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Come chat about my time in Amsterdam and Rotterdam! Starting in about 45 minutes: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Just in: A federal judge rules against Trump’s attempted purge of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, saying the firings of Travis LeBlanc and Ed Felten were illegal. The court voids the firings and orders the members be reinstated. 70 PAGES: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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No stream today due to IRL stuff, but in the meantime enjoy this new highlight reel from the other day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Ni...

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Been sitting on this a while, but with just a week and a half to go, it's finally starting to feel real: On June 1, I'll be speaking on a panel at TwitchCon Europe! The topic? Juggling streaming and being a dad. If you'll be in Rotterdam at the end of this month, let me know!

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Live now, talking about Congress' latest effort to protect kids online: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Going live to talk about the latest in AI in a couple of minutes — then we'll check out the last day of the Dune: Awakening beta twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Messing around in EFT, trying to whack scavs with a knife without dying. Come laugh at my fails! twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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And we're live! Starting Arc Raiders in 3... 2... twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Going live in about 15 minutes! Just got access to the Arc Raiders playtest, so for today's stream we'll be messing around on that. From what I've seen so far, it's got excellent world-building and sound design. Can't wait to try it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTRR...

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🔴 Going live now to talk about the Take It Down Act and how Congress' war on revenge porn may be handing Trump a powerful new censorship tool. We'll get started in just a few minutes: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Shorter stream today — hop in while supplies last! twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Live now — warming up with a bit of Tarkov Arena, then main Tarky, and/or Anno later for some economy management? Come hang for a chill Wednesday: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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If you prefer listening to your news, I went on Brian’s Twitch stream to talk about openings in the Google case

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We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.

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We're on NOW with @leahnylen.bsky.social from Bloomberg! Talking US v. Google and she is coming to us live from the courthouse: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Live now! Getting started in just a couple minutes. Come hang, and then stay for some Tarkov punishment as I try to finish one last quest in the Labyrinth👇

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In about 30-40 mins: Going live to talk about Google’s high-stakes antitrust battle in search, whose next stage gets underway this morning. Plus, a bit later we’ll hopefully be joined by Bloomberg’s @leahnylen.bsky.social who is down at the courthouse today for US v. Google. twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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That sound you hear is thousands of group chats being simultaneously renamed “_____ | Team Huddle” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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🔴Live now, recapping Google's big antitrust court defeat from yesterday. Tune in! 👇

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Google just lost the big adtech monopoly case -- safe to say the entire web economy changes after this. And probably Google, forever. www.theverge.com/news/650665/...

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One last byline from me at CNN today, using the stuff I’d prepared with @claresduffy.bsky.social forever ago Hat-tip @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/t...

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Just in: Google illegally monopolized the publisher and exchange ad markets, but not the advertiser ad network market as defined by DOJ, federal judge says in a long-awaited ruling in the Google ad tech case: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

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“‘On Wednesday, April 16, funding for MITRE to develop, operate, and modernize the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program […] will expire,’ Yosry Barsoum, MITRE's vice president and director at the Center for Securing the Homeland, told The Register.” www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/h...

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Good morning! Today Meta heads to trial in a blockbuster monopoly case brought by the U.S. government that could lead to the company’s breakup — or, if Trump intervenes, its salvation. Get up to speed with this primer from last week: www.twitch.tv/videos/24290...

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Can you imagine if this whole news cycle had happened during trading hours www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Live now: Checking out more of the new Tarkov Arena battlepass! Tune in here: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Algorithm? More like “I’ll Grill Them,” amirite techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/t...

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Next week, Judge Boasberg — yes, that Boasberg — will oversee a major antitrust trial involving Meta. It began as an FTC case targeting an alleged social media monopoly, but now could become another canary in the coal mine for democracy. From Monday's Twitch stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMzE...

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What could go wrong? I'm sure Trump, Musk, and Big Balls will exercise great care and responsibility with this incredibly sensitive data and not ever use it for nefarious purposes.

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This hearing is kicking off now — tune in while I raid on Woods! twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Now: Checking out new cosmetics in EFT. A bit later: Listening to a Facebook whistleblower's testimony before a Senate subcommittee. Watch here: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Will Trump save Meta from a massive antitrust suit that goes to trial next week? Going live in a couple minutes 🔴: twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Copyright protection under 17 U.S. Code § 105 is not available for any work of the United States Government. The White House is the People’s House. Content for every @WhiteHouse is in the public domain, never copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved.” Small stuff vs human rights violations, but BS.

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🔴 Live now! Heading in to the weekend with some Tarkov, maybe some Arma?? Tune in: twitch.tv/BrainFungi ICYMI, here's the shorter YouTube edit of my recent chat with @megangray.bsky.social about the likely impact of Trump's attack on independent agencies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slvt...

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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Boasberg holds a "show cause" hearing on whether the government defied his orders when it deported Venezuelans accused of being members of Tren de Aragua to a nightmarish Salvadoran prison

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Later today I'll be posting the YouTube edit of my chat with @megangray.bsky.social about the FTC. Until then, enjoy this shorter clip from yesterday's stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf15...

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If and when Congress forces DC to slash its budget, will Zuck, Thiel, Lutnick et al. still get their streets swept and garbage collected? www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Live now! Join in for some more Tarkov event questing. twitch.tv/BrainFungi ICYMI, here's the full video of my chat on Friday with @megangray.bsky.social: www.twitch.tv/videos/24177...

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Attempting the new Tarkov event task — tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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A big thank-you to @megangray.bsky.social for joining today’s stream and walking us through the stakes of the FTC firings and what comes next. www.twitch.tv/videos/24177... Edited YouTube highlights to come!

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