In this presentation John Strand will walk through how his late mother successfully broke into a prison. It will highlight how sometimes the greatest hackers don’t know much about computers. The session will also cover a number of other successful social engineering techniques attackers can use to gain access to some of the most secure places on the planet.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Saturday, April 4, 2026
[The Washington Post] Their tiny church is on the cover of JD Vance’s new book. They don’t know him.
JD was paid $8M for this book. He could at least donate 5-10% to help support the "Cover Model" for the book.
The members of a tiny Methodist church in Virginia are excited — if a little confused — that Vance's memoir of his path to Catholicism has put them in the spotlight.
By Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/04/03/vance-book-cover-church-photograph/
Sunday, March 22, 2026
As famed Arecibo Observatory shuts down, its scientists face an uncertain future | Science | AAAS
https://www.science.org/content/article/as-famed-arecibo-observatory-shuts-down-its-scientists-face-an-uncertain-future
https://www.science.org/content/article/as-famed-arecibo-observatory-shuts-down-its-scientists-face-an-uncertain-future
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At the end of a winding road lined by flowering red flamboyan trees, you can still see the broken remains of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. The Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter telescope collapsed in 2020, and in October 2022 its owner, the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced that after 6 decades, the site would no longer be an observatory. Instead, NSF plans to transform it into an educational facility. Contracts for up to 90 staff members, including 25 researchers, end on 14 August.
"We're closing out all science activities," says physicist Julie Brisset of the University of Central Florida (UCF), who's in charge of maintenance and research at Arecibo. To scientists who have worked at the observatory, used its data, or mentored local students, it is a painful transition. "It's very sad," says Brazilian physicist Pedrina Terra dos Santos, who has worked at the observatory for 17 years and, like many of her colleagues, is still seeking a new job.
Friday, March 20, 2026
NYTimes: Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
Wow! That's gross. Can Trump be any more of a Scumbag?
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Last June, the man credited with introducing President Trump to his wife asked the administration for a favor.
Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had been in a custody battle over their teenage son. Now he saw an opportunity.
He reached out to a top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explaining that his ex was in the country illegally, according to records obtained by The New York Times and a person familiar with the communications. Could she be put in ICE detention? That could help him get his son back.
The official, David Venturella, promptly called the agency's Miami office to ensure that ICE agents would pick up the woman from the jail before she was released on bail, according to the records and a person with knowledge of the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss it. During the call, Mr. Venturella noted that the case was important to someone close to the White House.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show | Reuters
A timeline written by Spivack and included in the large cache of Epstein documents released earlier this year said the break-in happened on February 12, 2023. It was discovered the following day when Spivack turned on his computer and discovered a text file warning him that his network had been compromised, according to that document.
Further investigation turned up traces of unusual activity on the server, the document said, adding that the activity "included combing through certain files pertaining to the Epstein investigation."
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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
“American Obituary” - U2
AMERICAN OBITUARY
You have the right to remain silent
or not…
God above a mother's love
A guiding hand to pick you up
To crush her like a coffee cup
Why?
Crossing guard or yellow bus
Our children teach us who to trust
The worst can't kill what's best in us
But they can try
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)
We love you more than hate loves war
Renee Good born to die free
American mother of three
Seventh day January
A bullet for each child, you see
The color of her eye
930 Minneapolis
To desecrate domestic bliss
Three bullets blast, three babies kissed
Renee the domestic terrorist???
What you can't kill can't die
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)
We love you more than hate loves war
I am not mad at you, Lord
You're the reason I was there
Could you stop a heart from breaking
By having it not care?
Could you stop a bullet in midair?
She says…
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
In the streets with children playing
In the churches where they're praying
School teachers are explaining
America, America
The power of the people!
We love you more (we say, we say) than hate loves war
I love you more (I say, I say) than hate loves war
[ Renée Nicole Macklin Good was great
1988-2026 ]
You have the right to remain silent
or not…
God above a mother's love
A guiding hand to pick you up
To crush her like a coffee cup
Why?
Crossing guard or yellow bus
Our children teach us who to trust
The worst can't kill what's best in us
But they can try
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)
We love you more than hate loves war
Renee Good born to die free
American mother of three
Seventh day January
A bullet for each child, you see
The color of her eye
930 Minneapolis
To desecrate domestic bliss
Three bullets blast, three babies kissed
Renee the domestic terrorist???
What you can't kill can't die
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
(War, war)
We love you more than hate loves war
I am not mad at you, Lord
You're the reason I was there
Could you stop a heart from breaking
By having it not care?
Could you stop a bullet in midair?
She says…
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power
In the streets with children playing
In the churches where they're praying
School teachers are explaining
America, America
The power of the people!
We love you more (we say, we say) than hate loves war
I love you more (I say, I say) than hate loves war
[ Renée Nicole Macklin Good was great
1988-2026 ]
"American Obituary" - U2
From: U2 - DAYS OF ASH EP
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Thursday, February 5, 2026
NYTimes: How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
So…. Because the current SCOTUS is viewed as untrustworthy and IS UNTRUSTWORTHY, they decided to enact Mandatory NDAs for all employees. Then they Hid that from US Citizens.
Thats the Opposite of Increasing Trust.
We Demand Transparency.
We Demand Investigation of Ethics Violations.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Mark your Calendars for These Astronomical Events in 2026
The year 2026 will include top-tier meteor showers, and a total solar and a total lunar eclipse.
Monday, January 19, 2026
Cloudflare Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables Any Host Access Bypassing Protections | Post by Cyber Security News
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A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall (WAF)allowed attackers to bypass security controls and directly access protected origin servers through a certificate validation path.
Security researchers from FearsOff discovered that requests targeting the /.well-known/acme-challenge/ directory could reach origins even when customer-configured WAF rules explicitly blocked all other traffic.
The Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol automates SSL/TLS certificate validation by requiring Certificate Authorities (CAs) to verify domain ownership.
Friday, January 16, 2026
Want to see an eclipse next year? Here’s where to go.
The biggest astronomical events of 2026, including solar and lunar eclipses, planet parades and the Artemis II mission to the moon.
By Andrea Sachs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/12/26/2026-solar-eclipse-viewing/
Friday, January 2, 2026
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