@metacurity@infosec.exchange2026-01-01 20:59:07
Why do none of these articles even touch on how much data DOGE stole from the US government, how much damage they caused to the security of government IT systems, and how much DOGE exposed all of our data to foreign adversaries?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
@benb@osintua.eu2025-12-02 13:43:04
Putin and his government see ratings slide as the war drags on, new polling shows: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/02/putin-and-his-government-see.html
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-02 05:43:16
Once again, the government has responded to a Court order with which it disagrees by
pretending it doesn’t exist.
Mr. Abrego moved for sanctions based on senior DHS official Gregory Bovino’s flagrant violation of this Court’s October 27 Order
(Dkt. 183, the “Order”)
governing extrajudicial statements relating to this case.
The government’s brief opposing that motion largely ignores the Order.
The government focuses instead on the underlyi…
@UP8@mastodon.social2025-12-31 21:52:30
👬 A New Governing Ecosystem Is Evolving
#politics
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2026-01-01 21:00:03
us_agencies: U.S. government agency websites (2018)
50 networks, one for each U.S. state, representing the web-based links between their associated government agencies websites. A node is an entire agency website and a directed edge (i,j) represents the existence of a hyperlink from any webpage in website i to some webpage in website j. Data was collected with a crawler. Nodes are annotated with the number of webpages per website, website name (related to its government function) and U…
@kctipton@mas.to2026-01-31 21:13:33
There are no good reasons to subsidize stadiums. Governments keep doing it. https://reason.com/2026/01/30/there-are-no-good-reasons-to-subsidize-sports-stadiums-governments-keep-doing-it-anyway/
@gwire@mastodon.social2026-01-31 21:29:43
It's very sad, after more than a year of the current government, to read triumphalist press releases where they state they've basically done their job.
It at least acknowledges that longer sentence lengths contribute to an increase in prison population. i.e. prison overpopulation is broadly a policy choice that's independent of the number of actual cells.
@benb@osintua.eu2026-01-31 20:30:08
Incoming Dutch government to continue support for Ukraine, pledges €3 billion in military aid for 2027–2029: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/31/incoming-dutch-government-to-continue.html
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-12-02 13:25:04
Check out today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you should know, including
--European authorities dismantle the Cryptomixer service,
--Indian government wants smartphone makers to preload state-owned security app,
--Indian government wants to bar comms apps from working on SIM-less devices,
--Korea launches probe into Coupang breach and threatens punitive damages,
--DPRK hackers target S. Koreans with fake tax invoices,
--Malware-laden…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-01 15:03:20
The race is on to succeed Gavin Newsom,
the California governor with presidential ambitions
whose terms runs out next year
– and it’s already a crowded field.
More than 95 candidates have so far submitted paperwork
indicating their intention to run,
though the official filing period doesn’t start until 9 February.
The field looks wide open,
with polling yet to indicate a clear frontrunner
and nearly half of voters describing their prefere…