This week's Hide & Speak Hero of the Week: Mike German. 16 years FBI, deep undercover work. Caught colleagues running an illegal wiretap in 2002, reported it, got retaliated against, walked. DOJ later substantiated everything. Now he's exposing fusion centers. Full conversation 👇

40,000 people who legally bought weed just had their IDs & selfies leaked from a database with no password. Identity verification systems are just future breach notifications with a timer. #Privacy #DataBreach #DigitalRights Read the full breakdown: https://s.vp.net/gSBCz

A city covered its own surveillance cameras with trash bags because it couldn't figure out how to switch them off. It's just one of four towns that moved against Flock this month. All four towns, fully sourced: s.vp.net/Ej1w2 Full video in thread.

You do not have to be an activist to land in a fusion center database. You just have to be near the wrong moment. A neighbor's hunch becomes a Suspicious Activity Report becomes a permanent file you cannot see or contest. Full conversation in the thread 👇 #privacy #surveillance #civilliberties

Discord Privacy Revolt Blocks Age Verification Discord paused its global age rollout after intense backlash over forced ID uploads. Users criticized systems that infer age from activity patterns and server behavior. Read the article and see our sources: s.vp.net/gay4D #Discord #Privacy

Utah passed the first state law restricting VPN use. It lasted one day. SB 73 took effect May 6. Enforcement frozen by end of day pending a lawsuit. The bill even banned sites from publishing how a VPN works. #VPN #DigitalRights #FirstAmendment Read why it collapsed so fast: s.vp.net/zbckd

OS-Level Age Checks: The End of Digital Anonymity? New state mandates turn your device into a data-harvesting checkpoint, forcing OS makers to share your age with every app and service. Read the article and see our sources: s.vp.net/8bNnF #privacy #tech #surveillance

Congress kicked FISA 702 down the road for 45 days because the House tried to staple a crypto ban onto the renewal. Wyden traded his hold for a declassified March 17 FISA opinion he says shows abuse against Americans. #FISA #Surveillance #Privacy Read why this 15 day clock matters: s.vp.net/JlbjV

Two customers found their own Trump Mobile data on the open web. They tried to warn the company. The researcher who spotted it tried too. Silence, until the story went public on May 20. Then the confirmation came two days later. #privacy #databreach #surveillance #TrumpMobile Thread. 👇

The FBI and NSA just told Americans their home routers may be hostile. #GRU Unit 26165 spent two years rewriting DNS on TP-Link routers across 23+ states. Passwords and #emails of government officials may have been harvested. Article + sources: s.vp.net/mV9rK

Compare the energy between Thomas Massie, who lost, and Ed Gallrein, who defeated him.

AI is changing fast. Human values still matter more. Living with AI by Faisal Rahim amzn.eu/d/35s9dRx #LivingWithAI #AmazonBestseller #FaisalRahim #BooksThatIgnite #BooksThatEndure

2026: Wes Streeting says the UK will one day be back in the EU 2022: Wes Streeting said "people need to move on" and "Britain isn't going back into the EU"

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Americans are working harder & longer & still can't make ends meet. I'm proposing a bill to cut taxes for 130 million workers, paid for by a surtax on income over $1 million a year. It's time our tax code worked for working people & the wealthiest pay their fair share.

Anyone who works full-time should be able to afford food, housing, and healthcare. End worker exploitation. End socialism for billionaires. #nhpolitics

#HiamAbbass speaks as a mother, not an actress—about Palestinian children in Gaza denied safety, food, and a future. This isn’t politics. It’s a call to humanity. 🎧 Watch: youtu.be/sQAwm6BGN8Q #Gaza #PalestinianChildren #HumanityFirst

6 DAYS TO GO: Apply now for the final round of funding for your community-based SRHR initiatives! Up to $5,000 is available for individuals & up to $20,000 for women’s rights organizations and youth-led organizations. Apply here: www.oxfam.ca/financial-su...? #applynow #funding #grants #explore

🔥 Live emotions of eyewitnesses to the explosion at the moscow Refinery Sobyanin states that 12 people were injured. It is claimed that it was a shift of construction workers who were near the entrance gate.

The Federal Death Penalty: 3 Bullets, Shot in the Heart. Trump's Firing Squad: Pro-life, Pro-Death Penalty. Politicians' Lethal Hypocrisy that Cheers on Government Sanctioned, Cold-blooded, Pre-Meditated Murder www.buzzsprout.com/823981/episo...

Single photons, uncopyable & secure, now travel existing fiber optic networks! 🔓 Niels Bohr Institute cracked a key hurdle for quantum comms. #quantumcomputing Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-longstanding-quantum-roadblock-fell-fiber.html

Shady, Absurd, Deceitful — all words to describe the House Republican budget. So much for HEAT, this is just SAD.

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Connections Puzzle #1062 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Diablo 4 Heartseeker Rogue guide: Freeze control, rotations, gear, paragon tips, and endgame strategies. Read: haplogamingchef.blogspot.com/2026/05/diab... #Diablo4 #D4 #Heartseeker #Rogue #Gaming #ARPG #LootAndSlay #ThePit #Endgame #GamingTips

In 2029–30, students and graduates will pay more in HECS indexation than multinational gas corporations pay in tax on our oil and gas. Let that sink in. Australians deserve a fair share of our natural resources, and a government with the courage to stand up for them.

"He's not stealing it, he's taking it back, and he's helping us have it once again": A Venezuelan-American woman in Doral, Florida reacts to Trump's plans to utilize Venezuela's oil. VenezuelaIsFree.com

#WWESmackdown 11/18/2005 - The #EddieGuerrero tribute video, featuring the song “Here Without You by #ThreeDoorsDown as it originally aired on UPN | #wwe #bradarnold

🌱 Appel à la communauté scientifique! Le @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social et le MELCCFP lancent le 1er concours du Programme de recherche sur les contaminants émergents et le développement d’outils de détection et de surveillance https://urls.fr/P8UOsu Webinaire : 16 janv. 2026 Demande : 11 mars 2026

When I used to read the grocery store white romance books waiting for my mama I used to change all of the MMC to one of them 🤣🤣 yeah… they Black 🤣🤣🤣

Rocket, our neighborhood raccoon, came by our back doorstep for snacks this evening. He's a chill dude w/ no aggro. Just wanders by, looking for his next meal. #raccoons

🇦🇴🇵🇹📍Segundo uma reportagem da televisão portuguesa TVI, na última quarta-feira (13), um jovem de 25 anos esfaqueou dois primos, de 21 e 23 anos, ao chegar a casa e verificar que, pelo menos um deles, estaria a tentar vzolar o irmão, de 27 anos, que sofre de esquizofrenia.

Tag your partner. Thailand won’t book itself.🌴 👉 DM us when you’re ready. #RedLeafTravel #Thailand #CouplesTravel #TravelGoals #BeachEscape #LuxuryForLess #VacationMode #TravelTogether

Trump’s WH wants us to believe he passed his physical with flying colors, yet he can’t tell Venezuela from Iran. Claiming Venezuela has no navy or air force is completely delusional. Biden froze once, but Trump is routinely incoherent. The media is letting this obvious cognitive decline slide!🤦🏾‍♂️

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Biological Female Marine Vs. Biological Male Marine I will note however that I’ve known a few female marines, who could’ve kicked this guy’s ass…

Through #radicalcollaboration, we hosted a two-day workshop bringing together communities from the Raymond Mhlaba Municipality to share knowledge, build alliances, & take action against harmful licensing processes & greenwashing, while protecting their land & livelihoods.

🌊 This Earth Day, we’re demanding a future that’s sustainable, equitable & green. Join us as we stand up for the planet & our community. Every voice counts—will yours be there? 📍 Peg Noonan Park 🗓️ Wednesday, April 22nd 🪧 Bring your signs & your energy! #FalmouthMA #IndivisibleFalmouth #EarthDay2026

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if this is the last week of the pep era i am glad he gave us one more banger of a pep reaction pic/video to go out with

Host @denisethewriter.bsky.social has long been against Philly having an elected school board. Recent events might change that.

Ik Kil Cenote, a popular natural swimming hole located in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, 🇲🇽 near the Chichén Itzá archaeological site

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New Release Edge Fusion eliminates harsh transitions between objects, blending their edges naturally to create cohesive, visually stunning scenes ► https://bit.ly/EdgeFusion #unity3d #indie #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity #indiegames #assetstore #unity #unitydeveloper #games

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Chris Jones, Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, told me on Friday that the new Republican water quality plan "puts the entire financial burden" of ag pollution on Iowa taxpayers, asking "nothing of the industry"—from farmers to the Big Ag corporations.

Share a 90s TV series you love. 📺 Babylon 5

Repartidor escapa en bici de una decena de agentes de ICE en Chicago en Estados Unidos. Fuente: @ActualidadRT #Chicago #EstadosUnidos #noticias #Bluesky #news

teabagging is for boys - THIS is the girly equivalent #girlstreamer #twitch #gaminghumor #fyp #foryoupage

Felipe Gonzalez no tiene ni idea de gestiones con navieras ¿cuál es su papel entonces? Atacar a los gobiernos o ideas de izquierdas, ese es su trabajo y por eso cobra

🚨 Breaking News 🚨 Bill Gates is reportedly working on a top secret plan for his upcoming 2027 virus 🤭🦠 Stay tuned… the next episode of the global chaos show is coming soon 👀

Throwback to one of my favorite poems I've written~ Oh yeah, I don't just write novels, I write poetry too. This one, Forgiveness, is one of my many pieces about mental health. In this case? We're talking boundaries and leaving toxicity behind. Because mental health matters ♥️

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"I don't really want to get stabbed because someone's stolen some Maltesers..." "I admire people who have a go!" Campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin and Times columnist Matthew Syed debate whether it's right to intervene to stop shoplifting. #Newsnight

🎧 NHW podcast pick: Life on the Hedge by @TheTreeCouncil. Episode 1, "Giving Wildlife a Helping Hand," is set in Herefordshire — our own backyard 🌾 Free here: https://treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campaigns/national-hedgerow-week/#podcast #NationalHedgerowsWeek

This is Mika Banhara reporting from the past 📰 AJ & Lulu are streaming on #youtubegaming & #twitch every Thursday at 7pm PT! #streamer #gaymer #queer #youtube #indiegaming #lgbt #mecha #anime #mechaanime #retro #retrogaming #nanao #robotalchemicdrive #ps2 #ps2games #sandlot #enix #jrpg

It's a straight line between devaluation of art to radicalization KatyCats! We talk about #JetLi in #OnceUponATimeInChina with guest Kevin Tudor from @almostmajor.bsky.social! Full ep at the links or any #podcast app! 🍎: tiny.cc/TMRAppleJET 🟢: tiny.cc/TMRSpotifyJET 📺: patreon.com/themixedreviews

Did you know the answer? If you enjoyed this trivia, please follow for more. You can check out our games at the link in our profile. #videogametrivia #snes #retrogaming

The Terminator (1993) #SegaCD #SEGA

I'm sure this was not the kind of drop Horizon Bass Arena DJ Scott Tyler was expecting :p YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/0YbAY... #VSky #VTuber #ENVTuber #AzureGlimpse