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drewcm.bsky.social
Content Director at Packet Pushers; tech journalist; co-host of the Network Break, Heavy Networking, and Packet Protector podcasts; author of the supernatural novel "The Haunting of Edward Drake"
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Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer Satellites talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...

C'mon all yee workers, join us in spreading the word. We're really changing things up, no more of those boring old AFL-CIO labor aristocrat conferences. EWOC is young, diverse, Militant and most of all a breath of fresh air for the Labor movement.

Linn Washington Jr., a Temple professor and former reporter at The Philadelphia Tribune and the Daily News, serves as a guide through the podcast, airing April 22.

Excellent interview about the naked corruption occurring between Trump and the crypto industry. Kudos to @molly.wiki for her work!

TOMORROW- Make your voices heard at Indivisible's event, “NO KINGS! 50 State Nationwide Protest (250th Anniversary of the American Revolution)” - sign up NOW! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

If you’re protesting today… - Hat (worn low**) - Sunglasses - Mask - Water bottle - Spare phone battery - Protest sign - Comfy shoes - Leave unnecessary items at home. **facial recognition software can ID you in part from your eyebrows. A headband or hat worn low can help Be safe!

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Tomorrow is a big protest day. Grab your hat, mask, and a sign. Consider leaving your phone at home. Please drop pictures or quotes of the signs you are bringing to the feed to generate some inspiration! #letsgetweird www.fiftyfifty.one

BREAKING: A federal judge finds Trump’s order banning transgender people from getting accurate passports is likely unconstitutional. The court ordered the State Department to allow correct gender markers for our clients as we continue to argue until this order is blocked for everyone.

Are you a current or former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee? Our reporter Jake Pearson wants to hear from you. You can contact him directly on Signal at 917-512-0276. Here are other ways to reach us securely: propublica.org/tips

Economic chaos and democratic collapse brought to you in part by these self-interested assholes www.vox.com/technology/4...

Dear politicians, Once the present constitutional crisis is over, you can win pretty much any election you want on a promise to end qualified immunity. Creating a nationwide database of law enforcement abuse, with names, would be icing on the cake. Sincerely, American voters

It's Friday... And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺 📽️themoringbunch

a reminder that @propublica.org has reporters covering many federal agencies right now and all of their beats/contact information is here www.propublica.org/article/seco...

Newsletter: Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it. www.citationneeded.news/trump-crypto...

My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more: www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

UPDATED TODAY: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk. Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

In case you needed another reason to avoid Target. Also, "elevated levels of lead" is some epic level denial of reality. There is NO safe level of lead, doubly so for babies. abcnews.go.com/food/story/t...

Just a reminder that 50501 has organized rallies in all 50 states for this Saturday the 19th. I'll be at Independence Hall in Philly. Where were will you be? www.fiftyfifty.one/events

More fresh updates to the DOGE tracker by @propublica.org, along with an agency filter! projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do... We are endeavoring to more consistently update the tracker. Unsurprisingly, it is a lot of work!

Senator Van Hollen: My goal is to keep a spotlight on this until the 9-0 Supreme Court order is implemented. I asked the embassy whether they've been ordered by the Trump administration to do anything to facilitate his return. The answer was no

The Trump regime keeps upping its Big Lie about wrongly deported Maryland dad Kilmar Abrego Garcia because their entire dictatorial enterprise hinges on proving their ability to crush this one human Until Kilmar is free, no one in America is free. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/kilm...

there are kittens in the backyard... anyone want a kitten?

Our efforts are working - keep calling your members of Congress by dialing the Capitol switchboard now at (202) 224-3121! These Republicans are finally waking up to realize how unpopular it is to take away health care for the poor in order to give tax cuts to their rich friends who don't need it.

I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.

Update on this bill: The House voted the exact same way (all Republicans but one in support of removing the $5 cap on bank overdraft fees, all Democrats opposed) and the bill is going to Trump to sign.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia. They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!

Go see JJ. She's a great speaker!

Check out the State of the Network Security Market in 2025 -> @drewcm.bsky.social and I had an interesting conversation with Mauricio of Dell'Oro Group about the state of the market. packetpushers.net/podcasts/pac... #packetprotector #networksecurity #cybersecurity #SASE #SSE #ZTNA #CNAPP

Deafening Silence From The Cybersecurity Industry by Forbes senior contributor Tony Bradley; links to Luta Security CEO's recent blog post @k8em0.bsky.social @lutasecurity.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...

We uncovered a council fraud team styled like police – uniforms, badges, even a police email domain and published the story. Now? That branding has vanished. No more police-like jackets. No more police domain. #TruthToPower @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies. @couts.bsky.social has a protest prep guide. Watch the full #IncognitoMode episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL34...

After writing my history of concentration camps, I came to believe that short of committing murder yourself, one of the worst things you can do is to abet or exploit the suffering of another human being to increase your own power in the world.

We're thrilled to have Vint Cerf, referred to as a "Father of the Internet," delivering a keynote address @ SharkFest'25 US. Keynote Title: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Internet from 2025 On... Gain insights from a pioneer who helped shape the digital world Register: sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus

Nice! We've been boycotting Target. Let's keep it up!

Whether it's the application of predictive analytics or the latest agentic solution, AI is not useful as an end unto itself The goal of AI in NetOps is to produce operational outcomes & drive business decisions Read more in my post on @kentik.bsky.social 👇 www.kentik.com/blog/ai-that...

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

I'm a cybersecurity professor, and I'm writing a book about how people can protect themselves from surveillance, etc. I would love to speak to lawyers who defend marginalized people from law enforcement. Please share. If you're a lawyer who defends activists, msg me. @leftistlawyer.com

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Non profit stands up with former Board for CVE.

if you are a Marylander please call in support of this because it's the bravest fucking thing any senator has done in either Trump term

Oh wow great @haleaziz.bsky.social piece on a 2018 case in which Trump’s ICE screwed up and erroneously deported a guy. AND THEY BROUGHT HIM BACK because why wouldn’t they? We’re in a much darker place now. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...