“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”

BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs

Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation

pitchfork.com

Beauty Shop in the arts district is AMAZING

The Eldritch Morton girl handily dispatches of Cthulhu by salting him like the mythopoeic slug that he is.

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

Welp, it's started. 2 Goons, 1 Bowl. #DEFCON34 #GoldenTiki

And keep in mind: if all those people wanted was to talk with other dickheads, they were and are still free to do that. But they don’t WANT that. They want to bother US. They literally have nothing to say to each other, because their entire social media experience is just howler monkey bullshit. 

imagine that you’re a fire inspector. someone is making direct eye contact with you, and telling you with their whole chest that they have intentionally built their home out of match sticks because they’re lighter than other materials and allow them to build fast, without help.

Free idea: the "he gets us" ad campaign but it's about Luigi Mangione

Come check out Veilid and join the revolution at BsidesLV! Veilid bringing the PLUR this year! Privacy Liberty United Revolution Come get Veilid rave candy and hang out!

Vegas rideshare drivers are chatty AF

Checked in at Tuscany. Let's do this, @bsideslv.org

If you pre register to wait in a line for Whose Slide Is It Anyway @defcon.bsky.social, @lintile.lol will throw some of his pizza crust at you to naw on as he walks by. Don’t expect eye contact. Register here. hackerjeopardy.com

Holy hell Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die gets DARK on a dime.

See you soon, Vegas

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

I hear Flock cameras are also filled with candy and it will burst out of you hit one with a stick hard enough.

Dominic@domoffinland.bsky.social · 4d ago

this guy gets it

this guy gets it

The COVID brain fog explained. The COVID-19 virus binds to the ACE2 receptor to enter cells. Dopamine producing neurons are rich in the ACE2 receptor. The virus causes disruption in the dopamine network in the brain. 🧪 tech-paper.com/scientists-f...

Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged - T...

Millions of people with long COVID report the same cluster of symptoms: a crushing lack of motivation, an inability to think clearly, memory that slips, movements that feel slower than they should. Fo...

tech-paper.com

👊 🇰🇵 🔥 Friends and Foes, Comrades and Competitors, Allies and IT Workers, today we put out the call for original research to be presented at BSides Pyongyang 2026. Fill out the form and see if you have the Juche: https://forms.gle/x2LKBWYSddnmKNbu9

🎶 1 week away! Join us @ 9:00 PM DEF CON Friday! The Juke Joint is opening... across time. You are welcome to come dressed in your favorite era & join us on the dance floor! #BlacksInCyber #DEFCON #DEFCON34 #JukeJoint

RFK Jr. Cooking Show Features Easy Weeknight Meals Using Ingredients Already In Own Body https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-cooking-show-features-easy-weeknight-meals-using-ingredients-already-in-own-body/

Surprised this story wasn't embargoed. Excited about this year's badge: www.wired.com/story/defcon... By the consistently excellent @kimzetter.bsky.social

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to push the boundaries of security and transparency.

wired.com

Where can I get the full series?!

Gummy Arts@gummyarts.bsky.social · 6d ago

Chicago Bars baseball-card series, card no. 4: Nine Bar, Chinatown, 1989 Topps style

*Really needs to be xeroxed and stapled to telephone poles.

ianbobmorris.bsky.social@ianbobmorris.bsky.social · 6d ago

Someone had this being given away for free at seattle zine fest

Well that sucked. Time for @east.burbsec.com to forget

DEF CON may be cancelled, but CocktailCon is not. VERY limited availability again this year. See @cillic.bsky.social or me for details. Also available from authorized CocktailCon representatives. Be over 21, do cool shit, you may get a prize. #CocktailCon #DEFCON34 #BSidesLV #BlackHatUSA

we just keep doing this headline

Max P III@blackballer.bsky.social · last wk.

The US would have won this war if physical reality was totally different lol

The SBOM minimum just got bigger. CISA and its international partners released an expanded Minimum Elements. Adds and clarifies most of the new fields from the 2025 CISA draft, and sets a far stronger expectation for what an #SBOM should actually cover. www.linkedin.com/posts/allana...

The Minimum Just Got Bigger: CISA (and friends') New SBOM Baseline | Allan Friedman, PhD

The SBOM minimum just got bigger. CISA and its international partners have released a substantially expanded Minimum Elements. It adds and clarifies most of the new fields from the 2025 CISA draft, an...

linkedin.com

Cocktail Con 2026: Freaky Tiki Edition. Come get leid Friday afternoon by dadbaud and cillic! If you've got an Official(tm) black chip or token you are a Cocktail Con member for life, like it or not. There will also be limited supplies for new folks available--TBA during summercamp. 🍸

Johnnie: Shield of 'Murica - Malört Division@dadbaud.cocktailcon.org · last wk.

Looks like the "official" CocktailCon account is b0rk3n so just gonna put it here: Due to the Administration's budget cuts, CocktailCon will be only on Friday of Summer Camp, from 3pm - 7pm. The theme is "Freaky Tiki", so bring your aloha shirts. Please bring your medallion for entry.

Cocktail Con 2026: Freaky Tiki Edition. Come get leid Friday afternoon by dadbaud and cillic! If you've got an Official(tm) black chip or token you are a Cocktail Con member for life, like it or not. There will also be limited supplies for new folks available--TBA during summercamp. 🍸

Johnnie: Shield of 'Murica - Malört Division@dadbaud.cocktailcon.org · last wk.

Looks like the "official" CocktailCon account is b0rk3n so just gonna put it here: Due to the Administration's budget cuts, CocktailCon will be only on Friday of Summer Camp, from 3pm - 7pm. The theme is "Freaky Tiki", so bring your aloha shirts. Please bring your medallion for entry.

Going on MPR Morning Edition tomorrow morning to talk about the recent cyberattacks on Minnesota water treatment plants and what the public needs to know. It will be streamed as well as on the radio if you want to listen!