LairdJames

Temporary visitor to this planet...

justmytoots.com/LairdJames@tec
Opinions entirely my own

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-19

In reading a fascinating and important discussion of the lack of a termination clause in the new Mastodon.social Terms of Service:

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

I was GOBSMACKED to discover the new ToS has a "binding arbitration waiver," which takes away your right to sue, no matter how badly the service abuses you.

These are profoundly unethical, terrible clauses. They should never, ever appear in "adhesion contracts" (that is, contracts that you merely click through, rather than negotiating.)

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-19

So I've been looking at this guy Sergio Gor, who's been described as one of the most powerful figures in the Trump administration: Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

Per The Times of Malta:

"While not the most glamourous sounding position, Gor’s role will see him wield considerable influence in the Trump government, responsible for vetting the appointment of thousands of employees.

timesofmalta.com/article/meet-

Meanwhile, The New York Post wrote on June 17 that Gor still hasn't been vetted himself:

"...three administration insiders told The Post that the vetter-in-chief has not turned in his Standard Form 86, or SF-86 — a more than 100-page set of questions required for officials who need security clearances."

"Among the questions applicants must answer under threat of criminal penalties is where they were born and whether they have any foreign connections."

"Gor claims to be from the island country of Malta, though an official there could not confirm his birthplace when provided his exact birthday, saying: “No acts are registered with the provided details.”

"Gor declined to divulge his birthplace to The Post, other than to say it was not Russia."

His Wikipedia page says he was born in 1986 in Malta, and later moved w/ family to Los Angeles. But there indications he was born in Russia in 1980.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio

Sergio Gor is known to have worked on the campaign of the conservative former Rep. Steve King, and a search in Domaintools finds Sergio Gor registered Steveking.com way back when. Domaintools says Gor used the email address sergio.gor@gmail.com, which was also used to register the vanity domain sergiogor.com.

Constella Intelligence, a threat hunting platform that indexes breached data, finds this email address used the rather unique and long password: 961649507273. Constella further finds that this password is almost exclusively tied to a bunch of email accounts for the same name, including sgoryachev999@rambler.ru, goryachev-sergey@yandex.ru, sergio-gor@yandex.ru
sergio-gor@qip.ru, goryachev-sergey@ya.ru, goryachev-sergey@list.ru and goryachev-sergey@gmail.com.

Constella also says goryachev-sergey@yandex.ru has multiple entries in Russian government databases for a Sergey Anatolyevich Goryachev, DOB, Nov. 20, 1980, phone +79689210000. This person appears to have lived in Saratov, RU, has a tax ID number, etc.

Here's a mind map I put together on these findings. The password thing is very hard to get past.

A "mind map" showing the relationship between various elements mentioned in this post, too many to list individually here or describe their connections.
LairdJames boosted:

🚨 BREAKING: #Israeli Channel 14 reports that #Trump is expected to sign an order within hours to formally enter the #IsraelIran war.

Reports also suggest the U.S. may have already begun strikes on Tehran.

Aircraft carriers. Jets. Troop movement.
This isn’t posturing anymore, it’s positioning.

“Very, very official,” they’re saying.
And when they say that on live TV, it usually means it’s already underway.

This may be the moment the U.S. crosses the point of no return.

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-15

A couple people responded to my earlier post about the shoddy WSJ article (hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/11468) to say “well it’s true that Democrats aren’t supporting the protests!”

At my best count, 75 elected Democrats (Congresspeople, governors) attended protests today. Another 27 encouraged people to go.

That’s just looking at today’s protests, not Democrats talking about or attending protests more generally. It also doesn’t count the many more state or local officials who showed up, candidates, etc.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d

#USpolitics #USpol

Spreadsheet listing all Democratic (and Independent) governors, Senators, and Representatives, and checkboxes showing whether they endorsed or attended protests
LairdJames boosted:

Here's a draft of my sign, I'm pushing it for tomorrow.

There is exactly one (1) large format printer on the Pemaquid peninsula, wish me luck.

A peace sign.
Rainbow colors.
"Strength Through Love
 Strength Through Unity
 Strength Through Peace"
2025-06-13
2025-06-12

It’s all about “violent offenders”, right?
Wake up you sleepwalking Americans, they’ll eventually be showing up for you too.
#immigration #immigrants #Cuba #Haiti #Venezuela #Nicaragua

From: @AssociatedPress
flipboard.com/@associatedpress

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-12

Public television is a critical part of our community, providing free news, arts, science, kids’ programming, history, documentaries, and entertainment. Tell elected officials how important this service is to you and to your neighbors.
protectmypublicmedia.org/urge-

#ProtectMyPublicMedia

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-12

When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.

citationneeded.news/it-matters

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Sean CastenSeanCasten
2025-06-11

A prediction I hope I'm wrong about: we are going to see a lot of uncontrolled wildfires this summer. Relevant stat: 98% of fires on public lands are caught before they spread. Laying off staff who catch them is - quite literally - playing with fire. americanprogress.org/article/a

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Eugen RochkoGargron
2025-06-11

Apparently, if you have facebook or Instagram installed on your phone, was able to track your browsing habits and link them to your real identity even if you never logged in on the web, used incognito mode or a VPN. I hope Meta gets hit with every fine in the book.

zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-t

LairdJames boosted:
2025-06-10

What do USA, Russia and Israel have in common?
They all are targeting journalists.

#USA #demonstrations #nationalguard #usmarines #journalism #policestate #california

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jonny (good kind)jonny@neuromatch.social
2025-06-10

LAPD shot my finger with a rubber bullet, I was wearing motorcycle gloves with padding but no armor in the fingers. Just got out of seeing an orthopedist, the bone is badly fractured and I very nearly had to have the tip amputated. If I had no gloves it would have been gone. Please add padded or armored gloves to your safety gear.

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clichéd scurrying rathannah@posts.rat.pictures
2025-06-02

Tfw you’re writing charlotte’s web and you have a spider question and the only bug guy you know is vladimir nabokov

A 1950 letter from eb white to nabokov asking for spider ID based on a verbal description
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Chuck Darwincdarwin@c.im
2025-06-02

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LairdJames boosted:
2025-05-31

Yesterday we visited the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston. There was a great exhibit by Chiharu Shiota called ‘Home Less Home’.

It was a very interesting format, powerful. #Art #Arts #ChiharuShiota #ICA #Boston

icaboston.org/exhibitions/chih

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Steve Hermanw7voa@journa.host
2025-05-31

NOAA issues a prediction for a severe geomagnetic storm for Monday that could result in aurora being seen as low as Alabama and northern California.

2025-05-30

@straphanger I've used it when skiing out of Banff on multiple trips, such a pleasure to not need to worry about driving & parking at the resorts!

2025-05-30

@molly0xfff you're doing God's work Molly! Keep at it for all our sakes.

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