I'm trying to take a no strings attached attitude towards 2026: if I don't ask anything of it, it can't break my heart. But I have also purchased the bottle of champagne I am going to pop when that one guy dies.
NYT reports that the TSA is giving ICE a list of every person who's to be taking a domestic flight inside the US so ICE can run it through their database looking for targets. I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
The Transportation Security Administration is flagging passengers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject ...
Some days, the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man is simply not achievable and I must settle for the messy raccoon eye that can probably hurt your feelings.
The most *chef's kiss* part of this story is when Instacart says it's the stores that set the prices and then the stores point the finger right back at Instacart and say they don't set the prices on the platform. https://truthout.org/articles/instacart-reportedly-using-secret-ai-powered-dynamic-pricing-to-jack-up-prices/
"I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath." I continue to be an Alvaro Bedoya fangirl.
How I Became a Populist | The New Republic
Oh, you asked ChatGPT and it told you that an APT has compromised your phone? I will take that about as seriously as if you told me that you asked my cat or a passing pigeon.
In 2021, the FTC issued a ban on stalkerware-maker Spyfone and its CEO, Scott Zuckerman. Earlier this year, Zuckerman requested that the ban be vacated because it's inconvenient for him. The FTC has voted 2-0 to deny his request. Good.
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Denies Petition from SpyFone App CEO to Vacate 2021 Order
The Federal Trade Commission has denied a petition from Scott Z
As a person who has followed Iranian cyberespionage operations for more than a decade, this story is crazypants and you should read it:
The Atlantic
They Killed My Source
A man claiming to be an Iranian intelligence officer promised me he would reveal his countryโ€™s secrets. Then he disappeared.
There is no sound sadder than the meow of my little monsters when they have been told that the two pounds of halibut I am cooking is not for them.
2025 Year In Review: Not feeling so great about the rule of law. Zero stars.