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Todd R. Weiss

@toddrweiss.bsky.social

Experienced technology journalist, storyteller, toy taxi collector, vintage Miata driver, Philadelphian. Telling your technology story.

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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

20.02.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 48432    πŸ” 13178    πŸ’¬ 1204    πŸ“Œ 726
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DOJ Investigates Medicare Billing Practices at UnitedHealth β€” The Wall Street Journal Civil probe of diagnoses that triggered extra payments to the company’s Medicare Advantage plans adds to scrutiny of the healthcare giant

UnitedHealth is under investigation by the Justice Department over its Medicare billing practices and how it records diagnoses

21.02.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1435    πŸ” 321    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 55
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8 key software security fails to avoid Security best practices can help, but it’s the bad practices that will expose you to software risk. Here are the worst practices to avoid at all cost.

Security best practices are important for safe business computing, but it’s the bad practices that will expose your company to software risk.
In my latest story for @reversinglabs.com learn about the 8 worst security bad practices to avoid at all cost.

www.reversinglabs.com/blog/8-worst...

21.02.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI think calling Elon Musk a dick is pretty kind, actually, considering everything he’s done.”

Watch full interview with @briantylercohen.bsky.social at: youtu.be/Eac2IQ9lR5k?...

15.02.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1555    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 24

Air travel has traditionally been the safest way to travel, but the number of crashes and incidents in the last weeks needs serious investigation and oversight.

What we should not be doing is firing skilled FAA technicians and staff – we need to hire MORE of them.

17.02.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2073    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 14

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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Washington post headline and picture of Robert Garcia

Washington post headline and picture of Robert Garcia

No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

20.02.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1576    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 26
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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

20.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 31126    πŸ” 8825    πŸ’¬ 3301    πŸ“Œ 1563

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.

Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans

26.01.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 59199    πŸ” 17227    πŸ’¬ 369    πŸ“Œ 1163
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This is how you say β€œgo fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.

Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds

25.01.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 55831    πŸ” 12700    πŸ’¬ 1980    πŸ“Œ 1301

Respectfully, Mr President, you can’t fire the IGs Β so easily, says the IG. static.politico.com

26.01.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Raid in New Jersey Sweeps Up U.S. Citizens Along With Undocumented Immigrants A U.S. military veteran was reportedly among those detained

β€œShow your papers” is now a reality in the U.S. as ICE advises Americans to prove their status if they get caught in a raid.
meidasnews.com/news/ice-rai...

24.01.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1011    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 36
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, marking the first major legal challenge to the new administration’s immigration agenda. Senior U.S. District…
24.01.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Somewhere in northern Virginia, James Comey is scrolling the same news feed as you and saying "oops, my fault... yeah, that was me... hm, sorry about that one."

24.01.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1076    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 10

The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.

And those who warned America about it were right.

23.01.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 64730    πŸ” 13446    πŸ’¬ 1751    πŸ“Œ 628
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NEW: After some agencies tempered the language of the DEIA snitch email, OPM is now testing a government wide distribution system so they can circumvent agency chiefs and threaten employees directly. They had to send a 2nd email assuring folks the first wasn’t a phishing scam.

24.01.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2641    πŸ” 956    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 46

2025 has been my least favorite decade so far.

24.01.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 47995    πŸ” 3422    πŸ’¬ 728    πŸ“Œ 119
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Right out of the gate they are detaining U.S. citizens and saying their β€œpapers”are fake. It was always a lie.

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Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back Costco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion ...

Costco shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal as other U.S. companies retreat from their diversity policies

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Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too Trump’s Actions' Parallels with Germany 1935

Greay piece by @harrylitman.bsky.social putting J6 pardons in historical context. harrylitman.substack.com/p/hitler-par...

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Trump ends federal contractor civil rights order with roots that go back to FDR In revoking Executive Order 11246, Trump took aim at history and efforts to combat discrimination. Also: Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship is blocked for now.

I spent a decade on and off reporting on one of the executive orders that Trump revoked on Tuesday: Executive Order 11246, signed by LBJ in 1965.

Because of that, I took a minute and wrote down some thoughts to explain just how awful this is β€” and how ahistorical Trump’s claims are.

24.01.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 14

Trump wants you to feel fear.

Don’t. Laugh at him instead.

He hates that.

19.11.2024 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4949    πŸ” 994    πŸ’¬ 241    πŸ“Œ 44
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A commenter on our YouTube channel has a suggestion

19.11.2024 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 51084    πŸ” 8124    πŸ’¬ 1701    πŸ“Œ 722

I am going to stop picking on this person in a second but everyone please

For the love of God

Don't treat the death of democratic elections (however deeply imperfect) as a foregone conclusion.

THAT IS WHAT THE FASCISTS WANT

26.11.2024 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1009    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 16
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Trump gets in bed with the Chinese owners, and suddenly Tik Tok isn’t β€œevil CCP compromised” anymore. These people believe in nothing. What Trump decides today is what they believe in today. Which changes tomorrow if Trump makes a deal with someone else to enrich himself.

19.01.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11258    πŸ” 3064    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 186
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This is the only man I'll be honoring on January 20th, 2025.

19.01.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3156    πŸ” 814    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 41
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Why Trump Can’t Just End Birthright Citizenship There are numerous roadblocks, starting with the Constitution.

Re-upping this piece on why a president cannot simply end birthright citizenship, which is guranateed by the 14th Amendment. Ending it lawfully requires a constitutional amendment. I expect Trump’s EO will be challenged immediately.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

21.01.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1306    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 9
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The inverted flag isn’t disrespect β€” it’s a distress signal from naval traditions, used to show grave danger to life or property.

With a lawless man set to take power after attempting to overthrow the government, America is in extreme danger.

That’s why I’m posting it today.

20.01.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 32156    πŸ” 7613    πŸ’¬ 806    πŸ“Œ 284

I mentioned this above, but, just to hammer the point home:

21.01.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1