THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for May 12th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Robot lawnmowers with hardcoded passwords allow remote control

- Canvas education platform ransom hack brought colleges worldwide to a standstill (except one)

- Microsoft goes on firing spree in rare stand against Palestine surveillance

- Low water pressure revealed a Georgia data center used nearly 30 million gallons of water through unaccounted-for connections

- Google fails reCAPTCHAs on phones not using Play Services

- Kickstarter enacts extreme ban on sex-related fundraisers (but not AI slop)

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 7th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Hantavirus onboard the #MVHondius a rare and deadly strain that can spread person-to-person

- US #FDA blocks publication of several studies finding Covid-19, shingles vaccines to be safe

- Australia taking preparations for #PathogenX seriously

- From the #IrishTimes : “we need to refocus on #LongCovid [because] in many respects #Covid19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one.”

- Groundbreaking new 12-month study meticulously tracked post-Covid symptoms in children

- Scientists find human embryos are vulnerable to Covid

- @whn May edition of the Kids' Zone Mag all about plants and gardening

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for May 5th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #China cancels #RightsCon

- #Iran ’s internal internet gets scarier

- #Google says it's proud to work with Trump admin as the company inks a military #AI deal

- #ShinyHunters member popped after posting selfies in a diamond “Hack the Planet” gangsta necklace

- #FiveEyes countries publish AI guidance

- #RichardDawkins feminizes #Claude AI

- Inside #DEFCONSingapore

- The new @Bellingcat #OpenSourceChallenge is a great way to learn about tracking planes and flights

- @thetyee digs into the looming fertilizer shortage

- Violet's much-needed perspective on the missing context in current journalism

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 30th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #HHS Director #RFKjr justifies defunding #mRNA vaccines by stating “Covid is gone” in testimony to Congress

- Acting #CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya blocks publication of a report showing Covid vaccine efficacy

- 78-year-old retired scientist and former aide to Dr. Fauci arrested by the FBI at gunpoint for “concealing federal records related to the debate about the origin” of Covid

- #WHO removes its tweet from 3/22/2020 that inaccurately stated “[hashtag]COVID19 is not airbourne”

- #WhoopiGoldberg raises the alarm about #LongCovid and CDC Covid information censorship on The View

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #SANS trains #ICE now

- How the US government evades data laws

- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths

- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)

- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong

- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now

- KitKat releases a Faraday cage

- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 16th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- For those who stopped taking precautions: how to start again in #CovidYear7

- Processing the pandemic as a slow-motion Mass Casualty Incident

- Study: #LongCovid leaves a distinct immune signature in the blood

- Neurological damage from Covid can affect the brain's control over breath

- How clean air benefits attendance and learning in school settings

- High Covid transmission rates in #Delhi #India

- Alice Wong's impact on #DisabilityJustice through Long Covid advocacy

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Apr. 14th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Researcher rebukes #Microsoft disclosure process and drops unpatched #0day online

- The wild process of encrypting and decrypting biological material

- 30 #WordPress plugins were bought for six figures and then backdoored

- #Iran ’s hackers poke at US water/energy targets

- #France disavows US #BigTech data control and moves from Microsoft to #Linux

- #IBM to pay Trump admin $17M in punishment over its diversity initiatives

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 9th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- New OECD analysis of the economics of #LongCovid

- How children may be at increased risk for BA.3.2 "Cicada"

- New study: Covid transmission in families with children is common

- #3Dprinting air purifiers

- The connection between Covid and "everyday antifascism"

- Eye symptoms may be a sign of higher-severity Long Covid

- Journalist @juliametraux of @motherjonesmag is looking to interview #StillCOVIDing folks about their experiences with mask harassment and #maskbans

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Apr. 7th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- "CEO Said A Thing!" journalism

- The Medici grand ducal treasure is under cyberattack

- No one told #Netflix you can’t cheat at chess with a hacked buttplug

- #Hegseth reduces yearly #USArmy mandatory cybersecurity training to once every five years

- Trump to cut #CISA funding again

- More info on the #Axios supply chain breach

- Circumventing #Russia ’s #Telegram comms ban with a WiFi cat feeder

- Reconstructing how Audre Lorde’s "The Master's Tools" relates to #Enshittification

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 2nd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #LitCovid , "A literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus", hits 482,591 publications

- BA.3.2 (“Cicada”) spread starts picking up speed in the US

- Covid levels rising in #Canada

- Mounting evidence of the link between #LongCovid and autoimmunity

- Long COVID associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

- Coverage of the Long Covid forum in California from #TheSickTimes

- How Māori communities tackled the dawn of the Covid pandemic in #Aotearoa #NewZealand

...and much more.

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