1337 $#!+ I did that<p>I was early to full online teaching at Evergreen Valley College, 2001-2003. I taught both C++ and Perl 100% online. Academia was very queasy about remote at that time. Since 2003 I have been at a residential R1, where I have witnessed much slower adoption of related tools (Canvas), as is appropriate here. But so many other institutions went much or even full online!</p><p>Now it seems like it must end, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> means <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/remote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remote</span></a> must end? Here for that!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ghost-students-creating-problem-calif-colleges-20311708.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/bayarea/article/gho</span><span class="invisible">st-students-creating-problem-calif-colleges-20311708.php</span></a></p>
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>CBS: Why people are using AI to fake disabilities like Down syndrome online. “AI-generated accounts impersonating people with Down syndrome are spreading across social media, according to an analysis by CBS News Confirmed. Many of these artificial intelligence-backed profiles are gaining followers faster than real disability advocates — and they’re making money from it.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/07/cbs-why-people-are-using-ai-to-fake-disabilities-like-down-syndrome-online/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/07/cbs-why-people-are-using-ai-to-fake-disabilities-like-down-syndrome-online/</a></p>
Apps For Humans<p>I was going to try to boost a reel on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a>, but all my cards think it's a scam so 🤷</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> I guess</p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>200+ Fake Retail Sites Used in New Wave of Subscription Scams <a href="https://hackread.com/fake-retail-sites-used-new-wave-subscription-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/fake-retail-sites</span><span class="invisible">-used-new-wave-subscription-scams/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ScamsandFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScamsandFraud</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/bitdefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitdefender</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2040523/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2040523/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Britain’s shrinking fraud watchdog – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Americas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidLammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLammy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DemocraticRepublicOfCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticRepublicOfCongo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Department" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Department</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dumping</span></a>/Duties <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialCrime</span></a>/fraud <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow 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target="_blank">#<span>Skills</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSudan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/64539/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/64539/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Europe’s politicians turn to Newsmax to catch Trump’s eye – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmmanuelMacron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmanuelMacron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeorgeSimion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSimion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnHealey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnHealey</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KyriakosMitsotakis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KyriakosMitsotakis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeterMandelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterMandelson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platforms</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a></p>
AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>I can't help but find it bitterly ironic that Trump has managed to cultivate a barely-plausible public image as an isolationist instead of the bog standard American imperialist he is, pretty much entirely by repeatedly lying to a media complex that's so pro-imperialism they can't really be bothered to call him out on it. This is particularly noticeable in stories about Trump's obscene military spending, which a GOP up to its eyeballs in defense contractor money has been more than happy to greenlight throughout both his terms in office so far.</p><p>Now, as part of a hundred and fifty billion (with a b) dollar defense spending package they want to include in Trump's multi-trillion dollar tax cut bill (that will undoubtedly be paid for by deep cuts to vital social programs), the GOP plans to earmark twenty-seven billion dollars for Trump's fantasyland "Golden Dome" missile defense project.</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/golden-dome-tax-cuts-27-billion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/golden-d</span><span class="invisible">ome-tax-cuts-27-billion</span></a></p><p>GOP Wants $27 Billion for Trump's Golden Dome 'Fantasy' While Working to Gut Working-Class Safety Net</p><p>"As Republicans in Congress push forward with a sweeping tax and spending plan that could be be paid for in part by deep cuts to Medicaid and to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the GOP plans to add a defense package to that bill which will include "an initial $27 billion boost" for the Golden Dome desired by U.S. President Donald, according to Thursday reporting from Reuters.</p><p>Trump has said he wants an "Iron Dome for America"—something akin to Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense. In a speech earlier this year he referred to it as a "Golden Dome."</p><p>Experts who spoke to NPR recently said that building a Golden Dome would be more complicated than Israel's Iron Dome for multiple reasons. Dylan Spaulding, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, earlier this week called the Golden Dome idea a "complete fantasy."</p><p>Shoutout to the folks old enough to be getting Reagan "Star Wars program" vibes here; this is an absolutely bonkers idea, to say nothing of a criminal waste of money at a time when the regime is crying poor and eyeing deep cuts to Medicaid and potentially even Social Security payments. So why the hell are Trump and the Republican Party doing it? Well, if you guessed that it's probably all a grift to make billionaire broligarch nazis who own Trump like a stamp collection even richer, you win the gold star.</p><p>"The $27 billion investment in Golden Dome will fund the building of more missile interceptors and the purchase of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) antiballistic missile batteries, according to the congressional aide. THAAD is made by Lockheed Martin," the defense contractor, Reuters reported.</p><p>According to reporting from the outlet last week, billionaire "Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as front-runners to win a crucial part of the Golden Dome program that would track incoming missiles."</p><p>So you caught the subtext there right? Programs like Meals on Wheels, lifesaving Medicaid, and even your grandma's Social Security check are "fraud, abuse, and waste." But funneling money to defense contractors and noted nazi supervillain Elon Musk for Trump's asinine motion picture fantasy missile defense system that won't even work, is vital supplemental defense spending. </p><p>Look, Trump sure as fuck ain't the first American president to funnel billions of dollars to his warmonger buddies through unnecessary defense spending; some would argue the American economy has basically be running on that odious practice since the Vietnam War. By that same measure however I'm going to need Very Serious People TM to stop telling me about "Donald the Dove" and pretending anything about Musk's DOGE department is related to cutting "waste, fraud, and abuse" when these jackanapes are dropping twenty-seven billion dollars are useless war toys for Trump's "First Buddy" to manage for a profit. </p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GoldenDome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenDome</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TaxCut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCut</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/LockheedMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LockheedMartin</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Gen Z, Media Illiterates <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/23/gen-z-media-tiktok-misinformation-00287561?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/23/gen-z-media-tiktok-misinformation-00287561?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/misinformation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Misinformation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/socialmedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/algorithms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Algorithms</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/technology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/platforms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Platforms</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/americas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americas</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/services" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Services</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/digital" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/fraud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fraud</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/youth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Youth</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/beef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beef</a>
The Japan Times<p>Amid a growing scourge of online fraud, Japan is looking to allow the police to set up bank accounts under false names to track the movement of funds obtained by fraudsters and apprehend them. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-investigation-fake-bank-accounts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">22/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-investigation-fake-bank-accounts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a></p>
Megan<p>I got a call from a very good scammer last night. He knew my name and my bank. Caller ID was my bank's number. Said there had been suspicious activity on my account. Listed 2 large transactions that I hadn't made. Said they would cancel my card and reissue a new one. </p><p>Until then it all sounded legit. Then he asked for the last 8 digits of my credit card. </p><p>I said I would call the bank directly. Sure enough, scam. </p><p>Turns out a relative fell for the same one last month.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CreditcardFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditcardFraud</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Mashable: Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit . “With online scams growing fast — the FTC says reported scams cost people in the U.S. more than $12.5 billion in 2024, which was a 25% increase on the 2023 figure — it shouldn’t be a surprise that opposing them should be big business too. Indeed, this new form of entertainment is enough of a rising tide to lift all boats.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-meet-the-creators-who-bait-scammers-for-fun-and-profit/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-meet-the-creators-who-bait-scammers-for-fun-and-profit/</a></p>
The Japan Times<p>More than 10,000 people were arrested last year for crimes linked to “anonymous and fluid criminal groups” known as "tokuryū", including scams and dark part-time jobs, the National Police Agency announced on Thursday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/crime-legal/npa-organized-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/crime-legal/npa-organized-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/npa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>npa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yakuza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yakuza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gangs</span></a></p>
Ham on Wry<p>Dear MAGA</p><p>When the Tangerine Con said people were going to be so rich they wouldn’t know where to spend their money, he wasn’t talking to you. </p><p>Thx,<br>Hammy</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Losers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Losers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1959441/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1959441/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK Banks Agree to Improve Data-Sharing in Anti-Fraud Battle #<a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Barclays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barclays</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BarclaysBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BarclaysBank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSharing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FraudPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FraudPrevention</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HSBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HSBC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lloyds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lloyds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LloydsBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LloydsBank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Santander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Santander</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scammers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StopScamsUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopScamsUK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telecom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sHot</p>
Celine Gaille<p>Un gros stop!</p><p>@hanslucas.photo<br>@hl_occitanie<br>@pixpalace</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marinelepen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marinelepen</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frenchpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frenchpolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/condamnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>condamnation</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inegibilite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inegibilite</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mensonge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mensonge</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theft</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/showtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>showtime</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>EU prosecutor’s office suspends Bulgarian prosecutor amid probe – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/876950/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/876950/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bulgaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bulgaria</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DelyanPeevski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DelyanPeevski</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)EU’s prosecution office suspends Bulgarian prosecutor amid probe <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-top-prosecutor-suspends-bulgarian-prosecutor-colleague-amid-probe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-top-prosecutor-suspends-bulgarian-prosecutor-colleague-amid-probe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/corruption" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/politics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/energy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/fraud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fraud</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/gas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gas</a>
Frankie ✅<p>Google has let a scam version of their own product become the #1 search result </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>'Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer': Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security records</p><p>The lawsuit challenging DOGE's access was filed last month.<br><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hitting-fly-sledgehammer-judge-blocks-doge-accessing-sensitive/story?id=120002248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Politics/hittin</span><span class="invisible">g-fly-sledgehammer-judge-blocks-doge-accessing-sensitive/story?id=120002248</span></a></p><p>"US District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander wrote the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration never justified the need to access the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> -- which they argued was vital to identifying alleged <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> -- and likely violated multiple federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> in doing so."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Aristo-fraudster who raised millions for Farage sets up opaque new company”</p><p>by Ethan Shone in OpenDemocracy <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@openDemocracy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openDemocracy</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC5Live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBC5Live</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRadio4</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@guardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@Independent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Independent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@thetimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetimes</span></a></span> </p><p>“Secretive new political firm set up by ‘posh’ George Cottrell raises ‘real red flags’, anti-corruption expert warns”</p><p><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/george-cottrell-nigel-farage-reform-geostrategy-international-unlimited-company-donations/?utm_source=SEGMENT%20-%20Newsletter%3A%20oD%20weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Aristo-fraudster%20with%20ties%20to%20Farage%20sets%20up%20new%20firm%20%F0%9F%91%80&_kx=EcR_0PBBjz9tMvgFy-RHwtdMI7XlxshhNNvcUHo9g2o.YjCYwm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone</span><span class="invisible">y-investigations/george-cottrell-nigel-farage-reform-geostrategy-international-unlimited-company-donations/?utm_source=SEGMENT%20-%20Newsletter%3A%20oD%20weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Aristo-fraudster%20with%20ties%20to%20Farage%20sets%20up%20new%20firm%20%F0%9F%91%80&_kx=EcR_0PBBjz9tMvgFy-RHwtdMI7XlxshhNNvcUHo9g2o.YjCYwm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cottrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cottrell</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> Corruption <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laundering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Geostrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geostrategy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoor</span></a></p>
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