Jonathan Gerhardson

F-35 Software Could Be Jailbreaked Like An iPhone: Dutch Defense Secretary The F-35's vendor locked software is becoming a greater concern as relations between the U.S. and longtime allies falter.

6/Think about this. Dutch defense secretary speculates that F-35 might need jailbreak from US tech controls.
www.twz.com/air/f-35-sof...

It's so annoying because the stupid 'write for you' modal on the android app makes it so I can't long press to paste

Wired is saying it's the John F. Kennedy building. I've been trying to learn more, and can be reached at jongerhardson.69 on Signal

RGM DISPATCH: Crosswalk Lights, ICE Spending, and “On the Radio” Pedestrian safety in Great Barrington (including crosswalk lights with a mind of their own), more details of what ICE is buying from Massachusetts companies, and yes, that Donna Summer song.

New from me: In the latest RGM Dispatch newsletter, some continuing coverage of traffic safety in the Berkshires and more details on Massachusetts companies that have new contracts with ICE under Trump II.

Oh wait that one is good too actually

*Looks up non-Glue SSD lyrics once*

GitHub - JonGerhardson/cthru_cli: A command-line tool for querying Massachusetts state financial data from cthruspending.mass.gov A command-line tool for querying Massachusetts state financial data from cthruspending.mass.gov - JonGerhardson/cthru_cli

combine with github.com/jongerhardso... for best results

GitHub - JonGerhardson/commbuys_cli: command line tool and agent skill for Commbuys.com command line tool and agent skill for Commbuys.com - JonGerhardson/commbuys_cli

I made another fuckin' government procurement data command line interface tool for some reason github.com/JonGerhardso...

Exclusive: Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute Anthropic has not agreed to the Pentagon's terms and defense officials are getting fed up after months of difficult negotiations.

www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...

YouTube video by MassLive Social media post about reward to ‘get’ dictator sparks Secret Service visit, Holyoke woman claims

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4m0...

Claude Gov models for U.S. national security customers Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

They do www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...

YouTube video by Fox News EXPOSED: Nearly $12M in alleged fraud revealed in blue state

m.youtube.com/watch?v=SmDb...

I've got a bad feeling about this

That's crazy. The only time I've been charged for something like that it was a thing where they had to send a grad student down into the basement and dig something out of a box and scan it. And I think I paid like $4?

GOP slams Mass. for not working with ICE — but reality tells a different story Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for the...

I'm honored to have been able to play a very small part in this excellent story from Simon Rios about local police departments helping ICE.
www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Prompt injection vulnerable RAO bot when?

A reminder this happened earlier this week at Trump’s massive concentration camp in El Paso:

“The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“

taking notes gif

Ah shit I've still got those Avigilon logs I haven't dug into yet

What's wild about this is state revenue from the 287(g) program made up 0.175% of the Department of Corrections budget last year. Who is benefitting here?

I made this helpful chart about it.

cthrurevenue.mass.gov#!/year/2025/...

Millions in opioid settlement funds are still sitting idle in Mass municipalities The state tried to withhold information on how cities and towns are spending opioid remediation dollars. From non-spenders to funding of police, here’s what the data shows.

From @binjdotnews.bsky.social: Millions in opioid settlement funds are still sitting idle in Mass municipalities. By Jonathan Gerhardson: theshoestring.org/2026/02/12/m...

I dunno that level of multitasking sounds pretty peak to me

Made this to go along with it so you can look up what your city or town has been using settlement money for. DPH has a similar tool but they haven't updated it since last year and this one is faster and less annoying to use, IMO

@binjreports.bsky.social

jongerhardson.github.io/mass_opioid_...

My memory of growing up in Chicopee was that the town was proud of the different nationalities and immigrant communities. Proud Polish, Russian, & Puerto Rican cultures. It makes sense that young Chicopeeans are anti-ICE.

Government surveillance is fun and something even high schoolers can do! (no smoking though)

Screenshot of news coverage, headline: HAPPENING TODAY CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PLANNING ICE OUT WALKOUT

Lets fucking go Chicopee!! All power to the youth 🫡

Sent in from Mom:

Jury finds ex-Worcester councilor Haxhiaj guilty of assaulting police officer during ICE arrest Jurors found Etel Haxhiaj guilty on the misdemeanor charge and acquitted her on a separate charge of interfering with law enforcement after a two-day trial in Worcester District Court.

www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Millions In Opioid Settlement Funds Are Still Sitting Idle In Mass Municipalities Massachusetts municipalities have spent only 17% of $113M in opioid remediation funds. Explore the latest DPH data on spending gaps, police department allocations, and the state’s efforts to withhold ...

binj.news/2026/02/11/m...

New from me

FAA grounds all flights to and from El Paso until Feb. 20 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a temporary flight restriction halting all flights to and from El Paso, including commercial, cargo, and ge

Why did the FAA just close the airspace over El Paso for the next several days?

Actually it might have something to do with this? Or it's something else entirely, take what I'm saying with a grain of salt this shit makes me go smooth brained even fully caffeinated, which I am currently not. sam.gov/workspace/co...

It's not obvious to me what @wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social 's source is for this info beyond "documents reviewed." Best I'm finding right now is there are plans to build a new federal courthouse, so maybe that frees up the old one? sam.gov/opp/d808a3cf...