THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Mar. 26th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Up to 60% of health care workers may have long COVID 4 years after infection

- The dangers of repeat Covid infections

- Discussion on highly mutated BA 3.2 ("Cicada") from experts & variant trackers

- Study: COVID vaccines not tied to risk of sudden death

- The unknowns of having Long Covid while pregnant

- NHS workers with Long Covid feel abandoned by the system

- The challenge of trying to get a booster for #AotearoaNewZealand -ers under 30

- Disability justice advocate and author #AliceWong 's celebration of life

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Mar. 24th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers

- Tracking #Iran 's extended communication blackout

- #Google Search is using AI to replace headlines

- Cyberattack on a car breathalyzer firm leaves drivers stuck

- The DJI Romo robovac had security so bad one man remotely accessed thousands of them

- Praise for the 49MB web page

- Updates on #Russia ’s expanding (intentional) internet blackout

- #DOGE plans to change US radiation dose rules

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Mar. 19th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #LongCovid affects 18 million Americans (that we know of)

- Over 150,000 uncounted Covid deaths occurred 2020-2021

- Study of higher education during Covid shutdowns shows certain subjects are better taught online

- #UK Covid Inquiry report due out today; UK in “much worse position” than before Covid

- #RFKJr ’s ACIP/CDC vaccine advisory board is spreading a “report” that Covid vaccines cause a condition just like Long Covid

- This weekend: Covid safety for sex workers workshop (online)

- Netherlands experiencing record Covid lows

- NZ rejects WHO pandemic rule changes, aligning with RFK Jr

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Mar. 17th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Meta and the #HeritageFoundation are behind online age-check laws being pushed worldwide

- #Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted messaging

- #Iran hacked a multinational US company and remote-wiped most of its devices

- #Apple ’s Neo is not the computer for you

- British man charged with cybercrimes in Dubai for filming missile strikes

- #BuzzFeed nears bankruptcy after pivot to AI

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Mar. 12th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #USmilitary study concludes 42% of #Covid infections lead to #LongCovid "regardless of initial disease severity”

- RFK’s #MAHA Institute calls to eliminate all childhood vaccines

- A new Long Covid treatment guide

- Babies with Covid “develop more serious disease than those with RSV”

- Trump admin removes more Covid datasets

- #Aotearoa #NewZealand ’s new Covid report smothered by disinformation

- #AotearoaNZ vaccinologist: repeat infection is “accumulating damage”

- Study: #Metformin reduces Long Covid risk but not an effective LC treatment

- US survey: only 26 of 400 Long Covid clinics remain

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY
for Mar. 10th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- New White House Cyber Strategy sounds a lot like the Iran “strategy”

- @defcon ’s new Almanack is here to drink milk and combat authoritarianism

- Misleading headline alert on all those Proton-FBI stories

- Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to ongoing @signalapp & #WhatsApp phishing scheme targeting gov't officials, military personnel, journalists

- The wild post-disaster #Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant computer rebuild

- @npr peels back #ICE ’s day-to-day use of surveillance data to terrify anyone they don’t like

- An interactive version of the famous #xkcd Dependency comic

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID
for Mar. 5th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- It's International #LongCovidAwarenessMonth

- A list of locations worldwide lighting landmarks in teal for #LongCovid this month

- #PhysicsGirl @dianna is back with her first science video in 3 years!

- US Covid hospitalizations, deaths 2x higher than RSV

- #Australia : Covid “leading cause of acute respiratory infection related mortality” across the majority of 2023–2025

- New research: Covid can directly infect heart tissue

- Study: people who’ve had Covid “more likely to develop kidney problems”

- Long-term taste loss (of sweet, bitter, and umami) after Covid is from “molecular and structural changes”

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY
for Mar. 3rd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Hacking group releases #DHS / #ICE partnership files on #AlexPretti ’s birthday “for a couple Pretti Good reasons”

- #Amazon 's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit #UAE data center

- #Microsoft bans the word ‘Microslop’ on its Discord then locks the server after backlash

- App warns if people nearby are wearing smart glasses

- Nightmare #CISA head (and Kristi Noem favorite) Gottumukkala is out

- #LinkedIn collecting an obscene amount of user data via #Persona

- A farewell and tribute to Recurity Labs founder Felix “FX” Lindner

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID
for Feb. 26th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Tulane: #Covid causes “persistent brain inflammation and small blood vessel injury, even after the virus was no longer detectable”

- #LosAngeles recognizes #LongCovidAwarenessDay

- #LongCovid “represents an unprecedented case of patient-led illness definition”

- Retired ER doc pens plea for airborne Covid prevention in hospitals

- A pilot for a Covid-19 Defense Toolkit for adults with #cancer

- @bloomberg covers “How Covid Quietly Rewires the Brain”

- @Vox covers a year of Americans once again sheltering in place: The ICE pandemic

- Long Covid sufferer #ChristinaApplegate goes on #JimmyKimmel while infected with Covid, jokes about it

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY
for Feb. 24th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- People across the US are destroying #Flock cameras

- #Discord ’s “new” ID check tool was on a US government server

- #Arizona and #Colorado want ID scanning for all computer and phone use

- @wikipedia banned #ArchiveToday for DDoS attacks

- Some rando used #AI to hack #FortiGate

- @financialtimes unmasked a Russian oil smuggling ring (from Kremlin-controlled Rosneft) through the ring’s use of a single email server

- Another major #AotearoaNewZealand health app breach

- #TimCurry reveals Clue’s secret ending

- BBC/BAFTA leave N-word intact on tape delay

...and much more.

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