Mastodawn

Things aren't looking good vis a vis #Iran and the #UnitedStates.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but: don't download or use the #USgovernment owned-and-operated #VPN. #Trump #USA #freedomdotgov #privacy #security #wekeepussafe

MHS_Jenkins Feb 20

I'm sure we've all heard but the situation regarding #informationgathering, #privacy, and #Discord is somehow worse than we thought.

https://www.therage.co/persona-age-verification/

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

The Rage

MHS_Jenkins Oct 15

JA Westenberg Oct 15

If I genuinely believed I was 18 months away from superintelligence that could solve cancer, I would probably not be pivoting to horny chatbots, but that's just me (a person with priorities)

MHS_Jenkins Oct 2

Michael Veale Oct 1

Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

404 Media

MHS_Jenkins Oct 2

"Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

It’s a sharp rise from 18 months ago, when 19% of Americans said the same.

The belief that violence may be the answer has grown among Republicans and independents – up 3 and 7 percentage points, respectively, since April last year. But the largest increase has been among Democrats. Now 28% of Democrats share that view, up 16 points. "

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/theres-a-growing-number-of-americans-who-think-violence-might-be-necessary-to-get-the-country-back-on-track

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

PBS News

MHS_Jenkins Oct 1

Tinker ☀️Oct 1

Whew! Careful out there today.

There's a lot of people in my timeline boosting and posting misinformation (and disinformation).

(eg that McAfee *unwittingly* posted an AI image of a woman with three hands - even though that was the *point* of the ad campaign... selling AI detection.

or that Madonna has rejected a $500 million dollar deal from Elon Musk)

Everyone can fall for misinfo. If you read a claim - ESPECIALLY IF YOU AGREE WITH IT OR GET JOY FROM IT - please verify it before you post or boost it.

Dont boost until you validate.
Dont boost until you validate.
Dont boost until you validate.

(and unboost or delete the post if you later find it to be fake)

Posting this as a personal reminder. I make mistakes too and have accidentally boosted false info in the past. Bonus points for anyone who sends this post back to me in the future when I make that mistake again 😅

MHS_Jenkins Oct 1

Get organized and get ready.

"President Donald Trump said he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the military should use "dangerous" U.S. cities as "training grounds."

Trump was speaking to top American military leaders who had gathered for a rare meeting at Quantico in Virginia.

The president was discussing his deployment of the National Guard to cities as part of his crackdown on crime and disorder, and stated that Chicago would soon see troops."

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-military-national-guard-cities-training-10804929

Donald Trump Suggests US Cities Be ‘Training Grounds’ for Military

Trump has deployed National Guard troops across U.S. cities as part of a crackdown on crime.

Newsweek

MHS_Jenkins Sep 23, 2025

"The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials, which represented an imminent threat to the agency’s protective operations.

This protective intelligence investigation led to the discovery of more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards across multiple sites."

https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2025/09/us-secret-service-dismantles-imminent-telecommunications-threat-new-york

MHS_Jenkins Sep 16, 2025