Vercel's security breach started with malware disguised as Roblox cheats The attack, which originated at Context.ai, showcases the pitfalls of interconnected cloud applications and SaaS integrations with overly privileged permissions.

"...the seeds of the attack were planted in February when a Context.ai employee’s computer was infected with Lumma Stealer malware after they searched for Roblox game exploits, a common vector for infostealer deployments." cyberscoop.com/vercel-secur...

Going to keep sharing this, because something I heard from sources is many felt like, after SNAP paused for the first time ever over the fall when the Trump admin refused to fund benefits, lots of people were talking about it. Now, people are still struggling but it feels like attention moved on.

Your interlocutor is suggesting that everyone is descended from immigrants. It’s obvious they know the word “bovine” in multiple languages.

“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.

As a result of our lawsuit, guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" are required to allow people detained at the facility to call their lawyers, in accordance with the Constitution.

Yet when our clients asserted their right to access phones, guards brutally beat them. ICE must be held accountable.

ICE’s hiring spree led to influx of recruits with questionable qualifications, investigation shows — Guardian US Patchy employment records, bankruptcies and allegations of wrongdoing blemish the records of several new recruits

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Texas immigration court interpreter detained by ICE says ‘they want to make me disappear’ — Guardian US Meenu Batra, the state’s only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu interpreter, says she was treated ‘like a criminal’

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a stick figure with a smiley face and the word joke above it ALT: a stick figure with a smiley face and the word joke above it

Woooosh!

Our time is short @SaraGonzalesTX . Mass deportations will correct this, worst of the worst won’t. If Plano, Texas, of all places, has this problem, then you can see how there are 100 million illegal aliens in our country. Commence mass deportations . @nicksortor original post: At a park in Plano, TX with my 5-year-old. We are surrounded by foreigners, speaking multiple foreign languages, making it more difficult for my son to make friends. This is my hometown. It’s unrecognizable. I want my country back.

trump's former "commander-at-large" of the border patrol greg bovino says mass deportations, not deporting "worst of the worst" will "correct" places like Plano, Texas having a diverse population

I recommend people read this book too.

Apropos of nothing in particular everyone should read this book

Additional theory (especially about the role of the army in said pandemic)

Read theory (specifically the valley forge chapter)

Doing this video with a painting of Washington in the background is a level of irony that even he’d probably cross the Delaware again just to get away from

This coming from a guy who received five draft deferments during the Vietnam era, including one medical deferment that was attributed to “bone spurs” in his heels.

In 2009, Sweden Replaced Textbooks with Screens: 15 Years Later, It’s Spending $120M to Bring Them Back Sweden embraced screens in classrooms and pushed books aside. Years later, the country is making a costly reversal that says everything about what went wrong.

Sweden, too.

15 years after Sweden began replacing textbooks with computers, they allocated over €100M to bring printed books back into schools for core subjects.

Teachers, parents, and education officials cited concerns about reading comprehension, reduced attention span, weaker writing ability.

Hostile powers sending spies to west’s universities, says former security chief Canadian expert David Vigneault warns of China’s ‘industrial-strength’ attempts to steal new technologies

This is why campuses are now a real counterintelligence battleground. Beijing is not just chasing ideas, it is chasing talent, research, and military advantage. What looks academic today can become a security threat tomorrow. #China #Espionage #NationalSecurity
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#OtD 17 Apr 1950 NYC teachers began to boycott extracurricular activities in protest at low pay. The boycott eventually spread to 54 schools in the city, and 10,000s of schoolkids walked out of class in support. In Sep 1951 a compromise was reached stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7782...

America Is Anxious About Its 250th Birthday. So Are Historians.

I understand the need to cover what academic historians are thinking and concerned about re: America 250, but we are already in the midst of it. July 4 will be here soon. Unfortunately, nothing in this article references what is already going on across the US.
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#OtD 17 Apr 2014 Spanish machinist, anarchist and Civil War fighter, Concha Perez Collado, died aged 99. She took part in jail breaks, insurrectionary strikes, the Civil War, the May Days and helped rebuild the @CNTsindicato after Franco's death stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8855...

Image of text in a passage from the novel. Dr. Hall is awakened, after his first night in the Project Wildfire complex, by a sultry woman's voice. It turns out to be an automatic system. Text reads: "Sorry," he said, "I wasn't sure how the thing worked. The voice is quite luscious." "The voice," said the supervisor heavily, "belongs to Miss Gladys Stevens, who is sixty-three years old. She lives in Omaha and makes her living taping messages for SAC crews and other voice-reminder systems." "Oh," Hall said. Excerpt is copyright 1969 by Centesis.

Hearkens back to the USAF human-factors research in the (Fifties?) that led to employing a woman's recorded voice for cockpit warnings. Nothing better for bringing a B-58(?) crewman to instant alertness.

As noted, fictionally, by Michael Crichton in novel & movie THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1969):

That’s probably true for people who pay attention.

At Long Last, InfoWars Is Ours By Bryce P. Tetraeder, CEO, Global Tetrahedron

We have a deal. theonion.com/at-long-last...

I could also be persuaded that anyone with a net worth over, say, ten million dollars, should participate in regular mental health counseling, for the rest of their lives. 🧐🤔🤣

It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll.

People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

A mom and widow who had benefits cut because of a mistake on a form. A home health aid making $13/hour who said food pantries are so overwhelmed, they couldn't help. A student who said SNAP access supported eating disorder recovery.

My reporting for @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social:

If I notice a typo I made in a comment three years ago (on a platform permitting) I will fix it. I feel your pain.

A vaccine for Lyme disease could be on the horizon The vaccine candidate is the furthest any shot has gotten since the last one was pulled in 2002. Scientists are testing other ways to block infection.

Outdoor enthusiasts hoping to avoid catching a potentially debilitating bacterium from a tick bite could soon have another layer of defense joining bug sprays and long clothing.
www.sciencenews.org/article/lyme-disease-vac...

Increasing heat can boost malnutrition among children In a study of 6.5 million children in Brazil, higher temperatures were associated with worse nutrition outcomes, especially in vulnerable groups.

Climate change may be worsening nutritional problems for already vulnerable children.
www.sciencenews.org/article/malnutrition-hea...

Okay, sorry for the grief attack posts-- but I do feel better.

You all are amazing. Thank you for sharing your stories of grief and the process with me.

Anytime I think the internet is terrible-- honestly, Bluesky is a reminder that this place can be great sometimes. <3

I saw this image of a sculpture recently. Its called grief