Mastodawn

CBS - Senate and House Democrats have launched an investigation into whether pardons and commutations issued by President Trump were driven by "pay-to-play dynamics.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardon-recipients-democrats-congressional-investigation-pay-to-play/

Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over "pay-to-play" questions

Congressional Democrats are investigating clemency recipients who may have obtained favorable treatment from Trump or his advisers "through intermediaries, financial contributions, or other forms of influence."

Josh Soref 2d ago

Alice Averlong🏳️‍⚧️2d ago

Setting up age verification for my BBS

It's simple: if you know what a BBS is and manage to connect to it, you're clearly over 18.

Josh Soref 4d ago

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Dave 🐶5d ago

@anthropy @mttaggart @cloudflare I believe the correct corporate term is "complementary revenue models"

Josh Soref 4d ago

Taggart

5d ago

Hey @cloudflare, how come you're protecting beamed[.]st, the DDoS service that's attacking Ubuntu? It's an obvious criminal enterprise that literally advertises botnet access.

Josh Soref 5d ago

Steve Herman 5d ago

“The U.S. intelligence system was built to deliver hard truths to presidents, not affirm their instincts. Donald Trump is eroding the very foundation that makes American intelligence effective—and trustworthy.” https://open.substack.com/pub/steadystate1/p/when-intelligence-bows-to-power?selection=fd3abdcf-6a3a-4812-ab50-d1a6928ffca2&r=1g77q&utm_medium=ios

When Intelligence Bows to Power

Trump's war on analytic integrity

The Steady State

Josh Soref 5d ago

Catalin Cimpanu 5d ago

-DigiCert hacked with a malicious screensaver file
-Ransomware negotiators get four years in prison
-Trellix discloses security breach
-Another Russian hacker arrested vacationing in the wrong place
-Secessionist party leaks Albertans personal data
-Fakestortion campaign hits cPanel sites
-Rockstar stock went up after the hack (leaked financials were spectacular)
-Hacker leak exposes Hungarian-Kremlin propaganda coordination

Podcast: https://risky.biz/RBNEWS559/
Newsletter: https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-digicert-hacked-with-a-malicious-screensaver-file/

Josh Soref 5d ago

https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-digicert-hacked-with-a-malicious-screensaver-file/

Risky Bulletin: DigiCert hacked with a malicious screensaver file - Risky Business Media

A threat actor gained access to DigiCert's backend and stole 27 code signing certificates they later used to sign malware.The incident too [Read More]

Josh Soref 5d ago

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Clayfoot 5d ago

@pluralistic Moreover, the LCOE of solar recently dropped below nuclear for the first time. For electric utilities that necessarily plan long term, there's no incentive to build out nuclear, even with a ready supply of nuclear fuel.

Josh Soref 5d ago

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v2vbpw6vcdzhn6d6zfxepxx5/post/3mkwcpx45q223

kc green (@kcg.bsky.social)

i've been getting more folks telling me about this and it's not anything i agreed to. it's been stolen like AI steals. please vandalize it if and when you see it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Bluesky Social

Josh Soref Apr 23

James Gleick Apr 23

Yet another Trump co-conspirator, investigated by the FBI but never charged, gets a $1.25 million payout for nothing. His meritless lawsuit was repeatedly thrown out by the courts, but Trump has reached into the taxpayers' pockets and paid him anyway.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/trump-settles-carter-page-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.j-zU.TIu0h8YQC4J7&smid=url-share

U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million

F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.

The New York Times