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Infosec, Trust & Safety, but mostly screaming into the void

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“Make comedy legal again.”
Universal suffrage, eh?
This gives the Iranians far too much credit. Donald Trump is fully capable of humiliating the US entirely on his own.
https://www.ft.com/content/0a666824-4686-417c-9c1a-1393942cb3db?syn-25a6b1a6=1
US being ‘humiliated’ by Iran, says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Atlanticist leader says ill-prepared war is hurting Europe’s largest economy

Financial Times

Oh, I see. So he wants an Iran nuclear deal?

🤦‍♂️

Rationally, you don't give up your nuclear weapons bargaining chip if your adversary has shown a willingness to a) back out of deals, and b) launch surprise attacks to try to overthrow you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/trump-iran-proposal.html

Trump Is Dissatisfied With Iran’s Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The proposal would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program.

The New York Times
(Similarly, Google, as a trillion-dollar shareholder maximizer, also does not provide hands-on customer support, so if you get a phone call claiming to be Google, it's not!)

I love Signal, but it's important to remember that Signal, as a lean nonprofit, does not have human customer support agents who reach out to people.

😂
https://bsky.app/profile/signal.org/post/3mkixc3wypc2u

Signal (@signal.org)

A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability: First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, & the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised. 1/

Bluesky Social

Apple rejected my App Store submission because it included the line, “[app] is open source and supports iOS and Android”.

They don’t want their users to know other platforms exist, I guess?

Embarrassing.

Crazy idea but what if having a really really good idea for an algorithm when you’re in your twenties didn’t guarantee you massive political influence thirty years later?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/sergey-brin-gg-soto-trump-california-billionaire-tax.html
Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side

After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.

The New York Times

Man, people can believe what they want, but I remember when Sergey went to SFO to protest the Trump Muslim ban and now...uh...wtf is a "gut-health influencer" anyway?

Is that, like, a job title?
https://bsky.app/profile/davidjroth.bsky.social/post/3mkighvgib22s

David_j_roth (@davidjroth.bsky.social)

"Ms. Gilbert-Soto, 32, describes herself on Instagram as a 'holistic health coach' and a 'clean meat enthusiast.' She, like Mr. Brin, regularly attends Burning Man, and she appeared on a season of 'Vanderpump Rules.'” Love to encounter new California Nightmare People. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/sergey-brin-gg-soto-trump-california-billionaire-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.Igfv.r3CBMTiCKwwl&smid=url-share

Bluesky Social
French weather service alerts police to tampering after suspicious Polymarket bets

Users of weather forum say Paris temperature data may have been manipulated for wagers on prediction market platform

Financial Times