Even If Those Weren’t War Plans In Hegseth’s Signal Chat, They Were War Crimes
" The fact that these officials casually discussed targeting civilian infrastructure in an unsecured chat group — while including a journalist by mistake — demonstrates a shocking combination of moral bankruptcy and operational incompetence "
DOGE to Fired CISA Staff: Email Us Your Personal Data
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/doge-to-fired-cisa-staff-email-us-your-personal-data/
#U.S.Cybersecurity&InfrastructureSecurityAgency #U.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices #CentralIntelligenceAgency #nationalsecurityagency #ChristopherStanley #ALittleSunshine #TheNewYorkTimes #TheComingStorm #HunterStrategy #JakeWilliams #MikeMasnick #ShaneHarris #TheAtlantic #FannieMae #KashPatel #RobJoyce #Starlink #Techdirt #NBCNews #DOGE
In a speech at the High Court of King Diarmaid in 6th Century Ireland, St. Columba aka Colmcille advocated for the right to copy books ~1500 years before the Budapest Open Access Initiative (Ray Corrigan, 2007 http://oro.open.ac.uk/10332/1/GIKII_Colmcille_final.pdf).
Diarmaid ruled against him; Colmcille's subsequent rebellion led to 3000 deaths in the Battle of Cúl Dreimhne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_C%C3%BAl_Dreimhne
More in @mmasnick's #TechDirt article: https://www.techdirt.com/2009/08/20/the-very-first-copyright-trial-in-6th-century-ireland-sounds-really-familiar/
@hakona I've seen a bunch of good reporting from Techdirt recently. This essay pushed me over the edge and I signed up as a supporter on Patreon.
#techdirt #oligarchy #democracy
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/
Why #TechDirt is Now a #Democracy Blog Whether We Like It or Not -
Important piece by @mmasnick
“the story that matters most is how the dismantling of American institutions threatens everything else we cover. When the fundamental structures that enable innovation, protect civil liberties, and foster open dialogue are under attack, every other tech policy story becomes secondary.”
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/
Während traditionelle US-Medien wie #WaPo und #NYT den Weg der #USA in den #Autoritarismus mit "He said, she said"-Tennis freiräumen, findet dort echter #Journalismus neue und durchaus überraschende Fackelträger wie #TechDirt, #Wired oder #RollingStone. Eine tektonische Plattenverschiebung, mit deren Analyse sich alle befassen müssen, die unsere mediale Zukunft gestalten. Den Schlüsseltext dazu hat vor ein paar Tagen @mmasnick geschrieben. Unbedingte #Leseempfehlung!
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not) | Techdirt | …if you are not reading Mike Masnick, you are spectating rather than understanding
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112600
#MikeMasnick #democracy #techdirt
"If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might lose a big chunk of ad-clicking readership. If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might alienate potential sources. If you’re too pointed about the truth, you might upset deep-pocketed companies, event sponsors, advertisers, or those in power. So what you often get is a sort of feckless mush that looks like journalism, but is increasingly hollow."
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
Lock her up! I am sure it was Hillary who secretly ordered this.
Reading List For The Moment We’re In
These are difficult, stressful, head spinning times. What’s happening politically is not only wrong and dangerous, it is made more so because it is increasingly difficult to know where to turn to find good information. Now that the “Main Stream Media,” previously derided by those now in power, has capitulated and chosen a different main stream to drown in, I imagine that challenge will only continue.
It’s challenging to keep up with the pace of events and some ask why bother trying given that those we’ve relied on in the past have either turned coats or can’t keep up themselves. My answer is simple. I’d like to know more about the disease is causing me pain.
As is my habit, I follow a lot of sources. I’ve compiled and will continue to compile a list of those I find the most valuable. Some on this list cover news, some provide important context, and all are worth my while in my opinion. So, I’m sharing them here.
I’ll add to this list as I discover other sources worth recommending, so you might want to check back every now and then.
Mostly on a political front, Josh Marshall’s Talking Point Memo has always been an excellent source. It’s even more so now.
Mark Jacob covers not only the politics but those that cover the politics in Stop The Presses.
ProPublica has been a go to source for me for a while and it should be for you as well. Their investigations provide important context, but it is not a breaking news source.
Rolling Stone’s political coverage is solid reporting and solid context within this overwhelming pace of events.
The Tennessee Holler certainly covers the things going on in Tennessee as it competes to be ranked below Mississippi in most category measurements for success, but also is providing some excellent coverage and commentary on the larger U.S. picture.
Given that tech is now incestuously intertwined with our politics and governance, I highly recommend for recent, and I hope ongoing, coverage Wired, TechDirt and 404Media. Reporters from those publications are doing excellent work and it’s a good way to filter through some of the nonsense.
Feel free to leave a comment if you have a good source you’d like me to include. Feel free to refrain from offering sources such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others crossing the River Styx.
You can find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above.
@hankg Musk confused me for the longest time. I am familiar with social media companies, and we all saw the advice #TechDirt and basically everybody gave Musk:
I couldn't figure out why Musk was ignoring all that and just #GuttingTwitter of all value.
Attacker Has #Techdirt Reclassified As #Phishing Site, Proving Masnick’s Impossibility Law Once Again - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/12/attacker-has-techdirt-reclassified-as-phishing-site-proving-masnicks-impossibility-law-once-again/
@SpaceLifeForm
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...they want everyone else to believe their propaganda bullshit
Ain't that the truth, smile
The Republican Congress like #jimjordan tried to legally get #twitter (pre #Musk) having _coordination_ with #Biden pre 2020.
There was _no_ evidence found.
#Techdirt 
Conflict of interest between Trump-Musk alliance#MikeMasnik was on #MSNBC Wed Nov 27 2024 with #JonathanCapehart on the #LawrenceODonnell
#OneBillionUsers is a collaboration between Techdirt and Diegetic Games, there is a very fast talking audio podcast with the guys who are producing this game, #techdirt check out from about the 20min point.
They decided to make the cards (the game is an #AndroidApp) be like #emoji we have today, this what makes it look different than the early game of Touring and Mille Bornes
AUDIO is here frtom a webpage (Do Not need SoundCloud account)
https://m.soundcloud.com/techdirt/one-billion-users
#VPN Company #Cyberghost Says We Infringed Its Copyright In An Advertisement We Ran For Them A Decade Ago - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/22/vpn-company-cyberghost-says-we-infringed-its-copyright-in-an-advertisement-we-ran-for-them-a-decade-ago/ "When companies can blithely claim copyright over content promoting their own products, it shows how little checks there are on false claims." #CopyrightMadness #techdirt
Report alleges that #microphones on #devices are used for " #ActiveListening" to deliver targeted #ads
"Apparently, #CMG not only openly admitted that it could use its technology to listen to what users say near smart devices, it actually advertised its capabilities on a web page. Do you get it? They were bragging about wiretapping, on their website!" 
I’ve seen *a lot* of people approvingly share Robert Riech’s really bad Guardian piece on “reining in” Elon Musk.
I’m begging these people to please read @mmasnick.
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/03/robert-reichs-ridiculous-response-to-elon-reminds-us-that-censorial-instincts-have-infected-both-parties/
#techdirt #tech #socialmedia #freespeech
