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Joshua J. Friedman

@joshuajfriedman.com
7 posts
2025-08-07
“The hack ... is feared to have compromised the identities of confidential informants involved in criminal cases at multiple federal district courts. ...  “It is not immediately clear who is behind the hack, though nation-state-affiliated actors are widely suspected.”
2025-08-07 View on X
Politico

Sources: the US federal judiciary's electronic case filing system was hit in a sweeping hack, potentially compromising the identities of confidential informants

It is not immediately clear who is behind the hack, though nation-state-affiliated actors are widely suspected, the people said.

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2025-02-04
“Defendants' actions in this case potentially run roughshod over a ‘bulwark of the Constitution’ by interfering with Congress's appropriation of federal funds.”  OMB “attempted to wrest the power of the purse away from the only branch of government entitled to wield it.”  [image]
2025-02-04 View on X
Musk Watch

An OPM staffer believes that a server Elon Musk's associates installed, with access to federal staff info like SSNs, has not had a Privacy Impact Assessment

www.wired.com/story/elon-m... Tim Marchman / @timmarchman : NEW: A 25-year-old who's worked for Elon Musk companies now has direct control over a Treasury system disbursements from...

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“Defendants' actions in this case potentially run roughshod over a ‘bulwark of the Constitution’ by interfering with Congress's appropriation of federal funds.”  OMB “attempted to wrest the power of the purse away from the only branch of government entitled to wield it.”  [image]
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg Law

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent orders the CFPB to stop activities, like rulemaking, communications, and litigation; in November, Musk said to “delete CFPB”

Search by Topic  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside …

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2025-01-15
I've seen a few people — including @gregpak.net — announce that they have Pixelfed accounts.  The profile page looks just like Instagram's, though I haven't explored its features.  I do kinda hope someone makes an AT Proto-based competitor (Pixelfed is ActivityPub)! [embedded post]
2025-01-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US

I am unsure if being based on ActivityPub (the same as Mastodon) will help or hurt it. @vikingsvssamurai : Pixelfed: the rebel Instagram we've been waiting for—no ads, no Meta medd...

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2024-03-29
Judge Kaplan orders SBF to pay around $11 billion in forfeiture.  He recommends that SBF serve his term as close as possible to the San Francisco Bay area to be close to family and at a facility where his autism needs will be accommodated.  (via Molly Crane-Newman)
2024-03-29 View on X
Reuters

A US judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing from users of his now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange and orders him to forfeit $11B+

Past 6 pm on December 29 … Matthew Russell Lee / Matthew Russell Lee's Newsletter : Aftermath: SBF Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison After Coin Flip and Presidential Aspirations Cite...

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Judge Kaplan: “There is a risk that this man will be in a position to do something very bad in the future and it's not a trivial risk, not a trivial risk at all.  So, in part, my sentence will be for the purpose of disabling him—to the extent that can be done—for a significant amount of time”
2024-03-29 View on X
Reuters

A US judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing from users of his now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange and orders him to forfeit $11B+

Past 6 pm on December 29 … Matthew Russell Lee / Matthew Russell Lee's Newsletter : Aftermath: SBF Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison After Coin Flip and Presidential Aspirations Cite...

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Judge Kaplan: “He knew it was wrong, he knew it was criminal.  There is absolutely no doubt that Mr. Bankman-Fried's name right now is pretty much mud around the world, but one of the things he is is persistent and another of the things he is is a great marketing guy.”  (via Molly Crane-Newman)
2024-03-29 View on X
Reuters

A US judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing from users of his now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange and orders him to forfeit $11B+

Past 6 pm on December 29 … Matthew Russell Lee / Matthew Russell Lee's Newsletter : Aftermath: SBF Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison After Coin Flip and Presidential Aspirations Cite...

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