alan

alan

@bruteforce.pw

Philly native and anti-facist Los Angeles resident. I like to talk tech, infosec, history, politics, gaming, travel, parenting, archery, drones & shooting sports.

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History is just the story of us. What happened then can happen again. And if you're not careful, the worst parts will.

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I will not be supporting CA Prop 50. It temporarily removes control from the independent citizens commission for purely partisan purposes related to national politics.

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Ben Shapiro claims Tyler Robinson is left leaning on Bill Maher. Kimmel says he is right leaning. Guess which one the politicized FCC threatens?

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TL;DR: Wealthy powerful people enjoy the right to commit crimes without fear of matching penalties because that is 'cruel and unusual' or 'excessive' In other news, people are being kidnapped on the streets and deported into war zones in countries they aren't even from www.cnbc.com/2025/08/21/t...

cnbc.comTrump half-billion-dollar civil fraud penalty thrown out by appeals courtThe fraud lawsuit against President Donald Trump and others, which led to the penalty, was filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

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Justin Baragona
@justinbaragona.bsky.social

Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city." Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!

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Eagles Nation
@phleaglesnation.bsky.social

Brandon Graham leaves the #Eagles not only as one of the best defensive ends in team history, but also one of its most important. #FlyEaglesFly phlsportsnation.com/2025/03/30/f...

phlsportsnation.comFrom One Champ to Another - Philadelphia Sports NationHe’s Not Only Been One of the Eagles Top Players for Twelve Years. He’s One of the Best of All-Time. Rocky Balboa was a two-time World Champion. So is Brandon Graham. Just hours before Brandon Graham ...
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Maybe Jamie Lannister was an unsung hero. Set King Bran on his path. Protected the people of King's Landing. Loyal to the end.

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Releasing JFK files is a bread and circuses distraction, and a lazy one at that. Not even all that interesting unless you are a conspiracy theorist.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

The dumb, it hurts.

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Hey Republicans. You hated Obama so much, you held your noses, averted your eyes, and voted for Trump. Twice. Keep fucking around and you will end up with President Ocasio-Cortez.

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Charity Majors
@charity.wtf

Whoa.. Vivian Graubard over there on LinkedIn, bringing the whole fucking receipt book. Turns out those whiz kid DOGE "geniuses" couldn't pass the basic, entry level tech screen it takes to get hired at 18F. They didn't even meet the bar to *get an interview*.

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Wonder if the folks who voted for the Musk-Trump regime will move to protect themselves from identity theft from the Treasury data breach. Like, how much do you believe their hubris?

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The Republican embrace of Daniel Penny sends a clear signal to Black America. Ack. We read you loud and clear.

Eliza Orlins@elizaorlins.bsky.social

If there were an RNC coming up, Daniel Penny would absolutely be a speaker.

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When Trump sends us his people, he's not sending the best. He's sending people with lots of problems. A sex trafficker and child rapist for AG. A foreign asset for DNI. A Christian Nationalist for SecDef. A White Nationalist as WH Deputy Chief of Policy. And some, I assume, are good people.

Raw Story@rawstory.com

rawstory.comTrump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmationNow that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be recei...
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Humans naturally avoid conflict. Authoritarians are empowered when people voluntarily submit to their will. This is how unchecked power becomes the new normal.

CNN@cnn.com

The meeting between Trump and the progressive cable network's hosts — two of the most avowed anti-Trump hosts on television — immediately raised speculation about a détente with the president-elect and sparked criticism from some "Morning Joe" fans.

cnn.itMSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ‘to restart communications’ | CNN BusinessMSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski “went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally” with President-elect Donald Trump, Brzezinski revealed at the beginning of Monday’s show. The Friday rendezvo...
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In prior generations, even a hint of scandal of this type would have been disqualifying.

Lawyers, Guns and Money@lawgunsmoney.bsky.social

Leak it like Sam Alito

lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comLeak it like Sam Alito - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyWhat is obviously a very damning report about Matt Gaetz is now available for everyone on the Ethics Committee to view: House Ethics Chair Michael Guest said Monday that his panel will make its own decision about releasing the report into Matt Gaetz, regardless of Speaker Mike Johnson’s opinion that it should be kept under […]
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Read through this report. It's a wild story, yet conclusive and convincing. One wonders how many Kevin Crawleys are out there.

Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真)@lizthegrey.com

A real-life case study in anonymous internet harassment and insider threat: I must sadly retract my endorsement of Kevin Crawley, as I have recently learned he is a Kiwi Farms member. I believe he may pose a safety risk to his colleagues, or even to his employer. www.linkedin.com/posts/efong_...

linkedin.comLiz Fong-Jones on LinkedIn: Mailfrawd is Kevin Crawley, Staff Engineer at MetaA real-life case study in anonymous internet harassment and insider threat: I have previously vouched for Kevin Crawley as a skilled communicator and…

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