THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for June 25th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- France announces first confirmed #Ebola case

- Third case of #BirdFlu reported in #Australia

- #Aotearoa #NewZealand insists it is "well prepared" for pandemics (it's not)

- #Screwworm detections now up to 20 (TX)

- JAMA journal publishes #Covid vaccine booster study blocked by Bhattacharya

- @thesicktimes reports on Covid pre-exposure prophylactic drug #Xocova , now approved by the US #FDA

- @publichealthaction.bsky.social and @AirSupportProject to host a virtual talk on the #PrecautionaryPrinciple on June 28th

- Virtual Pride variety show on June 30th hosted by The Sick Times; Calling Up Justice's virtual Pride July 4th-5th

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for June 23rd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Tesla Autopilot kills again

- A handy website for tracking Tesla deaths

- Another LastPass breach

- Meta internally doxed its own AI-surveilled employees

- Literally no one wants a data center

- Reckless mass firings at US counterterrorism branches

- @hackaday cracks a prison tablet

- A predatory pharma company got its recipes doxed

- Commodore's new dumb phone

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for June 18th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Ebola outbreak is the 3rd largest on record: currently at 837 confirmed cases, 196 deaths

- MV Hondius's #Hantavirus #ANDV exposure quarantine period ends June 21st

- Immune dysregulation from Covid can contribute to reawakening of dormant cancer cells

- Three studies: Covid vaccination (all types) has broad cardioprotective effects

- Study: metformin taken during acute infection confirmed to help prevent Long Covid

- @ProPublica reporting on #DigitalColonialism digs into US officials conditioning aid on disclosure of private health data of millions of Africans

- @thesicktimes will host a virtual variety show for Pride on June 30th! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for June 11th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Ebola outbreak at 1 month: 635 confirmed cases (17% children), 127 confirmed deaths

- Elon Musk's destruction of #USAID directly affected scale of what will likely be the largest Ebola outbreak in history

- #Hantavirus #ANDV cases remain at 13 with 3 deaths; three patients from Omaha quarantine opt to finish quarantine period at home

- #Covid case numbers continue rising in #Taiwan & #Thailand

- 80s pop star Tiffany opens up about struggle with #LongCovid

- Elevated Covid, Long Covid, & mortality rates in American Indian & Alaska Natives (AIANs) reported in 2021-2023

- New studies on MIS-C & Covid-induced optical vascular damage in children

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for June 9th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- @adafruit files lawsuit against Flux AI over CFAA attacks (and more)

- An #IBM and AT&T security whistleblower bombshell

- @Bellingcat unmasks two news agencies as branches of state-sanctioned Russian propaganda outlet #RussiaToday

- #FacebookMarketplace rife with dudes who’ll disable #MetaGlasses recording lights for $100

- #Meta denies then removes Meta glasses facial recognition code (for now)

- 20K #Instagram accounts hacked via Meta #AI

- A cat-safe keyboard app

- #DOGE whistleblower got his brake lines cut

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for June 4th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- 3 weeks after #WHO declaration, #Ebola outbreak spreads to 24 separate locations

- @STAT on Ebola: "...as of 6/1 there are 633 confirmed & suspected... #Uganda is now up to 15 cases.”

- Trump-admin-planned Ebola quarantine center (for Americans) in Kenya on hold after protests turn deadly

- #hantavirus #ANDV cases remain at 13; five exposed passengers currently in gov't quarantine to leave early

- #FDA approves oral antiviral ensitrelvir (Xocova) as post-exposure Covid prevention treatment

- Study: association found between Covid infection & increased risk for #HPV -related cancers

- Study: atypical obstructive sleep apnea common in #LongCovid

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for June 2nd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Microsoft gets hit with infosec backlash for threatening researchers (who promise revenge)

- @adafruit blog goes dark after disclosure threats

- #Github #Copilot disaster makes the Titanic look like a bathtub toy

- #Huawei thanks the US for changing the chip market in their favor

- #Instagram accounts hijacked via helpful #Meta #AI support bots

- @timnitGebru was right

- #MyPillow denies being hacked two days before hackers leak thousands of internal files

- An #SF housecleaning bot startup is wrecking #Airbnbs

- A revolutionary new pickup truck #EV starts with a real key and has no app

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #WHO has warned #Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts: “conditions in the #DRC are making it nearly impossible for contact tracing and containment”

- US #CDC has asked staff to volunteer for Ebola screening at ​airports

- Cases of #hantavirus #ANDV from the MV Hondius cruise ship have increased to 13

- New research: US #LongCovid cases are double that of current estimates

- New research: Covid+ vaccinated patients much less likely to infect household members

- Financial hardships due to Long Covid affect many worldwide

- Recent lull in US cases may be ending as numbers in the South start to tick up

- #WorldMaskWeek is May 25-31 🎉😷🎊

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for May 26th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- FBI Director #KashPatel ’s store serves infostealer malware

- Hackers hand global disinfo plans of Russia’s Social Design Agency to journalists

- Former member of Dutch Intelligence and Security service advocates for breaking with #Palantir

- #Maori researchers develop a sovereign LLM after hyperscaler models ingested painstakingly-constructed Māori language repositories without consent

- #Kickstarter apologizes and reverses anti-sex policy

- #GoogleSearch readies itself for the glue factory

- Serial numbers on rice bags lead police to cult killers

- California’s operating system age check law is already broken

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 21st, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Trump admin fought to block entry for US missionary doctor exposed to #Ebola , delaying his treatment (now being given in Germany)

- Trump's withdrawal from the #WHO & Musk's gutting of #USAID via #DOGE both contributing factors to scale of current Ebola outbreak

- For those exposed to #Hantavirus #ANDV onboard cruise ship MV Hondius, window for beginning to show symptoms begins now

- Terrific review of #CovidSafe indie bookstores by #WhoEvenReads

- Covid safety tips for workouts and gyms

- Frustrating WHO Covid vaccine recommendations for fall formulation

- #LeAnnRimes suffering from post-Covid health problems

- #WorldMaskWeek is May 25-31

...and much more.

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