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I grabbed this handle when I started writing Surviving Cyberwar. #MyTwitterAnniversary amazon.com/Surviving-Cybe…

Wow. Locking down everything while the cut happens at Twitter. Drastic.

Watched three times before seeing the second booster.

What's happening with SARS-CoV-2 variants in Canada? 🧵

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The situation is dire in several respects. This fall vaccination campaign might fail.
2 strains are very concerning, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻 (BA.2.75.2) and 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻 (BQ.1) could be game changers in the worst sense.

Today in Beijing, I investigated the #chinacoup so you don’t have to. At considerable personal risk, I ventured out to some neuralgic key points in the city. Disturbing finds. Brace yourselves. /1

First one is the creation of Lake Chagan with a nuclear explosion.

ℹ️ Update: Internet access is largely restored in #SierraLeone after a near-total internet blackout amid widespread protests, as authorities impose curfew and denounce attempt to 'overthrow' government; incident duration ~2 hours #SaloneTwitter

📰 Report: netblocks.org/reports/intern…

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show that #SierraLeone is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown amid anti-government protests in #Freetown ; metrics indicate national connectivity at 5% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing 📵

📰 Report: netblocks.org/reports/intern…

BREAKING: Taiwan’s Presidential Office just confirmed that at around 17:15 local time, the Presidential Office’s website was hit by an overseas DDoS attack. The attack traffic was 200 times that of a normal day, causing the official website to be down for 20 minutes. (1/2)

Help a teacher out! #clearthelist Buy the school supplies teachers need to their job. You know: books, papers, pens, folders, glue.