky thread.

Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Our oven has suddenly decided it's not going to get hotter than 315 degrees.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com
Can you fit a space heater inside?

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov
What in the name of BEN FRANKLIN is going on here.
Nov 28, 2025, 10:37 AM

Screenshot of Bluesky thread. Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Our oven has suddenly decided it's not going to get hotter than 315 degrees. Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Can you fit a space heater inside? U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov What in the name of BEN FRANKLIN is going on here. Nov 28, 2025, 10:37 AM

OK, who narced?

28.11.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 8610 πŸ” 867 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 53