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--CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid,
--Russia throttles Telegram accusing it of failing to protect personal data or combat crime,
--N. Korean hackers targeted crypto company with unique malware and multiple scams,…

CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid
Russia throttles Telegram accusing it of failing to protect personal data or combat crime, N. Korean hackers targeted crypto company with unique malware and multiple scams, Israel claims it foiled hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks, Microsoft issued fixes for six zero day flaws, much more

These charts will shock you I am sure.
Travel to the United States for Europeans appears much less popular year-over-year.
Financial Times shows the steep drop (paywalled) since the new administration began.
https://flowingdata.com/2025/04/15/decline-in…

Decline in European travelers to U.S.
These charts will shock you I am sure. Travel to the United States for Europeans appears much less popular year-over-year. Financial Times shows the steep drop (paywalled) since the new administrat…

Tim Dowling: our dog is bottom of the class at dog school https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/06/tim-dowling-our-disobedient-dog-is-failing-out-of-dog-school?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Wann wurde eigentlich das Berner Oberland von Deutschland übernommen - oder zumindest von der Deutschen Bahn? #bahnde #deutschebahn #schweiz

Filings: Meta has hired Bill McGinley, a veteran Republican operative and the former top lawyer for DOGE, as a lobbyist (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/meta-hires-former-doge-trump-elect…

DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of President Donald Trump.

In a Monday legal filing, the department asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a separate motion seeking to dismiss the charges against Bannon.

DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said a judge should dismiss Stephen K. Bannon indictment over defying a Jan. 6 subpoena “in the interests of justice.”

EU, Dutch government announce hacks following Ivanti zero-days https://therecord.media/eu-dutch-government-announce-hacks-ivanti-zero-days

Do you want to go to #disobey2025 ?
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Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for
military strikes in Iran
as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters,
according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Trump has not made a final decision,
but the officials said he was seriously considering authorizing a strike
in response to the Iranian regime’s efforts to suppress demonstrations
set off by widespread eco…

Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue
The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country.

Trump has been briefed in recent days on new 🔥options for #military #strikes in #Iran
as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters, according to multiple U.S. officials famil…

Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue
The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country.